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 […]
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, […]
Badlands cowboys, cowgirls enter Circuit Finals Rodeo in first place in respective events
Minot, N.D. (September 25, 2023) – The best cowboys and cowgirls in the Dakotas will be in Minot next month for the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo. And these number ones lead the charge, in their respective events. North Dakota cowboy Chase Lako leads the tie-down roping. The Mandan man has won more than $17,000, […]
2023 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping Tickets On Sale NOW
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2023 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping is shaping up to be the most competitive Finals yet with at least a third of the field entering this year’s finals with over $100,000 won. A year ago, only the No. 1 ranked cowgirl entered with over $100,000 won. Tickets are now on […]
Trigg G. Marquiss 1948-2023
A Wyoming horse enthusiast who owned two world-champion stallions in his lifetime has passed away at 74. Trigg Marquiss, a native of Gillette, Wyoming, died on August 30 after an ATV accident in Story, Wyoming. Marquiss was born Oct. 25, 1948, the middle child of Quentin and “Toots” Marquiss. Both his grandfathers amassed historic ranches […]
I’m just taking it week by week right now. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!
Pro barrel racer Shelley Morgan is no stranger to the ebbs and flows of life on the rodeo trail. The 50-year-old from Eustace, Texas, who’s won more than a million in career earnings, has experienced the exhilaration of winning The American in 2022, and knows the sting of losing her beloved horse Short Go in […]
Our success depends on the success of our students.
Coaching students that want to get better is fun and for the most part it is easy. Students that are eager to improve show up to practice ready to learn and ready to work. If you have any doubts, go watch a practice of a college team. I’m not talking about rodeo practice, go watch […]
Confessions of regret
As it turns out, I know way more about failing than I do victory in Jesus. The victory part I seem to be dismal at. The failing part, in a major sense of the word, I may be at a professional level. It is true that God uses everything and everyone for His Story. Yet, […]
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 […]
On The Trail with Jennifer Welch Nicholson
Riata Ranch International [ “You earn your reputation in the arena, but you earn your respect in the barn”. ] Jennifer Welch Nicholson is the 2023 Tad Lucas Award recipient. “I’m proud that I was able to live my life in such a way that I was considered for this, award” said the 60-year-old trick […]