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Community Coffee: Riley Webb

Written on November 29, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

[“Ryan Rouse is the western sports manager for Community Coffee and my family has known the Rouses for a long time.,” said Riley Webb, now a 2x Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier in the tie-down roping. “We have always been close, but the Community Coffee Team is one big family, so it made sense to  Continue Reading »

5 Star Champion: Randy Britton

Written on November 29, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

Pickup man Randy Britton has 154 performances under his belt and thousands of miles on his odometer from the 2023 rodeo season alone. Working for Cervi Championship Rodeo since 2012 has kept the Kiowa, Colorado cowboy involved in the sport that hooked him from boyhood. “I started rodeoing when I was 12 or so. Me  Continue Reading »

Community Coffee: Coleman Proctor

Written on November 6, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

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  Continue Reading »

5 Star Champion: Kim Thomas

Written on November 6, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

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,  Continue Reading »

On The Trail with Alex Phelps

Written on November 6, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

[ Life is short, be happy and be a blessing to those who surround you. ] Alex Phelps has been on a mission to have a positive mindset through his experiences and lessons in rodeo. His attitude was evident to others around him when he won the Ramsey Award as a high school senior in  Continue Reading »

Back When They Bucked with Wally Badgett

Written on November 6, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

[ 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  Continue Reading »

Community Coffee: Tristan Martin

Written on September 28, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

Editor’s note: Tristan Martin was featured as the On the Trail in the 2022 July issue of Rodeo News Please see link below to read full article: https://reader.mediawiremobile.com/RodeoNews/issues/207953/viewer [ “Growing up in Louisiana, I didn’t know there was another kind of coffee,” said Tristan Martin, 2x NFR qualifier in steer wrestling. “Every breakfast table and  Continue Reading »

On The Trail with Monte Downare III

Written on September 28, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

  [ “I feel God is with me every time I nod my head,_x000D_ and I know if I want to win I need to be calm, cool and collected.”] From the small town of Hartsel, Colorado, comes a cowboy tearing it up across the state in bareback and bull riding. Monte Downare, age 19,  Continue Reading »

Back When They Bucked with Dave Garstad

Written on September 28, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

[ “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  Continue Reading »

I’m just taking it week by week right now. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!

Written on August 31, 2023 at 12:00 am, by

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  Continue Reading »