BRIDGEPORT, Texas – A great bucking horse has something special, something that makes it stand out above most of the others. Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket is one of those outstanding bucking horses, a fixture at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, which features the greatest animal athletes each season. But it’s more than that, really.[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – To say bareback rider J.R. Vezain was excited about his match-up with MGM Deuces Night might be a great understatement. “When I heard callbacks for this rodeo, I was screaming out loud and running around like a little girl,” Vezain said of the great Carr Pro Rodeo horse, which was one of[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – Sometimes a photograph can tell a great story. Saddle bronc rider Cole Elshere relied heavily on a photo of the Powder River Rodeo horse Lipstick & Whiskey, and it paid off on Saturday night during the third performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. The Faith,[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – The accolades are great, and the gold buckles are awesome, but that’s not why Chad Ferley competes in rodeo. “I’m just out here to make as much money as I can and get on good bucking horses,” said Ferley, the 2006 world champion saddle bronc rider from Oelrichs, S.D. “If you get[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – The opening night of the 80th annual Pioneer Days Rodeo was a showcase of the sport’s best. Six world champions took the lead in their respective events on Friday night at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena, led by a couple from 2011: Bareback rider Kaycee Feild and heeler Jhett Johnson. Feild matched[...]

The Classic Events Championship, a unique event that takes place during Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, featured some of the top saddle bronc riders who also keep up with their roping skills. They ride two broncs and rope and tie down two steers. Congratulations to Panhandle State University rodeo team alumnus Travis Sheets, who won[...]

Barrel racing First round: 1. Kendra Dickson, 17.27 seconds, $2,025; 2. Sherry Cervi, 17.30, $1,736; 3. Tana Poppino, 17.36, $1,446; 4. Britany Fleck, 17.39, $1,254; 5. Emily Efurd, 17.40, $964; 6. Kassidy Dennison, Kelly Yates and Brittany grant, 17.45, $579 each; 9. Mary Walker and Kim Schulze, 17.47, $241. The first performance of the Guymon[...]

UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED Steer wrestling First round: 1. (tie) Tooter Silver and Jacob Shofner, 4.1 seconds, $1,784 each; 3. K.C. Jones, 4.2, $1,410; 4. (tie) Kyle Callaway, Dean Gorsuch, Ben Goodman, Ryan Mims and Clayton Moore, 4.3, $664 each. Second round: 1. John Franzen, 3.8 seconds, $1,908; 2. Todd Suhn, 4.1, $1,659; 3. (tie) Tommy[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – The last time Tanner Aus tested his talent against one of Pete Carr’s bucking horses, the Minnesota bareback rider didn’t finish quite as well as he would’ve liked. Aus matched moves with the great horse Dirty Jacket for just 81 points in the final round of the Ram National Circuit Finals a[...]

Steer wrestling First round: 1. (tie) Tooter Silver and Jacob Shofner, 4.1 seconds, $1,784 each; 3. K.C. Jones, 4.2, $1,410; 4. (tie) Kyle Callaway, Dean Gorsuch, Ben Goodman, Ryan Mims and Clayton Moore, 4.3, $664 each. Team roping First round: 1. Brock Hanson/Ryan Motes, 5.0 seconds, $1,974 each; 2. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 6.0, $1,716; 3.[...]