Tentative Schedule of Events:
Contest Date: Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
Location: Sidney American Legion Club
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
9:00 am- Check in; and after a period to become acquainted and oriented to the pageant, personal interviews will begin.
12:00pm- luncheon! The community is invited to attend the luncheon to meet all the Sidney Rodeo Queen contestants.
Each contestant will give a prepared speech. The speech topic will be sent to you upon receipt of your completed packet. Each contestant will also answer 3 impromptu questions during this time.
After the speeches and impromptu questions are complete, each contestant will model her western dress outfit. (Please bring a written description on a 3x5 card, to be read as you model.)
4:45 pm- meet at the northwest corner of the arena for the horsemanship portion of our pageant. Miss Sidney, Jessica Meseck, will set the pattern at approximately 5:00 pm.
7:00-7:30 pm- Crowning of the 2025 Miss Sidney and her Court.
8:00 pm- All contestants are to ride in the Grand Entry on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
Thank you for your inquiry about the Sidney Iowa Championship Rodeo Queen contest. We are happy to host another full day of competition again this year. There will be many prizes, something for all of the contestants, as well as each of the category winners.
This year's rodeo dates are July 29th through August 2nd. Please refer to your tentative schedule for the order of events. Any changes will be relayed to you as soon as we are made aware of them.
Your speech topic will be sent to you as soon as we receive your completed application.
Entries are due (submitted electronically) by Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
YOU MUST MAIL:
$80.00 Entry Fee (non-refundable) (make checks payable to Sidney Rodeo Queen Committee)
Photo presentable for news paper, minimum bill-fold sized
A summary of your horsemanship experiences and other interests (to be read during your horsemanship pattern and will be provided to judges)
REMEMBER TO BRING: An Index card with written description of the outfit you are planning to model, it will be read as you model.
Please mail to: Holly Apperson
8940 N 78th ave circle
Omaha, NE 68122
Please find the contest application below, general rules and regulations and a copy of the horsemanship pattern. If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of the committee using the information below.
Sidneyrodeoqueen@gmail.comHolly Apperson 402-210-3430
Rachel Gordon 712-350-0063
Chelsey Lorimor 712-355-2826
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE SIDNEY IOWA RODEO QUEEN CONTEST
All applicants should meet these general guidelines:
* High school graduate
* 18-26 years of age as of July 1, 2025, proof available if necessary
* Legal resident of a state included in the PRCA Great Lakes Circuit or the Prairie Circuit
* Never married
* Never given birth to a child
* Never been charged and/or determined to have committed any crime of moral turpitude, nor has had a title removed for any reason
* All contestants waive liability
Contest Rules:
1. Applications (including $80.00 non-refundable entry fee), and photograph suitable for newspaper publication should be postmarked/electronically submitted by July 22nd, 2025 and sent to designated committee address listed on application.
2. Full western dress is expected at the luncheon, the modeling of outfits will be done directly after your speech is complete.
3. Entrants must furnish horse, including western tack, and ride said horse in the required areas of competition. These include the parade, the horsemanship pattern, and grand entry on the opening night. NO STUD HORSES.
4. Horsemanship contest and parade apparel will be standard western attire (jeans, shirt, boots, belt and western hat).
5. Chaps are NOT permitted on contestants.
6. No past Sidney Iowa Rodeo Queens are eligible to compete.
7. Contestants must be present for all phases of the competition, punctuality is highly expected. On the day of the pageant, the contestants should be available to remain in Sidney from check in to the conclusion of the opening night grand entry.
8. No score sheets will be posted or given to contestants or any representative thereof. There will be judge’s suggestion sheets available for each contestant's personal use.
NEW:
The 2025 Sidney Rodeo Queen will be asked to sign a contract agreeing to the following:
1. Mandatory participation in each night of rodeo including grand entry, pushing cattle with visiting queens, assisting with mutton busting and raffle drawing. Participation is also expected in the Rodeo Parade taking place in Sidney on Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
2. Mandatory that the 2025 Sidney Rodeo Queen and visiting royalty will meet and greet local business and sponsors throughout rodeo week .
