Cajun Cookin’
August 31, 2009
It’s become a Bayer Select World tradition.
Nicky Smith calls folks over to try some of his Cajun fixin's. (Journal photo)
Louisianans Nickey and Patsy Smith whipped up a big batch of Cajun beef, sausage and rice and served it in the barns for Select exhibitors on August 30. They’ve done it at every Bayer Select World since the second one in 2004.
Word gets out quick when the Smiths are cooking – they serve from 6 p.m. until it’s gone. For two years now, they’ve added a ’50s theme, and some of the gals showed up in poodle skirts.
And Nickey says it grows a little every year. This year, Bruce Hasbrouck of Hydetown, Pennsylvania, brought down piles of corn for roasting.
We don’t think Nickey’s missed a Bayer Select World yet – even when Hurricane Katrina hit during the 2005 show. The Smiths live in Franklinton, Louisiana, about 50 miles north of New Orleans. Nickey made the working cow horse finals that year, but had to head home before he could show and start cleaning up.
Nickey was featured in a Journal story on the Katrina experience.
Thanks again, Nickey and Patsy – check out the slideshow below for some photos from the exhibitor party and of the first day of the show.
Christine Hamilton
Editor
American Quarter Horse Journal
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Check out photos from the first day of the 2009 Bayer Select World Championship Show. Click on the photos to see the captions. Some of the photos are available for purchase at the AQHA Photo Store.
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