After the decision was made on Friday to go ahead with the rodeo the skies opened up again.

On Saturday stock contractors had some trouble getting trucks out of water logged properties and the mini bucking ponies had to swim across a flooded river to get there, but the rodeo still went on.

Although the events were a bit late starting and the crowd numbers were down, there were still about 1300 people attend.

About 240 competitors travelled from Tamworth, Gunnedah, Wollongong, Coonamble, northern NSW and across the Hunter to join in the fierce competition.

Cassilis Rodeo committee member Gale Stanley said the canteen run by volunteers from the two Cassilis Churches and the Park Trust came out in front, but the profits were down on last year.

“The gates where manned by the Cassilis Public School P and C Association and the Cassilis Pony Club, and they will be given a donation for doing this,” she said.

“The well behaved partygoers were entertained until late by the DJ, and those that stayed at the ground where able to buy breakfast on Sunday morning.”

Results:

Open bull ride: 1st Charlie Colless, 2nd Corey Waterson.

Poddy calf ride 8 – under 11: 1st Toby Adams.

14 – under 18 steer: 1st Brendon Crawley, equal 2nd Bradie Gray and Mick Night.

Team roping: 1st David Hallam and Blake Hallam, 2nd Danny Pacey and Kalum Smith, 3rd Rodney Crisp and Roger York.

Tiny tots barrel race: Bridget Scoggin, Chloe Towell, Daisy Wilton, Caden Mancell.

Novice saddle bronc: 1st Sam Taylor, 2nd Tom Knight, 3rd Andrew J Kelly.

Rope and tie: 1st Joel Mancell, 2nd Stephen Sutherland, 3rd Perry Newman.

11 and under 14 steer ride: 1st Nicholas Penrose, 2nd Toby Leake, 3rd Eric Richardson.

Steerwrestling: 1st Todd Hensley, 2nd Joel Mancell, 3rd Dion McIlrick.

Novice bareback: 1st Mitchell Tidyman.

Ladies barrel race: 1st Bianca Hertel, 2nd Nichole Fitzpatrick, 3rd Jo Farquhar.