TIMONIUM, Md — More Than A Fair, We’re A Culture … ExcitementCULTURE! The cowboys will once again face the bulls, for one of America’s fastest growing extreme spectator sports when the J Bar W Ranch hosts the ever-popular Battle of the Beast Bull Riding and Cowgirl Barrel Racing Competition on Aug. 27 at 7 p.m., in the Maryland State Fair Horse Show Ring.
The Battle of the Beast Bull Riding at the Maryland State Fair presented by Toyota will consist of 25 professional International Bull Rider Association riders competing to ride some of the toughest bulls in the world of rodeo, Cowgirls Barrel Racing and more.
The J Bar W Ranch, in its 21st year of producing and hosting pro-bull riding events at its home-base in Frederick, Md., and throughout the country has drawn many of the nation’s top 45 professional bull riders to its rodeos and has entertained hundreds of thousands of fans.
The cowboys must stay on the bucking bull for eight seconds with one arm in the air and only then be judged on how they ride and how well the bull bucks. The Cowgirls Barrel Racing will feature women from around the state in a timed run in a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels.
“Most of the livestock used at the J Bar W Ranch were either born or raised at the ranch,” said J Bar W Ranch co-owner Sonny Williams. “In the late 80’s we established our very own “Born to Buck Program,” breeding our cattle to bulls with outstanding athletic ability.” Several of the J Bar W Ranch bulls have been seen at Professional Bull Rider and Pro Rodeo Cowboy events around the country including the Professional Bull Rider Finals and National Finals Rodeo, both in Las Vegas. For more information on bull riding and J Bar W Ranch, go to www.jbarwranch.com.
— Maryland State Fair