Mississippi High School Rodeo
9/17/2026
Hancock/Kiln Rodeo address is 4184 Kiln-Delisle Rd. Kiln, MS 39556
For stalls and hookups contact: Rena Lee 601-795-7699.
9/7/2026
Make sure to print/take a screenshot of your entry receipt for each rodeo. If the events you entered are not on there, you are not entered in that event.
9/5/2026
Jacket order forms are available to print out. They will also be available at the first 2 rodeos of the year. Samples will be available to try on.
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO BE AWARE OF:
8/27/2026
TIME LIMIT: Poles/Barrels/Goat Tying: Contestants will be given 45 seconds to enter the arena once the arena is ready your name is called. Ropers/Steer Wrestlers: There will be a 45 second time limit to get your horse set in the box and nod your head, once your animal is ready to compete on. (i.e. calf/steer standing in the chute, looking forward). Rough Stock: There will be a 45 second time limit once your animal is loaded and ready to compete on. If the horse/bull is bad in the chute, that will be taken into consideration. THIS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGES. BE READY!
The Cutting and Reined Cow Horse will not be included for All-Around points during the year. (They will count for All-Arounds points at the State Finals) We will have 6 cuttings and 6 reined cow horse events. Contact the secretary if you are interested in competing in RCH.
8/8/2026
Annual Membership Meeting
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, in Brandon, MS at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the Rankin County Safe Room located at 651 Marquette Rd. Brandon, MS.
Items for the agenda must be emailed to mshsra1967@gmail.com by August 14.
If you plan to host a rodeo this year and have not sent in the dates you would like, please do so. They can be emailed to the same address or text to me.
8/1/2026
2026-2027 Membership is open.
8/1/2026
When entering a rodeo, shooting sports, RCH, cutting, etc. Make sure to print your receipt. If you receipt does not show the events you intended to enter in the description, you are not entered. You will need to go back in and enter. Entry instructions are below.
6/3/2026
2026-2027 Proposed Rodeo Schedule for the fall
Hancock Rodeo Club, September 25-26, 2026
Lazy J Rodeo Club October 2-3, 2026
Purvis Rodeo Club October 9-10, 2026
Poplarville Rodeo Club October 23-24, 2026
Poplarville Rodeo Club October 30-31, 2026
Purvis Rodeo Club November 13-14, 2026
Lazy J Rodeo Club December 4-5, 2026
5/28/2026
IF YOU PLAN TO HOST A RODEO DURING THE 2026-2027 SEASON...
Fall dates need to be turned in to the secretary before check-in at the state finals. You can give feed back to the board during the week. The schedule will be voted on by the current board by the end of the week of state finals. You may call or text those dates to 601-337-0106 any time between now and Tuesday 6/2, before 9:00 a.m.
The remaining schedule for the spring will be finalized at the general membership meeting in August.
11/19/2025
The new order of events will be as listed below.
ORDER OF EVENTS:
BAREBACK RIDING
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
BREAKAWAY
TIE-DOWN
POLE BENDING
TEAM ROPING
BARREL RACING
STEER WRESTLING
GOAT TYING
BULL RIDING
Tips for Entering Rodeos:
Click on Online Entry Link in the drop-down menu. Type in your contestant's name, then click on the rodeo you want to enter. Slide the bar underneath each event name from Don’t Ride to Ride to enter an event. The event name and the bar will turn green, indicating you have entered that event. If you are requesting to compete a certain night, slide the preference bar to the night you are requesting. For team roping, click the box beside Team Roping, then follow the prompts. Add any traveling partners or notes to the secretary. When you are done, click Sign Up. Be sure to download the PDF of your entry receipt and screen shot or print it in case there are any problems.
If you do not see your name on the Online Entry Link drop down, you have not completed your NHSRA membership and uploaded all necessary documents to your NHSRA member portal(including MS membership and minor's release). Once you have completed that process, your name will be added to the drop down list. If you have questions, contact the secretary.
LATE FEES: A $25 late fee will be added to all entries submitted up to 4 days after the entry deadline. After the late fee deadline expires, online entries will close and you cannot enter the rodeo online. If you still wish to enter the rodeo, there will be a Last Chance Late Fee of $400 imposed. You must contact the secretary directly to enter under this exception. You cannot request to be up on a certain night. The deadline for entering under the Last Chance Late Fee is the Thursday of the week of the rodeo.
REQUESTS: The 2026-2027 season will allow a contestant to make 6 rodeo night requests. The 6 requests now apply to Friday and Saturday nights. Please do not move the arrow from the middle (Any Perf), unless you are actually needing a request. Keep in mind that if you are in Team Roping and make a request, it will count as a request for both team members. If you have a traveling partner and they make a request, it will count as a request for you, too. If a contestant draws all events on one night (when a night is not specified during the online entry process; aka: Any Perf is selected), this IS NOT A REQUEST.
If you need an additional request, you will need to send a letter of explanation to the board at least two weeks before the entry deadline for that rodeo.
NOTES TO SECRETARY
You can make a note during Online Entry to let the secretary know who your "Traveling Partner" is. This is NOT to be up the same night as your friends, but it is a true traveling situation for siblings, shared horses, or if this person is your actual ride to the event.
You may also make a note to the secretary if you would like all of your events on the same night or if you would like to split your events (however, a request to compete in a certain event on a certain night will be counted as one of your requests).
***ENTRY FEES & PAYMENT PROCEDURE FOR 2026-2027***
RODEO ENTRY FEES: $40 each event
**$20 ADMIN FEE PER CONTESTANT AT EACH RODEO**
**$25 LATE FEE IF ENTERED AFTER THE ONLINE ENTRY DEADLINE**
Your entry receipt does not reflect the additional fees, so be sure to add them to your total entry fees. Each partner in team roping is responsible for paying his/her own fees.
YOU WILL ENTER ALL RODEOS ONLINE. ALL FEES WILL BE PAID AT THE RODEO.
All entry fees, admin fees, and any late fees owed must be paid at the rodeo by cash or check. All fees must be paid BEFORE the rodeo starts (if you are competing in Saturday slack, fees must be paid before slack starts).
DRAW OUT: You may draw out of a rodeo by the Sunday prior to the rodeo on Friday without a doctor or vet excuse & receive a refund of entry fees. Doctor and veterinarian releases must be received by the Secretary BEFORE THE STOCK DRAW AT 5:30 P.M. ON THE NIGHT YOU ARE COMPETING to receive a refund of entry fees. You may text the message and send a photo of the release through text or email.
NON-NOTIFIED TURN OUTS: If you turn out of a rodeo and do not notify the secretary before the stock draw at 5:30 p.m., you will be charged a $25 fine, plus entry fees. All fines and entry fees must be paid before you will be allowed to compete at a subsequent rodeo.
The 2026-27 MHSRA Regulations page is under the Forms & Links tab. NHSRA Rulebooks will be in your member packet. You will pick up your member packet at your first rodeo.
IT IS THE CONTESTANT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO READ THE NHSRA RULEBOOK AND THE MHSRA REGULATIONS PAGE PROVIDED IN YOUR MEMBER PACKET AND BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL RULES CONTAINED IN THEM.
RODEO TIMES: FRIDAY PERFORMANCE 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY SLACK- IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE SATURDAY SLACK is ALWAYS before the performance at 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY PERFORMANCE 7:30 p.m.
---- Slack will run in this same order when necessary for an event (s).
Check the "Draw & Results" tab to see when you are up and what number you drew out!
