After the win in San Antonio, I was excited to see what was in store for us in Houston, however she calved out at the fairgrounds that year so I was unable to show her there. In the same year that Sweet n’ Low was a calf I exhibited Champion Charolais at the San Antonio Stock Show
Everyone always talks about how you never realize how special something is until it is gone . I faced this reality as an eleven-year-old. My name is Caitlyn Skiles, I am the daughter of Jeb Skiles and Krista Skiles. I am fifteen years old and will be a sophomore this
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upcoming school year. I have been honored with the title of 2021 Grand Champion Maintainer and
with my favorite steer, Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Crunch and I had a bond that will
forever have a place in my heart. When the unfortunate event that I had been dreading came up, also known as the San Antonio Premium Auction, I was able to hold him by his neck not his halter and give him a kiss on the cheek. Joelynn Rathmann captured this moment with him and I. It is now on the banners that they hang up around San Antonio for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. The
Grand Champion Composite Chi at the Chi and Maine Junior Nationals in Chickasha, Oklahoma. I
have had a lot of success in my show career and when I look back at that success there are two heifers and one steer that stick out to me the most. It all started with my very first heifer, Sweet n’ Low, together we won the ShorthornPlus show in Louisville, and Reserve Champion in San Antonio.
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