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Cowboys look up as the Mitchell Fire Department raises the flag for the Star Spangled Banner on the second day of the 45th Annual Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo last year at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell.

Ticket information Reserved and general admission seating are available for the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo. Tickets can also be purchased online at cornpalacestampede.com.

Reserved seating: $17.00 General Admission • $14 — Adults — at the door • $13 — Adults — in advance • $7 — Children 4-12 years old • Children 3 years and younger are free.

Credits Cover art: Lisa Nelsen Section editor: Marcus Traxler Contributors: Katherine Clayton and Eric Mayer

Production assistance: Jennifer Phillips and Stacey Schleich Photos: Matt Gade/Republic

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Mitchell’s week of western fun is here again

By MARCUS TRAXLER The Daily Republic

While there’s four days of rodeo action with the 46th annual Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo, there’s a week’s worth of events scheduled for Mitchell’s yearly western celebration.

The rodeo performances will take center stage each night at 8 p.m., starting on Thursday July 14 and continuing through Sunday, July 17 at the Horseman’s Sports Arena on the north edge of Mitchell.

Events kicked off on Tuesday, July 12 with the community kickoff event at the rodeo grounds at 5 p.m., followed by barrel racing at 7 p.m.

The annual Midco Rodeo Golf Classic will be held on Wednesday at Lakeview Golf Course.

The tournament is a two-person best-ball scramble and for $40 includes green fees, lunch, tickets to Thursday’s rodeo performance, mulligans and pin prizes. The event starts at 11 a.m. with the long drive contest and then a shotgun start for the tournament at noon.

Saturday’s events include the annual Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo parade, which begins at 10:30 a.m. and runs through the Main Street district of Mitchell. The theme is “Dreams Come True, Under the Red, White and Blue” and parade entries are expected to carry patriotic colors. Awards are issued in numerous different categories for the parade, creating a local source of bragging rights.

Each rodeo performance will include team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding, saddle bronc riding and bareback riding.

There’s also mutton busting for children ages 4 to 6, which will be held nightly, along with the kids candy toss.

On Sunday, a cowboy church service will be held at 10 a.m., with the annual chili cook off beginning at 11 a.m. Admission is free and Family Day will be held, with wagon rides, inflatables, train rides, facepainting and family games available. Hot dogs, Pepsi and snow cones will be served as well.

As for the entertainment, Ash “Crash” Cooper is the Stampede’s rodeo clown in 2016. A multiple Canadian Rodeo Entertainer of the Year

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The 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo was a hit and organizers have mostly replicated the successful lineup of events for 2016.

honoree from Senlac, Saskatchewan, Cooper has a diverse career has a rancher, rodeo entertainer and as an accomplished artist. His work includes limited-edition graphite drawings and watercolor paintings.

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Bareback riders endure more abuse, suffer more injuries and carry away more long-term damage than all other rodeo cowboys.

To stay aboard the horse, a bareback rider uses a rigging made of leather and constructed to meet PRCA safety specifications. The rigging, which resembles a suitcase handle on a strap, is placed atop the horse’s withers and secured with a cinch.

Bareback riding has been compared to riding a jackhammer with one hand.

Jason Jeter can probably attest to that definition. As the bronc and rider burst from the chute, the rider must have both spurs touching the horse’s shoulders until the horse’s feet hit the ground after the initial move from the chute. This is called “marking out.” If the cowboy fails to do this, he is disqualified.

As the bronc bucks, the rider pulls his knees up, rolling his spurs up the horse’s shoulders. As the horse descends, the cowboy straightens his legs, returning his spurs over the point of the horse’s shoulders in anticipation of the next jump.

Making a qualified ride and earning a money-winning score requires more than just strength. A bareback rider is judged on his spurring technique, the degree to which his toes remain turned out while he is spurring and his willingness to take whatever might come during his ride.

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PROUD OF THE CROWN White Lake’s Bailey Bosworth marks a year of representing state’s rodeo community as Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota

By KATHERINE CLAYTON The Daily Republic

WHITE LAKE — Bailey Bosworth describes the moment she won the title of Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota as “pure madness.”

She had spent the day telling herself she didn’t win, and she surprised to her name announced. Bosworth was overcome with emotion, as the former Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota placed the crown on her head and the sash around her shoulders.

A year has passed, and the “madness” that was present at her coronation continued throughout the year. But now a new young woman was named Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota on July 4 in Belle Fourche. Adrianne Schaunaman, of Aberdeen, will fulfill the duties and responsibilities that Bosworth, 15, has been completing for the last year.

“I’m just not ready to be done,” Bosworth said in her family home outside of White Lake. The family also owns a farm with cattle and crops three miles down the road.

She has been queening since she was eight, but she was riding horses long before that.

Delesa Bosworth, Bailey’s mother, inspired her daughter to begin riding horses, but Bosworth told her mother and father, Dan, that she wanted to be a rodeo queen at a young age.

Delesa remembers telling her husband that they would let her compete once and when she didn’t win, then they would be done with pageants.

“That didn’t work out the way we thought it would,” Delesa said.

The next rodeo Bosworth will attend following the pageant and Black Hills Roundup in Belle Fourche is the Corn Palace Stampede in Mitchell. But, she is

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Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota for 2016 Bailey Bosworth, of White Lake, posed with her horse Myra. Bosworth was crowned July 4, 2015 at the Black Hills Roundup Rodeo in Belle Fourche.

attending this rodeo as a volunteer rather than a contestant.

A year of rodeos Bosworth has held multiple titles since her first pageant.

Her previous titles include Wessington Springs Foothills Princess and Junior Queen, Mitchell Corn Palace Stampede Princess and Junior Queen, Junior Miss Rodeo Aberdeen and Hyde-Hand County 4-H Ambassador.

She can now add Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota to her list.

“Being able to represent the small rodeos was huge to me too,” Bosworth said, “but being able to represent South Dakota as a whole is amazing.”

