Starting today, the FFA kids will be showing and selling their animals that so much time and sweat have been donated to, to get the animal prepared for this weekend.

“We work together and kids work hard for this, and we want everyone to do good but like with any sport not everyone can,” said Kelly Taylor, one of the FFA teachers.

The students will show Thursday and Friday, and the new special needs rodeo will be held on Friday as well, and then Saturday the buyers’ barbeque will take place, which Taylor says is to “encourage the buyers to show up and give them a treat so they can sit through the auction.”

The special needs rodeo has several attractions for the students in self-contained classrooms. This includes a petting zoo, stick horse races, a wild life exhibit that will possibly have alligators, a calf roping demonstration, a mobile dairy, and a hayride to go get a pizza lunch.

Here is the Schedule for the show:

Thursday: January 29, 2015

Move In Begins – 8:00 AM

Small animals must be in place by 10:00 AM

Large animals must be in place by 12:00 PM

Rabbits Show – 11:00 AM

Broiler Show – 1:00 PM

Turkey Show – immediately following broilers

Lamb Show – 4:00 PM

Friday: January 30, 2015

Barn Opens – 6:00 AM

Goat Show – 7:30 AM *NEW EVENT*

Special Needs Rodeo – 10:00 AM *NEW EVENT*

Pig Show – 1:00 PM

Steer Show – 6:00 PM

Saturday: January 31, 2015 *NEW TIMES FOR BUYER EVENTS*

Barn Opens – 7:45 AM

Auction Set Up – 8:00 AM

Auction Meeting – 10:00 AM

Buckle & Trophy Presentation – 11:30 AM

Buyers BBQ – Noon – 2:00 PM

Live Auction – 2:30 PM

Livestock Area of the Barn Closes to ALL people other than TISD FFA Load Out Committee

– 30 minutes after the conclusion of the live auction