The 110th annual Clovis Rodeo officially kicks off

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Cowboys are backmost successful Clovis!

The 110th yearly Clovis Rodeo is here and expected to bring successful tens of thousands of fans from crossed the nation.

"We're besides --keep successful caput - successful the apical 20 rodeos successful the U.S. close present and the second-best rodeo successful California," Clovis Rodeo Association director, Mark Thompson said.

Wednesday evening, you tin drawback the PRCA Xtreme bulls competition-where nonrecreational cowboys instrumentality connected immoderate of the top-ranked bulls.

"It's each bulls tonight. There are a mates different amusive events that volition spell on. One of them is we got our favourite clown back: JJ Harrison. He is simply a batch of fun," Thompson said.

The events pull astir 550 cowboys, 70 cowgirls and implicit 700 carnal athletes.

"We've added different $50,000 to the prize money, truthful we're going to wage retired successful the adjacent 5 days astir $450,000, truthful that attracts the champion of the best," Thompson said.

That prize wealth keeps squad roper Chad Masters coming backmost from Texas for astir 20 years.

"Oh, it's a huge, it's a large rodeo. It's not your backyard rodeo. It's a large deal. It's 1 of the apical rodeos we'll spell to each year," Masters explained.

Not lone does the rodeo bring successful the champion cowboys but besides loyal fans.

Quincy Elderidge has been going to the Clovis Rodeo since she was a small miss and present has her hubby and 2 nephews competing.

"I emotion the ambiance here. I emotion everybody's pride, Old Town Clovis and I emotion that you guys support the affluent occidental practice live present and conscionable being from here, I'm precise arrogant to beryllium from present truthful we wouldn't miss it," Elderidge said.

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