The 5th Annual Western Heritage Ranch Rodeo was held on Saturday, August 7th at the Western Heritage Event Center in Pagosa Springs during the Archuleta County Fair. The day was filled with cowboys, cowgirls, and horses showing off their ranch hand skills in a five-event team competition. Continued...
Congratulations to the Grand Champions, the Groundhog Bunch consisting of Darin Goodall, Frank Green, Rick Kirks, and Steve Wallace from Dolores, CO for taking First place in this years’ event. Second place went to the Shahan Ranch consisting of Twyne Regester, Raymond Shahan, Justin Shahan, Randy Baxtrom, and Duwayne Shahan from Pagosa Springs. Third place went to the Rico Bunch consisting of Zane Odell, Bronco Odell, Jeramiha Karsten, and Wyatt Wallace from Cortez, CO. Special awards went to Raymond Shahan from Shahan Ranch for Top Hand and to Cash Carruth from E Crutch/Twin Peaks in Blanco, NM for his horse, Kansas, being named Top Horse. Continued...
We appreciate the support of the following sponsors and donors in bringing families together to share in the ranching heritage of yesterday and today. Without them, this event would not have been possible.
Event Sponsors include: Horse Catching: Sundown Outfitters, A.E. Grether Land and Cattle; Team Penning: Day Lumber, Scott Strategic Investments, LLC; Calf Branding: The Springs Resort and Spa; Team Doctoring: Exodus Shipping (The Spa @ Pagosa Springs), Pagosa Cattle Company; and Wild Cow Milking: Devo Capital Management Corporation, Hill Agency Inc. (Allstate Insurance).
Award Sponsors include:
Buckles: Western Heritage Event Center
Top Horse: Boot Hill
Top Hand: Goodman’s Department Store
 General Donors include: Diamond Hitch Stables, Rio Grande Savings and Loan Association, Citizens Bank, Silver Dollar Liquor Store, A.E Grether Land and Cattle, Bank of the San Juans, Kips Grill and Cantina, Bear Creek Saloon and Grill LLC., JJ’s Riverwalk Restaurant and Pub, Junction Restaurant, Rocky Mountain Wildlife Park & Lobo Outfitters, Dorothy’s Restaurant, Scott Strategic Investments, LLC., 6M Farm (Judy Smith, Floyd McKee, John McKee), Café Colorado, Old West Press, Ponderosa Lumber Company and Subway (downtown).
Door Prize Donors include: Bull Chic, The Club (Pagosa Health and Fitness), Boss Hogg’s Restaurant & Saloon, Overlook Mineral Springs Spa and Conoco East.
Cattle Donors include: Nate Moorehouse, Twyne Regester and Wes Lewis.
Also, a big thanks goes out to Jess and Casey Ketchum, Ranch Rodeo Coordinators and Western Heritage Ranch Rodeo Committee, for all of their hard work in making the Ranch Rodeo such a huge success. |