Back When They Bucked with Wally Badgett
[ Pro rodeo cowboy-turned-cartoonist entertains with “Earl” cartoons about the western way of life ] Wally Badgett was a ranch kid-turned rodeo cowboy, then deputy sheriff -turned cartoonist. And through it all, he’s had a sense of humor. The Miles City, Montana man was born in 1952 on a ranch 75 miles south of Miles […]
Community Coffee: Coleman Proctor
Community Coffee strives to serve with consistency, integrity and excellence. This is only one aspect 7x Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Coleman Proctor loves about the family-owned brand. “They keep the freshness coming to you,” said the 38-year-old from Pryor, Oklahoma. “Having fresh coffee is something that us rodeo guys, particularly, can appreciate. “We [rodeo […]
5 Star Champion: Kim Thomas
Kim Thomas has been a horse trainer most of her life. Her business savvy and horsemanship skills have carried her to compete in the Barrel Futurities of America World Championship, the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, serve on the WPRA board, and teach clinics in the United States and abroad. While she now calls Noble, […]
Josh Frost named 2023 Linderman Award recipient
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The PRCA Linderman Award is one of the most prestigious awards in ProRodeo. It recognizes a cowboy who won at least $1,000 in three events, and those events must include at least one roughstock and one timed-event. The 2023 Linderman Award winner is Randlett, Utah, cowboy Josh Frost. This past […]
Colorado cowgirl selected as Wrangler NFR saddle horse boss
Raina Hudson-Chavez has been selected as the saddle horse boss at this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. As boss, she is responsible for the 74 horses ridden for various uses at the Wrangler NFR, and the eleven people under her, who help care for, tack, and exercise the horses. Those animals include 24 black […]
BEST IN THE BADLANDS
Badlands Circuit Finals determines champs, qualifiers for the NFR Open MINOT, N.D. (October 15, 2023) – The gold buckles are on their winners’ belts, the championship saddles are packed in trucks headed home, and the final rodeo of the 2023 season is over for Badlands Circuit cowboys and cowgirls. The annual Badlands Circuit […]
5 Star Champions: Mike and Hannah White
Mike and Hannah White have known each other since freshman year of college. And through their 24 years of marriage thus far, whether it’s raising their two sons, training horses, starting a business, or coming out of the roping box after a steer at the Bob Feist Invitational, the couple from DeKalb, Texas, knows how […]
Team Cavender’s Kash Loyd
Imagine battling it out every weekend at high school rodeos in Texas to qualify for the National High School Rodeo Finals to arrive and have it all taken away the first ride out. This occurrence is a reality for now Sophmore bareback rider, Kash Loyd. When he got on his first horse of the finals, […]
Back When They Bucked with Dave Garstad
[ “We had fun when we rodeoed, and it was good to us.” ] or fifteen years straight, bull rider Dave Garstad never finished a Canadian rodeo season in less than fifth place in the Canadian standings. The Stettler, Alberta cowboy dominated the rodeo scene for more than two decades, beginning in 1959 till he […]
NLBRA World Champion Little Wrangler: Braylin Barratt
Nine-year-old Braylin Barratt is the proud owner of two world champion saddles, buckles, and numerous awards including her new favorite purple felt hat after her hard work paid off at the 2023 NLBRA Finals. “I was really surprised and I was excited!” says the cowgirl from Cheraw, Colorado. She went into the Finals leading the […]