The 39th Annual Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Ranch Rodeo is coming up on August 18 & 19 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. 12 historic Oklahoma ranch teams will compete in the rodeo in six different events comprised of work that makes up day-to-day ranch jobs.
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to talk with OCA Ranch Rodeo board chairman Kent Trentman about his year’s event.
Ten ranch teams will be returning from last year’s event, Trentman said, and there will be two new teams invited to this year’s event. Those new teams include the A Bar Ranch out of Claremore and the Barron-Highsmith Cattle Co/T and R Ranch out of Oologah.
Aside from the two rodeo performances, the event also hosts a trade show made up of over 50 vendors, with something for everyone!
“This year, we have upped the game a little bit,” Trentman said. “There are new vendors.”
On Saturday, before the second ranch rodeo performance, there will be an OCA Ranch Horse Competition and a LongRange Kids Dummy Roping contest.
The selected charity for the Annual OCA Ranch Rodeo is the Children’s Hospital Foundation, as each year, proceeds from the event are donated to the miracle network. Because of this, many refer to the event as “cowboys helping kids.”
Trentman said close to 630,000 dollars have been raised at the OCA Ranch Rodeo for the Children’s Hospital Foundation over the past 25 years. For those who cannot attend the event in person and would like to donate to the Children’s Hospital Foundation, donations can also be made online at https://www.okcattlemen.org/oca-annual-ranch-rodeo#donate.
“This is kind of OCA’s charity event of the year,” Trentman said. “We have great partners with this Lazy E and also Ford Motor Company.”
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2023 Participating Ranch Teams
A Bar Ranch, Claremore
Barron-Highsmith Cattle Co. and T and R Ranch, Oologah
Drummond Land & Cattle Co., Pawhuska
Stuart Ranch, Waurika
Daube Cattle Co. & 3C Cattle Co., Ardmore
4C Cattle & Cross V, Bristow
Burford Ranches, Hominy
Gray G Bar Ranch, Shilder
A Bar Ranch, Claremore
Quarter Circle 99 Ranch & Rafter D Ranch, Loco
Lazy Rafter Slash Ranch, Lenapah
Trentman Ranch Steirwalt Ranch & Cattle Co., Pawhuska & Shidler
Whitmire Ranch, Delaware
