2026 Branded Bonanza | EXCA New Partners
Schedule
Sat Oct 31 2026 at 07:00 am to 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Expo at Glen Rose | Glen Rose, TX
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Branded Bonanza is joining forces with the Extreme Cowboy Association for the New Partners Division October 31, 2026, in Glen Rose, TX! This event is part of the EXCA World Championship program which also showcases an Open Mustang division that we encourage competitors to cross-enter in! ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ:
1. Prospective competitors can adopt an eligible horse of their choosing during the adoption/purchase window (1/1/26-6/1/26). Animals must be adopted or purchased from an official BLM adoption event, BLM holding facility or Forever Branded Adoption Center.
2. Once you have selected and adopted/purchased your new horse or burro, you will complete the event registration form online (https://foreverbranded.org/branded-bonanza/registration/). Be prepared to upload a copy of your adoption/sale paperwork so that our team can verify it for entry.
3. To compete in this event, you are also required to become an EXCA member: https://extremecowboyassociation.com/
๐ฃ๐๐๐-๐จ๐ฃ & ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก: For this event you may adopt any eligible horse or burro from an approved BLM adoption event, BLM holding facility or Forever Branded Adoption Center between January 1, 2026, and June 1, 2026. ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ (๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ). If someone other than the competitor is the named adopter of the animal, they will need to be present at pick up to complete the necessary paperwork. You will need to submit adoption paperwork to be eligible to compete.
The competitor or adopter will select the animal they wish to compete with using the eligibility requirements. For this event, all horses must be over 3 years old and can be any color.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ & ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐: Branded Bonanza is geared toward the novice horseman and designed to be a supportive atmosphere where folks can grow their horsemanship and their community along the way.
๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ: Every competitor who returns to compete at the competition will receive $500. Additional awards and prizes to be announced soon.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ: The competition will take place on 10/31/26 at the Glen Rose Expo Center, in Glen Rose, TX.
This division is part of the EXCA World Championship program and the event runs 10/27/26-11/1/26. Competitors in the New Partners division are encouraged to cross-enter in the Open Mustang division separately directly through EXCA, when available: https://extremecowboyassociation.com/world-program-2026.htm
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐: A digital catalog of available horses will be available ahead of the event. It is solely at the competitor's discretion of whether they would like to offer their animal for reassignment through online auction following the competition.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ & ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ: Donations are key in helping us bring this incredible event to life! Forever Branded is a 501(c)(3) organization and every dollar you donate is tax deductible. Sponsorship opportunities are detailed at https://foreverbranded.org/branded-bonanza/.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด/๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ/๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐/. If you have a specific place you would like your donation to go to (i.e., awards, operation costs, etc.), you can add that in the donation note.
Be sure and join the Branded Bonanza EXCA Facebook group to share your journey or follow along with the competitors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1141945554460722/
Visit the Forever Branded site for more info & to apply: https://foreverbranded.org/branded-bonanza/
๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ 2026 ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
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Where is it happening?
The Expo at Glen Rose, 202 E Gibbs Blvd, Glen Rose, TX 76043-4308, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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