"Friday night is always a good night to come down and watch some of our own locals give it a go, in steer riding, calf riding and barrel racing."
To enter in the local event people needed to come down on Friday night before 6pm and put their name down, she said.
The committee was expecting a good turnout from competitors trying to add to their year's winnings and national placings.
This time round the Waimarino is the last rodeo for the season, with the National Final Rodeo at Wairoa on March 24 and 25. In recent years it has been one of the first events of the new rodeo season.
So far, top of the leaderboards are:
All round, Corey Church ($10,168 in winnings); bareback, John Hughes ($3867); rope and tie, Aaron Church jnr ($4344); saddle bronc Graeme Gannon ($4573); barrel race Rhondine Long ($6862); steer wrestling Bradley Lanigan ($3143); bull ride Merv Church ($2717); team rope header Jonny Ward ($4331), team rope heeler, Ross Brown ($4331).
Local rider Ben Webb is 10th in the bareback for the season.
Saturday and Sunday are going to be jam-packed with events from rope and tie and steer wrestling to barrel racing, bareback and bull riding, just to name a few.
Publicity officer Minnie Hall said the mighty bucking bulls were back this year.
"We have the almighty bucking bulls from Parklee (Kimbolton). The Waimarino Rodeo Association supplies the majority of our own horses, which we have also supplied to other rodeos in the North Island this season," Ms Hall said.
"Our horses are generously grazed during the year by Atihau Whanganui Incorporation, Tony MacLean and Ted and Anne Bates.
"It is going to be an action-packed weekend with a lot of talented riders.
"So come on down and enjoy all the thrills and spills," she said.
The Waimarino Rodeo Committee thanked all the sponsors for their support they had given - without them and the cowboys and cowgirls, the rodeo wouldn't be able to run.
"So once again, thank you all," she said.
Just a wee reminder and housekeeping rules: Could all members of the public enter through the main gates on the Parapara Highway. Also, behind the chutes is strictly off limits to all members of the public.
Prizemoney across the competitions ranges from $450 for the open bareback, saddle bronc and bull ride to $50 for the junior barrel race, steer ride and calf ride events.
And with more and more pressure on rodeos from animal rights activists, Kathy Mclean said they worked hard to ensure the safety of animals.
"Last year there were no issues at all with animal safety."
An SPCA observer and veterinarian last year were happy that animal welfare was up to standard.
The rodeo committee believes that has always been the case at Waimarino, but to have the SPCA endorse that helps it to be sure that "we're doing what we're supposed to be doing".
