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Retired bulls that were used in National Finals Rodeos from the Marchand family's Coyote Creek Rodeo Company in Vernon. (Facebook/Coyote Creek Rodeo Company)
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That’s a lot of bull! Local animal part of world’s top rodeo

Oct 15, 2021 | 12:56 PM

The top rodeo in the world will have a feisty participant from the Okanagan Indian Band taking part.

Coyote Creek Rodeo Company said on social media its bull Switchback has been called up for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December, one of the animals the globe’s top bull riders will try to stay on for 8 seconds.

(Facebook/Coyote Creek Rodeo Company)

The Marchand family which owns the ranch in the Vernon area, have a history of winning bulls and riders, as a few of their bulls have made appearances in Vegas before: Flight Plan, Whiskey Jack, White Devil, Magic Show and Double Dragon.

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