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Ohio High School Rodeo Association
Ohio High School Rodeo Association 2021-22 OHSRA Season Kick Off
NATIONAL DIRECTOR, Nikki McCarty PRESIDENT, C.E. Taft RODEO SECRETARY, Jennifer Reynolds PHONE, 330-464-4079 FACEBOOK, Ohio High School & Jr High Rodeo Association; WEBSITE, www.ohiohighschoolrodeo.org
by Garrett Houin
Making new friends, traveling and competing across Ohio, and even competing at the National High School Rodeo Finals—these are just a few of the opportunities available through the Ohio High School Rodeo Association.
OHSRA kicked off its 202122 season in Urbana, and new friendships and memories were made in and out of the arena. Did you know OHSRA offers both light rifle and trap shooting competitions in addition to traditional rodeo events? Shooters were first up Saturday morning with Eli Dimmerling winning the high school division and Madi Corsi winning the junior Brady Schaad CR Urbana 2021. Photo credit: Laura Blackwood.
high division light rifle. Blake Bannister won the high school trap shooting.
Temperatures soared in the afternoon, but that didn’t stop our members from turning in some scorching runs. In the high school division, championships for the weekend went to Cooper Smitley in bareback bronc riding, Isaac Miley in steer wrestling, Evan Corzatt in calf roping, Izzy Barth in barrel racing and pole bending, Arly Kisner in goat tying, Emma Wyant in breakaway, and a tie in team roping between Corzatt and Gus Joseph and the team of Owen Gardner and Kyndall Woltz.
In the junior high division, weekend winners were Corsi in barrels, Brealyn Gardner in poles, Carlie Wears in girls’ goat tying, Cade and Paige Cummings in ribbon roping, Clay Wines in breakaway roping and chute dogging, and Cade Cummings in calf roping and boys’ goat tying.
So what do you do after a long, hot, dusty day in the sun? At the end of the Saturday rodeo, the OHSRA Queen, Bella Leek, organized a kickball game in the arena for the members. The kickball game was a fun way to wind down from the rodeo earlier in the day and for everyone to grow closer together and get to know one another.
There’s still plenty of time for new members to join us for the season. We’ll be wrapping up our fall season with the Buckeye Legacy Rodeo in October at
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Clayton Drake CR Urbana 2021. Photo credit: Laura Blackwood.
Urbana 2021 Grand Entry.
Photo credit: Laura Blackwood. Garwood Arena in Columbiana and in November at Henderson’s Arena in Jackson. We hope you’ll come out and join us. If you’re not sure if high school rodeo is for you, try competing on a permit for the weekend and give us a try. You won’t regret it.
Want more information about OHSRA? Visit our website at ohiohighschoolrodeo.org or contact one of our officers using the contact information above.
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Quick Stats
• The All American Quarter
Horse Congress is the largest single breed-horse show in the world. • There are over 25,000 horse show entries. • The show attracts more than 650,000 people to the
Columbus area. • Industry leading trade show with over 200 exhibitors. • It generates $409 million for the central Ohio economy. • Over $3 million is given away in cash and prizes. • The largest Collegiate and
Youth Judging contest is held at the Congress, with more than 65 teams of college students, 4-H, FFA and Quarter Horse youth members. • Over 200 registered Quarter
Horses are sold at the
Congress Super Sale. • 1.8+ Million Congress
Website page views. • 55,000+ Email subscribers. • 82,000+ Social Media followers. • 1+ Million social followers via equine media partner pages.
Find more information by visiting the website, www.quarterhorsecongress.com
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Financial Impact of the Equine Industry
• 9.2 million horses in the United States, 307,000 of which are located in Ohio. • More than 70 percent, of 215,000, horses in
Ohio are involved in showing and recreation. • 4.6 million people are involved in the horse industry in some way. • This means one out of every 63 Americans are involved with horses. • Direct economic effect on U.S. is $39 billion annually. • Indirect economic impact: $102 billion when the multiplier effect of spending by industry suppliers and employees is taken into account. • The industry provides 460,000 full time jobs, 12,700 of which are in Ohio. Spending by suppliers and employees generates additional jobs in Ohio, for a total employment impact of 42,700. • The equine industry’s economic impact on Ohio ranks eighth in the nation in state economic impact.
