Cypress County's Hayes Howe, 15, makes CFR debut in junior steer riding
The Grade 10 student qualified sixth in junior steer riding standings to earn one of six spots at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.
Hayes Howe, a 15-year-old Grade 10 student at Eagle Butte High School in Cypress County, is set to compete in junior steer riding at the Canadian Finals Rodeo, running Oct. 7 to 10 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. It will be his first appearance at the CFR after qualifying sixth in the junior steer riding standings.
Howe began steer riding about five years ago after learning from older friends and his cousin. This season he competed at roughly 25 rodeos across Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, winning at the Benalto Stampede in July and posting several second-place finishes that secured his CFR spot.
Howe is also familiar with several other competitors heading to the CFR, including bull riders Grady Young, Dakota Buttar and Kahl Wasilow from southwest Saskatchewan, and fellow Cypress County athlete Tyler Popescul, who qualified ninth in tie-down roping. Howe's grandparents are neighbours with retired bull riding champion Jared Parsonage of Maple Creek.
Beyond his primary event, Howe also competes in high school rodeo and open calf roping in Saskatchewan, with a long-term goal of moving into bull riding. He said competing in front of a large crowd at Rogers Place will be a highlight of the experience.
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