5 - Hometown Feature New

 

Angelone and “Scamp” Secure San Antonio’s Inaugural Breakaway Win

In March 2022, Our dear friend took the win In San Antonio Texas securing her spot at the NFBR (National Finals Breakaway Roping). What is so special about this win is the horse she was riding, Scamp. Scamp aka, BLACK K SHADOW, has been in my family for a long time. He was first my sister's main mount and he is now mine. Martha won over $11K that day on our boy. "Angelone claimed her wins aboard the same black gelding she has used on some very big stages in the past several months. Black K Shadow, or “Scamp,” as he is known, is a 17-year-old gelding owned by Michaela Caudle of Horatio, Arkansas.  

“We bought him from a horse trader in Oklahoma. He was so ugly and poor looking that my dad refused to buy him at first,” Caudle said. “He was never supposed to be that good. He just works because he loves it. That horse is all heart and he’s the nicest horse I’ve ever swung a leg over.” 

After taking three trips to the National High School Finals Rodeo and four trips to the College National Finals Rodeo with Scamp, the Arkansas cowgirl decided to pursue a law degree and, unfortunately, that meant it was time for her to hang up her breakaway rope. But she couldn’t bring herself to sell Scamp.  

Angelone had always wanted to ride the black horse, though, and offered to care for him and compete on him while Caudle worked on her degree.  

“I could have sold him and not had to take out student loans, but no amount of money would have been worth it. It would be like stabbing him in the back,” Caudle said. “I knew that Martha would take good care of him and take him to the big rodeos, and that’s where he deserves to be.”  (the breakaway roping journal).