Category Archives: TwisTed Rodeo

By Ted Harbin//Photo Courtesy of Peggy Gander High-marked rides make for legendary stories. PBR world champion José Vitor Leme holds that association’s record with a 98.75-point ride on Woopa in 2021. Thirty years previously, Wade Leslie was perfect with his 100-point ride on Wolfman. Will anyone be that close to perfection again? Likely not, but  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin//Photo Courtesy of Mallory Beinborn Just 43 days remain in the 2026 ProRodeo season. For some, 43 days is an eternity. For others, the clock is running out. This is the time of year when the National Finals Rodeo bubble is fully in effect. Men and women are jockeying for position to close  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin//Photo Courtesy of Ted Harbin The nationwide average price for a gallon of gas is above $4. The same goes for a gallon of milk. On average, a dozen eggs will cost more than $2, and anyone who eats out will recognize a pinch to the pocketbook. More dollars spent on daily living  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin//Photo Courtesy of Robby Freeman Noah Lee may be a prodigy. He’s certainly gifted enough to fit that description, but there’s genetics and an inner drive that have guided him to this place in ProRodeo. He is the No. 1 bull rider in the world standings, just six months into his 18th year  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin / Photo Courtesy of Laura Storey (CFD) This has been a July to remember for breakaway roper Cheyanne McCartney, and her bank account is the beneficiary. So is her place in the WPRA world standings. She stands alone at the top and has just been piling it on. Of course, that’s going  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin When T. Joe Cahill coined the moniker “The Daddy of ’em All” for Cheyenne Frontier Days, it fit. Created in 1897, the Wyoming celebration grew into the largest outdoor rodeo and Western celebration. By 2026, the debate about Cheyenne rages on social media. It’s an argument that began in 2019, when organizers  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Phillip Kitts/Avid Visual Imagery. If there was an all-around title for equine stars, Jordan Muncy’s Woodrow might his have his own golden halter. He was bred and raised to be a barrel horse, something Muncy needed. She had tried purchasing cheap ones off the track because that’s what she  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Phillip Kitts Sitting at the driver’s license bureau last week, one of the few rodeo friends in my hometown asked me why I wasn’t on the road? “I figured you’d be busy with Cowboy Christmas,” he said. He’s not wrong. I just wasn’t on the road. That trip arrived  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of Ted Harbin There’s a different aura surrounding this Fourth of July. It’s the 250th anniversary of the United States of America gaining its sovereignty from the British, the semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Americans have honored that specific day for centuries, and rightfully so. It’s  Continue Reading »

By Ted Harbin Photo Courtesy of PRCA File Photos by Lara St Jacques Much like any craftsman, Rocky Patterson has a way of making things work in ways nobody else could. In rodeo, passion is the driving force. It’s the love of the game at its most core level. Before he added any credential to  Continue Reading »