Three ladies are vying for the title of Miss Rodeo Agribition 2026.
Sunny Schutte, Grace Pain, and Shylah Sitter participated in the horsemanship aspect of the competition on Tuesday and public speaking on Wednesday.
The three contestants then answered questions from reporters Wednesday morning. One question was what inspired them to take part in the competition.
For Schutte, it started years ago when she was in the eighth grade when she attended an event and saw someone carry the Canadian flag "in this beautiful, sparkly shirt."
"Right then and there, I was like, 'Mom, I want to do that one day. I want to be her one day.' And so I carried my first title in 2023 as Miss Saskatchewan High School Rodeo. And now that has led me here to compete for my first Canadian Pro Rodeo title as Miss Rodeo Agrobition. And it's just been a total dream come true to just be here and a part of this experience.” said Schutte.
For Sitter, she loves all things rodeo, agriculture, and Saskatchewan.
"There's no other way that I would have it. Most of my family is from Saskatchewan," said Sitter. "I live out on a farm and I honestly love agriculture quite a bit. I love rodeoing, and I worked on a feedlot for quite a while and got to get the feel for some more livestock part of it. And I loved it. I didn't think it was going to be my thing, but I quite loved it. And then I was like, 'why not? You only live once.' And then once I started, I was like, absolutely. I love it. I love it. I'm so excited to represent Saskatchewan and Canadian (Western) Agribition. I'm very excited to begin this.”
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