SILVERTON, Texas – It takes great commitment for annual events like Buck Wild Days Rodeo to continue to improve. But that’s just what happens in the quaint community of about 600 people. In just three short years, the Silverton rodeo has become the talk of the Texas Panhandle and everyone involved in ProRodeo. Why? Carr[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Travis Sheets knew a few things about Carr Pro Rodeo’s True Lies, but he wasn’t sure exactly what it would be like to ride the 9-year-old bay gelding. “I’ve seen him a couple of times, and I’ve heard good stories about him,” said Sheets, a saddle bronc rider from Hyannis, Neb. “I[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Kanin Asay’s first Xtreme Bulls title came in 2007; now his sights are firmly set on the second championship. He made a big move forward on Tuesday night by winning the inaugural Lea County Xtreme Bulls event in conjunction with the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. Asay placed in both go-rounds and[...]

SILVERTON, Texas – Every cowboy knows he needs a good horse underneath him if he is to be successful. The members of the Buck Wild Days Rodeo committee know that, too, which is why Pete Carr and his staff from Carr Pro Rodeo are producing the Silverton event for the third straight year. “All the[...]

I arrived in Lovington, N.M., this afternoon, driving in from Dodge City, Kan. I’ve gone from one Wrangler Million Dollar Tour rodeo to another. They’re very similar in many regards, but they’re pretty different, too. Last week, Roundup Rodeo had a short round, which meant contestants qualified for Sunday’s final night by how well they[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – To say Steven Dent is hot is a bit of an understatement. The No. 1 bareback rider in ProRodeo just padded his lead a little bit more by winning the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo championship and adding $4,091. It pushed his 2012 earnings to $95,000 and gives him a little lead[...]

We’re bucking bulls in Dodge City, but here are the results so far. Dodge City Roundup Rodeo Dodge City, Kan. July 31-Aug. 5 All-Around Champion: Cody DeMoss, $4,041 in team roping and saddle bronc riding. Bareback riding: Final round: 1. Steven Dent, 89 points on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Pillow Talk, $1,650; 2. Will Lowe, 85,[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Winning in rodeo is like an art; oftentimes it takes talent, but it definitely helps to draw well. The top cowboys in the world of roughstock have done so at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, which will have a special Xtreme Bulls Tour competition that features the top 40 bull riders[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Little Brother has been a little busy this week in western Kansas, and the cowboys like it. The J.K. Rodeo Co. horse guided Matt Bright of Azle, Texas, to the first-round win at the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. The 84-point ride happened during Wednesday’s opening night and helped the two-time Wrangler[...]

Saddle bronc riding: 1. (tie) Sterling Crawley, on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Table Talk, and Cort Scheer, on Frontier Rodeo Co’s Too Cool, 84 points, $1,942 each; 3. J.J. Elshere, 83, $1,246; 4. (tie) Cody Martin and Chuck Schmidt, 81, $660; 6. (tie) Bradley Harter, Luke Butterfield and Cody DeMoss, 80, $293; 9. Alex Wright, 79;[...]