Extreme cowboy world championship
EXCA 2025
EXCA World Event Schedule (Subject to change)Entry Fees:•Pro $250•Open $250•Non Pro $225•Intermediate, Novice, International, & Ride Smart $200•Youth & Immature Gun $150•New Partner Mustang $250 •Open Mustang $250•Open Mule $250 (No qualification necessary)Tuesday October 28, 2025•4 - 7:00 PM Contestant Check-in. You must present your EXCA Card at the Registration Office.•5:00 PM Arena Set Up Crew & Decorator meeting Wednesday October 29, 2025 •4 - 6:00 PM Contestant Check-in. You must present your EXCA Card at the Registration Office.•6:00 AM Walk Through•7:00 AM oNoviceoNon ProoInternational Class (Non US Citizens, Non US Resident, must be at least 12 years old), on a borrowed horse.oRide SmartoOpen MustangoOpen MuleThursday October 30, 2025•6:00 AM Walk Through•7:00 AMoYoung GunoIntermediateoFuturityoYouthoProoOpenFriday October 31, 2025•6:00 AM Walk Through•7:00 AMoYoung GunoNoviceoGrand OpeningoNon ProoInternational Class (Non US Citizens, Non US Resident, must be at least 12 years old), on a borrowed horse.oRide SmartoOpen MustangSaturday November 1, 2025•6:00 AM Walk Through•7:00 AMoNew Partner Race (Extreme Mustang Race)oIntermediateoOpen MuleoFuturit
EXCA 2024
World ChampionshipCheck-in opens October 29th.October 30 - November 3, 2024Somervell Expo Center202 Bo Gibbs BlvdGlen Rose, TX 76043254-897-4509Enter Online PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE ENTRY FORM FOR EACH RIDER.Print & Mail Entry FormSubmit a BioAre You Qualified?Are you registered?Printable Schedule (subject to change)World ResultsPayback in Cash &/or Prizes based on number of entriesGo Round Buckles awarded on Stage 1 & Stage 2 Combined Scores.Original Current Coggins and current (within 30 days) health certificate must be in hand. EXCA World Event Schedule (Subject to change)Entry Fees:•Pro $225•Open $225•Non Pro $200•Intermediate, Novice, International, & Ride Smart $175•Youth & Young Gun $125•New Partner Mustang $225 •Open Mustang $225•Open Mule $225 (No qualification necessary)Tuesday October 29, 2024•4 - 7:00 PM Contestant Check-in. You must present your EXCA Card at the Registration Office.•9:00 AM Judge’s Symposium (Current EXCA Judges only) You must be on this list to attend.•5:00 PM Arena Set Up Crew & Decorator meeting Judges Score SheetsWednesday October 30, 2024 •4 - 6:00 PM Contestant Check-in. You must present your EXCA Card at the
Leduc youth wins Extreme Cowboy Racing World Championship in Texas
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Everything is bigger in Texas, even Extreme Cowboy Racing, but that proved not to be enough to slow down Leduc youth Sophie Garrington.
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Sophie recently made the trip south to Glen Rose, Texas, for her first-ever international rodeo competition: the Extreme Cowboy Association World Finals. For the uninitiated, Extreme Cowboy Racing sees riders and their horses dart and finesse their way through a series of eight obstacles in search of the quickest time.
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The 10-year-old impressed in the Lone Star State, finishing first place on day one and third on day two on her way to capturing the Young Guns World Championship buckle.
“It was kind of crazy because it was my first year competing, and I just won in Worlds,” Sophie said. “It was overwhelming.”
Brand new to the rodeo world, this season has been a whirlwind for Sophie and the Garrington family.
“It started out as just doing lessons because she had a lov
The Beginning of the Extreme
Craig Cameron American Horsemanship All Rights Reserved 2016
The EXCA, created by Craig Cameron and his wife and partner, Dalene Cameron, was created on the thought to give “weekend” riders the opportunity to compete in horsemanship at a higher level through designed trails, resembling real life challenge trails, that would test ones knowledge and sets of equestrian skills. The idea was put to action at Craig Cameron’s horsemanship clinics. Trials showed a high interest among participants and spectators and its popularity began to rise. Through sponsor and public support, Craig and Dalene Cameron decided to take the idea to the next level. The EXCA took a symbolic approach to cultural analysis when designing the organization. Craig and Dalene Cameron approached their idea based on personal appeals to their valued interest and life’s work in the field of horsemanship, which would become a reality in events of the Extreme Cowboy Races. These events would combine trails that are challenging to a rider on their individual level, while also incorporating proper horsemanship skills as to show their knowledge of the horse. This
You're Listening to an article from Horse Canada.com. Extreme Cowboy = Extremely Fun! By: Jacqueline Louie.
When Connie Larsen is competing on her Quarter Horses Tig and Ace, she feels that she and her mount are one.
“I feel empowered and connected,” says Larsen, 64, who is an Extreme Cowboy racer who’s heading to the 2024 Extreme Cowboy World Championship in Glen Rose, Texas this fall, competing in the Non-Pro and Ride Smart (55-plus) divisions. She also hopes to compete as a wild card entry in the Cowboy Up Challenge at the Calgary Stampede this summer.
The sport of Extreme Cowboy racing began as a way to enhance the horse and rider connection, with an emphasis on horsemanship skills while navigating ranch- and trail-based obstacles. According to Extreme Cowboy Alberta, riders and horses compete in a timed obstacle event with up to 13 obstacles which are rated by difficulty and include everything from gates, bridges, water boxes (liverpool), to low jumps and teeter-totters. The Extreme Cowboy Association in Texas lists some of the more unusual obstacles such as archery shooting, tarp dragging, trailer loading, riding past flares, pistol shooting, roping livestock, and going