The rodeo will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 per person with a special family rate at the gate (TBA)- Children 3 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased at the gate, online at bluffdale.com at the fire station at 14350 South 2200 West.
Although the participants in the rodeo belong to the Rocky Mountain Professional Rodeo Association, there will be a couple of opportunities for spectators, especially the kids, to join in.
Every year the city does a mutton bustin’ for the kids. Mutton bustin’ is an event in which a child rides on the back of a sheep and tries to stay on as long as he or she can. There will be a $10 participation fee for each child which needs to be paid in advance via the city’s website. There is a 50 pound weight limit for the children.
Only 20 children will be able to participate in the mutton bustin’ event, 10 on Friday and 10 on Saturday.
The other public events will be a money cow and a hide ride. The money cow is an event where money is attached to a cow and participants chase the cow around the arena trying to collect the cash.
The hide ride is a little more difficult. This event will require teams of two. One teammate will ride a horse that has a hide dragging behind it. The other teammate will then attempt to catch and ride this hide as long as he or she can.
There is no age limit for these events.
Main events will include saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie down riding, bareback riding, break away roping, steer wrestling, team roping, and ladies’ barrel racing.
Throughout the evening, food will be available including cotton candy, snow cones, Sloppy Joes and hamburgers, provided by the city.
By Alisha Tondro for The South Valley
Published in July 2011 in Riverton, Utah
http://www.southvalleyjournal.com/pages/full_story/7300/Bluffdale-Hometown-Rodeo:-roping-cows-and-riding-sheep-/
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