Yearly Archives: 2023

[ Pro rodeo cowboy-turned-cartoonist entertains with “Earl” cartoons about the western way of life ] Wally Badgett was a ranch kid-turned rodeo cowboy, then deputy sheriff -turned cartoonist. And through it all, he’s had a sense of humor. The Miles City, Montana man was born in 1952 on a ranch 75 miles south of Miles  Continue Reading »

[ Life is short, be happy and be a blessing to those who surround you. ] Alex Phelps has been on a mission to have a positive mindset through his experiences and lessons in rodeo. His attitude was evident to others around him when he won the Ramsey Award as a high school senior in  Continue Reading »

“Work with me, Blue Bell,” Natalie says. Their hearts begin to race as they jet out into the arena. They make their way around three barrels, and the duo returns home, stopping the clock. It all came together. Natalie Peacock becomes the 2023 Alabama High School Rodeo Association champion barrel racer. Natalie didn’t start her  Continue Reading »

Take care of our lifestyle. We are living the dream that most can only dream of. Our sport could go away in a moment’s notice, and we need to take care of the sport and each other – that’s what makes us cowboys. “For me, American Hats embodies a lot of things – the American  Continue Reading »

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The PRCA Linderman Award is one of the most prestigious awards in ProRodeo. It recognizes a cowboy who won at least $1,000 in three events, and those events must include at least one roughstock and one timed-event. The 2023 Linderman Award winner is Randlett, Utah, cowboy Josh Frost. This past  Continue Reading »

  Raina Hudson-Chavez has been selected as the saddle horse boss at this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. As boss, she is responsible for the 74 horses ridden for various uses at the Wrangler NFR, and the eleven people under her, who help care for, tack, and exercise the horses. Those animals include 24 black  Continue Reading »

  Badlands Circuit Finals determines champs, qualifiers for the NFR Open MINOT, N.D. (October 15, 2023) – The gold buckles are on their winners’ belts, the championship saddles are packed in trucks headed home, and the final rodeo of the 2023 season is over for Badlands Circuit cowboys and cowgirls.   The annual Badlands Circuit  Continue Reading »

Mike and Hannah White have known each other since freshman year of college. And through their 24 years of marriage thus far, whether it’s raising their two sons, training horses, starting a business, or coming out of the roping box after a steer at the Bob Feist Invitational, the couple from DeKalb, Texas, knows how  Continue Reading »

Imagine battling it out every weekend at high school rodeos in Texas to qualify for the National High School Rodeo Finals to arrive and have it all taken away the first ride out. This occurrence is a reality for now Sophmore bareback rider, Kash Loyd. When he got on his first horse of the finals,  Continue Reading »

[ “We had fun when we rodeoed, and it was good to us.” ] or fifteen years straight, bull rider Dave Garstad never finished a Canadian rodeo season in less than fifth place in the Canadian standings. The Stettler, Alberta cowboy dominated the rodeo scene for more than two decades, beginning in 1959 till he  Continue Reading »