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Rodeo

Panhandle Slim is proud to provide clothing to real cowboys and cowgirls, legends and future champions alike. Notable examples include Jesse Kruse, world champion saddle bronc rider; Pistol Robinson, professional bull rider; Todd Suhn, PRCA Steer Wrestler; Joe Gunderson, PRCA Bareback Rider; JJ Elshere, PRCA Saddle Bronc Rider; Lindsay Sears, world champion barrel racer; Carlee Pierce, professional barrel racer; Britany Fleck, professional barrel racer; and Stormy Wing, professional bull rider.

Team Tuff is comprised of legendary world champion Tuff Hedeman and some of the up-and-comers in the world of bull riding, including Clayton Williams, Reese Cates, Corey Montana Davis, Caleb Sanderson, Cody Nance, and Sterling Furr.

Music

We sponsor some of the top country artists — the best that Nashville and Texas have to offer. Brooks & Dunn are legendary, while the Randy Rogers Band has made a strong name in the red dirt music scene.

We also have several new friends in the music industry: Charla Corn, Ryan Beaver, Jesse and Noah, the Bart Crow Band, Brandon Jenkins, Willie Mack, Brandon Rhyder, Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses, Micky and the Motorcars, Zack Walther and the Cronkites, and Kelly McDonald. Watch them all - they're stars on the rise!

For recent photos of our friends in action at various events, click here.

Events

First held in 1896, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo pioneered indoor rodeo competitions in 1918. In 2002, a record 951,000 visitors attended the event, spanning more than three weeks. The 2008 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is scheduled for January 11 through February 3, 2008.

The Tuff Hedeman Championship Challenge features the best bull riders and the toughest bulls in the world. Held at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth each April, it is one of the preminent events in the CBR schedule.

The Windy Ryon Memorial Roping Association offers scholarship programs to young men and women in the Fort Worth area. The Roping showcases the world's top professional rodeo competitors and includes calf and steer roping, steer wrestling, double mugging, and celebrity washer pitch events. The Roping takes place in late May.

For the Sake of the Song is a Texas music festival held in early June at the Whitewater Amphitheater on the Guadalupe River near New Braunfels. It features two concerts, camping, a songwriter workshop, tubing, and a horseshoes/washers tournament. In 2007, it was hosted by the Randy Rogers Band.

Fort Worth is home to two major music events: Willie Nelson's Annual 4th of July Picnic and Cross Canadian Ragweed's Red Dirt Roundup on Labor Day weekend. We sponsor both.

Dedicated to perpetuation of the spirit of the old West and preservation of American ideals, the International Roundup Clubs Cavalcade Rodeo was incorporated to bring together amateur roping and riding clubs from all over the country to compete for trophies and prize money. It's the world's largest amateur rodeo, held every July in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

The Cattle Baron's Ball is an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society held in various cities across the U.S. In Dallas, the ball is held in the fall.

The Women's Professional Rodeo Association is a membership organization devoted to the promotion and protection of women in the sport of professional rodeo. There are 12 regional circuits across the United States. The majority of members in the WPRA are barrel racers who wish to compete in the WPRA barrel racing held at PRCA rodeos. The WPRA World Finals Rodeo is held each November. For 2011, it will be in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Barrel Futurities of America (BFA) is dedicated to the betterment of futurity/derby competitions for barrel racing horses ages 4 to 6. The 2011 World Championship BFA Finals will be held in December in Oklahoma City.

The Ross Churman Memorial Roping aims to produce a calf roping that highlights horsemanship and sportsmanship, honoring the memory of legendary horseman, Ross Churman. It provides youth scholarships to North Texas area high school seniors who are involved in agriculture.

The first annual South Dakota Timed Event Championship will be held September 3rd and 4th, 2011, during the 2011 South Dakota State Fair in Huron, South Dakota. The event will showcase local youth in South Dakota's official sport, rodeo.

NTHSRA (North Texas High School Rodeo Association) is an association across North Texas consisting of high school students, grades 9-12, who participate in rodeos held mainly in Saginaw, Texas. The competition season runs September through June.

Organizations

Championship Bull Riding (CBR) promotes high-quality professional bull riding with a series of competitive events, most of which are televised on the Outdoor Channel.

The National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) is the largest barrel racing organization in the world. In 1992, the NBHA revolutionized the barrel racing industry by pioneering the divisional format, which allows riders of all skill levels a chance to win money and prizes in barrel racing competition. NBHA has more than 23,000 members of all ages across the United States and affiliates in five countries: Canada, Italy, France, Panama and Brazil. National Barrel Horse Association of California is the state organization for that state.

The National Junior Bullriders Association (NJBRA) provides junior bull riders with an opportunity to compete with the best youth bullriders and the best stock in the United States. There are six age groups, and each NJBRA state association brings their top contestants to the national finals.

Professional Youth Bull Riders (PYBR) was started for riders who need a place to ride to prepare them for the pros. There are five age groups, and riders earn points toward a membership.

Celebrities

Panhandle Slim clothes look great on everyone, whether you're a bullrider, roper, rancher, rodeo fan, race car driver, musician, actor, or computer jockey.

Click here for photos of celebrities seen in our clothes.