Category Archives: Rodeo Life Today

Due to the tragic events that unfolded at the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus on Wednesday, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Las Vegas Events Board of Trustees announced that round one of the National Finals Rodeo was canceled. The shooting took place 0.4 miles from the Thomas & Mack, where contestants, staff, and  Continue Reading »

  The cowboy who set the gold standard for PRCA bareback riders has called it a career. Kaycee Feild, who has won a record six PRCA Bareback Riding World Championships (2011-14, 2020-21), confirmed to the ProRodeo Sports News that he’s retiring. “Man, it’s actually kind of a weight lifted off my shoulders,” said Feild, 36,  Continue Reading »

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The PRCA Linderman Award is one of the most prestigious awards in ProRodeo. It recognizes a cowboy who won at least $1,000 in three events, and those events must include at least one roughstock and one timed-event. The 2023 Linderman Award winner is Randlett, Utah, cowboy Josh Frost. This past  Continue Reading »

  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 at the Wrangler NFR, and the eleven people under her, who help care for, tack, and exercise the horses. Those animals include 24 black  Continue Reading »

  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 in trucks headed home, and the final rodeo of the 2023 season is over for Badlands Circuit cowboys and cowgirls.   The annual Badlands Circuit  Continue Reading »

Mike and Hannah White have known each other since freshman year of college. And through their 24 years of marriage thus far, whether it’s raising their two sons, training horses, starting a business, or coming out of the roping box after a steer at the Bob Feist Invitational, the couple from DeKalb, Texas, knows how  Continue Reading »

  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 ones lead the charge, in their respective events. North Dakota cowboy Chase Lako leads the tie-down roping. The Mandan man has won more than $17,000,  Continue Reading »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2023 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping is shaping up to be the most competitive Finals yet with at least a third of the field entering this year’s finals with over $100,000 won. A year ago, only the No. 1 ranked cowgirl entered with over $100,000 won. Tickets are now on  Continue Reading »

A Wyoming horse enthusiast who owned two world-champion stallions in his lifetime has passed away at 74. Trigg Marquiss, a native of Gillette, Wyoming, died on August 30 after an ATV accident in Story, Wyoming. Marquiss was born Oct. 25, 1948, the middle child of Quentin and “Toots” Marquiss. Both his grandfathers amassed historic ranches  Continue Reading »

  LAS VEGAS (August 25, 2023) – Las Vegas Events announced today the list of Opening Acts for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo®. The annual showcase is scheduled for Dec. 7-16 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Thursday, Dec. 7 – Vegas Night Friday, Dec. 8  – Ian Munsick (also playing at  Continue Reading »