Monthly Archives: June 2022

Estes Park rodeo was lifted from ashes of the pandemic into a fruitful event ESTES PARK, Colo. – The volunteers that formulate this community’s annual ProRodeo were a bit skeptical last year. Still in the throes of the pandemic, the organizers were unsure of what to expect with Rooftop Rodeo. With more than 90 years  Continue Reading »

Sosebee will get to experience the rodeo’s unique personality this year GOODING, Idaho – In his years as a professional rodeo clown, Cody Sosebee has received many accolades. He’s been named the PRCA’s Comedy Act of the Year and has been selected to work the National Finals Rodeo, the sport’s premier championship that takes place  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – With eyes firmly on the future, members of the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo committee have always been progressive when it comes to putting on a world-class rodeo. It’s one of the many reasons the event was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame a decade ago, and it’s why thousands of  Continue Reading »

Rooftop Rodeo committee has been a longtime partner with Cinch ESTES PARK, Colo. – Rooftop Rodeo was a Cinch rodeo before being one was cool. There was a time not long ago when another Western clothier had a stranglehold on ProRodeo marketing, and the Colorado-based manufacturer was left to its own devices. David Dean, the  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – Growing up on the outskirts of this picturesque Rocky Mountain town, Tyler Hanson learned the value of hard work and what it means to be part of a community. He operates Umbrella Bar Hay & Cattle Co. and is following in his family’s footsteps as one of the chief committee members for  Continue Reading »

PECOS, Texas – Over the last 11 years of the West of the Pecos Rodeo, one of the greatest bucking horses in the sport has reigned supreme. Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket has carried cowboys to the Pecos bareback riding title six times, including each of the past two years. The 18-year-old bay gelding  Continue Reading »

Ron Ball made his mark with people in Estes Park and at Rooftop Rodeo ESTES PARK, Colo. – Ron Ball live a full life of being a servant to others. After graduation from South High School in Denver, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He wrapped up his stint while living in California,  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – On the verge of his first National Finals Rodeo qualification, Tegan Smith needed every dime he could muster. He found it in the Rocky Mountains town of Gunnison, a community of nearly 6,700 people with the most established history of rodeo in Colorado, now celebrating 122 years this summer. He won the  Continue Reading »

CASPER, Wyo. – This was not what he had planned when he arrived at the College National Finals Rodeo, but Kaden Greenfield knows the reality of rodeo. After advancing to the college finals as a sophomore at Blue Mountain Community College a year ago, the Northwestern Oklahoma State University junior had visions of big success  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – Mackenzie Bode is anything but a typical Gunnison resident. She moved here to town a few years ago to attend Western Colorado University, and she decided to stick around. She landed at job as the annual giving and scholarship officer for the university’s foundation and opened herself up to be involved in  Continue Reading »

Cinch announcer has handled rodeo’s challenges and come out on top Andy Stewart uses a workmanlike approach to just about everything he does. It comes from his raising in northern Louisiana, the son of two people who believed in hard work in order to survive. His mother worked for a food-distribution company handling personnel and  Continue Reading »

Colorado-based livestock producer is a major piece of Estes Park’s rodeo ESTES PARK, Colo. – The foundation for Estes Park’s rodeo was founded six decades ago on the Plains of northeastern Colorado by entrepreneur Mike Cervi. Over much of the past decade, Cervi Championship Rodeo is an incredible partner for Rooftop Rodeo, set for 7  Continue Reading »

Sartain returns to roping with his eyes fixed on another gold buckle When Nick Sartain was young, he didn’t have a cell phone to occupy his time when the fun waned. No, as a youth in the 1980s, he had to come up with his own entertainment. Throw in the fact that he traveled with  Continue Reading »

Miss Rodeo America is proud of her roots, which are rooted in Colorado ESTES PARK, Colo. – Before she was Miss Rodeo America … Before she was Miss Rodeo Colorado … Hailey Frederiksen was just a girl who grew up on a ranch along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just on the east side  Continue Reading »

Oregon bulldogger was a late bloomer, but the sport has changed his life Most cowboys who make a living in rodeo have competed in the sport all their lives. That’s not the case for Cinch endorsee Jesse Brown, a 29-year-old steer wrestler from Baker City, a community of 4,200 souls in northeastern Oregon. He was  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – Cody Sosebee is a big man with a big heart and a fascinating sense of humor. He’s been one of the premier clowns and entertainers in rodeo for more than a decade. He has been named the Comedy Act of the Year and has been selected to work the National Finals Rodeo,  Continue Reading »

CASPER, Wyo. – A year ago, Kaden Greenfield was a sophomore at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon, and had just qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo. He arrived at the Ford Wyoming Center with high hopes and came away with lessons learned. Now, as a junior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, he  Continue Reading »

Rooftop Rodeo announcer brings a distinct flavor to his work in Estes Park ESTES PARK, Colo. – Like every young cowboy with gold-buckle dreams, Andy Seiler spent much of his youth swinging a rope. His family took notice. So did others. “My grandfather told me a long time when I had a rope in my  Continue Reading »