Why was the bob feist invitational Team Roping Classic canceled this year?
From all the info I can find online, the event is still on, as scheduled. Here is a January 5, 2009 news release telling about the event: http://lazye.com/pdf_files/PressRelease_Web_National.pdf It will be on June 22, 2009 at the Reno Livestock Events center About Bob Feist Invitational (BFI): The Bob Feist Invitational (BFI) is heralded as the “Richest One Day Open To The World Team Roping”. Now in its 32nd year, the idea of the BFI evolved from an idea that producer, Bob Feist had, inviting the best ropers in the world; have them compete against their peers and with spectators paying to watch them in action. Chowchilla, Calif. was the place of the first roping, held in 1977. Other locations have included Denton, Tex. and Las Vegas Nev. Monday, June 22, 2009 is the date for this year’s event that will once again be held in Reno, Nev. in conjunction with the “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West”. This