On Wednesday, July 22 I loaded up my trailer with two horses and headed down to Lenox, Iowa for the IRCA/URA Rodeo and queen pageant. Wednesday night was the parade and Suzy Fife, Miss Rodeo Lenox, Alicia Davison, Miss ISU Rodeo and I rode through.
Thursday morning started the Miss Rodeo Lenox Pageant with their modeling and speech practice. There were 5 girls running. Next they went to personal interviews and then on to the speech and modeling portion of the competition. After that they went and saddled up for horsemanship and then it was a waiting game. At 7:00 all the contestants, Suzy Fife-Miss 
Rodeo Lenox 2009, Jordanne Blair-Miss Rodeo Iowa, Jenna Kool-Miss DCF Rodeo, Alicia Davison-Miss ISU Rodeo, and myself helped out with muttin' bustin' and finally the time we were all waiting for...CORONATION. Congratulations to Kayla Barber from Winterset for capturing the title. Throughout the rodeo we rode in grand entry, chased back calves and signed autographs.
On Friday we went to an assisted living center and talked about the rodeo and what we did as rodeo queens. We also signed autographs and had a watergun shoot out. Jordanne had a lucky shot and won with Jenna at a close second. Afterwards we went to the bowling ally for lunch and a few rounds of bowling and then back to the arena for the rodeo.
So a year ago at the Lenox rodeo when I was Miss DCF Rodeo I signed MTRI, Shelby Chapman, and Miss Rodeo Lenox, Suzy Fife, up for steer riding. Well...now its a tradition. The new Miss Rodeo Lenox and current MTRI must ride a steer one night during the Lenox Rodeo. 
So Kayla and I climbed on the back of our steers and rode...for like a whole 3 seconds. It was so much fun...but no worries. I have no intention of becoming a regular steer rider. :)Until we ride again...
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