She attended more than 15 rodeos held in South Dakota, and she documented her experiences in a scrapbook with a silver rhinestone cover.

In her book, she has pictures from all the rodeos she attended, starting with the pageant in Belle Fourche during the weekend of July 4, 2015. Other rodeos and events she attended the past

year include the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo, Days of ‘76 Rodeo, Catfish Stampede, Brown County Fair, Wessington Springs Bull Bash, Wilbur-Ellis Corn Palace Challenge and the Crystal Springs Rodeo. She also attended the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in Las Vegas.

Bosworth carried sponsor flags, the American flag and assisted in other ways at the rodeos she’s attended. One of the highlights for Bosworth was reading to elementary school students.

“It’s been a lot of fun and it’s

been neat to see how much she has matured throughout the years,” Delesa said. She attributes Bosworth’s growth as a person and speaking skills to her time in rodeo pageants.

Bosworth’s family accompanies her when she goes to rodeos across the state.

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2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo results

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Clay Brown, of Purdy, Missouri, competes in the tie-down roping portion of the 45th Annual Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo at Horseman’s Sports Arena at the 2015 rodeo in Mitchell.

Mitchell, S.D., July 16-19 All-around cowboy: Kadin Boardman, $2,068, tie-down roping and team roping.

Bareback riding: 1. Cole Picton, 79 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Lolly Pop, $1,861; 2. (tie) Jordan Pelton and Casey Breuer, 78, $1,241 each; 4. Dustin Luper, 77, $682; 5. Ty Breuer, 76, $434; 6. (tie) David Clapp and Kyle Brennecke, 75, $279 each; 8. Kyle Bowers, 73, $186.

Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Kody Woodward, 3.7 seconds, $1,231; 2. Noel Strahan, 3.9, $1,018; 3. Sam Olson, 4.0, $806; 4. (tie) Clay Schaack and Evan Entze, 4.1, $488 each; 6. Tait Kvistad, 4.2, $212. Second round: 1. Tait Kvistad, 3.6 seconds, $1,231; 2. Wade Steffen, 4.0, $1,018; 3. Tyler Thorson, 4.1, $806; 4. (tie) Chance Oftedahl and Sheldon Portwine, 4.2, $488 each; 6.

Bob Loosenort, 4.3, $212. Average: 1.

Tait Kvistad, 7.8 seconds on two head, $1,846; 2. Hunter Lewis, 9.0, $1,528; 3. Colt Floyd, 9.1, $1,209; 4. Justice Johnson, 9.3, $891; 5. (tie) Chance Howard and Talon Roseland, 9.5, $446 each.

Team roping: 1. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.2 seconds, $2,724 each; 2.

Ryan Von Ahn/J.W. Beck, 5.4, $2,369; 3. (tie) Tucker Dale/Jade Nelson and Logan Olson/Jordan Olson, 5.7, $1,836 each; 5. Zac Small/Tyler Worley, 5.9, $1,303; 6. Ryan Melby/Cooper Bruce, 6.2, $948; 7. Travis Cowan/Dustin Harris, 6.4, $592; 8. Levi Hapney/Clint Cobb, 7.4, $237.

Saddle bronc riding: 1. Kaden Deal, 80 points on Sutton Rodeos’ South Point, $2,312; 2. (tie) Preston Kafka and Jace Lane, 77, $1,542 each; 4. (tie) Steven Dent, JJ Elshere and Ty Manke, 75, $591 each; 7. Preston Burr, 73, $308; 8. (tie) Jade Blackwell, Wyatt Barstow, Rollie Wilson, Dawson Jandreau and Louie Brunson, 72, $46 each.

Tie-down roping: First round: 1.

Bryson Sechrist, 8.0 seconds, $1,199; 2. Dustin Entzel, 8.9, $993; 3. Newt

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Bruley, 9.0, $786; 4. Josh Foutch, 9.1, $579; 5. Cody Huber, 9.3, $372; 6. Jody Green, 9.4, $207. Second round: 1.

Kadin Boardman, 7.8 seconds, $1,199; 2. Boe Brown, 8.0, $993; 3. Wenten Reiter, 8.1, $786; 4. (tie) Trey Young and Alwin Bouchard, 8.2, $476 each; 6.

Cody McCartney, 8.6, $207. Average: 1. Dustin Entzel, 18.4 seconds on two head, $1,799; 2. Cody Huber, 18.6, $1,489; 3. Josh Foutch, 18.8, $1,179; 4.

Kadin Boardman, 19.4, $869; 5. Newt Bruley, 19.8, $558; 6. Billy Hamilton, 19.9, $310.

Barrel racing: 1. Natalie Foutch, 14.82 seconds, $2,327; 2. (tie) Marne Loosenort and Britta O’Keeffe, 14.94, $1,804 each; 4. Kaylee Gallino, 14.99, $1,396; 5. (tie) Wendy Bechen and Megan Swint, 15.00, $989 each; 7. Tera Moody, 15.01, $582; 8. Kara Posch, 15.05, $465; 9. Phyllis Wells, 15.06, $407; 10. Jordan Moore, 15.08, $349; 11. Calyssa Thomas, 15.10, $291; 12.

Desirae Earl, 15.11, $233.

Bull riding: 1. Gumby Wren, 81 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Bright Lights, $2,792; 2. Brett Stall, 80, $2,140; 3. Jake Weber, 79, $1,582; 4. (tie) John Young and Corey Maier, 76, $838 each; 6. (tie) Taylor Miller and Stetson Lawrence, 75, $419 each; 8. Freeman Yoder, 74, $279.

Total payoff: $92,771.

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Announcer: Davie Kimm.

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Team roping

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A young boy rides a pony thorugh the grounds at the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo in 2015.

Terms to know at the rodeo Who is the hazer? And what exactly is piggin’ string anyway?

The growing popularity of rodeo, which, according to the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association attracts 30 million fans each year, has piqued the curiosity of many people who have never before attended a rodeo or watched an event on television. Upon discovering the rodeo, men, women and children often find it as compelling if not more compelling than most popular mainstream sports.

