MEET THE VOICE OF THE FARMINGTON PRCA RODEO – TREY WINDHORST!

For over 15 years, Trey Windhorst has been bringing the electricity of rodeo action to life from behind the microphone. A PRCA announcer for 12 years, Trey has traveled the country, calling the action at PRCA rodeos, PBR events, and countless other rodeos, but one of his favorite stops each year is right here in Farmington, Missouri!

Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Trey started his rodeo career as a bull rider, earning a rodeo scholarship to Murray State University. It was there that fate stepped in—his rodeo coach handed him a microphone, and Trey quickly discovered his true calling. Since then, he’s swapped out his bull rope for a headset, dedicating his career to keeping crowds engaged, informed, and on the edge of their seats.

For the past 12 years, Trey has had the honor of announcing the Regional PRCA Rodeo in Farmington, bringing fans closer to the action, sharing the stories of the incredible cowboys and cowgirls, and delivering the heart-pounding excitement that makes rodeo America’s original extreme sport.

When he’s not calling the shots in the arena, Trey lives in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with his wife, Amber, and their three children, Ollivia, Piper, and Ollie.

Don’t miss out on the Farmington PRCA Rodeo—where world-class rodeo action meets an announcer who lives and breathes the sport! Get ready for an unforgettable experience!

Rodeo Entertainer- Jason Farley

2023 PRCA Turquoise circuit finals entertainer and barrelman

2017 and 2018 PRCA Bullfights Barrelman of the year

•5x International Finals Rodeo Showcase Champion Barrelman 2013 - 2016 and 2020

•2013 International Finals Rodeo Showcase Champion Comedy Act

•2014 A.C.R.A Finals Barrelman & Contract act of the year

PRCA, PBR Barrelman Jason lives in Fordland , Mo with his family, they enjoy hunting, fishing and working with all their animals!

"I have the best job in the world, I love working the barrel, doing comedy, and making new friends where ever I go. I am truly blessed to get to do something I love." -Jason

LIBERTY CUNNINGHAM

Professional trick rider and Roman rider Liberty Cunningham proves you are never too young to be a legend.

As gritty as she is graceful, this 14-year-old superstar combines her amazing horsemanship skills with dance to perform polished, fast-paced and dynamic acts. Audiences love watching her partner her three matching paint horses she trained. She has performed at numerous events across the country and has been a clinician at some of the most prestigious equine expos. She has traveled through over 3/4th the country to perform in front of sold-out audiences and had performances aired on The Cowboy Channel. Liberty’s performances have been described as fast, fearless, fun and flashy.

Horses were not new to Liberty when she began trick riding. She is a 3rd-generation rodeo cowgirl and comes from a competitive rodeo family known for training quality horses. Liberty has ridden since she was a baby and began competing in youth rodeos at age 5. She was in the Top 20 at the National Little Britches Finals Rodeo in 2020 in barrel racing. She has also held several rodeo princess titles. Liberty has experience in many equine disciplines including several rodeo events, equestrian jumping and reining. Her newest equine endeavor is bridleless and liberty work. Because of her vast experience, she is a versatile and knowledgeable rider at a young age. A true horse whisperer, she develops amazing, heart-felt bonds with the horses she works with.

Since Liberty’s toddler years she dreamed of being a trick rider. At age 8, she began lessons and performed her first show just a couple months later with the Pegasus Riders. Liberty expanded to Roman riding at age 10. At age 12, she became one of the youngest contract act entertainers in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Since she became a trick rider, she has won several awards including being the 2021 Dusti Dickerson Youth Trick Riding Competition Champion. Performing with her friend Maddy under the name Pegasus Riders, she was the top scoring trick riding act at the International Finals Rodeo Contract Act Showcase.

Liberty has differentiated herself by incorporating jumps, leaps, handstands, and acro flips atop her team of horses. Liberty developed this signature style through her dance background. She began dancing at age 3 and doing aerial at age 9. She has trained in jazz, lyrical, ballet, contemporary, hip hop, tap, musical theater, acro, aerial hammock, aerial silks and lyra. She’s won several awards including being a 2021 Prestige Dance National Champion.

Liberty attends public school where she is an 8th grader. She is in her school’s gifted education program and participates in Advanced Choir and theater productions. She is a Principal Aerialist for the Cirque de l’air Cascades Company in Kansas City. In her spare time she enjoys reading and playing with her dog and cat. She lives with her mom and older siblings Lakin and Lane in Louisburg, Kansas.

Find out more about Liberty at www.LibertysLegend.com.

Music Director-
Rocket Ryan - Pro Rodeo Music Director
Music direction at a live Western Sports event is all about timing, energy, and orchestrating the
sale. Rocket Ryan possesses these skills and more, hard-earned from over 20 years in the Rodeo
and Bull riding industry as one of the top Rodeo Clowns in the country. The years in the dirt
have helped Rocket succeed in his career as a Music Director and his love of music and
production has taken him to a new level. Working in almost every state and three different
countries throughout his nearly 3-decade long career in rodeo, Rocket strives to help every
event he works to be the absolute best it can be. With over 20 years in the PRCA, professionalism
is number one with Rocket, both in and out of the arena but that doesn’t mean you won’t have
a whole lot of fun with him behind the laptops! Originally from Montana, Rocket now lives in
Kansas with his wife, a former Miss Rodeo Texas, and his young son Bridger.

