Monthly Archives: November 2019

DECATUR, Texas – Most champion racehorses have a great pedigree, with outstanding bloodlines coming from both sire and dam. The same is true for four-time world champion Tuf Cooper, whose father, Roy, is best known as the “Super Looper,” a ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy with eight gold buckles. On his mother’s side, Cooper’s grandfather,  Continue Reading »

ESTES PARK, Colo. – Cervi Rodeo has been around professional rodeo for half a century and has many accolades that come with that type of experience. For the Rooftop Rodeo in Estes Park, the Cervis’ circle I brand has been a key part of the event’s success over the last five years. The rodeo committee  Continue Reading »

CHECOTAH, Okla. – There’s only one member of his family that Riley Duvall has yet to catch. “I don’t think I’m going to catch Roy,” said Duvall, 27, who has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo for the third time in his career, one more than his dad, Sam, Uncle Spud and cousin Tom. “I  Continue Reading »

REXBURG, Idaho – After injuries kept him from qualifying for the 2018 National Finals Rodeo, bull rider Garrett Smith was a man on a mission. A fractured pelvis suffered at Couer d’Alene, Idaho, in August 2018 forced Smith to miss the final month of the regular season, and he finished 23rd in the world standings  Continue Reading »

RAMONA, Kan. – Tanner Brunner isn’t ready to move to Canada, but he had some serious success north of the border. Brunner, a 26-year-old steer wrestler from Ramona, competed at 16 rodeos that were co-sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association through the regular season and earned $20,923 at  Continue Reading »

MANDAN, N.D. – Bareback rider Ty Breuer kicked off his 2019 ProRodeo season in a big way, winning the championship at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo in early February. Two weeks later, he won the rodeo in Tucson, Arizona, and he was officially on a roll. Between those two rodeos alone, he had  Continue Reading »

Tuf Cooper’s New Year’s Eve Roping and Concert a special night to kick off 2020 FORT WORTH, Texas – The inaugural Tuf Cooper’s New Year’s Eve Roping and Concert was part of a celebration that culminated in a magnificent wedding. Cooper and other organizers are making it a tradition, and the next step is this  Continue Reading »

CALDWELL, Idaho – Much has changed in the last year for Jordan Spears, and that’s a good thing. At the conclusion of the 2018 ProRodeo season, the California-raised bull rider found himself on the outside looking in. He was 18th in the world standings, but the sport’s Super Bowl – the National Finals Rodeo –  Continue Reading »

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – From his first National Finals Rodeo qualification in 2014 to his fifth this year, Richmond Champion gets amped up knowing he’s about to compete on the biggest stage of ProRodeo. “The excitement never goes away; the butterflies never go away,” said Champion, 27, of The Woodlands, Texas, now living in Stevensville,  Continue Reading »

Trevor Brazile just beat his own record. On Saturday night during the final five rounds of the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping, Brazile clinched his 25th world championship, his seventh Montana Silversmiths gold buckle in steer roping. After Friday’s opening night, he had placed in four go-rounds and led the average most of the  Continue Reading »

PRYOR, Okla. – Coleman Proctor had more fun this year than he’s ever had in his 15-year ProRodeo career. He and his heeling partner, Ryan Motes, ignited their seasons in one of the biggest ways possible, battling through The American qualifiers to advance to championship day. There, on that Sunday in early March, the tandem  Continue Reading »

MULLEN, Neb. – In the sandhills of northwest Nebraska, the landscape features rolling hills and grasslands filled with cattle. This is where Steven Dent grew up and where he learned the value of nature alongside hard work in the ranching industry with his family. This is where he gained the understanding of what a strong  Continue Reading »

ZWINGLE, Iowa – To break down bareback rider Tim O’Connell’s seventh ProRodeo season, it’s a simple procedure. He spent the first five and a half months of 2019 recovering from a major injury. Over the final three months and 10 days of the season, he dominated. He finished the regular season with $113,168 and sixth  Continue Reading »

MILAN, Minn. – On an early November Sunday morning in Calgary, Alberta, the life of J.D. Struxness changed dramatically. Everlee Grace Struxness entered this world on Nov. 10, weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces and measuring at 19 inches long. “It was something else,” Struxness said. “I’ve had quite a few happy tears in my eyes.”  Continue Reading »

COMANCHE, Okla. – Colt Gordon firmly believes in the old cliché: If you want to be successful, surround yourself with winners. It proved to be right for the young saddle bronc rider. He spent most of his 2019 season traveling the rodeo trail with reigning world champion Wade Sundell, and the lessons learned in that  Continue Reading »

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. – The support system Tanner Aus has had through his 10-year career has been instrumental to his success. The number of supporters is growing, and he has a lot to do with it. Aus and his wife, Lonissa, are expecting their second child next spring. It will be a nice addition to  Continue Reading »

INGLIS, Manitoba – For most professional athletes, there’s a playoff system before competing for a world championship. That’s not always the case in ProRodeo, but it worked out to be the perfect catalyst for bareback rider Orin Larsen, who is hoping to utilize his 2019 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association championship as a launching point for  Continue Reading »

ALVA, Okla. – When he was searching for a college home, Jaden Trimble was looking for the right environment. He’s found it at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and he proved it this past weekend at the Rangers home rodeo. Trimble, a freshman from Coffeyville, Kansas, partnered with heeler Marley Berger of Coffeyville Community College to  Continue Reading »

Canadian scores big in Fort Worth victory to edge Moorman for Speedway Series title FORT WORTH, Texas – The Speedway Series Finale at Texas Motor Speedway was the perfect synopsis to the 2019 Bullfighters Only regular season. There were some outstanding bouts by the top men in freestyle, but Aaron Mercer dominated the 12-man event  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – The goal each year for the annual Cattlemen’s Days PRCA Rodeo committee is to produce the best event possible for the fans, contestants and sponsors. Consider the 2019 celebration a success. During the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo the final weekend of October, voters selected Gunnison’s popular event as the Medium Rodeo  Continue Reading »

North Carolinian is looking to turn things around in Fort Worth FORT WORTH, Texas – Kris Furr is a proven winner in Bullfighters Only, but he hasn’t kept up his end of the bargain as of late. “I think I’m trying too hard to win,” said Furr, the fifth-ranked man in the BFO Pendleton Whisky  Continue Reading »