They leap off their horses, get thrown off an angry bull and come home with bruises you wouldn’t believe, all for the chance of being crowned number one.
After two days of intense competition and excitement, the Pritchard Rodeo wrapped up Sunday.
In the Junior Steer Riding event, Blaine Manuel of Williams Lake could not be beat, taking first place out of 21 competitors.
Bull riding saw Marlon Williams of Mt. Currie come out on top, beating 16 other competitors to take home the pot.
The steer wrestlers worked hard for their money and for Cohord Mason of Kamloops that work paid off, making him first out of 13 competitors.
The Pritchard Rodeo’s Tie Down Roping event saw 22 competitors try their luck.
Clayton Honeyourn of Quesnel was named the top cowboy in this event with Steve Lloyd, also from Quesnel, taking second and hometown boy Jake Herman of Pritchard taking third.
The Breakaway roping saw a two-way tie for first and second between Vanderhoof’s Charlie Soffel and Pritchard’s own Jake Herman.
The Saddle Bronc saw Cole Scott of Kamloops take first versus 10 competitors.
A total of nine competitors fought for first place the Bareback event, with matching times shared by Steve Holmann of Quesnel and Jared Marshall of Prince George.
The results of the Ladies Barrel Racing event were close, with Laura James of Kamloops claiming first.
Junior Barrel Racing brought Taylor Cherry of Quesnel into the winner’s seat.
With 19 competitors in the Pee Wee Barrel racing event Elly Farmer of Savona nabbed first.
The Junior Breakaway Roping saw Troy Gerard of Savona take first place.
The team roping event had a whopping 55 competitors fighting for the win and a pot of $5,400 to be distributed to the winners.
First place went to a Cache Creek team comprised of Cash and Riley Ishardy.
The weekend was filled with adrenalin, skilled competition and, of course, a whole lot of fun.
