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Oct 24, 2015 Sports
Tomorrow Rodeo fans will troop to the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice, for the grand event beginning at 11:00 hrs.
Vaqueros from overseas and the hinterland Guyana have arrived for the big day, while
preparations have been completed for the only coastland Rodeo activity in Guyana. With this gearing up to be one of the biggest Rodeo’s held at the venue so far, the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) are using the activity as part of their calendar of events for the year in their tourism expansion drive.
According to organizer Fazal Habibulla, the Ministry and The GTA are pleased that they have been bringing the Rodeo activity to the costal plane and it is good, since many persons could not make it to the interior to be part of the spectacular activity. Habibulla promised to make this the biggest Rodeo on the coastal plain to date and stated that it will definitely rival those held in the interior. He promised that fans will be in for a treat and stunning performances from those participating.
According to Habibulla there are a number of new events and features this year, but has not disclosed. Habibulla said he is pleased with the way things have progressed. The venue has been given a spruce up with more rails added and the old one replaced. The ground has also been graded and prepared for the day’s action.
The numbers of participants have increased significantly with the overseas contingent from Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela, Peru, and Chile among others here to match skills with their Guyanese counterparts. The local cowboys are expected from Lethem and the Rupununi Savannahs, West Coast Berbice, the Corentyne and Berbice River areas.
Most of the cowboys were involved in exercises throughout the week on the Rising Sun Turf Club as they rounded out preparations for the big day, tomorrow.
According to information, the West Berbice Posse led by Fazal Habibulla and Keino Hardcourt which makes up the bulk of the local brigade along with those from the Abary, Mahaica and Mahaicony River have been training for the past month and are well prepared to defend their turf.
Some 12 different activities in the various categories are slated to be staged and over $3million dollars in prizes including cash, trophies and other prizes are up for grabs.
Among the events listed on the agenda are steer roping, bare back bronco, male and female barrel race, wild cow milking, calf roping, wild bull riding, saddle bronco along with the Rodeo King competition and the popular Tug o War events. A number of other novelty events are also carded including the Beer drinking competition, gyrating on horses back etc.
The clown and the joker are expected to be special features again on the programme.
Among the sponsors on board are The Ministry of Tourism, Guyana Tourism Authority Beverage giants Banks DIH Limited, Trophy Stall of Bourda Market, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales, Inshan Bacchus ‘Hard Runnings’ Trucking Service, Shariff Business Enterprise and racing Stables, Metro Office and Computer Supplies, Hablaw Meat Centre, Chester Fry of Bush Lot West Coast and Rising Sun Cattle ranch among others.
Persons can still contact Fazal Habibulla at Chester Fry Bush Lot West Coast Berbice on Telephone No 232-0232 or 6577010, 648-6522 or Donald or Zaleena Lawrie on telephone no 225-4530, 225-4565 for last minute information. (Samuel Whyte)
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