Maryland Young Rider: Morissa Hall She finished 125th


out of 180 in Barrels and 58th out of 180 in Poles that year. Her best time


in Barrels was only 2.366 seconds slower than the winner. Her fastest Poles run was even closer. “Tat is how tight these things are,” Morse said. In addition to riding


at the NHSRF, Morissa competed in the Queen Competition representing MDHSRA where she be- came the first Marylander to ever win a phase when she won the “Impromptu Question” phase of the Queen Competition. Overall, she finished 20th


,


which is the highest plac- ing a Maryland Queen has achieved at the NHSRF. “Tis is all just a real


blessing… that we have had the success we have had,” Morse said. “All of this has been because of people who have poured themselves into Morissa.”


Morissa and Docs Peppy Minnie out- side the Las Vegas Convention Center at the 2021 Junior World Finals.


takes the responsibilities of being named MDH- SRA Queen very seriously. “Our job is to pro- mote our association when we are out at rodeos and places,” she said. “And to coordinate fundraisers, coordinate the Grand En- try at each rodeo and bring the team together.” “Maryland is a smaller


chapter compared to oth- ers but we have grown a lot this year,” she added. To become MDHSRA Morissa par-


Queen,


ticipated in the formal Queen Competition for the chapter, which is bro- ken up into six sections: Written Test, Round Table Talk, Personal Interview, Impromptu


Question,


Speech and Modeling, and Horsemanship. “Te mod-


A Rodeo Queen Now a sophomore at Elizabeth Seton High


School where she is an honors student, Morissa


eling was a very different experience for me,” she said laughing. “One thing I still need to grasp is the concept that being a Rodeo Queen is a lot more impor- tant than some of the riding stuff,” she said. “It has taught me to be more responsible and also to ap- preciate more of the behind the scenes of a rodeo


and how much work goes into putting one on.” Because being a Rodeo Queen makes the individual the representative of the organiza- tion, in this case MDHSRA, it also puts the individual in the role model zone. “Everyone comes to you with their questions and you are the one who speaks at team meetings,” Morissa explained. “And if anyone on the team has a question at a rodeo, I’m the one who goes up and asks the question and brings the answer back to the team.” Morissa said the role has also taught her


empowerment for women in general. “Yes it teaches us how to act appropriate and ladylike but at the end of the day, after the Queen takes off her crown and sash, she’s still a cowgirl that can ride and isn’t scared of getting a little dirty.”


Junior World Finals In Las Vegas, Morissa tacked up for the second


round at the Junior World Finals. “At this point it was kind of slow. Sort of like ‘slow is fast’ and ‘smooth is fast’” she explained of the thoughts running through her head. She also happened to be at the beginning of the second round draw order, which helped keep the show nerves at bay. “I just had less time to get anxious!” Her mount for the finals was Docs Peppy


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