Yearly Archives: 2023

The Silver State Stampede is western entertainment at its best with a rich history of attendance by professional cowboys and cowgirls.  With over $80,000 in added money and growing steadily each year, this is a rodeo you don’t want to miss! Offering PRCA sanctioned events, WPRA Women’s Barrel Racing, Mutton Busting, Mini-Bulls, a trade show,  Continue Reading »

I get asked every year for advice on the recruitment process.  Here is some of the advice I share every year with students:_x000D_ Finish your senior year strong, keep your grades up. The NIRA has very strict rules when it comes to grades and if you are taking dual credit classes in high school those  Continue Reading »

Dale Hirschman picked up his camera “a little bit less than forever ago. I started in 1972,” he said. “I was entered and got my mom’s camera and took my first rodeo photos – I was bored.” Dale got serious in 1998. “A couple of the guys I rodeoed with asked me to take photos  Continue Reading »

Merrin Frost lives ten miles south of Lawrence, Kansas, in Baldwin City. She has always had horses, chickens, dogs, and all the animals that come with living in the country. Both of her parents, Richard and Kasey, work in pharmaceutical sales. “Mom takes me and my sister (Kyan) everywhere since she works from home,” said  Continue Reading »

PBR Team Series’ Texas Rattlers Set to Award Cash Bonus to Texas Female Athletes AUSTIN, Texas – Ahead of the 2023 Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC), the event the list of athletes advancing directly to the Showdown Round and Triple Crown of Rodeo Round on May 20, was today announced. The seven athletes earned the  Continue Reading »

This was the biggest year we’ve had,” said Sam Dixon, past president of the SJRA, Southern Junior Rodeo Association. “It’s given the girls a great start on life in general, and not just rodeo. They learn responsibility by taking care of animals and the life lessons are the best in rodeo.” Hadlie Dixon and Reiny  Continue Reading »

Baylee will be responsible for overseeing the company’s social media strategy, developing engaging content, and managing American Hat Company’s social media presence. Baylee joins American Hat Company from Outlaw Equine, where she worked for several years in all facets of the clinic including social media and marketing. “I did lots of things at Outlaw and  Continue Reading »

First night of Red Bluff Round-Up sets the bar for cowboys, cowgirls  Red Bluff, Calif. (April 21, 2023) –   Tanner Aus traded the cold winter of Minnesota for California sunshine, and he’s loving it. The bareback rider came to the Red Bluff Round-Up and put on a show, tying for the lead in the bareback  Continue Reading »

RL Tolbert has jumped out of burning buildings, tumbled down cliffs, crashed cars and been shot numerous times. But he’s walked away from every near-death experience. That’s because the Vale, Oregon cowboy served as a stuntman in the movie industry as well as being a rodeo contestant. That’s him getting the girl out of the  Continue Reading »

“I changed the expectations for the quality and professionalism of the position of rodeo clown or entertainer, as the times changed. All while staying true to the history and integrity of the sport. And that through it all, I hope I treated everyone with kindness and respect.” Flint Rasmussen was the start of a new  Continue Reading »