Four States Fair and Rodeo to increase local purse, add Xtreme Bull Riding   TEXARKANA, Ark. – The organizers of the Four States Fair and Rodeo want to make a big statement starting with their 2016 event. They will with a couple of vital changes to the exposition’s rodeo, from adding an Xtreme Bull Riding[...]

TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Four States Fair and Rodeo is a vital stop in ProRodeo each season. Part of it is the timing of the event; by being in mid-September, the dates fall on one of the final weeks of the regular season. That means dollars earned in Texarkana could pave the way for contestants[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Even though he has lived in Oklahoma most of his life, Dodge City is always home to Cody Hessman. He was born there and lived there for the first 10 years of his life, and next week he returns to town to be part of the Kansas Professional Rodeo Association Finals,[...]

ARLINGTON, Minn. – It’s only fitting that an event set up to benefit a charity would have multiple champions. The Pro Auto NYA Bull Riding event also featured a two-night stop of the Bullfighters Only tour, with three men competing in freestyle bullfights both Friday and Saturday. Beau Schueth posted the highest-marked score of the[...]

Wyoming man moves to No. 1 by winning Bullfighters Only stop at Lewiston Roundup   LEWISTON, Idaho – Nate Jestes likes to take on a little work before he has some fun. It’s an approach that has worked well for him during this inaugural Bullfighters Only season, and he proved it again over the weekend[...]

Over the past few days, I have posted on social media about some of the amazing relationships I have had since developing Rodeo Media Relations in 2005 and extending that on to TwisTed Rodeo when it was created in 2010. In addition to creating the news and information site six years ago, I also began[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Will Carpenter landed in the Plains states because of rodeo. Originally from Calhoun, Ga., the 21-year-old steer wrestler knew his opportunities were limited on the East Coast. He opted for an education at Clarendon Community College in the Texas Panhandle, where he studied for two years while competing on the school’s[...]

CLAREMORE, Okla. – There’s something magical about this community in northeastern Oklahoma that happens every spring, and the word is spreading. The Will Rogers Stampede, a Memorial Day weekend staple in Claremore, is the two-time reigning Small Rodeo of the Year in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Now it’s in line for another, having been[...]

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association annually recognizes the best in the game on the night before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo beings. The list of nominees was released by the PRCA on Thursday. As always, it’s a strong list of characters. Thankfully I’ve been blessed to work with many of these men, women and rodeos[...]

Greer excited to be part of Bullfighters Only event at storied Pendleton   PENDLETON, Ore. – It was only by chance that Cody Greer ever became a bullfighter. “I didn’t even want to fight bulls; I didn’t think I liked fighting bulls,” said Greer, 25, of Chelsea, Okla. “I rode bulls all my life and[...]