ESTES PARK, Colo. – After 48 cowboys had failed, Trevor Reiste was in a position everyone wanted. He was the second-to-last bull rider to go at this year’s Rooftop Rodeo, and not one of his compadres had earned the eight-second qualifying ride. Reiste was matched with Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Midnight Flyer during Wednesday’s sixth performance.[...]

ESTES PARK, Colo. – Weston Patterson is on the outside looking in, but he’s got lots of time to put himself in the right position by the time ProRodeo’s regular season comes to a close. “I’m right there in the top 35 in the world (standings),” said Patterson, 22, originally from Waverly, Kansas, but now[...]

ESTES PARK, Colo. – Austin Eller knew he needed to be fast. He struggled a couple days ago in the opening round of steer wrestling at the Rooftop Rodeo, so his only chance at making money in Estes Park was to be speedy during Monday’s fourth performance. Riding Dallas, a 16-year-old sorrel gelding he owns,[...]

ESTES PARK, Colo. – It was almost a year ago when header Jase Staudt and heeler Jayden Johnson began roping together. The two are making things work, even though they live seven hours apart. They stopped the clock in 6.7 seconds during Sunday’s third performance of Rooftop Rodeo; they sit third in the second go-round[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Snoopy got his name naturally. “He was always snooping, always in your pocket,” John Harrison said of the paint horse. “That’s the reason he got his name. He’s always wanting to know what you’re doing. He’d grab your hoodie on your sweatshirt and pull you backwards. I was like, ‘You’re the[...]

ESTES PARK, Colo. – Bareback riding can be tortuous on a cowboy’s body. Men wear specially designed gloves that have binds on the outsides, then they wedge those hands into a suitcase handle-like rigging that is strapped tightly around a bucking horse. When ready, they are virtually locked onto the animal, and every jump, kick[...]

ESTES PARK, Colo. – Chance Barrass knows to keep his visa handy. A saddle bronc rider from Yellowhead County, Alberta, he’s crossed the border a few times already this year, and he’s not done. A few days ago, he was competing in Ponoka, Alberta. A day or so later, he was in Oregon, all chasing[...]

GUNNISON, Colo. – For folks traveling to Gunnison from the west for Cattlemen’s Days, the Colorado Department of Transportation has released an update regarding the U.S. Highway 50 bridge repairs over Blue Mesa Reservoir. The bridge will be open for 12 hours per day to one-lane traffic – led by a pilot car – from[...]

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Since Dodge City Roundup Rodeo’s inception, a Kirby has been involved in some capacity. Floyd Kirby was one of the organization’s founders, and his passion for rodeo has been handed down through the generations. It’s about giving of time and energy to produce something for the community. For Roundup, it’s about[...]

GUNNISON, Colo. – The volunteers from the Cattlemen’s Days committee have been going all out for its rodeo contestants for several years. In the last decade, the overall purse has increased immensely. It has grown even more this year, and part of that is the inclusion of breakaway roping to the ProRodeo schedule. The rest[...]