Hometown: Weatherford, Texas Birthday: 11/24/1980 Sport/Disciplines: Reining

Casey Deary grew up in Texas and began riding at a young age. At 16 years-old, Deary was already investing in low-cost unbroken horses, then training and reselling to support the young entrepreneur’s emerging business as a trainer. Amongst his many accolades, Deary won the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity in 2012 on Americasnextgunmodel and again in 2015 on Shesouttayourleague, and has made the finals at many major limited-age events. He has earned more than $1.5 million in reining competition. In March, Deary finished fourth at the USEF Selection Trial and WEG Reining Test Event on a total score of 444 points aboard and Heavy Duty Chex. He and his wife, Nicole, own Deary Performance Horses in Weatherford, Texas, where he coaches youth and amateur clients to successfully work with their horses, not only in competition, but every time they ride. Deary and Nicole share four children, Wyatt, Joy, Owen, and Olivia.