Branch wins Dodge City title
Dodge City Roundup Rodeo Steer Roping July 31, 2018 Steer roping: First round: 1. Trevor Brazile, 10.5 seconds, $1,863; 2. Scott Snedecor, 10.7, $1,542; 3. Landon McClaugherty, 11.0, $1,220; 4. Brady Garten, 11.5, $899; 5. Rod Hartness, 11.8, $578; 6. Roger Branch, 12.2, $321. Second round: 1. Rocky Patterson, 9.4 seconds, $1,863; 2. (tie) Ralph […]
Fair and rodeo is a great value
LOVINGTON, N.M. – The children point to the bright lights and exciting rides on the carnival’s midway. The agriculture folks look at the wonderful lessons and great experiences with all the exhibits and shows. The rodeo fans direct attention to the award-winning and historic rodeo at Jake McClure Arena and the elite contestants that make […]
Staff, volunteers are fair’s backbone
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Tens of thousands of people come through the gates of the Lea County Fairgrounds every August. That’s because the Lea County Fair and Rodeo is a big deal. It’s not just folks from the southeastern-most county in New Mexico, but people from all over the Southwest who make the exposition a major […]
Hard work pays off in Salinas
Hill completes comeback during BFO Wrangler Bullfight Tour stop SALINAS, Calif. – Between them, Ross Hill and Nathan Harp have undergone two surgeries and two years of rehabilitation over the last 14 months. Their persistence paid off this past weekend at the Bullfighters Only Wrangler Bullfight Tour stop at California Rodeo Salinas. Hill won the […]
Cowboys love Roundup Rodeo
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Every August, folks all across southwest Kansas have the opportunity to see the greatest stars ProRodeo has to offer. This is a preview of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, only four months early during the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, set for 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1-Sunday, Aug. 5, at Roundup Arena. […]
Oder wins home-state title
California’s Colt Oder stands tall among the Redwoods FORTUNA, Calif. – Colt Oder only thought he’d been to the northern reaches of his home-state before. “I’ve been to San Francisco, but another four or five hours further and I wasn’t sure that I’d still be in California,” he said. Raised in the southern California town […]
Guymon rodeo building on success
GUYMON, Okla. – The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo has always been the centerpiece to the annual community celebration. It’s a big deal in Texas County, Okla., with thousands enjoying the festivities around town around the first weekend of May. It’s also a huge undertaking, with dozens of volunteers working diligently year-round to make sure event […]
Carr firm key to rodeo’s success
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Trey Kerby makes no bones about what makes Lovington’s rodeo so great. “Pete Carr and his crew are one of the most important parts of our rodeo,” said Kerby, chairman of the rodeo committee for the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8-Saturday, Aug. 11, at Jake […]
Kings are key for horse show
LOVINGTON, N.M. – For Judy and Bill King, being volunteers for the Lea County Fair and Rodeo has been an important part of their lives. She was the horse superintendent from 2007-17, a position that had her overseeing about 35 youngsters involved in the horse program and their families. That means she and her husband […]
Hill is healthy, happy again
Veteran bullfighter has regained his place in time for BFO bullfights in Salinas Ross Hill didn’t really want to take a break from freestyle bullfighting, but his body was demanding it. A knee injury originally suffered in 2009 reared its head twice in 2016, sidelining the Bullfighters Only pioneer and forcing Hill to re-evaluate his […]
McBride highlights Lovington lineup
LOVINGTON, N.M. – This is the type of concert lineup fairgoers have come to expect at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. “I think this year’s artists are some of the best that we’ve had in quite a while,” said Kathy Welborn, vice chairwoman of the Lea County Fair Board. “We have TobyMac on Faith […]
BFO Doubles Down
Schueth earns 2nd straight Colorado Springs title; Josey takes Vernal crown Colorado Springs sits at the base of Pikes Peak and is home to the United States Air Force Academy. It’s also been the perfect place for Beau Schueth to showcase his talents as a freestyle bullfighter. For the second straight year, he won the […]
