
Spring, summer rodeo plans are shaping up
After successful pandemic rebounds last year, Gallup’s rodeos are gearing up to build on that success with events as big or even bigger this year.
The Eighth Annual Best of the Best Rodeo will be back June 21 to 24. It’s a unique family event, an open rodeo for junior high and high school competitors. Last year’s event saw 400 contestants, most of them traveling with their families.
“It does bring in some pretty fantastic contestants because our payouts are larger than other events,” organizer Walt Eddy said.
Keeping that number steady is a challenge though.
“Every year you lose a fourth of your kids,” Eddy explained...