NPRA Rodeo

Welcome to the Columbia County NPRA Rodeo. The following is the A – list; the key players that come together to make this the Best NPRA Rodeo in the Northwest: The stock contractor is B bar D, the rodeo clown is JJ Harrison, the rodeo sound is done by Pro Rodeo Music & Sound, the announcer is Kurt Robinson, and the Bull Fighter is Bill Hamilton. The arena ground is prepared and maintained by the Rodeo Committee. The Grand Entry is done by the Columbia County Rodeo Court & Flag Team and the ½ time show is done by The Equestrian Team.

Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 7pm

Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 7pm

Slack time Saturday, July 17th at 9am Entrance is free with Fair Admission

Rodeo Events	Added Money	Stock Contractor	B Bar D Rodeo, Inc. 16227 SW Culver Hwy. Culver OR 97734
Bareback Riding	$900	Pro Rodeo Music & Sound,
Bronc Riding	$900	Rodeo Sound	Jason Buchanan
Bull Riding	$900	Rodeo Announcer	Curt Robinson
Tie Down Roping	$750	Rodeo Clown	JJ Harrison
Steer Wrestling	$750	CC Rodeo Committee Chair	Mark Sandstrom
Team Roping	$750 each
Breakaway	$650
Barrel Racing	$750

Below are some short descriptions of each event and how they are judged.

Event Sponsors

Skinny’s Gas and Grocery
Mark’s Custom Exteriors
Pacific Stainless
Hudson Garbage
Ixtapa Restaurants
Columbia Photo/NW Apparel
Columbia NW Heating
Dyno Nobel
Eaton’s Tire & Used Car Center
Deer Island Store & Lawrence Oil
Muchas Gracias
St. Helens FCU
Wauna FCU
El Tapatio
Prudential NW Properties

Bull Riding, Sponsored by Skinnys Gas & Grocery

Unlike the other rough stock contestants, bull riders are not required to spur. Upper body control and strong legs are essential to riding bulls. The rider tries to remain forward, or "over his hand," at all times. Leaning back could cause him to be whipped forward when the bull bucks. Judges watch for good body position and other factors, including use of the free arm and spurring action. Although not required, spurring will add points to a rider's score. As in all the riding events, half of the score in bull riding is determined by the contestant's performance and the other half is based on the animal's efforts. A bull rider will be disqualified for touching the animal, himself or his equipment with his free hand.

Bronc Riding, Sponsored by NW Apparel and Skinny’s Gas & Grocery

Each rider must begin his ride with his feet over the bronc's shoulders to give the horse the advantage. A rider who synchronizes his spurring action with the animal's bucking efforts will receive a high score. Other factors considered in the scoring are the cowboy's control throughout the ride, the length of this spurring stroke and how hard the horse bucks. Model spurring action begins with the rider's feet far forward on the bronc's point of shoulder, sweeping to the back of the saddle, or "cantle," as the horse bucks. The rider then snaps his feet back to the horse's neck before its front feet hit the ground. Time is up at 8 seconds. The rider can be disqualified if the rider touches the animal, himself or his equipment with his free hand, if either foot slips out of a stirrup, if he drops the bronc’s rein, or if he fails to have his feet in the proper "mark out" position at the beginning of the ride.

Bareback riding, Sponsored by Marks Custom Exteriors

A bareback rider begins with his feet placed above the break of the horse's shoulder. If the rider’s feet are not in the correct position when the horse hits the ground on its first jump out of the chute, the cowboy has failed to "mark out" the horse properly and is disqualified. Throughout the eight-second ride, the rider must grasp the rigging (a handhold made of leather and rawhide) with only one hand. Optimum spurring action begins with the rider in control, his heels at the horse's neck. He then pulls his feet, toes turned outward, to the horse's withers until the cowboy's feet are nearly touching the bareback rigging. A rider is disqualified if he touches his equipment, himself or the animal with his free hand. The rider is judged on his control during the ride and on his spurring technique. The score also is based on the rider's "exposure" to the strength of the horse. In addition, the horse's performance accounts for half the potential score.

Steer Wrestling, Sponsored by Pacific Stainless

The objective of this is to wrestle a steer to the ground using only leverage and strength. The steer wrestler, or "bulldogger," begins his run along with his "hazer," a second cowboy whose task is to keep the steer from veering away from the steer wrestler. The steer is given a head start, the length of which varies depending on the size of the arena. After the steer has reached the "score line" and the barrier is released, the steer wrestler and hazer chase the steer on their specially trained horses until the bulldogger is in position to dismount onto the racing steer. The steer wrestler slides down the right side of this horse until he can reach the steer's right horn and grasps the left horn in his left hand, then digs his heels deep into the dirt and uses leverage to bring down the steer. All this occurs in 3 to 5 seconds, depending on the size of the arena. In addition to sheer strength, timing and balance are important to the steer wrestler.

Tie Down Roping

After giving the calf a predetermined head start, the horse and rider give chase. As the rider throws his loop, the horse comes to a stop. After catching the calf, he dismounts, runs to the calf, throws it to the ground by hand (called "flanking") and ties any three legs together using a "pigging sting" he has carried in his teeth throughout the run. While the contestant is accomplishing all this, the horse must keep the slack out of the rope, but not pull it tight enough to drag the calf. If the calf is not standing when the roper reaches it, the cowboy must allow the calf to stand before making the tie. After the tie is completed he throws his hands in the air as a signal to the flag judge. He then remounts his horse and rides toward the calf, making the rope slack.

Barrel Racing, Sponsor by Ixtapa Restaurant

In barrel racing, the contestant enters the arena on their horse at full speed and triggers an electronic eye that starts the clock. Then the racer rides a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels positioned in the arena, and sprints back out of the arena, tripping the eye and stopping the clock as they leave. The contestant can touch or even move the barrels, but receive a five-second penalty for each barrel that is overturned.

Team Roping, Sponsored by Hudson Garbage

This event has a "header" and a "heeler", work as a team to catch a steer. The header is the first cowboy out of the box. He may rope the steer around the head and one horn, around the neck or around both horns, which are specially wrapped for the event. If the header fails to give the animal its allotted head start, a 10-second penalty is added to the total time. After making his catch, the header rides to the left, taking the steer in tow. The heeler moves in and ropes both hind legs if they catch only one hind leg it results in a five-second penalty. If the heeler tosses his loop before the header has changed the direction of the steer and has the animal moving forward, it's called a "cross-fire," and it results in disqualification. The clock is stopped when the slack has been taken out of both ropes and the contestants are facing each other.

The 2010 Wild Cow Milking takes place during the the NPRA Rodeo on both Friday and Saturday nights. This is a fun event where locals come out to show what they are made of - Are you game?

2010 Friday Wild Cow Milking Registration

2010 Saturday Wild Cow Milking Registration

2010 Wild Cow Milking Rules

Entry forms and fees must be turned into the Fair Office at 58892 Saulser Rd. St. Helens OR 97051
(this is not a mailing address)