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August 30 - September 2, 2024
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Schedule & Events

Step into the thrilling world of hooves, hats, and heart-pounding action. Get ready to be swept off your feet with a weekend packed with exhilarating competitions, entertainment, and Western hospitality!

Visit for a day or the entire weekend! Exciting events happen every day!

16

Events

4

days

15K+

In Prize Money

Get Ready for World-Class Rodeo Action!

Each day is packed with fun and exciting events for young and old.

Every Day Attractions

  • A Kids Zone featuring bouncy castles, petting zoo, face painting and design your own brand!
  • Food Trucks and Vendors
  • 50/50 Draws
  • Buckle Draws
  • Beer Garden – Open from 12:00pm – 6:00pm daily

Event Schedule

Let the Fun Begin!

12:00 pm – FREE BBQ between 12pm to 2pm

2:00 pm – The Slimdor Ranch Rodeo – FREE Admission courtesy of Slimdor.

6:30 pm – FREE Community Concert Featuring Mariya Stokes at the Calgary Stampede Community stage in the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Arena. Sponsored by: Calgary Stampede, Cochrane Lions Club, Cochrane Rodeo and OTA.

HERITAGE DAY

11:00 am – Gates Open

1:00 pm – Rodeo Starts

Rodeo Royalty Crowning

Volunteer of the Year Award Presentation

8:00 pm – Cabaret – Featuring Chris Brien and his 6-piece band playing all the country hits! 

MS CANADA AWARENESS DAY

The Cochrane Lions Rodeo has teamed up with MS Canada and joined their We Challenge MS fundraising event.
The goal is to raise $5000.
Help us reach this goal and donate today!
Donate Now

11:00 am – Gates Open

1:00 pm – Rodeo Action Begins

1 – 5 pm – Cowboy of the Year Presentation

RED DAY – Military & First Responders Day

11:00 am – Gates Open

1:00 pm – Rodeo Starts

1-5 pm CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY

This Year’s Rodeo Events

Cochrane Lions Rodeo Events

Bareback Riding

In the Bareback event, the rider holds on to the leather handhold of a rigging—a pad wrapped around the bucking horse’s girth —as he first extends his feet far forward. He then pulls his feet back up toward the rigging in a spurring motion. The higher the spurs, the higher the score.
The stress on the cowboy’s arm is intense as it absorbs most of the horse’s power, but he needs to hold on for at least 8 seconds.

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Saddle Bronc Riding

The rhythm between a cowboy and his horse is key in Saddle Bronc.
The rider moves his feet from the horse’s neck toward the back of the saddle, in time with the bronc’s bucking action. The cowboy holds on to a braided rein that is connected to the horse’s halter, using it to help balance himself. If his hand placement is too low on the rein, he could be pulled over the front; too high, and he may be bucked off the back before his eight seconds are up.

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Bull Riding

In the world-renowned Calgary Stampede bull riding, cowboys engage in a test of nerves against a bull.
A thick braided bullrope, complete with handhold, is wrapped around the bull and weighed down by a cowbell that allows the rope to fall when the ride is over.
The rope is only kept tight by the bull rider’s grip.
He must try to keep his arm from straightening and his hand from breaking loose before the end of the ride. The cowboy isn’t required to move his feet – staying on is hard enough – but if he does spur, he gets higher marks.

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Jr. Bull Riding

In the world-renowned Calgary Stampede bull riding, cowboys engage in a test of nerves against a bull.
A thick braided bullrope, complete with handhold, is wrapped around the bull and weighed down by a cowbell that allows the rope to fall when the ride is over. The rope is only kept tight by the bull rider’s grip.
He must try to keep his arm from straightening and his hand from breaking loose before the end of the ride. The cowboy isn’t required to move his feet-staying on is hard enough—but if he does spur, he gets higher marks.

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Tie-Down Roping

In Tie-Down Roping, the cowboy and his equine partner re-create one of ranching’s oldest tasks: roping and tying an animal.
Speed, skill, and finesse are key in this event. The cowboy waits on horseback behind a rope barrier. When he gives a nod, the calf is released and gets a 10-ft. head start.
The cowboy must quickly rope the calf, dismount on the run to reach it, turn it on its side and tie three of its legs. Time is called when the cowboy throws his hands in the air, and the calf is immediately released.

