{"id":16383,"date":"2021-07-28T00:48:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T00:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=16383"},"modified":"2021-07-27T19:50:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T19:50:41","slug":"cowboy-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/28\/cowboy-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coors Showdown is coming to Hailey<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Mike McKenna <\/span><\/p>\n

Hailey has always been a rodeo kind of town.<\/p>\n

With rugged Old West roots, the first informal rodeos were held in the new Wertheimer Park in 1913. That\u2019s about the same time famous rodeos in places like Pendleton, Ore., and Calgary, Alberta, Canada, got started. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 1948, Ted Uhrig and the Sawtooth Rangers Riding Club wrangled up some help from throughout the community to build the first official rodeo grounds. The circular wooden rodeo grounds became home to the \u201cWood River Roundup,\u201d the star of the city\u2019s annual Fourth of July celebration. In the early 1960s, the Independence Day rodeo changed its name to its current title, the \u201cDays of the Old West Rodeo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2013, locals approved a bond to remodel the rodeo grounds and add an ice sheet in the winter. Dirt from hooves and boots started flying soon thereafter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tradition continues on August 7 when the Coors Showdown comes to town.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Vision Quest Events (VQE) team will put on the Coors Showdown, which is an expanded version of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Classic they have brought to Hailey over the past decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the usual stock of surly bulls and (slightly crazy but seriously tough) bull riders, the Coors Showdown will feature some of the finest cowboys and cowgirls in the West competing in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and women\u2019s breakaway roping\u2014one of the fastest growing events in rodeo. There will also be a concert after the rodeo starring country music up-and-comers Luke Kaufman and Matt Borden.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is professional rodeo at its finest,\u201d said Judd Mortensen, of VQE. And Judd should know\u2014he not only helps put on the Coors Showdown each summer, but he also spent years on the pro rodeo circuit as a cowboy himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Judd knows all about the meaning of the term \u201ccowboy up.\u201d When things get tough, you\u2019ve got to get back up, dust yourself off and get back in the saddle\u2014 \u201ccowboy up\u201d for short. It\u2019s the type of attitude you need to make it in rodeo and to be successful in this post-pandemic world.<\/span><\/p>\n

After missing out on coming to Hailey last year because of COVID restrictions, Judd and his posse are happy to be getting back in the saddle and bringing rodeo home to one of its Idaho roots.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great town with a real rodeo tradition and we\u2019re really glad to be coming back,\u201d Judd said. \u201cWe\u2019re working hard to make sure we can bring the best rodeo possible to Hailey. We hope all the local rodeo fans will come out to see some of the top bucking bulls, cowboys and cowgirls compete for cash and buckles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Coors Showdown will take place Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at the Hailey rodeo grounds. Festivities kick off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each. Kids 6 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the Hailey Welcome Center, at any Atkinsons\u2019 Market location or online at VisionQuestEvents.RodeoTicket.com. For more information, call The Chamber at (208) 788-3484.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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