RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo Kissimmee champions spotted in Las Vegas! It’s time for the annual Cowboy Christmas takeover. Since 1959, cowboys and cowgirls have been taking over the Las Vegas strip as they move in for ten days of steep rodeo competition at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR). Only the top fifteen contestants within...
Rodeo queens serve as the ambassadors for the sport of rodeo. They too, just as the cowboys, travel hundreds of miles and participate in hundreds of rodeos annually. In fact, Miss Rodeo America serves as the official spokeswoman for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and this year alone, she has traveled 120,000 miles and made appearances...
Texas Circuit cowgirl Taci Bettis took home the title of the 2018 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo Barrel Racing champion back in April. This was her first time ever to qualify for the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, and she has now left her mark on history by taking home the title of a...
Back in 2004, the concept of Tough Enough to Wear Pink was created by Terry Wheatley, a breast cancer survivor, with help from the former commissioner of the PRCA, Karl Stressman. The idea was to bring the rodeo and western community together to rally against breast cancer. Since the program launched in 2004, the campaign has raised...
Unless you have been around rodeos, hearing the term stock contractor might make you raise an eyebrow. Perhaps, you might be thinking what does that entail? A stock contractor plays a crucial role in every rodeo you’ll see or get to experience today. These are some of the hardest working people you will come across in...
They are smart, kind, generous, caring, hard-working, beautiful travelers who always pack their Wrangler Jeans, Justin Boots, sport a shiny Greeley Hat Works hat, are not afraid to get dirty, and typically they can be spotted at a rodeo. Who are these beautiful ladies? We know them as our rodeo royalty or rodeo queens! Why do...
We are rapidly approaching the season for our PRCA regional circuit finals that kick off in September! Our cowboys and cowgirls have been working hard trying to win as many rodeos as they can, attend their required number of rodeos per PRCA rules, and earn their chance to qualify to compete at their regional circuit finals...
So what is a rodeo? Where did this sport come from? And what makes it so significant to our culture and history here in Osceola County? Rodeo as we know it didn’t exist until the 1800s, but its roots in North America are traced back to the Spanish settling in California and becoming ranchers. The word “rodeo”...
Every year, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) co-sanctions about 600 rodeos on the continent, in 40 states as well as four Canadian Provinces and three Mexican states. As a membership-driven organization, the PRCA works to ensure that every event they sanction is managed with fairness, competence, and the livestock are cared for to the highest...
The saying often goes, “Behind every great man, stands a great woman.” Well, just like that ol’ saying, we know that behind every rodeo stands a wonderful group of volunteers, staff, committees, and community partners; an extremely hard-working bunch! We’d like to sincerely thank each of our national and local sponsors for supporting our 2018 RAM National...
