July 2009 Newsletter

Amherst will be the time for midseason prizes for ticket sales and butt buster awards. Be sure to check the posted sheets to see if your number is listed for the volunteer time you have put in for butt buster. Amherst will also be the time to sign up if you are interested in competing in the Mauston Pumpkin Bash Rodeo on Oct. 24. We will be providing a 4 hour show for the bash and we will have 10 competitors in each event. You will need to sign up to show your interest. Different ideas were brought up as prizes for participants. One idea was matching shirts for all who compete. We would like the students to come up with their own ideas for prizes also as this rodeo would not count toward year end awards. The Mauston Pumpkin Bash Rodeo a great way to promote Little Britches Rodeo and the great sport that rodeo is.

Holmen would like Shawano’s date for next year. Since Shawano did not hold a rodeo this year, it was agreed to award that date to Holmen.

Gary will be renting some of the bulls for a rodeo the end of July. Gary had brought some junior bulls to Highland to buck out. LBW paid $25 per out for the bulls. Some discussion was had about selling some of the bulls and renting them instead of feeding them throughout the year. The rental cost per bull would be more than the $25 but it needs to be looked into.

Too many people are on the backs of the bucking chutes. Each contestant will be allowed two people on the chute with them. One to pull the rope and the other as a spotter. The less people on the chute should help some of the young bulls that get nervous in the chute behave better. The younger bulls will also get better in the chutes with more outs. Also, the rough stock riders need to get moving sooner with not so much time from one ride until the next one leaves the chute. The crowd gets bored waiting so long between buck outs.

Contestants are reminded that dress code is required from the student meeting until the end of the rodeo which includes the awards on Sunday afternoon. Also, backtags are to be worn at all times. Horses being ridden on the rodeo grounds must have a bridle on.

Contestants are to get entries in on time. The count for the rough stock and the timed event cattle has to be turned in so we know how many to bring. If entries are received late, it is hard to get the right amount of stock to the rodeo. If this does not get better getting entries in on time, a financial penalty may be accessed. The high school penalty for late entries is $100.

We are in need of a couple of laptops. If someone has a connection to get a good deal please let someone on the board know.

The awards banquet for Nov. 14 still needs an organizer. Club 16 in Sparta has been booked again. If someone would like to step up to the plate and take this on please let one of the board members know. What we need to remember is that we are all volunteers in this organization. No one gets paid. We do this so our kids can go out and have fun. We all want it to continue so please do your part in helping any way you can. We appreciate all the timers, arena help, judges, announcers, and anyone else that has volunteered. Give yourselves a pat on the back. Those of you that haven’t yet, what are you waiting for? If you don’t know what to do or how to do it just ask, we’ll be glad to get you started.

Next meeting Aug 2^nd at 9:30 a.m. at Prairie du Chien. Hope to see you there.