Yearly Archives: 2023

I get asked every year for advice on the recruitment process. Here is some of the advice I share every year with students: 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 »

2,000 acres of the Cervi ranch, near Roggen, a small town in northeastern Colorado, are about to turn green. Two course routings—one by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the other by veteran Coore & Crenshaw associate Jim Craig—have already been devised for the 2,000-acre, pure sand property acquired by Michael and Chris Keiser, sons of  Continue Reading »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 27) – Steer wrestler Luke Branquinho, a five-time PRCA World Champion, heads 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), World Champion Team Roper Doyle Gellerman (1981), pickup man Kenny Clabaugh,  Continue Reading »

  Justin Rumford Discusses The Evolution Of A Rodeo Clown “Someone told me that rodeo clowns are just cowboys that can’t make it competing. I love being a rodeo clown. It’s my dream job! I win every performance.” Justin Rumford is a third generation rodeo cowboy. He’s tried many positions in rodeo and finds the  Continue Reading »

A decorated career didn’t make JJ Hampton’s return to the toughest sport on dirt any easier after taking off a year from breakaway roping in the early 2000s. After losing a few good horses, JJ just needed some time at home to regroup. And that she did, because when she started chasing the rodeo trail  Continue Reading »

Lots of kids grow up aspiring to be a cowboy or a police officer, but only some accomplish that feat. And even less manage to do both. Bob Wiley is the exception to that rule. Long before Bob Wiley was able to fulfill his childhood dreams, he was learning fundamental life lessons while running track  Continue Reading »

I’ve learned how to win and lose – to deal with adversity – that’s easier said than done. I try to be thankful from the beginning and look failure in the eye. he first time Riley Wakefield went to the Cinch Timed Event Championships, he and his older brother Brady were star-struck. The next time  Continue Reading »

Haven Meged has visions beyond rodeo. He recently won $150,000 in one week with his futurity horses. “Eventually that is what we will do,” said the tie down roper from Stephenville, Texas. His plan is to continue to make a name for himself and his horses. Haven is no stranger to big wins, coming out  Continue Reading »

“Find who your real self is and bring out the best.” Sam Gallagher, from Brighton, Colorado, has made it three years in a row to the National High School Finals. He served on the board for the high school rodeo association, where he served as the Chute Dog Director. “That taught me to be flexible.  Continue Reading »

March 23, 2023 – Fort Worth, TX — The Cowboy Channel is proud to announce the creation of a separate feed for Spanish-language viewers providing full coverage of all performances of the PRCA’s Top 10 rodeos.  Spanish language productions for Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, San Angelo, Reno, Calgary, Cheyenne, Salinas, Pendleton, and the Wrangler  Continue Reading »