Lil' Cowpoke Rodeo Association
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This association was organized by three families; Tate and Julie Higginbotham, Alfred and Nancy Higginbotham and Buddy and Sandy Mansfield.  These families are dedicated to providing a professional level children's rodeo.  We love our families and youth and would like to provide a more affordable rodeo association for our children to learn and enjoy.  We are dedicated to changing youth's lives through rodeo.  We would like to offer a more inexpensive option to some of the larger youth rodeo associations while still having a professional, enjoyable and profitable association to last through the years.


Something to think about...

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but you think you can't, it's almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've all ready lost.
For out in the world you'll find success begins with a person's will.
It's all in the state of mind.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man,
But sooner or later the one who wins is the one who thinks he can!
 
                                                         Author Unknown

Our Goals
  • Spend quality time with our families.  
  • To enrich the lives of youth through rodeo and equine events.
  • To develop horsemanship skills, self confidence and socialization skills in our youth while having clean, family oriented fun. 

Lil' Cowpoke Rodeo Association was formed so we, as families, can enjoy a hobby together.  We are a family oriented association started to teach horsemanship skills through rodeo events.  And we do require that atleast 1 parent/legal guardian must be present with the child during the duration of the event.

We are basically a "buckle series rodeo". We have 6 rodeos this year with the sixth being a finals short go with the awards banquet at the end of the rodeo.(1st place gets a Gist Belt Buckle, 2nd place trophy breastcollar, 3rd place trophy saddle pad, 4th place trophy halter, 5th place another trophyed item in the 3 bigger kids divisions. The 2-5 year olds will receive life sized trophy awards.  Our events are age appropriate and are offered for ages 2-17 years old.  A yearly membership and call-in's are required.

We want to be honest and upfront with everyone interested in the LCRA so there are no surprises at the end of the rodeos.  This is a rodeo, not a horse show so we will be competing for points to be in the top 10 to go to the Finals at which time the top 5 contestants will receive awards. **(If we don't get anymore contestants we will shorten the short-go to ONLY the top 5 in each event - otherwise it really wouldn't be a "Finals"). We would love to give everyone who comes something but keeping costs down effects the awards.  We are learning to be good sportsmans, whether it be a gracious winner or a good loser (although we don't think anyone loses if they are having fun and learning). We have offered the option to jackpot events as a means of getting compensation at each rodeo.  If we were to get sponsors, this might change.   If anyone is interested in sponsoring, please give me a call.  THANKS.  We want to do as much as we can but as a newly formed club, we don't have the funds all ready there.  We don't want to lose sight that we are an inexpensive club and our main goal is to teach horsemanship skills, sportsmanship and the first step into moving up to the bigger clubs while spending time with our families.