It's wild! It's wooly! It's western!
Home On The Range has been sponsoring this unique fundraiser for over 46 years and it is going strong! The invitational Saddle Bronc Match is a premiere event that features twenty of the top professional cowboys mounted on some of pro rodeo's toughest stock from contractors in the United States and Canada.

It is truly entertainment at its finest, and many have ranked it right up there with a performance of the saddle bronc riding at the National Finals Rodeo! In fact, every world champion saddle bronc rider except one has ridden at Champions Ride.

Tom Reeves, 2001 World Saddle Bronc Riding Champion, competing at the HOTR Champions Ride Rodeo 2002. Photo courtesy of HOTR.

Annually, on the first Sunday in August, spectators gather in the natural amphitheater to watch "champions ride" to benefit the children who call the ranch home. The rustic arena is nestled on the grounds of HOTR in the serene beauty of western North Dakota. Fans are truly "up close and personal" with many of the rodeo personalities they follow on TV. Champions Ride gives them a great opportunity to get autographs and meet many of their cowboy heroes.

The Ranch and the Rodeo have grown up together and it would be nearly impossible to separate the two and the strong western heritage they share. In 2000, Champions Ride was honored with the prestigious Special Achievement Award from the ND Cowboy Hall of Fame and was inducted into its ranks - only the third such event to have been honored in this way.

The rodeo itself is truly a class act, but more importantly, it brings people to Home On The Range, to see the working ranch dedicated to helping homeless, troubled and neglected children. The children themselves are on-hand to give tours and share the colorful history of the facility.

Champions Ride is an affordable quality entertainment event for all ages. There is even a special priced family ticket! All proceeds from the event go to support the children that call Home On The Range home.