Yearly Archives: 2023

  FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 22, 2023) Jack Gilmore of Ironton, Missouri, was the biggest winner on Sunday at the $1.2 million Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament. As the only bull rider to earn a score, Gilmore took home the entire $4,400 pot in round one of Bracket 2 for his  Continue Reading »

DENVER, Colo. (January 21, 2023) — There is just one performance left at the National Western Stock Show presented by Centura Health and it promises to have some of the most exciting action yet. Three semifinals rodeo performances were held on Saturday and the sold-out crowds enjoyed every bit of the rodeo action. Saturday night  Continue Reading »

  FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 19, 2023) Seven individuals earned $10,000 paychecks at the 2023 Texas Champions Challenge rodeo in Dickies Arena Thursday night. The event featured winners from five iconic Texas rodeos in six events, plus four contestants in freestyle bullfighting. The 126th edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) paid  Continue Reading »

While Rylie Smith is the definition of self-made, she’s quick to credit her parents – Ricky and Misty Smith – and everyone else who’s had a hand in her roping career so far. Perhaps one of the most important people on that list is Hope Thompson. “I believe my best year of all is still  Continue Reading »

Don’t expect to be treated fairly in life. Some people will say and do hurtful things that you don’t deserve. After leasing our part of the ranch for 10 years we went through another heart wrenching experience. The owner sold the whole ranch to a man in Oregon. Harry had a meeting with the new  Continue Reading »

  Kicking up Kindness “To me it’s a family legacy.” explains the 22-year-old, Queen Creek, Arizona native, Kennadee Riggs, about her platform. “My grandmother in the 90s didn’t like how negative the news headlines were, so she started writing a column for a local paper on kind deeds and she had people write back with  Continue Reading »

“It was amazing – there was no feeling that rivaled that feeling,” said Will Reed Jennings about walking down the tunnel at the Thomas & Mack to photograph his first Wrangler National Finals. “There were so many people just in the hallway that I knew.” Will Reed Jennings is the only son of Dave and  Continue Reading »

Daniel became an American Hat ambassador his 8th grade year at Nationals. “I went to their booth to get a new straw hat,” he said. Daniel has been wearing an American hat since he was 8. “As soon as I could wear a good hat, it was an American.” He met Keith Mundee, who gave  Continue Reading »

  The rodeo lifestyle is all encompassing, taking families on a zig-zag pattern across the country. It provides unique memories, watching children grow up in the backdrop of their parents’ careers. Saddle bronc rider Jesse Kruse, father of three, knows all too well. On a night he clinched his seventh RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo  Continue Reading »

  IFR 53 GO AROUND #1 Bareback Bronc: Stetson Bierman 83.75 $2,222.22; Quintonn Lunsford (R) 82.50 $1,666.67; Carl Bernier 77.00 $1,111.11; Luke Herbert 76.50 $555.56 – Bull Riding: Dason Janes 82.25 $3,333.34; Deklan Garland 77.00 $2,222.22 – Saddle Bronc: Joe Farren 84.00 $2,222.22; Kenneth Glick 76.75 $1,666.67; Kody Rinehart 74.00 $1,111.11; Ray Hostetler 72.00 $555.56  Continue Reading »