FLORIDA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION RANCH RODEO FINALS AND COWBOY HERITAGE FESTIVAL

The Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Florida CattleWomen, Inc. and The Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation are working with the Silver Spurs Riding Club and several other rodeo organizations and county cattlemen’s associations to put on a “Ranch Rodeo Finals and Cowboy Heritage Festival”. The Ranch Rodeo finals and festival will be October 3 & 4 and will be held in Kissimmee, Florida at the Silver Spurs Arena, in Osceola Heritage Park which is adjacent to the Florida Cattlemen‘s State Headquarters. This arena is a 8300 seat fully air conditioned facility located in the heart of central Florida Cattle Country, Osceola County. The Rodeo Finals is a year-end event that teams have qualified for by competing and placing 1st or 2nd in one of eight Ranch Rodeos held around the state of Florida. There will be 16 teams each sponsored by Florida ranches competing in 8 different events in the state finals that entails two rodeo performances. The Rodeos will feature Saddle Bronc Riding, Colt Riding, Wild Cow Milking, Branding, Team Doctoring, Double Mugging, Cattle Sorting, Stampede Race and a Boot Scramble for the kids.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, October 3, Ranch Rodeo first performance 7 pm
Saturday, October 4, Cowboy Heritage Festival, 9 am-6 pm
Ranch Rodeo second performance 7 pm
The festival is intended to present Florida ranching and our unique Cracker Cowman way of life to the rest of the world. It will include numerous elements of our ranching heritage.
COWBOY HERITAGE FESTIVAL
~ leather crafts ~ whip making ~ spur making ~ saddle making ~ cowboy artwork ~ crafts ~ cowboy
poetry ~ storytelling ~ swamp cabbage cooking ~ Dutch oven cooking ~ working cow dog demonstrations
~ horse shoeing demonstrations ~ cracker cow camps ~ Native American Seminole tribe encampment ~
beef cook off competition ~ whip popping contest.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for each rodeo performance $10/person
(children 10 years old and younger free)
Florida Cowboy Festival will be FREE to the public.
Order Tickets by calling: 1-407-846-6221 or 1-321-697-3495
or get ticket order form at www.floridacattlemen.org or www.silverspursrodeo.com
email your ticket order form to: fcaranchrodeo@aol.com or fax to 407-933-8209
This event will be conducted by volunteer members of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association and Florida Cattle
Women, Inc. Come join in the fun and meet some real Florida Cracker Cowboys and Native Seminole Cowboys.
For directions go to mapquest.com: Florida Cattlemen’s Association 800 Shakerag Road, Kissimmee, FL
34744.