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The
Livermore Stockmen's Rodeo Association is proud to announce the 13th
Annual Lil' Pardners Rodeo, Sunday, June 15, 2008. We
are very excited about the program and we're sure you will be
too! You and your special child will be guests of the Livermore
 Stockman’s Rodeo Association to be "cowboys and cowgirls
for a day." This event will be limited to 40 mentally
or physically challenged children who are between the ages of
5 and 13 years old. Attending family members are limited
to 6, including your participating child. Parents are to
provide transportation for themselves and their children. The
participants and their families will be guests of the Livermore
Stockmen's Rodeo Association.
The basic format of the Lil' Pardners Rodeo starts off with lunch
and gifts donated by local businesses and individuals. Then your
special-needs child is paired up with real cowboys and cowgirls,
and engages in simulated rodeo activities.
The events include steer roping using pretend steers, eight-second
rides on a hand-rocked bull and bareback horse, barrel racing using
stick horses, and a ride on the back of a real horse! All events
are designed to be appropriate for this group of special children.
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entire hour-long performance is announced by the official rodeo
announcer for the Livermore Rodeo. Following completion of
the events, each child is recognized with his/her cowboy "pardner,"
and is awarded a trophy and an autographed picture of the child
and his/her cowboy "pardner."
The Lil' Pardners Rodeo involves special-needs children, demonstrating
a broad range of handicapped or mental conditions. Children
from the Tri-Valley community serve as the program's participants. Safety
considerations are foremost at all times.
The Lil Pardners Rodeo is scheduled to precede the Livermore Rodeo
performance, with the general public in attendance invited to see
this heartwarming event. The Lil' Pardners Rodeo participants
and their families are then treated as our guests to the Livermore
Rodeo, so they can see their cowboy "pardners" in action.
We hope to see you there!
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