World Championship Ranch RodeoFor the fourth consecutive year, more than 100 cowboys and cowgirls from across the U.S. and Canada will converge on Amarillo, TX, to test their skills and compete for the title world champion. With most of the Working Ranch Cowboy Association sanctioned ranch rodeos now complete, the countdown is underway for the fourth annual WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo to be held in Amarillo, TX, Nov. 11-13, 1999 at 7 p.m. in the Amarillo Civic Center. These cowboys and cowgirls are the real deal, earning their living from the back of a horse, tending to livestock over all kinds of terrain in all kinds of weather. The World Championship brings together a dozen ranches from across the U.S. and Canada. Each of these ranches won a regional sanctioned rodeo and now tests their mettle against the other winners. The three-night, go-round of events includes Ranch Bronc Riding, Team Doctoring, Team Penning, Wild Cow Milking, Team Branding and the Wild Horse Race. The nine ranches already qualifying for the 1999 World Championship Ranch Rodeo include-
Three more ranches, from California, New Mexico and Canada, will qualify in next two weeks. In addition to the individual and team competition for the cowboys, cowgirls and ranches, all horses participating in the World Championship Ranch Rodeo will be judged over the three performances. The highest rated horse will be named the top horse. The highest-rated, registered American Quarter Horse participating in the World Championship Ranch Rodeo will be named "America's Top Quarter Horse," by America's Horse, a publication of the American Quarter Horse Association. In addition to the rodeo, there is a tack and collectibles show, cowboy art show, cowboy poetry and cowboy music. Rodeo tickets, which include admission to nearly all events, are available from the Amarillo Civic Center box office for $10, 15 or 17. Call the box office at 806-378-3096 for ticket information. A special presentation of R. W. Hampton's stage presentation of "The Last Cowboy" is planned for Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. in the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. This show is $5 with a rodeo ticket and $10 without a rodeo ticket. An alternate contact about the WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo is Edna Mae Holden at 580-233-6300. Headquartered in Amarillo, the WRCA is dedicated to preserving the heritage and life-style of the working ranch cowboy. Also, the WRCA assists cowboys and their families in times of need through the Cowboy Crisis Fund and provides educational opportunities through a scholarship fund. For more information about the Working Ranch Cowboy Association call 806-467-9722 or visit their web site at www.wrca.org Visit the Amarillo CVC web site at www.amarillo-cvb.org or www.visitamarillotx.org |
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