Entry deadline for first Hi-Line rodeo event is Monday

Hi-Line Junior Rodeo Team is holding a Junior Rodeo Saddle Series this fall with nine rodeos over three weekends from the end of October to mid-November and the entry deadline for the first weekend is Monday.

Each weekend at the Bigger Better Barn, starting Oct. 29-30 and continuing Nov. 5-6 and 19-20, the group is holding three rodeos back-to-back over the two days for youth up to 18 years of age as of Jan. 1, 2022.

Competitors who participate in six of the nine rodeos will be eligible for series prizes including buckles and all-around saddles in age groups 8 and younger, junior girls, junior boys, senior girls and senior boys.

Classes include, for youth 8 and younger, flags, poles, barrels, goat untying, steer chasing and dummy roping; for juniors 9-13, boys breakaway roping, girls breakaway, tie down roping, boys goat tying, girls goat tying, girls barrels, girls poles, flags, trail class and steer riding; and for seniors 14-18, girls barrels, girls poles, tie down, girls goat tying, boys breakaway, girls breakaway, flags and trail. Classes for all ages include team roping and dally ribbon roping.

Cost is $15 per class entry, $5 office fee and a stock charge for any classes that require livestock be on-hand. This series will also include a one-time prize fee of $30 per contestant. The year-end all-around saddles will be awarded as a certificate so winners can customize the saddle how they want from Sloan Saddlery. Buckles will be awarded in each event. Event prizes and all-around prizes will be awarded at the end of the series. Jackpot earnings will be awarded at each rodeo.

Contestants must have a copy of their birth certificate to enter, and they must wear Western attire while competing.

To enter before the deadline, which is end of day Monday, use the online form at https://www.cognitoforms.com/MichelleBurchard/HiLine2022WinterSaddleSeries, and for more information, contact Michelle Burchard at 406-390-6570.