City helps Roundup with updates
DODGE CITY, Kan. – When members of the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo committee reached out, the city of Dodge City answered in a big way. “The committee wanted to upgrade the main grandstands at the arena, and we felt that it was probably in our best interest as a community to help with the safety […]
Ex-teacher gives roping lesson
GUNNISON, Colo. – Nicole Hadley had some things to prove. She arrived in this community a day before she was scheduled to rope, because she has an investigative mind. She wanted to see what the cattle looked like and prepare her mind for her breakaway roping run during Saturday’s final performance of the Cattlemen’s Days […]
Farrier wrestles into the lead
GUNNISON, Colo. – This mountain town is a little bit out of the way for Andrew Galloway. He lives in Albuquerque and works as a farrier. He’s pretty busy with that, but he still finds time to wrestle steers, mostly in the Turquoise Circuit, a series of rodeos and contestants primarily from New Mexico and […]
Steiner in control in Gunnison
GUNNISON, Colo. – ProRodeo contestants must have short memories. They can’t celebrate the highs too much, and they can’t stay in the dumps when things don’t go their way. Even at just 20 years old, Rocker Steiner understands that as well as the most veteran of cowboys. Thirty hours after a rough day at the […]
Reiste takes title at Rooftop
ESTES PARK, Colo. – After 48 cowboys had failed, Trevor Reiste was in a position everyone wanted. He was the second-to-last bull rider to go at this year’s Rooftop Rodeo, and not one of his compadres had earned the eight-second qualifying ride. Reiste was matched with Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Midnight Flyer during Wednesday’s sixth performance. […]
Patterson spurs onto leaderboard
ESTES PARK, Colo. – Weston Patterson is on the outside looking in, but he’s got lots of time to put himself in the right position by the time ProRodeo’s regular season comes to a close. “I’m right there in the top 35 in the world (standings),” said Patterson, 22, originally from Waverly, Kansas, but now […]
Eller hits his stride at Rooftop
ESTES PARK, Colo. – Austin Eller knew he needed to be fast. He struggled a couple days ago in the opening round of steer wrestling at the Rooftop Rodeo, so his only chance at making money in Estes Park was to be speedy during Monday’s fourth performance. Riding Dallas, a 16-year-old sorrel gelding he owns, […]
Tandem tangos in Estes Park
ESTES PARK, Colo. – It was almost a year ago when header Jase Staudt and heeler Jayden Johnson began roping together. The two are making things work, even though they live seven hours apart. They stopped the clock in 6.7 seconds during Sunday’s third performance of Rooftop Rodeo; they sit third in the second go-round […]
Horse adds to clown’s comedy
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Snoopy got his name naturally. “He was always snooping, always in your pocket,” John Harrison said of the paint horse. “That’s the reason he got his name. He’s always wanting to know what you’re doing. He’d grab your hoodie on your sweatshirt and pull you backwards. I was like, ‘You’re the […]
Denny gets back to wild side
ESTES PARK, Colo. – Bareback riding can be tortuous on a cowboy’s body. Men wear specially designed gloves that have binds on the outsides, then they wedge those hands into a suitcase handle-like rigging that is strapped tightly around a bucking horse. When ready, they are virtually locked onto the animal, and every jump, kick […]
Canadian scores bronc-riding lead
ESTES PARK, Colo. – Chance Barrass knows to keep his visa handy. A saddle bronc rider from Yellowhead County, Alberta, he’s crossed the border a few times already this year, and he’s not done. A few days ago, he was competing in Ponoka, Alberta. A day or so later, he was in Oregon, all chasing […]
U.S. 50 detour has been updated
GUNNISON, Colo. – For folks traveling to Gunnison from the west for Cattlemen’s Days, the Colorado Department of Transportation has released an update regarding the U.S. Highway 50 bridge repairs over Blue Mesa Reservoir. The bridge will be open for 12 hours per day to one-lane traffic – led by a pilot car – from […]
