THE ORDER OF EVENTS FOR BIG PINEY JH & HS HAS CHANGED!!!! CHECK THE RODEO INFO UNDER HS DIVISION & JH DIVISION AND CHECK AT THE RODEO OFFICE FOR FINAL ORDER!!!!!!
Shooting at Big Piney will start at 6:45 AM with a mandatory safety meeting (both HS & JH)!. Shooting will start immediately at 7 AM with HS contestants, followed by the JH contestants. Will on do 50 rounds of trap due to the number of contestants and time constraints! Contact JT Nunn if you have questions.
BIG PINEY HAS A SATURDAY START TIME CHANGE!!!! They will start Saturday at 10:00 am to allow shooters time to complete their shoot. Also, JH chute dogging steers will be thrown down Thursday night at 6pm behind the barn and all goats will be tied at 7AM on Friday morning ont he south side of the barn!
We are looking for a Queen Coordinator for next year. Please contact Gerda Dickinson 307.350.3060 or Dixie Huxtable for more information!
NEWCASTLE WILL START THEIR JH RODEO FRIDAY AT 9AM!!!!!!! The State Board Meeting has been moved to Friday night and will start at 8:00 AM. This should give students more time Saturday morning to be ready for the 1st rodeo. Here is the tentative Agenda.
STATE FINALS VENDORS- we are accepting applications for vendors. Here is the application.
Tentatively- We will have 2 rounds of Reined Cow Horse competitions-May 4th, 2018 Start Time 1PM- Lusk, WY (Niobrara County Fairgrounds)- enter during Newcastle entry times.
THANK YOU TO THE SWEETWATER COUNTY RODEO CLUB FOR A GREAT WEEKEND!
Please be respectful of other's livestock and animals. IF you are bringing a stud to a rodeo, PLEASE make sure he is kept in a secure area. Please check in advance with the facility for a 'stud barn' or other similar area reserved for housing studs!
There are some new scholarships available and the WHSRA application form is now available! Please go to the 'NEWS' tab for more information. Some deadlines are fast approaching!
2018 Spring Pre-Entries are CLOSED! Remember!!! If you entered through the Pre-Entry process and decide at a later date you cannot attend the rodeo or participate in a particular event YOU MUST call during regular entry times to DRAW OUT or you will be responsible for all FEES~~~~ Here is the HS Pre-Entry List and the JH Pre-Entry List (both as of 3.27.18) Please check this list for any errors or missing information & contact Shelly if you find any!
YOU CAN STILL ENTER EVERY MONDAY FROM 5-10PM AND TUESDAY 6-7am FOR THAT WEEK'S RODEOS!
CENTRAL ENTRY - For the spring of 2018 Shelly Thompson will continue to handle these duties! A BIG THANK YOU TO SHELLY FOR TAKING THIS ON! Her number for Central Entry IS-307.532.2758 This number is for central entry times/questions only! It will have an answering machine to take turnouts/medical outs & vet outs only! Please see the Central Entry Handbook (on Membership Tabs) and individual Rodeo Information (on the HS Division Tab) for additional information. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER AND BACK NUMBER TO ENTER! HAVE IT READY WHEN YOU CALL AND THINGS WILL GO MUCH FASTER AND SIMPLER! ENTRY TIMES MONDAY 5:00 - 10:00 PM TUESDAY 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PLEASE NOTE ENTRY TIMES. ENTRIES WILL CLOSE THE TUESDAY BEFORE RODEO AT 7:00 AM. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS
NEW ELD Mandate & what it may mean to you! THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL & RODEO TRAVEL AS WE KNOW IT COULD BE AT STAKE!!!!!! IT IS REGARDING NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS (ELD'S-Electronic Log Device) & how that new federal regulation impacts existing laws and regulations! Specifically has to do with commercial vehicles- which your truck & trailer may be considered! We are still working the Federal Congressional personnel, NHSRA and Wyoming Highway Patrol Here is the most Current Update I have received from the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) regarding Horse Rules for Wyoming!
Look on the 'CLASSIFIEDS' tab for information on Ogden March 1-3, 2018 Intermountain Icebreaker Rodeo! The tentative spring schedule is posted below! Now is a great time for all directors to start looking for donations and sponsors. The 2017-18 advertising contract is on the 'WHSRA Sponsor' tab, and making contacts now will help secure those donations come spring!
HERE IS A TENTATIVE (updated 2.6.18) SPRING 2018 RODEO SCHEDULE- INCLUDING WINTER CUTTINGS IN THERMOPOLIS & RCH EVENTS IN DOUGLAS. Please remember, dates are always subject to change as are the events they host. I have updated the schedule with events and fees to the best of my knowledge! The pre-entru for the Spring 2018 rodeos is available above! We will NOT be doing ON-LINE Entries this year, but plan to have it up and running for fall! AS spring rodeo information is updated it will be under the appropriate HS Divison tab or JH Divison tab, so check them often.
Shooting Events: Contact JT Nunn for more info on the status of all of the shooting events-307.760.4699 kristi_nunn@yahoo.com Scheduled Shoots will all be in the spring. Tentatively on Saturdays at local facility: Rock Springs - HS & JH - Trap Cost is $20 + the $25 entry fee! Cost of Trap is $20 (clay Pigeons) and we will be shooting 100 rounds of trap; light rifle will be 50 rounds, so bring enough ammo! Cliff Anderson will be the coordinator! Rock Springs Shooting Info CANCELLED! Big PIney - HS & JH (JH shoot will count as a JH State Finals)-contact JT Nunn for info Safety meeting at 6:45am; shooting at 7am, starting wtih HS contestants followed by JH; will shoot 50 rounds of trap due to time constraints and the number of entries. Gillette - HS Only Sheridan - HS Only Rock Springs -State Finals - HS Only Rules- 1) Entry Fee will be $25 per shoot with $1 going to general fund & you must enter through Central Entry during entry hours 2) You must provide your own hearing and eye protection and ammunition at all shooting events; 3) You must pay for the clay pigeons at all Trap shoots. 4) Points will be awarded at all qualifying shoots on 10-9-8 etc. basis, highest top 4 point winners after the state shoot will be the national qualifiers; 5) YOU MUST attend one of the local qualifiers in order to participate at the state shooting event. Please call JT Nunn if you have any questions. Please click here for the NHSRA shooting guide.-CANCELE
If you have questions regarding individual sponsorships and what signage is allowed in the arena at local, state and national rodeos, please go to the 'New's tab for an update or contact National Director, Dixie Huxtable for further clarification!
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THE WYOMING MEMBERSHIP PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FOR 2017-18! If you received an email regarding 'registering' with NHSRA, at this time it is for updating your national information only(not to become a 2017-18 member)! We will hopefully be migrating that direction in the future, but for this rodeo season, 2017-18, you still need to download and complete the proper forms ('Membership Info Tab' HS or JH Divisions) and submit them with appropriate fees -$300 for HS and $160 for JH to our State Secretrary-Shelly Thompson at: 4180 RD 44 YODER, WY 82244
CONGRATULATIONS HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL TEAM! We are proud to have the 2017 National Champion All Around Cowgirl - Shay Hough Great Job Shay (she is also the Reserve Champion 2017 Pole Bender)! We also are proud to have the 2017 National Champion Rookie Cowboy - Kasen York Great Job Kasen! Please click here for the list of Wyoming contestants in the top 20! (please go to the nhsra website- www.nhsra.com for all of the 2017NHSFR results)
CONGRATUALTIONS JUNIOR HIGH NATIONAL TEAM! We are proud to have 2 National Champions- Lanna Jordan Girls Breakaway and Colter Nunn Light Rifle! Please clickhere for list of Wyoming contestants in the top 20! (please to to the nhsra website-www.nhsra.com for all 2017 NJHFR results)
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JAMIE LYONS (CENTRAL ENTRY SECRETARY) AND SHELLY THOMPSON (STATE SECRETARY) FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK DURING THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR AND DURING THE JUNIOR HIGH STATE FINALS, WE COULD NOT HAVE SUCH A SUCCESSFUL ASSOCIATION WITHOUT YOU BOTH!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE PATIENT WHEN ENTERING THROUGH CENTRAL ENTRY AND WORKING WITH OUR SECRETARY SHELLY THOMPSON. SHELLY AND MYSELF BOTH WORK DURING THE DAY AND VOLUNTEER OUR TIME FOR THE WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL RODEO ASSOCIATION. TO ALL OF YOU NEW MEMBERS WELCOME AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE- WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU! TO ALL RETURNING MEMBERS-YOU KNOW THE RULES, PLEASE ABIDE BY THEM!
To be eligible to be a member, you must be passing 70% of the classes you are taking on the day the school signs your eligibility form. If you have questions, contact Shelly or Dixie!
Memberships Forms for the 2016-17 Season are available under 'Membership Info'! There is a separate page for High School and for Junior High! OUR STATE SECRETARY HAS A NEW MAILING ADDRESS - 4180 Rd 44 Yoder, WY 82244! Same Phone Number, just new mailing address
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click the "High School Division" or "JR High Division Info" pages for info on upcoming events! For Results Click on HS or JR High Division Rodeos Info then go to individual rodeo and click results! The standings for each division will now be located with their own tab under their appropriate division
EHV1/EHM Information Here is a Fact Sheet from WLSB Vets-Dr. Jim Logan and Dr. Thach Winslow-Fact Sheet and a Feb. 8th Press Release regarding EHM We ask that you review this information and take appropriate precautions for the health and welfare of not only your horses, but any you horses you may come into contact with!
If you are looking for updated results and standings please hit your refresh button. Sometimes the latest updated page will not show until you hit refresh! If you still cannot get updated information and you think it should be there, please send Dixie an email. We encourage patience, as all of us have full time jobs and this is something we do in our free time and it may take a little longer than you wish to see the changes. We will try to update the results and standings by the middle of the next week following a rodeo, but no guarantees! Thank you in advance for your patience with us! Dixie & Shelly!
ATTENTION: See rodeo information and fairground rules on Info page and PLEASE follow the fairground rules. Failure to do so could result in a contestants disqualification! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE CHECK THE 'NEWS' PAGE FOR LATEST INFORMATION FROM YOUR BOARD!
