The title of Miss Rodeo Agribition 2025 belongs to Abbey Harty of Edam, Saskatchewan.
Harty was announced as the winner during the intermission of the Maple Leaf Finals Rodeo on Wednesday night. Daylynn Olliver, and Shayla Preston were also vying for the crown.
“Honestly, I don’t even know how to describe it, it was a surreal feeling,” Harty recalled of her reaction to her name being announced before a packed Brandt Centre. “Holding this title means so much to me and its such an incredible opportunity and I’m just so excited for the rest of the year and see what it brings.”
Harty, Preston, and Olliver had their skills tested over the last three days prior to Wednesday night, from their horsemanship by riding a different horse and executing basic patterns, to their knowledge of Agribition, to public speaking. “My favourite part was horsemanship, I love riding and I love being able to experience new horses and just the whole atmosphere of horsemanship was amazing. Honestly, I didn’t have a least favourite part, this experience was amazing and I’m just so excited for the rest of the journey.” Harty said.
Ari Dyck, the inaugural winner of Miss Rodeo Agribition, provided mentorship to the three girls throughout the competition and enjoyed every minute of it. “I’ve been there if they had any questions. I’ve also been making sure that they get to their events on time and everything like that which is a good role for me to be in because I’ll be taking over and sitting on the Queen Committee as well when I fully pass on my crown on December 1st which is this coming Sunday when the new girl will fully take over and I’ll be kind of in that more of a role of helping them organize events, helping them travel to events, telling them what they should pack and the things they should have just in case something goes wrong, so it’s been good for me to kind of switch that part of my brain over a little bit and help these girls.” Dyck said. “It’s been really a great experience to be a mentor for people.”
Harty, who is a Licenced Practical Nursing student, a member of the Canadian Collegiate Rodeo Association, and competes in horse competitions, will essentially be an ambassador of Canadian Western Agribition for the next year, making appearances around the Prairies.
