Maryland High School Rodeo Association

06/01/2026

🥘🤠 The MDHSRA Cookbook Fundraiser is Here! 🤠🥘

Pre-sales are officially OPEN for the MDHSRA Rodeo Cookbook!

Get your hands on your very own cookbook packed with favorite recipes from our rodeo families, friends, and supporters. Whether you're cooking at home, around the campfire, in the camper, or feeding the crew during a busy rodeo weekend, this cookbook is the perfect addition to your collection.

📖 Pre-Sale Price: $12
📦 Need it shipped? Add $5 for shipping

From hearty meals and crowd-pleasing casseroles to sweet treats and family favorites, these recipes have been shared by the people who make our rodeo community special.

⭐ Business & Family Sponsorship Opportunity ⭐
Want to support MDHSRA while promoting your business or honoring your family? Limited cookbook page sponsorships are available! Showcase your business, farm, ranch, family, or a message of support in our cookbook and help make this fundraiser a success.

Every cookbook purchased and sponsorship secured helps support the Maryland State High School Rodeo Association and our student-athletes.

🐎 Feed your appetite, fuel our cause!

📩 Contact us today to pre-order your cookbook or reserve a sponsorship page before spaces fill up!

Pre-Order: https://forms.gle/7mjiknKyvwE5Jg7d6

Sponsor/ShoutOut Page: https://forms.gle/XdbcKYM6scPDkcDJ9

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

Scholarship Applications are Live!

Attention NJHFR & NHSFR Qualifiers, get ahead of the game and fill them out now. This is for graduating seniors and 8th graders only.

https://www.nhsrfoundation.org/scholarships

05/24/2026

📷 Shout out to Mrs Stephanie Dennis with Sundance Photography for capturing the excitement of state finals!

I am a Freelance photographer and I am not perfect. I do this for Your enjoyment of my lens time.... Some of my pictures are blurry but I stay transparent even with my mistakes. Sometimes a picture that looks bad to one, may hold something special for someone else. Enjoy!! If you would like to send....

05/24/2026

🔥 RECORDS WERE MADE TO BE BROKEN 🔥

The 2025–26 season has been one for the history books as competitors continued to raise the bar and rewrite the MDHSRA record books arena after arena. From lightning-fast barrel runs to blazing goat tying times and smooth pole bending patterns, our athletes proved that hard work, grit, and determination pay off.

Every MD record set this season represents countless early mornings, late nights, miles on the road, and the dedication between horse and rider. We are incredibly proud of the competitors who left their mark on the MDHSRA record books this year. 👏

Congratulations to all of our new MDHSRA arena record holders — your names are now part of MDHSRA history! 🇺🇸🤠

05/24/2026

🔥 The numbers don’t lie… these athletes put down the FASTEST times and HIGHEST scores of the entire season!

From blazing barrel runs to clutch rides and lightning-fast roping times, our 2025-26 MDHSRA “Brag Tag” Winners earned their spot at the top. 🏆🐴

Congratulations to every competitor who left it all in the arena this year — your hard work paid off!

05/24/2026

Last but certainly not least, we are proud to recognize several additional scholarship recipients made possible through the incredible support of NHSRA! 🎓🏆

These scholarships recognize students for their hard work, leadership, dedication to rodeo, and commitment both in and out of the arena throughout the season. 🤠✨

⭐ **NHSRA Merit Scholarships**
Awarded to:
• Nic Jackson
• Bailey Franks
• Brooke Martin
• Bradyn VanDerVoort

⭐ **NHSRA Queen Scholarship**
Awarded to our outgoing MDHSRA Queen — Bailey Franks 👑

⭐ **NHSRA Student President Scholarship**
Awarded to MDHSRA Student Board President — Macyn VanDerVoort

Congratulations to all of our scholarship recipients on these well-deserved honors and accomplishments! Your futures are bright, and we are proud to have you representing MDHSRA both inside and outside of the arena. 👏🔥

05/24/2026

The American Quarter Horse Association and NHSRA sponsor a regional "State Horse of the Year" program for the top-performing, registered American Quarter Horses.

Maryland High School AQHA Horse of the Year
Holley's Easy Jet "Sunday"
Owned, Trained & Ridden by Rea Jackson

Maryland Junior High AQHA Horse of the Year
Gunsmokes Feature "Banjo"
Owned & Ridden by Ally Gray

05/24/2026

Each year, the MDHSRA Board of Directors selects recipients for several prestigious NHSRA-sponsored awards that recognize the character, perseverance, and dedication that make our association special both inside and outside of the arena. 🤠🏆

These awards go far beyond wins and points standings — they honor the competitors who embody the true spirit of rodeo through leadership, positivity, hard work, compassion, and resilience throughout the season.

⭐ **NHSRA Spirit Buckle Award**
Awarded to an individual who demonstrates exceptional personal growth, dedication, sportsmanship, positivity, and passion throughout their rodeo career. Competitive success is not the defining factor — heart and character are.

Recipient — Bradyn VanDerVoort

⭐ **NHSRA Crisis Fund Scholarship**
Awarded to a member who has faced hardship or adversity during the rodeo season, whether in or out of the arena, while continuing to persevere through difficult circumstances.

Recipient — Savannah Glover

⭐ **Teskey’s Top Hand Scholarship**
Awarded to contestants who are consistently helpful, present, positive, and compassionate toward both others and their equine partners.

Recipient — Brooke Martin

Congratulations to these deserving recipients for representing the very best of MDHSRA throughout the 2025–26 season! 👏🔥

05/24/2026

Yesterday we celebrated our Event Champions — today, we’re recognizing other award recipients honored at State Finals 🤍🏆

Our MDHSRA volunteers are truly second to none. Every season, members of our board look back on the year and select individuals who consistently go above and beyond, either in or out of the arena, and sometimes both, to help make our rodeos and events successful. From long hours helping horses into the alley, to always stepping up when needed, these awards recognize the heart of our association. 🤠✨

We are proud to announce our 2025–26 Volunteer of the Year recipients! 👏

⭐ **Adult Volunteer of the Year** — Aaron Oliver
⭐ **Student Volunteer of the Year** — Lena Morandi

Both recipients were awarded a pair of sunglasses from our incredible NHSRA sponsor, BEX Sunglasses 😎

“Built for the West” 🔥