Hannah May

2006 Little Miss CPRA

Hannah May is the 8 yrs old daughter of Jeff and ClaudiaAnn May of Viola, Kansas. She has two sisters and one brother. Hannah attends Holy Spirit Catholic School in Goddard, Kansas as a second grader.

Hannah got involved with the sport of rodeo by following the footsteps of her big sister Brittani. She now has her little sister Krissie Marie following her footsteps and her big brother Kaleb helps all three of his sisters all the way.

Hannah’s previous royalty accomplishments include the 2003 Chisholm Trail Saddle Club Jr. Rodeo Princess and the 2003 Western Sedgwick County Arena Jr. Rodeo Princess. She has won the DJ Prochaska Memorial Award for Miss Congeniality at the 2006 Little Miss CPRA as well as the Horsemanship, People Choice, Photogenic, and Modeling/Impromptu.

Hannah and her horse Buttercup participates in many Rodeo and Jr. Rodeo events like barrel racing, goat tying, and breakaway roping. She also competes in many events like reining, western pleasure, halter, showmanship and trail class. When she has time, Hannah likes to go trail riding with her family and team penning. Hannah belongs to several area saddle clubs were she participate in many funshow speed events like poles and kegs. Currently, Hannah is working on breaking her 2 yr. old filly named Jersey. Jersey has been Hannah’s project since her best friend in the world; Buttercup had her in April 2004. She has been an active member of several organizations:

Heartland Youth Rodeo Association (HYRA) – since 2000   

Western Sedgwick County Arena (WSCA) – since 2000

Chisholm Trail Saddle Club (CTSC) – since 1998   

Sedgwick County 4-H Horse Program – since 2004

South Central Kansas Trail Association (SCKTA)  

Central 4D Barrel Horse Association

Kansas Horse Council                                          

National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA)

Mulvane Saddle Club                                             

Kansas Western Horseman’s Association(KWHA)

American Paint Horse Association (APHA)

Hannah has received many horse and rodeo award:

Heartland Youth Rodeo Finalist in goat tying, barrels, poles, roping, sheep riding - since 2001

2004 NBHA (National Barrel Horse Association) World Youth Qualifier – Jackson, Mississippi

NBHA 2^{nd in place 4D and 4th in 3D winner – District 06}

^{All Around Grand Champion at the Sedgwick County 4-H Show in 2005}

^{All Around High Point 1-9 yr. olds. - (CTSC) Chisholm Trail Saddle Club in 2005 and 2004}

^{All Around High Point in all age groups - (CTSC) Chisholm Trail Saddle Club in 2004}

^{High Point Runner Up 1-9 yr. olds. - (CTSC) Chisholm Trail Saddle Club in 2003}

^{High Point 1-9 yr. olds. - (WSCA) Western Sedgwick County Arena in 2003 and 2004}

^{Clearwater Fall Festive Best Horse and Best Rider}

^{Hannah is extremely proud to serve the title 2006 Little Miss Central Plains Rodeo Association because she loves to rodeo. What better way to promote the sport of rodeo then to be an active participant in the sport. She believes her outgoing and friendly personality is an added benefit that helps her promote the sport to others, especially other young girls her age. Cowgirl Up!}