What is the OCA Range Round-Up

    The OCA Range Round Up has been called a lot of things throughout the years, most notably it has been called “The Real Deal.” It is called the “Real Deal” because this event features 12 historic Oklahoma ranch teams in head to head competition for bruises and bragging rights.

    In order to maintain the integrity of the event, the invited ranches must be headquartered in Oklahoma. The contestants and their alternates must be full time ranch employees of the ranch they are representing, they must have been employed by that ranch for a minimum of six months and they are required to use their own horses.

    The OCA Range Round-Up is comprised of six events depicting day-to-day ranching jobs. These events include such things as the Saddle Bronc Riding, Cattle Doctoring, Wild Cow Milking, Team Branding, Team Penning, and the Wild Horse Race. In addition to these events, the committee includes various specialty acts throughout the performance in order to keep the crowd captivated and entertained.

    The competition is fierce as ranches compete for a year’s worth of bragging rights, and a few team awards. The contestants compete for the coveted “Top Hand,” “Top Horse,” and “Tough Hand’ awards. Due to the high level of competition, the committee hires the most accomplished judges possible, including men like Bobby Berger, a two time world saddle bronc riding champion who now ranches in Pearsall, Texas, and Bobby Clark, a rancher from Warner, OK who has been inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the ProRodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.

    The Range Round-Up is a professional production and the committee is pleased to work with one of the top announcers in the field. Dr. Lynn Phillips, Enid, OK, is an anesthesiologist, a rancher and an award winning announcer, who keeps the crowd engaged and the event moving.

    The OCA Range Round-Up looks forward to returning to the State Fair Arena on August 27th and 28th 2010, for it’s 26th Annual Event. The OCA Range Round-Up is sanctioned by the Working Ranch Cowboys Association and the Champion team at our event represents Oklahoma at the world competition each year.