It has always been about kids and to that degree Little Britches Rodeo is a family "business" and no one understands that better than the families who compete in Little Britches Rodeo. To be an active National Little Britches Rodeo Association member, it takes a family. Parents, guardians, aunts, uncles, friends and even grandparents are dedicated to providing the best possible experience for their kids. And this happens in a variety of ways, including having great horses, roping a bale of hay for hours, being in the practice pen, attending professional rodeo clinics or taking lessons, and of course, hauling down the highway to the next Little Britches Rodeo.

When you get to a Little Britches Rodeo your family instantly grows to include those who have hauled in for the same rodeo. It's one of the strangest and yet one of the best things about rodeo. Your competitors become your best friends. In today's age, it is sometimes hard to find support, especially when you're the "new kid on the block", but in Little Britches our newcomers and their families remark how welcome they felt the very first time they went to a rodeo. A family new to the NLBRA is the Custer family from Arizona. "Everyone there, the announcer, the judges, the other contestants and those sitting in the stands were cheering for my kid," said World Champion Bull Rider Cody Custer. "And, then I realized that they weren't just cheering on my kid, but every kid who entered the arena. It was a great experience and we look forward to being members for many years to come. "