PRORODEO Sports News, April 4, 2025

RODEO SPOTLIGHT

TRADITION OF SNAKE RIVER STAMPEDE GOING STRONG BY ZACH ALVIRA

PRCA Board President and saddle bronc rider Jacobs Crawley competes at the Snake River Stampede in 2021. For 110 years, the Snake River Stampede has taken place in late July, but will move to June for the first time in 70 years. PRCA photo by Thomas Duncan

F or over a century, Snake River Stampede has been one of the premier rodeos in Idaho, becoming a must-attend event for cowboys and cowgirls in late July. It’s grown year after year, adding money to the purse to lure in some of the best stock and athletes to the

Nampa, Idaho, community. But as rodeo has experienced a boost in popularity, so too did other rodeos across the Western United States during the same week. Directors and board members knew a change was necessary for Snake River to keep on the same path of

growth. Ideas were thrown into the pot. Many were thrown out. The one that stuck, however, was one Jeff Agenbroad never thought his companions would take seriously when he made the suggestion. Change the date.

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