Dirty Jacket still winning
PECOS, Texas – Over the last 11 years of the West of the Pecos Rodeo, one of the greatest bucking horses in the sport has reigned supreme. Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket has carried cowboys to the Pecos bareback riding title six times, including each of the past two years. The 18-year-old bay gelding […]
Hanson keeps a family tradition
GUNNISON, Colo. – Growing up on the outskirts of this picturesque Rocky Mountain town, Tyler Hanson learned the value of hard work and what it means to be part of a community. He operates Umbrella Bar Hay & Cattle Co. and is following in his family’s footsteps as one of the chief committee members for […]
Rodeo to honor Western legend
Ron Ball made his mark with people in Estes Park and at Rooftop Rodeo ESTES PARK, Colo. – Ron Ball live a full life of being a servant to others. After graduation from South High School in Denver, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He wrapped up his stint while living in California, […]
Champs crave mountain money
GUNNISON, Colo. – On the verge of his first National Finals Rodeo qualification, Tegan Smith needed every dime he could muster. He found it in the Rocky Mountains town of Gunnison, a community of nearly 6,700 people with the most established history of rodeo in Colorado, now celebrating 122 years this summer. He won the […]
Ranger finds blessings at CNFR
CASPER, Wyo. – This was not what he had planned when he arrived at the College National Finals Rodeo, but Kaden Greenfield knows the reality of rodeo. After advancing to the college finals as a sophomore at Blue Mountain Community College a year ago, the Northwestern Oklahoma State University junior had visions of big success […]
Bode has found home in Gunnison
GUNNISON, Colo. – Mackenzie Bode is anything but a typical Gunnison resident. She moved here to town a few years ago to attend Western Colorado University, and she decided to stick around. She landed at job as the annual giving and scholarship officer for the university’s foundation and opened herself up to be involved in […]
Stewart works hard at his craft
Cinch announcer has handled rodeo’s challenges and come out on top Andy Stewart uses a workmanlike approach to just about everything he does. It comes from his raising in northern Louisiana, the son of two people who believed in hard work in order to survive. His mother worked for a food-distribution company handling personnel and […]
Rooftop finds a partner in Cervi
Colorado-based livestock producer is a major piece of Estes Park’s rodeo ESTES PARK, Colo. – The foundation for Estes Park’s rodeo was founded six decades ago on the Plains of northeastern Colorado by entrepreneur Mike Cervi. Over much of the past decade, Cervi Championship Rodeo is an incredible partner for Rooftop Rodeo, set for 7 […]
Just in the Nick of time
Sartain returns to roping with his eyes fixed on another gold buckle When Nick Sartain was young, he didn’t have a cell phone to occupy his time when the fun waned. No, as a youth in the 1980s, he had to come up with his own entertainment. Throw in the fact that he traveled with […]
Frederiksen returns to Rooftop
Miss Rodeo America is proud of her roots, which are rooted in Colorado ESTES PARK, Colo. – Before she was Miss Rodeo America … Before she was Miss Rodeo Colorado … Hailey Frederiksen was just a girl who grew up on a ranch along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just on the east side […]
Brown having a ball in rodeo
Oregon bulldogger was a late bloomer, but the sport has changed his life Most cowboys who make a living in rodeo have competed in the sport all their lives. That’s not the case for Cinch endorsee Jesse Brown, a 29-year-old steer wrestler from Baker City, a community of 4,200 souls in northeastern Oregon. He was […]
Sosebee thrilled to work Gunnison
GUNNISON, Colo. – Cody Sosebee is a big man with a big heart and a fascinating sense of humor. He’s been one of the premier clowns and entertainers in rodeo for more than a decade. He has been named the Comedy Act of the Year and has been selected to work the National Finals Rodeo, […]
Greenfield ready for college finals
CASPER, Wyo. – A year ago, Kaden Greenfield was a sophomore at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon, and had just qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo. He arrived at the Ford Wyoming Center with high hopes and came away with lessons learned. Now, as a junior at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, he […]
Seiler makes all the right calls
Rooftop Rodeo announcer brings a distinct flavor to his work in Estes Park ESTES PARK, Colo. – Like every young cowboy with gold-buckle dreams, Andy Seiler spent much of his youth swinging a rope. His family took notice. So did others. “My grandfather told me a long time when I had a rope in my […]
PRCA rodeo hits Atlantic next week
ATLANTIC, Iowa – ProRodeo in southwest Iowa typically means warm summer weather for fans in this part of the world. That changes this year with the Atlantic ProRodeo, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3-Saturday, June 4, at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Atlantic. Thanks to Oklahoma-based McCoy Rodeo, the sport’s premier athletes will make […]
Gooding attracts rodeo’s best
Event’s atmosphere and fan base are a hit among the sport’s elite cowboys GOODING, Idaho – Cowboys know one thing about their rodeo season before it even begins. “Gooding is one rodeo you don’t want to miss,” said steer wrestler Riley Duvall, a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Checotah, Oklahoma. There are thousands of […]
Atoka anxious for rodeo’s return
ATOKA, Okla. – Seventeen seasons ago in the PRCA, a southeastern Oklahoma cowboy utilized a big payday at the Xtreme Bulls event in Oklahoma City to catapult him to a National Finals Rodeo qualification. Fast forward to 2022. That same cowboy, Cord McCoy, is now an event producer, and he’s bringing the PRCA’s stand-alone bull […]
Cowboys find a superhero
Bronc busters reach out to 5-year-old cancer patient, receive so much more GUYMON, Okla. – Noah Patterson has a sparkling spirit and an infectious personality, one that transcends generations. He radiates joy, and he shares it easily. He’s just 5 years old. “When I first met Noah, he was very active and had a big […]
Smith picks up Guymon title
GUYMON, Okla. – Garrett Smith needed this. He’s spent much of the last two seasons on the injury list – it’s a direct result of his job as a bull rider. In the rough-and-tumble world of professional rodeo, injuries and nagging pain are about to happen. Eight-second rides are followed by hours on the road. […]
Pope shines with a bit of Gun Fire
GUYMON, Okla. – Sometimes a history lesson provides the perfect opportunity. Take Jess Pope, the No. 1 bareback rider in ProRodeo, who found out earlier this week that he was matched with Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire, a bucking buckskin mare has been considered one of the best bucking horses in the sport. Pope had a […]
Martin is heating up in Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – Tristan Martin has good reason to be confident. He’s coming off his best season in the PRCA, and he’s off to a hot start in 2022. It all added up to a phenomenal three days at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. He placed in the first two go-rounds Wednesday and Thursday and […]
Home is where Casper’s heart is
Cinch saddle bronc rider makes time to spend with his family in Texas On Easter Sunday as Cooper and Cheyenne Casper were hunting eggs, their dad was 1,600 miles away from home handling his business. He certainly wanted to celebrate the holiday with his family, but Cinch saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper had a wild […]
Huffman closes career near the top
ALVA, Okla. – Tucker Huffman will graduate from Northwestern Oklahoma State University this coming Saturday, but he’s already received a pretty nice present. Actually, he gifted it to himself this past weekend. Huffman, a senior from Mutual, Oklahoma, posted the fastest tie-down roping run of the Doc Gardner Memorial Rodeo presented by Oklahoma Panhandle State […]
Mosley works for his dreams
A lifetime of struggles has placed bull rider in position for greatness When Laramie Mosley suffered a fractured neck last September and was forced to miss the rest of his promising season, it would have been easy for any competitor to get down in the dumps. Mosley has been through worse, so his frustration didn’t […]