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Elena Aoki charges through an obstacle at the EXCA 2013 World Championships in Hamilton, Texas. Photo from Celma Aoki.
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Waialua High student Elena Aoki has loved riding horses for most of her 14 years, but a competition two weeks ago in Texas may just be the crowning moment of her early career.<\/p>\n

Aoki came home from Hamilton, Texas, bearing the Youth World Champion title at the EXCA (Extreme Cowboy Association) races – officially the EXCA 2013 Harmony Farms World Championship.<\/p>\n

“She’s been working hard toward her horse-riding,” said her mother, Celma Aoki, who should know.<\/p>\n

She added that Elena also belongs to the U.S. Pony Club and competes in the hunter-jumper circuit here.<\/p>\n

But the lure of the extreme cowboy events could not be denied.<\/p>\n

The competitions are “safe, fun and consistent,” claims EXCA on its web-site. Celma Aoki explained further that the competition is all about challenges and obstacles.<\/p>\n

The Youth course alone presents 13 obstacles in addition to judging for horsemanship and time.<\/p>\n

As an example, she said, there’s a floating bridge that rider and horse must cross, and they place a large stuffed bear right next to the bridge to see if it distracts the horse from its task.<\/p>\n

“They don’t know what challenges they will have to go through until a few hours prior to the race,” she noted. “Therefore, rider and horse must show trust in each other.”<\/p>\n

Also competing successfully Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Texas from Team Hawaii and from Kawailoa Ranch were Gianna Sbarbaro and Piper Crabtree (first and second place, respectively, in Young Guns); Kayla Ginella and Paris Starn (first and third in Novice); and in Youth: Aoki (1), Ginella (2), Meilan Sim (3), Starn (6) and Brooke Matson (7). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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