HENDERSON, Texas – On the opening weekend of the 2014 Pro Rodeo season, two of Pete Carr’s most decorated bucking horses proved their greatness again. It was in Hempstead, Texas, just a stone’s throw from Houston, where a couple of elite bareback riders shared the event championship with matching 89-point rides. Winn Ratliff, a 2012[...]

HENDERSON, Texas – When Pete Carr acquired a longstanding stock contracting company earlier this year, he made a statement in professional rodeo. The sound has resonated throughout the sport, and those who are closely involved have felt the shockwave. Combined, Carr Pro Rodeo and Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo make up the largest stock contracting[...]

SALINA, Kan. – The true beauty of cowboys riding bucking beasts is in the unbelievable athleticism that is displayed. It’s melodic, yet powerful. It’s romantic, yet frightening. It’s part of the fascination that comes with the Professional Roughstock Series’ Midwest Classic, set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. It[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you the same thing: The Hempstead rodeo was the best event in the early part of the 2014 ProRodeo campaign. “We’re very proud of how well things went for our rodeo this year,” said Clint Sciba, president of the Waller County Fair Board and chairman of the[...]

HUNTER/JUMPER SHOW WILL FEATURE POWER, GRACE IN COMPETITION KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A true athlete is a showcase of raw power and beautiful grace that is harnessed into one amazing being. Whether it’s Jamaal Charles eluding tacklers or Gabby Douglas contorting her body through the air, the combination of all forces produces a highlight reel[...]

ALVA, Okla. – A couple of Northwestern Oklahoma State University ropers members returned to their home state of Kansas last weekend and captured titles for the Rangers. Chase Boekhaus, a senior heeler from Rolla, Kan., won the team roping championship at the Pratt (Kan.) Community College rodeo while competing with Ethan Fox of Southeastern Oklahoma[...]

DUNCAN, Okla. – For Scott Grover, it all comes down to the competition. Grover is the arena announcer for the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, and he’s excited for the start of the three-day championship, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17-Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center in[...]

Wharton, Texas Tony Reina is a roping instructor who conducts classes at his home. He must be a pretty good student, too. Reina has earned his first qualification to the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping this season, but he’s been around the sport much of his adult life. The Texan first made a name[...]

Bruce Ford is a five-time world champion bareback rider. He’s faced numerous challenges and come away from them with gold. Together, he and wife Sherry are battling something else: Recovery from the summertime flooding that drowned so much of their home state of Colorado. Just like traveling partners offering insight and a helping hand, the[...]

Ovalo, Texas Bryce Davis was just 5 years old the first time his father, Jim, won the Steer Roping World Championship. That was in 1985. Now Bryce is back in the field at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Lazy E Arena. Like his daddy, Bryce Davis has done pretty well inside[...]