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Interested
in becoming a sponsor or advertiser?
There are currently no craft/food vendor spots left for
this years rodeo.
Want to Enter & Compete at this
rodeo?
Visit the CPRA Rodeo website
for details.
Saddle up, cowboy up and join the fun!
Mark your calendars for our 65th Annual Rodeo, June 27 – 28, 2008. So, whether you’re new to the sport of
rodeo or a long time enthusiast, this event is sure to offer fun for
all!
June
16
- Spurs and Spikes Golf Tournament - Berry Creek County Club; Scramble;
4 person teams; Contact Jasmin 512 508-4684
June 21
10:00 am Rodeo Parade - Austin
Ave in front of Courthouse
11:00 am - Kids stick barrel racing and stick bull riding.
Free admission, no fee for participation.
12:00 Cowboy Shooting demonstration. Free admission.
1:00 pm County Youth Team Roping - Contact Seth at 512
801-0184 for entry. Free audience admission.
5:00 pm Bull Futurity
June 22
Time TBD - Williamson County Cowboy
Church Service and pancake breakfast. Breakfast is free for church
service attendees.
June 23
7:00 pm Open Speed Events - For entry
contact Charles at 512 963-7579. Free audience admission.
June 24
7:00 pm Meet and Greet WCSP Mounted Drill
Team and Practice
June 25
7:00 pm Seven County 4D Barrel Race - For
entry contact Charles at 512 963-7579. Free audience admission.
June 26
8:00 pm CPRA Slack. Free audience
admission. Concessions available.
June 27
8:00 pm CPRA Pro Rodeo featuring all your favorite
rodeo events, Mounted Drill Team, rodeo clowns, mutton bustin, calf scramble,
and the HEB Steer Saddling Challenge. There will also be kids activities and
numerous food and craft vendors. No outside food or drink please.
Ticket information. Gates open at 6:00 pm. Kids Corral area opens at
6:00 pm.
Mutton bustin - open entry for ages 4 to 7, max 55 pounds.
$10 entry fee. Sign up at table near the bandstand from 7:00pm till 8:00 day of
show. Max of 12 entrants.
June 28
9:00 am Seven County Team Roping. For
entry contact Seth 512 801-0184. Free audience admission.
8:00 pm CPRA Pro Rodeo, details same as June 27 show.
10:00 pm Live music by the Bill Rice Band.
The
Sport of Rodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport practiced in many countries.
The sport evolved from the work and tasks vaqueros, cowboys and
horse wranglers-both men and women-performed daily.
There are differences in the events, rules and practices
between countries and between the various rodeo associations
sanctioning the sport. Even
so, there are more similarities than there are differences.
Whether you are a spectator in Georgetown, Texas; Nogales,
Sonora; or Calgary, Alberta, you will recognize and understand what is
happening in the arena.
Some events are timed where each cowboy or cowgirl competes
against the clock. Other
events are judged and points are determined and awarded based on the
skill and quality of the competitor performing the work. You may see a
competitor request a “re-ride” in an event.
If something outside the competitor’s control materially
affects the competitor’s chance to compete fairly against others,
for example a bucking horse that refuses to buck, the judge may award
the competitor a re-ride.
The usual time-honored and traditional events in rodeo are
Calf Roping, Team Roping, Bull Riding, Barrel Race, Saddle Bronc
Riding, Bareback Riding and Steer Wrestling.
Each of these events, with the possible exception of Bull
Riding, is just part of the cowboy and cowgirls’ daily work routine.
And, make no mistake; women have worked cattle alongside men
doing the same work since work began!
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