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A number of companies on board for Rising Sun Rodeo

Oct 26, 2013 Sports

 

 

With just a few days away from rodeo day some Vaqueros from Hinterland Guyana have started to arrive as preparation continue for the only coastland Rodeo activity that is held in Guyana and set for tomorrow at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice, beginning at 11:00 hrs. These Vaqueros along with the posse from the coast have been at the venue during the week practicing their stuff for the big day.
With this gearing up to be one of the biggest Rodeo’s held at the venue so far, a number of companies have come on Board for the big day including Banks DIH Limited, AH and L Kissoon, Muneshwar Guyana Limited, Hablaw Meat Centre, Chester Fry Bush Lot West Coast, Rising Sun Cattle ranch are among those on board.
The organizers are taking no chances as they prepare the venue for the big day and the anticipated large crowd that is expected to be on hand. The Rodeo area has been dug up and is presently being prepared with wetting and leveling taking place on a regular basis. The Grand Stand and other Pavilion are also being rehabilitated while the entire arena has been given a face lift.
According to organizer Inshanally Habibulla there are a number of new events and features this year, but he does not want to let everything out of the bag too early. Habibulla stated that he is pleased with the way things are going so far.
Among the events listed on the agenda are steer roping, bare back bronco, male and female barrel race, wild cow milking, calf roping, wild bull riding, saddle bronco along with the Rodeo King competition and the popular Tug o War events. A number of other novelty events are also carded for the days programme included the Beer drinking competition, gyrating on Horses back etc.
All of the foreign vaqueros and those travelling from the Hinterland were expected to be in place by Friday.
Vaqueros (cow boys) are expected from Brazilians, Suriname and Venezuela to match skills with their Guyanese counterparts. The local cowboys are from Lethem and the Rupununi Savannahs, West Coast Berbice, the Corentyne and Berbice River areas.
Prizes will include cash incentives and trophies will be presented to outstanding performers.

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