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He continued to furnish stock for the Rodeo and Buck Show until 1937. Ed Moody herded the bucking stock over from his ranch, north and east of Horseshoe Bend, about 50 miles to Nampa. The event still did not have a name of its own. By the year 1923, they were calling 'the buck show' the backbone of the Harvest Festival. Year by year, other events were added to the Wild West contest such as calf roping and bulldogging. The bucking contests, which were held in conjunction with the harvest festival, gained popularity and continued into the 1920's. There were no stands so the spectators stood outside the rope. The first bucking contest was held in a large, roped-off area on the block where the Nampa Post Office is now located. The event was held in late September.Īfter two successful years of the Harvest Festival, the committee decided to add a bucking contest to the festivities in 1913. During that first year, the 'old time harvest festival' featured crop and stock exhibits, prizes for the best products of Nampa farms, orchards and gardens, sports and contests, special attractions, and free amusements. The Stampede is a direct descendent of the Nampa Harvest Festival which was first staged in Nampa in 1911. This is a long way from its humble beginnings of just after the turn of the century.

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The Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho is one of the top 10 regular professional rodeos out of the approximately 800 rodeos in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.