2008 Longhorn Championship Rodeo - Bigger, Better and Messier than Ever Before!
Rodeo is all about guts and grit, and all this reaches a fevered pitch at the Longhorn Championship Rodeo. A rodeo event showcasing the best that the sport has to offer, the Longhorn Championship Rodeo features 7 sanctioned events including bareback bronc riding and barrel riding. Some of the best cowboys and cowgirls come together in this ultimate challenge and only the truly brave last till the end!
The roots of the Longhorn Championship Rodeo can be traced back to 1964 when a young Jack Lynn wanted to try his hand at riding bucking horses on his parents small farm. As his, and the neighbors’ interest grew, the small arena that Jack has erected began gathering crowds on the weekends, and Mooney, who had cowboyed on ranches in the Northwest, seized the opportunity. Thus started a rodeo journey which was not to end anytime soon.
Today, the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo is among the pacesetters in a rapidly expanding and popular entertainment and sports business.
Some Longhorn Championship Rodeo events
- Bareback Bronc Riding - involves a rodeo participant riding on a horse that attempts to throw or buck off the rider. Originally based on the necessary horse breaking skills of a working cowboy, the event is now a highly stylized competition that utilizes horses that often are specially bred for strength, agility, and bucking ability.
- Steer Wrestling - 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.
- Saddle Bronc Riding - the rider uses a specialized saddle with free swinging stirrups and no horn. The saddle bronc rider grips a simple rein braided from cotton or polyester and attached to a leather halter worn by the horse. The rider lifts on the rein and attempts to find a rhythm with the animal by spurring forwards and backwards with his feet.
- Tiedown Roping - a calf is roped around the neck by a lariat, the 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.
- Bull Riding - the most popular and dangerous event, 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.
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The Longhorn Championship Rodeo will return to The Palace for its 20th consecutive year with its ‘Year of the Longhorns’ on Thursday, February 14 and Friday, February 15, and will feature women’s bull riding for the first time. The event will feature over 200 cowboys and cowgirls, all out to grab the title of the Champion. Who will win? Who is brave and tough enough to last? Find out with TICKETFINDER.com™’s 2008 Longhorn Championship Rodeo tickets which come with free shipping and lowest price guarantee options. Order from the convenience of your home/office and your 2008 Longhorn Championship Rodeo tickets will be delivered right at your doorstep.
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