Florida student who raises miniature horses named Ms. ABAC
The 49th annual Ms. ABAC contest was conducted recently
Staff Reports
TIFTON – A senior agricultural communications major from Florida who raises miniature horses was selected Ms. ABAC at the 49th annual coronation last week at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
“I think it’s an incredible opportunity to represent ABAC in a whole new way,” Shannon Kehoe, who was crowned Wednesday, said. “I have such a passion for this college. When I first came to the Scholars’ Evening, I thought it was beautiful. At orientation, I felt like I was really falling in love with the place. Then when I moved in, I knew I was home.”
Finalists for the title included Meredith McGlamory, a sophomore agricultural communications and marketing major from Abbeville, who was first runner-up; Madison Williams, a senior agricultural communications major from Winder, second runner-up; Delaney Foster, a junior crop and soil sciences major from Perry, third runner-up; and Delanie Israel, a junior diversified agriculture major from Smithville, fourth runner-up.
Kehoe, 21, received the individual award in the interview category. Cassidy Davis, a junior agribusiness major from Jefferson, was named Ms. Congeniality. Janna Jernigan, a freshman agriculture major from Alapaha, was the individual award winner in the essay category. Jamie Worsley, a freshman history and government major from Arlington, was voted People’s Choice winner.
In her third year as a member of the ABAC Ambassadors leadership program, Kehoe is historian for the organization, recruitment chair for Sigma Alpha sorority, reporter for the Ag Business Club, a member of the National Agri-Marketing Association team, a Carry The Load leg captain, and a member of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow.
Kehoe raises miniature horses — a breed that can’t be higher than 38 inches — that were originally bred to work in coal mines.
“I own five now, and we have a barnful of miniature horses that my mom trains and shows,” Kehoe, who was 8 years old when she started the venture as a 4-H project, said. “I have traveled to Oklahoma and Texas for shows. My horses are in the Hall of Fame.
“They are as much a part of our family as any of the rest of us. When we do our Christmas card, we pose in front of the Christmas tree with one of them.”
The Agricultural Business Club sponsored the Ms. ABAC competition. A portion of the proceeds benefited the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
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