Top cowboys compete in Daniel Dopps Rodeo

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A competitor goes airborne during Saturday's bareback bronc riding competition. Photo by Brian S. Orban

Some of the nation's top cowboys earned more than $26,000 in cash prizes during the 5th Annual Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo last week.

Held at Optimist Park on the city's west side, the annual event draws a growing competitors from the national Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association as well as amateur rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from across the Pacific northwest, according to event organizers.

Named in honor of Daniel Dopps, a champion bull rider from Mountain Home that died in a rodeo in southeastern Idaho in 2005, the event here included saddle bronc riding, bull riding, bareback riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, calf roping and team roping.

For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition.

More photos available in the Mountain Home News photo gallery

Respond to this story

Posting a comment requires free registration: