FROM THE
PRESIDENT:
The 2008-2009
YRA rodeo year is upon us and the Board of Directors is
excited about the coming year. The
YRA is celebrating its 37th year.
The rodeo year begins in September and finishes in June with the
Finals. The Board has a goal to
give prizes equivalent to or better than those given this past year. Mark your calendars and COME RODEO
WITH THE YRA!
NOTE:
To receive
year-end all-around awards: contestants must enter and compete at the YRA
Finals. To receive year-end awards
for an event: contestants must enter and compete at the YRA Finals in that
event. To qualify for the YRA
Finals, a contestant must:
The Board of
Directors reserves the right to change or discontinue events during the year or
make other changes that will enhance the YRA. We also may change awards for all events
that do not have six (6) contestants qualifying for the finals. A
contestant’s age will be determined as of September 1, 2008. If an event is not offered in a contestant’s
age group, the contestant may compete in the event in the next age group and any
points won will be awarded towards the All-around in the contestant’s original
age group.
TELEPHONE
NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED: (979)
278-3371 -- PHONE (979)
278-3373 -- FAX
CALL-IN
PROCEDURES: CALL-IN
is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on TUESDAY, the week of the rodeo, with a $10.00 late fee
per contestant. If you miss the
TUESDAY CALL-IN, a LATE CALL-IN is
available on WEDNESDAY until 9 p.m. with a $50.00 late fee per contestant. NO ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN AFTER 9 P.M. ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ABSOLUTELY NO
EXCEPTIONS.
REMEMBER:
All
Rough Stock Events on Friday. Friday Performance will start with Pole Bending at 7 p.m. Saturday night performance starts at 6
p.m.
During
the 2007-2008 rodeo year, contestant members competed in 12 rodeos held in
various locations in the state; the YRA awarded Year-end and Finals saddles and
buckles totaling $100,000.00. The
2007-2008 Results can be found by going to the YRA web site. Membership Application and Entry
Blank for the new year are also located on the web
page.
WEB
SITE: http://yratx.txcyber.com
If
you have additional questions or comments, please email us at yratx@txcyber.com.
EVENT CHANGES
FOR THIS YEAR:
ADDED: CHUTE DOGGING, Boys 15 & under; CHANGED: sub. Jr. Goat Tying, Boys
& Girls 12 & under; SUB. JR. GIRLS BREAKAWAY, Girls 12 &
under; and SUB. JR. BOYS BREAKAWAY, Boys 12 &
under.
THANK
YOU
2007-2008
SPONSORS
Corporate
Sponsors
City of
HBI Business Solutions--
Horseswim.com--
Romco Equipment Company--
Roy Moffitt Customized Fueling, Inc./Roy Moffitt Heavy Haul, Ltd.--
Saddle
Sponsors
Apache Oil Company--
Appel Ford-Mercury, Inc.--
Bill & Kerri Byler--
W. T. Byler Cattle Company--
Caribbean Coffee Company--
Chick Landscaping--
Citizens State Bank--
Cuero Livestock Commission, Inc.--
Doc’s Roadhouse--
Double J. Saddlery--
Dennis & Gina Engelmann--
Honey Bee Septic Pumping, LLC--
Scott & Kelly Hughes--
Brant Y. Jacobs--
McCauley Lumber Company--
Mustang-Cat--
Rancher's Supply--New Waverly,
TX
David & Christi Richards--
Byron & Charlene Sandel--
Kurt and Glyna Stevenson--
Sun Coast Resources, Inc.--
Tod Slone Saddles, Inc.--
Tom & Melissa Winn & Family--Chapman
Ranch, TX
Buckle
Sponsors
A+ Well Testers,
LLC--
Bayou West Company
Premier Saddle Pads--
John & Lena
Bane--
Columbus Livestock
Co.--
Enchanted Trees of
Ed & Jeannine
Herklotz, Mary Jane & Maci Meyer in
memory of
J. W. "Dub" Baty, YRA Founding President
Elm Tree
Service--
Ashley Farrar, DDS w/Ford, Farrar &
Hefner Family Dentistry--
KP Feed
Store--
Little Caesars
Pizza--
Mid-Tex Livestock
Auction, LLC--
Mine Service
LTD--
R&M
Photos--
South Central
Trucking, Inc.--
Greg
Spedale--
The Treat-Em-Rite Corporation--
V8 Ranch--Sloan
& Molly Williams--
Walkoviak's
Hay--
Western Rock,
LLC--
Other
Sponsors
Burleson
Lee County Sheriff's
Posse--
Tom
Benton