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Mounted Posse-PRCA Rodeo Returns To Norco
Bareback riding, steer-wrestling, barrel racing, mutton-busting and bull-riding are on tap at the three-night rodeo that starts Friday.
![Festivities are slated to get underway at 5 p.m. Friday with an introduction to this year's rodeo queens, followed by drill team performances and several hours of ring competition, according to organizers.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/23735283/20230823/071503/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1046213638___23191049353.jpg)
NORCO, CA — Bull-riding, calf-roping and other frontier fun will return to the George Ingalls Equestrian Center in Norco on Friday as part of the weekend-long 2023 Norco Mounted Posse-Professional Rodeo Cowboys' Association rodeo.
Festivities are slated to get underway at 5 p.m. Friday with an introduction to this year's rodeo queens, followed by drill team performances and several hours of ring competition, according to organizers.
The three-night event will boast a series of contests for both professionals and amateurs, including a bareback riding contest, steer- wrestling, barrel racing, mutton-busting and — the highlight — bull-riding.
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The Norco Mounted Posse-PRCA Rodeo returned last year following a two-year hiatus. The event was suspended in 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus public health lockdowns.
On Saturday, the rodeo will resume at 5 p.m., followed at 9 p.m. by a "Rodeo Dance Party" and barbecue, with musical entertainment provided by country & western performer Paul Justin and his band.
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On Sunday, an open cowboy church service is scheduled at 10 a.m., and gates open for the final rounds of roping and wrestling at 3:30 p.m, beginning with a "Challenged Children's Rodeo" for special needs kids.
Between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., military recruiters will be on hand for a U.S. Armed Forces salute that includes administering enlistment oaths to incoming soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, organizers said.
Tickets are $20 for admission Friday, though kids under 3 years old will be admitted free, with additional discounts for seniors and active-duty military personnel. Saturday admission is $30, and Sunday admission is $20.
The George Ingalls Equestrian Center is located at 3737 Crestview Drive.
More information is available at http://www.norcomountedposseprcarodeo.com/.