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Deep South Little Britches

Deep South Little Britches

As a sanctioned chapter of National Little Britches Rodeo Association, the DSLB is now in its 9th year of bringing youth rodeo to North Louisiana and surrounding areas. To qualify for NLBRA finals, a contestant needs to place in the top 7 in an event at 6 rodeos. Contestants can compete for jackpot money and year-end awards at both the local and national level, as well as scholarships.
There are 5 age groups available for children from 5-19 (depending on birthdate):
Little Wranglers (Boys & Girls) 5-8
Barrels, Poles, Flags, Goat Ribbon Pulling, *Calf Riding* (non-NLBRA event)
Jr Boys 9-13
Breakaway, Goat Tying, Flags, Ribbon Roping, Team Roping, Bull Riding, Bareback Steers, Saddle Bronc Steers, *Chute Dogging* (non-NLBRA event)
Jr Girls 9-13
Barrels, Poles, Breakaway, Goat Tying, Trail Course,
Ribbon Roping, Team Roping
Sr Boys 14-18
Tie-Down, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Ribbon Roping, Bareback Riding,
Saddle Bronc Riding, Bull Riding
Sr Girl 14-18
Barrels, Poles, Breakaway, Goat Tying, Trail Course, Ribbon Roping, Team Roping
All rodeos will be held at
North Louisiana Exhibition Center
Ruston, LA
2023-2024 Rodeo Dates Online Entries Close
August 19-20 August 11th
September 16-17 September 8th
October 14-15 October 6th
November 25-26 November 17th
December 9-10 December 1st
January 13-14 January 5th
February 17-18 February 9th
May 4-5 April 26th
MEMBERSHIPS
National Memberships can be filled out at NLBRA.com (this must be filled out prior to rodeo for national points. All non-members will pay a $25 non-member fee per rodeo) DSLB Memberships are $50 Plus $25 each additional child with a maximum of $100 per family ***Membership forms MUST be mailed in *** The form can be found on our website. Memberships are due by November 17, 2023 (to be eligible for year-end awards) (DSLB points will not begin being counted until DSLB membership is paid.)
STEPS FOR ENTERING RODEOS:
1. Enter online through the NLBRA.com website (Entries close on Friday a week before the rodeo)
2. Entries fees will be posted on Saturday after entries close and must be paid through our PayPal button on the deepsouthlittlebritches.weebly.com website by Tuesday before the rodeo to avoid late fees
3. Stalls/RVs can be reserved online through the deepsouthlittlebritches.weebly.com website (Permanently reserved stall/Rv fees must be paid through the link provided on the deepsouthlittlebritches.weebly.com website on or before Tuesday prior to the rodeo to avoid late fees)
All rodeos MUST be pre-entered and entries close on the Friday 1 week prior to the rodeo. E-mail late entries to deepsouthlittlebritches@yahoo.com. Late entries will be taken until the Tuesday before the rodeo with a $25 late fee per rodeo. If PayPal payment is not received for entries by Tuesday before the rodeo, there will be a $25 late fee added to your entries. If payment is not received for Stalls/RV by Tuesday before the rodeo, there will be a $25 late fee added as well. Please pay all entry fees & stall/RV payments through the PayPal links on the website. All of these fees will have to be paid before you can participate in the rodeo. New contestants and those entering non-NLBRA events may enter by emailing entries to deepsouthlittlebritches@yahoo.com. Contestants may draw out of an event by emailing draw outs to deepsouthlittlebritches@yahoo.com. Contestants may draw-out without cause by the Tuesday before the rodeo by 5pm, after this time a doctor’s excuse or vet’s excuse will need to be furnished so the contestant will not be charged fees. If an excuse is not furnished before the next rodeo, the fees will be charged and non-refundable. A credit will not be carried forward to the next rodeo. Sponsorships/Raffle Tickets Contestants who join DSLB must participate in at least 10 rodeos and meet the $500 REQUIREMENT of SPONSORSHIPS AND/OR FUNDRAISER(S) to qualify for year-end awards. DSLB will have 16 rodeos. Contestants must compete in 10 rodeos in each event for prizes in that event. SPONSORSHIPS ARE DUE BY NOVEMBER 17, 2023. *This form can be found on the website
ORDER OF EVENTS
Main Arena 9:00 AM Roughstock (Rodeo day 1) Chute Dogging (Rodeo day 1) LW Flags (Start time Sunday 9:00 AM) JR Boy Flags LW Poles, JR Poles, Sr Poles LW Barrels, JR Barrels, SR Barrels SR Team Roping, JR Team Roping Steer Wrestling
(After a BREAK, the following events for Rodeo 2 will begin on Saturday afternoon)
Steer Wrestling (Rodeo day 2) SR Team Roping, JR Team Roping (Rodeo day 2) Roughstock (Rodeo day 2) Chute Dogging (Rodeo day 2) Church Sunday 7:30 AM Back Arena 9:00 AM Jr Trail, Sr Trail JR Boy Goats, JR Girl Goats, SR Girl Goats, LW Goats SR Tie Down JR Boy Breakaway JR Girl Breakaway SR Girl Breakaway SR Ribbon Roping, JR Ribbon Roping Calf Riding (Rodeo day 1) Calf Riding (Rodeo day 2)

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