PHOTOS: Coombs Rodeo event a sold-out affair for 2026

The 10th annual Vancouver Island Western Heritage Association Bulls, Broncs & Barrels event was a sold-out show for 2026 at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds.
Known as the “biggest little Western event on Vancouver Island,” it featured ladies barrel racing and breakaway roping, bull riding, bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding and junior steer riding. There was also an exhibition staged by Veronica Archer, who impressed the crowd with his trick riding performances.
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