Sooner Country Photography

08/05/2026

Oklahoma: MRCA RODEO 2026-2027 Schedule

08/05/2026

Go to your local fair this fall, walk past the rides and the games and find those livestock kids. Have a conversation with them, ask them about their animals. You just may learn something and have your faith in our future restored.

We fill the bleachers on Friday nights for football. We fill the bleachers on cold winter nights for basketball. We travel miles and miles, to sit in the bleachers for volleyball, baseball, softball, gymnastics, and dance.

4-H and FFA families would like to invite you to fill the bleachers on a warm summer day during the fair to watch the kids who practice with a 1200 pound steer that doesn’t always want to walk, a 140 pound lamb that doesn’t want to get on the stand for the 100th time, a 280 pound hog that just wants to stay in the cool barn, a stubborn goat that doesn’t like the chain/halter or a 1,000 pound horse that has its own idea about how to run the barrel pattern.

Come check out 4-H barns for all the non-livestock exhibitors. Those kids have heart and dedication and put hours into their creations too!

Let’s fill the bleachers, barns, and buildings to show these kids that their hard work doesn’t go unnoticed and because of them, the future of the agriculture and leadership is in good hands.

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07/30/2026

🤠 Think you're tough enough? These cowboys and cowgirls are! Catch the Rodeo Alaska Champions Tour Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo. Get your tickets now at: https://www.alaskastatefair.org/site/events/rodeo-alaska-champions-tour-tough-enough-to-wear-pink-rodeo/

📍 MTA Grandstand
🗓️ Sat, Aug 29 & Sun, Aug 30
🕐 2pm

Presented by Gene's Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
RODEO ALASKA

07/03/2026

An equine-assisted psychotherapy program in Wasilla helps people process trauma, grief and mental health challenges, even if talking isn't easy.

06/23/2026

Spent some time in the Lazy E Arena's Timed Event Challenge Arena last night watching Alaska High School Rodeo Association and Oklahoma High School Rodeo Association compete at the NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH FINALS RODEO

Strausbaugh Performance Horses
Shylee Strausbaugh
Kathleen Kitson
Leila Gibson

06/21/2026

It’s time to Rodeo at the Lazy E!!

NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH FINALS RODEO
Alaska High School Rodeo Association
Lazy E Arena

06/21/2026

06/08/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

We're adding a brand-new class to the Black Gold Classic!

Junior Cattle Pusher: For riders 10 and under

The goal is simple: follow and track the cow around the arena for one minute.

No fancy maneuvers.
No pressure.
Just kids, horses, cattle, and fun.

$25 entry fee
Ages 10 and under
Last class on Sunday

If you've got a young rider who wants to try working cattle, this is the perfect opportunity to get them in the pen and build confidence.