‘I love you with all my heart’
The rodeo trail can be long and winding. It can lead many places, good and bad. For me, it’s a wonder and realization of dreams. But my dreams aren’t the same as those who compete for gold buckles; yes, they’re in the same aisle of the store, but what I do is fairly different that […]
Great match-ups to be featured at Lovington rodeo
LOVINGTON, N.M. – The last time Kelly Timberman and Riverboat Annie danced across a rodeo arena, it was a winning combination. That was less than two weeks ago when the world champion bareback rider and the Carr Pro Rodeo reserve world champion bucking horse matched moves together for 88 points to win the Eagle County […]
Rodeo, concerts to help Silverton’s population explode
SILVERTON, Texas – Have you ever seen a population explosion up close? It’s something you’ll want to see, and it’s about to happen in Silverton. The annual Buck Wild Days Rodeo will help jump start the celebration on the plains, featuring the top athletes in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association during three performances set for […]
Carr Pro Rodeo strengthening bull herd for cowboys
SILVERTON, Texas – Sometimes the harshest critic is the person doing the biggest favor. Pete Carr is that for his Dallas-based livestock firm, Carr Pro Rodeo. He analyzes every detail of his operation, from the bookwork to the ranch work to the evaluating his herd. “You’ve got to be aware of how things are going […]
Bareback riders expecting Carr’s best in Silverton
SILVERTON, Texas – Fans in the Texas Panhandle know their stuff when it comes to rodeo. Pete Carr knows that. He realizes true fans will be looking for an outstanding show when Silverton’s Buck Wild Days Rodeo plays before thousands during the three performances set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18-Saturday, Aug. 20. It’s why […]
A swing and a riggin’
I’m blessed with good friends and a great wife. This weekend, we’re all under the same roof. I’ve got a couple of bareback riders hanging at the house. Some wives wouldn’t understand opening your home to folks that way, but my wife isn’t like that. She understands it’s just part of the rodeo way of […]
More than a shot in the dark
The trip to Dodge City, Kan., is more than a working rodeo; it’s also a family trip, something we’ve done for several years. It’s nice to have the family with me. We’re surely enjoying ourselves. But it hasn’t been without a little trouble. I’ve pulled a muscle in my groin. In fact, it was so […]
Rodeo has a comfortable home in Lea County
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Rodeo isn’t just a piece of the puzzle at the annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo. In this part of the country, rodeo is a way of life, a celebration of a lifestyle that is woven into the fabric of the landscape. Lea County is home to rodeo greatness, where gold buckles […]
Athletic animals part of bareback riding mix in Lovington
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Pete Carr loves to watch great athletes at work. He’ll get the best view in Jake McClure Arena during the 76th annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo; Carr, the owner of Dallas-based Carr Pro Rodeo, will be standing just behind the bucking chute as each animal lurches into the arena, and he’ll […]
It’s an awesome family
Looks like I’ll be working Dodge City Round-Up Rodeo again next year. That’ll make it 20 straight years working the rodeo. What an honor and privilege!! The people here are like family! What an awesome family to be a part of!!
The Kansas run
The interstates and two-lane roads that link Kansas communities are hoppin’ this week as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association contestants make their way to rodeo hot spots like Hill City, Phillipsburg, Abilene and Dodge City. Big money is available, and the proximity of those towns to one another makes it […]
Volunteers donate time, talents to make fair successful
LOVINGTON, N.M. – About 10,000 live in Lovington. Thousands more call it home, and they find their way back every August for the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. This year’s festivities will take place Aug. 5-13, and the community will blossom despite the southeastern New Mexico heat. In fact, the folks who flood to Lovington […]
Volunteers work hard to make Silverton rodeo successful
SILVERTON, Texas – Most rodeos are produced by a small core group of people who spend each year working out all the fine details. There are just fewer folks in Silverton, Texas. Still, the community that boasts about 600 residents still puts on one of the biggest celebrations in this portion of Texas, the annual […]
Trail Dust comes through for Brunson at Eagle rodeo
EAGLE, Colo. – The ultimate goal for Louie Brunson is the world champion’s gold buckle; that’s the goal of every contestant going down the ProRodeo trail. For the time being, the will settle for rodeo victories and a shot at qualifying for ProRodeo’s championship event, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. His latest triumph came July […]
Carr animals add to the greatness at Lovington rodeo
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Many great things are part of the Lea County Fair & Rodeo. With a long rodeo history, this section of New Mexico knows the sport better than most. They know great cowboys, from guys like Jake McClure in the early 1900s to the young guns like Jim and Jake Cooper. They know […]
Cookoffs adding a new flavor to Lea County Fair & Rodeo
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Ice cream might just be the ideal treat on a hot August day in southeastern New Mexico. The right ice cream recipe might receive special treatment, as in a grand championship at this year’s Lea County Fair and Rodeo. The Lea County Extension is conducting four cookoffs in an effort to expand […]
Awesome news
Anyone who knows me knows I’m passionate about many things: God, family, friends, rodeo and storytelling are among them. I developed Rodeo Media Relations and TwisTED Rodeo because I see a need for the rodeo stories to reach as many people as possible. I believe in the concept of good media relations, that presented in […]
Lann brings cowboy experience to Silverton rodeo concert
SILVERTON, Texas – It’s quite fitting James Lann is the headline Texas Country concert act on the final night of Silverton’s Buck Wild Days Rodeo. Lann is a cowboy, the fifth generation of his family to be such. Raised on a ranch where he rode horses, roped livestock and handled many of the other duties […]
Lea County Fair and Rodeo: Well worth price of admission
LOVINGTON, N.M. – A $5 bill doesn’t go nearly as far as it did even a decade ago. The organizers of the Lea County Fair and Rodeo are trying to give its patrons a taste of the past with a $5 admission fee. That’s packing a whale of a wallop into the entertainment punch for […]
Now … that’s familiar
Bull riding fans will find a familiar name among the Cheyenne Frontier Days leaders. Steer roper Justin McKee of Lenapah, Okla., is leading the second go-round with a 13.2-second run and sits third in the two-run average with 30.7. McKee has done well in Cheyenne before, and it looks as though he’s in position to […]
Online auction established to help Latham family
GOODWELL, Okla. – The giving nature is one of the greatest things in society. It’s also one of the most contagious. Just a few weeks after the establishment of the Craig Latham Medical Fund and a benefit at Bob’s Cowboy Bar and Rodeo Room in Guymon, others in the Oklahoma Panhandle are stepping up to […]
Livestock shows provide lifelong lessons to local youth
LOVINGTON, N.M. – In a world filled with children playing video games and turning themselves into couch potatoes, there are programs that offer youth much more. In southeast New Mexico, many of the youngsters find plenty of things to fill their days while being involved in 4H and FFA livestock showing. It involves hard work […]
Cowboys find Carr bucking animals to their liking
LOVINGTON, N.M. – To win in the game of rodeo, it takes equal doses of talent and luck. It also takes having a good dance partner. Wesley Silcox believes in that sentiment. It’s what’s guided the Payson, Utah, cowboy through his eight-year career, including that magical 2007 season when he won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys […]
William Clark Green headlines Friday concert lineup
SILVERTON, Texas – The chances are good that William Clark Green will find a lot of comfort in Silverton, a community of about 600 residents You see, Green was raised in Flint, Texas, a town that boasts a “sparse” population. That’s tiny. But Green’s music isn’t, and that’s why he’s the headlining act Friday night’s […]