Monthly Archives: August 2025

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Members of the Waller County Fair Association have come up with a winning formula that helps make the annual exposition so successful every year. Youth is the primary mission, and the youngsters’ triumphs feed the Waller County Fair, which takes place Thursday, Sept. 25-Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Waller County Fairgrounds in  Continue Reading »

SALT LAKE CITY – Kelsie Domer is scrambling. Heading into this week of rodeos, the reigning world champion breakaway roper is on the outside looking in. She’s 18th in the world standings and needs to move up at least three places if she’s going to defend her gold buckle during the National Finals Breakaway Roping  Continue Reading »

Utah’s Own Rodeo gives kids a chance to participate with mutton bustin’ SALT LAKE CITY – Before they ever climb into the chutes, adrenaline fills their little bodies. Part of it is excitement. Part of it is knowing they are about to ride a wild animal in front of thousands of fans. Just like the  Continue Reading »

Emergency personnel to be celebrated during Utah State Fair event SALT LAKE CITY – Any time emergency personnel are called, they know they could put their lives on the line.   First responders do it anyway. “They’re heroes, and we need to honor them for their commitment,” said Jacee Lancaster, livestock director for the Utah  Continue Reading »

Stuntwomen to showcase talents during Utah’s Own PRCA Rodeo SALT LAKE CITY – The pageantry that is professional rodeo is exposed through incredible action and amazing athleticism. Men and women display their talents across various disciplines through competition, and all of that is accentuated by entertainers. They are people like comedian Cody Sosebee and the  Continue Reading »

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – No tall building stands without beams to support it. The same can be said for the Waller County Fair and Rodeo, a 10-day exposition 45 minutes northwest of Houston. While the foundation is decades old and solid, the key factor for the event’s success is within the beams that surround it –  Continue Reading »

Utah’s Own PRCA Rodeo will feature rodeo champions in September SALT LAKE CITY – There is a grand history of finding gold in the Beehive State. Sure, miners located it around Salt Lake City, but there’s another branch of the element that is prevalent in Utah: Rodeo gold. It comes from being the best in  Continue Reading »

GUNNISON, Colo. – The annual Cattlemen’s Days celebration does more for the community than most people realize. Sure, this is a chance to reconnect with friends and family while also enjoying all the comforts that come with a county fair. Cattlemen’s Days also offers plenty of entertainment, from great food selections to the carnival to  Continue Reading »

GOODING, Idaho – It’s only fitting that the final night of the 100th celebration of the Gooding Pro Rodeo featured an arena-record-tying ride by possibly the winningest cowboy of this generation. Eight-time world champion Stetson Wright rode Summit Pro Rodeo’s Cowboy Fool for 90 points Saturday night to tie an arena record established 12 years  Continue Reading »

GOODING, Idaho – The bleachers shook. The thousands inside Andy James Arena created an explosion of sound, and it was all directed at a local cowboy. Mitch Pollock still lists his hometown as Winnemucca, Nevada, but he’s been a southern Idaho bronc busting fan-favorite for the better part of the last decade. His Friday night  Continue Reading »

GOODING, Idaho – Things are coming together nicely for Nevada team ropers Brodi Jones and Cody Burnside. They just started competing together in ProRodeo this year, though they’ve been friends most of their adult lives. But this is different, and the smiles on their faces revealed their 4.5-second run to put them atop the leaderboard  Continue Reading »

GOODING, Idaho – Zac Dallas had a little taste of what it takes to win a world championship when he qualified for last year’s National Finals Rodeo. It was his first trip to ProRodeo’s grand finale, and he’s trying to make sure it’s not his last. He entered this week No. 8 in the world  Continue Reading »

LOVINGTON, N.M. – When Q Taylor and Tanner Butner left southeastern New Mexico earlier this week, they had to like their 88-point rides sitting atop the saddle bronc riding leaderboard. When the dust cleared Saturday night at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, they finished tied for fourth. It got a bit Western in Lovington  Continue Reading »

LOVINGTON, N.M. – If there were a time machine, it may have appeared at the Lea County Fair during Friday’s third performance of the PRCA rodeo. In the mid-2000s, a young mare named Riverboat Annie was making a name for herself as one of the elite bucking horses in ProRodeo. She was the 2007 reserve  Continue Reading »

Sosebee to expose his personality for fans at Utah’s Own PRCA Rodeo SALT LAKE CITY – The first thing fans will notice about Cody Sosebee is his dialect He’s from western Arkansas, and his roots shine in conversation, as does his personality. Sosebee has a unique flair about him, which is why he’s so good  Continue Reading »

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Horsepower is vital for every cowboy, but it’s a major component to success when it comes to rodeo. Ask Marty Yates. He’s had his share of top horses, which have helped guide him to 10 National Finals Rodeo qualifications over the last 11 years. He’s got another one in Snoop, a 6-year-old  Continue Reading »

LOVINGTON, N.M. – It wasn’t choreographed, but Gary Gilbert was certainly involved in a dance just before his steer wrestling run Wednesday night. It was during the first performance of the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, and his horse, Pop Rocks, was more interested in performing pirouettes in the timed-event box. Gilbert settled his partner  Continue Reading »

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Nobody could blame J.R. Stratford for having payback on his mind when he arrived in southeastern New Mexico. He’d been matched with Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Cowtown earlier this year, and things didn’t go well. His August Redemption Tour paid off with a 90-point ride to win Tuesday’s Lea County Xtreme Bulls  Continue Reading »

Garcilazos will showcase Mexican tradition and talent in Gooding GOODING, Idaho – One of the most unique audiences in professional rodeo is known for its raucous reactions to the athletic exploits and heart-stopping wrecks that happen during the Gooding Pro Rodeo presented by Idaho Ford Dealers. The throngs of folks have energized Andy James Arena  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – A fast-moving, high-wind storm passed over Dodge City less than an hour before the scheduled start of the championship round of Roundup Rodeo. It dumped rain, but more than anything, created havoc on the biggest annual event in southwest Kansas. Roundup organizers worked closely with PRCA officials and the rodeo’s stock  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Much has changed in Jayco Roper’s life over the last year and a half. Just four months after his first qualification to the National Finals Rodeo in December 2023, Roper suffered an injury that put his 2024 campaign on hold. He returned to the game and won a few here and  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – One of the fascinating aspects of rodeo is the variety it brings to sports. Not only are their different events – both timed events where the fastest runs win and roughstock events that are based on judges scores – but there are different levels. Hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls are on  Continue Reading »

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Shorty Garrett arrived in Dodge City with high expectations with his expected dance partner, a high-scoring Frontier Rodeo horse named Frontier Medicine. There was a mix-up with the computerized portion of the draw. Instead of being matched with a horse he scored 86 points on three months ago in Guymon, Oklahoma,  Continue Reading »