WINNEMUCCA - Nevada's largest and most prestigious Ranch Hand Rodeo will celebrate its 24th year this weekend in Winnemucca.
The Winnemucca Ranch Hand Rodeo will draw 30 four-man, one-woman teams from all over the West to vie for cash and enough bragging rights to last until the 2014 event.
Competition will take place in Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Stopping, Mugging, Team Roping, Ranch Doctoring and Trailer Loading. All teams must have at least one woman team member to compete in Steer Stopping and Wild Mugging. All five members must compete in Mugging.
This year's Ranch Hand Rodeo will take place Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3. The entire Ranch Hand Rodeo Weekend kicked off Wednesday, February 27, with the Winnemucca Cow Dog Trial and Sale.
The weekend's other events include a Ranch, Rope and Performance Horse Sale, Invitational Bull Sale, Stock Horse Competition, Western Trade Show and Kids' Dummy Roping and Stick Horse Barrels.
All events take place indoors in the Winnemucca Event Center, the heart of Winnemucca's Events Complex.
The Winnemucca Ranch Hand Rodeo will get underway with the Calcutta auction of ranch hand teams at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, March 2. Competition will get underway at 11 a.m. and resume at 10 a.m. Sunday morning, March 3.
Admission is free to all Wednesday through Friday events as well as the Ranch, Rope and Performance Horse Sale on Saturday evening.
Admission to the Ranch Hand Rodeo is $8 for adults and $2 for kids 5-12.
For more information, please visit www.RanchRodeoNV.com.
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