Working Ranch Magazine January/February 2025

weekend rodeo STORY AND PHOTOS BY SHAIE WILLIAMS

Logan Westcott scored an 82.5 in the Ranch Bronc Riding.

The 29th World Championship Ranch Rodeo

he 29th World Championship Ranch Rodeo had twenty-five teams earn the chance to participate. The four performances were almost completely sold-out events. The teams and hors es seem to get better, faster, and more competitive each year. It wrapped up on Sunday evening November 17, 2024, with the awards ceremony. It was a success thanks to the WRCA staff members and hundreds of volunteers taking care of the details.

This year set some record fundrais ing once again. The team Calcutta set a record for a single team win ning a bid of $18,000 with a total of $80,000 raised in the Calcutta alone. The WRCA and Foundation are not just ranch rodeos. The rodeos are all year long and the championships are intentional to raise money. The money

46 I JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2025 WORKING RANCH audited readers run 21 million head of beef cattle.