Monthly Archives: June 2018

Breast cancer patients find comfort, peace of mind in utilizing transportation pickup from the Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink GUNNISON, Colo. – No matter where it happened, the meeting was cold and uncomfortable. Fear gripped the chests of those involved – doctor, patient, loved ones. But the words were devastating. Breast cancer.  Continue Reading »

North Carolinian riding confidence into BFO stop at Cody Stampede CODY, Wyo. – Heading into the 2018 Bullfighters Only Wrangler Bullfight Tour stop at the Cody Stampede, Kris Furr is experiencing a nearly euphoric case of confidence. He is fresh off a victory at the BFO event this past week at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo,  Continue Reading »

Estes Park’s celebrated event wins its sixth Rodeo of the Year honor ESTES PARK, Colo. – When officials decided to make a change in the footing at the Granny May Arena inside the Estes Park Fairgrounds, they were just trying to make things better. It did, and the barrel racers in the Women’s Professional Rodeo  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – Part of the success of the annual Cattlemen’s Days celebration lies in the involvement of so many. That’s why organizers decided to make a change to their post-rodeo entertainment, bringing in the dancehall music of Ken Stonecipher and the Wooden Nickel Band. “What we really wanted to do was have people engaged  Continue Reading »

Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign is helping Gunnison Valley Hospital be a model for what can be done in rural health care GUNNISON, Colo. – While the Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink program is a grassroots effort focused on community, its impact resonates all across the country. Robert  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Much of Cody Sosebee’s life has changed since the last time he was in Dodge City. This past December, he worked the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the first time in his career. A couple of months ago, he became engaged to Tonya Baumgartner, and now he’s planning a wedding. At  Continue Reading »

Former Miss Rooftop Rodeo serving as state’s ProRodeo ambassador ESTES PARK, Colo. – The road from Windsor, Colo., to Estes Park is 44 miles long and features many winding turns and tight corners. Alex Hyland knows every bit of it. Six years ago, she was Miss Rooftop Rodeo, the rodeo queen enlisted to serve as  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – Linda Alsbaugh is one of the most respected and appreciated people in professional rodeo. She’s been around the game for more than 50 years. She’s been named the Secretary of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and in 2012, she and her late husband, Art, received the Donita Barnes Lifetime  Continue Reading »

PECOS, Texas – The Western roots of this west Texas community run deep, and the legacy they hold firmly in the drying soil is magnificent. The volunteers that produce the annual West of the Pecos Rodeo know that better than anybody, and they work hard through the year to showcase it. It will happen again  Continue Reading »

Gunnison’s Cattlemen’s Days finds unique ways to give back to community all year through TETWP and new patient transportation vehicle GUNNISON, Colo. – The Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink board understands what it means to meet the needs of the community beyond the annual rodeo. Through its efforts over the last 13 years,  Continue Reading »

Town of Estes Park, Rooftop Rodeo enhancing the opportunities for guests ESTES PARK, Colo. – Just a year after creating the VIP Experience for Rooftop Rodeo, the town of Estes Park is already upping the ante to those patrons. “This is going to be great for those people who are interested in experiencing our rodeo  Continue Reading »

CASPER, Wyo. – The cowboy way is alive and well in Alva, Okla., and the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team proved it last week at the College National Finals Rodeo. Five Rangers qualified for the championship round in Casper, and the men walked away as the No. 3 team in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo  Continue Reading »

Wrangler Bullfight Tour stop to feature six of the top seven in the BFO RENO, Nev. – Over the past couple of weeks, Colt Oder has experienced the highs and lows of freestyle bullfighting. He got tangled up with Rockin’ B & Magnifica’s Mexicano at the Bullfighters Only Wrangler Bullfight stop in Decatur, Texas, resulting  Continue Reading »

Farr, Otto to join legendary artist Dean Dillon for the No. 1 TETWP fundraiser in the nation CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. – The Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink program is the largest of its kind in professional rodeo. It’s a grass-roots effort that has been raising money for the needs of families battling breast  Continue Reading »

Top cowboys, bucking horses will be featured at the Hard Grass Bronc Match in July POLLOCKVILLE, Alberta – There were a number of amazing things that happened to Layton Green in 2018: He won the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association saddle bronc riding championship. He qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the first time,  Continue Reading »

Estes Park rodeo performances to be featured on satellite radio, Internet ESTES PARK, Colo. – Steve Kenyon’s voice is recognizable to those who have heard or seen him. He’s a personality in rodeo, the radio voice that listeners turn to when they want to know what’s going on in the sport. He’s been to dozens  Continue Reading »

Alpha Bull to showcase Canada’s top bull riders during big December event DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia – Zane Lambert has ridden bulls all across Canada. He is one of the top men on the PBR Canada tour, and he will join other top cowboys competing at the PBR Dawson Creek Fueled by Lyons Production Services,  Continue Reading »

MARION, La. – Hanna Conley has no recollection of the barrel racing wreck that changed her life. On Dec. 9, 2016, as her horse tried to round the second barrel, it stumbled then fell, and Hanna, then 13 years old, landed face first in the arena dirt. The result was a traumatic brain injury that  Continue Reading »

Byrne, other top bull riders to be part of Alpha Bull event in central Alberta community WHITECOURT, Alberta – The danger and excitement of man vs. beast dates back to the days of gladiators. Now, though, it’s a nearly orchestrated dance of 150-pound men doing their best to tame nearly a ton of bucking flesh  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – Maverick Harper is as confident as he’s ever been in his rodeo career, and it comes at a good time. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University cowboy is competing at the College National Finals Rodeo for the first time, and he likes the opportunities that are before him when the action takes place  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – Many of the greatest athletes in ProRodeo make their way to this picturesque community every July. John Harrison is an entertainer, rodeo clown, barrelman and comedian all rolled up in a ball of fun and funny, and he might be the best athlete of them all at this year’s Cattlemen’s Days PRCA  Continue Reading »