Being around rodeo as much as I am, I’ve learned of the relationships cowboys and cowgirls have with their horses. Partners, friends, sometimes best friends. On Thursday, two great horses that were featured a month ago at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo died in separate incidents. Mister, which Shawn Greenfield rode to earn nearly $100,000[...]

The Ram Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo begins tonight in Waco, Texas, and it’ll be like a mini-Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The top 12 regional contestants in each event will feature some of the greatest players in the game, from 16-time world champion Trevor Brazile to three-time world champion Will Lowe. Those are just a few[...]

Matt Sherwood is a two-time world champion header who just finished the 2011 season as the third best in the final standings. Now Sherwood is also part of the Rocky team after reaching a sponsorship agreement with the company’s western division. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt Sherwood to the Rocky team,” said Bonnie Bleile,[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of the pieces that appears on the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo blog. I’ll keep posting, but continue to find the information you need about the RNCFR there. During the 10th round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, 2011 world champion bareback rider Kaycee Feild was matched against Carr Pro[...]

It seems like we just crowned the 2011 world champions, yet work already has begun on the next major event in ProRodeo, the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. In my case, it’s telling the stories that will draw fans to the competition, whether being there in person to see these wonderful athletes or giving the[...]

I attended the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game Wednesday night, and it was a comfortable trouncing by the home-team Jayhawks. K-State actually pulled within 3 with about 12 minutes left in the game, but that was about as competitive as it got. If I were likening it to rodeo, it’s equivalent to bull riding, where the[...]

Let’s face facts: Ryan Gray’s 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo sucked. Gray, a seven-time NFR qualifier in bareback riding from Cheney, Wash., was stepped on after falling to the ground in the second round, suffering a lacerated liver. The world standings leader heading into the championship, Gray went on injured reserve and missed the rest[...]

CodyWright and Taos Muncy are two of the greatest saddle bronc riders going down the rodeo trail today. Muncy and Wright make up four of the last five bronc riding world championships in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association – Muncy won the 2007 and 2011 Montana Silversmiths gold buckles, while Wright won in 2008 and[...]

The new year begins tomorrow, and with it comes great expectations for many. From resolutions to challenges, there is much in store for all of our lives. Like the rest of the world, the sport of rodeo is about building on experiences. For world champions and those who missed out on their title dreams, the[...]

After I made the finals the second time in 2010, I decided I had nothing to prove; it was just time for me to have fun and spur buckin’ horses. Last year was just a train wreck, so now I’m just ready. After last year, I have something to prove. I feel good, and I’m[...]