After our fun trip to Colorado for the ProRodeo Hall Of Fame Inductions, I was excited to be back home in Texas and start attending more of our own state’s events! First, I traveled to Denton for the North Texas Fair and Rodeo. My trip started at the Miss North Texas Fair and Rodeo queen pageant as I attended their horsemanship competition as well as the modeling portion.
The girls all did a great job and I was glad I was able to be there to support them! Each night at the rodeo, we all got to ride in the grand entry at the beginning of the performance, in addition to our queen runs. I really enjoyed getting to work with the stock contractor, Sammy Andrews, and his team. They were very helpful, provided me with great horses to ride, and even let me push cattle out with them during the rodeo! I love getting to be involved and help with rodeos in any way that I can so I had a lot of fun with that. Thank you to Jana Akins and Gayla Bolin for putting on the queen’s contest and being so hospitable during my stay in Denton. I loved getting to spend time with y’all and appreciate everything you did for me!
I traveled to Fredericksburg the following weekend for their Gillespie County Fair. I was honored to ride in the parade and was even presented with a plaque for being the “Honorary Parade Marshall!” Everyone was so friendly and I always love getting to spend time in such a pretty area.
The next week I went to Boerne for the Kendall County Fair and Rodeo. I was asked to be a judge for their Kendall County Fair and Rodeo Queen pageant and let me tell you, that was a tough job! All of the girls were so beautiful and personable that it was difficult for us judges to pick the winners. As surprising as it may be, I think I’m more comfortable on the other side of the judges’ table rather than being a judge myself! The committee put on a very nice pageant and I think they have a great group of girls to work with this year.
The rest of the weekend, I attended their rodeo put on by Lester Meier Rodeo Company. I enjoyed getting to spend time with their newly crowned queens as we helped with the mutton bustin’, calf scramble, and visited with fans on the grounds. I also got to be introduced as I rode into the rodeo each night and was honored to carry the American flag the last night during their all bull riding performance.
Thank you to Alison Burkholder for inviting me to the event and for making sure I was well taken care of while I was there! And thank you to everyone else that helped put the fair and rodeo on. Everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming which I am always grateful for!
Blessings,
Alex Ingram – Miss Rodeo Texas 2014