Registration for this year's Rodeo Queen Contest is now closed.
Rodeo Queen Contest
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The 26th Annual Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation Rodeo will be held August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2024. This year our Queens Contest will be held in June to allow for rain dates and for the queens to help promote the Rodeo.
History
Jennifer was a 16-year-old Foley High School student who took her own life. Frances, Jennifer’s mother, describes her as a firecracker who was full of energy, who loved to go and do. Jennifer loved her horses and her rodeo family. She was an Alabama 4-H Pole Bending State Champion and an accomplished barrel racer. For over 25 years, we have held an annual rodeo and Queen’s contest in Jennifer’s memory in Baldwin County.
Why Queens?
While the rodeo is to honor her memory, it is also the Foundation’s biggest fundraising event of the year. The Queen’s contest is held as a way to engage the young women in the local rodeo communities and create involvement with our philanthropy. This contest brings women of all ages together in this sport to uplift and support each other. The goal is to help grow, build, and teach upcoming generations what it looks like to support others while still working hard to achieve a goal.
2023 Rodeo Queens
2023 JCMF Rodeo Princess
Margaret Spratlin
2023 JCMF Rodeo Jr. Queen
Ellen Lassere
2023 JCMF Rodeo Queen
Leslie Stanfield
Contest Details
The Rodeo Queen’s Contest is a two part process consisting of an interview and horsemanship. Contestants are divided into three categories based on age. Age groups are as follows:
- Princess - ages 5 to 12
- Jr. Queen - ages 13 to 18
- Queen - ages 19+
Contestants will be judged by 3 judges on interview, appearance, and horsemanship with their own horse. All scores will be totaled & averaged for a final result. There will be a Winner, 1st Runner-Up, and 2nd Runner-Up in each category.
Entry Fee = $60. Cost includes 4 tickets ($72 value!) to the rodeo which will be given to contestants at interviews along with their back numbers. Entry Fee is collected online at the time of Entry Form Submission. Entry Form deadline is June 11th, 2024 at 5pm CST.
Interviews
Interviews will be held on Tuesday, June 18th, 2024, starting at 6PM at Frances Holk-Jones State Farm Agency (315 East Laurel Avenue in Foley). All contestants will be contacted prior with their interview time slot. Contestants will participate in a 4-minute interview, and will be judged on:
- Eye contact
- Speech Ability & Response
- Poise & Personality
Horsemanship & Crowning
Horsemanship will be held on Thursday, June 20th, 2024 at 6PM at the Foley Horse Arena, located at 113 East Rosetta Avenue. If weather does not permit Horsemanship to be held at in uncovered arena, the event will be moved to the Baldwin County Coliseum Arena in Robertsdale, Al.
- Contestants will be judged on ability to ride, control, and correct pattern.
- NO Leadlining. Contestant must be able to ride on their own.
Winners' Responsibilities
- Winning Queens will be required to attend all 3 Nights of the Rodeo (August 1-3).
- As a guest of Frances Holk Jones, you will be required to attend a lunch on Friday, August 2nd for the Foley Rotary Club. This luncheon focuses on the Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation, the Peer Helpers PLUS program, and the Rodeo.
- In addition to these events, Rodeo Queens will also be required to assist with one JCMF Event, and your assistance with the Rodeo Queens Contest in 2025.
Patterns & Instructions
You will receive a copy of your Entry Form once submitted. If you do not, contact madeline@jennifermoorefoundation.com.
Questions? Contact Julie Malgaglio at 251-269-2405