Top stock is part of the Frontier
Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire has been recognized as one of the best bucking horses in rodeo. The mare was named the 2022 PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year and helped cowboys to the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo title three years in a row through 2024. Gun Fire is one of many elite animals from Frontier, […]
Nebraskan wins first college title
Northwestern Oklahoma State University junior Sam Daly earned his first intercollegiate title this past weekend, picking up the steer wrestling championship in Garden City, Kansas. (PHOTO BY DALE HIRSCHMAN) ALVA, Okla. – In the Nebraska Sandhills, Sam Daly is one of about 400 people who live in McPherson County. It’s sparse, inhabited mostly with […]
Duvall wins, pads standings lead
Northwestern Oklahoma State University steer wrestler Nathan Duvall went from worst to first during Sunday’s championship round at the Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College rodeo. Duvall, shown in this image from last fall in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was atop the race but was followed by teammates Tydon Tsosie and Emmett Edler. (PHOTO BY EMILY VILLEIUX) […]
Logo is more than a brand
Travis Hamblen carries his family’s legacy with him every day. It’s the foundation for Hamblen Hats, and it’s part of the company’s logo. From loving cowboy hats as a youngster his passion for building and repairing them, his passion continues. (PHOTO BY IN THE WILD WONDER PHOTOGRAPHY) Hamblen Hats’ Flying H stands for hope, […]
Guymon rodeo lands Backflip
Johnny Dudley is an accomplished clown and rodeo entertainer, and he will have his first Oklahoma Panhandle experience during this year’s Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. (PHOTO BY JOSH HOMER GUYMON, Okla. – The sunsets in the Oklahoma Panhandle have something spectacular about them. Whether it’s a combination of the atmosphere, the relative flatness of […]
Claremore rodeo is a honey hole
Riley O’Rourke has found a honey hole with the Will Rogers Stampede in Claremore, Oklahoma. He leads the charge for the Clem McSpadden Tub Handle Classic, the richest steer roping rodeo in Oklahoma, after winning that championship each of the past two years. He is also the 2025 Steer Roping Rookie of the Year and […]
Tsosie makes transfer pay off
Northwestern Oklahoma State’s Tyra Tsosie won the goat-tying championship at the Kansas State University rodeo this past weekend in Manhattan, Kansas. The sophomore transferred to the Rangers rodeo team in the fall semester to join her twin brother, Tydon, who was already at Northwestern. (PHOTO BY DALE HIRSCHMAN) ALVA, Okla. – Tyra and Tydon […]
Rodeo growing in Big Spring
The Surge Energy Rodeo Bowl has been around for 76 years, so organizers of the Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo have been making upgrades to the arena with bigger plans also being part of the picture. The new dates for the rodeo will be June 4-6, and it’s all part of the intended growth […]
Roper wins OKC back-to-back
Heeler Dawson McMaster stops the clock in 6.3 seconds with partner Dexton Hoelting to win the Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co. McMaster won the title a year ago with Hoelting’s older brother, Cam, when it was the final PRCA rodeo in Jim Norick Arena, then won this weekend at the first ProRodeo […]
Taton returns to roots in OKC
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jade Taton returned to that familiar Oklahoma red dirt, and he felt right at home during Saturday’s second performance of the Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co. An alumnus of the Oklahoma Panhandle State University rodeo team, Taton rides bucking horses as a second job. He handled his business, matching […]
Lessons pay off for Swearingen
College life didn’t pan out for Colton Swearingen, but that hasn’t stopped him from gaining an education from the best in the business while he’s in Oklahoma. He stopped the clock in 4.7 seconds to take the steer wrestling lead at the Oklahoma City ProRodeo. (PHOTO BY NICOLE STEVENS) OKLAHOMA CITY – Colton Swearingen […]
Indoor rodeo is ready for winter
Trick rider Dusti Dickerson will bring some of the heat to the Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co., which takes place Friday-Sunday at OG&E Coliseum. With winter weather expected to hit central Oklahoma, producer McCoy Rodeo expects the action to keep all spectators warm in new building at OKC Fair Park. (PHOTO FROM […]
