The one and only Helotes Cornyval and PRCA Rodeo 2022 is kicking off on Thursday, April 28th through Sunday, May 1st in Helotes, Texas! This will be the 57th year of Cornyval and the 37th year of the PRCA Rodeo this year. Helotes is located on the far northwest side of San Antonio, Texas in Bexar County at 12210 Leslie Rd, Helotes, TX 78023.
The Andrews Rodeo Company is bringing in the rodeo stock for the Helotes Cornyval and PRCA Rodeo. Renowned PRCA stock contractor, Sammy Andrews is the man behind the Andrews Rodeo Company providing the best of the best rodeo animals around!
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Sammy has had a passion for the western and rodeo way of life since the beginning. His father was a PRCA Stock Contractor in the ’40s and ’50s. In high school and college, Sammy competed in steer wrestling and bareback riding. He eventually decided to follow in his fathers’ footsteps to be a stock contractor. Sammy is a third-generation PRCA stock contractor located in Addielou, Texas. He began producing amateur rodeos in 1980 and bought his PRCA Card in 1987. Sammy worked as a pickup man for over 40 years.
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Sammy and his son, James work side by side and take pride in producing and raising some of the rankest bucking bulls around in rodeo history along with outstanding bucking horses. James manages the breeding program for the Andrews Rodeo Company.
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Sammy Andrews produces high-quality stock and was the owner of the famous, meanest, and bad to the bone bull around, his name was Bodacious. He was inducted in 1999 into the PRCA Hall of Fame with 135 outs and only 8 qualified rides. Bodacious’ time to retire was in 1995 then he toured many rodeos and state fairs throughout the U.S.
Bodacious even appeared as a celebrity guest at Harrah’s and the Silverton Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He is simply a legend as his career has been featured in GQ magazines, Sports Illustrated, and profiled on Fox TV’s Guinness World Records Prime Time. A documentary, “Fearless Bodacious” was filmed in 2004 by Outdoor Life at the Andrews ranch.
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Bodacious passed away in May 1999 and the rodeo world lost one of the most legendary animal athletes. He had passed away after complications from medications for a bone infection. The Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show presented Sammy with a bucking chute to use as a memorial for Bodacious’ grave, which remains on the ranch today. Through Bodacious’ offspring, his legacy continues to live on.
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Sammy, his wife Jacel, his son James and his wife Pepper, along with their children, Summer, Kelon, and Alee continue to contribute to the ongoing growth of the western heritage and rodeo industry. By raising outstanding bucking stock, and producing exceptional rodeos around the country with their award-winning breeding program on their ranch in Addielou, Texas.
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Be sure to come on down to the Helotes Cornyval and PRCA Rodeo and see the Andrews Rodeo Company animal athletes in action. It’s a sight you don’t want to miss! The rodeo will consist of women’s barrel racing, breakaway roping, bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, bull riding, and don’t forget mutton bustin’! There will be cash prizes and a Champion Buckle will be awarded at each event!
This year’s 2022 spectacular event consists of four nights of the action-packed carnival and three nights of PRCA rodeo. The Cornyval will start Thursday, April 28th, and go through May 1st. The PRCA rodeo will be kicking off on Thursday, April 28th through Saturday, April 30th! It’s the fastest-growing rodeo spectacle in the country. Thursday will be supporting the blue & first responders-Wrangler and Helotes Rodeo has come together to make this a special night. Friday night is Bud Light night and it isn’t a rodeo without a cold one! Lastly, Saturday the Helotes Rodeo represents unconditional support for our Veterans.
Helotes Cornyval & PRCA Rodeo – Photo Credit: Cowboy Lifestyle Network
I hope y’all can come down to Helotes, Texas because this is one incredible event. Come make new memories and experience the Helotes Cornyval and PRCA Rodeo 2022. I’ll see ya there!
Helotes Cornyval and PRCA Rodeo 2022
Thursday, April 28th through Sunday, May 1st
12210 Leslie Rd, Helotes, TX 78023
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