Over $15,000 in prize money was up for grabs on Saturday 5 September as around 140 cowboys and cowgirls took part in the Cobar Rodeo.

Between around 350 and 400 spectators passed the gate for the one-day spectacle, with around 80-90 cattle and horses.

"It was a top day. We had 152 entries and it was a very successful day," Cobar Rodeo president Crockett Brown.

Some riders entered into more than one event.

Champion bareback rider Dee Heinemann won the Beeza Memorial Bareback, scoring 82 points riding Stone Age.

Riders also competed in the second year of the intertown 'Best in the West' titles, where the winners are decided through average scores between the Nevertire and Cobar rodeos.  

Cobar Rodeo president Crockett Brown with 2024 Best in the West Open Saddle bronc winner Michael Johnston. PHOTO: Jodie Adams Photography

Oberon's Charlie Bailey took home the belt buckle for the open bull ride, while Texan Michael Johnston earned his own in the saddle bronc. 

Brendon Crawley took the Best in the West buckle for the open bareback, Berneice Edwards for the ladies' barrel race.

President Brown said he hopes that Nevertire's rodeo will next year run the day after Cobar's event.

"They'll do Cobar on the Saturday, then back to Nevertire on the Sunday," Mr Brown said.

"That just puts your entries up a bit more because a lot of the cowboys will have a rodeo to go to on their way home.

"It'll help both rodeos."

This year, Nevertire took place on 28 September on Saturday before Cobar.

Mr Brown said next year the rodeo may also add a juvenile bull ride for 14-18-year-olds.