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a star on the rise Kayla Budine
BY SUSAN WINSLOW
Nineteen-year-old Kayla Budine is a star on the rise in the show world. She is an accomplished athlete and a third-generation horsewoman, following in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps. Growing up in Oakdale, California, Kayla tagged along to shows with her mom, Mar- cie, while learning to ride on her own pony. She says, “My mom has been showing with her mom since I was little, and I guess you can say she carried over the tradition to me. My mom and I have always bonded while we showed. She’s the main reason why I started showing, and I’m so glad she shared the love of riding with me.” Marcie McClenon set the bar high for the women in her family when she won at her first World Championship show, the 2015 AQHA Select World Show with her four-year-old stallion, What Matters Most. Kayla followed up with her own suc- cess in youth competition.
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