Ho Ho Ho: Cowboy Christmas is Upon Us
By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Phillip Kitts Sitting at the driver’s license bureau last week, one of the few rodeo friends in my hometown asked me why I wasn’t on the road? “I figured you’d be busy with Cowboy Christmas,” he said. He’s not wrong. I just wasn’t on the road. That trip arrived […]
Westin Clemens: Grit, Ground, and Growing Up
Written by Lori Bizzell / Photos Courtesy of Clemens Family and Cavender’s Team Westin lives 30 minutes south of Des Moines, Iowa, and was raised in rodeo life. Both parents rodeoed, so this world was always home, a foundation shaping how he works, competes, and carries himself. Westin competes in several rough stock events, showing […]
Rodeo Celebrates Patriotism Every Day
By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Ted Harbin There’s a different aura surrounding this Fourth of July. It’s the 250th anniversary of the United States of America gaining its sovereignty from the British, the semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Americans have honored that specific day for centuries, and rightfully so. It’s […]
Champions: Pattersons Work for Their Gold
By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of PRCA File Photos by Lara St Jacques Much like any craftsman, Rocky Patterson has a way of making things work in ways nobody else could. In rodeo, passion is the driving force. It’s the love of the game at its most core level. Before he added any credential to […]
Where the Pace Is Fast and the Peace Runs Deep
By Lori Bizzell Feature photo courtesy of Riggin Stewart Photography As an American Hat Company team member, Colee Cox carries more than a name on her hat. She brings a steadiness formed over time, impossible to fake. After a fantastic interview with Keith Mundee, president of American Hat Company, I saw the alignment ~Colee’s quiet […]
Historic Venue, Award Winning Rodeo
Historic Venue, Award Winning Rodeo Deadwood’s Days of ’76 Rodeo showcases pro competition, history of the area Deadwood, S.D. (June 15, 2026) – There’s plenty of history in Deadwood, and the Days of ’76 Rodeo, too. The 104th annual edition of the Days of ’76 Rodeo stampedes into Deadwood July 19-25, with PRCA rodeo competition, […]
Charro Shares Family Passion with Rodeo
Charro Shares Family Passion with Rodeo By Ted Harbin / Photo Courtesy of Charro on the Road His silver mane and tail, along with his golden coat, has brightened any arena or stall he has entered. Hollywood is a 24-year-old stallion owned by the Garcilazo family, who showed the beautiful palomino in ways only they […]
Kipp’s Turn At The Top May Be Right Now
Kipp’s Turn At The Top May Be Right Now By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Tyke Kipp It’s early June, and Tyke Kipp is in unfamiliar territory. If the season were to end today, he’d earn his first qualification to the National Finals Rodeo, something every cowboy dreams of when he dreams of being a […]
Pain in the Neck: The Lives of Bareback Riders
Pain in the Neck: The Lives of Bareback Riders By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Click Thompson For decades, rodeo fans have been drawn by the danger of the sport. Optics point to bull riding as the most perilous. The beasts are typically massive, with nearly a ton of bucking flesh. The rides can be […]
Built in the Quiet Places
Built in the Quiet Places Written by Lori Bizzell Myles Nixon: Cavender’s Team Member Photos courtesy of Cavender’s Team and The Nixon Family At seventeen, Myles is already learning how to move with dependable ease. You hear it in his answers and in his pauses before speaking. He talks about rodeo, family, faith, and life […]