Stock from Brian King, Destiny Downs and Kerry Hall won out at the Orange Festival, putting a majority of the riders out of the cash. Drizzle had the crowd looking for shelter and changed the programme
when horses were unable to gain traction in the timed events. Some events were short competitors, but overall good performances had the crowd cheering. It was good to see the rodeo back in action.
And the winner is … TEEBAR. After the floods,The locals came out in force for the annual show and rodeo. The day was a bit blustery. All except for a couple of toughies were rugged up against the wind.
Hall Rodeo supplied the stock, Bill Urquart was the man in the know. The rodeo was kept rockin with some of the best rodeo mix i’ve heard in a long time. Kerry Hall was good at Gayndah
but Mal Brown of RadioActive was the best, and “rang dem bells” The Bulls and Horses rocked while the riders bit the dust.
With numbers up the Draft got a early start on Friday, and continued to roll along over the weekend. The extra lights were used to cut the fog in thecamp inthe morning.
Moist air from showers created a foggy start on Saturday. Sections of the competition were tight, with some competitors completing 4 or 5 good runs.
Brian King supplied the bulls for the sports day rodeo. Competitors were short on numbers for the new RSA affiliate, but there was a good crowd in attendance for the
rodeo and the whole sports day with the jumping continuing during the rodeo. It was the 93rd sports day.
Just some clips of the 4th challenge between the NRA and the CRCA. There was another good crowd
and Larry Cann and his offsider revved them up.
Eventually. The venue at Cordalba was a good set-up with all the facilities. Riders set some good times.
Some photos from Kragra 2013
All gathered at the old school ground for the campdraft. The sportsground came alive with dads, mums, kids and grand kids and lots of horses – a real family affair. Kragra started off hot but the shower of rain after midday cooled things off. The beasts won the finals, with a majority of riders getting cracked. Things are looking good for next year with improvements to facilities in the wind. The committee greatly appreciated the support of their sponsors who themselves have suffered during the recent disasters. Wade Knudsen picked up the Maiden Draft while Michael Hayes won the novice.
A large crowd arrived for the postponed rodeo. A delay, lacklustre music and a slippery track noticable for the barrels, not so the bulls and horses. The riders handled themselves well for the conditions.
Stock was from Clint Harris, Dean Weller and Hall rodeo. Ray West and Gabe Wood handled the protection for the cowboys.
Gunlalda bared it all. It was a day of encouragement, support and camaraderie for the barrels and poles at Gunalda (some were very vocal). An excellent viewing arena.
Weather was hot and the track was dry and not slippery – what a difference 20 km makes. A family fun day. The young riders did well
but lacked a bit of oomph from their leaders. Times were down a bit in the bareback barrels. Some riders picked up xtra speed from the bacon, egg, cheese and onion burgers.
Biggest fields i’ve seen in the last couple of years. Large crowd but they didn’t seem enthusiastic. Lots of campers.Hot rides in the bares, with Dinny Moran getting a 75,
while the poddy riders were flying by the seats of their pants. Jeff Moretto stayed on for a 81 in the bulls and Alan knox weny a 11.25 in the rope & tie.
Steers put on the brakes, leaving the wrestlers grabbing at the air.Cheyenne Whitwell is getting good results with her horse.
Snow Timms bought some of the big boys toys to Mundubbera for Dan Weedon to play with. Bulls and horses won the majority of the bouts, with Dick Peterkin and Greg Hamilton on top in their events. Karl Ware had another win after Dallarnil. Jane Clarke was back for another win after Mulgildie, and Amanda Hair showed mum knows best. Anthony Ellem had a win in preparation for the Chinchilla Melon Festival
The boys put on a show for a couple of German tourists, and ringmaster Dan Staines said that they could keep the bull and any cowboy they caught that jumped the fence. Other members of the team were Rick Knudsen horses and Matt Bunn and Kevin Purcell. Irish Dan gave Pat Staines a dancing lesson.
As usual a good crowd was on hand for the Dallarnil Rodeo.Senior competitors were down (probably on holidays.)
Younger competitors kept the crowd entertained.
It was different with the team penners – over 120 teams.
Brian King’s bulls, Ray West & Bryce Cobin were the protection, Lenny Jansen provided the commentary
while Larry Cann tried on the steers for size
This is some highlights of the grand final between Bberg Brothers and Burrum Miners in the womens comp.
This and the u18 game had more excitement than the “A” and “Reggies”
The crowd built up for what ended up being a family affair rodeo… mum, dad, brothers and sisters all taking part. No bares and bull riders were light on, but the timed events held the crowds attention.
Barrel racers found the track loose with horses unable to get traction going round the barrels. Steer wrestlers definitely had their hands full. Saddle bronc riders were mostly able to retain their seats,
but the feature bull “Cochise” left an indelible mark on his unwary victim.The crowd got behind the juniors and the locals and showed their appreciation.Horses were Rick Knudsen and
bulls were from the Roundabout Rodeo Co.
The day was long and hot, the crowd built up to watch the events (20 down to 19). Numbers were down in the senior events.
Brian King’s Bulls and Rick Knudsen’s Horses weren’t bested on the day. Highlights were the calcutta, Champagne Ladies Steer Ride
and the Ladies Bareback Barrel Race and the Junior events.
South of Monogorilby the competition was on at Kragra. The ground was dry and dusty for horses and riders. And the kids had their own camp or played in the pit. Riders from around the area competed for the trophies.
The 5 race program saw Beau Appo get 2 wins for his first visit at the Gayndah track. 3 bookies and
a reasonable crowd was on hand to celebrate on the day. There was 39 starters on the day.
The turf track was a good 3 and fine.
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