The three-week run of rodeos in the Prairie Circuit is at its midway point with events scheduled this week. It began last week in Woodward, Okla., and Pretty Prairie, Kan. This week there are rodeos in Burwell, Neb.; Wahoo, Neb.; Manhattan, Kan; Hardtner, Kan.; and Mitchell, Neb. The big run of high-dollar rodeos closes out[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Mary Trotter’s recent heart surgery did nothing to diminish her support for the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign that works alongside the annual Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. In fact, the procedure might have stoked a bigger fire for Trotter’s passion for the Circle of Hope, a Dodge City organization that[...]

EAGLE, Colo. – Cort Scheer has worked his way up the saddle bronc riding world standings. That’s no easy task, even for the best in the game. It’s a tougher task for Scheer, who missed a good portion of the 2011 ProRodeo season after suffering a torn knee ligament, just a few months removed from[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Over the course of two weeks from the end of June into July, Steven Dent won $25,685. He was the big winner during ProRodeo’s Cowboy Christmas, the time of year around the Fourth of July holiday that features some lucrative rodeos with great payouts. When it all came together, Dent had catapulted[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – A tour system was established in ProRodeo more than a decade ago to showcase some of the greatest events in the sport. It continues today and is a major drawing card for cowboys and cowgirls who make their livings traveling the rodeo trail. The Wrangler Million Dollar Tour features 25 rodeos that[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Mercedes Benz knows what it takes to manufacture some of the world’s greatest automobiles. Pete Carr knows the manufacturing is much different, but he’s got a pretty good idea what it takes to produce the world’s greatest animal athletes. That’s why the Carr Pro Rodeo breeding program is such a big deal[...]

EAGLE, Colo. – Ask any contestant what makes the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo special, they’ll talk about the setting, the crowds and the great bucking animals. Whatever it is, the annual event is quite successful, and it’s just getting better with age. “It’s awesome for a lot of reasons, but partly because it’s Colorado,”[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Jerry Norton is a world champion, a motivational speaker and a doting father. He also has been a fixture every summer in Dodge City, where he serves as a bullfighter and ambassador for Roundup Rodeo, set for 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1-Sunday, Aug. 5, at Roundup Arena. The 2012 edition of[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – The Lea County Fair and Rodeo has become known as a place that draws the very best contestants in ProRodeo. It’s about to get even better. Forty of the top bull riders in the country will take part in the inaugural Lea County Xtreme Bulls, set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7,[...]

If I need a loan, all I have to do is check in with the Bank of Kaycee Feild. In the last eight months, Feild has won three of the most prestigious bareback riding titles in the sport: The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, RodeoHouston and the Calgary Stampede. In those three rodeos alone, Feild has[...]