parents, my sister, my grandparents,
model for me and some one I look up to. He has overcome so much in his life and he still continues to not only accomplish so much but sets the bar high for those in the agriculture industry.” Teagan hopes to continue that legacy in the Ag industry by applying to be a state FFA officer and later getting her certificate for equine assisted therapy. She wants to provide a way for veterans and first responders to heal by using horses. “Horses and livestock for me have always been healing. The animals don’t care if there’s something different about you and they accept you as you are. I think that’s a great example of God’s love for us. He doesn’t see our ‘imperfections’ but loves us exactly how He made us. In fact, I believe He can use the broken especially to further His kingdom.” •
aunts, uncles and the breeders and brokers I have, I would not have the success I’ve had. But more importantly I would not have anything without my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is the only reason I can get out of bed and continue to do the things I get to do.” Teagan was afraid at first when her vision started getting worse. She describes that learning to square up her lamb was different than others. She couldn’t always tell where the judge was in the ring or what was being asked of her. “I was so afraid of being different from everyone else. I didn’t want my vision to define me. I finally realized that asking for
and even won a National title on her at the age of 11. She also wanted to show sheep when she was old enough. “I wanted to show livestock when I could. My dad used to show cattle and lambs. He thought cattle might be too much so we started with sheep and I’ve loved every minute of it!” Teagan has had a very successful career at showing sheep. She was reserve showmanship in her junior year at her county fair. She won reserve champion at her county fair in 2019 and has won the dorset division at her county fair 3 times. Her biggest accomplishment was reserve champion at the 2022 CO state fair. She did get a chance to show cattle this year. She showed her angus heifer at her county fair and was supreme heifer. “2022 was definitely a blessed year! I know that everyone works hard and every time you step into the ring you want that hard work to pay off. There are times we have had banner years and others we just didn’t have the animal that that judge liked. But through it all, we show as a family and those victories and losses are not just one persons.” Teagan describes the “village” she has in all her projects. “I know that without my
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accommodations like having the judge use verbal cues instead
of hand motions didn’t make me
different but allowed me to show with the same advantages as everyone else.” Teagan will be a senior this year at Eaton
High School. She is the FFA chapter president, the FCA leader, sings in the high school choir and was the 2021 treasurer for the district FFA. She does attribute her courage and motivation to go after her dreams to her great uncle Steve Gabel. “My uncle Steve has always been a role
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