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COORS COWBOY CLUB WILL PRODUCE WOMEN’S RANCH RODEO ASSOCIATION WORLD FINALS AT AMARILLO NATIONAL CENTER IN OCTOBER, 2011

         WRRA and Coors Cowboy Club Reach Five Year Agreement

         January 18, 2011.... The Coors Cowboy Club of Amarillo, TX and the Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association (WRRA) have announced that the WRRA’s 2011 World Finals will be held at the Amarillo National Center October 13, 14, 15 and produced by the Coors Cowboy Club. The two groups have agreed to have the event in Amarillo for the next five years. 

            WRRA rodeos feature 4-women teams competing in five different events including sorting, trailer loading, doctoring, tie down/mugging and branding. There will be 16 teams competing in the finals.  There will also be a WRRA event as part of the Coors Club Ranch Rodeo being produced by the Coors Cowboy Club in Amarillo on June 4, 2011.

            The WRRA was formed in 2005 by a group of women who wanted to have their own association and compete among themselves. Billie Franks, one of the original organizers and still the group’s key administrator said.  “We enjoy competing against each other and we have demonstrated that we have the skills required to excel at this sport. We believe holding our World Finals in Amarillo each fall will alert rodeo fans to our sport and our association,” she said. “We are extremely pleased to partner with the Coors Cowboy Club in this program. The Club has extensive experience producing and promoting ranch rodeos and other events in Amarillo. We all believe the popularity of this event will grow each year, she added.”

            Chris Reed of the Coors Cowboy Club noted that the agreement creates a unique opportunity for rodeo fans in Amarillo and the surrounding area to learn about and enjoy an important type of ranch rodeo competition.  “The women who compete in the WRRA are skilled cowgirls. Many of them live on working ranches compete in other ranch rodeos and roping events throughout the year.  Those attending the World Finals will certainly find the level of competition and the excitement of the event to their liking, he said.”

            The Coors Cowboy Club was formed in 2000 to promote Amarillo and the cowboy way which means helping your neighbor. The Club consists of more than 100 active members from varied backgrounds and occupations. It was formed in response to a perceived need in the community for volunteer manpower for numerous events, functions and charities in and around the Texas Panhandle. It has helped host events such as The National Cutting Horse Association, United States Team Pinning Association and The Cowboy Mounted Shooters competitions. Members also volunteer with programs sponsored by Eveline Rivers' Make a Child Smile Project, AQHA, 100Club of Amarillo, WTAMU Athletics, Khiva Shrine, Homes for our Troops and Amarillo area law enforcement.

            More can be learned about the WRRA by visiting womensranchrodeo.com or   Additional information about the Coors Cowboy Club is available at coorsranchrodeo.com

The WRRA Finals will be held October 23rd and 24th in Lyons Kansas.  The Women's Ranch Rodeo Association's Finals will be broadcast Live on SpurRadio.Com.  SpurRadio.Com is the official radio station of the WRRA.

 February 19, 2010  ...  Cowgirls from throughout Kansas and Oklahoma are expected to converge on Pawhuska on February 17, to compete in the Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association’s first event of the year. The rodeo will begin at noon.

WRRA features women-only teams competing in a series of ranch rodeos throughout the year culminating in a national finals in October. Like other ranch rodeos, WRRA rodeos are team events with four contestants. Ten teams are expected to enter the Pawhuska event. 

The Association currently has 14 rodeos scheduled for 2010. The Finals will be held in October in Lyons, KS.  Association spokesperson Ms. Billie Franks said there is a possibility of two or three more rodeos to be scheduled before the year is over. 

Ranch rodeos feature events that require strong horsemanship skills as well as a knowledge of cattle and replicate those tasks still carried out on working ranches every day. For many years, women have competed on ranch rodeo teams along with men. In 2005, a group of these women decided to form the WRRA to compete among themselves similar to women’s competition in  golf, tennis, soccer and basketball. 

One of the Association’s goal is to sanction even more rodeos in other states and it invites any rodeo producer or committee that is interested to contact it.  More information is available at www.rodeopromotions.com and at www.womensranchrodeo.com.  Primary sponsors of the WRRA rodeos include Total Equine horse feed.