Pro bull riding is coming to Armstrong on Saturday, June 15.
The third annual Bull Riding Stampede, sanctioned by Bull Riders Canada Inc., and sponsored by Little Kingdom, is expected to attract a field of 30 cowboys to the Armstrong fair grounds.
The top six riders advance to the $2,500 championship round, and there will be an additional $1,000 for a feature bull at the end.
The event will also include bull poker, a rodeo clown bullfight, bull boxing contest, kids intermission and motorcycle barrel race.
Riding stock will be provided by some of B.C.’s top contractors – S&E Bucking Bulls, Bonneau Bucking Bulls, Coyote Creek Rodeo, Bert Williams Bucking Bulls and Toby Machin Bucking Bulls.
Gates open at 4 p.m., with rodeo action at 5. General admission is $20, with kids and seniors tickets $10. Early-bird tickets at $15 are available at Country West in Armstrong and Lamleys Western in Kelowna. Event proceeds are going to the Vernon Elks Lodge.
