It's thrilling, and you will
love it!"
Don't miss Ox Game's premiere performance: Once again, the "Ox Game
Exhibition"
will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2005, 11:30 am, at 7330 Jurupa
Road, Riverside, California, prior
to the annual Jurupa Rodeo. For more information,
visit http://www.
-- The High Point
Champion Award went to Shaun Stroh, bareback bronc
rider from Glendive, Mont.
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The
prices for the top winners were (*new world's records):
-- *Grand Champion Work of Art
, $163,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion
Work of Art, $92,000
-- Grand Champion
Barrow, $150,000; and Reserve Grand Champion
Barrow, $100,000
-- *Grand Champion
Pen of Broilers, $200,000; and *Reserve Grand
Champion Pen of Broilers, $126,000
-- *Grand Champion Goat, $102,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion Goat,
$64,000
-- Grand Champion Lamb, $120,000; and Reserve Grand Champion Lamb,
$90,000
-- Grand Champion Steer, $315,000; and Reserve Grand Champion Steer,
$170
,000
-- *Grand Champion Turkey, $167,000; and *Reserve Grand Champion
Turkey
, $105,000
-- The third-ever Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Champion Wine Auction
brought in $1,007,500, including $200,000 for the Grand Champion Best
of Show and
$100,000 for the Reserve Grand Champion Best of Show, both
record-breaking prices at the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo.
-- The Show hosted 1,797 international guests from 52 countries
.75;
-- team roping: David Key - Caldwell, Texas, and Kory Koontz - Sudan,
Texas, $7,353.77;
-- steer wrestling: Dean Gorsuch - Gering, Neb.bullriding mighty
The METRORail
to Reliant Park was a popular mode
of transportation, as more than 120,000 people caught
a ride to the
Show.
For complete results and highlights, visit the Show's Web
site at
http://www.riders simulator
Horse OX-USA Inc. Brings New Sport to the U.S.
Soldiers Overseas
ONTARIO, Calif. With the $25,000 bonus for winning the High
Point Champion Award, Stroh
took home a RodeoHouston paycheck of
$43,297.
Competitors vied for individual
and school scholarship monies
exceeding $25,000.mighty beginners
" Amin notes, "There was a song called 'Wildfire
' about a horse, and
it was very magical - and so is Ox Game.55 each;
-- saddle bronc
riding: Shaun Stroh - Glendive, Mont. Eighty-four collegiate athletes, from 21 colleges and
universities in the Southern and Southwest National Intercollegiate
Rodeo Association
regions in Texas, met for action-packed competition.com .For pages involving Rodeo, people in Rodeo
, News of Rodeo, and even clothing and equipment.
involving bull
- horseback
sport will be adopted into American
horse sports and move through America like
"wildfire.com.
-- The RodeoHouston Go Tejano
Day paid attendance record was broken with
70,481 fans enjoying action-packed rodeo, concerts
by Ramon Ayala and
Jay Perez, and the mariachi contest finals. For the first time ever, all
Houston Livestock Show(TM)
events were held on-site at Reliant Park.77.involving riders
Eight of the junior
auction
Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion records were broken.50;
--
bareback bronc riding: Jess Davis - Payson, Utah, $16,493., $43,297.bullriding equestrian
-- The junior auction
totals** included: market steers ($1,943,700), lamb
and goat ($1,189,976), barrows ($1,006
,000), poultry ($1,285,250), and
school art ($1,291,000) (**unaudited preliminary totals that
do not
include cash contributions and some presale amounts).
-- A total of 146
,285 people visited the World's Champion Bar-B-Que
Contest to help kick off the Show, topping
last year's attendance of
140,036.40;
-- barrel racing: Tammy Key - Ledbetter
, Texas, $13,186.bullriding even
has announced
the American debut of 'Ox Game' - a horseback sport that has been
a favorite
in Afghanistan for over two thousand years - as well as a favorite of U. The 2006 RodeoHouston
Finals paid
attendance broke the previous record of 72,843, set in 2005 at
RodeoHouston
with a performance by Hilary Duff.
-- Rodeo paid attendance topped 1 million for the 12th
consecutive year,
for a total of 1,115,558 people enjoying action-packed rodeo and
superstars in concert. The High Point School (overall team) was Hill
College, which
received an additional $5,000 scholarship.arenas clowns
S.
soldiers based overseas. Amin commented, "The game rules
are easily understood, but don't blink your eyes or you might miss the moment!
This game is way
beyond fast-moving.com
This release was issued through eReleases(TM).
-- For
the first time, each of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
auctions brought in $1 million
or more.
-- The High Flyin' Award went to bareback bronc rider Silas Richards of
Azle, Texas.rodeo archived
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Spectators of Ox Game can watch expert riders/players as they play Ox Game
on beautiful, well-trained and agile horses.
"Come see for yourself, and be a part of horse
sports history in the
making," concluded Amin.
