Wyoming is known as the "Cowboy State." Lately they have made several moves to prove just how committed they are to that saying. One of the very public statements the state has made came in reaction to a request by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
A partnership between Tractor Supply Company and McCoy Rodeo will bring PRORODEO to a new home in Oklahoma City in 2026. Following the planned implosion of the legendary Jim Norick Arena, a new building now serves as the city's hub of equine and Western lifestyle events.
Talk about fast! Brittany Fellows from Whitt, Texas made an impressive entrance to the National Western Stock Show. The Colorado native has moved to Texas but still claims the Mountain States Circuit as her home.
A new year to be prosperous in the Lord and in every area of your lives. The Bible says in Psalm 35 that God takes pleasure in your prosperity.… The post It’s a New Year!!!
The other night, while announcing the bull riding at a rodeo, God showed me something incredible. A bull rider nearly made the whistle after 7 long seconds.
The race to become the best of the best in rodeo is back on, as athletes are back in rodeo arenas across the country to stake their claim in the Thomas & Mack arena come December.
The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is just around the corner, and Bull's Night Out is back with the rankest bulls and cowboys in pro rodeo. Bull's Night Out is a two-day PRCA Xtreme bulls event with $100,000 added for the cowboys to run at.
Following an unprecedented cancellation of the 2025 Barrel Futurities of America (BFA) World Championship in Guthrie, Okla., due to the EHV-1/EHM outbreak in November 2025, one portion of the event was postponed.
For the first time in over 80 years, Ruidoso Downs will not host organized horse racing for the 2026 season. The historical fixture in New Mexico was first known as Hollywood Park, hosting its first parimutuel racing in 1947.
Following the cancellation of the 2025 Barrel Futurities of America World Championship due to EHV-1, one portion of the event was postponed. With one of the best offerings of top barrel racing bloodlines of the entire year, the Barrel Futurities of America Select Barrel Horse Sale was held January 18, in Oklahoma City.
The National Western Stock Show is officially underway in Denver, Colorado marking the biggest rodeo event of the year so far. Rodeo athletes from across the country have fought to earn a spot here and now that it is more than halfway through, the semi-finals are nearly set.
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MR Productions once again brought the Fabulous $50k to life in Unadilla, Ga., where barrel racers made fast runs and earned huge paydays over the recent weekend.
The rodeo community is in mourning as another National Finals Rodeo legend has passed away. Dr. Ed LeTourneau, a two-time NFR bull rider passed away on Sunday, January 18th at 90 years old.
Cooper Davis has earned nearly every major accolade and title in professional bull riding. A National Finals Rodeo qualifier, PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year, eight-time PBR Finals qualifier, and PBR World Champion, Davis has had a storied career.
The National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. is fully underway as the fourth set for the quarter finals just finished up, and the next set of contestants has advanced to the Semi-Finals.
Montana is the home state of many elite rodeo athletes and several former National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifiers claimed wins at the Montana Circuit Finals.
After a weekend packed full of concerts, rodeo, and excitement, San Diego Rodeo wrapped up its third annual event Sunday, January 18, at Petco Park. Nine champions were crowned in the ballpark, two of whom were California natives.
The idea of quitting never crossed Bryce Derrer’s mind, even as everything seemed to be crashing down around him. In 2024, the Portales, N.M., tie-down roper put together an impressive rookie season.
After nearly 10 days of rodeo action in Odessa, Texas, the Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo has crowned 2026 champions. Wacey Schalla is hot off his first National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in the bareback riding and is riding that momentum into 2026.
After a storied career, J15 Straight Jacket of J Bar J Pro Rodeo has been laid to rest on the ranch in Circle, Mont. Sparky and Marleen Dreesen mourn the loss of a great one.
The third of eight brackets in the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, Colo., has concluded, and three athletes in each discipline are now headed to the Semi-Finals.
The National Western Stock Show is one of the biggest rodeo stages of the year, and despite it being so early in the season, athletes fight hard to qualify for the biggest rodeo event Denver, Colorado, has to offer.