Earlier today, world champion bull rider Dustin Elliott announced his retirement. Elliott was born in John Day, Ore., and attended Chadron (Neb.) State University. He has, for the most part, stayed in Nebraska ever since with his wife, Cynthia, and twins, Ethan and Emma. He won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association gold buckle in 2004[...]

Cowboy church, pink night, memorial and Zip Gordon fund-raiser a part of rodeo’s finale CLAREMORE, Okla. – A rodeo cowboy is the epitome of tough. It takes a great level of toughness to ride bucking horses or wrestle steers. It takes a great level of toughness to drive hundreds of miles in a single stretch[...]

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Passion defines rodeo cowboys, and it has to. One doesn’t ride nasty bucking horses or bulls without having a love for it. That passion leads the best in the game to reach out to others, offering their insights to the next generation of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association stars. That’s the primary focus[...]

JACKSONVILLE, Texas – Teamwork is a major factory in the success of any operation. Pete Carr knows that as well as anyone, and it’s why he has the utmost confidence in the staff that will help Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo and Carr Pro Rodeo in producing  the Tops in Texas Rodeo, set for 7[...]

CLAREMORE, Okla. – In his lifetime, John Payne has worn many hats. No matter their shape or their style, they all would be considered cowboy. Payne is a cowboy, and he’s quite proud of it. So when he has faced adversity, Payne has tackled it head on, just like most other cowboys. When he was[...]

JACKSONVILLE, Texas – The beauty of a bucking horse comes from its power. The same can be said for Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo and Carr Pro Rodeo, the premier livestock producers in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The Carr crew will be bringing the power to the Tops in Texas Rodeo, set for 7[...]

If you rope or are involved in ranch rodeo, or if you just want to support a great cause, I’d recommend finding your way to Groesbeck, Texas, for a benefit event over Memorial Day Weekend to benefit the families of the first responders at the explosion in West, Texas. Bobby Joe Hill, who owns Hill[...]

CLAREMORE, Okla. – If laughter is the best medicine, then Mark Swingler needs a prescription pad. No, Swingler isn’t a doctor by any means. He is, in fact, one of the most sought-after clowns in professional rodeo, and he’s bringing his brand of funny to the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo, set for 7:45 p.m.[...]

ProRodeo announcer Bob Feist, who also owns and publishes Ropers Sports News, has been selected as a nominee for induction into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s 2013 Rodeo Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. Feist, nicknamed “the godfather of team roping” by his peers, has been instrumental in giving professional team ropers the[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – Seth Hardwick has been a rising star in ProRodeo the last couple of years. Night Bells is an established bucking horse that performed at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The two entities got together Sunday for 88 points and the bareback riding championship at the 81st edition of the Guymon Pioneer Days[...]