Abbeville girl travels to West Monroe to compete in cattle competition

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe, La, hosted the AJBA Brahman Derby on June 29, 2024. Youth from all over the country were able to come and showcase their cattle-riding abilities.

Eleven-year-old Audrey Duhon says that cattle riding is nothing new to her. Duhon has been competing since she was nine-years-old.

Duhon says that the event is exciting for her and lets us in on a fun fact about her heifer, Ari.

I named my heifer after Ariana Grande because she has a spot on the side of her and Ariana Grande has a perfume line called Cloud, and her spot kind of looks like a cloud.

Audrey Duhon, cattle rider

When asked how she felt about being able to compete at such a young age and learning from older competitors, Duhon said that everything is a learning experience.

It feels kind of awkward but you can learn from the older ones, if you sit in the stands and watch you can learn, okay, I need to help work on this because you can like reflect back on yourself and see what their doing.

Audrey Duhon, cattle rider

Duhon says that the event has provided her with many life skills that she will be taking with her throughout her life and to future cattle riding competitions.