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DUCHESNE COUNTY
FAIR RANCH RODEO
SATURDAY - AUGUST 7, 2010
THE EXCITEMENT BEGINS AT
10:00 am
Admission is FREE |
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| The 2nd
Annual Duchesne County Fair Ranch Rodeo will be held on
Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the arena. |
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Entries due
Friday,
August 6, 2010 |
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Entries
limited to 15 teams. |
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$300 per 4-man team |
| Prizes will be
given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. |
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Each team will participate in the
following events: |
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| Team
Sorting |
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A cowboy
needs to have the ability to sort a certain cow or calf
from the herd. It is a difficult process and it
requires extreme concentration by the cowboy and his
horse. They must react to the movements of the
herd and be able to respond quickly to drive the cattle
the direction they want them to go. Team sorting
copies this process and requires the cowboy's and their
horses to sort numbered cattle from a herd and move them
across a line. As you watch this event, it may
appear they are getting the cattle to go where they want
them, but in a fraction of a second everything may
change. This event is very exciting and showcases
the skills of both cowboy and his horse. |
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Team Branding |
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Ownership of
cattle has been determined by branding on ranches for
many years. These brands indicate the ownership of
the animal and assist in identifying those cattle that
have strayed to other ranches.
Branding time on a ranch is a tradition that has stayed
much the same for over 100 years. It is an event
that brings ranches together to brand the spring calves
and to vaccinate and doctor those that need it.
This event is a timed event, and all of the cowboys
participating have to show their skills in riding,
roping, sorting and handling the calf. For this
event, paint or flour is used on the animals and the
fastest time branding two calves wins. |
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| Bronc
Riding |
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This event
is the core of Ranch Rodeo. Being a cowboy is
really about the relationship with the horse. Even
today, horses are the primary transportation (and
preferred) of the American Cowboy as they perform their
everyday jobs. Ranch Bronc Riding imitates the
skills necessary to ride a horse that is bucking.
A horse can buck any time, any place and the cowboy
needs to have the skills necessary to stay on the horse.
During this 8 second ride the cowboy uses his regular
working saddle and anything can happen. They can
use their hats to fan the horse and you may see some of
the wildest rides. |
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| Bovine
Trail |
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The Cattle Drive has been
romanticized in the history of the American West.
Cattle were driven from their home ranches to markets
across the west. The bovine trail course simulates
some of the obstacles that cowboys encountered then, and
see everyday now on modern ranches. Cattle are
directed through a course including gates, alleys, and
other obstacles. Cattle must be kept under control
at all times (not always easy), and the obstacles must
be completed in order. This is a timed event, and
the fastest time wins. |
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Ranch Doctoring |
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cattle get sick and they need attention. There are
vaccines and medication created specifically to keep the
animal healthy and it is the cowboy's job to keep that
animal in the best shape possible. As the cowboy
recognizes a sick animal, he must determine a treatment
and rope that animal to give it medication. This
event simulates that process and the animal is roped at
the head and at the heels and a mark is applied to the
animals forehead. The fastest time wins. |
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For more information contact
Nick or Melissa Justice at
(435) 454-3149 or (435) 823-3149.
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