As a rookie team at the 22nd World Championship Ranch Rodeo, I have to say that the experience was an incredible one. First, I’d like to thank the WRCA staff, board of directors, and volunteers for a great week. I’ve been to the WCRR enough to see that the contestants are well taken care of, but to experience it ...
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It was lucky 13 for Canyon, Texas, cowboy Rodey Wilson and his ranch team.
This year marked Wilson’s 13th qualification for the Working Ranch Cowboys Association’s World Championship Ranch Rodeo. His teammates have varied over the years, and in 2017, he was joined by several WCRR first-timers. But 13 was ...
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World Champion Team
Wilson Cattle and Haystack Cattle Co.
Reserve World Champion Team
Burns Ranch
Third-place Overall Team
Lonesome Pine Ranch
Fourth-place Overall Team
Jolly Ranch and S&L Ranch
Top Hand
Connor Grokett of Robbins Ranch and Keith Cattle Co.
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Hadley Barrett was the rodeo fans’ best friend. Not only is he perhaps the most-listened-to rodeo announcer of all time, he was the finest. Grandparents, parents, and children have all heard him describe the action on the arena floor during his 50-year career. None have done it with the dignity and class of ...
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They called him the Duke of the Chutes, but every year at the World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas, the late Harry Vold was more like a king holding court. And for four days every November, the 11-time PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year and ProRodeo Hall of Fame sat on a simple throne.
Perched unassumingly ...
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Logging on to wrca.org this morning, I saw the official countdown to the 22nd World Championship Ranch Rodeo: Eight days, nine hours, 33 minutes, and the seconds ticking away. A wave of dread and excitement washed over me. As part of the Iron Springs/Welch Cattle Company team, I’m certainly looking forward to our first ...
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