For those interested in rodeo but uncertain about its terminology, the following are a few terms to know, courtesy of the PRCA. • Barrelman: An entertainer who uses a barrel to distract a bull after a ride. Such distractions sometimes protect the cowboy.

• Breaking the barrier: This occurs during a timed event when a rider leaves the box too soon, failing to give the bull a sufficient head start.

Riders who break the barrier are assessed a 10-second penalty.

• Bullfighter: An athlete who protects the bull rider after he dismounts or is bucked

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off. A bullfighter can distract the bull by directing its attention to the exit gate or even stepping between the bull and the bull rider.

Chute: a pen that holds an animal safely in position.

Covering: this occurs during roughstock events when a rider stays on at least the minimum time of eight seconds.

Draw: Conducted three days before each PRCA rodeo, the draw is random and assigns each roughstock competitor a specific bucking horse or bull. Time-event contestants are assigned a calf or steer in a random on-site draw shortly before each rodeo begins.

Flags: used in rodeo’s timed events so judges can signal the timers to stop the clocks.

Judges in the arena will drop the flags.

Flankman: a cowboy or cowgirl who works in the bucking chutes, adjusting the flank strap around the animal before the ride.

Go-round: each round of competition in a rodeo.

Hazer: the cowboy who rides on the right side of the steer

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from the contestant to make sure the steer runs straight.

Hooey: the knot a cowboy uses to finish tying the calf’s legs together in tie-down roping.

Piggin’ string: the small rope used to tie a calf’s legs together in tie-down roping.

Rank: an adjective of praise and respect used to describe especially challenging roughstock.

Riggin’: a suitcase-style handhold customized to a rider’s grip and attached to a molded piece of leather that is cinched, with a pad, around the horse’s girth.

Roughstock: the bucking horses and bulls used in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding, usually bred and raised for the job.

Stock contractors: the companies that bring livestock to the arena for rodeos.

Triple Crown Winner: a cowboy who wins three world championships in the same year.

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Team roping, the only true team event in ProRodeo, requires close cooperation and timing between two highly skilled ropers — a header and a heeler — and their horses.

The event originated on ranches when cowboys needed to treat or brand large steers and the task proved too difficult for one man.

The key to success? Hard work and endless practice. Team roping partners must perfect their timing, both as a team and with their respective horses.

Similar to tie-down ropers and steer wrestlers, team ropers start from the boxes on each side of the chute from which the steer enters the arena. The steer gets a head start determined by the length of the arena.

Team ropers such as Joe Beaver and Travis Tryan spend long hours perfecting their timing with each other and their horses. One end of a breakaway barrier is attached to the steer and stretched across the open end of the header’s box. When the steer reaches his advantage point, the barrier is released, and the header takes off in pursuit, with the heeler trailing slightly further behind. The ropers are assessed a 10-second penalty if the header breaks the barrier before the steer completes his head start.

Some rodeos use heeler barriers too.

The header ropes first and must make one of three legal catches on the steer: around both horns, around one horn and the head or around the neck. Any other catch by the header is considered illegal and the team is disqualified.

After the header makes his catch, he turns the steer to the left and exposes the steer’s hind legs to the heeler. The heeler then attempts to rope both hind legs. If he catches only one foot, the team is assessed a five-second penalty. After the cowboys catch the steer, the clock is stopped when there is no slack in their ropes and their horses face one another.

Another important aspect to the event is the type of horses used by the ropers. The American quarter horse is the most popular among all timed-event competitors, particularly team ropers. Heading horses generally are taller and heavier because they need the power to turn the steer after it is roped.

Heeling horses are quick and agile, enabling them to better follow the steer and react to its moves.

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Tie-down roping As with saddle bronc riding and team roping, the roots of tie-down roping can be traced back to the working ranches of the Old West.

When calves were sick or injured, cowboys had to rope and immobilize them quickly for veterinary treatment. Ranch hands prided themselves on the speed with which they could rope and tie calves, and they soon turned their work into informal contests.

As the event matured, being a good horseman and a fast sprinter became as important to the competitive tie-down roper as being quick and accurate with a rope.

Today, the mounted cowboy starts from a box, a three-sided fenced area adjacent to the chute holding the calf. The fourth side of the box opens into the arena.

A cowboy’s success in tie-down roping depends in large part on the precise teamwork between him and his horse. The calf receives a head start that is determined by the length of the arena.

One end of a breakaway rope barrier is looped around the calf’s neck and stretched across the open end of the box. When the calf reaches its advantage point, the barrier is released. If the roper breaks the barrier before the calf reaches its head start, the cowboy is assessed a 10-second penalty.

The horse is trained to come to a stop as soon as the cowboy throws his loop and catches the calf. The cowboy then dismounts, sprints to the calf and throws it by hand, a maneuver called flanking. If the calf is not standing when the cowboy reaches it, he must allow the calf to get back on its feet before flanking it. After the calf is flanked, the roper ties any three legs together with a pigging string — a short, looped rope he clenches in his teeth during the run.

While the contestant is accomplishing all of that, his horse must pull back hard enough to eliminate any slack in the rope, but not so hard as to drag the calf.

When the roper finishes tying the calf, he throws his hands in the air as a signal that the run is completed. The roper then remounts his horse, rides forward to create slack in the rope and waits six seconds to see if the calf remains tied. If the calf kicks free, the roper receives no time.

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Saddle bronc riding Saddle bronc riding is rodeo’s classic event, both a complement and contrast to the wilder spectacles of bareback riding and bull riding.

This event requires strength to be sure, but the event also demands style, grace and precise timing.

Saddle bronc riding evolved from the task of breaking and training horses to work the cattle ranches of the Old West. Many cowboys claim riding saddle broncs is the toughest rodeo event to master because of the technical skills necessary for success.

Every move the bronc rider makes must be synchronized with the movement of the horse. The cowboy’s objective is a fluid ride, somewhat in contrast to the wilder and less-controlled rides of bareback riders.

