Cheyenne

Breakaway roping broke onto the scene in the last few years, with rodeos like RFD-TV’s The American and Cheyenne Frontier Days adding the event to their day sheets. Jordan Jo Fabrizio is one of the biggest names in the event today after becoming the first ever Cheyenne Frontier Days Breakaway Champion in 2019. She even...

The results are in! The 123rd Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo wrapped up this weekend, sending some talented cowgirls and boys home with big money and wild stories. Barrel racers Nellie Miller of Cottonwood, CA and Shali Lord of Lamar, Colorado tied for first with times of 17.22. Each woman earned $6,919 for their wins....

The 123rd Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo is underway in Wyoming, and cowgirls and boys from all over are ready to win. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cheyenne Frontier Days (@chefrontierdays) Monday, July 22nd, cowgirls tore up the dirt during breakaway roping and barrel racing. Number one in breakaway, Taryn Stippel...

In the frontier West of a young United States, cowboys roamed the vast expanses of land as they tended cattle on the open prairie. After months out on the range, the cowboys returned to their ranches, sometimes partaking in friendly bucking-horse competitions with other cowboys in the area. On September 23, 1897, organizers harnessed the...

Legends has it that “Cattle Kate” (Ella Watson), who was twenty-seven and beginning to show a few signs of wear and tear, told friends she was going to pull up stakes and set up a crib in another town, since Cheyenne was no longer easy pickings.  “There’s no use pulling the wool over my own...

Breakaway roping fans, you’re in luck! It’s just been announced that the sport will be included in Cheyenne Frontier Days this year. At Frontier Days, it will not be a sanctioned WPRA event. The addition of the event was in response to ticket buyers. Tom Hirsig, the CEO of Frontier Days, says that according to...

Never underestimate a young cowboy! Brazos Heck might only be ten, but he proved that he has what it takes at Cheyenne Frontier Days. The cowboy competed in Jr. bareback, and won big. The future of rodeo is safe in the hands of up and coming cowboys like Brazos! Miss Rodeo America 2018 Steals The...

I have said it over and over again, but Nellie Miller is one of the toughest cowgirls out there! Her passion for her sport and her horses shows in all that she does, and her grit is hard to match. Nellie and Sister recently had to overcome some serious odds when they competed in Cheyenne....