Representing the Cody Stampede and the sport of Rodeo!
Katrina Barnett, Miss Cody Stampede 2013
Katrina Barnett was born in Cody, Wyoming and comes from a long line of horse lovers. Growing up on a guest ranch, Katrina began wrangling horses, taking out trail rides, doctoring injured or sick horses and helping out at the barn at a young age. As a young teen, she began to go to hunting camp and guide fishing trips with her father. She grew up on a horse learning many valuable traits that she will continue to use through out her life.
Katrina has always had a great passion for horses and loves anything that has to do with the western way of life. She has raised 5 horses of her own, along with her families herd. She started from the ground up; watching colts being born on the ranch, halter breaking them, training them and eventually turning these animals into working stock. Her father taught her how to break horses and her mother taught her to train them into barrel horses or solid trail horses.
She is a graduate from Northwest College with an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Welding Technology. She plans to run her own welding business some day. Currently, Katrina is building a 24-foot horse trailer. While she attended NWC, she participated on the rodeo team. She spent the past summer as the 2012 Miss Cody Stampede Lady In Waiting and looks forward to being Miss Cody Stampede 2013.
Katrina will travel this upcoming year to numerous rodeos and events around Wyoming and the surrounding area. She will complete for the title of Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2014 during the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, Wyoming.
Who is eligible to be Miss Cody Stampede
After a girl serves her term as Miss Cody Stampede Lady-In-Waiting, she will automatically become Miss Cody Stampede that following year. The title of Miss Cody Stampede comes with the responsibility of being a leader for her Lady-in-Waiting and Princess. She must set an example and be a role-model for her title. She will travel the area promoting Cody Stampede and the Cody Community.
Miss Cody Stampede is required to plan a fundraiser for her year (typically a coronation dinner and auction), host visiting royalty during the Cody Stampede, work with the Cody Stampede Board and Royalty Committee on public engagements, participate in one non-rodeo community service project, and complete in the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Pageant held in August.
Age: As of December 31 of the year after Lady-in-waiting competition, must be 19 – 25 years of age, inclusive.
Live: Must be residents of Park or Big Horn County for at least one year prior to the contest. Royalty must maintain residency in Park or Big Horn County during their term, but may temporarily live elsewhere for the purposes of education or work.
Relationship: Must never have been married or had a marriage annulled. Must never have been nor be pregnant currently, nor become pregnant during any of the term of any title awarded.
Horse: During their reign, royalty must have access to at least well broken horse that they are familiar and comfortable with, and be able to provide transportation of such horse(s) to
royalty events.
Legal: Royalty may not have been charged with the commission of any felony in any state.
