RMBRA Meet the Member- Shae Erhart Hill
Shae and Jerry Hill
Shae and her horse
Shae and her horse compete at a local barrel racing jackpot
Shae Erhart Hill
Shae Erhart Hill came into this world on October 2nd, 1989. She is the oldest child of three and the only daughter. Shae started her young life by taking care of and helping her mom in a day care center.
Shae grew up on the back of a horse and was often found riding with a piece of twine as a headstall and not saddle as she rode around the paddock at 5 years old. She would use anything she could find to help her climb on the back of her horse.
At age 5 she was a very competitive member of the Utah Youth Rodeo Association where she competed in and won mutton bustin, barrel racing and pole bending. She rode a trusty horse named “Napoleon” who taught her how to ride and took great care of her. She won the Pioneer Days Mutton Bustin when she was 5. Her competitive spirit started at a very early age. She saved every penny that she won and always had a goal for her life.
Once she learned how to ride and ride well, she started riding any horse that her mom would let her. By the age of 8 she could ride any horse you put her on. She was capable with high spirited animals and won consistently on her crazy horse “Shady”.
Shae not only succeeded at riding horses, she was an overachiever in every aspect of her life. She was one of the few people who could care for and watch over a crying baby and be at the top of her classes. Her kindergarten teacher once mentioned that Shae could skip some grades in school because she was capable of teaching her class.
Seeking out ways to serve others, Shae was willing to “give up” Christmas gifts to help with donating to families who were struggling. She loved the holiday season for that reason and grew up willing to give to others in need.
Shae started training and competing on her own horses at a very young age. As her trusty steed got too old to compete competitively, she started over with young horses. An example of her helping others, she encouraged and helped a friend, who desperately wanted to participate in High School Rodeo, use her trained horse while she competed and trained a new young one.
As Shae went through many trials of starting young horses, she met with a trainer from St. George who helped to teach her amazing skills in horsemanship. He said, “any teenager who was willing to ask for help was going to get it from him”. From that point on she spent any free time in St. George working with and for the trainer.
During this time, Shae also kept a 4.0 GPA in high school, competed in High School Rodeo and was the Yearbook Editor. She also worked a full-time job while doing everything else.
Shae moved to St. George for college and attended Snow College to attain her Associates Degree. While attending college she worked 1 full time job, 2 part time jobs and kept her horses ridden. She helped and trained with Bob Logan while perfecting her horsemanship and training skills.
She then moved home to attend and work at Broadview University where she became the motivator and cheerleader for coworkers and students. She acquired her accounting and business degree at Broadview where those who taught her and worked with her, loved her.
Shae moved home to help her parents during the economic crash of 2007 and kindly bought a large enough horse trailer to help get her mom’s and brother’s horses to competition and practice.
Shae is a motivating, supportive and doting wife and a step-mother to a 12 year old son who she also rides motorbikes with and camps with for family time. She also teaches and helps her nieces and nephews with their horse-riding skills.
Shae currently works as the Director for Indirect Organization at Marketstar. There she creates, organizes and participates in community services. She has completed food collections for those who need it, reading to Elementary children, volunteering at school functions such as setting up, arranging judges and judging at school Science Fairs. She is a member of her son’s school Community Council and she serves on the Weber County Fairground Community Council, where she helps make important decisions regarding the function of the fairgrounds for horse activities scheduled there. She has also been the head of community services when her company has worked on beautification of different county properties and enhanced usage of areas.
Shae works 60 to 80 hours a week and then still makes the time to be an amazing mother, daughter, wife and horseman.
She helps as a Representative in the RMBRA and competes competitively on her two fantastic horses, both of which she has trained 100%, Ariat and TBone.
Shae makes everyone feel welcome and uses her knowledge and expertise, with horses, to help others as they are learning and improving.
She is what barrel racing is all about. She takes a problem and turns it around to be a success. Anyone who spends time with her is blessed by her sense of community, kindness and care of others.