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In Bareback Bronc Riding, a competitor is riding on the back of a bareback horse (bronc), trying to stay on for 8 seconds. The horse is trying to throw off the rider by bucking and running around the arena.
In Saddle Bronc Riding, a competitor is riding on the back of a saddled horse (bronc), trying to stay on for 8 seconds. The horse is trying to throw off the rider by bucking and running around the arena.
In Calf Roping, the rider attempts to rope a calf released from a chute from horseback. The rider throws a loop of rope (lariat) around its neck, dismounts, runs to the calf and ties three of its legs together. The objective is to do this in the shortest time possible.
The Calf Scramble is a local event. In the Calf Scramble, children enter into the arena along with a calf with a ribbon attached to its tail. The child who removes the ribbon from the calf receives a prize from a local business sponsor. Children are divided into two age categories. Pre-registration is required before the start of the Rodeo and can be found near the arena.
Three teams of three will participate in a wheelbarrow race. Two blindfolded "drivers" will push their un-blindfolded passenger/navigator down the arena, around a barrel and back to the finish line. Navigator MUST be in the wheelbarrow to win! AgriSupply will be providing the wheelbarrows for the event!
Since the inception of the Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo, we have had various Specialty acts such as: trick riding (including a horse jumping through a flaming hoop!), and trick roping. Each year's event varies, promising that you won't see the same thing year after year!
Steer dressing is a Local Fun Event in which local teams attempt to dress a steer. The teams are given clothing items-- shirt, pants and socks (sometimes even a tie!) and they have to catch a steer and dress it. The team that gets their steer dressed first wins a prize from the event sponsor.
Stretch your legs, visit the restroom (additional restrooms by VIP Restooms on announcer side of arena) or grab something delicious like a burger or funnel cake from our vendors!
In Barrel Racing a horse and rider take a cloverleaf shaped route around barrels preset at certain distances in the attempt to get the fastest time. Time penalties are applied when a horse turns over a barrel.
Since the inception of the Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo, we have had various Specialty acts such as: trick riding (including a horse jumping through a flaming hoop!), and trick roping. Each year's event varies, promising that you won't see the same thing year after year!
Team roping involves a team of two competitors on horseback and one steer. The header ropes the front of the steer (usually around the horns), while the other rider ropes the steer's hind feet. Scoring is based on the time it takes both riders to complete their task along with details such as if both hind feet were roped or if the rope went around the head or horns.
Perhaps one of the most well-known events of Rodeo, Bull Riding is 8 seconds of pure adrenaline for bull, rider and audience! A rider mounts a bull in the chute, and then released into the arena. The rider holds on, attempting to stay mounted until the 8 second buzzer. Scoring is time-based, with penalties for form. Half of the score depends on the animal (the more challenging the animal, the higher the score) and half of the score depends on the rider.
After the Rodeo, spectators get a chance to meet the cowboys, Miss Rodeo USA and take photos with them or collect autographs.
Hedrick Rodeo Company of Madisonville, Tennessee are seasoned professionals at producing rodeos. Danny Hedrick draws on many years of knowledge and experience in the rodeo profession. In 1983, Danny got on his first bucking horse. Danny Hedrick understands rodeo from all aspects…. qualified for the IFR as a contestant, the AFR 12 years in a row, S.E. Regional Finalist and the Southern Rodeo Finals. Danny retired on the rough stock end and began judging rodeos all over the southeast. He was voted in to judge the National Cowboy Finals 10 times, the Southern States Rodeo Finals 4 times, and the Southern Rough Stock Finals. Danny is now the flank man of Hedrick Rodeo Company. Hedrick Rodeo was proud to receive Stock Contractor of the Year in 2014 voted by the SPRA contestants. Hedrick Rodeo Company is consistently producing top livestock for many different associations.
Emily has been riding horses since she was a baby, so it is no surprise to see her trick riding, barrel racing, or carrying a flag. Emily was also named Specialty Act of the year 2013 & 2015 for the SPRA Finals. Emily has made Rodeo a big part of her life. She was Georgia High School Rodeo Queen in 2017-2018 and in 2019-2020! She proudly represented the southeast at National High School Finals where she placed as the first attendant to Miss National High School Rodeo. Emily is proud to have made SPRA finals with her barrel horses for the 2018 season. Rodeo is a real family event for our fans and our family too.
Justin plays an incredible role in our rodeos! You will see him picking up, flanking horses, carrying flags, driving out steers and occasionally dazzling the audience while trick riding. Justin not only trick rides at our rodeos but you can catch him all over the country entertaining rodeo fans. He has refocused his rodeo career to the production management role and has taken to becoming one of the best and sought after pickup men in the area.
Ty “Stormin Norman” Stewart calls Washington, Kansas home! Growing up with the older generation at the local coffee shop and livestock auction markets. Ty was blessed with the gift of gab! Traveling all over the United States, he is proud to bring old school clowning with a fun, family friendly, and high energy vibe to it!! Sit back and relax and enjoy the laughter with Ole Stormin Norman!
Blue Jeanes is a Texas native born in Bryan, Tx raised in Dayton, Tx on his family ranch. The Jeanes' family raised Brahman cattle, some of the very best in Texas. This is where his love for cattle and his instincts of how to handle them began. Blue moved from working cows in the pens on the ranch to fighting bulls professionally for 25 years. He went from high school rodeo to the amateur ranks and then onto his professional career. Blue has worked rodeos all over the United States in places such as Arcadia, Fl , Lehi , Ut, Gerry, NY, and many, many places in between. He retired from fighting bulls in August of 2020 and has been announcing rodeos, bullridings and bullfights. Blue is a second-generation rodeo announcer; his dad was also a professional rodeo announcer who unfortunately passed away in 2005. His dad worked Fort Worth Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Texas Circuit Finals as well as many others during his career. Blue is the PRCA bullfighter/barrel man representative, chosen by his peers for the second consecutive term. He also is on the National Circuit Finals board of directors which helps choose contract personnel for that event. Blue was second place in the IFR contract act showcase in Guthrie, Ok and announced the UBF finals in Florida in 2020 and the UBF finals in Fort Worth in 2021. He announces rodeos in IPRA, PRCA, UPRA, CPRA, ARA as well as The Cajun Rodeo ASSN, he is also the announcer for the Region 5 High School Rodeo Assn. and the Region 5 Jr High Rodeo Assn. Blue started his announcing career as he was making his transition from bullfighter to announcer in 2018. His goal is to bring his love for the rodeo game to the contestants and fans through the microphone. Blue has worked for Jerry Nelson, owner of Frontier Rodeo Co. who is the main stock contractor for The American and is also the 6 time and reigning PRCA Contractor of The Year.
