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Bullriding
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, and Sterling Furr.
Panhandle Slim is proud to provide clothing to real cowboys, legends and future champions alike.
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: 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.
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.
