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Canadian 4th of July Celebrations
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Since 1888, Canadian, visitors and locals have kicked their July Fourth weekend off right with the "Best Fourth of July Parade in Texas." The town hosts a watermelon feed, a Fourth of July parade, and an annual turtle race. Throughout the weekend, the oldest public rodeo in the world kicks off. Stay through the evening for live music, dining and shopping, and the best little fireworks show in Texas. (Canadian Chamber Of Commerce)
Celebration events during 2024 included three pro rodeos, a parade, turtle racing, chicken poop bingo, and water polo.
West Texas Ranch Rodeo
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2022 was the first year to document the West Texas Ranch Rodeo, a qualifying rodeo sanctioned by the Working Ranch Cowboys Association (WRCA), and held in the Will Rogers Range Riders Arena in Amarillo, Texas. The top ranch team in these rodeos will compete in the annual WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo.
I am just starting publishing videos of the rodeo events available every Friday on Dusty Reins Stories and American Heartlands Channel.
The first event was Ranch Bronc Riding and YouTube censored the original documentary but you can watch the original uncensored version on Rumble or embedded below.
Mounted Shooting
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The Mounted Shooting playlist below currently contains 36 documentary videos recorded over four years in the #AmericanHeartlands. The latest series is from a CMSA-sanctioned competition in Queen Creek, Arizona.
As far as I know, there are two mounted shooting organizations in the USA. I first discovered the Cowboy Mounted Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) because they hold their World Finals competition in my hometown of Amarillo, Texas. Then, by pure luck, I discovered the United States Mounted Shooting (USMS) while covering other stuff in Vernon, Texas.
The full playlist of all the mounted shooting is viewable below, but I would like to highlight a special exhibition run during the most recent USMS shooting competition because it was the only time I saw it. The shooter is Moon Swanson, the host of the 1836 Chuckwagon Race on the Diamond B Ranch near Neches, Texas.
Bandera, Texas
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Bandera, Texas is located northwest of San Antonio and has been named the "Cowboy Capitol of the World" by the Texas Legislature. The small community is a popular tourist destination for its cowboy history and entertainment. I am publishing videos from my short visit and adding a few photos and commentary to this page, so stay tuned for more.
Lowell Goemmer Memorial Ranch Rodeo
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The Lowell Goemmer Memorial Ranch Rodeo is sanctioned by the WRCA and held in the 'Wickenburg, Arizona area in March each year. The best ranch team from this rodeo will automatically be invited to compete in the World Championship Ranch Rodeo, The videos below are the result of my first time documenting this annual event.
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