It is Mother's Day Weekend and the 58th Annual Mother Lode Round-Up has an exciting weekend in store for all!! On May 9th & 10th, 2015, at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora, California, PRCA Cowboys and WPRA Cowgirls will be roping and riding! You do not want to miss the parade on Saturday!
For all event information (before, during, and after rodeo), please visit the Mother Lode Round-Up website and Facebook Page. Be sure to give them a "Like" on Facebook.
58th Annual Mother Lode Round-Up - May 9th & 10th, 2015
On Sunday, there will be a special Mother's Day Breakfast, Cowboy Church with Coy Huffman, and the Kiddie Rodeo - and PRCA/WPRA Rodeo!
Jody Carper (website) will be your PRCA Announcer for the 58th Annual Mother Lode Round-Up (a PRCA California Circuit Rodeo). Rockin Robbie Hodges will be your Barrelman; he, along with Pick-Up Men Bobby Marriott ( website ) and Matt Twitchell ( website ) and Bullfighters Eric Layton ( website ) and Rick Moffatt ( Facebook ), will keep our cowboys and animal athletes safe. The Growney Brothers Rodeo Company ( website / Facebook ) will provide the animal athletes for the Mother Lode Round-Up.
The Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls (website / Facebook ), who specialize in trick riding and roping, will "Wow" the crowd as this year's Mother Lode Round-Up PRCA Specialty Act. In 2012, four members of The Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls had the honor of performing for Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor Castle. To learn more about this "once in a lifetime experience", please visit ( link ).
Jennifer Nicholson, Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls, performing at Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee (photo by Geoff Caddick/EPA)
Your PRCA Rodeo Secretary will be Traci Mitchell who will ensure a smooth running operation and your PRCA Timers, Sharon De La Grange and Charlotte Holmes ( Facebook ) will be on hand for all of the timed events.
Congratulations to Paige Ryan who was recently crowned your 2015 Miss Mother Lode Round-Up Queen and will reign over the 58th Annual Mother Lode Round-Up. Our Miss Rodeo California, Carollann Scott ( website / Facebook ), will also be in attendance at the Round-Up.
Miss Rodeo California 2015, Carollann Scott, visiting school children in Sonora (photo used with permission)
Your PRCA Photographer will be Rich Miller ( website / Facebook ).
Good Luck to all of the contestants and safe travels to all !!
RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo - October 16 & 17, 2015 - Lancaster, CA
See you in October for the RAM PRCA CA Circuit Finals Rodeo which will be held October 16th (one performance) and October 17th (two performances and awards ceremony), 2015 - in Lancaster, CA ( website/ Facebook ) - at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds ( website / Facebook ). Thank you for your support!
If you, or your business, are interested in sponsoring the 2015 RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo, please contact Dawn Babers ( [email protected]).