Deer Creek middle school students ride into last day on horses
EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – School is out for Deer Creek public schools and two middle school students decided to 'giddy up' and ride to their last day on horseback.
In rural Oklahoma, horses on the road may not be a rare sight. However, in North Edmond, it was definitely turning heads.
'We ride horses. It's our passion, let's just go do it,' said Emery Smith.
'I was like, 'Okay, we're actually going through with it,' said Sierra Woods.
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The trailblazing teens, Sierra Woods and Emery Smith, have been riding horses since they could walk. They have the trophies to prove it.
So, what better way to ride out of their middle school years than on a horse?
'The biggest problem we thought we were going to have was cars honking at us because that scares the horses,' said Smith.
The idea came from a youtube video. However, Woods' dad wasn't too thrilled at first.
'At first I'm like, 'Kiddo, that's five miles,'' said Britt Woods.
However, Britt Woods said Callie and Chaos aren't just safe horses, they're family.
'I would trust Callie bareback on I-35,' said Woods. 'That's been her best friend and her babysitter we got her right after she lost her mom to cancer.'
The route was carefully thought out to avoid traffic. It took a little longer, but it was safe.
The two girls got up around 4 a.m. to get ready and hit the trail around 7 a.m.
'We left my house and were like, 'Okay, we're actually doing this.' And we got down the road one mile, then two miles, then three miles,' said Woods.
When they crossed the finish line, dad was there with the trailer in tow to take Callie and Chaos back home.
While getting ready for the ride, the two girls had a feeling.
'We were sitting there like laughing and just like talking about how it would be if we told this story to our kids. And we were basically like, 'What if we get on the news?'' said Woods.
As soon as News 4 caught word, we pulled up to the school, after asking permission of course.
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'I got a text from my mom saying, 'Emery they're here, they're here, they're here.' And I was like, 'Who's here?' and she said, 'The news!'' said Smith.
These two cowgirls won't be taking the summer off just to horse around, they have winning in mind.
'I have world nationals in two weeks and I have a big memorial show this weekend,' said Woods.
'I'll be at worlds the whole month of June,' said Smith.
The two friends left behind a legacy before entering high school.
'it's a good way to leave a school,' said Britt Woods.
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