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She’s just Barrie exciting

This is a busy time for team ropers who have qualified for the USTRC World Finals in Oklahoma City. Many...
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A little clarification is needed

In doing my daily research on rodeo, I came across a piece by Dorothy Marie Kucera on allvoices.com, a website...
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UPDATE: It’s trivia time

UPDATES (Comments include hints to the answer): So can you name the only person to have qualified for season-ending championship...
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My friend Clem

Two summers ago, the rodeo world said goodbye to a legend in the sport, Clem McSpadden. The former general manager...
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Out of this world

Brazilian Renato Nunes parlayed a great season and a fantastic run at this week's world finals in Las Vegas to...
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Speaking of world champs

It was a great rodeo Saturday night at Kemper Arena. Here's the story I wrote for the Kansas City Star....
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The world unites

The third performance of the American Royal Rodeo was a pretty fair showcase of world champions. - Saddle bronc riders...
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A likely fantastic finish

The 2010 PBR world championship is going to come down to the final three go-rounds of the long season. On...
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Covering the rodeo

Night Two coverage of the American Royal PRCA Rodeo. http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/22/2344800/rider-from-south-dakota-has-best.html
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An all-around fixer

Shaun Stroh had just finished riding Friday at the American Royal PRCA Rodeo, spurring for an 85 for the night's...
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Start of the season

At one time, the SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo and the National Western Livestock Show and Rodeo were the first...
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Points vs. money

There are many differences between the PBR and a traditional rodeo, but as the world finals takes place this week...
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Caine is able

Caine Riddle has been around rodeo all his life. It’s just natural His daddy is Rusty Riddle, who rode bareback...
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Dustin the field

Dustin the field

Dustin Elliott won the opening go-round of the Professional Bull Riders World Finals on Wednesday night by scoring an 89.25...
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American Royal advance via Kansas City Star

The link will take you to a story I wrote that appears in today's Kansas City Star: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/20/2336912/american-royal-rodeo-will-feature.html
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A different breed of stock contractor

Since he became a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association five years ago, Pete Carr has made a name...
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A Stitch in time

Brittany Pozzi has won two barrel racing world championships with plenty of assistance from Sixth Vision, a 13-year-old gelding Now...
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Big Tex is the new 90-point standard in bareback riding

Below is a story I wrote for Classic Pro Rodeo about its great horse, Big Tex. On Friday, Oct. 15,...
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Fans get a taste of PBR championship race

The Professional Bull Riders World Finals kicks off its five-day run Wednesday, Oct. 20, in Las Vegas. It’s a showcase...
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A story to Trell

Trell Etbauer hasn't competed since a serious wrist injury the end of July in Deadwood, S.D. Still, the all-around cowboy...
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We’ve got storylines

Traditional media outlets are always looking for the next great storyline. Oftentimes, the newspapers and TV newscasters overlook rodeo. Typically,...
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