Dan Erickson shows the form and technique that have made him a Wranger NFR qualifying saddle bronc rider. One of the similarities shared by saddle bronc and bareback riding is the rule that riders in both events must mark out their horses on the first jump from the chute. To properly mark out his horse, the saddle bronc rider must have both heels touching the animal above the point of its shoulders when it makes its first jump from the chute. If the rider misses his mark, he receives no score.

While a bareback rider has a rigging to hold onto, the saddle bronc rider has only a thick rein attached to his horse’s halter. Using one hand, the cowboy tries to stay securely seated in his saddle. If he touches any part of the horse or his own body with his free hand, he is disqualified.

Judges score the horse’s bucking action, the cowboy’s control of the horse and the cowboy’s spurring action. While striving to keep his toes turned outward, the rider spurs from the points of the horse’s shoulders to the back of the saddle. To score well, the rider must maintain that action throughout the eight-second ride. While the bucking ability of the horse is quite naturally built into the scoring system, a smooth, rhythmic ride is sure to score better than a wild, uncontrolled effort.

Bull riding Rodeo competition, in the beginning, was a natural extension of the daily challenges cowboys confronted on the ranch — roping calves and breaking broncs into saddle horses.

Bull riding, which is intentionally climbing on the back of a

2,000-pound bull, emerged from the fearless and possibly fool-hardy nature of the cowboy. The risks are obvious. Serious injury is always a possibility for those fearless enough to sit astride an animal that literally weighs a ton and is usually equipped with dangerous horns.

Regardless, cowboys do it, fans love it and bull riding ranks as one of rodeo’s most popular events.

Bull riding is dangerous and predictably exciting, demanding intense physical prowess, supreme mental toughness and courage.

Like bareback and saddle bronc riders, the bull rider may use only one hand to stay aboard during the eight-second ride. If he touches the bull or himself with his free hand, he receives no score. But unlike the other roughstock contestants, bull riders are not required to mark out their animals. While spurring a bull can add to the cowboy’s score, riders are commonly judged solely on their ability to stay aboard the twisting, bucking mass of muscle.

Size, agility and power create a danger that makes bull riding a crowd favorite everywhere. Balance, flexibility, coordination, quick reflexes and, perhaps above all, a strong mental attitude are the stuff of which good bull riders are made.

To stay aboard the bull, a rider grasps a flat braided rope, which is wrapped around the bull’s chest just behind the front legs and over its withers. One end of the bull rope, called the tail, is threaded through a loop on the other end and tightened around the bull. The rider then wraps the tail around his hand, sometimes weaving it through his fingers to further secure his grip.

Then he nods his head, the chute gate swings open, and he and the bull explode into the arena.

Every bull is unique in its bucking habits. A bull may dart to the left, then to the right, then rear back.

Some spin or continuously circle in one spot in the arena. Others add jumps or kicks to their spins, while others might jump and kick in a straight line or move side to side while bucking.

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A cut above the rest Parkston’s Davidson and her horse Sanjo qualify for nationals in cutting event at SD State Prep Rodeo

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

PARKSTON — Sydney Davidson and Sanjo make a pretty good team.

Davidson, a Parkston native, and Sanjo, the horse she rides, took second place in the girls cutting event at this year’s South Dakota State High School Rodeo in Belle Fourche.

Cutting is an event that involves a contestant and a horse to cut cow a herd of cattle. One of the cuts has to be deep inside the herd, while the others can be peeled from the edge.

“You and your horse have to cut that cow for about 20 to 25 seconds,” Davidson said. “Then go cut another one.”

Blocking or cutting the selected cow from the herd takes a combination of skill with the rider and the horse to stop the cow from rejoining the herd. In total, the event lasts two and half minutes and judges score the go.

“Sometimes the cattle will get back on you and you have to push your horse,” Davidson said. “Your horse pushes you to become a better rider. If you can ride your horse well, you’ll be all set.”

At the state rodeo, Davidson and Sanjo, which is owned by Daniel Stahl, a Bridgewater resident, recorded 74.5 points to finish second. Davidson entered the state rodeo with 27.5 points.

In her first-go Davidson recorded a score of 143, 139 on her second-go and a 143.5 on the short-go.

“I had really good time management in all three of my gos,” Davidson said. “I worked all three cows about the same amount of time and none of my cows got back (to the herd) in any of my rounds.”

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Parkston’s Sydney Davidson and her horse Sanjo pose for a photo. Davidson and Sanjo took second place the South Dakota High School Rodeo last week.

Davidson has been competing in cutting for four years and with her second-place finish at the state rodeo, she’ll compete in her first National High School Finals Rodeo. The national rodeo is held July 17-23 in Gillette, Wyoming. “(I’m) looking forward to meeting new people and seeing where I’m at against all the other people,” Davidson said.

Davidson said she trains with live cattle in Norfolk, Nebraska a couple times a week to help practice.

Davidson said she loves the atmosphere rodeos create.

“The people are really nice and everyone makes an effort to meet everyone,” Davidson said. “People are always willing to help when you need it.”

Davidson and 51 other South Dakota high school rodeo competitors qualified for the NHSFR. Other local qualifiers include: Wessington Springs’ Tucker Easton (bull riding), Letcher’s Bailey Moody (pole bending) and Chamberlain’s Rich Marone (team roping).

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2016 PRCA Badlands Circuit Standings Below are the top 10 (if applicable) standings for the PRCA Badlands Circuit of North Dakota and South Dakota. The standings current through July 5.

