Popular Cedar Bluffs teens learn much through showing horses By Tammy Real-McKeighan Fremont Tribune Sep 14, 2022 Sep 14, 2022 Updated May 23, 2023 0 1 of 2 AWARDS: Madelyn Thomas hugs one of her horses after a competition. The Cedar Bluffs teen has won numerous awards over the years. BOND: Gracie Thomas of rural Cedar Bluffs has years of experience riding horses. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Tammy Real-McKeighan Fremont Tribune CEDAR BLUFFS – Gracie Thomas has a tender bond with a horse named Bubba.kAm%96 `c\J62C\@=5 =:G6D :? CFC2= r652C q=F77D H:E9 96C A2C6?ED[ zC:DEJ? 2?5 q:==[ 2?5 @=56C D:DE6C[ |256=J?]k^AmkAmvC24:6’D 72>:=J 92D 2 4:C4=6 5C:G6H2J ?62C E96:C 9@CD6 A6?D]k^AmkAm“tG6CJ >@C?:?8[ vC24:6 92D E@ F?C@== E96 H:?5@H – :E 5@6D?’E >2EE6C :7 :E’D `__ 568C66D @C :7 :E’D ?682E:G6 a_ – 2?5 D96 92D E@ J6==i ‘qJ6 qF332[’” zC:DEJ? D2:5]k^Am kAmqF332 4@>6D @FE @7 E96 32C?[ =@@<D 2E vC24:6 2?5 H9:??:6D] zC:DEJ? 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