About: Rick Bizzell

By Ted Harbin / Photo Courtesy of Laura Storey (CFD) This has been a July to remember for breakaway roper Cheyanne McCartney, and her bank account is the beneficiary. So is her place in the WPRA world standings. She stands alone at the top and has just been piling it on. Of course, that’s going  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin When T. Joe Cahill coined the moniker “The Daddy of ’em All” for Cheyenne Frontier Days, it fit. Created in 1897, the Wyoming celebration grew into the largest outdoor rodeo and Western celebration. By 2026, the debate about Cheyenne rages on social media. It’s an argument that began in 2019, when organizers  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Phillip Kitts/Avid Visual Imagery. If there was an all-around title for equine stars, Jordan Muncy’s Woodrow might his have his own golden halter. He was bred and raised to be a barrel horse, something Muncy needed. She had tried purchasing cheap ones off the track because that’s what she  Continue Reading »

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  Continue Reading »

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  Continue Reading »