HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Buddy Hawkins is a glass-half-full kind of person. Finishing the 2017 regular season 16th in the world standings – one spot out of qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo – can oftentimes be a deflating feeling. That’s not the case for Hawkins, a 2013 NFR heeling qualifier from Columbus, Kan., who[...]

EAGLE, Colo. – The honors keep coming for the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo. Two weeks ago, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association recognized Eagle rodeo as one of the top five medium size rodeos of the year with nominations for the year-end award. This week, the fair board learned its rodeo is also nominated for[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – A new season offers new opportunities and, sometimes, provides a chance at redemption. With the 2017 regular season ending this past Saturday, many of ProRodeo’s biggest stars are kicking off their 2018 campaign at the Waller County Fair and Rodeo. For steer wrestler Clayton Hass, missing the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for[...]

BELLVILLE, Texas – The Austin County Fair and Rodeo offers quite a bit more than a chance for cowboys and cowgirls to win good money. It also offers a lot of fun – for contestants, fans and sponsors. From the great fair atmosphere to the carnival rides to a championship-caliber rodeo, a great deal is[...]

ALVA, Okla. – Team roping is the Johnson family business, and Jayden Johnson is doing his part. The junior header at Northwestern Oklahoma State University teamed with his heeling partner, Riley Wakefield of O’Neill, Neb., to win the team roping championship this past weekend at the Southeastern Oklahoma State University rodeo in Durant. “It means[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – As the hooves pound, the muscles strain. When done right, bull riding can be poetry in motion. That lasts just seconds. When those moments are over, the bullfighters move in quickly with great agility and tremendous athleticism. It is their job to distract the bull, move him away from the cowboy and[...]

ALTUS, Okla. – Madison Kovar knew that competing at an elite level in college rodeo meant testing her skills against some of the best. That’s why she made the move from her home in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, to Western Oklahoma State College in Altus – a 22-hour-plus drive one way. It’s a long way from[...]