“Full Metal Jousting” is a reality show that gets inside on the newest version of the Medieval sport, and it features two ProRodeo cowboys, bull rider Nathan Klassen of Broken Arrow, Okla., and world champion steer wrestler Rope Myers of Van, Texas. Nathan is a longtime friend of mine. He’s a Prairie Circuit champion bull[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – Troy Lerwill is a showman. He’s also an athlete and a daredevil. It all comes together in the Oklahoma Panhandle the first weekend in May for the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo, which celebrates its 80th year with four performances set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May[...]

Ryan Gray won two of three bareback riding go-rounds in the final Super Series of RodeoHouston. He placed second on the only night in which he did not win, so he won the three-ride average by five points over three-time world champion Will Lowe. In all, Gray won $8,700. That’s $4,000 more than Lowe, who[...]

ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo teams learned a valuable lesson this past weekend: One person can make a big difference in a team’s goal. Take freshman Lauren Barnes, who won the all-around and goat-tying championships at the Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College Rodeo this past weekend and also scored big in[...]

On Sunday afternoon during the first go-round of Super Series V at RodeoHouston, Todd Suhn had a rodeo-saving 11.9-second steer wrestling run. It wasn’t one of those lightning-quick times we’re used to seeing at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but it was as dramatic as any you’ll ever see. Suhn’s steer shot out of the[...]

It’s soggy here in Houston. It’s starting to rain again; I can hear it on the top of the trailer. I really feel bad for the girls in this set. It was pouring yesterday when they were loading to go to the Reliant Center. The Houston Cowboy Hospitality Committee is tops. There isn’t enough room[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: You can also find this story on the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo’s website, which soon can be found HERE. For much of his roping life, Charles Pogue was a fixture at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. He qualified for the Big Show 15 times in his 25-year career, helped[...]

California cowboys bring NFR-caliber steer wrestling to National Championship OKLAHOMA CITY – Sometimes the chase is more memorable than the catch. That’s the case with Luke Branquinho and the 2011 ProRodeo season, one in which the California cowboy clinched his third steer wrestling world championship in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. “It’s great that it[...]

Everyday is a good day to be a world champion. Sunday was a little better than most for those who are part of Super Series V at RodeoHouston. Of the seven events, the first round was won by four world champions – tie-down roper Tuf Cooper (2011), team roping-header Clay Tryan (2005), bull rider Wesley[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the March edition of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication for the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. Shortly after her final run at the Ram Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo, Pamela Capper had a moment. Just outside the arena at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center’s Hooker Creek[...]