Ohio teen roper catches sneaky sheep that was on the lam for 45 days

Detailed summary

While the sheep was on the lam, Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary owner Janine Smalley and farm volunteer Rebecca Roxberry launched a Facebook campaign to rescue the AWOL animal.

A talented teenage roper and her horse helped end a monthslong sheep-scapade in Ohio.

Reagan Crumpler, 14, had attempted to catch the American Blackbelly sheep that had been running amok for 45 days in Wadsworth but never had any luck — until Wednesday.

That’s when the young lassoer struck gold with the help of her trusted horse Catalena, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.

“Catalena, you want to go catch a sheep today?” the teen remembered asking her 18-year-old horse before the pair embarked on an hours-long journey trying to catch the sheep.

Every time the pair got close to it, the sneaky sheep would turn around and Reagan wasn’t able to rope the animal.

But as Reagan was beginning to lose hope, she remembered telling her horse, “Come on, Cat. We got this. Keep going.”

“It felt like she knew what I was saying, and she immediately kicked in the high gear, and we got right in front of it,” she recalled.

Reagan and Cat then finally roped and captured the sheep, ending the animal’s monthslong adventure that caught the attention of the entire town.

While the sheep was on the lam, Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary owner Janine Smalley and farm volunteer Rebecca Roxberry launched a Facebook campaign to rescue the AWOL animal.

Opening of the article, excerpted from New York Post. To read the rest, open the article on the publisher's site.