There is a new event on the horizon that will put the new Rafter 3C Arena to use, increase demand on local businesses, and draw attendees to Fallon from far and wide. Battle Born Broncs, the brainchild of Ty Skiver and Darci Spero, is set to premiere on June 15. The event will pull 60 of the country’s top bareback and saddle bronc riders to Fallon on their way to the Reno Rodeo. With a purse of $50,000 top bucking horses and cowboys will fill the stands in the 3C Arena that officially opens with a community ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 1.
“This is a PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association) sanctioned event for bareback and saddle broncs, it will be the best cowboys in the world and the best horses in the world right in Fallon,” said Spero. She said the event sponsors from the City of Fallon to A&K Earthmovers and Pepe Construction to Cinch clothing, have made it possible to offer the $25,000 per event prize money.
Spero said the building is amazing and working with the facility staff has made her job easier. “It’s a really neat place and there will be some really great events come to town because of it,” she said.
Skiver and Spero who run Skiver Bootmakers in their normal life, tease each other about who is the founder and who is the implementer of the event. “She has a problem, doesn’t understand the meaning of the word ‘founder’ whoever’s idea it was is the founder,” said Skiver.
“And whoever’s idea it wasn’t,” said Spero, “is the one who gets to do all the work. Being a founder is fun.”
Skiver has been around rodeo events his whole life and his son is one of the top PRCA bareback riders in the country. “A lot of my customers for my boots and chaps are top PRCA cowboys and I kind of always had it in my mind to put on an event. When they started on this building, I thought it would be nice to put on an event in that building. I didn’t have any idea it was going to be such a nice facility.”
In addition to the main event on the 15th, there will also be a kid’s camp on May 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. where kids ages 7 and up can come out for the day and learn all about saddle broncs, bareback, and even some bull riding. “We partnered with the PRCA which is sending five of their instructors, all NFR qualifiers who will teach kids who are interested in cowboy stuff, at any skill level. They will learn about animal safety and welfare. They get to learn about equipment and safety. We do lunch for them, and they get some really cool stuff for coming to that event,” said Spero. Registration is on the website at BattleBornBroncs.com.
There is also a welcome party and Calcutta auction that will be held the evening of the 14th at The Grid with a live band. The next day the event will open at 4 p.m. with food trucks and high-end vendors, with the event beginning at 7 p.m. “People can come and shop and eat and watch the show,” said Spero.
“That’s really the reason we picked the night of the 15th,” said Skiver, “Livermore, California (rodeo) is over on Sunday and Pleasant Grove, Utah is over Sunday, and then they’ll be coming to Reno Friday so we figured it would be a great stopover in Fallon on the way. It just works for the contractors and the cowboys especially. We wanted to make this event first and foremost the very best event possible for our competitors.”
The event is also expected to be a boon for local businesses, drawing nearly 2,300 spectators. The VIP area tickets are already sold out, but there are still general admission tickets available and can be purchased online at BattleBornBroncs.com.
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