2018 April PASO Magazine

On the way to red Bluff
2017–18 District 7 State Finals team chosen
On Sunday, March 3, 23 high
school rodeo athletes from grades 6–8
were chosen to be on the CHSRA
Magnificent 7 State Finals team.
In order to qualify for State Finals,
each contestant must be in the top five
of their event(s). They must also be
a member in good standing, which
includes going to most of the rodeos,
selling raffle tickets and finishing
your work duties on rodeos.
On May 17–19, these 23 contestants
will make the almost six-hour
drive (from Paso Robles) to Red
Bluff, California, where the annual
Junior High State Finals are held.
There the District 7 athletes will
compete for a coveted spot on the
California World Finals team and
awards such as all-around cowgirl
and cowboy.
The top four contestants from each
event will then advance to the Junior
High National Finals on June 24–30,
in Huron, South Dakota. Here athletes
will truly compete with the best
of the best from all across America,
Australia, and Canada. Approximately
1,000 athletes compete for
Back row: Cy Grantham, Tucker
Donlon, Kincade Varian, Sophia
Patino, Ella Bramsen, Alexius
Jones, Wyatt Jones, Luke Shelly;
middle row: Sutton Mang, Lonnie
Masopust, Haliegh Grant, Delaney
Browder, Katelyn Browder, Grace
Perez, Camaryn Warner, Harrison
Orradre; front row: Kadin Javadi,
Sage Pearce, Katherine Dennish,
Makenna Machado, Parker Jones,
Addie Shelly, Murt Stewart.
Photo by Suzanne Usher
thousands of dollars in scholarships
and prizes and the glory of being the
best in the world.
As the junior high athletes get prepared
for state finals the high school
students have one more rodeo on
April 7 and 8, this will be the last rodeo
of the standard season with State
High school finals on June 11–16 in
Bishop California and nationals on
July 15–21 in Rock Springs, WY.
Backcountry Horsemen
Rendezvous
for 31st Annual
Learn fundamentals of use, care, and
development of local trails – by Shirley Rasmussen
The Las Padres Unit hosts the 31st Annual BCHC Rendezvous in
Paso Robles Equestrian Arena, April 13–15.
Backcountry Horsemen of California’s purpose is to improve and
promote the use, care and development of California backcountry trails,
campsites, streams, and meadows by advocating good trail manners.
Events start daily at 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. Friday evening Monte
Mills and the Lucky Horsemen Band will play from 8 p.m. On Saturday,
wine, beer, and cheese tasting will be from 3–5 p.m., and live and
silent auctions starts 7 p.m. The public is warmly invited to the auction.
Matt Sheridan will give demonstrations of his ‘F’s’ - Foundation,
Fundamentals and Follow-through horsemanship. In addition to horsemanship
training, you can select saw instructions, saw safety, and winch
classes. Learn from USFS Fire Safety and Safely Protocol. Watch a demo
on the Bemer that is used for both humans and animals. You will find
classes on weeds and grasses, minimize campfire impacts, and many more.
In the ‘Kids’ Corral’ there will be learning about knots, leave-no-trace
camping, and learning the box hitch, as well as coloring contests.
We will have Dutch Oven demos as well as a Dutch Oven contest where
the public gets to vote on their favorite Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner.
Come watch the Trail Challenge and fun arena games during the day.
Vendors will be onsite with items to sell so be sure to attend and check
out their unique items.
For more information about the Rendezvous go to bchcalifornia.org.
April 2018, PASO Magazine 23