OklahomaHorses Magazine Sept 2022

September / October 2022 • OklahomaHorses 11 barrel champion, reserve breakaway champion, reserve goat-tying champion, and finals average champion in goats and barrels. In 2020 and 2021, Snider was the KK Run for Vegas pole-bending qualifier. In 2021, she was HOYRA’s 14–19 all-around girls’ cham- pion, pole-bending reserve champion, and sportsmanship award winner. At Northwest Oklahoma Junior Rodeo, Snider was the 14–19 all-around champion and pole-bending champion and won reserve breakaway and reserve goats. LassoingWins and Cash An out-of-state HOYRA buckaroo, 12-year-old Bronc Evans has participated in rodeo competitions for only six years, but he is growing up on the family ranch. “The top events I’m good at are calf breakaway roping and head- ing in team roping,” Evans says. “My favorite event is tie-down calf roping. I like to go fishing, but not as much as I like rodeo. I just bought my first horse using my own money. His name is Pinto, like the bean. He’s a red-and-white paint. I like how HOYRA gives us an opportunity to win so much money and prizes. We can buy horses and fishing stuff.” Evans has lassoed a lot of wins, including 2023 Patriot Fort Worth breakaway qualifier; 2022 Junior World tie-down qualifier; 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 Vegas qualifier at Mike and Sher- rylynn Johnson’s Vegas Tuffest; 2020, 2021, and 2022 HOYRA all-around cowboy, Oklahoma; 2019 and 2022 American Royal reserve breakaway champion, Kansas City; 2021 Junior World champion breakaway roper #1 back number bonus, Las Vegas; 2021 Patriot Fort Worth breakaway champion; 2021 Roy Cooper junior roping breakaway champion, Decatur, Texas; 2021 Cody Ohl Junior World calf-roping championship breakaway champion, San Antonio, Texas; 2021 Joe Beavers Easter Weekend Roping third-place breakaway; 2020 Chris Neal’s Vegas Stars breakaway champion, Las Vegas; 2020 Missouri Junior Rodeo Circuit reserve all-around cowboy, Missouri; and 2019 and 2020 Brianna Walker all-around cowboy, Missouri. HOYRA Promotes Character and Leadership Beginning in August 2022, HOYRA galloped into its twentieth season. Contestants’ age groups are determined by their ages as of August 1, 2022. The season’s rodeo lineup began on August 6–7 in Woodward and will end with finals in Chickasha on May 4–7, 2023. At the season’s conclusion, Western Oklahoma State College will award tuition certificates to the saddle winners in all events in every age group, totaling 37 certificates. The 2022–2023 season schedule is online at http://www.hoyra.net/schedule.html. As the largest timed-event-only association in Oklahoma, HOYRA is the richest volunteer-run association in the state, involving ap- proximately 25 board members. Since its inception, HOYRA has given away millions of dollars in cash to contestants and has given away 31 saddles annually. All proceeds go back to contestants. With 20 season rodeos and 200 horses from six states, HOYRA’s average weekend payout is more than $16,000. Members hail from all parts of Oklahoma and from other states. Corporations, busi- nesses, and individuals donate cash, prizes, and time. Founded by parents in 2002, HOYRA aims for the highest sportsmanship standard of rodeo competitive events and main- taining the American western heritage while teaching the humane and ethical treatment of animals. HOYRA also promotes good horsemanship, building personal character, promoting qualities of model citizens, and creating future champions and leaders. Connect with HOYRA through e-mail at hoyraok@gmail.com, on Facebook @hoyra.net, an d at http://www.hoyra.net.