Rodeo riding high

THE SG Offroad Stony Creek Rodeo was held on Saturday and has been hailed as another successful event.
Hosted by the Stony Creek Football Netball Club, this year the event was even bigger and better with plenty of entertainment.
Organiser Neil Cope said that the whole event went well.
“We had no trouble at all and it was just a great event,” he said.
“We think that there were about 2500 people through the gate which is a bit down but that may have been due to the hot weather leading up to it.
“There were a record number of competitors however with people flying from all over the county to compete.”
Roy Beaumont ran a sheaf tossing competition which added some laughter and entertainment for the patrons who came in early.
Australia whip cracking champion Wayne Campbell also joined the entertainment.
This was the third year for the now annual event.
Family and children’s activities ran throughout the afternoon before the rodeo action got started in the early evening.
The action continued under lights including saddle bronco riding, bareback, rope and tie, and some spectacular bull riding.
Truckin’ with Tim provided the musical entertainment straight after the rodeo, giving patrons the opportunity to party well into the night.
Mr Cope said he can’t see why the rodeo wouldn’t run again in 2015.

Sheaf toss title goes international

THIS year’s sheaf toss event held at the Stony Creek Rodeo was won by 19 year old Rasmus Larsen from Nascov in Denmark.
He is currently staying with the Timmins family in Buffalo with his girlfriend Sophie Nielsen. They are on a gap year and working holiday.
Brae Timmins from Leongatha told The Star Mr Larsen’s mother had come to stay with the family on the farm almost 25 years ago.
“Rasmus’ mother stayed on the farm on an agricultural exchange around 25 years ago, and this year, the family (six) came to Australia for a look around, including Ayers Rock and Cairns, and then they came to us, he said.
“He watched the others in the contest and some of the fellas there showed him what to do and he went right through and won the event.
“It was down to three at the end but the other two failed and he managed to get his over.”
Mr Timmins said the sheaf was tossed about 12 metres at the end.

Winner: Rasmus Larsen and Sophie Nielsen are staying in Buffalo on the Timmins’ family farm. Rasmus won the sheaf toss at the Stony Creek Rodeo on Saturday.

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Posted by Jacob De Kunder on Jan 21 2014. Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry