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Happy Trails: A Report From the Rodeo Road
By Mackenzie Carr
Miss Rodeo Oregon
The following week found me
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The
week started off with a Special Kids
Hello again!
Rodeo at the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
The remainder where I was able to help kids compete
of my July schedule in the goat ribbon race. The next day the
was jam packed with other state queens and I rode the Cog’s
many fond memories. Railway train to the top of Pike’s Peak
I attended the Elgin where we enjoyed a high altitude fudge
Stampede in Elgin, Oregon July 7th covered doughnut. If you ever make it to
through the 10th. While there, I helped Colorado, the doughnuts at the end of the
out at the rodeo, rode in the Parade, train ride are a must! That evening we
and dressed up as an outlaw for the attended the Pike’s Peak or Bust Rodeo,
Kid’s Parade. I had such a great time helping out with the Mutton Busting.
My little buddy Jeremy
was crowned the winner
with a 93 point ride. We
were up bright and early
the next morning for
a tour of the Air Force
Academy. Our tour
guide Tommy gave us
the rundown of all of
the initiations that the
freshmen go through;
including serving all of
the upper classmen at
lunchtime. On Saturday
July 16th, I had the
privilege of attending the
ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Inductions. This year’s
inductees
included
Dressed as outlaws for the Kid’s Parade in Elgin, OR
PRCA Chairman of the
with the Stampede Court.
Board Keith Martin,
and thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine three-time World Champion Burel
that Eastern Oregon had to offer. Thank Mulkey, two-time World Champion
you again to the Stampede Court, Kelly Bareback rider Lan LaJeunesse, trick
Baker, and the Elgin Stampede Board rider/roper J.W. Stoker, South Dakotan
for having me.
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put this in perspective,
the pancake batter
was mixed in cement
trucks and each person
received four pancakes
a piece! Overall, it
was an amazing trip.
Thank you to Arlene
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hospitality.
Landing at the
airport Monday night
at 7:00 PM, I was off
at 8:00 AM the next
morning for the Chief
Mackenzie with Jeremy, the winner of Colorado Springs
Joseph Days Rodeo
Mutton Busting
in Joseph, Oregon.
the late three-time PRCA Bucking Horse
The
Chief
Joseph
Court and I attended
of the Year War Paint. It was an honor
numerous community events promoting
to witness such a prestigious group
become inducted into the Hall of Fame. the rodeo. We rode around in the rodeo’s
Thank you to Tom Greiner and Becky stagecoach through the Wallowa Lake
Littrel for all of your help and kindness campground inviting people out for
the rodeo, spoke at a Rotary Meeting,
throughout my stay in Colorado.
I came home from Colorado and even dressed up as fairies for the
Springs for a few days, only to fly Kid’s Parade. I had told the girls that
to Cheyenne, Wyoming three days I’d be happy wearing any outfit other
later. While in Cheyenne, I rode in than spandex pants, leg warmers, and
the parade, signed autographs at local side ponytails like a prior Miss Rodeo
businesses, and attended the Daddy of Oregon had worn for the parade.
They respected my
‘Em All Cheyenne
request, but I was NOT
Frontier
Days.
expecting a fairy suit!
Here I performed
The weekend’s weather
the famous “fly-
was simply gorgeous
bys.” The reason
and I am hoping to make
the queen’s run is
another trip to that side
named such, is due
of the state very soon.
to the fact that it is
Thank you again to Vixen
a run on the straight
Barney for housing my
side of a race track at
mom, my horse Pedro,
a speed of mach 80;
and myself all week. I
hence the name “fly-
am so appreciative of
by.” Needless to say,
your kindness.
it was AWESOME!
In August I can
Snip, the horse I rode
be found at the Deschutes
was the fastest of
County Fair and Rodeo
the bunch. We were
in Redmond, Oregon, the
treated once again,
Klamath Falls Rodeo,
by getting to see
the 2012 Miss Rodeo
Thompson Square,
Oregon Pageant and
Mark Chestnut, and
Canby Rodeo in Canby,
Jason Aldean in
Oregon, and the Grant
concert. They all put
County Fair and Rodeo
on a great show and
in John Day, Oregon.
I hope to see them
Mackenzie dressed as a fairy for the I also attended the
in concert again.
Kid’s Parade in Joseph, OR.
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