RIDIN` AND ROPIN` COMES TO VENTURA RODEO ATHLETES SET TO COMPETE AT FAIRGROUNDS.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer The Dallas Cowboys The NFL's Cowboys are no longer around, but Ventura will play host to a bunch of cowboys (and cowgirls) this weekend at the Ventura County Fair at Seaside Park. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is an organization whose members compete in rodeos around the United States. The PRCA sanctions rodeo venues and events through the PRCA Circuit System. makes its annual stop in Ventura today and Sunday at the Grandstand Arena. There are two sessions each day, at 2 and 7 p.m. The rodeo is in conjunction with the PRCA's Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo The National Circuit Finals are held every March in Pocatello, Idaho. Qualification for the event comes via winning the season title or winning the average title at the circuit finals rodeo in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel , a national tour that is divided into 12 regional circuits, including California. Points are accumulated throughout the circuit season. The top regular- season participants in each circuit qualify for the national finals, held each March in Pocatello, Idaho. While the athletes of the National Finals Rodeo The National Finals Rodeo, organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, is the premier championship rodeo event in the United States. Wrangler Jeans is the title sponsor for the 10-day event, commonly just called the National Finals or NFR, which is also sometimes tour are dedicated full-time to the sport, the DNCFR DNCFR Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Pocatello, ID) cowboys and cowgirls The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American West (approximately 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre. Cattlemen, ranchers, and cowboys
But in last March's championship event in Idaho, more than $450,000 in prize money was awarded. The DNCFR ranks only behind the National Finals Rodeo and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, also called RodeoHouston, with attendance approaching over two and a half million visitors per year, is the world's largest livestock exhibition as well as the world's largest rodeo event, requiring the support of sixteen thousand volunteers. in terms of committee-generated prize money. The format for the Ventura event includes traditional rodeo fare: bull riding, bareback riding, calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding and barrel racing. Among the scheduled competitors this weekend is Dustin Mojonnier of Santa Ynez, second in the all-around points standings on the California circuit. Locals on the entry list include Mike and Shelly Boyle of Simi Valley, Lynn Labonte of Thousand Oaks and Kevin Mackleburg of Simi Valley. The Grandstand Arena holds 4,500 and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to fans, who will be admitted free with fair admission. Devlin Raley, Ventura County Fair publicist, said the rodeo is one of the fair's biggest fan attractions, along with the nightly concerts and auto racing events that were held last week. Raley said the Saturday-evening session figures to have one of the biggest turnouts of the rodeo weekend. RODEO TIME AT THE FAIR Where: Seaside Park, Ventura County Park When: Today and Sunday, sessions at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: Free with fair admission ($7 for adults; $4 for children 6-12 and seniors; free for children 5-under). CAPTION(S): box Box: Rodeo Time at the Fair (see text) |
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