Mark your calendar for an action packed, professional, thrilling rodeo set for April 25th and 26th, 2014. The Trails at Tannehill is hosting its 3rd Annual Tannehill Rodeo presented by City Auto Sales of Hueytown. Real cowboys and cowgirls will be performing eight events including the saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, breakaway roping and bull riding. Change it up and do something different with the entire family because this is the real deal! Itʼs a rain or shine event.

Both days gates open at 6pm. Rodeo begins at 7:30pm. Come early and enjoy the Kidʼs Corner with free inflatables sponsored by Dr. Michael Anglin Pediatric and Adolescent Dentist. Pony rides will be available and be sure to try your luck on the mechanical bull. Bob Sykes Bar B Q will be selling their famous bbq along with other dessert vendors. Each day tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children. 5 and under are free. Bleacher seating is available but rodeo goers can also bring their own chairs for comfort. Tickets can be purchased at the Trails at Tannehill on the weekends and the day of the rodeo.

The Trails at Tannehill is located on Eastern Valley Road, near Tannehill Ironworks
Historical State Park in McCalla. The Trails at Tannehill, a partner of Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, offers visitors a chance to get up close with its stabled horses and take a ride at the 700 acre site which includes a recently acquired pasture. For $25 per person and hour, visitors can come by the stables at Tannehill and take a guided horseback ride on the weekends. In addition to guided tours, horseback riding lessons are offered. Kids can enjoy pony rides guided by a walker as well. Joey West who is the manager at the Trails says “Weʼre excited ʻForever Wildʼ the states land preservation program has been finalized and that this will be the first time in 30 years people can saddle up and ride inside Tannehill Park on specific dates. Campgrounds are now available for visitors to bring their own horses. The Trails has a pavilion that can be rented for birthday/pony parties, weddings and picnics. West also says the main purpose of the trails is to offer something for people to do outside, there are too many things that people do inside with TV and video games, so we really stress getting out and doing something to create memories.”

The (PCA) Professional Cowboy Association is a non-profit association (501c3) established to promote the sport of rodeo and as the Southeastern leader in professional rodeo. The largest such association east of the Mississippi River, the PCA is committed to maintaining the highest standards in the industry. PCAʼs commitment is to make sure that every PCA event is managed with fairness and equality for all contestants, and that the livestock used in each production is healthy and cared for to the highest standards possible. Each PAC sanctioned rodeo is a major event. Created more than 17 years ago, the PCA has gown each year, and now sanctions more than 100 rodeos in their 10 month season. In eight states throughout the Southeast, on any given weekend, you can see more than 10 rodeos. The PCA is pleased to call more than 1000 cowboys and cowgirls its members.

Happy Trails!