COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Students in Iowa and surrounding areas are being offered the opportunity to learn about rodeo roughstock competition for free.
The PRCA Championship Rodeo Camp series will host an introductory roughstock day camp June 6-7 at the Dayton (Iowa) Rodeo Arena. The camp is free of charge and open to all ages and ability levels.
The focus of the camp is to teach correct spurring techniques, chute and arena procedures and livestock safety, along with an introduction to PRCA business.
The camp is being organized by the PRCA’s Industry Outreach Department, along with the Dayton Wranglers Saddle Club and the Dayton Championship Rodeo committee.
“Some cowboys may not have a parent or older sibling with ProRodeo experience and may not have access to instruction,” said Cindy Schonholtz, PRCA industry outreach director. “We want to provide future ProRodeo athletes free opportunities to learn how to use rodeo equipment.”
Bobby Mote, two-time world champion bareback rider, is a firm believer in the importance of rodeo education through camps, clinics and schools. “If you don’t get good instruction from the beginning, you sure enough take a lot of back roads, and that is what slows you down,” said Mote, who hosts bareback riding schools each year.
“We are excited to be involved with a program that gives young Iowa athletes an opportunity to learn about rodeo from some of the sport’s top contestants for free,” said Dayton Rodeo Committee President Jim Heckman.
For more information, or to register, contact Julie Jutten at 719.528.4729 or via e-mail at jjutten@prorodeo.com.