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Team Roping

Team roping also known as heading and heeling is a rodeo event that features a steer and two mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the “header”, the person who ropes the front of the steer, usually around the horns, but it is also legal for the rope to go around the neck, or go around one horn and the nose resulting in what they call a “half head”. Once the steer is caught by one of the three legal head catches, the header must dally (wrap the rope around the rubber-covered saddle horn) and use his horse to turn the steer to the left.
The second roper is the “heeler”, who ropes the steer by its hind feet after the “header” has turned the steer, with a five-second penalty assessed to the end time if only one leg is caught. Team roping is the only rodeo event where men and women compete equally together in professionally sanctioned competition

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Breakaway Roping

Breakaway roping is an equine sport developed in the Western United States in which a person horseback ropes a calf around the neck, with the roper’s rope “breaking away” from the saddle once the calf is far enough away from the horse.
In breakaway roping, a calf is loaded into the roping chute and the roper enters the box on the right side (heeler’s side) of the roping chute, The breakaway roper waits in the corner of the box, with the calf in the chute, until his or her horse is standing squarely looking ahead.
Then, the roper nods his or her head, and a chute operator opens the gate, allowing the calf to enter the arena.
In most competitions, a small rope is looped around the calf’s neck, connected to the rope barrier in front of the roper and his or her horse. That rope barrier breaks when the calf runs far enough from the chute, ensuring he has a head start on the horse and roper. When the force of the calf leaving the chute releases the neck rope, the roper may leave the box. Leaving the box early and “breaking the barrier” generally results in a 10-second penalty

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Jr. Breakaway Roping

Breakaway roping is an equine sport developed in the Western United States in which a person horseback ropes a calf around the neck, with the roper’s rope “breaking away” from the saddle once the calf is far enough away from the horse.
In breakaway roping, a calf is loaded into the roping chute and the roper enters the box on the right side (heeler’s side) of the roping chute, The breakaway roper waits in the corner of the box, with the calf in the chute, until his or her horse is standing squarely looking ahead.
Then, the roper nods his or her head, and a chute operator opens the gate, allowing the calf to enter the arena.
In most competitions, a small rope is looped around the calf’s neck, connected to the rope barrier in front of the roper and his or her horse. That rope barrier breaks when the calf runs far enough from the chute, ensuring he has a head start on the horse and roper. When the force of the calf leaving the chute releases the neck rope, the roper may leave the box. Leaving the box early and “breaking the barrier” generally results in a 10-second penalty

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Ladies Barrel Racing

This event requires control, attention to detail, and a close partnership between horse and rider. Competing against the clock, contestants circle three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern and race back across the scoreline. Time is measured with an electronic eye timer, and a hundredth of a second can determine who wins. A rider may touch a barrel, but if she knocks one over a five-second penalty is added to her total time.

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Jr. Barrel Racing

This event requires control, attention to detail, and a close partnership between horse and rider. Competing against the clock, contestants circle three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern and race back across the scoreline. Time is measured with an electronic eye timer, and a hundredth of a second can determine who wins. A rider may touch a barrel, but if she knocks one over a five-second penalty is added to her total time.

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Pee-wee Barrel Racing

This event requires control, attention to detail, and a close partnership between horse and rider. Competing against the clock, contestants circle three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern and race back across the scoreline. Time is measured with an electronic eye timer, and a hundredth of a second can determine who wins. A rider may touch a barrel, but if she knocks one over a five-second penalty is added to her total time.

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Mutton Busting

In the event, a sheep is held still, either in a small chute or by an adult handler while a child is placed on top in a riding position. Once the child is seated atop the sheep, the sheep is released and usually starts to run in an attempt to get the child off.

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Mini Broncs

The rhythm between a cowboy and his horse is key in Saddle Bronc. This event features 8 – 12 year olds and they are riding mini horses.
The rider moves his feet from the horse’s neck toward the back of the saddle, in time with the bronc’s bucking action. The cowboy holds on to a braided rein that is connected to the horse’s halter, using it to help balance himself. If his hand placement is too low on the rein, he could be pulled over the front; too high, and he may be bucked off the back before his eight seconds are up.

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Wild Pony Racing

The Wild Pony Race features teams of three kids (between eight and twelve years old) who try to control and ride a wild pony. And when I say ‘wild’, that is an accurate description. These ponies want nothing to do with their would-be riders.

FREE Community Concert Featuring Mariya Stokes

Join us on Friday night for a FREE Community Concert Featuring Mariya Stokes at the Calgary Stampede Community stage in the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Arena. Sponsored by: Calgary Stampede, Cochrane Lions Club, Cochrane Rodeo and OTA.

Cabaret Featuring Chris Brien

Join us on Saturday night for our popular Cabaret event. This year features Chris Brien and his 6-piece band playing all the country hits!