DODGE CITY, Kan. – As Boyd Polhamus announced his credentials, the full-house crowd packed into Roundup Arena began to build for a Kansas-born cowboy that owns three world championships. Will Lowe didn’t disappoint, either. On Saturday night during the final preliminary performance of Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, the bareback rider who was raised on the[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Rusty Wright is 28 months older than the next oldest sibling, his saddle bronc riding world champion brother Ryder. They’ve been close since that March day in 1998 when the younger brother was born to two-time world champion Cody Wright and his wife, ShaRee. They have three younger siblings, one of[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Team ropers Garrett Tonozzi and Dustin Davis knew they needed a consistent run Thursday night if they had a chance to win the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. “Honestly, we were trying to be 6.0 twice,” Davis said, referring to time in seconds. “Luckily, we beat that by a little bit.” The[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The state of Iowa is becoming a hotbed for cowboys wanting to ride bucking horses for a living. This past December, two Iowans – saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell and bareback rider Tim O’Connell – earned world championships; it was the first for Sundell and the third straight for O’Connell. Now[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Trey Benton wanted to just ride his animal Tuesday night during the Xtreme Bulls competition at Dodge City Round. He got more than he bargained for, and he’s OK with it. “I got a little redemption on a little bull called Black Ice of Frontier (Rodeo),” said Benton, a five-time National[...]

Four-time world champion Tuf Cooper of Decatur, Texas, is the first champion crowned at the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo. Cooper placed in two of three go-rounds and finished his Tuesday by roping three steers in a cumulative time of 38.4 seconds to claim the championship buckle. He earned $4,957 and will have an opportunity to[...]

LOVINGTON, N.M. – The Lea County Fair and Rodeo has always been about youth and the work they do to prepare for the exhibits and shows. But there’s a ton of fun going on inside the Lea County Fairgrounds in Lovington, the home of the exposition, which is set for Friday, Aug. 2-Saturday, Aug. 10,[...]

EAGLE, Colo. – The hardest part of Rusty Wright’s ride Saturday night was the anticipation. Wright, a three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from the first family of saddle bronc riding, was matched with Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket, a two-time Bareback Horse of the Year now bucking under a bronc saddle. The result was[...]

EAGLE, Colo. – As Steven Dent limped out of the arena after his bareback ride Friday night, he couldn’t help but flash a quick smile. He had just a wild ride on San Angelo Sam, a 6-year-old paint bucking horse from the Pete Carr Pro Rodeo outfit. The two matched up for 89 points, and[...]

Oklahoma bullfighter wins two rounds, places in two others to win BFO event SALINAS, Calif. – A lifetime of freestyle bullfighting dreams is now a reality for Nathan Harp. Last week, he returned to the Monterey Bay area to compete at one of the most prestigious events in the game, the Bullfighters Only Wrangler Bullfight[...]