People liked the idea of something for ranches to do to compete with each other, and ranch rodeos were born.


deos did not survive. But the WHC made it, and made it big. Guitar says they sell out every room in Abilene and the surrounding area, and the tickets sell out as soon as they go on sale. “You just look at the average


rodeo in this part of the country, and the average rodeo just doesn’t do that at all,” he says.


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Year-round planners and volunteers Expo Center General Manager


Rochelle Johnson says while they host around 250 events a year, they plan year-round for the Clas- sic. “Following the May event, we meet to go over what worked and what didn’t work and plans for the next year,” she says. The Executive


Committee holds a couple of sum- mer meetings and then resumes monthly gatherings from October until the next WHC. Guitar and oth- er committee members have been with the event since its inception and use some of the time between Classics to visit other facilities that host similar events. Johnson says they’re fortunate


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