06/02/2026
๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ - ๐๐๐งโ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌ!!
(More on that shortly!)
We told you it would be a Total Harvesting Ltd Outram Rodeo in association with Hyslop Rural Transport Ltd on Waitangi Day to remember and it sure didnโt disappoint!
A huge thank you to our sponsors and to all our rodeo fans who turned up in big numbers just as we have seen all around the country this season to support rodeo, undoubtedly New Zealandโs favourite rural sport.
And a big thank you to the cowboys and cowgirls, many of whom have travelled from the north and from all around the south to put on what was an amazing show, and thanks to the good fella upstairs for not turning on the tap and making it a wet day, in fact, that early sprinkle was perfect, next to no dust!!
Some special moments and some exceptional rodeo action, thatโs how weโll remember this yearโs event.
Outram was the highest paying single rodeo event this season and as a result we truly had the best of the best come to our little town.
And what happened, in a day of incredible action has totally changed the top eight contenders for national finals qualification in quite a number of events because of the prize money on offer.
Hereโs just a few of the dayโs highlights:
๐ง๐ช๐ข ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก!
Hanmer Springs cowboy Fred McRae has been on the cusp of breaking open in the bull ride contest for quite a while now and today at Outram was the day with the young cowboy marking 66pts for the only qualified ride in the Dean Wooltorton Builder sponsored 2nd Divi Bull Ride.
With high hopes of making a qualified ride in his first open Bull Ride contest he drew a bull with the perfect name, โHigh Hopesโ but unfortunately โHigh Hopesโ had a different plan in mind for Fred and โbuck offโ was written beside his name. But congratulations cowboy, you now get to ride the best bucking bulls in the country and we wish you all the best.
From just down the road from Hanmer Springs it was Culverden cowgirl Georgia Henderson who was the second contestant to move into the โOpenโ ranks after she won the R.W. Richards Contracting sponsored 2nd Division Breakaway Roping with a 4.960 sec run. Congratulations cowgirl.
๐๐๐-๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ช๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐!
Fairlie cowgirl Kate Hughes has been way out in front in the All-Around cowgirl standings until a couple of weeks ago when Brooke Atkinson made a time in the Breakaway Roping and then all her Barrel Race money and the Breakaway placing on โTangoโ at Wairoa saw her move immediately into second place in the All-Around Champion Cowgirl of new Zealand standings, but still a fair way back from Kate.
That all changed today with the big money on offer at Outram.
Brooke won the Barrel Race, Kate didnโt place, Brooke collected almost $1700 for the win and now is only $935 and change behind Kate in the All-Around. Just maybe Kate might be back in the Breakaway contest because that might end up being the decider between these two incredible Barrel Racing cowgirls!
๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ข!
Money talks!
And it talked Matamata cowboy Kurtis Pertab into second place (up from 8th) in the All-Around Champion Cowboy of New Zealand standings today after he and Team Roping Header partner Bevan Clayton-Green stopped the clock in 9.98 secs to more than double their season earnings so far and claim the biggest prize of the season in this event, a staggering $2059.60 EACH to see them move to the top of the Header and Heeler standings and Kurtis moves from 8th to second in the All-Around Champion Cowboy standings where he is still $2315 and change behind the leader, Taumarunui cowboy Will Potts who pocketed a pretty cool $1117.20 after winning his fifth Rope and Tie event this season on his awesome 10yo gelding โLockdownโ
And just keep an eye on Rotorua cowboy Broc Maki who moved from 7th in the All-Round standings to third after he and Deanna McCarthy placed second in the Team Roping today. Itโs definitely getting tighter at the top!
๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐ข๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐!
Heโs our โhometown cowboyโ and we hoped he would defend the title he won here last year along with the NZRCA Rookie and Open Steer Wrestling title but it wasnโt to be with โno timeโ written beside Ryan Adam and his horse โStreakerโs names.
But what did happen in the Claas Harvest Centre sponsored Steer Wrestling is Cambridge cowboy Klay Lanigan went to the pay window to collect his winnings, a very cool $1178 and he is now just $57.00 behind Ryan and legendary cowboy Rex Church moved up from 15th place into the top 8 and a chance to make yet another NFR at Waikouaiti Rodeo on the 14th March.
'๐ฆ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐ช๐๐๐ง๐' ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฆ!
If you had to pick the name from โSnow Whiteโ and the 7 dwarfs to sum up Reece Valoisโs day it could only be โHappyโ!
In the Off Grid Engineering sponsored Open Saddle Bronc Ride, Blenheim cowboy Reece Valois made the only qualified ride on board โSnow Whiteโ and boy, was he happy going to the pay window to collect his $722 in prize money which puts him with reach of the leader, Lane Whitelock, now just $467 and change ahead!
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฉ๐!
Another big moment from today.
NZRCA defending Team Roping Champions, sisters Ariana (Header) and Kiwa (Heeler) moved up from 15th in the standing to 5th. A good run tomorrow and look out!!
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ!
Geraldine cowboy Sam Church won his 12th title for the season today in the All Septic and Drainage Ltd sponsored Open Ba****ck contest and is looking very much like he will be the one to beat if any other cowboy wants to be crowned to 2026 Ba****ck Champion of NZ
Congratulations too to Cloncurry (QLD) cowgirl Brandee Ferguson who won the Peter Lyon Shearing sponsored Open Breakaway Roping contest, her first NZ win with Andrew Jamisonโs calf roping horse (name?) under her saddle which sees the Aussie cowgirl move up from 11th place to fifth in the standings to be a possible contender for the NFR at Waikouaiti Rodeo on the 14th March
And well done to Te Awamutu cowgirl Riley Wood who collected her first Open Barrel Race cheque after breaking open at Mid Northen Rodeo on the 4th March.
๐ฐ-๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌโ๐ฆ โ๐๐๐งโ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌโ
Our Secretary Marty Deans has been around Rodeo all his life and heโs a significant part of rodeo I NZ and here at our Club. Our Bull Contractors, local lads D & J Bucking Bulls decided to name a bull after him, heโs called โLetโs Party Martyโ and heโs an awesome competitor and has been unridden for the last few seasons.
Today, Rotorua cowboy, the 4-time Champion Bull Rider of New Zealand, Johnson Davis drew this bull and they danced together in the Yong Bros sponsored open bull ride contest for the requisite 8 seconds to make the only qualified bull ride of the day for 77pts
So as the sun sets on an amazing day of Rodeo here at Outram, we guess itโs time to โLetโs Party Martyโ!
But not too hard, weโve got the Southland Rodeo Association Inc Rodeo in the morning, gates open 8.30am for a 9.00am start!
Full results here:
https://www.rodeonz.co.nz/results/2025-2026-club-results/outram-rodeo-6-february-2026/