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Rathdrum woman, horse win world title

by CAROLYN BOSTICK
Staff Writer | August 10, 2025 1:08 AM

RATHDRUM — After having both hips and knees replaced, rheumatoid arthritis, back surgery, bone fusion for her neck and heart surgery, Dawn Slauson calls herself “a walking bionic woman.” 

However, the 68-year-old was able to work around those medical setbacks to compete alongside her horse, Wyatt, to win the world ABRA championship for the ranch amateur showmanship title in Tulsa, Okla. 

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