LSU’s Block and Bridle Club are saddling up for their 77^th annual Rodeo this Friday and Saturday. The event will be held at 7 p.m. and students have an opportunity to attend and participate in a variety of events.
The two-day rodeo will feature bull riding, bronco riding and calf roping. While the idea of roping cattle may scare some students off, LSU student and Rodeo manager Ashley Allemand explains that she is excited for the rodeo.
“I grew up around rodeos, so rodeos are just what I do and it’s just really neat to be able to put on a rodeo,” Alleman said.
The rodeo will include student-friendly events for students who may have never had experience with the Old West. These events include goat chasing, goat dressing and wild cow milking and the entry cost ranges between $10 and $40.
The Block and Bridle club doesn’t just host the rodeo for fun. The purpose of the rodeo is to benefit the Braveheart Children in Need, a local charity that comforts children who have been removed from their homes.
The Block and Bridle club also has a rodeo for children with cancer during their formal rodeo. Allemand states that they just want to allow cancer service children to experience and participate in a rodeo.
“We’re doing the Cancer Services Rodeo, and it’s going to be rodeo events that mimic real rodeo events like stick horse barrel racing and roping dummies,” expounds Allemand.
The first day of the rodeo is for LSU students and the second day is open to the public. Allemand states that they expect students from Baton Rouge Community College and colleges in Mississippi to participate.
This event typically draws around 300 people over the course of the two days. But Allemand encourages people outside the College of Agriculture to attend and experience their rodeo.
Tickets cost $5 for students and $8 for general admission. If you want to participate in the events contact Ashley Allemand at [email protected].