Rodeo reaches out to Carr to help improve its event
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – The organizers of the local rodeo have one thought in mind: Make the Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo the best it can be. To that end, the volunteers who donate their time, talent and energy into producing the annual event reached into the metro area to help take the rodeo to the […]
Dirty Jacket is a bareback rider’s dream
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – A great bucking horse has something special, something that makes it stand out above most of the others. Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket is one of those outstanding bucking horses, a fixture at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, which features the greatest animal athletes each season. But it’s more than that, really. […]
Elshere picture perfect with 87 at Guymon rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – Sometimes a photograph can tell a great story. Saddle bronc rider Cole Elshere relied heavily on a photo of the Powder River Rodeo horse Lipstick & Whiskey, and it paid off on Saturday night during the third performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. The Faith, […]
Vezain wins Guymon on MGM Deuces Night
GUYMON, Okla. – To say bareback rider J.R. Vezain was excited about his match-up with MGM Deuces Night might be a great understatement. “When I heard callbacks for this rodeo, I was screaming out loud and running around like a little girl,” Vezain said of the great Carr Pro Rodeo horse, which was one of […]
Champs come out strong at Pioneer Days Rodeo
GUYMON, Okla. – The opening night of the 80th annual Pioneer Days Rodeo was a showcase of the sport’s best. Six world champions took the lead in their respective events on Friday night at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena, led by a couple from 2011: Bareback rider Kaycee Feild and heeler Jhett Johnson. Feild matched […]
Ferley takes love for the game to No. 1 in Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – The accolades are great, and the gold buckles are awesome, but that’s not why Chad Ferley competes in rodeo. “I’m just out here to make as much money as I can and get on good bucking horses,” said Ferley, the 2006 world champion saddle bronc rider from Oelrichs, S.D. “If you get […]
Guymon first round of barrel racing
Barrel racing First round: 1. Kendra Dickson, 17.27 seconds, $2,025; 2. Sherry Cervi, 17.30, $1,736; 3. Tana Poppino, 17.36, $1,446; 4. Britany Fleck, 17.39, $1,254; 5. Emily Efurd, 17.40, $964; 6. Kassidy Dennison, Kelly Yates and Brittany grant, 17.45, $579 each; 9. Mary Walker and Kim Schulze, 17.47, $241. The first performance of the Guymon […]
Classic Events Championship photos
The Classic Events Championship, a unique event that takes place during Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, featured some of the top saddle bronc riders who also keep up with their roping skills. They ride two broncs and rope and tie down two steers. Congratulations to Panhandle State University rodeo team alumnus Travis Sheets, who won […]
Carr, cowboys excited for match-ups in Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – The last time Tanner Aus tested his talent against one of Pete Carr’s bucking horses, the Minnesota bareback rider didn’t finish quite as well as he would’ve liked. Aus matched moves with the great horse Dirty Jacket for just 81 points in the final round of the Ram National Circuit Finals a […]
Guymon through second round of timed events
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED Steer wrestling First round: 1. (tie) Tooter Silver and Jacob Shofner, 4.1 seconds, $1,784 each; 3. K.C. Jones, 4.2, $1,410; 4. (tie) Kyle Callaway, Dean Gorsuch, Ben Goodman, Ryan Mims and Clayton Moore, 4.3, $664 each. Second round: 1. John Franzen, 3.8 seconds, $1,908; 2. Todd Suhn, 4.1, $1,659; 3. (tie) Tommy […]
Guymon first round of timed events
Steer wrestling First round: 1. (tie) Tooter Silver and Jacob Shofner, 4.1 seconds, $1,784 each; 3. K.C. Jones, 4.2, $1,410; 4. (tie) Kyle Callaway, Dean Gorsuch, Ben Goodman, Ryan Mims and Clayton Moore, 4.3, $664 each. Team roping First round: 1. Brock Hanson/Ryan Motes, 5.0 seconds, $1,974 each; 2. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 6.0, $1,716; 3. […]
Searcy, Irwin win region titles for Rangers rodeo
ALVA, Okla. – Much has happened in Dustin Searcy’s freshman year at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. From move-in day to his first lecture to his first National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association event in Colby, Kan., Searcy’s life has been dramatically different than a year ago when he was a senior at Mooreland (Okla.) High School. But […]
Carr’s great horses a big part of Bridgeport rodeo
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – World champions know the key to their gold buckle successes is having a great partnership, and oftentimes that means having a world-class athlete underneath them. Reigning world champion bareback rider Kaycee Feild has had the opportunity to get on some of the greatest bucking horses in the business, and one of his […]
OPSU men’s rodeo team qualifies for college finals
By Chaney Latham Oklahoma Panhandle State University GUYMON, Okla. – The 2011-2012 collegiate rodeo season has come to an end with a spectacular finish for the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo team. It has been a hard fought battle all year long for the men’s team to secure one of the top two positions in […]
Guymon’s steer roping third round results
Third round: 1. Dan Fisher, 11.4 seconds, $1,885; 2. JoJo LeMond, 12.6, $1,639; 3. Quinten Taylor, 12.8, $1,393; 4. Travis Mills, 13.6, $1,147; 5. Shay Good, 13.8, $901; 6. Justin McKee, 14.0, $656; 7. Chris Glover, 14.2, $410; 8. Jim Folk, 14,3, $164.