Photography/Media- Avid Visual Imagery Rodeo Photography

At the age of 24 Phillip was consumed with the need to serve in the military, his family has a long lineage of military service, and he felt the need to carry on the tradition. In September of 2000, Phillip enlisted in the United States Army as an infantryman. In October of 2000, Phillip began basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia. He completed training in February of 2001 and was honored with his first assignment the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) in Washington D.C. The Old Guard the official ceremonial unit for the United States Army and performs military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

On the fateful day of September 11th, Phillip was less than a mile from the Pentagon during the attack. His unit went on to perform recovery duties after the attack. This series of events led to his reenlistment in the Army, and he was eventually reassigned to Fort Wainwright, Alaska. It was in Alaska where Phillip did his first tour in Iraq, it was during this tour with the 172nd Stryker Brigade that his unit was extended after 12 months of combat and relocated from Mosul Iraq to Baghdad. During this tour Phillip reenlisted and was reassigned to Fort Riley Kansas.

Again, Phillip was sent on a combat tour in Iraq from Fort Riley, which had him again working in the Baghdad area. It was during one of these combat tours that Phillip and his unit was attacked by a suicide car bomber. During this attack, Phillip sustained injuries that forced him to retire from military service earlier than he would have chosen.

Phillip served 12 years of service and retired in 2011 as a Sergeant First Class (E-7)

During his recovery from injuries and during his retirement process Phillip and his family searched for sources of therapy. His oldest daughter knew that Phillip had always had an interest in photography and knew that he came from a large family of avid hobbyists and professional photographers. This is when she purchased him a camera for Father’s Day.

In 2015 Phillip was awarded his PRCA permit, and he began his pro rodeo photography career. In his first year, the family worked hard to fill the 5 rodeos they needed to complete their permit process. In 2016 Phillip started the year on full cardholder status

As of 2024 Phillip, his family, and Avid Visual Imagery have been honored to be selected as the 2021 National Finals Rodeo Arena Photographer, 4 times the Great Lakes Circuit Finals Photographer the 2024 Legacy Award Winner for the Bull Riding Hall of Fame, and is excited to be attending the First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo.

Flag Team

Jessica (Hampton) Shipman, her husband John, live outside of Farmington at the Lil’ Shine. Jessica loves Jesus, all things Shine and Horse related. She and her family raise Quarter Horses, miniature horses and miniature donkeys as a hobby. Jessica grew up competing in team roping as a header, breakaway, cutting, rodeos and more. She is a former IPRA Rodeo Queen, competed at Miss Rodeo USA, and is a former Sikeston Miss Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo Queen. She has hosted, co-ordinated, and judged multiple pageants and Rodeo Queen Pageants since holding her titles. Jessica has worked for KTJJ J98 The Boot Radio for 22 years and is also on Staff at Meadow Heights Church in Fredericktown. She is grateful for the opportunity to continue to Coordinate the Sponsor Flag Team for the St. Francois County PRCA Rodeo. Jessica loves to see the next generation Shine in and outside of the Rodeo arena and is most excited for the Team Roping and Ladies Breakaway Roping at this year’s Rodeo!

Kaitlyn Ayers is originally from Sikeston, Missouri and completed her Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in 2019. Her past titles include Miss Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo 2015 and Miss Rodeo Missouri 2019. She currently lives in Ballwin, Missouri and will graduate from Logan University’s Doctor of Chiropractic program in December. This summer, she plans to complete Parker University’s Animal Chiropractic Program in Dallas, Texas and obtain her equine chiropractic certification. Kaitlyn enjoys barrel racing, pole bending, team sorting, and trail riding with her American Quarter Horses, Dually and Hooper. At this year’s St. Francois County PRCA Rodeo, she is most excited to watch breakaway roping!

Maddy (Benson) Gartner is a 28-year-old who recently married her best friend Kyle and is expecting twins in fall 2025. She is a full time Paramedic. She has been apart of the horse world as long as she can remember, expanding into the world of rodeo in her teens and never looking back. Her favorite event has always been barrel racing but more recently breakaway!

Hadley Dowell

Farmington Mo

I’ve been riding and showing horses since I could walk. I showed Arabians in Hunter and dressage until I was 12 and then switched to barrel racing. My passion in the rodeo world came from growing up watching my cousin, Taylor Bowling who is also part of the team, barrel racing. Outside of the horse world I raise and show sheep all over the Midwest states! My favorite sport in rodeo is barrel racing but bareback bronc is my favorite to watch! I’m so excited for this years rodeo and can’t wait to carry a flag with the rest of this team of gritty ladies!

Dahlia Pfaff

Dahlia Pfaff is from Farmington Missouri, the daughter of Jake and Steph Phaff. Dahlia attends Farmington High School. Dahlia has grown up in a family that rides horses. She is a member of the Bear Creek 4-H club, and FFA. She started out learning how to run barrels, poles and goat tie on her horse Paint Quarter Horse Mud Pie. Dahlia competes in the Little Britches Rodeo Association, and recently started running her Quarter Horse Mattie. She loves attending clinics and continuing to learn how to grow as a competitor and horse woman.

Her favorite rodeo event is the ladies barrel racing!

Taylor (Fischbeck) Bowling from Farmington Missouri.

I have been in the equine industry my whole life. I started in the Arabian horse world and competed on the national level. I switched to quarter horses around the age of 12 and have done cowboy mounted shooting, sorting and mainly barrel racing. I’m a wife to my High-school sweetheart and a soon to be Mom to our little boy! My favorite sport in rodeo is Barrel racing.

Corinne Ainley is the 16 year old daughter of Jim and Jessica Ainley of Potosi, MO. She enjoys showing Western Pleasure on her horse Hank and running barrels and poles on Duke. She is a member of the Lady Trojans Basketball Team as well as the 2024 State Championship Volleyball Team and is President of her sophomore class. Corinne loves spending time with her family, friends, and youth group at First Baptist Potosi. In her free time you can find her taking care of her goats, chickens and mini donkeys. She loves eating Mexican food and traveling with her family. Corinne is looking forward to the opportunity to be a part of the Sponsor Flag team for the St. Francois County PRCA Rodeo.