Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current, July 31, 2019, Page 19, Image 19

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    2019 FARM-CITY PRO RODEO ROUGH STOCK
Farm-City continues
tradition of strong
rough stock pen
be provided by familiar names
in the rodeo business, includ-
ing Calgary Stampede. The
Calgary Stampede Ranch has
produced bucking horse leg-
ends such as Grated Coconut,
the six-time world champion
and six-time Canadian Buck-
ing Horse of the Year. He re-
tired in 2010, but his offspring
are providing the next genera-
tion of thrills for rodeo-goers.
member for the Farm-C-
ity Pro Rodeo, said in 2014
that in his eyes winning the
Remuda Award was as good
as winning Rodeo of the
Year.
Kesler Championship Rodeo
Farm-City was recognized for The rodeo is one of the few of Montana has a history of
its high-quality stock in 2009 of its size to use multiple producing world title holders
an 2014 with the Remuda stock contractors, ensuring as well, and regularly sends
Award from the Professional a strong stable of bulls and stock to the Wrangler Na-
Rodeo Cowboys Association, broncs to challenge compet- tional Finals Rodeo.
for the “best, most consistent itors. The consistent quality Korkow Rodeos, a third gen-
pen of bucking horses” in of the rough stock helps keep eration stock contractor in
rodeo, as voted on by PRCA the rodeo focused on the tal- South Dakota, has had buck-
ent of the cowboys rather ing horses selected by top
cowboys.
cowboys at every National
than the luck of the draw.
David Bothum a former rodeo
Finals Rodeo since 1959, ac-
cowboy himself and a board Stock for the 2019 rodeo will cording to the ranch.
While the Farm-City Pro Ro-
deo’s two-legged athletes get
top billing, the event wouldn’t
be possible without some of
the fi nest four-legged athletes
in the business.
East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald
Corey and Lange Rodeo of
Washington has produced
renowned bulls such as Bot-
tle Rocket, the back-to-back
Calgary Stampede Bull of the
Year, and is expected to bring
another strong slate of com-
petitors to this year’s Farm-C-
ity Pro Rodeo.
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