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TOTAL EQUINE™ HORSE FEED AGREES TO WOMEN’S RANCH

                                  RODEO ASSOCIATION SPONSORSHIP

            Pueblo, Colorado June 23, 2009 ----- Total Equine™ horse feed, headquartered in Garden City, Kansas has agreed to become a sponsor of the Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association (WRRA) beginning June 1, 2009.  The sponsorship will extend through December 31, 2010. It includes on-site rodeo and online marketing and media activation for the duration of the sponsorship. .

            Ranch rodeos have long been popular in the West. The events require strong horsemanship skills as well as a knowledge of cattle and replicate those tasks still carried out on working ranches every day. For many years, women have competed on ranch rodeo teams along with men. In 2005, a group of these women decided to form their own association to  compete among themselves similar to women’s competition in  golf, tennis, soccer and basketball. 

            WRRA rodeos feature women-only teams competing in a series of ranch rodeos throughout the summer culminating in a national finals in October. Like other ranch rodeos, WRRA rodeos are team events with four contestants on each team. The association currently has 13 rodeos scheduled for the year in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas with the possibility of more to be added. The finals will be held in October in Lyons, Kansas. 

            “Our company has always been a supporter of ranch rodeo as a sport and a marketing opportunity, said Harry Anderson, president of Total Equine. “We are excited to have the opportunity to work with the WRRA which has a unique position in the sport. We believe the WRRA will help us gain additional recognition and greater penetration into the ranch and horse owner market.”

            “We are extremely pleased to have Total Equine as a sponsor,” said WRRA spokesperson Billie Franks. “ As women who are both contestants and  part of the ranching world we understand the importance of having strong, healthy horses. Our members and our fans represent ranches and horsemen who appreciate the need to care for horses properly. We look forward to introducing the company to our contestants and fans and to working with the firm.”

            Anderson described Total Equine feed’s primary features as extremely high digestibility with a combination of nutrients and ingredients that maximize hoof quality and growth, reduce anxiety and enhance muscling. He noted that in most situations it reduces voluntary hay intake by 25 ‑ 50%

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                                                     MIKE DONNELL AT                                                                                   DONNELL RODEO PROMOTIONS                                                                          503 N MAIN STREET STE 712                                                                            PUEBLO, CO  81003                                                                                            719-543-6458                                                                                                mdonnell@interaccess.com or www.rodeopormotions.com 

Your 2010 Officers

President                    Edy Jost 

Vice President           Jodie Squier

Treasurer                   Bobbie Pickrell

Secretary                  Keisha Langvardt

Special Agent            Billie Franks

In addition to the above officers Jane Barker, BJ Claassen, & Amy Potter are also WRRA Board of Directors.

Teams & Rodeos

We are always looking for new rodeos and we have riders that need teams and teams that need riders.  If you have suggestions and/or names of riders/teams, contact Billie Franks at 620-326-1083 or 620-358-3883 or by email at wrrabillie@yahoo.com