SAN ANGELO, Texas – Kolton Schmidt needed that in every way possible. The team roping header – originally Barrhead, Alberta, now living in Stephenville, Texas –  has been oh-so close to winning the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. He was the runner-up in 2020 while roping with Hunter Koch; he finished third in 2022[...]

Organizers increase seating, add announcer and local dollars to shows GOODING, Idaho – Over the years, organizers of the Gooding Pro Rodeo presented by Idaho Ford Dealers have made quite a statement about producing something special. Those same folks are amping it up starting this year with the centennial celebration of the Gooding County Fair[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Every professional athlete understands the importance of scouting an opponent. Cowboys are no different. Bronc busters want to understand a horse’s tendencies during a ride, and any knowledge of the animal helps. Take Zac Dallas and J Bar J Rodeo’s Stacked Deck, his match-up during Thursday’s 10th performance of the San[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Jesse Brown’s mark on the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo didn’t last long. Five-time world champion steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack supplanted himself as the lone CRC Roofers Coliseum arena record-holder with a 2.8-second run during Thursday’s slack competition with just two handfuls of cowboys left to compete in the 10th[...]

GUYMON, Okla. – It’s been seven years since the committee that organizes the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo teamed with Freedom, Oklahoma-based Frontier Rodeo to produce the annual event, and that relationship isn’t ending anytime soon. “We just signed a multiyear extension with Frontier on their contract,” said Ken Stonecipher, chairman of the volunteer organization, which[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Over the past five seasons, steer wrestler Jesse Brown has accomplished a lot. He’s earned five straight qualifications to the National Finals Rodeo, where he’s won multiple go-rounds and staked his claim to being one of the top bulldoggers in the game. He’s won some of the biggest rodeos in the[...]

FORT WORTH, Texas – When the hat-maker decided upon its Resistol Rookie Roundup presented by The Cowboy Channel, officials knew just the right stock contracting company to produce the annual event. Resistol reached out to Dallas-based Pete Carr Pro Rodeo, which will present the event for the fourth straight year during this year’s festivities, set[...]

FORT WORTH, Texas – Gus Gaillard is looking for any advantage he can get in his first year of competing in ProRodeo. He’s a 22-year-old bronc buster from the tiny hamlet of Morse, Texas, not far south of the Oklahoma border in the Texas Panhandle. He’s been among the top 15 in the world standings[...]

ALVA, Okla. – Jacob Haren knows exactly where he sits with regards to the Central Plains Region standings. There are two events remaining on the season, and Haren is in a bit of scramble mode if he intends to return to the College National Finals Rodeo. A season ago, he won the region’s all-around title[...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Like a lot of folks from South Dakota, rodeo runs through Mason Moody’s blood. Now in his fourth year competing at the top level of the sport, he’s proving to those around him just why he loves the game he plays. He rode Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Richard Slam for 90.5[...]