Wojos Horse Training

"KRIS KLASEN

Open Limited Rider Team Penning, Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Stake Race

Hometown: Bemidji, Minnesota

Notes: Kris, 40, owns Gold Mine Ranch. She has been a secretary for Bemidji Area Schools for 23 years.  She and her husband show together. "Our boys show some, but motorized horse power has taken more of their interest, Kris said."

Horse Exhibited: Flicka Miss McCue, 1998 palomino mare

Nickname: Flicka

Breeders: Rodger and Rosie Shaver, Erskine, Minnesota

Trainer: Keith Wojciechowski [Wojo], Greenbush, Minnesota

Points Earned For This Award: 24.5

Other Honors: Amateur limited rider year-end top-10 barrel racing and pole bending (2004); Minnesota Quarter Horse Association amateur champion barrels (2004-05); Minnesota Palomino Horse Exhibitors amateur timed western performance champion (2005); MNQHA champion amateur poles (2005); Central Minnesota Horse Improvement Association champion overall high-point (2005).

Horse Personality: "Flicka is incredible," Kris said. "She is determined, competitive, willing, versatile, intelligent, and yet affectionate and always a pleasure to be around and ride.  She has a huge heart!"

Fun Trivia: Kris went to Wojo's Horse Training, where Flicka was born, raised, and trained, for a family fun playday. "Throughout the day, I must have had a dozen young kids ask about Flicka and tell me they used to ride her and she was always their favorite, Kris said. "It was wonderful to know that she helped these kids gain a confidence and love of riding that stuck with them."

Quote: "Flicka is the greatest therapy for me," Kris said.                                                                                                       "