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Reliance Ranches VRQ Bonus Champion, Ryann Pedone Looks To Claim Bonus Again

January 29, 2024
The 25,000-dollar Reliance Ranches Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ) Points Champion bonus has the opportunity to change the trajectory of athletes, like Ryann Pedone’s season, especially when one wins it back to back. Ryann Pedone has made a career pursuing her greatest passion, raising and training barrel horses. Through the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA), Pedone...

Kyla Matthews Captures Second Consecutive IPRA Championship

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January 18, 2024
Did someone say déjà vu? The 54th annual International Finals Rodeo (IFR) breakaway roping standings are looking quite familiar. Just a year ago, a few thousand dollars was the difference between Maelee Wade and the 2022 International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA) Champion, Kyla Matthews. While it was not without a fight, Matthews accomplished her goal...

Youth Standout Competitors Headline WCRA's Latest Division Youth Showcase

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January 15, 2024
On January 6, the Fabulous Lazy E Arena was home to the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) CEAT Division Youth (DY) Showcase, which highlighted 8 of the brightest stars in youth rodeo and paid out $55,000.  With each event champion taking home no less than $1,900, this event provided an exclusive opportunity for youth athletes...

Mitchelle Darling Prepares For WCRA's Stampede At The E

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November 14, 2023
After the last Stampede At The E in 2020, barrel racer Mitchelle Darling’s name became synonymous with victory in the Lazy E Arena. This season, she looks to make a repeat victory in her backyard. With multiple World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) major wins already written on her resume, the Medford, Oklahoma native looks to...

Youth World Champions Are Crowned at 2023 WCJR

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August 4, 2023
Nearly 1,000 youth rodeo athletes rewrote the WCRA Division Youth (WCRA DY) record books this week, with the first WCRA Division Youth full series under the organization’s belt. The Lazy E Arena and the WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) capped off a dominant event as $407,200 was shelled out at the 2023 WCJR (World Championship Junior...

Savannah Shumpert and Kialyn Armstrong Dominate WCJR Barrel Racing

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August 2, 2023
Savannah Shumpert of Mooreville, Miss. found herself atop a competitive pack of Barrel Racers as the dust settled at the 2023 CINCH World Championship Junior Rodeo (WCJR). Entering the week as a headliner of the leaderboard, the 17-year-old Mississippi native stuck to her guns and laid it all on the line to secure the title...

Kelton And DeSalvo Take Home The Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Team Roping Title 

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March 30, 2023
It was only their second time roping together, but for Kenzie Kelton and Whitney DeSalvo, the pairing has been quite sweet. When the dust settled, it was the college student from Arizona and three-time WPRA World Champion from Arkansas that sealed the deal and walked away as the 2023 Bob Feist Invitational Charlie 1 Horse...

PBR & WCRA Unite For A Western Sports Weekend

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August 4, 2020
On Aug. 14-15, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) and WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) will once again unite to make Western sports history, teaming to bring the two-day, blockbuster Stampede at The E to Guthrie, Oklahoma and Lazy E Arena Aug. 14-15. The landmark event will begin on Friday, August 14 at 7:45 p.m. CT with...

WCRA Announces One-Day $300K Rodeo "Stampede At The E"

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June 23, 2020
The World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) announced that in light of COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Washington, the Puget Sound Showdown will be replaced with a one-day $300,000 rodeo in Guthrie, OK at the Lazy E Arena on August 15. The “Stampede At The E” will be coupled with Bullnanza on May 14, creating...
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This weekend, one of the most exciting and prosperous events in rodeo will take place– The American Rodeo. Presented by Teton Ridge, the American Western Weekend will feature first-class rodeo competition, a reined-cow horse competition, and several major concerts, including Post Malone. Take a look at the official event rosters for this year’s event! Most...
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Wild Women Of The West: Hannah S. Gould

The crew and passengers aboard the steamship the City of Columbia stood huddled together on the flooded deck of the vessel. Night was all around them and an awful moment of peril and suspense hung in the wet air. A perfect storm had overtaken the steamer and raging winds had driven her into a mass...

Festival Fashion From Understated Leather

Festival season is just around the corner which means it’s time to start dreaming up fun looks! Whether you prefer a country music stage or a Coachella vibe, you can integrate Western pieces into your look in a fun, carefree way. Need some inspiration? Understated Leather, a brand known for pushing the limits of Western...

Trisha Yearwood To Receive Inaugural “June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award”

Country music icon Trisha Yearwood is set to receive the inaugural “June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award” and perform at the 2024 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, airing from Austin, Texas’ Moody Center on Sunday, April 7th (8:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Inspired by country pioneer June Carter Cash, the award recognizes...

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