Miss Rodeo Washington Lexy Hibbs sits atop Badger, an 11-year-old, flea-bitten gray quarter horse, one of 26 horses she rode Sunday afternoon at Iron Legacy Ranch south of Ritzville. The rides were part of the Pink 50 Horse Challenge, a fundraiser and breast cancer awareness campaign, as well as a scholarship competition for the Miss Rodeo America pageant in Las Vegas at the end of November.
October 4, 2022
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RITZVILLE — Lexy Hibbs is on a mission. On Sunday, Hibbs stood underneath the high ceiling of the indoor riding facility at the Iron Legacy Ranch south of Ritzville. People are arriving with their horses, tying them up and getting them ready. Hibbs, Miss Rodeo Washington, is looking to ride as many of them as she can as part of a fundraiser for breast cancer as well as the upcoming Miss Rodeo America competition in Las Vegas in November. “So, today I am doing the Pink 50 Horse Challenge,” she said. “It’s for all of the state contestants.”