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Itchy Boobs
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| I am debating on college rodeoing next year (im a senior now) id like some input on those of you who have been college rodeoing or have before. Are the scholarships good ? How tough is it? |
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Elite Veteran
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| I college rodeoed at Southwestern OK State, and while I loved the camaraderie that came with it, as well as keeping my horses with me at school, it was definitely no cake walk. The competition is stiff (esp. in Texas and Central Plains Region), it's pretty expensive, and in my experience, the scholarships you can get are okay, but definitely won't cover all of your expenses. And you have to stay on top of your school work, which can be hard with all of the traveling that is involved. I gained a lot of experience and a lot of friends, but it isn't for everyone for sure. |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| It is very tough! Jill Moody's mare Dolly ran at the CNFR if that gives you any comparison on how competitive it can be. The girl I ran with competes with several of the top NFR girls in the Dakotas and does well.
Its very expensive. |
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 Coyote Country Queen
Posts: 5666
| You should contact the rodeo program at the school you're planning to attend to see what they offer. Each school is going to be different. I did college rodeo for one year. At my school they covered fuel, hotel room, and we ate one meal as a team while at the rodeos. At the time they did not have stalls or their own arena. The program that my husband assistant coaches at offers a pretty good scholarship, provides stalls, practice stock, and has an indoor and outdoor arena. They also cover fuel and hotel rooms. To me that's a pretty good deal! But I've also heard of other programs that don't offer much. As far as competition, it's tough. I think there were around 140 entered in barrels at the last rodeo, and the top 10 are all usually within a few tenths of each other. I'm glad I tried it for one year to get some experience, but I honestly had no business being there! I was pretty new to running barrels so my experience was very limited and it showed. And I didn't have anywhere near enough horsepower to be running with those girls! Oh well, it was fun and I'm glad I did it. |
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The Advice Guru
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| The people I know that college rodeo down in the south Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, all were head hunted, all had full scholarships when they were in grade 11.
If schools have approached you already I doubt you will be eligible for the full scholarships |
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 Saint Stacey
| It's tough. Central Rocky Mountain is by far the toughest in the woman's events. Rodeo scholarships are tough to come by unless you won high school finals or the IFYR. You are better off getting academic scholarships to be honest. If you can't win the 1D at a tough jackpot or place in the WPRA, you will have a tough time making any points at a college rodeo. You have to be able to tie a mid 7 in goats and rope a high 2 in the breakaway to make it back usually. Barrels... you'd better have a horse that likes crap ground or ground that gets really deep because they drag every 12. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 788
| I college rodeod for 2 years. I really enjoyed it. But it is expensive like others said and you do have to be able to win at a pretty big jackpot to do well. You cant take a 2d or 3d horse and expect to win. As another said it depends on the school too as for costs. So check all the ones you were thinking about attending. The one I went to you had to pay $100 per semester per stall, and they provided hay and paid for hotels but everything including desil to an 8 to 10 hour rodeo was up to you. And from what Iv heard even the full ride rodeoers still dont get everything paid for. Good luck and hope that helps. |
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 Looking for Lady Jockey
Posts: 3747
Location: Rodeos or Baseball games | My son has a scholarship. It is amazing the money the colleges can offer. I think that the experience a lone is amazing.
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 A very grounded girl
Posts: 5052
Location: Moving soon..... | A&M does not pay for expenses and fuel for all. One of my daughter's friends is on their team and he pays for all of his expenses. I don't know of any college in Texas that pays for expenses, but I could be wrong.
Edited by Karol 2014-10-23 11:22 AM
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Location: Soon to be outta here:) | I planned on college redoing, but its very expensive and I just couldn't afford it. I'm totally fine not doing it. I still have my horse at school and go to rodeos and barrel races around where I go to school. It works out a lot better me and I don't have to miss as much class as some of those rodeo girls. College is hard and you're paying a lot for it. I don't like missing class and falling behind! |
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 Don't Wanna Make This Awkward
Posts: 3106
Location: Texas | Karol - 2014-10-23 11:21 AM A&M does not pay for expenses and fuel for all. One of my daughter's friends is on their team and he pays for all of his expenses. I don't know of any college in Texas that pays for expenses, but I could be wrong.
There's alot of schools in Texas that give full rides and pay travel expenses and bonus money. Anyone that's been to nationals or state consistently will be offered a full ride. Atleast down here. I know this because I rodeo in the southwesern region. |
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