The Working Ranch Cowboys Association (WRCA) was established in 1995 in Amarillo, Texas , United States , as a professional association for ranch owners, foremen, and cowboys . One of their stated goals was to keep the western heritage, ideals, and work ethics alive.
4-625: The WRCA sanctions several ranch rodeos every year plus the World Championship Ranch Rodeo held every November in Amarillo . The WRCA rodeo events cater more to actual ranch work than do regular rodeos. The events include ranch bronc riding , team doctoring, wild cow milking, team branding, and team penning . The WRCA Foundation, sponsored by the WRCA, provides assistance to cowboys and their families in times of serious needs and also provides
8-454: A financial collegiate scholarship every year. This rodeo-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ranch rodeo A ranch rodeo is a traditional type of rodeo in which teams of cowboys or cowgirls from different ranches compete against each other in events based on the type of work they do every day. Ranch rodeos differ from the more common PRCA -style rodeos in several ways. For starters,
12-763: A team representing the ranch they work for. Though there are often individual awards such as "Top Hand" and "Top Horse," the main prize is for the top overall ranch team. Sanctioning bodies include the Working Ranch Cowboys Association , which sponsors the World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas ; and the Western States Ranch Rodeo Association, which sponsors the WSRRA National Finals in Winnemucca, Nevada . Most ranch rodeos consist entirely of timed events, with
16-424: The contestants are not professional rodeo cowboys; instead, they are usually full-time ranch hands who compete in annual ranch rodeos for fun and for bragging rights. The events in ranch rodeos are more similar to the tasks commonly performed on a ranch, and the equipment and tack used are the same as those used during everyday ranch work. Instead of competing as individuals, the contestants in ranch rodeos compete as
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