Black Hills Stock Show, Winter Wester Rodeo, and Silver Spurs

Love my new pickup Miranda!

One of the many blessings I have had this year is the support of some amazing sponsors. This year I am pleased to welcome two new Platinum Sponsors to the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association; Wolf Dodge in Jackson and Dr. Angus Goetz with Orthopedic Associates of Jackson Hole.  Wolf Dodge in Jackson has jumped on as the new Truck Sponsor for Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2014. Brad Wolf has provided me a vehicle for the year; 2014 Ram 2500 (I have named her Miranda)!! This pickup is safe and reliable and is one that turns heads! Dr. Angus Goetz is an amazing orthopedic surgeon in Jackson Hole. He has been voted best knee doctor in Jackson Hole for many years. I am honored to represent these two amazing businesses throughout my year!

Myself on Deetz with Miss Rodeo North Dakota, Codi Miller

            My first trip in Miranda was to Rapid City, SD to the Black Hills Stock Show. Miss Rodeo South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, the new Black Hills Stock Show Queen and I were very busy throughout the week. From school visits, to autograph signings, to packing 60+ flags at the rodeos between 4 queens, it was a busy 7 days. A highlight for the week was when Miss Rodeo North Dakota, Codi Miller and I got to speak to classes about our platforms. Codi’s platform is on Anti-Bullying where she tells the story of Cowgirl Suzy and how she is bullied, and how the scars she receives from this will never leave. That along with my Character Counts platform made for some great school visits and really engaged the classes. A big thank you to Ms. Jerry Luckett for everything she did for us during the week. Also a thank you to Sutton Pro Rodeo for providing me with my horse “Deetz” for the week.

Carrying Old Glory in Gillette Wyoming

            My next stop was to Gillette Wyoming for the Winter Western. Mrs. Lori Franzen with Powder River Rodeo Co. was so kind to have me there. It was so cool to be at my first PRCA rodeo in Wyoming and I was honored to carry the American Flag. Carrying beautiful Old Glory is something that I never take for granted.

Ridin' the gator at Gatorland!!

            My next trip took me all the way to sunny Florida for the Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee. Leaving Jackson in a blizzard with -10 degrees, and arriving in Florida to 80+ degrees and humidity was a shock! Going from nice curly queen hair to stick straight in less than 10 minutes made all of us queens mad! But besides the humidity that killed our queen hair, Florida was a blast. The 27 of us all went to many school visits, gator watching, hog hunting, airboat riding, and much more! On the last day I was there we got to do the Special Rodeo. I was paired with a young girl who was very shy, but was drawn to the horses. The second we got her on a horse her face was captured by a beautiful smile that didn’t leave the rest of the time! It’s moments like this that remind me why I do what I do; inspire, educate, and promote the sport of Rodeo!

Miss Chelsie and I at the Special Rodeo in Kissimmee Florida