Jayci Byler

Martin Saddlery Professional

Jayci Byler
Hometown

Bellville, Texas

Discipline

Barrel Racing

RIDES

Martin FX3 & Guardian

Martin Pro Since

2019

The Story

A Generational Horsewoman

Jayci Byler is a barrel racer from Bellville, Texas, whose career reflects a lifelong connection to performance horses. Growing up in a family deeply involved in the equine industry, she competed in multiple events before focusing on barrel racing. Her early success included the National High School Rodeo Association Barrel Racing Championship, winning the short round and finishing first in the average aboard Prince of Perks. She also earned national recognition as an all-around cowgirl during her high school rodeo career.

Today, Jayci competes at major rodeos and barrel races throughout Texas and beyond, earning placings in WPRA rodeos and competing in the American Contender Tournament with horses such as Kiss My Tada. Her family owns Byler Performance Equine, a swimming and conditioning facility between Brenham and Bellville that serves performance horses and horses recovering from injury, surgery, or illness.  That family focus on conditioning, preparation, and horse care continues to shape her approach as she pursues success at the professional level.

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My Martin

Why Jayci Byler Rides the Guardian

“I ride the Guardian because it gives me room in both the seat and the swells. On my futurity horses, especially my mare who likes to get in the ground, I need a deeper seat so I can really sit and help her engage through the turn. The swells keep my legs from drifting too far forward or back, so I’m secure without feeling trapped. I like to ride my colts square into their turns on the barrel and pole patterns. The Guardian lets me sit square, use my outside leg to push her over and shape her around, and keep my foot off her back cinch. I stay locked in one place through the whole turn, but my mare can still move freely underneath me.”

Ride What Jayci Rides

The Same Saddles. Built for You.

Jayci's saddles are made in our Greenville, Texas shop. Yours starts with the same leather, the same trees, and the same hands. Take inspiration from Jayci's setup, then make it your own.

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Barrel Racing

Meet the Pros

Ashley Schafer

Barrel Racer
Comanche, Texas

Leading Pink Buckle Incentive Rider, More Than $1 Million in Career Earnings, Futurity, Derby, Slot Race, and Rodeo Champion.

Meet Ashley

Dena Kirkpatrick

Barrel Racing
Post, Texas

AQHA World Champion, BFA World Championship Futurity Champion, BFA World Championship Futurity All Three Go-Rounds Winner, EquiStat Top 10 Futurity Rider for 10 Consecutive Years.

Meet Dena

Emma Abbott

Barrel Racing
Lafayette, Georgia

Abbott Equine Horse Training in Bluff Dale, Texas, Producer of Successful Rodeo Horses, American Qualifiers, and Futurity Winners, Multiple Horses with Lifetime Earnings Exceeding $300,000.

Meet Emma

Jayci Byler

Barrel Racing
Bellville, Texas

National High School Rodeo Association Barrel Racing Champion, National High School Finals Rodeo Short Round Winner, National High School Finals Rodeo Barrel Racing Average Champion.

Meet Jayci

Jodee Miller

Barrel Racing
Santo, Texas

Old Dort Days Futurity and Derby Champion, 2024 Elite Extravaganza Derby Champion, 2024 San Antonio Wildcard Round Winner, Breeders Challenge Futurity Top 5 Finisher, Multiple American Rodeo Semifinals Qualifier, 2025 American Rodeo Contender Finals Qualifier.

Meet Jodee

Jolene Montgomery

Barrel Racing
De Graff, Ohio

BFA World Futurity Champion, EquiStat Rider of the Year, More Than $3 Million in Earnings as a Trainer and Jockey.

Meet Jolene

Joy Wargo

Barrel Racing
Mountain View, Wyoming

AQHA World Champion, AQHA Reserve World Champion, BFA Reserve World Champion, Multiple 1D Champion.

Meet Joy

Kimmi Byler

Barrel Racing
Bellville, Texas

Barrel Horse Trainer, Former Racehorse Development Specialist, Co-Owner of Byler Performance Equine, Performance Horse Conditioning, Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Aquatic Therapy Specialist.

Meet Kimmi

Sherry Cervi

Barrel Racing
Marana, Arizona

4X WPRA Barrel Racing World Champion (1995, 1999, 2010, 2013), 19X Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Qualifier, 3X Wrangler NFR Average Champion, First Woman to Surpass $3 Million in WPRA Earnings, 2018 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Inductee.

Meet Sherry