Stock contractor- Bar T Rodeo
Announcer- Will Rasmussen
Sound and Video board- Ben Benavides,
Sports Action Vision & Sound
Bull fighters- Daryl Diefenbauch,
Kelly Jennings
Barrel man-
Mark Swingler
Specialty Act-
Mark
Swingler
Photographer- Jim Fain
Veterinarian Services- Rocky Mountain
Large Animal
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Strawberry Days Rodeo Entertainment
Dates: Wed., June 15th - Sat., June 18th
Strawberry Days Rodeo prices:
Wednesday: $10 adults,
$5 for children
Thursday: $12 for adults, children 10 and under free
with adult
Friday: All seats $12
Saturday: All seats $12
TICKETS available at:
Smith Drug (in PG), PG Macey’s and
Reams (Lehi)
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The rodeo begins with a "Grand
Entry", in which mounted riders, many carrying flags,
including the American flag, state flags, banners
representing sponsors, and others enter the arena at a
gallop, circle once, come to the center of the arena and
stop while the remaining participants enter. The grand
entry is used to introduce some of the competitors,
officials, and sponsors. It is capped by the
presentation of the American flag, usually with a
rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner,"
Variety acts, which may include musicians, trick
riders or other entertainment may occur halfway through
the rodeo at intermission. The rodeo may also include
novelty events, such as steer riding for preteens or
"mutton busting" for small children. Various types of
novelty races or events such as wild cow milking are
offered for adults.
Timed events
Roping competitions are based on the tasks of a working
cowboy, who often had to capture calves and adult cattle
for branding, medical treatment and other purposes. The
cowboy must throw a type of rope with a loop, known as a
lariat or lasso, over the head of a calf or onto the
horns and around the hind legs of adult cattle, and
secure the animal in a fashion dictated by its size and
age.
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Calf Roping, also called Tie-down roping, is based
on ranch work in which calves are roped for
branding, medical treatment, or other purposes. It
is the oldest of rodeo's timed events. The cowboy
ropes a running calf around the neck with a lariat,
and his horse stops and sets back on the rope while
the cowboy dismounts, runs to the calf, throws it to
the ground and ties three feet together. (If the
calf falls when roped, the cowboy must lose time
waiting for the calf to get back to its feet so that
the cowboy can do the work. The job of the horse is
to hold the calf steady on the rope. A well-trained
calf-roping horse will slowly back up while the
cowboy ties the calf, to help keep the lariat snug.
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Team Roaping, also called "heading and heeling," is
the only rodeo event where men and women riders
compete together. Two people capture and restrain a
full-grown steer. One horse and rider, the "header,"
lassos a running steer's horns, while the other
horse and rider, the "heeler," lassos the steer's
two hind legs. Once the animal is captured, the
riders face each other and lightly pull the steer
between them, so that it loses its balance and lies
down. This technique originated from methods of
capture and restraint for treatment used on a ranch.
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Barrel Racing - is a timed speed and agility event.
In barrel racing, horse and rider gallop around a
cloverleaf pattern of barrels, making agile turns
without knocking the barrels over.
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Steer Wrestling Also known as "Bulldogging," is a
rodeo event where the rider jumps off his horse onto
a Steer and 'wrestles' it to the ground by grabbing
it by the horns. This is probably the single most
physically dangerous event in rodeo for the cowboy,
who runs a high risk of jumping off a running horse
head first and missing the steer, or of having the
thrown steer land on top of him, sometimes horns
first.
"Rough Stock" competition
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Bronc Riding- there are two divisions in rodeo
Bareback riding, where the rider is only allowed to
hang onto a bucking horse with a type of
rigging;
and saddle bronc riding, where the rider is uses a
specialized western saddle without a horn (for
safety) and hangs onto a heavy lead rope, called a
bronc rein, which is attached to a halter on the
horse.
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Bull riding- an event where the cowboys ride
full-grown bulls instead of horses. Although skills
and equipment similar to those needed for bareback
bronc riding are required, the event differs
considerably from horse riding competition due to
the danger involved. Because bulls are unpredictable
and may attack a fallen rider rodeo clowns, now
known as "bullfighters", work during bull-riding
competition to distract the bulls and help prevent
injury to competitors.
Rodeo 101
Just
a few common words and phrases you might hear at an
event
ADDED MONEY - An additional amount of money,
which is provided by the rodeo committee or another
sponsor, which is combined with entry fees as total
prize money for each rodeo event.
AVERAGE - The cumulative total of each ride at
a rodeo divided by the number of rides during the rodeo.
The cowboy with the highest average earns additional
money at designated rodeos.
