From a breakout rookie season..
To packed rodeo seasons that followed, full of wins, miles, and lessons..
To now balancing the journey to vet school and a barn full of talented young horses..

Four Sixes Equine Supplements ambassador Addie Weil’s journey keeps evolving. One thing has not changed - the horses come first. 

We sat down with Addie to talk life, her mental game, and how her program has grown over the years. 

From Proving Something to Running Her Own Race

Addie’s past few years of rodeo have been electric. A standout rookie season. Big wins that followed. Momentum that kept building.

But maturity shifts perspective.

When asked how things feel different now compared to her rookie year, she said:

I’m just roping and I’m just loving it. I don’t feel like I have anything to prove to anyone. I’m definitely more now running my own race rather than comparison of where I’m at compared to this person or that person.

That is a different place to compete from.

Less comparison.
Less pressure.
More trust in your own preparation.

She’s also learned to keep it simple where it matters. 

I watch some old calf ropers and they all have different swings, but the one thing they do very well is cover their target and deliver down. That’s kind of been my two takeaways.

Confidence in what you are doing. In your swing. In your horses. In your program. That confidence carries into everything she does.

Journey towards Vet School, Perspective, and Managing a String of Talented Horses

Between rodeos, jackpots, and hauling, Addie has been navigating the process of applying to vet school. 

Long nights. School interviews. Young horses. Repeat.

But her passion for veterinary medicine has sharpened the way she looks at her horses.

Understanding inflammation. Recovery. Performance. It changes how you manage a performance horse.

Performance does not start in the box. It starts in the barn.

The Horses Behind the Runs

Every competitor talks about “their string.” Addie truly has one full of talent and heart. 

And she knows every detail about them. What makes them tick. How they think. How they feel. How they need to be managed.

Colonel

Colonel is the palomino people recognize.

Experienced. Honest. All heart. A little quirky, just like the best ones are.

He wants to get in there, do his job, and be done. And all is well in his world.

He is the kind of horse that gives you confidence when you back in the box. He thrives on consistency and rewards good horsemanship.

She trusts him. And that trust matters when the run happens in under two seconds.

Lawdog

Lawdog brings grit.

Strong minded. Competitive. Full of try. The kind of horse that wants the win as bad as you do.

And he has quite the story.

Lawdog was not originally a breakaway horse. He was Addie’s head horse.

He’s been my head horse forever.

When she needed another breakaway mount, she did not panic. She looked at what she already had. She knew his mind. She knew his feel. She knew his try.

And then after a few runs at home, she stepped out in a big way and loaded him on the trailer for one of the biggest shows in rodeo - Rodeo Houston!

Yes, that wasn’t a typo - his first pro rodeo was THE Rodeo Houston.

Straight into one of the biggest stages in rodeo. And he handled it like he had been backing in the box and breaking to the corner on the calf roping side his whole life. 
He is even the mount she went 1.6 on at Rodeo Austin. 


Photo by Phifer

That alone tells you what kind of horse he is.

And what kind of horsemanship resides in Addie. 

Seven

Addie has a handful of young ones, but Seven is the youngest one and is also a standout.

Developing a young horse while competing at a high level is a balancing act. It takes patience. Discipline. Perspective.

For Addie, it is about managing talent correctly.

The best thing you can do with those horses is stay out of their way.

She believes in starting outside the box.

If I could tell someone something that’s coming up and wants to be a breakaway roper, it’s don’t start in the box. Spend time out in the pasture or pen roping in the arena. Get familiar with the rope. Get familiar with horsemanship.

That is how Addie starts all of her young ones. Intentionally. 

Soundness in the Long Haul

Breakaway roping takes explosive talent in horses. Going from a complete stand-still to giving maximum effort to then slamming on the breaks in 1.6 seconds. Think about the strain on  soft tissue, joints, and muscle that happens in an instant.

That is why Addie’s management matters.

She pays attention to the small things.
Long warm ups. Proper cool downs.
Time outside the box.
Consistency in nutrition at home and on the road.
Watching for puffiness, attitude shifts, soreness.

Because injuries rarely explode out of nowhere. They whisper first.

Keeping the first thing’s first

When we asked Addie what she would tell the next generation of breakaway ropers, she did not start with jackpots or horsepower.

She started with identity.

I don’t want my identity to be in rodeo.

She talked about how easy it is in this sport to tie your worth to the last run, the last win, the last miss.

If I have a bad run, that doesn’t change who I am.

That perspective did not come overnight. It came from years of highs and lows. From rookie momentum. From setbacks. From long drives home thinking about what went wrong.

But somewhere along the way, the pressure shifted.

When you know who you are outside of rodeo, it frees you up inside the arena.

For Addie, that grounding comes from her faith. It keeps the wins from getting too big and the losses from getting too heavy.

It also shapes how she treats her horses.

They are not tools for validation. They are partners. 

And that kind of clarity changes how you compete. How you train. How you do everyday life.

Addie’s 6666 Equine Supplements Routine 

Addie keeps her program foundational and consistent.

I love that the Four Sixes products are year round products.

Her focus is always on supporting the whole horse.

• Multi-Vitamin & Mineral covering the common vitamin and trace mineral gaps so the basics are handled first.
• Electrolyte Powder & Paste to support hydration and mineral replenishment through training, hauling, weather changes, and long days.
• Complete Gut Protection to support digestive balance and gut integrity during stress, travel, and performance demands.
• Joint Health Pellets to support joints and connective tissue through the demands of performance and daily stressors.

She understands how everything connects: Gut, Joint, Whole Body.

I think the gut is one of the most important things to focus on for my horse’s overall health.

That is a science minded answer. It is not hype. It is understanding the system.

The run might be fast.

But the preparation is slow, steady, and intentional.

We are proud to have Addie on the 6666 Equine Supplements team, from her talent, to her ethics, to her values.

Her horses come first. She knows who she is.
And that is something that always stands the test of time.