Her mount for the event was MK Stylish Chic, a filly by Horse of the Year, Playin Stylish. The pair marked a 207 in the first-go and narrowly missed making the semi-finals in the second-go by only a few points. Not bad considering it was only the second time she had ever shown a cutting horse. "No actually, I wasn't nervous" smiles the teen, "the circumstances for my being here are just magical. Everything from my horse, to my trainer, and all the support from my family and friends...it's hard to be nervous with all that behind you. It's all been by the grace of God, really."

Future plans include showing her mare at the NCHA Derby and Super Stakes, "She's a nice filly and needs to go on." Caitlin now lives in Blanchard, Oklahoma with her parents where they moved in 2007, and together raise cutting horses as well as running Quarter horses on their Angel Spurs Ranch. "Our first racehorses will be running sometime in March" she says, "that's going to be the next thing for us." The horse industry can expect to hear more from Caitlin and her family.