Contestants on the bubble hope American Royal pushes them toward the NFR KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is a major goal of every cowboy and cowgirl who has ever competed in the sport. There’s just one problem: Only the top 15 contestants in each event at the conclusion of the regular[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Youth who have an interest in rodeo have an opportunity to learn even more about the sport. Dodge City Roundup Rodeo is hosting an event that’s part of the PRCA Championship Rodeo Camp Series from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Roundup Arena in Dodge City. The free training is[...]

There’s one performance left in Albuquerque, N.M., and it takes place tonight. Once the final results are in, it will help us get an idea of what happens in the world standings with just one week left in the 2012 season. The New Mexico State Fair Rodeo offers the biggest purse of all event that[...]

From quality entertainment to a feeling of home, the American Royal is attractive KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For many, rodeo and family go hand in hand. Most contestants were raised in the sport and hold tight to familial values as they chase their rodeo dreams. More importantly, though, fans realize that rodeo is quality family[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – If you ask him to describe the best part of the Waller County Fair and Rodeo, Dustin Standley has a quick answer. “It all comes down to youth and educational support,” said Standley, the fair’s sponsorship chairman. “I think a lot of the guys on the fair board realized that if we[...]

Forty years ago, there wasn’t much talk about breeding programs among rodeo stock contractors. Somewhat quietly, it seems, Jim and Maggie Zinser were breaking new ground. On their ranch near Claire, Mich., the Zinsers were in the process of breeding bucking horses in a fashion that has become the trick of the trade four decades[...]

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – When Chad Decker looks around Lone Star Arena, he knows what will happen the final weekend of September. “I know the contestants will be ready and the animals will buck,” said Decker, chairman of the Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo committee, which produces the event set for 7 p.m. Friday,[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Clint Cannon rides bucking horses for a living. He knows, probably better than most, just how important it is to have a high quality horse underneath him. It’s that knowledge that helped guide him to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo three times so far in his career. He points to the great[...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kirbee Spire has two words about the American Royal’s Invitational Youth Rodeo. “It’s awesome,” said Spire, the reigning breakaway roping champion from Maryville, Mo. Why? “It’s really fun to go into an atmosphere like that, especially since it’s set up exactly like the NFR,” she said, referring to the Wrangler National[...]

American Royal’s mutton busting is a fan favorite for some, family time for others KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For a good portion of her life, Jennifer Pope’s participation in rodeo was as a fan. That’s changed, now. With her husband, Bret, they are now the parents of rodeo cowboys, and there’s not much that’s going[...]