Did We Just Become Best Friends?
By Lori Bizzell | Photos Courtesy of Olivia Gray Tyler Kijac on rodeo, risk, family, and doing what hasn’t been done before Some interviews leave you knowing more about someone. Then there are the ones where, somewhere between a few good stories, some hard-earned lessons, and plenty of laughter, you start to wonder […]
Open Call for Editorial Submissions
Attention, all writers! Rodeo Life Magazine is now accepting editorial submissions. If you are eager to showcase your writing, here is an opportunity to do so in a well-established rodeo magazine. Submissions must be exclusive to us, meaning they have been sent only to us and have not been published online or in print […]
Western Art Roundup: Jessie Veeder
Jessie Veeder is a songwriter, musician, journalist, North Dakotan, community builder, mother, and advocate for Western life. She explores rural living through her music, popular blog, and podcast, Meanwhile, back at the ranch, and is the director of the Long X Arts Foundation. Veeder’s latest album, Yellow Roses, was released in January 2024. Jessie […]
Damian Brennan: The Mental Game
Saddle Bronc Rider Damian Brennan thinks positive as he gears up for the busiest run of the rodeo season. Although Damian Brennan may be somewhat fresh to the Pro Rodeo trail, he’s no stranger to winning. Sitting at number one in the world standings in saddle bronc riding as of June 7th, Brennan accredits his […]
Shaley Ham: The West Desperado Way
Shaley Ham Shares Her Unbridled Secrets To Success Shaley Ham didn’t initially set out to be a fashion influencer. Though she always loved fashion — as a kid, she carried notebooks that featured her hand-drawn fashion designs — a career as a fashion icon wasn’t at the forefront of her mind during her childhood in […]
Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good
How Shelby Lovelace And The Good Babes Are Keeping The Class In Western Fashion For Shelby Lovelace, the true essence of Western fashion transcends clothing. The message at the core of her boutique brand, The Good Babes, is that true sophistication emerges from an inner beauty that women can then choose to reflect through what […]
On the Trail with Chancey Williams
“I was spreading myself a little thin, doing all three, and I don’t think I was riding as good as I should have been because I was trying to go play dates, and I was like, well, I think I’m just going to play music.” He might have hung up his spurs for now, but […]
Rodeo Life Media Corporation Expanding with Two Acquisitions
Rodeo Life Media announces its acquisitions of American Buckle and Rodeo News magazines. Coming off of one of the most memorable and exciting Wrangler National Finals Rodeos, the expectations are high to see the momentum continue with some of the best rodeoing out of the chutes in 2024. Rodeo Life Media will be there to […]
ISAAC DIAZ’S TRIPLE CROWN OF JOURNEY ENDS WHILE THE UNDERDOGS PREVAIL AT RODEO CAROLINA
MILL SPRING, N.C. (October 8, 2023) – The WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) closed out the final leg of their 2023 WCRA Triple of Rodeo (TCR) Sunday evening at the inaugural Rodeo Carolina in Mill Spring, North Carolina at Tryon International. The event marked Saddle Bronc rider Isaac Diaz’s (Desdemona, Texas) third stop en […]
Eleven women earn a position at the 2023 event after competing in the last-chance qualifier
FORT WORTH, Texas – The stage has been set, and now the cast is final as the 2023 Women’s Rodeo World Championship wrapped up their Last Chance Qualifier on May 17 at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Five barrel racers snagged a position in the 2023 event after taking the top spots […]