Naomi Bailey is the 20 year-old daughter of Timothy Bailey and Wendy Wente. She is originally from Newberg, OR, but currently resides in Corvallis, OR, where she is attending Oregon State University. Naomi is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, with an emphasis in pre-veterinary medicine. She hopes to attend OSU college of veterinary medicine, and to pursue the career goal of a large animal/production

animal traveling veterinarian, whilst staying local to Oregon. Her riding career spans as far back as her elementary school days, when she began riding in the English discipline. She has dabbled in nearly every equestrian sport, and enjoys promoting the equestrian, agricultural, and western community. Naomi dedicates her passion for perfect horsemanship to her many years in Pony Club, where the health and comfort of the horse is the highest priority. She went on to participate in 4H with both chicken and horse projects during her middle school and highschool years. She competed with her local Newberg FFA chapter during her senior year of highschool. With her many commitments, Naomi also competed in the

2021 Teens and Oregon Mustang Competition with her horse Ochoco, which sparked her passion for promoting wild horses. Upon high school graduation, she took the opportunity to delve further into supporting her local equestrian community. During the summer of 2022, she managed a horse summer camp, taught horseback riding lessons, and she was a volunteer clinician for Yamhill county 4H in the areas of Dressage and Jumping

Naomi began her college academic career in the fall of 2022 and did not let that stop her from supporting her new community. In college, she has participated in the Dressage, IHSA, and Stockhorse clubs. During her 2nd year at OSU, she competed with the traveling IDA team whilst also being a

co-president to the Dressage team. Currently, she is the OSU Dressage team president and a competitive member of the Stock horse team. Outside of school, she continues to teach and promote the agricultural

industry. Before rodeo season began in 2024, she filled her weekends with 4H clinics, OHSET clinics, and individual lessons. She has enjoyed representing her new local community with her current title as the 2024 Benton County Fair & Rodeo Queen. Among her other responsibilities, Naomi does not hesitate to support her community in every way possible.