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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Callie duPerier Apffel of Boerne earned a spot on |
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the Bandera County Cowboy Champion Monument on December 27, 2016, |
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an honor that follows her exceptional achievement of becoming the |
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2015 Women's Professional Rodeo Association World Champion Barrel |
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Racer; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Bandera, Ms. duPerier Apffel began barrel |
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racing at the age of 13, and she has since experienced a meteoric |
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rise in the world of competitive rodeo; after capturing the WPRA |
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Junior World Title in 2010, she won numerous competitions in 2014, |
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including the Coleman PRCA Rodeo and the Cowboy Capital Pro Rodeo, |
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and by the end of the year, she ranked 25th in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, To secure her 2015 world barrel racing title, |
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Ms. duPerier Apffel and her equine partner, Rare Dillion, placed |
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first in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Average Barrel Racing |
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Championship, proving themselves top performers through 10 runs and |
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finishing with an outstanding cumulative time of 140.41 seconds; |
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her victory in the Wrangler NFR competition in Las Vegas put her |
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total year-end earnings at $303,846 and placed her at the top of the |
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WPRA world barrel racing standings; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her world championship triumph, |
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the Bandera County Historical Commission honored Ms. duPerier |
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Apffel by adding her name to the Bandera County Cowboy Champion |
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Monument, making her the first woman to be listed on the statue; and |
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WHEREAS, This gifted rider has distinguished herself through |
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her exceptional skill and unwavering commitment to excellence, and |
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she may indeed take justifiable pride in her outstanding success in |
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the field of professional rodeo; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Callie duPerier Apffel on earning |
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the title of 2015 WPRA World Champion Barrel Racer and commend her |
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on her inclusion among the legendary figures enshrined on the |
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Bandera County Cowboy Champion Monument; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. duPerier Apffel as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |