As some of you may have already heard, I lost Rogaine on October 8th. I rodeoed on him in high school

part of my junior year and my senior year.  He came with me to college in August of 2000.  I rodeoed for

two years for Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas.  Now I am at Kansas State University

and on the rodeo team.  This is my last year for college eligibility.  My hauling partner started goat tying

off of him last semester and got along great so she was going to use him this year.  They went to Pratt,

Kansas for the first rodeo of the season.  Early Saturday morning the horses got out of the pen and

Rogaine was hit by a drunk driver. I may have lost the best horse this cowgirl ever had, but God got one

heck of a cow-pony to check fences on.  He was laid to rest in the most beautiful spring calvin' pasture

eyes have ever seen.  Where the water runs cool, clear, and deep, and where there are more calves in the

spring than you can throw a rope at.  I guess the point I am trying to make is that he will be missed very

much.  If anybody has any great memories of him, or any memories at all please e-mail them to me so

that I can put them in his scrapbook. The best way to honor him is to remember him for who he was. 

  (10-12-05)

God Bless,

Ashley Cooper

2000 IHSRA Graduate