When Jade was just a little boy He started packin' a rope With Cowboy brothers it was natural Besides, his name was Pope! He cut his teeth on a piggin' string and he grew up in the saddle though he was the youngest he held his own whether playin' or workin' cattle I can't say that Jade was a scholarly lad Don't get me wrong, he's no fool It's just that he felt life's best lessons are learned on the outside, not inside of school! He loved ropin', ridin', family and fun he loved ropin' and wrestling and pals he loved ropin' and horses, four-wheelers and guns he loved rodeo... and rodeo gals. At the age when many a young man chooses between a Chevy, a Dodge and a Ford, Jade chose a mission for the church and swung a wide loop for the Lord. At the end of 2 hard and rewarding years beneath Arizona's sun Jade met Selena, the rodeo queen, who'd have guessed that she was the one? Selena, like Jade, was the youngest child, A blonde who played ballerina, she liked to play dress up; perhaps she dreamed that she'd one day dress up the arena. She used to ride her pony Sunset at the horseshow every year she must have liked the competition and she seemed to have no fear. She was always an excellent student even scholarly you might say she earned awards and scholarships was a cheerleader and loved FFA. She rode a big Appy named Patrick tall and ugly with spots on his rump he hardly had any tail at all but he and Selena could jump.

Selena earned the first of her titles as Susanville's Rodeo Queen. She started collecting buckles and crowns when she was still a teen. She was queen of Reno's rodeo, and Nevada's Rodeo Queen and then Miss Rodeo America (the only one we've ever seen!) A few months back and introduction was made between the roper and this rodeo queen it looked like it might be the last go-round the final... you know what I mean. Now Jade had seen rodeo gals before her but Selena stood apart from the group Yeah, Jade had his eye on the jackpot and he started building a loop! Selena had honors, and titles, and crowns, more than most girls could hope, but one title was starting to sound pretty good, that title was Mrs. Jade Pope. And so on an early morning in June, In a moment when time stood still, Jade and Selena were married forever, In a temple that stood on a hill. So who caught who?  You may wonder. Well I'll explain that and tell you no lies.  See... Jade roped her, but she tied the hooey and they both made the catch of their lives. -Aunt Merlyn Sandberg

Our Goals

To share our lifestyle with young ladies across the nation. To provide rodeo queens with a solid base of knowledge in the areas of rodeo queen competition and ranching. To have fun!