Ruth Nicolaus

[ 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 …

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 …

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 …

[ “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 …

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 …

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 …

Ed Sundby averaged 70,000 miles a year on his 1966 Ford pickup with a little white topper camper, while he rodeoed, and he loved every minute of it. And to …

Horse finds perfect job as a trick riding animal for Helena cowgirl Helena, Mont. – July 17, 2023 – A special horse has found a new direction to go in …

Rodney Towe held down a fulltime job while he rodeoed, with a rodeo career that spanned fifty years. The Hilmar, California cowboy worked for 36 years at the Turlock Irrigation …

First night of Red Bluff Round-Up sets the bar for cowboys, cowgirls  Red Bluff, Calif. (April 21, 2023) –   Tanner Aus traded the cold winter of Minnesota for California sunshine, …

RL Tolbert has jumped out of burning buildings, tumbled down cliffs, crashed cars and been shot numerous times. But he’s walked away from every near-death experience. That’s because the Vale, …

For a team roper, nothing quickens the blood like a horse and some steers to turn. And the Wrangler Team Roping Championships have given the team roping world a place …