Park City, MT—
Several of the large ranches in Montana are sending their teams to compete this Friday in the ConneXion Ranch Rodeo as part of the Robbie Cattle Company customer appreciation.
Ranches with 1,000 or more cattle are sending their team of four to participate. The events are: Head & Heel Cow Milking, Sorting, Doctoring, and Stray Gathering.
After the rodeo is the social hour and awards ceremony. Contestants will be gunning for a first place win to qualify for the NILE, as well as fifty percent of the payout jackpot. Individuals compete for Top Hand and Top Horse--MVP's of the ranch rodeo. There will also be a special prize for the team that ends up in last place.
Ranches gather up their cowboys to compete in events that are designed to test the cowboys skills in all aspects of everyday ranch life.
Events will be head & heel cow milking, sorting, doctoring, and stray gathering.
The teams competing this Friday are Dragging Y Ranch, Mulvey Gulch, O Bar F, Green Mountain Ranch, The Rounders, 6 X Ranch, Diamond K Cattle Company, Trail Creek Ranch, Four L Ranch.