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The Great Basin of eastern Oregon, northern Nevada and northern California is one of the only places left where you can still see the old vaquero-style buckaroo gear and traditions.  You find keepers of the old ways on ranches and at ranch rodeos throughout the region. Look for silvered-up bridles, fancy silver bits, beautifully trained bridle-horses, big loop roping with 50-85’ ropes, fringed chinks, and the flat hats worn by many who live the lifestyle.  See this website for more than 40,000 photos of buckaroos!

Attend these events this year for a taste of the  the old west that still lives:

24th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Elko, NV  USAWestern Folklife Center and Elko Convention Center1/26/2008 - 2/2/2008
Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale Join us for the 67th Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale January 22 - 26, 2008 Red Bluff, California
Klamath Cattlemen's Association Presents...48th Annual Klamath Bull Sale - 21st Annual Horse Sale  Includes Traditional Ranch Roping and ranch rodeo eventsJanuary 31st - February 2nd 2008 Klamath County Fairgrounds - Klamath Falls, Oregon
March 1 & 2, 2008 Ranch Hand Rodeo Winnemucca Events Complex
Spring Creek Nevada Ranch Rodeo, Apr, 2008 19 & 20 775-753-6295
Jordan Valley Big Loop50th Annual Event Dates: May 17 & 18, 2008
email: Glen  Shelley,  Burns, Oregon for a schedule of his Ranch Saddle Bronc Riding and Big Loop Roping events....
Minden Ranch Rodeo: The annual Minden Ranch Rodeo saddle series with eight events. When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.  mid-june. Where: Douglas County/Gardnerville Fairgrounds, Pinenut Road, Gardnerville.Cost: $6 adults, $3 children. Details: Jimmy at 775-969-3832.
McDermitt Ranch Rodeo 4th of JulyRodeo Secretary– Reina Youngberg 775-421-8890
Harney County Ranch RodeoJuly 12, 2008Team Branding  Ranch Doctoring    Wild Cow Milking     Muley Roping  Horse Roping       Bronc RidingHarney County Fairgrounds Burns, Oregon5.00 Admission 10 yrs. and under FREERodeo Secretaries Cliff and Peggy 541-573-2863  
Silver State StampedeElko, Nevada Mid -July
Paisley Ranch RodeoEnd of July Contact Peanut or Sheila Babb for more information541-943-3263
The Lyon County Fair and Rodeo is a PRCA event and brings some of the best ropers and riders to the town of Yerington, 79 miles southeast of Reno, in August.   Call 775-463-2245
Elko County Fair, held in late August.  working cow horse competitions, team-branding,  Call 775-0738-3616 or visit www.elkocountyfair.com.
Harney County Fair Ranch RodeoSept 5th Contact Don Slone 573-6166
Lyon County Ranch Rodeo is scheduled for mid--Sept  at the Lyon County Fairgrounds arena in Yerington. call Christy Stanton at 463-4686.
Send me info on your ranch rodeo and I will list for free!!!!


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