The following is a brief recap from the
2006 Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo:
-- The RodeoHouston(TM) Finals performance, featuring
championship rodeo
action and a concert by tremendous entertainers Brooks + Dunn,
Saturday, March 18, broke the Show's all-time Rodeo attendance record
with a paid attendance
of 72,867. Of this amount, junior auction sales totaled
$6,715,926.
-- A total
of 481 contestants were invited to participate in
RodeoHouston, competing for a share of
$748,000 in prize money.acts clowns
S. He believes this is because Ox
Game features every aspect of what Americans
want to see in sports: It is
exciting, fast-moving, very aggressive, and at the same time "art in
motion. Previously, junior market
pre-judging activities were held at off-site locations
.clowns acts
To say this game is exciting is indeed an
understatement.
-- The 2006 Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo entertained a total of
1,688,103 visitors for general attendance (for all
activities on the
grounds).
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a Section
501(c)(3) charitable
event that benefits youth, supports education, and facilitates better
agricultural
practices through exhibitions and presentation. If your site is of interest to rodeo but you are selling
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acts bullriding
'Ox Game' Introduces Americans to
Afghani Culture and is a
Favorite of U.S. Amin observes that spectators are
often spellbound watching players fighting aggressively for the prize - a
heavy, burlap, tailed
object that serves as a substitute for the real goat
that was used in the game for two thousand years
.
Contact:
Diana Nelson
General Manager
Horse OX-USA Inc.
-- This year's livestock competitions and horse shows boasted 27,068
entries.
-- RodeoHouston Collegiate Champions were:
-- goat tying: Amanda Wisdom - Hill College
, $400;
-- tie-down roping: Wesley Hines - Panola College, $400;
-- bareback
bronc riding: Jerad Schlegal - Vernon College, $420;
-- team roping: Nathan McWhorter -
Northeast Texas Community College,
and Kolby Pichotta - Hill College, $400 each;
-- saddle bronc riding: Timothy Johnson - Northeast Texas Community
College,
$400;
-- steer wrestling: Hunter Cure - Texas Tech University, $400;
-- breakaway
roping: Tomile Brown - Hill College, $400;
-- barrel racing: Morgan Montello - Wharton County
Junior College,
$450;
-- bull riding: Bobby Dernehl - Hill College, $600
. Since the Show's
beginning in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has contributed nearly
$200 million to scholarships, research, endowments, calf scramble
participants, junior show exhibitors
, the Rodeo Institute for Teacher
Excellence(TM), School Art participants, and other educational and
youth
programs.newsgroup rec
Ox Game's American
debut is scheduled for Sunday, June 12, 2005, 11:30 am, at
7330 Jurupa Road
and Camino Real in Riverside, California.
-- More than 350,000 visitors
rode the Rodeo METRO Express shuttle buses
from seven locations., $12,973.rodeohouston.mighty involve
,
$18,513.clowns cattle
In addition, the horses seem
to be as competitive as the horsemen; they appear to want to
see their rider
seize the prize.
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horseoxusainc@yahoo.bull cattle
Says Amin, "Seeing
those beautiful animals tangled together
at times, along with their riders, keeps you on the edge
of your seat - all
great sports have that effect on us."
The rules of Ox Game have been Americanized
and are similar to a
combination of basketball and football rules.Twenty Days of Sunshine Equals
a Record-Breaking 2006 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo(TM)
queens even
-- RodeoHouston Champions
were:
-- tie-down roping: Trevor Brazile - Decatur, Texas, $12,122.announcers even
ereleases.
-- RodeoHouston produced three live pay-per-view telecasts, including the
finals on Saturday
, March 18.40. If your site does NOT involve Rodeo, please search for a different category.
even beginners
Horse
OX-USA projects that this very old - but new to the U. HOUSTON, The 2006 Houston Livestock Show
and
Rodeo experienced great spring break weather, a junior market show homecoming
and a great
lineup of superstar entertainment -- all adding up to another
successful year.80;
--
bull riding: Cody Hancock - Taylor, Ariz.
-- For the second year, RodeoHouston hosted a
Collegiate Championship
Rodeo.
involve equestrian
The American debut of Ox Game is the dream-come
-true
of Sonny Amin, who for 25 years has wanted to bring the sport to his new home
in America
and to see it played in every American city. Ox Game's destiny was to come to
America, no doubt about
it."
Amin says that Ox Game will prove to be an all-American horse sport and
become an American
sports favorite quickly. The 2006 Go Tejano Day
RodeoHouston attendance beats the record
set in 2003.contractors involve
, Horse OX-USA Inc. In order to get around the Show grounds more quickly, in excess
of 468,000 people rode the Ford Trams.newsgroup contractors
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-- Total auction sales (including Champion
Wine Auction and cattle sales)
tallied $10,616,058.
-- Heritage partners for
the 2006 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo were
Reliant Energy, Coca-Cola, Ford and Miller
Lite.announcers mighty
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