Monthly Archives: February 2013

ALVA, Okla. – The Domer family has long had strong ties to Kansas State University. Ryan Domer can go down a significant list of his family who have attended the Sunflower State’s land grant institution in Manhattan, Kan. Maybe that’s why he was plenty excited to see some solid success during the K-State Rodeo last  Continue Reading »

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo offers one of the largest prize pools in the sport. For cowboys who make their living in rodeo, it’s an important stop to their season. The brightest stars in the game make magic happen in the Alamo City each February, and this year was no different.  Continue Reading »

GUYMON, Okla. – There’s a certain pride that roams around the Oklahoma Panhandle, a connection to the land and the personalities. It’s a texture, like the rugged terrain that encompasses the landscape, and it revolves around the Western lifestyle. Cowboys know what it takes to survive in this climate, and they are ready to do  Continue Reading »

Jimmie Cooper is out of this year’s Timed Event Championship, marking the first time in more than two and a half decades that the world champion and ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy will not compete in the “Ironman” event of Pro Rodeo. Cooper injured a shoulder while practicing Tuesday. He is a three-time winner of  Continue Reading »

K.C. JONES, Burlington, Wyo. K.C. Jones has won the Timed Event Championship just about every which way possible. When one wins five of these prestigious titles, it helps to be creative. A year ago, Jones didn’t lead from start to finish, but he was pretty close. He finished the opening round in third place, just  Continue Reading »

RUSSELL CARDOZA, Terrebonne, Ore. Russell Cardoza watched his lead in the 2012 Timed Event Championship slip away on his seventh run. Cardoza’s 58.6-second opening go-round set the standard for a wild run to the 27th “Ironman,” but he suffered a 60-second tie-down roping run in the second round, and the bottom dropped out. But Cardoza  Continue Reading »

JOSH PEEK, Pueblo, Colo. There is a distinctive hunger in everything Josh Peek does these days. For two straight seasons, the all-around hand has missed competing at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He doesn’t want that to happen again anytime soon. When you make your living on the rodeo trail, Las Vegas is where you  Continue Reading »

DANIEL GREEN, Oakdale, Calif. When Daniel Green backs his horse into the box inside this arena, you can expect magic. The California cowboy is a two-time winner of the Timed Event Championship. In addition to his Timed Event success, Green owns two titles from the World’s Greatest Roper, Virtually every time he leaves the Lazy  Continue Reading »

JESS TIERNEY, Hermosa, S.D. Make no bones about it: Jess Tierney is quite proud of his name and the legacy he carries. But the oldest son of ProRodeo Hall of Famer Paul Tierney is quite simply making a name for himself in the sport. This past November, he qualified for the Clem McSpadden National Finals  Continue Reading »

KYLE LOCKETT, Visalia, Calif. Kyle Lockett is part of an exclusive fraternity. He was all alone in the 2005 pledge class for having won this event for the first time. His status became even more prestigious when Lockett earned his second Timed Event Championship title in 2011, joining the ranks of seven cowboys to have  Continue Reading »

Linderman Award winners provide a fresh flavor to Timed Event Championship mix Does a true cowboy work on the ranch or in the rodeo arena? Does he tame wild horses or rope steers? Does he care for livestock or work with ragged fencing until his hands bleed? The definition of a true cowboy is all  Continue Reading »

Carr Pro Rodeo animal was named 2012 PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year DALLAS – Pete Carr, owner of Carr Pro Rodeo, said Saturday that MGM Deuces Night has died. The 8-year-old bay/paint mare was named the 2012 Bareback Horse of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The horse suffered an episode of  Continue Reading »

Pete Carr, owner of Carr Pro Rodeo, said Saturday night that MGM Deuces Night has died. The 8-year-old bay/paint mare was named the 2012 Bareback Horse of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. No details of the animal’s death have been reported.

I’m listening to Steve Kenyon’s call of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo on ProRodeo Live. If you’re not, you should click on that link and catch what’s happening. I may not be able to post every event, but I’ll try tonight. J.R. Vezain rode Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket, and two-time reigning world champion  Continue Reading »

PAUL DAVID TIERNEY, Oral, S.D. One does not grow up in the shadows of one of ProRodeo’s top all-around cowboys without learning a thing or two. Paul David Tierney is the youngest son of two-time PRCA World Champion Paul Tierney, a four-time winner of the Timed Event Championship. It’s quite possible the biggest lesson the  Continue Reading »

CLAYTON HASS, Terrell, Texas There are a lot of adjectives to describe Clayton Hass. Steer wrestler. Team roper. Tie-down roper. They’re all fitting, but so is horse trainer. You see, Hass is a cowboy in every form of the word. In the world of rodeo, he’s a multitasker, a man who can handle several aspects  Continue Reading »

CHAD MASTERS, Clarksville, Tenn. The price of gold is quite valuable, and nobody knows that any better than the nine contestants who won ProRodeo’s world championships in 2012. Count Chad Masters in that list. The Clarksville, Tenn., cowboy won his second PRCA gold buckle, finishing the season with $196,099. He put the bow on the  Continue Reading »

PAUL TIERNEY, Oral, S.D. Which statistic do you want first? Is it Paul Tierney’s tie-down roping world championship, which he won in 1979? Is it his all-around gold buckle, which he earned in 1980, ending the six-year reign atop the rodeo world by Oklahoman Tom Ferguson? Is it his induction into the ProRodeo Hall of  Continue Reading »

JIMMIE COOPER, Monument, N.M. Jimmie Cooper’s rise to the top of professional rodeo was considerably quicker than most that play the game. After filling his permit at the first rodeo in which he competed, Cooper was named the PRCA’s overall, tie-down and steer wrestling rookie of the year in 1980. A year later, he roped  Continue Reading »

Top-level stock contractor setting new standard in rodeo livestock and production DALLAS – Pete Carr has purchased Classic Pro Rodeo, unhinging the perfect storm that will set a new standard for stock contractors in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. With the acquisition, Carr will merge Classic Pro Rodeo with his own Carr Pro Rodeo to  Continue Reading »

JoJo LeMOND, Andrews, Texas JoJo LeMond might just be the smallest man in the field of 20 outstanding competitors. That’s OK, because there’s no way to precisely measure the size of a cowboy’s heart, and LeMond’s is bigger and brighter than nearly any man his size. Given the challenges faced by the smaller cowboy, LeMond  Continue Reading »

LANDON McCLAUGHERTY, Tilden, Texas There were no magic seeds that served in the Timed Event Championship pumpkin for Landon McClaugherty last March. Maybe the sophomore jinx took over for the rookie magic that appeared in 2011. After a phenomenal start to his TEC career, in which he finished the 25 head in a cumulative time  Continue Reading »

TREVOR BRAZILE, Decatur, Texas There are many numbers associated with Trevor Brazile’s magnificent career. Seventeen – as in the number of world championship gold buckles; 10 – as in the number of all-around world championships; six – as in the number of Timed Event Championship titles. When you add it all up, the math is  Continue Reading »

JADE CORKILL, Fallon, Nev. Last December, Jade Corkill marked his arrival in ProRodeo’s history in dramatic fashion. Roping with Georgia header Kaleb Driggers, Corkill won at least a share of two go-rounds, placing in four others, at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In all, each cowboy earned $84,660 in Las Vegas. That propelled Corkill to  Continue Reading »