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Open Pro Rodeo Contestant Information

Open Pro Rodeo Season starts March 7th, 2009 and runs through November 21, 2009

TEJAS RODEO COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER NINE MONTHS OF OPEN PRO RODEOS WITH EVEN BETTER PRIZES THIS YEAR, WHICH INCLUDE TROPHY SADDLES FOR EACH EVENT, SPRING AND FALL SERIES BUCKLES FOR EACH EVENT, A YEAR END FINALS WITH BUCKLES AWARDED IN EACH EVENT FOR THE FINALS RODEO, ALONG WITH OTHER PRIZES FROM WRANGLER AND ARIAT BOOTS.

At the request of our contestants and spectators, Tejas Rodeo Company will continue to produce open pro rodeos for 9 straight months in 2009.

38 OPEN PRO RODEOS IN 2009
This year the open pro rodeos will start on March 7, 2009 and continue each Saturday through November 21, 2009. In all, there will 38 open pro rodeos! With this schedule, and to make the rodeos more exciting and rewarding for both the contestant and spectator, we have made some changes to the format for series prizes, and have added a "finals" rodeo, which will be our last rodeo of the 2009 season. In team roping, we will continue to impose a rule limiting the amount of times an individual can compete on a particular rodeo night. To provide better prizes to the contestants, we will also continue to collect from each contestant at each rodeo a nominal "$3 year-end prize assessment", all of which (100%) will go directly back to the year-end prizes or series prizes for the sole benefit of the competitors. The year-end prize for 2009 will be trophy saddles for each event. We will utilize a total point system, instead of money earned throughout the 38 rodeos, to determine who qualifies for the finals, and who wins the series and year end prizes. We will also have 2 separate trophy buckles series in 2009. Of course, each Saturday night rodeo will be jackpotted, and we will continue to provide good cattle and only charge reasonable stock charges. The top 15 in each event will be automatically invited to the finals. The finals will not only count towards the year end trophy saddles and summer/fall buckles, but will also allow the rodeo contestants to compete for trophy buckles in each event for that specific rodeo, along with other prizes from Wrangler and Ariat boots.

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SPECIAL ENTRY RULES FOR TEAM ROPING
Each contestant may enter, for any Saturday night rodeo, a total maximum of 4 times, as long as each entry has a different header/heeler combination. This entry limitation applies regardless of whether you are heading, heeling or doing both at a particular rodeo.

INFORMATION AND RULES RELATING TO ENTERING RODEO
The books will close as to all events, except for team roping, at 7:15 p.m. the day of each rodeo. The books for team roping will close at 8:15 p.m. the day of each rodeo. Contestants may call in (830-980-2226, metro number) and enter between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on the day of each rodeo. In the event a contestant calls in and enters, he or she must pay his or her fees prior to competing in the rodeo. In the event that a contestant calls in and does not show up, he or she will be assessed a $12 turn out fee. Any turnout fee assessed must be paid prior to the contestant competing in any future rodeos, unless otherwise decided by rodeo officials. If a contestant calls in for another contestant and that contestant does not timely show up for the rodeo, the contestant calling in is responsible for any turn out fees associated with the “no show” contestant. We may, at our discretion, pay day money for team roping performance. If there are not sufficient entries in any event to put on an adequate rodeo performance, then we reserve the right to not allow that event to go forward in the slack. The entry fees in each event are as follows: bull riding $0 (we reserve the right to change this); team roping $40 per person/$80 per team; breakaway calf roping (limited to females and boys 13 and under) $35;tie down calf roping $60; and, barrel racing $25.

2009 YEAR-END PRIZE ASSESSMENT
Each and every contestant at each rodeo will be assessed a nominal $3 year-end prize assessment. This assessment will, in turn, be utilized towards the purchase of the year-end prize or the buckle series prizes. No overhead will be taken out of this assessment, and all of the money collected as a result of this assessment will be used for prize(s) that will be awarded to the contestants. In 2008, all of this year end assessment money contributed to a rodeo ready, 3 horse, goose neck slant horse trailer, with a walk in tack room.

YEAR-END PRIZES/POINT SYSTEM
The year-end prize for 2009 will be trophy saddles for each event (heading and heeling are considered different events and each will be awarded a trophy saddle). We will use a 15-1 point system. In other words, first place will receive 15 points, second place will receive 14 points, and third place will receive 13 points, and so on. A contestant will receive 3 points for each rodeo the contestant enters that particular event. By way of example, if a contestant enters the team roping as a header, wins the rodeo that night, then the contestant will receive 15 points for winning the rodeo, and 3 points for entering the rodeo, and will accumulate a total of 18 points in that event towards qualifying for the finals rodeo and year end prizes. To be eligible for the year-end prizes, the contestant must attend and compete in at least 15 rodeos (less than ˝ of the rodeos in the series) for 2009.

SPRING/SUMMER BUCKLE SERIES
The summer/spring series will begin March 7, 2009 and will run through July 4, 2009 (18 rodeos). Trophy buckles will be awarded to high point winner in each event for series. To be eligible for the buckles, the contestant must attend and compete in at least 9 rodeos during the spring/summer series.

SUMMER/FALL BUCKLE SERIES
The summer/fall buckle series will begin July 11, 2009, and will run through November 21, 2009 (20 rodeos). Trophy buckles will be awarded to high point winner in each event for series. To be eligible for the buckles, the contestant must attend and compete in at least 9 rodeos during the summer/fall series.

FINALS RODEO
For the entire regular rodeo season (March 7 – November 14), the top 15 point earners in each event will qualify for the finals rodeo that will be held on November 21, 2009. The points accumulated in the finals rodeo will count towards the year end prizes to be awarded in each event and will also count toward the series buckles to be awarded in each event for the summer/fall series. Additionally, the contestants that qualify for the finals rodeo will also be competing for trophy buckles in each event for that particular rodeo. Wrangler and Ariat boots will also be providing additional prizes for the contestants in the finals rodeo. If you qualify for the finals rodeo, you will be required to call in and enter the Wednesday (November 18, 2009) before the finals rodeo between 12 noon and 6 p.m. If you do not call in and enter, then, at Tejas Rodeo Company’s discretion, the next contestant in line to qualify for the finals will be invited to take your place at the finals rodeo.

OTHER EVENTS AT TEJAS RODEO COMPANY
Be sure to check our website and on line calendar, or call Yancey (830-980-2226), to find out about other events that will be taking place at Tejas Rodeo Company. Some of the events already scheduled for 2009 include team ropings, calf ropings, youth rodeos, play days, and ranch sortings.

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