Two PRCA rodeos in one week!

On Tuesday, August 3, Romeo and I headed to Rodeo Town, USA, also known as Sidney for the Sidney Iowa Championship Rodeo. When I arrived and got Romeo settled in to his stall, I was able to watch the speech and modeling portion of the Miss Rodeo Sidney pageant. We had a wonderful lunch as well and then we saddled up for the parade. After the parade was the horsemanship portion of the competition and then the coronation. Congrats to Amanda McNees for winning Miss Rodeo Sidney 2010.That night at the rodeo, put on by Cervi Rodeo Company, Jordanne Blair, Miss Rodeo Iowa, Amanda McNees, Miss Rodeo Sidney, Miss Rodeo Ak-Sar-Ben, 2009 Miss Rodeo Sidney and myself, rode in the grand entry, did our queens run, chased out calves, helped with muttin bustin and signed autographs with the bull fighters and Gizmo the clown. By the end of the night I think all of us were completely worn out.
Wednesday morning Jordanne, Amanda and I got up bright and early and headed to Nebraska City for a radio interview. On Thursday afternoon the three of us went around to local businesses and thanked them all so much for their sponsorship of the rodeo. After walking around Sidney's beautiful town square for a few hours it was time for me to take off for the Carson PRCA Rodeo. A huge thank you goes out to Jordanne and I's host mom, Kary Koso, and her two boys for their wonderful hospitality while in Sidney.
Upon arriving in Carson, I got my trailer parked and had plenty of help setting up my stall for Romeo. After that I helped the rodeo committee set up the hospitality tent and then went to Ron and Terri Clark's house to get ready for the rodeo, put on by Joe Simon Rodeo Company. That night I was the only queen there so I was kept busy leading the grand entry, carrying the American Flag for the National Anthem, chasing out calves, running flags, helping out with the stick horse race and muttin bustin. I had a great time with the Carson Rodeo Committee and announcer Doug Mathis and his daughter Haylee.
On Friday night I was joined by Miss Rodeo Lenox, Kayla Barber. She helped me split our responsibilities. Also Friday night I carried the Extreme Bull Riding Tour's fireworks flag to grab a little more attention during the National Anthem. On Saturday morning there was the rodeo parade. Kayla and I rode with the Carson Rodeo Committee and we actually got to go through twice. The Shriners from Omaha came to the parade as well and had so many cool floats and cars. Definitely went down as one of the best parades this summer. After the parade was the lawnmower races...if you've never seen one of these I highly suggest you find one and go. Some of the best entertainment I've seen all summer. After Saturday nights performance Kayla and I loaded up and headed home. A HUGE thank you goes out to our host family, Ron and Terri Clark, for the weekend. I had so much fun hanging out and getting to know this wonderful couple...GO BRONCOS :)
Until we ride again...