Dent’s win streak continues in Dodge City
DODGE CITY, Kan. – To say Steven Dent is hot is a bit of an understatement. The No. 1 bareback rider in ProRodeo just padded his lead a little bit more by winning the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo championship and adding $4,091. It pushed his 2012 earnings to $95,000 and gives him a little lead […]
On the tour trail
I arrived in Lovington, N.M., this afternoon, driving in from Dodge City, Kan. I’ve gone from one Wrangler Million Dollar Tour rodeo to another. They’re very similar in many regards, but they’re pretty different, too. Last week, Roundup Rodeo had a short round, which meant contestants qualified for Sunday’s final night by how well they […]
Saturday night in Dodge City through team roping
Bareback riding leaders and final-round qualifiers: 1. Matt Bright, 84 points on J.K. Rodeo’s Little Brother, 84 points, $2,441; 2. Seth Hardwick, 83, $1,871; 3. Steven Peebles, 82, $1,383; 4. Heath Ford, 81, $895; 5. (tie) Justin McDaniel and Kyle Brennecke, 80, $488; 7. Richie Champion, 70, $325; 8. Jared Keylon, 78, $244; 9. (tie) […]
Dodge City’s final four events
Saddle bronc riding: 1. (tie) Sterling Crawley, on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Table Talk, and Cort Scheer, on Frontier Rodeo Co’s Too Cool, 84 points, $1,942 each; 3. J.J. Elshere, 83, $1,246; 4. (tie) Cody Martin and Chuck Schmidt, 81, $660; 6. (tie) Bradley Harter, Luke Butterfield and Cody DeMoss, 80, $293; 9. Alex Wright, 79; […]
Little Brother a big help for Bright, Elshere
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Little Brother has been a little busy this week in western Kansas, and the cowboys like it. The J.K. Rodeo Co. horse guided Matt Bright of Azle, Texas, to the first-round win at the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. The 84-point ride happened during Wednesday’s opening night and helped the two-time Wrangler […]
A good draw is a work of art at Lovington rodeo
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Winning in rodeo is like an art; oftentimes it takes talent, but it definitely helps to draw well. The top cowboys in the world of roughstock have done so at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, which will have a special Xtreme Bulls Tour competition that features the top 40 bull riders […]
Scheer, Peebles stay on the comeback trail
DODGE CITY, Kan. – With sports comes injury. For those with the right mindset, return isn’t just planned, it’s expected. Such is the case with bareback rider Steven Peebles and saddle bronc rider Cort Scheer, who know what months on ProRodeo’s injury list and hours in the rehab center every day can do. Scheer tore […]
Roundup photos
Walking around behind the chutes at Roundup Arena, I find a lot of interesting tales coming out of Dodge City. Some I’m able to capture as an image. You can find them HERE.
