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Rocky Boy's Dionne Johnson rides in the junior barrels at Thursday night's first performance of the Great Northern Stampede NRA Rodeo in Havre. Johnson has been going and competing in rodeos since an early age.

Not just anybody can saddle up and compete in the sport of rodeo. Typically the competitor grew up around the sport, and had the desire to compete at a very young age.

For Rocky Boy's Dionne Johnson, age 13, that is exactly her story. Johnson has been competing in the Montana rodeo scene for a decade now. Her father, Enos Johnson competes in team roping, triggering Dionne's intrigu...