70th Spooner Rodeo will feature professional trick rider Lindy Lica

SPOONER — Welcome to the legendary 70th Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo, set for July 11-13. Spooner Rodeo fans can once again expect to see professional rodeo’s top competitors, continuing a great tradition that began back in 1954.

Many of the top professional rodeo contestants from around the country will compete at Spooner for points and prize money that could ultimately help them qualify for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December.

Galloping into the Spooner Rodeo Arena this year to thrill and entertain Spooner Rodeo fans at the historic 70th will be one of the top acts in the nation, Lindy Lica.

Lica is a professional trick and Roman rider from Bloomington, Ill. She began trick riding at the age of 10 and has been performing rodeos, Wild West shows and dinner theaters over half of her life.

Lica rides two flashy and fast buckskin horses, Colt .45 and Remington, who have taken her all over the country performing their death-defying craft.

She performed stunt work on the films “Cowgirls” and “Angels 2: Dakota’s Summer,” a family film with a focus on the trick riding lifestyle. Lica has been featured at Dolly Parton’s Stampede, where she performed over 800 shows a year.

Lica began using her talents competitively in 2014, where her Roman riding act was named the IPRA Contract Act Showcase Champion. In 2016, she qualified for the North American Trick Riding Championships in Las Vegas. Lica has been voted PRCA Top 5 Dress Act twice.

Without a doubt, Lica will have rodeo fans cheering and on the edge of their seats at the 70th Spooner Rodeo on July 11-13.