I first met Chris Kirby in May 2011 at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. I liked him immediately. On Friday night, I found out a little more about the Kaufman, Texas, bullfighter and why I like him. The man isn’t afraid to work, and he tackles every task with gusto. Kirby is a truck[...]

BIG SPRING, Texas – Rodeo is a tough sport, an even tougher profession. The only way for cowboys and cowgirls to earn their pay is to beat most of the others in each competition. Even for the best in the business, it’s a daunting task. For roughstock cowboys, those who ride bucking animals, it means[...]

BIG SPRING, Texas – One of the toughest jobs in the world of rodeo is being a bull rider; just try staying on nearly a ton of twisting, spinning muscle that was bred to do this. Just staying on doesn’t necessarily guarantee a cowboy will win a big check. In fact, once the first task[...]

DALLAS – Pete Carr knows what it takes to produce high quality. He strives to do it with every thing he prepares, from his commercial construction company to his livestock firm. It makes good sense that he is doing the same thing with Carr Pro Rodeo’s updated and enhanced website, www.CarrProRodeo.com. He reached out to[...]

BIG SPRING, Texas – The Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo has a habit of drawing some of the greatest cowboys in the sport. Some of it’s the history of this grand event, now celebrating 79 years with three performances set for 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, June 21-23. Some of it is the opportunity to make[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – In his eight-year ProRodeo career, Jared Keylon has missed the regional year-end championship just once. That was last year. The Uniontown, Kan., bareback rider has Destination Duncan on his mind, a return to the Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, set for Oct. 18-20 at the Stephens County Expo Center. It’s one of[...]

BIG SPRING, Texas – People in west Texas know what it means to celebrate their heritage. That’s why it’s such a big deal to take part in the Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo, set for 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, June 21-23, at the Big Spring Rodeo Bowl. Of course, it helps when the 79th annual[...]

Jared Keylon has two Prairie Circuit bareback riding championships on his resume, which, I believe, is quite distinguished. He has yet to make that trip to Las Vegas as a qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He’s been close, finishing 16th in the 2009 final world standings – only the top 15 in each[...]

Each week, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association sends out a release that’s piled with information about the goings-on in ProRodeo. One of the weekly pieces of information is called the “Brazile Watch,” which provides the latest updates on 16-time world champion Trevor Brazile, and for good reason. But the powers that be in ProRodeo –[...]

I have to admit it: I’ve never been to the Beef Empire Days Rodeo in Garden City, Kan. Yeah, it’s kind of sacrilege, I know. I am from Leoti, Kan., a mere 50 miles northwest of Garden City, but I have a caveat: I only lived there the first five years of my life. When[...]