UNCOVER: Raven Benjamin

Just imagine, entering a new arena with new faces and a new challenge. You have trained day after day, traveled thousands of miles and spent many hours searching for the right mount to take you in the arena and trust in your hand. Thats exactly what our next guest overcame on her way to repeat success. In 2019, Raven Benjamin was a force to be reckoned with. She was awarded 15k Amateur World Champion, Rookie of the Year and 11th in the world for the 2k division by the National Cutting Horse Association amongst other titles at smaller associations.

When asked about her technique she sated, “your speed comes because you are accurate and patient” which is a lesson we can apply on and off the horse. Raven began her journey a couple years ago and made After taking the leap driving from Colorado to Texas, we can learn so much more about resilience and discipline from Raven’s journey and personality.

In this episode, Raven teaches us about the cutting horse industry and putting her horse first.

“When you really want something you have to zero in and go for it,” and that’s exactly what she did. Not only did we discuss her successes, we discussed her reality as a minority in the industry… one donning a crown of sister locs. She plans to still cut the cow in 2020 after taking a much needed break to recover from her travels. Her strategy for 2020 includes making sure she doesn’t spread herself too thin in order to make the best decisions for her horses, being a better showman and showing up for her horse more in the saddle.

Here’s to another year of “[putting] the horse first and the sport second”.

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Advice for YBE:

Get a coach

Be ready to take criticism

Get involved in a barn community

Links mentioned in episode:

National Cutting Horse Association https://www.nchacutting.com/

Colorado Mountain Hat Company http://www.cmhats.com/

Raven’s FB: https://www.facebook.com/raven.mbm