Trick rider Dusti Dickerson will bring some of the heat to the Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co., which takes place Friday-Sunday at OG&E Coliseum. With winter weather expected to hit central Oklahoma, producer McCoy Rodeo expects the action to keep all spectators warm in new building at OKC Fair Park.
(PHOTO FROM DUSTI DICKERSON SOCIAL MEDIA)

 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Break out every cliché possible, but the folks at McCoy Rodeo are ready for every scenario this weekend.

“The Show Must Go On” is a longstanding motto in the entertainment industry. There is also an old saying about neither snow nor rain would interrupt a postal service carrier. The hope is that nothing is going to rain, nor snow, on the parade that is the Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co.

“We’ve got the perfect remedy for wintertime blues,” producer Cord McCoy said of this weekend’s rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23-Saturday, Jan. 24, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at OG&E Coliseum inside OKC Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Tickets are available at McCoyRodeo.com.

“The great thing about rodeo is we can have one anytime anywhere, and that means having it inside a brand-new building that was made for it.”

It’s going to be a reprieve from the chilly temperatures and wintry moisture that is expected to his Oklahoma over the weekend. It will be an opportunity to witness world-class rodeo competition in a warm and cozy setting.

Rodeoing in the winter is nothing new. Denver is well known for a having Jack Frost nipping at its toes in January, but that’s also when the city’s National Western Stock Show and Rodeo takes place annually. The Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo is a fixture this time of year, with stops in Iowa and Ohio and Minnesota. The rodeos continue, primarily because people still seek high-quality entertainment.

It’s going to be adrenaline-pumping, high-intensity action over three days. Rodeo offers a glimpse of the Old West in heart-pounding fashion, and the athleticism is displayed in both human and animal form. Nearly 400 cowboys and cowgirls have signed on the dotted line in order to compete at Oklahoma City, and McCoy Rodeo will have top bucking horses and bulls ready for the fray.

“The cold and the snow is just part of January, but those of us that are from Oklahoma are tough,” McCoy said. “If you take care of yourself getting here, we’re going to take care of you once you’re here. That building is going to give us a chance to put on a good rodeo for a lot of people no matter what the weather is like outside.”