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Local Girl Named Rodeo Queen
May 2, 2008
Julia “Nikki” Kelly of Molino has been crowned Queen of this weekend’s 17th Annual Tate FFA Alumni Rodeo.Five young ladies from around Escambia County competed for the chance to be the rodeo’s queen.
Nikki was crowned Qunne after four “challenges” were completed. Those challenges included an interview, grooming and tacking, horsemanship (riding pattern) and Queen’s Salute. Each rider had to be enrolled or home schooled in Escambia County in grades 6-12 with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Nikki, a freshman at Northview High School, will ride Friday and Saturday night in the grand entry of the rodeo. The other participants in the court will ride behind her during the grand entry.
The horse named Miss Will Impress You gained a bit of local fame back in December when its rider was the second to fall off a horse during the Molino Christmas parade. Nikki has spent the last two months training Miss Will Impress You for the competition.
The other contestants were T.J. Martin, Catherine Steck, Victoria Benson and Amber William.
The Seventeenth Annual Tate FFA Alumni Rodeo will be continue at 7:30 aturday night at the Escambia County Equestrian Center. The Equestrian Center is located at 7750 Mobile Highway in Pensacola.
Pictured top: Nikki Kelly and her horse Miss Will Impress You. Submitted photos.
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