I’m watching the seventh round of the 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. I’ve had it recorded for 10 months, so I figured it was about time I hit the play button. It’s just feeding the passion that burns deep inside me. It makes me excited for what we’re about to experience over the next couple[...]

Hermosa, S.D. When Jess Tierney earned his first qualification to this magnificent championship, he was just continuing a family legacy handed down to him by his hall-of-fame father, Paul. Now that he’s at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping for a second time, he’s making quite a name for himself. The first time around,[...]

ROSENBERG, Texas – At just 21 years of age, Cody Teel already is one of the most accomplished bull riders in rodeo. He’s the reigning world champion, returning to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the second straight season to compete for another coveted gold buckle. On Sunday, Oct. 6, he added another star on[...]

SALINA, Kan. – It’s been 15 years since Justin McBride slid his hand into a bareback rigging in competition. McBride, a two-time world champion on the Professional Bull Riders tour, is the all-time highest money earner in Western sports, having pocketed more than $5 million in PBR earnings in his career. With his place firmly[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – One year ago this week, Taylor Jacob wasn’t even a rookie in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. That changed by the second week of October. You see, Jacob placed at the 2012 Waller County Fair and Rodeo and a couple other events while in the try-out phase of ProRodeo – newcomers must[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – In a career that began 32 years ago, Mike Johnson has been one of the best tie-down ropers in professional rodeo. The Henryetta, Okla., cowboy is a 23-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In fact, his first two qualifications came in 1983-84, when ProRodeo’s grand finale was in downtown Oklahoma[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – The Waller County Fair and Rodeo falls at a strange time of year for contestants in professional rodeo. Because the regular season concluded the end of September, this week’s festivities at the Waller County Fairgrounds Arena are part 2014 season opener, even though the year-end championship, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, is[...]

Friday will be a showcase in Hempstead for the second performance of the Waller County Fair and Rodeo. Tonight’s action is scheduled to feature numerous NFR qualifiers and accounts for 14 world championships. Of course, those double-digit gold buckles are represented by just three cowboys: Bareback rider Bobby Mote, heeler Rich Skelton and steer roper[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – On Friday morning, Jarret New will be in a classroom at Texas A&M University. On Thursday night, he used his study time to travel 43 miles from College Station, Texas, to Hempstead for the opening night of the Waller County Fair and Rodeo. He took advantage of it, posting a 4.6-second run[...]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas – The first performance of the Waller County Fair and Rodeo is tonight, and, like the other two shows scheduled for Friday and Saturday, will feature numerous qualifiers to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Tonight’s performance will feature a couple of top barrel racers, including reigning world champion Mary Walker, the No. 2[...]