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Winner Regional High School Rodeo

June 9, 2010 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

I really wanted to get caught up on my life with some semblance of organization, but I’m not sure that’s going to happen, so I’m just going to fly by the seat of my pants. I’ve pretty much done that for the past week anyway, so what’s a couple more days, right?

We headed out really early (as in horses loaded and on the road by 6:30am) Saturday morning (which after four days of 6 am was a struggle) to go to Winner, South Dakota for the 16th Annual Winner Regional Rodeo. I’ve mentioned before that they do their high school rodeo season differently here than in Texas. Where I grew up, there’s 10 regional rodeos. Here, there’s four- one in Winner and one in Fort Pierre. They have a round each day, counting as a separate rodeo. Awards are given on the average- which is the combination of scores/runs from both days, but points for state qualification are only given for each day, NOT the average.

As usual, I was loaded for bear- with the camera in tow. I got pictures! Lots of pictures! Mostly of Kelsey’s friends. Kelsey had a little tough luck this weekend, as occasionally happens in this rodeo game, so I don’t have any photos of her. But we all had fun, and learned a lot, regardless. This weekend, we head out to the Fort Pierre, Regional Rodeo, where we will once, again have fun! Because if you’re not having fun, well then, it’s not worth doing!

Here’s the photos I snapped. Enjoy!

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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  1. Kristen says

    June 9, 2010 at 9:03 am

    great photos my friend! Makes a girl miss those high school days! 🙂

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  2. Heather says

    June 14, 2010 at 9:55 pm

    I went to a small rodeo once and just was in awe of it all. Through you, I have learned just how much hard work goes into it. Sorry Kelsey had a rough time, that had to have been very disapointing for her.

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