Ropers snag Rooftop lead
Header Jake Smith turns his steer for heeler Douglas Rich during their 4.6-second run Tuesday night to take the team roping lead at Rooftop Rodeo. (PHOTO BY PHILLIP KITTS) ESTES PARK, Colo. – Team roper Jake Smith takes a spiritual approach to rodeo, and it’s paying dividends. He’s a header, roping with heeler Douglas […]
Howard wrestles Rooftop lead
Steer wrestler Chance Howard stopped the clock in 4.1 seconds to take the bulldogging lead during Monday’s first performance of Rooftop Rodeo. (PHOTO BY PHILLIP KITTS) ESTES PARK, Colo. – The luck of the draw is more than just a theory with a deck of cards. It happens in rodeo, where athletes are matched […]
Rodeo entries reach record
Nearly 500 cowboys and cowgirls have entered the Cattlemen’s Days PRCA Rodeo, so Gunnison, Colorado, will have a population explosion next week. (PHOTO BY ROBBY FREEMAN) GUNNISON, Colo. – It’s already a record-breaking year for the Cattlemen’s Days PRCA Rodeo, and the competition doesn’t begin until next week. There are 491 contestants who have signed […]
Gaskins takes on fair leadership
It wasn’t long ago that Dustin Gaskins was showing at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, and now the ag teacher in his hometown of Eunice, New Mexico, is chairman of the Lea County Fair Board. (PHOTO COURTESY OF DUSTIN GASKINS) LOVINGTON, N.M. – Dustin Gaskins’ association with the Lea County Fair and Rodeo […]
New event offers $15 admission
Daniella Petrucci competes at a Women’s Ranch Bronc Riding Championships event. Many of the top ladies in the association are expected to be in Gunnison, Colorado, next week for the inaugural event in conjunction with Cattlemen’s Days. (PHOTO BY MIKE McGILL COURTESY OF WOMEN’S RANCH BRONC RIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS) GUNNISON, Colo. – When Kevin Coblentz […]