Cowgirl bull riders add flair
Cord McCoy had heard that twins Dayna and Madison Eilert might be the best women to have ever ridden bulls. He saw it for himself, which is why he wanted them to be part of the Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co., set for Friday-Sunday at OG&E Coliseum at the OKC Fair Park. […]
Rodeo is very much Oklahoma
Steer wrestling world champion Jacob Edler is one of the 384 contestants who entered next weekend’s Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co. and is also part of the more than one-third who reside in Oklahoma. After graduating from Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Edler has remained in Alva and also owns a business there. […]
Pickup man is a Jet-setter
Jet McCoy is all cowboy and has been from the day he was born. Raised on the family’s ranch near Tupelo, Oklahoma, he still works daily with horses and trusts them in another aspect of his job. He’s one of the pickup men for McCoy Rodeo, a livestock production company owned by his brother, Cord, […]
Pegasus bucks in inspiring way
McCoy Rodeo’s Pegasus was named Bull of the 2025 National Finals Rodeo after bucking off Stetson Wright in the fifth round and Tristen Hutchings on Night 10 in a combined 7.02 seconds. The nearly 1,700-pound gray bull had suffered an infection and had his right horn removed. Pegasus recovered well enough to join the elite […]
OG&E is OKC’s new rodeo home
OG&E Coliseum is a modern arena at OKC Fair Park and stands as a beacon for future events at the fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, including the Oklahoma City ProRodeo presented by Tractor Supply Co., a McCoy Rodeo production that takes place Jan. 23-25. (PHOTO COURTESY OF VISIT OKLAHOMA CITY) OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma-based McCoy […]
Rodeo at the top of its game
Announcer Scott Grover has been a big part of the Will Rogers Stampede in Claremore, Oklahoma, for more than 20 years. He’s seen how the rodeo has grown over that time, and he’s experienced why it is so good. (PHOTO BY ROBBY FREEMAN) Will Rogers Stampede reinvents itself with growth, progress CLAREMORE, Okla. – […]
Learning under the Big Top
Rodeo announcer Scott Grover will conduct the Big Top Rodeo Announcer & Music Director Seminar from Feb. 20-22 at the Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City Airport as a way to give others the insights he didn’t have when he began his career. He will be working with noted sound director Jesse Knudsen through the […]
Riley casts a Webb on rodeo
Cinch cowboy Riley Webb secured his third straight world championship at this year’s National Finals Rodeo, becoming the first tie-down roper in more than 40 years to win at least three consecutive gold buckles. (PRCA PHOTO BY LARA ST JACQUES) Cinch tie-down roper claims his 3rd straight world championship Four years ago, little went […]
Money finds its way to Gray
T.J. Gray placed on all seven bulls he rode during the National Finals Rodeo. He won the average championship, which included a $94,000 payday, and earned $295,665 during his 10-day stay in Las Vegas to also win the Top Gun award. He finished his second straight NFR as the reserve world champion bull rider. (PRCA […]
Allen grabs 1st gold buckle
Steer wrestling world champion handles his cow during another solid run at the 2025 National Finals Rodeo. Allen rode Banker, the 2025 Bulldogging Horse of the Year owned by Justin Shaffer, then dominated the 10 days of competition in Las Vegas. (PRCA PHOTO BY LARA ST JACQUES) Cinch bulldogger handles the biggest rodeo test […]
Champion was the star of the show
When bull rider Tristen Hutchings won the third round of the National Finals Rodeo, he wanted to honor the fight of 6-year-old Casyn Cates, who has beaten pediatric cancer. Casyn and his mom went on the South Point Showroom stage with Hutchings on Dec. 6 to talk about Golden Circle of Champions, the organization that […]
Sonnier cleans house at NFR
Kade Sonnier rides the 2025 PRCA Horse of the Year, Brookman Rodeo’s Lunatic Heaven, for 90.75 points to win Saturday’s 10th round of the National Finals Rodeo. He also finished fourth in the average and fourth in the world, earning almost $200,000 in Las Vegas. (PRCA PHOTO BY LARA ST JACQUES) LAS VEGAS – […]