Dennis Young, Owner, has been around animals his whole life. He is very knowledgable about dog nutrition and training. He owned a pit bull mix named Tank that he rescued. Tank was a difficult dog who had to be trained by an ex-police dog trainer. Dennis learned alot about dogs and the patience it takes to train an animal. Dennis now has a black lab named Bristal, a cat named Barney and a horse named Bullet! Ask Dennis about fishing too! He is a very successful Tournament Fisherman!

Jamie Young, Owner, has been raised around animals. She has owned horses her whole life. She still has the barrel horse she competed on at 8 years of age. Paint is now 32 years old and doing great on Equine Senior. See his picture on the Feed Trial & testimonial page! She has a horse named Option and shares Barney the cat and Bristol the black lab with her husband Dennis & their daughter Marissa. 

Kelly Jackson has more animals than any of us! These animals include 9 dogs, 11 cats, 5 horses, a parrot, a burro and too many chickens to count! Kelly was raised by a family of animals lovers and has a special place in her heart for all animals big and small. The combination of vast experience, mixed with excellent customer service, makes her a key part of our team. When Kelly is not at the store, you can usually find her participating in the Barrel Racing events!

Jana Barcus is our Field Representative & Equine Specialist. She plans and carries out all our Equine related Store Events with the help of the entire YBARH Team! She has taken care of animals and rode horses her whole life. This experience has given her a whealth of knowledge on alot of animals. Her passion and experise is with the Equine World. A past MBRA Champion Team Roper, winner of Saddles, buckles, & assorted awards for Barrel Racing & Pole Bending, she spends her personal time with her husband Bill, roping some and hauling their son Billy Lane to all his rodeo events. For several years, she has secretaried and helped produce many Youth Rodeo's including CYRA, American Royal Youth Rodeo, WPRA Divisional Tours & Open Barrel Races including the American Royal Barrel Race. She is the area NBHA Kansas District 11 Director producing 15 barrel races per year. Jana is a Purina Ambassador. Her favorite horses thru the years have been Brownie, Branny, Poncho, Rocky, Banchee & Dealer just to name a few. Her favorite dogs are Woodrow & Wyatt. When you go to the Crossfire Ranch for a jackpot or riding lesson, you will find horses, cattle, chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats, & goats! All their Animals eat feed by Purina Mills.

Kelsey Madden has been part of the Y BAR H team since 200?. She loves riding her horse and shows in English.
Kelsey's goal for 2010 is to learn to rope. She's the one with a smile on her face every day!

Erin Paulsen works part time for us and is now working as an intern at the American Royal in Kansas City. Erin has been working at the store for over 6 years. She has been showing horses for 14 years, trained 5 colts, and spent 4 years on the Equestrian team at K-State. Erin will graduate from K-State in May with a Bachelor’s in Agricultural Education and a minor in Animal Science and Industry.

Emily Holton works part time while finishing up her training as an RN. Emily has years of experience training colts and running barrel horses. She is a great part of our team!