DAYTON CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO

DAYTON RODEO QUEENS

The Dayton Rodeo queens are chosen by the Wranglers Saddle Club. The junior queen must be eleven to sixteen years old and her parents should be members of the club. The Senior queen must, herself, be a member and have shown enthusiasm for the clubs events. Both queens must own a horse. Queens are nominated and then by secret ballot elected as junior and senior queen.

In years past the queens had to prove their horsemanship before 3 unbiased judges. It was required they put their horse through a pleasure horse type test at the ring masters command. They had to be able to mount and dismount gracefully. The judges then chose the queens. The chosen queens were crowned at the Memorial Day horse show by the queen of the past year. Her duties then begin and carry on through Labor Day.

Current duties of the queens are to lead in all area parades; be active participants in Wranglers Saddle Club activities, the July URA/IRCA rodeo, ride in the Grand Entry of the Labor Day Pro Rodeo performances, herd the roping calves back to their pen during the rodeo and participate in the Rodeo Kids Corral event before each rodeo performance - Make sure to wave to these ladies during the upcoming parades throughout the summer.

2021 Dayton Senior Rodeo Queen -  Hayleigh Dowell

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Hayleigh Dowell reigns as your 2021 Dayton Wrangler Senior Queen. The daughter of Billy and Christina Dowell, 17 year old Hayleigh is a senior at Waukee High School. She makes her home in West Des Moines.

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Hayleigh is a member of the Dayton Wranglers Saddle Club, and Tuff N Nuff Miniature Rodeo Association competing in barrel racing.  As our Senior Queen, she has spent the past summer attending parades and other events promoting our rodeo and the saddle club.

2021 Dayton Junior Rodeo Queen - Shelby Sorenson

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Our 2021 Dayton Wrangler Junior Queen is Shelby Sorenson. Shelby is the 15 year old daughter of Trent Sorenson and Bernadette and Steven Colt. She calls Pilot Mound home, and attends SE Valley as a freshman.

As the Dayton Wrangler Junior Queen, Shelby has enjoyed the past summer traveling to promote the rodeo. She is also a member of the Tuff N Nuff Miniature Rodeo Association, and competes in barrel racing.

Photography provided by J Chansler Photography

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