Guymon’s steer roping through four rounds
Fourth round: 1. Jay Sellers, 10.4 seconds, $1,885; 2. Rocky Patterson, 11.2, $1,639; 3. Cody Lee, 11.6, $1,393; 4. Cash Myers, 12.1, $1,147; 5. Will Gasperson, 12.6, $901; 6. Brent Lewis, 12.7, $656; 7. Shorty Garten, 12.8, $410; 8. Shandon Stalls, 12.9, $164. Aggregate leaders through four rounds: 1. Shay Good, 77.2 seconds on four […]
Can Dirty Jacket make it five in a row in Guymon?
GUYMON, Okla. – The best bareback riders in the world have considered Dirty Jacket one of the best bucking horses in the business for several years. That’s good news for Carr Pro Rodeo, the livestock producer that owns the horse. “That horse has just gotten better,” said Wes Stevenson, a seven-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo […]
Carr’s animal athletes bring power to Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Texas – Whether it’s the classic style of a bronc or the spinning, twisting motion of a bull, the bucking animals are a big part of what makes a ProRodeo so special. In Bridgeport, that athleticism falls on the animals from Dallas-based Carr Pro Rodeo, which will provide the livestock for the Butterfield Stage […]
Guymon steer roping results
Steer roping First round: 1. Joe O’Rourke, 12.8 seconds, $1,885; 2. Shandon Stalls, 14.1, $1,639; 3. Jeff Wheelis, 16.0, $1,393; 4. T.J. Bohlender, 16.2, $1,147; 5. Buster Record Jr., 18.3, $901; 6. Kim Ziegelgruber, 19.2, $656; 7. Rod Hartness, 19.7, $410; 8. C.A. Lauer, 20.1, $164.
Guymon steer roping through 2 rounds
Second round: 1. Brent Lewis, 13.0 seconds, $1,885; 2. Ty Tillard, 13.2, $1,639; 3. J.P. Wickett, 13.9, $1,393; 4. Chet Herren, 14.2, $1,147; 5. Howdy McGinn, Buster Record Jr. and Cody Scheck, 14.5, $656; 8. Troy Tillard, 15.4, $164. Aggregate leaders: 1. Buster Record Jr., 32.8 on two runs; 2. J.P. Wickett, 35.5; 3. C.A. […]
Why Guymon’s rodeo works
Next weekend marks the 80th straight year of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, and it’s quite the celebration. I’ve been to at least one performance 10 of the last 12 years, and I’m always impressed by the production the volunteers present to the fans. There’s a reason it was named the 2002 Large Outdoor Rodeo […]
The Doc I never met
This weekend features the Doc Gardner Memorial Rodeo, otherwise known as the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo. The annual event is one of the final events in the Central Plains Region; this season, it’s the final event, and the College National Finals Rodeo will be secured. There are several events where the fight for the […]
MGM: It’s the Home of the Champions
I saw a photo Friday on Facebook of bareback rider Matt Bright sporting MGM Grand chaps. Bright is one of the new faces on Team MGM Grand, the Home of the Champions, along with fellow bareback rider Casey Colletti. Bright, a two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, and Colletti, who made a name for himself […]
One thumb down
OK, I’ll admit it: My stomach turned a little when I read about Mike Johnson’s unfortunate mishap in Red Bluff, Calif., last week. ProRodeo.com reported that Johnson was stepping out of his trailer when a gust of wind blew the door shut, severing the end of the Oklahoma roper’s left thumb in the process. “It […]