All-around Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Name Cole Elshere Joe Wilson Eli Lord Ty Talsma Tate Thybo Tye Hale Tee Hale J.B. Lord Billy Boldon Riley Wakefield

City, State Earnings Faith, SD $5,775.52 Martin, SD $4,757.24 Sturgis, SD $4,461.47 Verdigre, NE $4,012.15 Belle Fourche, SD $3,938.83 Faith, SD $3,827.21 White Owl, SD $3,646.02 Sturgis, SD $3,176.26 Oglala, SD $2,939.10 O’Neill, NE $2,877.06

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Jordan Pelton Halliday, ND Blake Smith Zap, ND Ty Breuer Mandan, ND Casey Breuer Mandan, ND Joe Wilson Martin, SD Nick Schwedhelm Brookings, SD Jake Smith Rapid City, SD Mike Fred Killdeer, ND Dustin Luper Provo, SD Logan Berg Mandan, ND

$9,122.63 $7,504.48 $7,211.06 $3,398.17 $3,236.79 $2,477.84 $2,473.61 $2,345.67 $1,741.44 $1,599.88

Steer wrestling 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chason Floyd Buffalo, SD Tyler Schau Almont, ND Kody Woodward Dupree, SD Jason Reiss Manning, ND Sheldon Portwine Dickinson, ND Linn Churchill Valentine, NE Clay Schaack Wall, SD Ty Talsma Verdigre, NE Eli Lord Sturgis, SD Justice Johnson Bismarck, ND

$10,730.33 $5,655.74 $5,146.73 $4,508.15 $3,828.30 $3,654.25 $3,514.42 $3,202.58 $3,012.46 $2,732.58

Team roping — Headers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Turner Harris Tyrell Moody Shaw Loiseau J.B. Lord Tim Nelson Jr. Dees Alfred Hansen Levi Hapney Tucker McDaniel Levi O’Keeffe

Killdeer, ND Edgemont, SD Flandreau, SD Sturgis, SD Midland, SD Aurora, SD Dickinson, ND Quinn, SD Midland, SD Mohall, ND

Matt Kasner Ross Carson Rory Brown Tel Schaack Tucker White Levi Lord Ryan Harris Jade Nelson Matt Zancanella Clint Cobb

Cody, NE Killdeer, ND Edgemont, SD Edgemont, SD Hershey, NE Sturgis, SD Highmore, SD Midland, SD Aurora, SD Red Owl, SD

Chuck Schmidt JJ Elshere Shorty Garrett Dusty Hausauer Ty Manke

Keldron, SD Hereford,SD Dupree, SD Dickinson, ND Hermosa, SD

6 7 8 9 10

Tate Thybo Louie Brunson Jesse Bail Cole Elshere Dillon Schroth

Belle Fourche, SD $5,501.35 N. Underwood, SD $5,434.79 Camp Crook, SD $5,124.22 Faith, SD $4,409.43 Buffalo Gap, SD $3,988.97

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cole Robinson Moorcroft, WY $9,621.14 Clint Kindred Oral, SD $7,305.44 Justin Scofield Wess. Springs, SD $5,754.66 Cole Hatzenbuehler Solen, ND $5,336.69 Trey Young Dupree, SD $4,891.07 Matt Peters Hot Springs, SD $4,686.70 Jon Peek Berthold, ND $4,680.22 Riley Pruitt Gering, NE $3,782.23 Dane Kissack Spearfish, SD $2,818.19 Jason Vohs Dickinson, ND $2,778.28

Steer roping $6,973.15 $5,333.90 $4,246.20 $3,730.61 $3,600.67 $3,382.59 $3,189.41 $2,794.73 $2,676.65 $2,482.77

Saddle bronc riding 1 2 3 4 5

A cowboy prepares in the chute on the second day of the 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo.

Tie-down roping $4,500.07 $4,246.20 $3,730.61 $3,382.59 $2,794.73 $2,676.65 $2,585.24 $2,482.77 $2,441.65 $2,408.75

Team roping — Heelers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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$13,342.63 $9,864.61 $9,455.12 $8,419.18 $7,541.21

1 2 3 4 5

Ora Taton Coy Thompson Jess Tierney Will LaDuke Matt Hebbert

Rapid City, SD Whitewood, SD Hermosa, SD Gillette, WY Hyannis, NE

$1,090.39 $1,015.40 $924.53 $872.32 $690.58

Bull riding 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Bart Miller Pleasanton, NE Jeff Bertus Avon, SD Ardie Maier Timber Lake, SD Riley Blankenship Killdeer, ND Tanner Bothwell Rapid City, SD Tyson Donovan Sturgis, SD Kritter Lamb Timber Lake, SD Lane Gambill Johnstown, NE Weston Hartman Mandan, ND Taryl Smith Litchville, ND

$9,508.80 $7,251.69 $7,118.30 $5,684.37 $4,372.97 $4,111.90 $3,761.48 $3,206.07 $2,566.81 $2,243.17

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A rodeo participant attempts to rope a steer on the opening day of the 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo in Mitchell.

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By KATHERINE CLAYTON The Daily Republic

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Attendees of the 46th Corn Palace Stampede will notice slight changes to the Horseman’s Sports Arena in 2016.

This year, the committee for the rodeo focused on adding a permanent shelter for “special guests” to the rodeo, an iron sign to the entrance and conserving the grounds of the arena, according to Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Chairman Jim Miskimins.

Miskimins said the committee has used a tent from First Dakota Bank the last several years, and they decided it was time to build a structure that they wouldn’t have to put up and take down each year. The structure that was added is a 40-by-60 foot covered area and rodeo sponsors helped cover the cost.

“Folks that have come to rodeo will find a little more welcoming entrance into the arena grounds,” said Miskimins about the new sign, which reads Corn Palace Stampede.

The committee for the rodeo also maintained the grounds by eliminating weeds, mowing the grass, fixing and painting boards and maintaining the parking lot.

One project that has been discussed

but remained mostly as-is for 2016 is the arena’s crow’s nest area, which includes rodeo personnel and VIP seating.

Miskimins said there hasn’t “been any significant modifications to the crow’s nest this year.”

Mitchell resident Lance Carson, who is a past chairman of the Corn Palace Stampede Committee, has seen many changes to the rodeo grounds since the early 1980s.

He noted taking large stones out of the grounds, extending the fences, adding new chutes and updating the animal corral. Two years ago, the rodeo committee upgraded all of the arena’s bleachers.

