American Hat Presents: Mackenzie Geesen
Mackenzie Geesen is proud to be chosen as an American Hat ambassador. “I will be encouraging to the younger people and set an example. This will be part of my life for a long time, so I take pride in what I’m doing every day.” Mackenzie Geesen has been involved in rodeo her whole […]
Back When They Bucked with Ed Sundby
Ed Sundby averaged 70,000 miles a year on his 1966 Ford pickup with a little white topper camper, while he rodeoed, and he loved every minute of it. And to make money for entry fees, the North Dakota cowboy did some Roman riding as a specialty act. Born in 1952 to Orvin and Ginger Sundby, […]
Field set for Championship Finals at Cheyenne Frontier Days
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 29, 2023 — A sold-out rodeo crowd of more than 15,000 watched the final contestants in the Semi Finals at Cheyenne Frontier Days advance to Sunday’s Championship Finals. Saturday was filled with surprises during the rodeo in every event. The bareback riding win went to reigning world champion Jess Pope from Waverly, […]
Pozzi Tonozzi Crosses $3 Million in Career Earnings with Gold Medal Performance in Salt Lake City
Photos by Ric Andersen, Courtesy Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo Nothing is sweeter than Gold in the world of rodeo whether it be a gold buckle for world champions at season end or gold medals at the Only Gold Medal Rodeo in the World in the heart of Salt Lake City. For two-time world champion […]
Whitaker hoping for big payday at “Daddy of ‘em All”
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 23, 2023 — Cheyenne Frontier Days is known for taking rodeo contestants out of their comfort zones. Frontier Days boasts a big arena and animals have a lot of ground to cover. Nowhere is that more evident than in the timed events and it often takes a “never quit” mentality to get […]
FIND YOUR CALLING
Horse finds perfect job as a trick riding animal for Helena cowgirl Helena, Mont. – July 17, 2023 – A special horse has found a new direction to go in her life. When Big Bonnie, a buckskin mare, was young, she didn’t fit anywhere. Because she was big at seventeen hands high, weighing 1,600 […]
ProRodeo Hall of Fame inducts star-studded 2023 class
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Stars converged Saturday as the 2023 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class was immortalized. Steer wrestler Luke Branquinho, a five-time PRCA World Champion, headed up a star-studded 2023 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Branquinho is joined by two-time PRCA World Champion Saddle Bronc rider Cody Wright (2008 and 2010), […]
THE 31st IFYR CROWNS 11 NEW CHAMPIONS AND AWARDS UPWARDS OF $320,000
SHAWNEE, Okla. — The 2023 IFYR (International Finals Youth Rodeo) capped off a dominant event on Friday night as 11 new champions etched their names into the IFYR history books. The event hosted in Shawnee, Oklahoma, is one of the richest youth rodeos in history, dishing out $319,000 over six days and featuring nearly 1000 […]
All In The Family
Four generations of the Roberts family have volunteered with the Days of ’76 rodeo Deadwood, S.D. (July 10, 2023) – Pat Roberts’ life has revolved around the Days of ’76 Rodeo. In fact, he’s the third of four generations of Roberts who has been involved in the PRCA event, which takes place in Deadwood […]
Back where it all began
Boxleitner finds glory at Rooftop, the rodeo that pointed him toward roping ESTES PARK, Colo. – Just two days before his 23rd birthday, Tyler Boxleitner gave himself a bit of a present. He roped and tied his calf in 12.1 seconds during Sunday’s fifth performance of the Rooftop Rodeo to move into a share of […]