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May 25, 2010

Cowgirl Chicks filmed for a show to air this summer

Margarita Venegas CNHI The Weatherford Democrat Tue May 25, 2010, 08:52 AM CDT

WEATHERFORD — Most of the filming and details are shrouded in mystery. For example, producers have not yet publicly confirmed the name of the show said Peggy Hutton, Weatherford Chamber of Commerce secretary, and Trish Lynn, coach of the Cowgirl Chicks. The names of the two designers who worked on Project Runway’s first season are also not being released, Hutton said. And, the show will air sometime in July or August, said Lynn.

But, what is known is which Cowgirl Chick is going to get a gown made for the group’s banquet Saturday.

Of course, we’re not going to spoil that for everyone just yet.

The Democrat has agreed to keep the secret for the show, which whittled down the trick riders to three finalists: Ginger Duke, Cristan Harris and Sadie Lynn.

The three riders will be filmed this week at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo, where they’ll be doing matinee shows Wednesday and Thursday. Cameras will also be running as the television crew gets supplies for the gown and the designers work for two days to make a gown for the winning Cowgirl Chick.

The producers of the show went to watch the group perform at the Granbury rodeo, said Trish Lynn, Sadie’s mother and the coach of the Cowgirl Chicks for 14 years.

“We’re floored,” she said of the Cowgirl Chicks being chosen for the show. “We’re thrilled to death.”

It will be good publicity for Parker County and for local businesses, such as Gibson’s on South Main Street, which is one of the local places where supplies for the show will be bought, co-owner Cathy Holladay said.

“We’re excited about it,” she said.

All three of the Cowgirl Chicks finalists are excited, too.

Harris, 22, has been on the team for seven years and has been doing trick riding for four years.

“I really just did it for the challenge,” she said, calling herself a scaredy-cat who has pushed herself to take on the challenges of trick riding.

While she doesn’t do vaults, she does do a trick where the only thing keeping her on the horse is one foot. It takes a lot of upper body strength, she said.

“It’s a complete adrenaline rush,” said Harris, who works on her family’s dairy and lives in Rising Star.

Although she never watched Project Runway, Harris said she is excited and doesn’t want to get her hopes up.

“I’m just excited to see who they pick,” she said.

Duke, 28, has been trick riding with the group for six years and is one of the longest members of the trick riders. She trains horses and lives in Weatherford, close to Whitt. Trick riding takes a lot of upper body strength for her, too.

“I have man arms,” she said laughing. “I guess I was cursed and blessed at the same time.”

But, it’s that arm strength that allows her to do the shoulder stand trick. She’s currently the only female in the world doing that trick, she said.

All three Cowgirl Chicks will be participating in filming through this weekend, she said. Previously, they were interviewed and the crew came out to meet them and their families.

“They were really nice,” Duke said of the crew. “I’m excited.”

Sadie Lynn, 17, echoes that sentiment and notes this will be a good way to highlight Weatherford and the Cowgirl Chicks. She’s been part of the Cowgirl Chicks for 14 years. Yes, the Weatherford resident says she’s turning 18 soon and she’s been doing the shows since she was 4. She’s only been trick riding for the past six years or so and she calls it “gymnastics on horseback.”

Lynn went to Brock High School through her sophomore year, but is now home-schooled. The Cowgirl Chicks travel quite a bit, including a trip to Sweden.

“You name it, we’ve probably been there,” she said. “We have a new doorstep every week.”

Lynn wants to take a year off after she graduates to work with the Cowgirl Chicks and travel.

“I can’t see me living my life without all this stuff,” she said, noting she’ll likely go to Weatherford College after that. “This is my first priority.”

She, Duke and Harris are all like sisters now, Lynn said. And, she knows whoever is chosen for the show will be happy just to be picked, though it will be a change from their usual style.

“We’ve all been giving each other a hard time because we’re going to look like Barbie dolls on Saturday,” she said.

The winning Cowgirl Chick will unveil the dress made by the designers at the banquet for the group on Saturday, said Trish Lynn. She said the winner will also be escorted to the banquet by J.W. Stoker, a famous cowboy trick roper who works with the team.

“He’s got a special outfit he’s going to wear,” she said.

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