Pictured left to right: Tianna Davis (Princess), Kelsea Secrease (Queen Attendant) and Brianna Richardson (Queen).

FAIR ROYALTY

Breanna Richardson is the 2009-2010 Garfield County Fair & Rodeo Queen. She is an 18-year-old graduate from Glenwood Springs High School. In the fall she is attending Central Wyoming College to study Equine Science and Elementary Education. Some of her other hobbies are playing basketball and soccer as well as being in the 4-H program for fourteen years.

The 2009-2010 Queen’s Attendant is Kelsy Secrease who is 18 years old and a graduate from Rifle High School. Kelsea is attending Intellitec College in Grand Junction in the fall. She enjoys rodeo, hunting, judging and public speaking. She participated in 4-H for four years until she joined Future Farmers of America and served as President and District Sentinel.

The Fair & Rodeo Princess is Tianna Davis who is a 10-year-old 5th grader at St. Stephen’s Catholic School in Glenwood Springs. Tianna uses her horse, “Bambi” for fun and showing. This is her third year in 4-H, and also enjoys riding mules in various competitions. In her spare time Tianna plays the piano, and does ballet and tap dancing.

All three girls are excited on their adventure of the upcoming year and hope to meet a lot of Garfield County residents and rodeo fans.

Lyndsay Smith is the royalty coordinator and you can e-mail her at polochic17@hotmail.com any time if you would like the girls to help you with an event.

The Rodeo Royalty competition determines a rodeo queen & queen attendant (ages 15-21), and rodeo princess (ages 10-14). They need to know how to ride and have their own horses, and learn how to carry a flag for parades and rodeos. Their other duties are as follows:

Queen: To oversee the attendant and princess for each rodeo and other events. To work with and follow the directions of the coordinator in organizing and scheduling appearances, ideas, etc. She must communicate with the rest of the royalty and help plan each appearance. The queen must also take responsibility to delegate duties at the Garfield County Fair including flag carrying and helping with all other events. When not in the arena, she welcoms spectators and helps with other duties as needed.

Queen Attendant: To assist the queen in her duties and to fill in if the queen is not able to attend an event. To follow directions of the queen and coordinator.

Princess: Also works closely with the queen in planning and making appearances. She follows the directions of the queen, attendant and coordinator.