Women’s chamber tied to rodeo
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Since Dodge City Roundup Rodeo’s inception, a Kirby has been involved in some capacity. Floyd Kirby was one of the organization’s founders, and his passion for rodeo has been handed down through the generations. It’s about giving of time and energy to produce something for the community. For Roundup, it’s about […]
Rifles going to Gunnison titlists
GUNNISON, Colo. – The volunteers from the Cattlemen’s Days committee have been going all out for its rodeo contestants for several years. In the last decade, the overall purse has increased immensely. It has grown even more this year, and part of that is the inclusion of breakaway roping to the ProRodeo schedule. The rest […]
Royalty a big part of Rooftop
Miss Rodeo America to be part of visiting-queen program in Estes Park ESTES PARK, Colo. – The pageantry of rodeo is an interesting mixture of culture, the Western lifestyle and world-class competition. It comes together in the most magnificent of ways during Rooftop Rodeo, set for 7 p.m. Friday, July 5-Wednesday, July 10, at Granny […]
Young roper wins Pecos title
PECOS, Texas – Six months ago, team roping heeler Zane Pratt was recovering from a serious injury His right thumb got caught up in a coil of his rope. He suffered a broken thumb. It could have been worse. He had to get it fixed, then rehabilitated. It took time to get back to team […]
Champ closing on 3rd Pecos title
PECOS, Texas – Don’t be upset with Scott Snedecor for being a little greedy. With two West of the Pecos buckles already in his trophy case, he made a statement during Friday’s third performance that he’d like to win another. After making two solid runs during the morning session of competition, he secured his fastest […]
Lehmann, Connally to be honored
GUNNISON, Colo. – There was something about the rural way of life that appealed to Tim Lehmann and Casey Connally. They had quite separate lives, but there was a form of unity founded in the Gunnison Valley and with the annual Cattlemen’s Days. They died mere days apart last November, and what they did for […]
Berry rolls into Pecos lead
PECOS, Texas – This time of year is a busy one for cowboys and cowgirls that make their livings in rodeo. It’s the start of the summer run, when they leave their homes and venture off to lands known and unknown chasing their gold-buckle dreams. For most Texans, it a chance to escape the heat, […]
Sage off to hot start in Pecos
PECOS, Texas – Three years ago, Haley Sage arrived at the West of the Pecos Rodeo with a new mount. “I raised him,” she said of Pretzel, a 10-year-old gray gelding. “He’s by our stud. I trained him, too, and the first rodeo I ever rode him at was Pecos.” Now in their fourth year […]
Carnival dates, location change
GUNNISON, Colo. – Organizers of the largest annual community event have been working diligently to include all facets of Cattlemen’s Days in one location. With that means making some changes, including the dates and general location of the Cattlemen’s Days carnival, set for Wednesday, July 3-Saturday, July 6, on the east side of Fred Field […]
Rooftop is just right for rodeo
Estes Park offers major attractions for the sport’s top cowboys, cowgirls ESTES PARK, Colo. – The heat of rodeo competition and the heat of summer collide during a lucrative series of events that surround the Fourth of July holiday. Hundreds of contestants will have a chance to cool their minds and bodies when they make […]
Cattlemen’s adding a golf outing
GUNNISON, Colo. – For decades, the annual Cattlemen’s Days celebration has been known for its livestock shows, 4H exhibits, the Watershed team ropings and barrel races, the carnival and, of course, the PRCA rodeo. The organizers of this year’s festivities have added something new to the mix: the Cattlemen’s Cowboy Golf Scramble, which will take […]
Rodeo titles come through Pecos
PECOS, Texas – The crowds that attend this community’s annual rodeo pack themselves in over four nights each June. The same can be said for the cowboys and cowgirls who want to compete at this historic event. This year’s West of the Pecos Rodeo features than 500 contestants who have entered the rodeo for a […]