A unique vaquero-style roping event is set for October 18, 19, 20, 2019 at the Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center in Santa Ynez, California. Conceived by horsemanship clinician, Buck Brannaman and his daughter Reata, the Buck Brannaman Pro-Am Vaquero Roping is free for spectators to watch 150 teams compete for substantial prize money in the classic California ranch roping style.
As Buck says of the event, “For years I’d been wanting to do a roping event styled after a pro-am golf tournament. Two-person teams enter and come to town, and out of a pool of handpicked pros that I have chosen; we’ll draw their third team member. That will be their team for the weekend. It’s going to be a neat deal—after two days we’ll take the top 50 teams for the finals held the third day, on Sunday. Unlike a lot of ranch ropings, it’s going to have serious prize money - we’re figuring over $25,000.”
Bill Reynolds is co-producing the event with Buck. “Buck and I have worked together for over 30 years,” he says, “and we both agree that in order for a tradition based culture to continue, the good parts of it have to truly shine. The last thing we wanted to do with this [roping] was to in any way be exclusionary. We really have a chance to celebrate people who are interested in vaquero style roping, meaning long ropes and gentle cattle handling.”
— proamproping.com
2019 Pro-Am Roping Schedule
Subject to change or adjustment so check proamproping.com/schedule often.
Thursday October 17th
9:00AM - Ropers Check in - Muley Roping Entries Open - Cash or Check only! Enter on as many teams as you want!
12:00 PM - ANNOUNCE THE DRAW AND PROS
2:00 PM - Muley Roping Begins
Friday October 18th
8:00 AM - Tradeshow Opens
8:45 AM - National Anthem - Grand Entry
9:00 AM - Junior ProAm Starts
Following Junior ProAm- Roping begins (every team that draws up on Friday will run through and rope 1 critter, we will then break for lunch... then we will run back through and rope the the next 2 critters)
9:00 AM - Fusion Show Opens its doors! with a complimentary bloody mary bar!
Bar is Open! with plenty of Pendleton and Coors from our great sponsors!)
Saturday October 19th
8:00 AM - Tradeshow Opens
8:45 AM - National Anthem - Grand Entry
9:00 AM - Junior ProAM - Roping begins (every team that draws up on Friday will run through and rope 1 critter, we will then break for lunch... then we will run back through and rope the the next 2 critters)
9:00 AM - Fusion Show Opens its doors! with a complimentary bloody mary bar!
5:00 PM - CALCUTTA! with the announcement of the top 30 teams!
6:00 PM - Live Music and dancing (bar is open in the tradeshow, plenty of Pendleton and Coors from our great sponsors!)
Sunday October 20th
8:00 AM - Tradeshow Opens
9:30 AM - National Anthem - Grand Entry
10:00 AM - Roping Finals Begin!
Following the roping we will be doing the awards ceremony! and Giving away lots of CASH!