NW Youth Rodeo Assoc. in Cottage Grove, OR

While I was in Benton County I got an invite to attend the NW Youth Rodeo Associations rodeo that they were holding at the Cottage Grove Rodeo grounds. So this morning, that is exactly where I was headed!
Since it was a cool morning, I got ready early and headed up to see what was going on. I met with the NYRA Court and they gave me the scoop. Oddly enough, I never attended a NYRA Rodeo before and today made me wish I had! I loved seeing all of the kids get together and compete. I was amazed at how everyone was really tight-knit and were friends, no doubt from traveling to all of the same rodeos together throughout the northwest.

I particularily enjoyed watching the bareback event, with a very small boy on a very small bucking pony which literally launched him a good five feet into the air. It's not that him being airborne was exciting, but the exciting part was seeing that these little coyboys are just as tough or more-so than grown-up cowboys. Im so glad I was able to get to meet the NYRA girls again; Queen Cheyenne Phillips, Princess Macy Sullenger, and Princess Madison Wyant. I was also glad that I could help out the little bit that I did.

Benton County Fair and Rodeo

August 6th and 7th, I was in Corvallis, OR for the Benton County Fair and Rodeo! I had a wonderful time each night and really enjoyed going to rodeo that was combined with the fair. I also enjoyed the good fair-food :)
Queen Karen Hoagland made us right at home with her Queen's luncheon where she fed us some real food and some amazing cupcakes. It was a great time to relax and hang out with the other visiting royalty like Miss NPRA, the Sweet Home Queen, the Salem Fairgrounds Queen and the Philomath Frolic Queen.

I really enjoyed the rodeo and all of the other fair festivities. Especially the Donkey Races that Karen won again this year! It was hilarious. I also enjoyed helping with the stick-horse race with all of the kids that came to watch the rodeo.