Admission and Parking Information
Admission to the All American Quarter Horse Congress is free with the exception of Special Event: Congress Cutting Event, PBR, Freestyle Reining, and Congress Masters.
Parking Passes
Daily parking is $25— Discounted to $15 every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Obtain an Entire Event parking pass for $75. *Online transaction fees are not included in the above pricing.
Attendees to the All American Quarter Horse Congress are encouraged to reserve parking in advance, prior to arriving to the fairgrounds.
Attendees who purchase onetime admissions must park north of 17th Avenue. All commercial exhibitors, horse show exhibitors and whole-show pass spectators may park on the main fairgrounds (south of 17th Avenue). These exhibitors and spectators with whole-show passes may also park trucks and cars on top of the Gilligan Barn, but no trailers are permitted on top of the barn. There will be only one-way traffic around the Gilligan Barn. Any vehicle, including trailers, trucks, cars or golf carts, that parks in an unauthorized area, or without proper stickers/permits, will be towed by the Ohio State Highway Patrol at the owner’s expense.
PLEASE NOTE: Admission and restricted parking rules will be enforced starting the first day of the Congress Horse Show.
Trade Show Information
The All American Quarter Horse Congress offers more than 250 commercial exhibit spaces in a seven-acre indoor equine shopping experience, with additional outside space as well. Commercial exhibitors offer everything from show clothing to tack to towing vehicles and trailers to equine art, jewelry, furniture and much more!
The 2021 Trade Show runs Oct. 1 through Oct. 24, hours are 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Accomodations When Planning Your Stay at Congress
Hotels
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association contracts with a number of hotels in the Columbus area for discounted rates during the All American Quarter Horse Congress. In order to receive discounted rates, reservations must be made through the hotel reservation website.
Visit quarterhorsecongress. com/accommodations for a list of hotels. If you have hotel questions, contact Brandon Gessner, Hotel Coordinator at 614/519-7458 or email Bgessner@helmsbriscoe. com.
Camping
All camping is at the discretion of Standard Parking and the Ohio Expo Center. Camping spaces are available through Standard Parking at the Ohio Expo Center on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations will be accepted.
Fees and Conditions: Camping is $40 per day. Standard Parking requires that you pay for the entire length of the show up front beginning upon arrival.
Campers not staying the entire show may collect a refund at the Standard Parking Office, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday or 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. To receive a refund, a dated Ohio Expo Center camper pass must be presented. Those staying past 12 noon will be charged for an additional day. If leaving after the refund office hours, refunds may be obtained from the stall office. All camping requires a $75 whole-show pass to be purchased for the towing vehicle or RV.
All horse trailers parking south of 17th Avenue will be charged the $40 per day camping fee. Trailers that are not being used for camping will have the option to park at no charge in the trailer lot north of 17th Avenue.
To contact Standard Parking: Gregory Deptula, Senior Facility Manager, 614/294-9336, cell 614/332-6465, gdeptula@spplus. com, www.spplus.com.
VIP Camping
The Congress offers a limited number of reserved VIP camping spots each year. The reserved VIP camping lot will be a fenced area located adjacent to the Denny Hales Arena.
For more information contact Lisa Martin, 614/505-7200 ext. 121, lmartin@oqha.com.
Heroes on Horses
The Congress will offer a special event ‘Heroes On Horses’ to honor our service men and women and the horses helping them heal. Riders in PATH Intl. Equine Services for Heroes programs are invited to participate in the All American Quarter Horse Congress ‘Heroes on Horses’ competition.
Exhibitors must be disabled veterans or active duty ‘wounded warriors’ who are participating in PATH Intl. Equine Services for Heroes programs or who have a Department of Veteran Affairs disability rating. The PATH facility will be responsible for verifying the eligibility of riders participating in Equine Services for Heroes programs. Horses do not need to be registered or owned by the rider or facility.
For information on guidelines and requirements, please contact Joanne Taylor at jtaylor@oqha. com or 614/505-7200, ext. 127.
