Thursday, August 4, 2011

Promotion Day--Rodeo Style

 OK, so the Rooftop is not really going to college but we did get promoted. Since the Rooftop first attained professional status by joining the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) it has been in the small rodeo category.  This category is for professional rodeos whose committees add $3,000.00 or less per event to be combined with competitor entry fees to make the total purse for which the cowboys are competing.  This year of the 474 professional rodeos in America, 298 are in the small category.  It is worthy of note that, in 5 of the last 8 years, the Rooftop has been voted as the Best Small Rodeo in America.



So, it was time to be promoted-from small rodeo to medium size rodeo.  The medium size category is defined as all professional rodeos who have added committee money of $3,001 – $9,999 (131 total rodeos).  The Rooftop, this year added $3,370 per event.  This is a good!  Good for the cowboys and good for the Town.  Lucky for us, the Rooftop already has the reputation of being a really big rodeo that just happens to be in one of the best small towns in America. 


So, what does this really mean for the Rooftop?  We already have a reputation among cowboy and cowgirl athletes for being the “go to rodeo” for great hospitality, genuine hometown friendliness, a phenomenal rodeo setting, great facilities, and topnotch rodeo stock.  The down-side is that, at just over $3,000 added money, we are now at the very bottom of the medium rodeo pay scale.  Gradually, over the next few years, as we continue to grow, we will be able to add more money; but this year, we may have a rough time in the voting because we are the new guys on the block.  However, there are many of us who are thinking that “who we are” will win out over “how much we pay”.  All votes will be counted and winners announced at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas this November 30, 2011.  Keep your fingers crossed.  I am betting on winning the Best Medium Rodeo in America, first time out of the chute J

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