{"id":1832,"date":"2008-12-04T06:48:18","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T23:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=1832"},"modified":"2008-12-04T06:48:18","modified_gmt":"2008-12-03T23:48:18","slug":"fans-to-reward-american-quarter-horses-at-wrangler-national-finals-rodeo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/fans-to-reward-american-quarter-horses-at-wrangler-national-finals-rodeo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans to Reward American Quarter Horses at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo"},"content":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s Horse, December 3, 2008<\/em> \u2013 The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo begins tomorrow andAmerican Quarter Horses will be an integral part of the excitement. To highlight these four-legged stars, the American Quarter Horse Association teamed with its corporate partner to present the Fort Dodge Champion American Quarter Horses at this year\u2019s 50th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, held December 4-13.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with Fort Dodge Animal Health and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, AQHA will conduct a fan-voted award program recognizing American Quarter Horses and the competitors who ride them at this year\u2019s WNFR.<\/p>\n

Fort Dodge Animal Health is providing $2,500 in prize money to the horse\u2019s owner and $2,500 to the competitor who receives the most votes in each of the following events:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 * Steer Wrestling<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 * Tie-Down Roping<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 * Heading<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 * Heeling<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 * Barrel Racing<\/p>\n

Horse enthusiasts and rodeo fans can cast their vote by visiting PRCA\u2019s Web site and choosing their favorite run in the listed events from each go-round of the first eight performances of the WNFR. Voting will be conducted online only at\u00a0www.prorodeo.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0. At the completion of the 2008 Wrangler National Finals, all votes will be tallied to reveal the champion American Quarter Horse and the champion competitor for each event.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 50 years, the WNFR has recognized rodeo\u2019s greatest athletes. At AQHA, we\u2019re proud to highlight the athleticism and intelligence of American Quarter Horses and the professional cowboys and cowgirls who compete at this prestigious event,\u201d AQHA Executive Vice President Bill Brewer said. \u201cThanks to the generosity of our partner Fort Dodge Animal Health, rodeo fans can reward their favorite American Quarter Horses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis program allows all rodeo fans to get more involved in the exciting competition at the 50^th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo,\u201d PRCA\u2019s Deanna Holderith said.<\/p>\n

Only those contestants riding registered American Quarter Horses and the owners of those horses will be eligible to win the added money. If competing on a horse they own, a contestant could win $5,000 by receiving the horse and competitor award with the most votes in a specific event.<\/p>\n

At the end of the finals, the competitor and horse in each event receiving the most votes in all go-rounds will be awarded the money. Results will be available each night, and final results will be posted at www.prorodeo.com<\/a> after completion of all performances.<\/p>\n

The exhilarating competition of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo begins December 4. Be sure to cast your vote for each go-round to reward deserving American Quarter Horses and their riders as Fort Dodge Champion American Quarter Horses of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.<\/p>\n

AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on The American Quarter Horse Journal<\/em>, The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal<\/em> or America\u2019s Horse<\/em>, visit www.aqha.com\/magazines<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s Horse, December 3, 2008 \u2013 The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo begins tomorrow andAmerican Quarter Horses will be an integral part of the excitement. To highlight these four-legged stars, the American Quarter Horse Association teamed with its corporate partner to present the Fort Dodge Champion American Quarter Horses at this year\u2019s 50th Wrangler National Finals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aqha","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1833,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832\/revisions\/1833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}