High school senior wins world championship: Role: Talented young rider now the association president.

From: The Porterville Recorder (Porterville, CA) | Date: August 17, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Anita Stackhouse-Hite

Aug. 17--A Porterville High School senior brought home top honors this summer in the 2007 World Championship Paint Horse Show.

Excitement rang high in the voice of seven-time horse champion Sammie Jo Stone as she talked about why this victory was especially satisfying.

"It's exciting," Stone said. "It wasn't my first world championship, I've won a few, but to me this was the most exciting because my horse has come so far in such a short period of time. To work so hard for exactly one month of practice, and then go out there and win a ...

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