N.D. High School Rodeo 2022-2023 Season Starts August 20
Mandan Horse & Saddle Club High School Rodeo Member Contestants
(left to right) BACK ROW: Ella Scott, Richardton; Chesney Gjermundson, Marshall; Myah Mosset, Hazen; Bella Schaff, Glen Ullin; Jayden Miller, Carson; and Aerial Schaaf, Glen Ullin. FRONT ROW: Emma Vesey, Baldwin; Kayla Bauer, Mandan; Carson Mosset, Bismarck; Adrian Steidler, Bismarck; and Kia Rohde, Halliday. NOT PICTURED: Corey Joe Nehring, Center; and Callie Vollmer, Wing.
The North Dakota High School Rodeo Association competitions are schduled for Aug. 20-21 at the New Salem Saddle Club arena on the Morton County Fairgrounds.
The arena in Mandan is under construction but will be ready in time for the 2023 season.
Saturday’s rodeo will begin with a cattle cutting competition at 7-9 a.m., and the remainder of the rodeo will run from 11 a.m. to approximately 8 p.m. Sunday’s rodeo runs from 9 a.m. until about 6 p.m.
Approximately 160 contestants from across the state will compete in events including bull riding bareback riding, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, goat tying, team roping, and pole bending.
These are the 15th annual high school rodeos hosted by the Mandan Horse and Saddle Club. The rodeos mark the start of a new season for the state’s high school rodeo competitors.
For more information, visit these websites: www.mandanhorseandsaddle.com and www.ndhsra.org.
