Over the next few days, I will be posting information about some of the greatest bucking livestock in ProRodeo, all part of Dallas-based Carr Pro Rodeo. These are great athletes, and they’re a major part of the equation when it comes to the three roughstock events, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. The[...]

Over the last few days, I’ve published 10 stories about the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That is just the tip of the iceberg on what I’m going to post on TwisTED Rodeo. On this Thanksgiving, I’m quite thankful for so many brilliant opportunities. I’m blessed with tremendous friends, a loving family who supports me[...]

LAS VEGAS – When Seth Glause first rolled into this southern Nevada city for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he was a wide-eyed, 20-year-old kid who wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Already he was one of the best bull riders in the business. That was 2008, and Glause was coming off a great sophomore[...]

LAS VEGAS – There are just some people who have rodeo in their blood as if it belonged with platelets and plasma. That’s Jacob O’Mara, a professional bull rider preparing to compete on the biggest stage of his young life when the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo kicks off its 10 championship nights at the Thomas[...]

LAS VEGAS – To say Ty Atchison is a quick study might just be an understatement. A lifelong cowboy who began riding horses as a toddler on his family’s southeastern Missouri place, Atchison grew up roping and wrestling steers. In fact, he didn’t mount a saddle bronc until just before his senior year in high[...]

LAS VEGAS– Casey Colletti thought his victory at the Cheyenne(Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo in July was the best thing that’s ever happened in his career. That fantastic feat is about to be trumped. Colletti, a bareback rider from Pueblo, Colo., is just 25 years old, but next week he’ll play on the biggest stage in[...]

LAS VEGAS– It’s been six years since Jhett Johnson first qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Many things have changed since then, but Johnson remains one of the greatest heelers in the game of team roping. That’s why he returns to the City of Lights for the fifth time in his career. The NFR[...]

LAS VEGAS – Matt Sherwood is one of the most consistent headers in the history of team roping at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. You see, in two trips to Las Vegas for ProRodeo’s grand finale, Sherwood, of Pima, Ariz., has left the Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus with[...]

We’re a little more than a week away from opening night at the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Have you booked your room? You still have time. http://www.mgmgrand.com/nfr/  

LAS VEGAS – When Tyson Durfey arrives in the Nevada desert next week, he’ll carry a trailer load of athletic talent, his and his horses’. He’ll also have a national championship, a third Canadian title and the dream of driving away from Las Vegas with the most coveted piece of hardware in the world of[...]