Council works to benefit fair, rodeo
EAGLE, Colo. – Oftentimes, a group of five people has a difficult time coming up with a consensus. But the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo’s advisory board does that more often than not. When Loyd Gerard, Ed Oyler, Brent Scott, Earn Mooney and Hanna Albertson gather on a monthly basis, they have a way of […]
WI-FMX flying back in to Dodge
DODGE CITY, Kan. – The high-flying spectacle that is the Wisconsin Freestyle Motocross made an impression on rodeo fans in southwest Kansas three years ago. It was such a message that members of the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo committee have asked WI-FMX to return for this year’s rodeo, set for 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1-Sunday, […]
McNeill brings college title home
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Kynzie McNeill reflects on her youth in southeastern New Mexico with great adoration. She should. She’s awfully proud to be from Lea County, where she’s done some brilliant things. But the biggest piece of her life came in June when she claimed the barrel racing national championship at the College National Finals […]
McIntyre doing well at his side job
GUNNISON, Colo. – Like any rodeo cowboy, Peydon McIntyre would love to take his shot at making the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. For now, though, other priorities don’t make that possible. He operates an information technology business in Douglas, Wyo., and he must take care of his clients before he can focus on his side […]
New partners move to Gunnison lead
GUNNISON, Colo. – Brye Crites and Buddy Hawkins have roped together many times over the years. That happens when team ropers live close to one another. Now they’re on the rodeo trail together and finding their ways to the pay window. On Friday night, the two stopped the clock in 4.9 seconds to take the […]
Artists enjoy giving back
Otto, Corbin were part of TETWP concert, auction that raised more than $340k GUNNISON, Colo. – The Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign has provided an impact on the local community, but it touches people well beyond the Gunnison Valley. “I think they do amazing work,” said James Otto, one of the […]
Roundup featuring Jr.NFR qualifier
DODGE CITY, Kan. – The greatest cowboys and cowgirls in a given season battle throughout the year to compete in Las Vegas in December. What has worked for decades for professional rodeo has been passed down to the next few generations of ropers, bulldoggers, barrel racers, bull riders and bronc riders with the development of […]
Wisehart winning wise in pink
GUNNISON, Colo. – When Craig Wisehart left his Texas home, he left a few things, including his pink shirt. That was a bit unhandy Thursday night during the Tough Enough to Wear Pink performance of Cattlemen’s Days PRCA Rodeo, which offered a $1,500 bonus to the highest scores and fastest times in each event. “My […]
Pete Carr team finds comfort in Eagle
EAGLE, Colo. – There’s so much beauty that surrounds this town of just 6,700, the Eagle County’s seat and home of the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo. That just adds to the flavor of this Rocky Mountain community and the reason hundreds of thousands of visitors make their way to the picturesque location. It’s also […]
Wade, McKnight set Rooftop standard
ESTES PARK, Colo. – It’s been a week of record-breaking performances at the 2018 Rooftop Rodeo, and that theme played through the final performance Tuesday night. Team ropers Tyler Wade of Terrell, Texas, and Tyler McKnight of Wells, Texas, stopped the clock in 4.0 seconds to win the Rooftop Rodeo title, $4,440 and a pair […]
History stands tall with Eagle fair
EAGLE, Colo. – There’s so much beauty that surrounds this town of just 6,700, the Eagle County’s seat and home of the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo. That just adds to the flavor of this Rocky Mountain community and the reason hundreds of thousands of visitors make their way to the picturesque location. It’s also […]
Blanchard speeds to Rooftop lead
ESTES PARK, Colo. – On the first barrel racing run Monday night, Shali Lord set a new Rooftop Rodeo record with a 17.33 seconds. Just moments later, Sydni Blanchard set a newer one in 17.21. Now she owns the lead heading into the final night of the annual rodeo at Granny May Arena on the […]