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Back When They Bucked with Jerry Beagley

Jerry Beagley has enjoyed a Western way of living from the time he was born. He was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, October 2, 1954 to Otto and Evelyn Beagley. He was an only child. His dad was foreman for the Chain Ranch, located in Kansas and Oklahoma. The Chain Ranch ran 2,500 mama cows. […]

Team Cavender’s Colee Cox

“I crave the rodeo environment,” said Colee Cox, Team Cavender’s athlete from Childress, Texas. Rodeo has consumed her life, from hometown rodeos to traveling across the country to some of the largest junior rodeos in the country. As one of the newer members on Team Cavender’s, Colee has felt so honored the moment she got […]

Community Coffee: Hailey Kinsel

Hailey Kinsel starts her mornings with a warm cup of Community Coffee and a grateful heart. A 4x World Champion barrel racer, the 28-year-old is currently ranked seventh in the world. She doesn’t go a morning without her caffeine boost, her favorite being Community Coffee’s Mardi Gras King Cake blend. Hailey has a routine before […]

Pozzi Tonozzi dominates at Caldwell Night Rodeo

Cutlines for photos – CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 19, 2023)—A barrel racer from Lampasas, Texas earned more money than any other contestant at the Caldwell Night Rodeo, and it was her second championship here. She also won in 2006. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi won the first round, was second in the second and the final round and […]

Community Coffee: Shane Hanchey

Community Coffee has been part of Shane’s life for a few years now. “What a better fit,” he said of the partnership. “Their consumers are the western world, and we are the people they sell to.” Shane, a chef himself, loves the coffee; his favorite is the Signature Blend. Shane and his wife, Taylor, run […]

CHAMPS IN ABILENE

  Legendary bull rider wins Abilene, team ropers repeat as champs  Abilene, Kans. August 5, 2023 – The winningest man in bull riding history came to Abilene and won himself a check. J.B. Mauney, of Stephenville, Texas, scored 90 points on the Andrews Rodeo Co. bull named The Kracken to walk away with the 2023 […]

Team Cavender’s Cooper Lane

“I remember thinking, they’re all winners in and outside of the arena, I want to be a part of that team.” Cooper Lane was four years old when he entered his first rodeo and would never have imagined how that entry would shape the direction of his life. The 17-year-old saddle bronc rider from Keller, […]

On The Trail with Wacey Schalla

[ “I try to not over think it too much. I stay pretty mentally focused. I don’t let things distract me a whole lot.” ] He’s racking up titles, stacking up prizes, pocketing checks while keeping his eyes focused on the future with the same determination he has when he nods his head in the […]

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 […]