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Christmas, Cowboy Style


No, it's not time to put up the tree or anything like that. We're talking about two weeks, the last week in June through the 4th of July week. That time of year is affectionately called Cowboy Christmas because there are at least 35 rodeos and a mind boggling amount of money that can be won. Cowboys and cowgirls will tell you it's their make-it-or-break-it time of year. A good run during Cowboy Christmas could, potentially, put a cowboy or cowgirl in the top fifteen to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

It's not uncommon to see cowboys and cowgirls burning up the roads, burning out a truck's engine, or see them on a plane, hop-scotching all over the country. They'll do whatever they have to do during those weeks to be the very best. They chase the dream of being among the fifteen in their event who go to Las Vegas in December to compete in the WNFR at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Keep in mind that one of the fifteen in each event leaves Las Vegas with the Grand Prize. A gold buckle. That is the ultimate dream.



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