Delafield teen becomes horse show champion, fighting bias

Richie Dallen is one of the most accomplished teens in Southeast Wisconsin. "A world champion of champions. Thirteen and under," Richie Dallen says. In a sport that gets even less coverage. "Everyone knows horse racing," Dallen says. "Everyone knows show jumping. Dressage. It's a lot like dressage, but not quite the same. So we do patterns like them, we'll try to get the horse to do different things that they wouldn't normally do. But we'll also have a part where we'll just show off a horse as best we can. We'll walk them, trot them, canter them around, making them look as nice as they possibly can." It's a family that got him in. READ: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/delafield-teen-becomes-horse-show-champion-fighting-bias