RAFTER M-W PRODUCTIONS, LLC Office: 4393 Rte 151* Aliquippa, PA 15001 Phone 724-375-6961 Ranch: 62669 Ault Road * Belmont, Oh 43718 Phone 740-686-2067 email: raftermbarw@aol.com

Rodeo Facts

• In rodeo, contestants compete against each other in events that exhibit skills with animals.
• Seven events are standard at most rodeos, including bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, team roping, saddle bronc riding, cowgirls barrel racing and bull riding.
• There are more than 5,000 rodeos in the United States and Canada every year.
• In the summer, 50 to 100 rodeos may be scheduled across the country on the same week.
• Rodeo contestants may travel, usually by car, anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 miles a year.
• A top-ranked bucking horse or bull can be worth up to six figures.
• In scoring events, both animal and rider are equally important. A possible 100 points are split 50-50 between how well the contestant rides and how well the bronc or bull bucks.
  

Rafter M-W History

Robert Lee Montag is a self-made man who competed in the rough sport of Bull Riding until a late age. Dawn Rena Montag also competed in the sport of Rodeo, in the timed event end of the arena. Who better to produce a production then two people with the same background that know the ins and outs of rodeos!
In 2005 Rafter M bar W Rodeo & Bull Riding Productions received 4 out of 5 awards in the Central States Rodeo Association (CSRA) Be on the look out for Bucking Bareback Bronc horse of the 2005, War Dance, also 2005 Bucking Bull of the Year, Back Draft.
The rodeo series produced by Rafter M bar W Productions feature competition in bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, and cowgirls barrel racing. Rodeos provide more than two hours of fast-paced family entertainment, including a section of sheep riding for children.