Cash, Cans and Cows

Cash, Cans and Cows all part of the show at Credit Union Place in July

Ryan Quigley

Journal Pioneer

Red Dirt Cattle Penning is hosting the 2011 Cash, Cans and Cows challenge at Credit Union Place on July 8 – 10.

The Triple C challenge is a rodeo-type show that will include barrel races, a horse pull, Cattle Penning competitions, an Extreme Cowboy competition, a dog show and the RCMP Musical Ride among other things.

The three-day event will see the inside of Credit Union Place transform into a stage for the competitions going from ice to clay. The event was held outside last year.

Danny Richard, the event organizer, said holding the event inside this year should be a big advantage for them.

“It’s hard to get a hold of people to watch something like that when it is out in the open. This year since the RCMP ride is coming we decided to do it inside the rink.”

Richard hopes to draw enough attention to the event to expand it for next year.

“I’d like to grow it to a week show,” he said. “I’m looking into Quebec and different places where they have other acts that could come here.”

Richard said the Cattle Penning competition is one of their big draws.

“We go to Old Home Week we usually end up with 2,000 in the crowd,” he said. “It’s an exciting sport to watch.”

Richard said last year for them was a learning curve.

“We learnt a lot about it last year. Personally I think this is going to go off a lot better this year.”

Richard said a family pass for the weekend, including the Musical Ride, would be $25.

“We’re not trying to get rich doing this. What were trying to do is get people interested in coming to watch,” he said. “I’d like to see between 1500 to 2500 people in the rink.”