Nearly 2,500 fans were on hand for each night of the rodeo during the 2015 event.

“You wouldn’t know it’s the same place,” Carson said. “There’s been a lot of improvements made.”

Miskimins attributes the updates to the rodeo’s committee, which tries to stay both innovative and true to its traditions.

“Our committee works hard at trying to be creative in a positive way to keep Matt Gade/Republic the event popular as a whole,” Miskimins said, “And to keep all of the sub-parts A crowd of 2,008 fans watches the opening night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo in as vibrant and changing, so people keep 2015 at the Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. interest in the rodeo.”

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13-year-old Mandilee. They also take three of the family’s horses: Chili Dog, Myra and Diggity. Their other horse, Stella, remains at home. Scooter, the family dog, also has the privilege of attending the rodeos with the rest of the family.

“It is a family thing, and it’s fun,” Delessa said. “We really enjoy our days.

It’s a great bonding time.”

‘What a girl’

For Bosworth, her hard work preparing for the pageant paid off, and she was rewarded by representing the rodeo in South Dakota.

“There is so much preparation,” said Bosworth. “I had a binder that was five inches thick of information that I studied and I knew everything.”

At the pageant, the contestants are judged on the categories of advertising sales, photogenic traits, Miss Congeniality or most personable, speech and horsemanship. Bosworth won the categories of ad sales, speech and horsemanship.

The national director from South Dakota to Miss Rodeo America and Junior Miss Rodeo Queen coordinator, Cindy Wilk, has had an active role with the Miss Rodeo organization. Before she became a director and a coordinator, her daughter competed and won the Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota Competition. Bosworth left a lasting impression, Wilk said.

“What a girl,” Wilk said. “She is the most real person. She is an amazing young person. She will go far in whatever she does.”

Bosworth was among the young women between the ages of 13 and 19 compete for the role of Jr. Miss Rodeo South Dakota. The Miss Rodeo South Dakota category is comprised of women ages 19 to 25. Women who are named Miss Rodeo South Dakota then advance to the Miss Rodeo America competition, held in December each year.

“Bailey is a great rodeo queen and a great young woman. She’s just wonderful,” Wilk said. “She loves to promote the sport

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take the responsibilities of bullfighting and have become regulars at the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo. Rivinius is from Elgin, North Dakota and Barrett is a native of Missoula, Montana.

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Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota for 2016 Bailey Bosworth, 15, and six-year-old horse Myra spend time together by the family home near White Lake. Bosworth has been riding horses since she was young, and she has been in the rodeo queen circuit since she was eight.

of rodeo.”

Up next Bosworth’s passion for rodeo has only increased since she began competing in rodeo pageants.

“I am so in love with rodeo and everybody involved in it,” Bosworth said. “I can’t imagine my life without it.”

She doesn’t plan to compete in pageants in the next year, but she hopes that Junior Miss Rodeo isn’t her last title.

One day, she would like to be Miss Rodeo South Dakota and potentially Miss Rodeo America, but for now she wants to focus on her rodeo skills.

Davie Kimm is back as the rodeo’s announcer for 2016. A Rosemount, Minnesota native, Kimm has worked the Corn Palace Stampede since 2007 and he’s a three-time Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Finals announcer, working the 2013, 2014 and 2015 events.

She will not be bored during her year off on pageants, instead she will continue to be involved in volleyball, basketball, track, cheerleading, oral interpretation, drama club, band, FFA, Future Business Leaders of America, yearbook, 4-H, playing piano and guitar, church youth group and volunteering at the nursing home in White Lake.

Bosworth is already planning for the future. One day she wants to attend South Dakota State University in get a degree in accounting and join the rodeo team. Ultimately, she wants to obtain a law degree from the University of South Dakota.

However, she will miss her time as

Sutton Rodeos, of Onida, will once again provide the stock for the rodeo and Sutton’s bulls are tougher than ever. Bull riders have registered 51 qualifying rides out of 189 rides this season on Sutton stock, good for 27 percent. It’s the lowest season percentage since 2010 for Sutton’s bulls. Through July

Junior Miss Rodeo Queen and the relationships she has created. Mikayla Sich, Miss Rodeo South Dakota, and Bosworth have developed a close relationships. Sich, of Brookings, calls Bosworth “Junior.”

“I will most definitely miss texts and calls from Cindy and Mik (Mikayla Sich) ..,” Bosworth said. “Those two are the sweetest people you will ever meet, and they have made this year unforgettable.”

Her mother is grateful for the people and experiences Bosworth has had throughout her rodeo pageant career, and she encourages young girls to get involved.

“It has helped her in so many ways beyond what you would expect,” Delesa said. “It’s been good for her.”

5, Sutton stock is riding at 62 percent for qualifying 8-second rides in the saddle bronc event and 85 percent in bareback riding.

A crowd-pleasing entertainer that is back in the act this year is Jason Goodman’s Percheron Thunder, of Fort Collins, Colorado. Goodman drove his

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Parade plays vital role in rodeo fun Popular annual event will take on patriotic theme

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

Aside from the bulls and the cowboys in the rodeo ring, there’s one event that stands out as a highlight every year during the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo: the parade.

The parade down Main Street is important Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Committee Chairman Jim Miskimins said because it allows for many people to get involved with the rodeo.

“The parade is one of our biggest events and most important because it brings so many people to the community,” Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Chairman Jim Miskimins said. “It gives several hundred people an opportunity to be direct participants in the rodeo celebration.”

The theme for the 46th Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade is “Dreams Come True Under the Red, White and Blue.”

Miskimins said the rodeo committee spends a lot of time during the year discussing possible ideas for parade themes.

“One that always fits for the rodeo is a patriot theme,” Miskimins said. “We probably display about 150 American flags on the grounds each year during the event.

It’s always something we take pride in that we remember those who are currentSee PARADE, Page 19

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TOP: The crowd watches along North Main Street during the 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade on Saturday in Mitchell.

