First off I want to thank the Board of Directors for nominating me to represent you as your National Director.  It is my goal to serve our provincial team and represent you at the National Office and keep an open line of communication flowing between both the SHSRA and the NHSRA.  Please feel free to talk to me anytime about your concerns with the organization as well as your dreams that would make this association even better for our young athletes.  On a National level I will be serving on the following 4 committees; Safety, Animal Welfare, Youth Advisory and Rodeo Personnel.  On a Provincial level I will be working with our board of Directors to maintain our good standing with the NHSRA according to the standards and guidelines for my position outlined in the rulebook.

It was a tremendous privilege to take our Provincial team to Gillette Wyoming .  25 of your friends and competitors represented this association very well at Nationals. 5 members of that team competed at a level high enough to qualify for the Short Go.  Congratulations to Tyson Willick, Reserve Champion Steer Wrestler, Meg Mulvena, #4 Goat Tying , Katelyn Ellis #15 Goat Tying, Jared Parsonage #6 Bull Riding, and Cody Floyd #11 Bull Riding.  A special thanks to the whole team who competed well, cheered loud, and followed the rules impeccably.  Thank you to the parents who sacrificed time and money to take these athletes to the National competition.  Rest assured Saskatchewan was a loud presence at Nationals whether it was in the stands, or listening for Les Keller’s laugh long into the night.  I also want to make a special mention of the Heagy family who travelled to Gallup to the Junior High Finals.  One family represented our province there and made a huge impact.  Several of the other National Directors who were in Gallup commented on Kaci’s competitiveness and the willingness of Mark and Trish to step in and help where needed.  Thank you for representing our province so well.

As we look forward to a new rodeo season, I encourage all of you set goals for yourself.  Whether that be improving on how well you did last year, or making a run at qualifying for Nationals, set a goal.  Parents, I encourage you to look around for ways you can help our athletes achieve their goals.  It might be a note of encouragement, it might be a helpful suggestion, or it might be showing someone how they could do something just a little bit better.  I encourage all of you to look for ways of making the best just a little bit better.

Thanks,

Howard Floyd

National Director.