Christmas is just around the corner which means we are singing, “Vivaaaa Las Vegas!” Whether you are singing Christmas carols – or Viva Las Vegas with us – the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) is just around the bend, taking place December 1st-10th. Each year, your RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo Committee attends the WNFR to...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s what we are singing these days. The holidays are fast approaching, which means Las Vegas is getting ready for its annual cowboy takeover! Though we are excited for all of the joy the holiday season brings, we are also very excited about our boots, chaps and cowboy...
Did you miss the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo this past spring? Well, you’re in luck! The RNCFR is coming up, just around the bend. This is an annual national championship event that takes place in sunny Central Florida on April 6-9, 2017. There are many things you can do in the Central Florida area, but...
Some know him as Joshua, many know him as Josh, and still others know him as Chewy, or even just Boka. Josh Boka, 32, is a steer wrestling cowboy from Dillon, Montana. As a child, Josh attend the Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo to watch his favorite cowboys steer wrestle. He had dreams to someday make it...
The roots of tie-down roping can be traced back to the early days of cowboys who worked on ranches out west. Cows gave birth to calves miles from the ranches, so cowboys were in charge of rounding up the calves in herds to bring them in for periodic health checks and branding. When a calf was...
You might have heard already, but the RNCFR is celebrating its 30th anniversary this April. Thirty years of bucks, champions, and stories to last a lifetime! So we thought we’d share some stories of what 30 years of champion circuits look like, and what the next 30 years might look like. We’re going to start by...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s a big year for the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo as we celebrate 30 years of rodeo! The very first circuit finals rodeo was held in Pocatello, Idaho back in 1987, where it stayed until 2010. The RNCFR was then relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2011. Then in 2014, the RNCFR moved once again, this...
21-year-old champion barrel racer from the Mountain States Circuit, Ivy Lauren Conrado, grew up in her hometown of Hudson, Colorado with one older brother, Chance, and one older sister, Paige. She was born to a mother and father who truly loved horses and the sport of rodeo. Her father was a roper and her mother was a...
We want to give you the 411 of rodeo 101 so that you can be in the know of what the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) judges look for while judging rough stock and timed events. In the professional sport of rodeo, there are two distinct types of competitions: rough stock events and timed events. Rough...
To the rodeo fans who attended or participated in the 2016 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo event – THANK YOU! We are all about hospitality here in Kissimmee and we hope we provided the best to our fans. We invite you to read about a few of our favorite memories from the 2016 RNCFR. We call this...