BOTTOM: Kyson, 7, and Kinley, 5, Herrmann watch as cars show off during the 2015 parade.

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Speed and strength are the name of the game in steer wrestling. In fact, with a world record sitting at 2.4 seconds, steer wrestling is the quickest event in rodeo.

The objective of the steer wrestler, who is also known as a “bulldogger,” is to use strength and technique to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible.

That sounds simple enough.

Here’s the catch: the steer generally weighs more than twice as much as the cowboy and, at the time the two come together, they’re both often traveling at 30 miles per hour.

Speed and precision, the two most important ingredients in steer wrestling, make bulldogging one of rodeo’s most challenging events.

As with tie-down and team ropers, the bulldogger starts on horseback in a box. A breakaway rope barrier is attached to the steer and stretched across the open end of the box. The steer gets a head start that is determined by the size of the arena. When the steer reaches the advantage point, the barrier is released and the bulldogger takes off in pursuit. If the bulldogger breaks the barrier before the steer reaches his head start, a 10-second penalty is assessed.

A perfect combination of strength, timing and technique are necessary for success in the lightning-quick event of steer wrestling.

In addition to strength, two other skills critical to success in steer wrestling are timing and balance.

When the cowboy reaches the steer, he slides down and off the right side of his galloping horse, hooks his right arm around the steer’s right horn, grasps the left horn with his left hand and, using strength and leverage, slows the animal and wrestles it to the ground. His work isn’t complete until the steer is on its side with all four feet pointing the same direction. That’s still not all there is to it.

To catch the sprinting steer, the cowboy uses a “hazer,” who is another mounted cowboy who gallops his horse along the right side of the steer and keeps it from veering away from the bulldogger.

The efforts of the hazer can be nearly as important as those of the steer wrestler. For that reason, and the fact that he sometimes supplies the bulldogger with a horse, the hazer often receives a fourth of the payoff.

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LEFT: Brady Jandreau, of Lower Brule, rides Fire Fly in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition during the 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell.

RIGHT: A horse climbs the chute fencing during the 2015 event.

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ly serving or those that have served in our military and that we appreciated all that they have done.”

The parade will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Main Street and Lawler Street in Mitchell.

This year’s parade route begins at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Main Street and heads south until First Avenue. It then heads east one block to Lawler Street and it heads north until it ends at Seventh Avenue.

Fifth Avenue from Main Street to Burr Street has been closed since mid-April, but the Mitchell Public Works Department has said they hope to have one section of the street open for the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade. Deputy Public Works Director Terry Johnson told The Daily Republic on June 30 he hoped Fifth Avenue would be open on Lawler Street and possibly Kimball Street.

Miskimins said the parade committee is hopeful the regular parade route will be open in time for the parade, but will be prepared in case the street is not ready.

“It wouldn’t be the first time we’d have to utilize an alternative route,” Miskimins said. “We know we can survive it and we’ll do our best to get any news relat-

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Karly Egli, 5, and Brooklyn Schlimgen, 6, react as the Corn Palace Shrine Club Hillbillies make their way down Main Street in Mitchell during the 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade as Major Ridgeway, 13, looks on, Wayland Schlimgen, 6, second from right, covers his face and Meade Egli, 4, watches.

ed to the parade out to the public so they can make their plans.”

Last year, there were 111 entries in the parade and around 10,000 spectators watching the 1-hour, 45-minute event. The number of entries for this year’s parade wasn’t available when this special section went to press.

Past Stampede Rodeo Parade Themes 1979: Salute to the Clowns 1980: Bulls, Barrels and Buckskins 1981: Mitchell Re-Discovered 1982: Rodeo Fever 1983: Salute to Country Music 1984: Old West Heroes and Legends 1985: TV Westerns on Parade 1986: USA — We’re No. 1 1987: Clowning Around 1988: Days of the Frontiersmen 1989: South Dakota Then and

Here is a list of last year’s parade winners: All-Around winner: CorTrust Bank; Best use of theme: First place: Cortrust Bank; second place: Hansen Wheel and Wagon; third place: Mitchell Christian School Class of 1995; Youth: First place: Davison County Dog Project; second place: Xtreme Cheer and Dance; third place: Venom Fastpitch Softball; Antique: First place: Sinkie Family; second place: Larry Gunnare; third place: Twin Rivers

Now 1990: Twenty years of Memories and Dreams (20th Anniversary) 1991: Spirit of America 1992: Palaces of the Past 1993: Clowning Around 1994: Famous Western Women 1995: A Salute to Rodeo (25th Anniversary) 1996: Wild, Wild West 1997: Rodeo Stars of the Future 1998: “Once Upon a Time”: A Storybook Rodeo 1999: A Century Gone By

Old Iron Association of Delmont; Horse drawn: First place: Ethan Trail Riders; second place: Scotland Rodeo Club; third place: Zion Lutheran Church; Humorous: First place: Corn Palace Shrine Club Hillbillies; second place: SDSU Hobo Day Committee; third place: Kiwanis/ Modern Woodmen; Commercial: First place: Sanford Health; second place: Wells Fargo; third place: Poet Biorefining; Shrine: First place: Horse Corps Shrine

2000: Unsung Heroes 2001: Outlaws of the Past 2002: Lawmen of the Past: A Salute to U.S. Marshals 2003: Welcome to Our Town America 2004: Discovering South Dakota’s History 2005: Do You Remember When 2006: Palace Pride — Celebrating Corn Murals of the Past 2007: Our Boys are Back in Town: A Salute to our Armed Forces 2008: Great Western Icons

Unit; second place: El Riad Shrine Clowns; third place: El Riad Shrine Sprint Cars; Retail: First place: Ann Long Photography; second place: Coborn’s; third place: Fashions Unlimited.

Equestrian: First place: Mitchell Area Special Olympics Equestrian Team; second place: Circle R Ranch of Bridgewater; third place: Americinn Lodge and Suites.

