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Rodeo Preparation heightens for annual Rising Sun Rodeo on October 25th
Preparations have heightened for the annual grand one day rodeo organized by the Rodeo Committee of the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast, Berbice. The action this year is set for Sunday 25th October at the Arima Park, West Coast, Berbice, venue beginning at 11:00 hrs.
Flashback: This rider is forced to hightail it out of the way of an angry bull he was riding.
With the weather on the dry side this year so far, more daredevils, skills, thrills and spills are expected to take centre stage, when the day’s activity gets under, with some 12 events carded.
If you enjoy the thrill of vaqueros straddling wild bulls even as those bulls attempt to unseat the riders or maybe you would prefer to see vaqueros attempting to milk wild cows, whatever your desire, the Rising Sun Turf Club will be the place to be. Among the event listed are steer roping, bare back bronco, male and female barrel race, wild cow milking, calf roping, wild bull riding, saddle bronco, the Rodeo King Competition and the popular Tug-o-War events. A number of other novelty events are also carded for the days programme including the Beer drinking competition, wine on Horseback etc.
Vaqueros (cow boys) are once again expected from overseas including Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela to match skills with their Guyanese counterparts. Locals are expected from the Interior locations of Guyana including Lethem and the Rupununi Savannahs. While closer to home Cowboys from the West Coast, Berbice, the Corentyne and Berbice River will also be in action.
The action promises to be intense and exciting.
According to coordinator Fazal Habibulla a number of new stunts are expected to be performed especially with the dry-spell prevailing.
He stated that renovation works are ongoing at the facility and should be completed shortly which should enable fans to view the activities in absolute comfort. Fans will be in for a grand time as the event features the best Vaqueros from this part of the continent on show. Close to $1M will be up for grabs in the one-day event.
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