Working Ranch Magazine January/February 2025

raised goes to pay for scholarships to put ranch kids through college and to help ranch families in times of crisis. The Youth World Championship Ranch Rodeo took place on Saturday afternoon. Twelve teams earned the honor to compete for the youth world cham pion title. They compete in five events, branding, sorting, doctoring, trailer loading, and wild steer race. Their ages ranged from six years old to seventeen years old. Teams were from Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. 2024 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPION TEAM Hat Creek Cattle Team members: Luke Campbell, Jared Campbell, Branch Horn, Blaine Roberts, Kasen Brewer They finished in the top five of almost every event. That pushed

2024 World Champion Ranch Rodeo Team: Muleshoe Ranch/Hatchet Ranch. Pictured: Whip Peterson, Ace Petterson, Dally Peterson, Logan Anderson and Logan Westcott from Arizona.

Youth 2024 Top Hand goes to Blaine Roberts from the Hat Creek team. The Working Ranch Rodeo 29th World Champion Team (adult) for 2024, is Muleshoe Ranch / Hatchet Ranch.

them to the top of the leaderboard and earned the title. They didn’t have a number-one spot in any sin gle event, yet the consistency paid off with solid performances in all events.

A snapshot of the WRCA action during the Stray Gathering Event.

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