聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 It鈥檚 that time of year again, the New Hope Horse Club is presenting its fourth annual Rough N鈥� Ready Roughstock Rodeo in Stoughton on Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. Located at the Stoughton Fairgrounds there鈥檚 fun and activities for all ages.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year tickets can be found in advance at the Stoughton post office. Advance tickets are $10 for adults instead of $15, while youth tickets are $5, and 12 and under are free. Tickets are also available at the gate the day of the event.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Roughstock is being supplied by Prime Time Rodeos, owned by Jim Lawrence of Kennedy.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Events during the rodeo include mutton bustin鈥� and a new event this year, wild pony races.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檝e added a new event this year, wild pony races,鈥� DeeAnna Lyke, one of the organizers, explained. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had wild horse racing the last two years where three adults attempt to get on a wild horse and ride it across the finish line. The pony races are for kids seven to 14 and they鈥檒l attempt to get on a miniature version of a horse and ride it.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Competition will heat up with barrel racing, wild horse races, steer riding, saddle broncs, bareback, and bull riding.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There will be food vendors on site and kids鈥� activities available from 4-7 p.m. including bouncy castles, pony rides, and henna tattoos. A beer gardens will also be set up under the big tent as well, which is located next to the corral. So, come rain or shine the show will go on.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A fundraiser for the New Hope Horse Club there will also be 50/50 tickets being sold during the event and there will also be a draw for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the 2015 Labour Day Classic.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On site there will also be a family cabaret, which is featuring The Otherz.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hey鈥檙e a country rock band,鈥� Lyke stated. 鈥淭hey actually were the closing band at Craven this year all three nights.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Seeing success over the years with the event has led the New Hope Horse Club to continue hosting the roughstock rodeo as a fundraiser for their club. With numerous volunteers and sponsors the evening is all about community and community entertainment.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Last year competitors in the Rough N鈥� Ready event participated from across the prairies, putting on a fantastic show as they attempted to ride Prime Time Rodeo鈥檚 best.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Efforts by the New Hope Horse Club over the years have seen improvements to the grounds. Most recently they were able to upgrade the arena by purchasing and setting up lights, which was a large project.