3. Mandatory completion of media related obligations (radio interviews, etc.) during the week of the pageant/rodeo.
4. It is mandatory that the 2025 Rodeo Queen be in attendance for the 2026 pageant to crown their successor.
5. It is mandatory that the 2025 Rodeo Queen will send out thank-you cards to all sponsors of the pageant within 1 month of coronation.
6. It is mandatory that the 2025 Rodeo Queen will attend the Iowa Horse Fair as visiting royalty.
7. It is strongly encouraged that the 2025 Sidney Rodeo Queen attend Tri-State Rodeo in Fort Madison, Iowa.
8. It is mandatory that the 2025 Sidney Rodeo Queen hold/host 1 pageant fundraiser during their reign and raises a minimum of $500 to be put back towards the pageant and saddle fund.
9. It is strongly encouraged that the 2025 Sidney Rodeo Queen assist the queen committee in collecting the following year's donations (i.e.. spend one day meeting with business owners to request pageant sponsorships/donations - generally to be completed with the committee in July 2026).
10. It is strongly encouraged that the 2025 Rodeo Queen remain active on social media (at least one post/month, via facebook) throughout her reign. These posts should include (but not limited to) sponsor spotlights, updating followers on rodeos or events attended, and other posts to encourage follower activity.
11. The 2025 Sidney Rodeo Queen will not use the Sidney, IA Rodeo Queen title and/or likeness for personal gain (dating sites, business pages not associated with the pageant or rodeo.)
12. It is mandatory that the 2025 rodeo queen maintains an ongoing working relationship with the rodeo queen committee throughout her 2025-2026 reign, through positive communication via phone call, text, email, and/or in person meetings. All communication should be responded to in a timely manner. The rodeo queen should keep the committee updated with upcoming events and appearances, and seek approval on social media posts.
13. It is mandatory that the 2025 Sidney Rodeo Queen make a total of 10 appearances throughout her reign. These appearances can include, but not limited to, rodeos, parades, school visits, and pageants.
14. The 2025 rodeo queen should dress to impress in order to positively reflect herself, the pageant and rodeo. While her style should represent her personality, the committee asks that the queen follow the below recommendations when making appearances:
- Boots should be clean
- Hats should be clean and well shaped. Western, felt hats are the preferred look when wearing the crown
-Clothing should be well-fitted for the Queen’s body shape (not too tight, not too loose)
- Clothing should be clean and pressed
- Hair does not always need to be curled, but should be styled
- Make up should always be applied
- Accessorize! Earrings are always a must! Be sure no accessories block the sash/title
- Clothing should be tasteful and conservative; nothing too short, or too low cut
HORSEMANSHIP PATTERN (image below)
*New* A flag run has been added to the end of horsemanship
You will enter the arena on foot and walk to the judges.
1. Tack check & impromptu question by judges
2. Mount your horse
3. Start pattern by circling the arena, on the left lead, at an extended lope.
4. Guide left and lope down the middle of the arena, with moderate speed.
5. Pass the center of the arena, stop and back to center.
6. Execute a 3/4 turn to the right, and lope a circle to the right, with moderate speed.
7. Change leads, and lope a circle, to the left, with moderate speed. After completing the circle, continue loping on the left lead towards the end of the arena.
8. Upon completion of that circle, -do not stop-, proceed to the arena fence and continue around the perimeter of the arena to the left, making a "queens run" around the entire arena. (This should be continuous motion -don't stop-, pass the judges and circle the outside edge of the arena all the way around to the out gate)
9. Stop at the gate.
10. A committee member will assist you in getting your flag set
11. Once flag is set, begin flag run at the gate, run past judges, cut the arena in half (no need to run the entire arena), and return to the gate.
12. Stop at gate and exit arena. Committee member will assist you in removing flag outside of the arena
(Note: Last year, at the request of Dodge and the Sidney PRCA Rodeo Committee, there were
2 Dodge trucks parked in the arena during the horsemanship patterns. They were located in the center of the small circles. We have not yet been informed if the trucks will be parked in the arena for the 2025 contest.)