Williams, Proctor surge to second-round lead
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Speed Williams owns eight world championships. Coleman Proctor would like to win one. If Thursday night is any indication, the two might be able to do it together sometime. Williams and Proctor turned in a 4.4-second run to take a commanding lead in the second round of team roping at the […]
Harrison brings comedy to Silverton rodeo
SILVERTON, Texas – A century ago, the Harrisons may have been classified as gypsies – traveling the country and working his way from town to town. John, Carla, Addison and Cazwell have come to enjoy their nomadic lifestyle, one in which they celebrate Americana as much as anyone. You see, John Harrison is a rodeo […]
See Dodge City Roundup Rodeo in photos
The last time I was in Roundup Arena was seven years ago. There are many things that are the same, but much has changed for the better. It’s quite impressive to see the work this community has put into Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, which was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame just a few […]
August is already paying off for Bugenig
DODGE CITY, Kan. – Steer wrestler Billy Bugenig was never so happy to see Aug. 1 come. “I had a really slow month of July, so yesterday in Phillipsburg, I told my traveling buddies that July was over, so we can start doing better tomorrow,” Bugenig said Wednesday after posting runs of 3.7 seconds and […]
Lea County rodeo attractive to fans, contestants
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Producers of the Lea County Fair and Rodeo aren’t ones rest on their laurels. The annual rodeo has been a big-time draw for fans in southeastern New Mexico, featuring the very best the sport has to offer, like great animal athletes, from the two-time tie-down roping horse of the year, Sweetness, owned […]
Steer roping in Dodge City
The first portion of competition at the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo is complete. Chance Kelton of Mayer, Ariz., won the steer roping average championship in Dodge City, roping and tying down three steers in 37.0 seconds. He won $3,832. The first performance begins at 7:45 Wednesday, Aug. 1. Dodge City Roundup Rodeo July 31-Aug. […]
Carr horses help make Silverton’s rodeo successful
SILVERTON, Texas – Every cowboy knows he needs a good horse underneath him if he is to be successful. The members of the Buck Wild Days Rodeo committee know that, too, which is why Pete Carr and his staff from Carr Pro Rodeo are producing the Silverton event for the third straight year. “All the […]
Bain is the Real Deal in winning Eagle title
EAGLE, Colo. – Brian Bain admits he likes to test his talents against rank bucking horses. “I like bigger-, stronger-type horses,” said Bain, a 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bareback rider from Culver, Ore. He got his wish with Carr Pro Rodeo’s Real Deal, and it worked just fine. The two great athletes matched moves […]
Promoting any way possible
Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to work with some talented people. Here’s a video produced by a company now called Advantage Pro, whose technicians did an awesome job with this particular spot for the 2006 Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I enjoy reflecting on it. Oh, […]
Cowboys know quality is wrapped in Dirty Jacket
LOVINGTON, N.M. – On a warm July evening in the Navajo Nation, Austin Foss got to see first-hand what all the fuss is about with Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket. It paid off quite handsomely for Foss, of Terrebonne, Ore., who posted an 89-point ride on Dirty Jacket to win the rodeo in Window Rock, […]
Wheelers celebrate 50 years of showing livestock
LOVINGTON, N.M. – When Jimmy Wheeler walks into the barn at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo this year, it won’t be much different than the first time. Oh, sure, the times have changed. There are more modern conveniences than he experienced that first year. But the reality is, he’ll be inside that show barn, […]
Carr bulls attractive to rodeo’s top cowboys
SILVERTON, Texas – A great bull ride is equal parts bucking beast, equal parts athletic cowboy. When it comes together, fans walk away from the arena mesmerized, and they’ll talk about it for weeks to come. That’s what fans expect when they get to Silverton’s Buck Wild Days Rodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. […]
Saying goodbye again
I was in Jefferson City, Mo., Saturday on a little family get-away before I take a two-week rodeo trip to Dodge City, Kan., and Lovington, N.M. Nine of us were enjoying time together in the state’s capitol when the texts about Broc Cresta’s death began coming in. The 25-year-old cowboy, who had qualified for the […]
Cooper provides hometown flair to rodeo
LOVINGTON, N.M. – For Clint Cooper, it’s very simple. “Even though I was born in Texas, I’m a Lea County boy,” said Cooper, a four-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier who graduated from Lovington High School. “I think it’s more than Jake McClure’s arena. I know my dad and my uncles all roped in that […]
Carr bulls gaining acclaim among top bull riders
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Jacob O’Mara found Morning After to be more tonic than toxic. It happened July 6 in Window Rock, Ariz., when O’Mara prepared to test his skills on the young Carr Pro Rodeo bull. He’d never seen the bull buck, nor had any of his buddies, but O’Mara grasped a sense of good […]
Norris’ support keeps Fennell atop his game
NEOSHO, Mo. – D.V. Fennell knows what it takes to win. From a high level of competitiveness to having the right friends in the right places, Fennell has been getting it done on the rodeo trail. A two-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the Oklahoma cowboy leads the bareback riding standings in the […]