Danny Hedrick, owner of Hedrick Rodeo and Anna Woolsey, Miss Rodeo are in town for the 12th annual Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo.
Tickets are available for Friday, April 18th, but they are selling fast. There also remains a few tickets available for Saturday, April 19th but they anticipate it will be a sell out. CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets now or purchase them in person at McKeithen's Hardware, 58 Independence Way, Statesboro.
Ticket prices are $16 for adults and $12 for children aged 4-13. Children aged three-and-under are free with the purchase of an adult ticket.
The rodeo will be hosted at the Bulloch County Agricultural Complex located at 44 Arena Boulevard for the third year in a row. Gates open at 5:30 PM each night.
Exciting two nights
The 2022 Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo had record-breaking fundraising power for the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro, and the club aims to continue that success. The 12th Annual Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo is sponsored by many community partners including Aspen Aerogels, as a Platinum Sponsor, and JC Lewis Ford-Lincoln, as a Gold Sponsor.
Rodeo Chairman Bobby Turner said, “As we approach the 12th Annual Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo, we are excited to be back at the Bulloch County Agricultural Complex. It has been proven invaluable. The crowds seem to really enjoy being in the arena, and we have noticed that the crowd seems to be louder and more excited under the cover.”
Community fundraiser
The Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo is a fundraiser hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro. All profits are donated back into the community of Statesboro and surrounding area. The Rodeo is one of two main fundraisers hosted by Statesboro Kiwanis.
Club President Chris Wiggins said, “I am proud that the Statesboro Kiwanis Club’s hard work and dedication has given us the opportunity to provide funding to children in our community. The club’s two largest fundraisers include the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair and the Statesboro Kiwanis Rodeo. We look forward to hosting our 12th annual rodeo in April and hope to see all of our community friends and partners show up to support our mission of “improving the world one child and one community at a time.”
Award winning rodeo company
Danny Hedrick, owner of Hedrick Rodeo returns as the rodeo contractor for the 12th year with its award winning stock. In mid-February, Hedrick Rodeo attended the American Roughstock Association Finals and won several awards for the 2022 rodeo season. These awards include: Bareback Horse of the Finals, Bareback Horse of the Year, Saddle Bronc Horse of the Finals, Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year. Justin Hedrick, son of Danny Hedrick, was awarded the PickUp Man of the Year Award.
In its 12th year, the rodeo will bring championship professional competition, with riders from all over the world competing in bull riding, bronc riding, calf roping, barrel racing and more. The family-oriented rodeo will also include some fun kids’ events, Miss Rodeo USA 2023 Anna Woolsey, and lots of exceptional bulls and bucking horses raised by Hedrick himself.
Anna Woolsey has been making appearances around town the last couple of days. Woolsey is a native of Skiatook, OK and has been competing in rodeo pageants over a decade rising to represent the IPRA as Miss Rodeo USA an honor she dreamed of since beginning competing at age 13.
As a youth, Anna grew up showing in the reining, ranch riding, barrel racing, and working cow horse boxing. She was a finalist in the ranch riding at the American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship show, as well as finishing sixth in the nation. She has won multiple year end, world, and reserve world championships in the AQHA, NRHA, ABRA, and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. She was reserve national champion in the reining and regional hi-point rider on her college equestrian team. Anna enjoys roping with her brother and catch riding barrel horses in her free time.
For more information on the rodeo please visit www.statesborokiwanisrodeo.com or follow the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro on Facebook.
