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Rowe Wins $4,000 Scholarship in Llama Show

 

For Immediate Release

 

San Antonio, TX  - Benjamin Rowe, 15, of Austin, Texas was awarded the $4,000 Reserve High Point Youth Scholarship in the Llama Show held in conjunction with the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.  Rowe was honored with the scholarship at the awards presentation on February 19, 2005.

            Rowe won the honor with Rampage Rogue, a five-year-old brown medium-wool llama.             Rowe competed in showmanship, obstacle, pack, public relations, as well as the youth judging.

Rowe has worked with llamas for the last eight years.  He wanted a chance to work with animals and the opportunity to get involved with llamas arose through a 4-H project.

            “Llamas are unique enough to be fun and gentle enough for anyone to work with them,” he said.  “They are practical animals.  You can do a lot with them and their wool is very useful.”

            Currently a sophomore at Regents School of Austin, Rowe plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin after graduation.

            “I was very excited to win the scholarship because I had seen others win it in the past, and I had been working for it,” he said.  “It has turned out to be very rewarding, and I’m very appreciative of the scholarship.”

Two scholarships were awarded to the high-point and reserve high-point youths in the Llama Show.  The show is run in conjunction with the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and approved by the Alpaca and Llama Show Association.

Over 200 youth scholarships are given by the San Antonio Livestock Exposition each year to Texas students planning on continuing their education through an agricultural-related major at a university. 

For more information on the llama show events and youth scholarships, please contact Karen Carawan in the horse show office at 210-225-1309 or e-mail at Karen@sarodeo.com.

 

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Horse Show Office

3201 East Houston Street San Antonio, TX 78219

P.O. Box 200230 San Antonio, TX 78220-0230

Website: www.sarodeo.com E-mail: horse@sarodeo.com

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