Rodeo beauty

So I think I said this before, I take a LOT of pictures. And I love taking pictures outdoors. With a beautiful day, it is not hard to do either. This past weekend, the rodeo I volunteer for had their Elizabeth Stampede Royalty competition to crown the Queen and Attendant for the 2015 Elizabeth Stampede. This year, it was held at the Casey Jones arena on a beautiful Saturday morning and afternoon. Which was a blessing since the next day we had a Blizzard! In May!! It's springtime in Colorado so anything is possible. The morning started with the young ladies showing up with their horses, tack, clothes, hats, and tons of hair spray. Throughout the morning, they were competing in the horsemanship portion. They needed to know parts of the horse, how to keep the horse healthy, what type of saddle they used, safety, etc. Once this portion of the competition was completed, we moved indoors to finish the day off with modeling, interview, essay, and lunch. Once everything was completed, the scores were tallied and results were made. Two young ladies have been picked to represent our rodeo for the coming season. It was a wonderful time had by all.