WSRRA FINALS 2017
- October 30, 2017
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- Tiffany Schwenke
Pull your hats down tight and get ready for a good time! Western States Ranch Rodeo Association (WSRRA) Finals are scheduled for November 1st – November 5th, 2017 in Winnemucca, Nevada.
Photo credit and permission from Mary Williams Hyde.
Cowboys and cowgirls have been working on qualifying for these finals all year!
The open teams and women’s teams have won a WSRRA sanctioned ranch rodeo to qualify. The ranch bronc riders and women steer stoppers have been accumulating points at sanctioned events all summer and the top 15 qualify for the finals!
“The WSRRA Western States Ranch Rodeo Association started for one reason: to allow the full time and the average day working cowboy, working men and women, to have an opportunity to compete in sanctioned ranch rodeo events.
For years, other associations have catered to only the full-time ranch-hand competitor, leaving a large gap for those who work full time in other professions. By including full time ranch cowboys, smaller ranches and part-time cowboy contenders, the WSRRA will considerably enrich the ranch rodeo sport, bringing in fresh talent, showcasing more skills and encouraging seniors, women and youths to participate in a family atmosphere. Only by continuing to expand the opportunities for all ranch rodeo competitors do we ensure that the ranch rodeo heritage will continue for generations to come.
The American cowboy has been a worldwide icon since the early 1800s. Today the heritage, values, and traditions of the working ranch are still alive and well. Ranch cowboys are out there living the lifestyle – calving, branding, gathering and doctoring cattle – keeping our ranching traditions alive.
The WSRRA was formed in 2010 to promote and preserve these traditions through a sanctioned ranch rodeo association. Full time, part time/dayworking ranch cowboys, or anyone else who enjoys competing in ranch rodeo events are welcome!” Quote from WSRRA website.
In conjunction with WSRRA Finals is the Professional Wild Horse Racers Association Finals (PWHRA)!! This is a wild and very entertaining event to watch!!! (See schedule below for times of performances.) PWHRA website
Also in conjunction with WSRRA Finals is the Great Basin Gathering, Music, Poetry, and Gear Show!
Great Basin Gathering Music Poetry and Gear show
With all this happening together, it is going to be an epic good time!!!
Host Hotels for WSRRA Finals are Winner’s Inn Casino www.winnersinn.com and the Winnemucca Inn, winnemuccainn.com When booking your rooms, mention WSRRA Finals to get the event rate.
Schedule of events for WSRRA FINALS 2017
Wednesday, November 1
3:00 pm: Women’s Teams Contestant Check-in
Check-in closes at 8:00 pm
Thursday, November 2
7:30 am: Women’s Ranch Team Captains & Judges Meeting
8:00 am: Women’s Ranch Team Performance (Long-go)
Working Ranch Horse, Team Roping, Trailer Loading,
Tie-Down Steer Roping, Sort & Rope Doctoring,
Team Branding
8:00 am: Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens
10:00 am: Open Team Contestant Check-in
10:00 am: 8 Second Whisky VIP Booth opens
Check-in closes at 5:00 pm
6:00 pm: Jackpot Ropings—CASH only:
Team Roping, Women’s Steer Stopping, Big Loop Roping
Friday, November 3
7:00 am: Open Ranch Team Captains & Judges Meeting
7:30 am: Open Ranch Team Long-go/Slack Performance
Working Ranch Horse, Team Roping, Load & Tie
8:00 am: Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens
8:00 am:3rd Annual Great Basin Gathering & Trade Event
10:00 am: Bronc Rider & Steer stopper Contestant Check-in
10:00 am: 8 Second Whisky VIP Booth opens
6:00 pm: Tough Enough to Wear Pink
6:00 pm: Evening Rodeo Performance Grand Entry
Open/Women’s Ranch Teams
Calcutta of Ranch Bronc Riders
Team Events –Team Roping, Load & Tie
Tuffy Gessling, Rodeo Clown
PWHRA Rounds 1 & 2
Ranch Bronc Riding Round 1
9:00 pm: Great Basin Gathering and Trade Event
Rico Nova & The Desired
Saturday, November 4
7:00 am: Ranch Team Captains & Judges Meeting
7:00 am: Women’s Steer Stopping Rounds 1 & 2
7:30 am: Open Team
Long-Go/Slack Performance
Sort & Rope Doctoring, Team Branding
8:00 am: Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens
8:00 am 2nd Annual Great Basin Gathering & Trade Event
Open Mic Poetry & Music featuring Jessica Hedges, Thatch Elmer, & more
10:00 am: 8 Second Whisky VIP Booth opens
2:00 pm: Kid’s Dummy Roping
Junior & Senior Divisions
Stick Horse Barrel Race
Jackpot Family Branding
5:00 pm: Evening Rodeo Performance Grand Entry
Open/Women’s Team Performance
Team Roping, Load & Tie, Women’s Trailer
Loading, Women’s Steer Roping
Tuffy Gessling Rodeo Clown
PWHRA Rounds 3 & 4
Ranch Bronc Riding Round 2
9:00 pm: The Winners @ Winners Party Hosted by Winners Inn & Casino
Awards:
Year End High Point
Go-Round & Long-Go
Music by the Jeff Palmer Band
Sunday, November 5
8:00 am: Cowboy Church, Bo & Cathy Lowe, Arena Bleachers
8:30 am: Short-Go Ranch Team Captains & Judges Meeting
9:00 am: Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens
9:00 am: Championship Round Rodeo Performance Grand Entry
Calcutta of Ranch Teams
Top 10 Open Teams
Top 7 Women’s Teams
Women’s Steer Stopping Round 3
PWHRA Rounds 5 & 6
Ranch Bronc Riding Rounds 3 & 4
10:00 am: 8 Second Whisky VIP Booth opens
World Champion Awards Presentations
So many people help make this event a success. Marc Page, Sarah Urbick, Naomi Loomis, along with the judges, timers, arena director, photographer, announcers, office ladies, stock contractors, sponsors, vendors, and many more people are a part of this top notch rodeo crew!
Don’t forget that if you attend and you are posting pictures please add the hashtag #wsrra2017 so we can click on it and pull up all the fun photos from everyone!
Website – www.wsrra.org
Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/WSRRA/
Event page – https://www.facebook.com/events/1792862697697264/?ti=cl
This is going to be an AWESOME event! There is fun for the whole family! Hope to see you there! We will have a follow up blog with highlights and behind the scenes look at WSRRA FINALS 2017!
I will miss going to the WSRRA Finals 2017 on a team as I have the past two years. This year I am going as a producer. I’m sure that will make this year’s event fun in other ways… although I always love roping critters.
Legacy Ranch Ladies at 2016 WSRRA Finals. Alesa Jones and myself got one roped in the branding event.
Legacy Ranch Ladies at 2016 WSRRA Finals
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About Tiffany Schwenke
My family has been ranching and raising horses for over 100 years. We raise, train, and market AQHA horses at North Four Mile Creek Horse Ranch. We produce the annual event WYO WILD RIDE RANCH RODEO. I am a wife and a mother to 3 amazing...