CLOVIS, Calif. -- Get ready to cowboy up because one of the biggest events to hit the Central Valley starts today.
Organizers are expecting more than 45-thousand people over the next 4 days.
It's one of the longest standing rodeos, and one of the most popular in the U.S.
Cowboys from all over the country are at the event and many say this is one of those can't miss rodeos.
The rodeo begins with Professional Bull Riding (PBR) and Jerrod Niemann in concert on Thursday night.
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