2009: Making Music Come Alive 2010: Celebrating 40 Years of Cowboys, Kids & Country (40th Anniversary) 2011: Come to the Cowboy Carnival 2012: Even Cowboys Like a Little Rock and Roll 2013: The American Way 2014: From Horses to Horsepower 2015: Homegrown 2016: “Dreams Come True Under the Red, White and Blue”

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Bigger purse pays off at Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

More money and more competition has equaled more excitement at the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo.

In 2015, the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo paid out $92,771 to the top cowboys and cowgirls in their respective events. It was one of the largest payouts in the 45-year history of the annual rodeo and the $92,771 was $14,876 more than 2014’s total payout of $77,895.

The amount of money paid out has correlated with stronger performances at the Horsemen’s Sports Arena in recent years and Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Chairman Jim Miskimins said he hopes that trend continues.

“I believe the cowboys and cowgirls that travel the rodeo circuit appreciate when rodeo committees recognize them,” said Miskimins, who added the rodeo didn’t make any changes to the purse this year.

“The main way to do that is by creating a purse that makes it worth their time and effort to climb in a truck to travel to Mitchell and compete.”

Miskimins said in six of the seven events, the rodeo committee puts in $5,000 per event. For team roping, the amount is more because there are two participants in the event.

Along with the $5,000 base, each competitor has entry fees for every event and that money gets pooled in together, creating bigger and bigger pots of money with more and more contestants. At the end of the four-day Rodeo, all the money is split between the top finishers throughout the rodeo.

“Rodeo is unique in that it is the only professional event that I’m aware of that the participants actually pay a fee to participate,” Miskimins said. “So their entry fees supplement that purse and having a good roster of contestants for each of our events, it adds a pretty significant pool of money for those cowboys and cowgirls to

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Tera Moody, of Letcher, competes in the barrel racing event during the 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell.

compete for.”

Miskimins said the rodeo likes to see as many competitors as possible over the four days.

“The more the merrier,” Miskimins said.

“Just like the people in the stands.”

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In 2015, the rodeo had enough bull

riding competitors to open the rodeo and close the rodeo with the most exciting event.

Miskimins said he won’t know the number of competitors or who the competitors are until four days before the first performance.

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After a year off with injury, Moody will compete in her final national HS finals

WESSINGTON SPRINGS — Tucker Easton understands how long eight seconds is better than many high school students.

The Wessington Springs junior has been competing as a bull rider since he was 10 years old. At this year’s South Dakota State High School Rodeo in Belle Fourche, Easton took home second place with 56 points and reached his goal of qualifying for the National High School Finals Rodeo, which is held July 17-23 in Gillette, Wyoming.

“You just have to hang on and make it for the eight (seconds),” Easton said about the sport. “It gives you an adrenaline rush. That’s all it really is, one big adrenaline rush.”

At the state rodeo, Easton has a score of 53 on his first-go and 51 on his sec-

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic

LETCHER — Bailey Moody’s senior season competing in high school rodeo has been extra special.

Moody, a Letcher native, didn’t get to compete in rodeos last year because of a knee injury she suffered during basketball season.

The year off was hard for Moody, who is back in the saddle this summer.

“It’s amazing,” Moody said. “My first ride back, I got a little teary-eyed because it was so amazing to be back riding.”

In her final South Dakota State High School rodeo, Moody tied for second in pole bending with 59 points. She finished her first-go in 26.1 seconds, the second-go in 21.1 and the short-go in 21.0. The Sanborn Central graduate entered the state rodeo with 25 points and finished with 59 points.

“Other than my first run, I was very, very pleased,” Moody said about the state rodeo.

“I was ecstatic that I kept all my poles up and finished in the average.”

Moody is no stranger when it comes to pole bending as she finished in eighth place at the National High School Finals Rodeo as a sophomore in 2014. She has competed in the NHSFR three times, only missing last year’s NHSFR because of the injury.

“It’s overwhelming and amazing,” Moody said. “You go to a lot of rodeos and meet a lot of people.”

Since she first started competing in pole bending at 8-years old, Moody has learned what it takes to weave in between the six poles, spread 21-feet apart.

“Technically, there are 12 poles to weave through and there’s not a lot of room for error,” Moody said. “It’s very rewarding when you can keep your poles up.”

In her final competition, Moody said she wants to make it to the short-go at nationals.

Either way, Moody said she’s just happy to be back on her horse competing.

Moody has used the same horse, Chilo, since junior high rodeos and the connection between the two is crucial in having a successful run.

“It’s a lot between you and your horse,” Moody said. “It’s a huge rhythm thing. If you take one step off, you throw the whole pattern off.”

Wessington Springs student finished second at state rodeo

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ond-go. In the short-go, Easton was bucked before reaching eight seconds but it didn’t matter as he had a done enough to qualify.

Bull riding has a special spot in Easton’s life. His older brother, Tyler, also competed in bull riding before he died from cancer in 2010. Tyler was 22-years old.

“I ride in memory of him and I do it for him,” Easton said. “Bull riding is all heart and effort.”

Heading into his first NHSFR, Easton said he’s looking forward to meeting new people at the nationals as well as competing.

“Having fun,” Easton said. “I was pumped to make it.”

According to Easton said there are some simple things to keep in mind to find success.

“If you get bucked down, you can’t get

mad,” Easton said. “You need to stay confident. You can’t be too cocky, but you need to be cocky.”

He added bull riding is always about the next rodeo, whether success was had or not at the previous one. Finding ways to practice South Dakota’s official sport isn’t always easy, but Easton has some methods.

“We get on a stationary barrel to practice form,” Easton said. “You can ride a bareback and practice getting off your butt, or you can go to a practice pen and get on some bulls.”

Now that he has reached his goal of qualifying for the NHSFR, Easton said he’ll keep pursuing his hobby and possibly, become a professional bull rider.

“That’s the plan,” Easton said. “I’m planning on going pro once I turn 18.

We’ll go from there.”

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Rodeo clown Dennis Halstead sprays silly string into the audience during the first night of the 2015 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell.

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