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80 years of rodeo Four Star Rodeo The man behind the microphone Rodeo vocabulary Miss Stampede Mutton Bustin Free activities Music roundup 6 8 10 12 14 14 15 16

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Celebrating 80 years of rodeo in Auburn

Celebrating the cowboy way of life with rodeo competitions started at the turn of the century on local ranches, but since 1932 the city of Auburn has held a rodeo every year. It has been put on by social groups, the Jeep Club, a promoter, the Chamber of Commerce and for the last 25 years the Wild West Rodeo Association. So pull on your Wranglers, Justin boots and Resistol hat, and help us celebrate our Western heritage and the skills of the American cowboy that are as useful today as they were 150 years ago. The Wild West Stampede brings together local cowboys and cowgirls who compete in Team Roping and Barrel Racing

The cowboy way a staple here since 1932

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the 2007 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, when the Four Star Rodeo Company bull Shakedown carried Ted Bert, from Modesto, to a sixth go round winning 87-point score and earned Jeff Davis a silver buckle. The new kid on the block served notice that he was in the game. Being athletic is usually found in your genes the same is true in the animal world, Jeff Davis said. Horsemen know that if you want a running horse, you look for running horse bloodlines. Well, if you want them to buck, then you need a bucking horse in their bloodlines. Four Star Rodeo Company has been raising bucking horses for the past several years. Super Star, one of the companys great bucking horses,

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Saddle Bronc Riding is rodeo's classic event, requiring strength, style, grace and precise timing. Saddle bronc riding evolved from the task of breaking and training horses to work the cattle

Cowboys and cowgirls come together each year to put their skills to the test. Each event is judged based on a variety of criteria, and riders work both individually and as teams

ranches of the Old West. Every move the bronc rider makes must be synchronized with the movement of the horse. The cowboy's objective is a fluid ride, somewhat in contrast to the wilder and less-controlled rides of bareback riders. To properly mark out his horse,

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the saddle bronc rider must have both heels touching the animal above the point of its shoulders when it makes its first jump from the chute. The saddle bronc rider has only a thick rein attached to his horses halter. Using one hand, the cowboy tries to stay securely seated in his saddle for eight seconds. If he touches any part of the horse or his own body with his free hand, he is disqualified. Judges score the horses bucking action, the cowboys control of the horse and the cowboys spurring action. is judged on his spurring technique, the degree to which his toes remain turned out while he is spurring and his willingness to take whatever might come during his ride. An 8-second ride earns a judges score based on the performance of both the cowboy and the horse.

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Steer Wrestling
The objective of the steer wrestler, who is also known as a bulldogger, is to use strength and technique to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible. At the time the two come together, theyre both traveling bout 30 miles per hour. The bulldogger starts on horseback in a box. To catch the sprinting steer, the cowboy uses a hazer, who is another mounted cowboy who gallops his horse along the right side of the steer and keeps it from veering away from the bulldogger. COURTESY RICH RUEF The steer gets a head start and A bulldogger wrestles a steer to the ground during the Steer Wrestling competition at the SEE EVENTS PAGE 17 Auburn Wild West Stampede.

Bareback Riding
Bareback riders endure more abuse, suffer more injuries and carry away more long-term damage than all other rodeo cowboys. It has been compared to riding a jackhammer with one hand. As the bronc and rider burst from the chute, the rider must have both spurs touching the horses shoulders, called marking out. A bareback rider

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Rodeo royalty
Kirstin Dykes, of Lincoln, is Miss Stampede 2012, a title she also held in 2011. The daughter of Joe and Cynthia Wahleithner, Kirstin has been riding horses since before she could walk. She was competing at the age of 6 and in high school began competing in high school rodeo, running barrels and poles and competing in goat tying. She achieved the honor of Master Showman (goats and lambs) and has represented Placer County Fair and Gold Country Fair in the Show of Champions at the California State Fair.
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racers are known as the fastest women on horseback as they race in a cloverleaf pattern around the arena. This is the same event as you will see in the professional rodeo. Food and drinks available for purchase. Wednesday, April 25, Magnussens Dodge in Auburn. Enjoy music, grilled Johnsonville brats, cowboys and clowns, plus visit with Miss Wild West Stampede. The saloon will be served by the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce. Wrangler Dummy Roping will start at 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29. The Cowboy Corral will be open for shoppers both Saturday and Sunday, starting at 11 a.m., in conjunction with the rodeo, at the Gold

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Branded performs at the Valencia Club Ready to Rodeo Party starting at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27.

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In Tie-Down Roping, the cowboy must rope a calf as quickly as possible. As soon as a catch is made, the cowboy dismounts, sprints to the calf and tosses it on its side, which is called flanking. With a small rope, or pigging string, any three of the calf's legs are tied securely.

EVENTS: All competitions test riders courage

continued from 13 when the cowboy reaches the steer, he slides down and off the right side of his galloping horse, hooks his right arm around the steer's right horn, grasps the left horn with his left hand and, using strength and leverage, slows the animal and wrestles it to the ground. His work isn't complete until the steer is on its side with all four feet pointing the same direction.
cult for one man. Team ropers start from the boxes on each side of the chute from which the steer enters the arena. The steer gets a head start determined by the length of the arena. The header ropes first and after he makes a legal catch, he turns the steer to the left and exposes the steer's hind legs to the heeler. The heeler then attempts to rope both hind legs. After the cowboys catch the steer, the clock stops when there is no slack in their ropes and their horses face one another. ing, demanding intense physical prowess, supreme mental toughness and courage. The bull rider may use only one hand to stay aboard during the eightsecond ride. If he touches the bull or himself with his free hand, he receives no score. While spurring a bull can add to the cowboys score, riders are commonly judged solely on their ability to stay aboard the twisting, bucking mass of muscle. Every bull is unique in its bucking habits, which are studied by the riders. A bull may dart to the left, then to the right, then rear back. Some spin or continuously circle in one spot in the arena. Others add jumps or kicks to their spins, while others might jump and kick in a straight line or move side to side while bucking.

Team Roping
Team roping, the only true team event in pro rodeo, requires close cooperation and timing between two highly skilled ropers a header and a heeler and their horses. The event originated on ranches when cowboys needed to treat or brand large steers and the task proved too diffi-

Bull Riding
Bull riding, which is intentionally climbing on the back of a 2,000-pound bull, emerged from the fearless and possibly foolhardy nature of the cowboy. Bull riding is dangerous and predictably excit-

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Rodeo roundup
The Auburn Wild West Stampede is headed this way, with kickoff activities starting as early as Sunday, April 22. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Rodeo Association competition takes place at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29, at the Gold Country Fairgrounds. Cowboys and cowgirls compete in events sure to get the crowd hollering bronc riding, roping, steer wrestling and more and even the kids get in on the fun during the Mutton Bustin event.

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A cowboy is bucked off during the Stampede.

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A Mutton Buster gets bucked off.

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