{"id":4968,"date":"2015-10-30T08:22:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=4968"},"modified":"2015-10-30T08:32:21","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:32:21","slug":"special-needs-rodeo-ropes-in-smiles-and-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2015\/special-needs-rodeo-ropes-in-smiles-and-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Needs Rodeo ropes in smiles and joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597282483-5.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4970 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597282483-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"p1597282483-5\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597282483-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597282483-5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597282483-5.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> The Second Annual Special Needs Rodeo roped in a stampede of smiles from the Magnolia Specialized Services guests at Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Story Arena on October 28, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>This fun and hands-on event is hosted by students in the Leadership and Communications class in SAU\u2019s Department of Agriculture. Members of SAU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597281985-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4969 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597281985-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"p1597281985-5\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597281985-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597281985-5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/p1597281985-5.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> nationally competitive rodeo team also enjoyed sharing their talents and personalities with the special needs children and adults.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Several stations were set up in preparation for around 150 guests inside Story Arena, including rodeo activities such as roping, horse riding, horseshoe throwing, and goat tying. After learning about the sport of rodeo and visiting with SAU students and Rodeo Team members, each guest was given a free admission ticket to the upcoming SAU Rodeo.<\/p>\n<p>The SAU Intercollegiate Rodeo runs from November 5-7, each night starting at 7 p.m. in Story Arena. A \u201cMeet the Team\u201d event will be from 6:15-6:45 p.m. each night, as well, at which fans can get to know SAU\u2019s Rodeo Team members and get autographs and photos taken.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4971 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/10\/Story-Arena-Rodeo-for-Mag-Specialized-Services-15-_mg_9747-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"Story Arena Rodeo for Mag Specialized Services 15 -- _mg_9747\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/>Admission prices for the rodeo are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Adult Prices: (13 and over) $10<\/p>\n<p>Youth (Ages 6-12): $5<\/p>\n<p>SAU Students (with ID) $5<\/p>\n<p>Ages 6 and under: Free<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Annual Special Needs Rodeo roped in a stampede of smiles from the Magnolia Specialized Services guests at Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Story Arena on October 28, 2015. This fun and hands-on event is hosted by students in the Leadership and Communications class in SAU\u2019s Department of Agriculture. Members of SAU\u2019s nationally competitive rodeo team&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2015\/special-needs-rodeo-ropes-in-smiles-and-joy\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":820,"featured_media":4971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7753,195],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homepage","8":"category-rodeo","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/820"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}