She’s a devoted mother of two sons, Kenny and Christopher, and is married to Brian Bailey (who also brings two sons to the blended family). She herself is a full-time civil litigation specialist and a partner in a law firm in Austin, Texas… and yet she has time in this busy schedule for a national competitive sport? Meet Kappy Allen, who won the world championship in barrel racing in the year 2000. Kappy grew up in the world of rodeo competition— her father Grady competed in tie-down roping and qualified for the 1960 National Finals Rodeo. In 1998 Kappy bought an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) registered gelding, Risky Chris. Through a friend, Kappy heard about our very own Madalyn Ward, DVM, author of the recently published book Holistic Horsekeeping and a past president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA). Madalyn got Risky Chris started on Simplexity Health products, and he has been eating them for six years now (including the year that he helped his owner win the world title in barrel racing). It isn’t unusual for an animal’s needs to connect its owner with Simplexity Health’s products, and after witnessing Risky Chris’s success with the products, eventually Kappy decided to try them for herself.

Kappy lives in Austin, Texas, and has been a member of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association since 1997. For those of us who have no concept of what it takes to achieve the world title in barrel racing, here’s a brief summary. Competitors attend various rodeos and win prize money. The top 15 earners for the entire year are invited to compete at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) that takes place each December in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this ten-day event, each rider performs ten times (with prize money awarded each day); the rider with the highest earnings is determined to be the world champion. Although Kappy was thrilled with that honor, she is more proud of another statistic that is highly unusual…she competed at the NFR for four consecutive years on the same horse and during each year she had clean rounds (this means that she went around the pattern and did not hit a single barrel during all four years). Being at this event on the same horse for four consecutive years is unusual in itself, never mind the icing on the cake—competing with clean rounds. Needless to say, Kappy is considered a consistent performer who loves to compete with Risky Chris. Kappy qualified in four different years for the Wrangler National Final Rodeo (for us non-horse folks, that’s like the Wimbledon of the horse world). Only the top people are invited to attend. But the honors don’t end there. In addition to her 2000 world title, other highlights include:

• In 2004, she won the tour and aggregate title at the National Western Rodeo in Denver.
• In 2003 she won at five different rodeos.
• In 2002 she competed as part of the U.S. team at the Olympic Command Performance Rodeo.
• In 2001 she won the aggregate title at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and qualified for the 2002 Olympic Command Performance Rodeo in Farmington, Utah.

We are delighted that Kappy has agreed to be a Simplexity Health spokesperson, bringing more exposure to our products. Kappy will use and promote Simplexity Health products at competitions, clinics, and public appearances; we will quote her positive experiences with our products in promotional literature; she will display our logo on her horse trailer; and when appropriate, she will display our logo on competition clothing.