Miss Rodeo Idaho Inc.

During share and tell days in elementary school at West Side I would always tell my peers and teachers that one day I would be Miss Rodeo Idaho.  I had the opportunity early this year to visit West Side School and my past teachers enjoyed sharing that story with their students.  While at the school I signed around 280 autograph sheets; I enjoyed watching the kids’ faces as they would look back and forth from the picture to me

One of my bull riding friends allowed me to take his gear bag to the school with me, it had everything in it from his dirty pants that bull riders never seem to wash; his pink Tough Enough shirt, spurs, boots, vest, and bull rope.   I also had a friend’s bareback rigging with me, and a tie-down roper’s rope.  The students really loved hearing about the different equipment, and how and what it is used for. 

I was very surprised that some students in the classes knew the answer to every question I asked.  I was extremely proud to know that the western heritage that rodeo represents still runs deep in my community!