BARREL MAN - Clown that entertains the
audience from his barrel in the arena – this person also
assists the bullfighters during the bull riding event,
using the barrel as a distraction & shield.
BARRIER - A rope, which is stretched across
the front of the timed event area, that allows a calf or
steer a head start. The contestant's horse cannot cross
the barrier prior to the stock crossing the score line.
A 10-second penalty is added to the time of a contestant
who breaks the barrier.
BREAKING THE BARRIER - When a contestant rides
across or breaks the barrier before the animal has a
head-start. Breaking the barrier adds a 10-second
penalty to the contestant's time.
BULL FIGHTER - The person in the arena during
the bull riding event with the job of protecting the
cowboy and distracting the bull to either help the
cowboy get a higher score or to help the cowboy safely
dismount the bull and exit the arena following the ride.
BULL ROPE - A flat rope with a bell attached
to it. The bull rider holds on to this rope, which is
wrapped around the bull's body and just behind the front
legs of the bull.
CATCH AS CATCH CAN - Phrase used in tie-down
roping to describe rule that allows the cowboy to
legally rope any portion of a calf's body be fore moving
to the ground to tie the calf.
C.B.R - Championship Bull Riders
CHAMPION - The term used to describe the
winner of an event or the contestant earning the most
money at the end of a rodeo – also used as the
end-of-year title for a full rodeo season.
COWBOY-UP - The term used by cowboys to
indicate the need to increase an individual’s efforts
and ability in order to overcome a particular obstacle
or challenging situation.
DALLY - Looping the rope around the saddle
horn after the animal has been caught.
ENTRY FEE - The amount of money paid by the
contestant for the right to compete at a rodeo. Entry
fees from each cowboy in an event are combined to form
the prize money at a rodeo. Some entry fees are combined
with added money to increase the prize money for a
rodeo.
FLAGMAN - Rodeo official, normally on
horseback, who signals for the timer to stop the clock.
FLANK STRAP - A padded strap placed in front
of a horse or bull’s hind legs to create a slight
irritation to initiate bucking action. A flank strap
would be similar to a belt worn by humans.
HAZER - The cowboy that rides on the opposite
side of the steer and keeps the steer running straight
down the arena to assist the contestant during the steer
wrestling event.
HEADER - The cowboy that ropes the steer
around the horns, head, or neck in team roping.
HEELER - The cowboy that ropes the hind legs
of the steer in team roping.
HONDA - The small round part at the end of a
rope that allows the open end of the rope to pass
through to form a loop used in the roping events.
HUNG UP - A rider that is still attached to a
horse or bull after dismounting from the animal.
I.P.R.A. - International Professional Rodeo
Association.
JUST RIGHT - The term used by cowboys to
indicate that everything is going as planned.
NHSRA - National High School Rodeo Association
NIRA - National Intercollegiate Rodeo
Association
NO TIME - The term used in rodeo to indicate
that a cowboy/cowgirl has gone of course, broken a rule,
or exceeded the time limit for an event and therefore
will not receive a time for that event.
OVER THE DASHBOARD - When the rider is thrown
over the front end of an animal.
P.B.R. - Professional Bull Riders.
PICK-UP MAN - The cowboy on horseback who
assists the bareback and saddle bronc riders to safely
dismount their horse following a qualified 8-second
ride.
P.R.C.A. - Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association.
PRIZE MONEY - The money paid to the winner of
each rodeo event. The total of entry fees combined with
any added money.
RE-RUN or RERIDE - A second run by a
contestant - after a rodeo judge has ruled the
contestant did not have a fair chance to score points
the first time out.
RODEO - A Spanish word used to indicate the
round-up of cattle and the term commonly used to
indicate a public exhibition of cowboy skills.
RODEO SECRETARY - The person responsible for
collecting entry fees, recording official times/scores,
paying prize money to contestants, and reports the
results of the rodeo to the organization that sanctions
the rodeo. Secretary usually also works as a timer.
ROUGH STOCK EVENTS - The three events at a
rodeo, which are judged by two official judges and
consist of saddle bronc, bareback, and bull riding
events.
STOCK CONTRACTOR - The person or group that
provides the livestock used at the rodeo.
TIMED EVENTS - The four events at a rodeo,
which are timed and ranked according to the fastest time
and consist of calf roping, team roping, steer
wrestling, and barrel racing
TIMERS - Two people officially designated for
recording a contestant's time for (Timed Events) calf
roping, team roping, steer wrestling, and barrel racing.
The timer blows the whistle or horn to signify eight
seconds during the (Rough Stock) saddle bronc, bareback,
and bull riding events.
WPRA - Women’s Professional Rodeo Association
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