~ Johnnie Rose ~
By Lori Bizzell / Photos Courtesy of Johnnie Rose Bray and Team Cavender’s “I want that one.” Johnnie Rose Bray had already seen the calf run twice. He was the hardest-running calf there, and she knew her horse was not especially fast. “I knew I was going to have the hardest time roping that […]
~ Westi Myers ~
By Lori Bizzell / Photos Courtesy of Westi Myers and Team Cavender’s A New Chapter in the Myers Name Westi Myers was about four years old when her older brothers started setting her up on one of their calf horses while they practiced. She remembers riding him around and being pretty taken with the whole […]
Ransom Morris-More Than a Name
~ Ransom Morris ~ By Lori Bizzell / Photos Courtesy of Ransom Morris and Team Cavender’s More Than a Name I couldn’t get past his name. Ransom. Before our conversation went very far, I had to know whether Ransom Morris knew why his parents had chosen it. The story goes that his Pop knew […]
Corlee Massey: Earning Every Win
Written by Lori Bizzell / Photos Courtesy of Corlee Massey and Team Cavender’s In rodeo, people often remember the run. They remember the fast time, the championship buckle, or the moment the announcer calls a winner’s name. What they don’t always see are the quiet decisions that happen long before the horse ever enters the […]
Westin Clemens: Grit, Ground, and Growing Up
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 […]
Built in the Quiet Places
Built in the Quiet Places Written by Lori Bizzell Myles Nixon: Cavender’s Team Member Photos courtesy of Cavender’s Team and The Nixon Family At seventeen, Myles is already learning how to move with dependable ease. You hear it in his answers and in his pauses before speaking. He talks about rodeo, family, faith, and life […]
Ride Aggressive ~ The Fierce Resolve of Ty LaVergne
Ride Aggressive. Stay Ready There’s something powerful about grit that doesn’t have to announce itself. In our April/May issue, Team Cavender’s athlete Ty LaVergne brings the kind of fierce resolve that is built in the hard places ~ where courage, discipline, and heart collide every time the gate cracks. This is more than a ride. […]
The Ride, the Grit, and the Growing Up
By Lori Bizzell/Photo Courtesy of Team Cavender’s As a second-year Team Cavender’s athlete, Eli Espy is already stepping into opportunities that are broadening his perspective on rodeo and life. What stands out most, however, is not just the new doors opening, but the steady character he developed long before recognition ~built on hard work, discipline, […]
Ride Aggressive ~The Fierce Resolve of Ty LaVergne
By Lori Bizzell / Photos Courtesy of LaVergne Family There’s something steady, not loud and not showy, about Ty LaVergne, just tough minded in a way that doesn’t need announcing. As a Cavender’s team member, he carries that same quiet steadiness with him, the kind that shows up in how he rides and how he […]
Audrey Bridges ~ Steady Hands, Sure Confidence
by Lori Bizzell Photos by Primo Morales Photography At sixteen, Audrey moves with a composure often reserved for seasoned riders. She did not rush there. She has learned to tune into her horse, to the voices that matter, and to the quiet insights competition reveals when no one is looking. As a committed member of […]