June Ates Arena

11/17/2024

As of Monday, November 18th, Both indoor and outdoor arenas will be closed to prepare for the Faire taking place November 23rd & 24th.

PLEASE SHARE!!

11/16/2024

11/03/2024

10/30/2024

It does mean less time to ride😔

Truth!!

10/30/2024

Please Welcome the new Leadership team and become one of the SEYRA Team.

Meet the Gardners

Rodeo has always been a significant part of our lives, and we are excited to bring all of the Southeastern Youth Rodeo Association rodeo family into our family. SEYRA
has a special place in our hearts. It is where the boys won their first buckles and saddles. It is where they refined their roping skills. It is where they developed their love/hate relationship with boys’ goat tying.

Cody, our oldest son, is a member of AHSRA, NLBRA, and PCA, where he calf ropes, team ropes, and steer wrestles. Cooper, our youngest, is a member of AJRA, an NLBRA, where he competes in boys' breakaway, team roping, and chute do***ng. Darrin loves to team rope and calf rope when the boys aren’t taking his horses to ride. Angela is the epitome of a rodeo mom, keeping up with all the boys and ensuring everyone is where they are supposed to be and ready to ride. Rodeo is a family affair in the Gardner house. Everyone pitches in to help as we have held various executive board positions, as well as points secretary, timer, and treasurer. We aren’t strangers to the dirt as Darrin judges, bullfights, and directs arena activities & livestock.

We are excited to continue the Southeastern Youth Rodeo Association legacy started by the Ellis family. They have done a phenomenal job growing the association, and we are honored to have the opportunity to expand youth rodeo in South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

In the next few weeks, please be on the lookout for the ballot sheet for the board of directors and arena director positions, the 2025 schedule, the suggestion page link, and an updated 2025 membership packet. We look forward to getting to know everyone we have not already met. Please reach out to us for any questions or concerns.

We rodeo as a family, and we want you to also. Rodeo family is like no other, and the bonds built lead to a lifetime of friendships. From our family to yours, “Lets Rodeo!”

Darrin, Angela, Cody, & Cooper Gardner

Darrin 251-370-2257
Angela 850-758-1612
[email protected]

10/09/2024

Right next door:
Give them a call -
850-377-1878

Find refuge from the storm with us! We warmly welcome Boondockers with open arms, ensuring your safety and peace of mind.

10/06/2024

The June Ates Arena and Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds will be open to Horses and Horsetrailers to stay due to evacuation from areas in South Florida. Please bring generators and portable pens as we are limited to actual hook up sites and numbers of stalls available. We have 15 stalls currently under roof. If you have other fur family members, please bring leashes and/or tie out lines.
We have 15-ish acres cleared for horse trailers and campers alike. You do not have to be a member of the horse community if you need a place to stay.
GPS address:
8700 Bobby Brown Rd.
Milton, FL 32583.
We are off of I-10 at exit 31.
850-463-8619

10/03/2024

THIS WEEKEND!!
Please note the arena will be CLOSED to the general public for use. Please go out there on 2 legs and show your support. They are always looking for volunteers as well.

Agencies from come from all over the southeast to attend the End of Watch Memorial Ruck. Federal, state, and local agencies come to pay their respects to their fallen brothers and sisters in blue.

If you would like your agency represented at this years event to honor the 138 fallen officers of 2023, email us at [email protected] about how you can get involved.

10/01/2024

Professional Rodeo- Live Event