A crowd estimated to be around 4000 started arriving at 4 for the 6.30 start to get the prime positions.

It came down to the final ride for the NRA to confirm their comeback and take the challenge from the CRCA. The poddy riders gee’ed up the crowd for the restof the events of the night.

The first ride, fast time in the barrels had the following riders playing catch-up while in the bareback, last out picked up the money.

Matty Makinson will need beam practise for the back somersault dismount.

Photos from APRA Rodeo Gayndah

Photos from Mulgildie Rodeo

Photos from Apple Tree Creek Rodeo

Photos from Bell Rodeo

Photos from Chinchilla rodeo

Photos from Gin Gin Rodeo

Photos from Goomeri Rodeo

Photos from Mitchell Rodeo

Photos from Monto Rodeo

Photos from Mt Perry Rodeo

Photos from Gympie Rodeo

Well the stock came out on top at the Gympie NRA Rodeo, with the B K Bull team and Honky Tonk Horses taking the competitors for some short abrupt rides.

The Rodeo was the lead up to the new years celebrations. and the cowboys and cowgirls kept their audience entertained. A bit different to last year when the rodeo was abandoned with the ground under 2 metres of water. It was a full NRA Rodeo with stock provided by the C.M.C. Rodeo Company. The Clem Boys did the protection and were ably assisted by the big bloke in the pink shirt. It looks good for 2012.

The crowd appreciated those participants that turned up to entertain them. Shortage of open bull riders is becoming a common problem and the Mulgildie committee put together a fun day of other sections and local novelty events. Barrel racers made up the majority of competitors and joined in the other fun.

For some reason only 3 bull-riders were in attendance at the Mulgildie Rodeo.Shortages also occurred at Gayndah (called off), Mundubbera (3), Dallarnil (called off). There was no other events listed on the calendars.

Yet there have been an abundance of barrel racers and they have to cart their horses around for less prize-money.

Returning to Gin Gin, the rodeo brought forward a couple of local highlights to the event. One was Charlie Smith, 61, riding time in the bareback and doing some of it side-saddle, and mum leading her daughter around the barrel race course – you got to be fit!

A good crowd were gasping and thrilled at some of the events, with the stock from Snow Timms & Rick Knudsen keeping Dan Weedon, Matt Bunn & Irish wide awake and allowing Pat Staines to be animated in his comments.

The Gin Gin Rodeo was to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Limb Reconstruction Unit and the Protection Clowns (Dan Weedon, Matt Bunn & Irish) on the day were certainly using their limbs to assist the riders and to help their own defence :- from squatting, jumping, climbing, stretching, and most definitely running even patting the bulls and giving one bull hand signals.

Their efforts thrilled the crowd.

Aimee says “The 2011 Apple Tree Creek Rodeo was an evening filled with great entertainment and a fantastic atmosphere.
Loud music, Glittery Rodeo Princesses and Queens, talented Bullriders and fast horses made it a well supported crowd pleaser.”

Apple Tree Creek Rodeo is getting a reputation as the place to get high scores in the shootout. Last year it was a 92, this year a 91 and the winning 93.

Brian Duggan’s Western Star and Brian King’s Red Dirt Road showed what their reps were all about. Ross Ford brought his horses down from Capella and “Lester” earned the money for Brendan Greiner. Larry Cann did the blow by blow of the events with Ryan Ibbotson and Dean Berry playing “catch me if you can” in the dirt with the bulls.

CMC organised the stock for the rodeo, there was a good crowd on hand, and there was plenty of action

The crowd was there, but the event had been downgraded from 4b’s. Pat Staines was the ringmaster, and the stock was provided by Ryan Allen of Roma.