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As May draws to a close, the race to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is just heating up. Memorial Day Weekend often marks an important benchmark for PRCA Cowboys and Cowgirls- the beginning of the summer run. A successful Winter and Spring Season can set athletes up for a successful summer run with positive momentum...

Breakaway ropers from across the nation made the trek to Reno, Nevada to compete for the coveted Silver Spurs and their piece of the record-setting $730,000 total payout. It was a week of fierce competition and quick catches; but when the dust settled, it was Martha Angelone of Stephenville, Texas who came out on top....

Tuf Cooper had an unfortunate roping accident while on the rodeo trail and had to have corrective surgery. “I had the opportunity to get my hand looked at by Dr. Chance Henderson in Colorado Springs. He is one of the best hand specialist in the business and he’s a calf roper on top of that....

Longtime National Reined Cow Horse Association supporter and stallion sponsor 6666 Ranch bolstered their commitment to the reined cow horse industry in a multi-year agreement that names the famed Texas ranch as a Corporate Partner of the ever-growing association. The working cattle ranch that also houses many of the cow horse industry’s leading sires elevated...

The Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo is one of the most iconic rodeos in the sport’s history, hence the nickname “Daddy of ’em All.” This was the second year for breakaway ropers to compete on the big Wyoming stage. The event also added equal payout opportunities to the lady ropers! Sawyer Gilbert won the breakaway and...

Ahead of the 2021 Days of ’47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (DO47), the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) and the DO47 Committee have announced the final roster of the 288 athletes (eight athletes per performance) who have qualified for the July 20-24 event and their date of competition. The DO47 is playing host to the...

With folks just chomping at the bit to get back to rodeo life as normal, Cheyenne Frontier Days set a two-day cumulative sales record with 104,619 tickets sold for all events in just a matter of days. The 2021 Frontier Nights entertainment series was announced on April 8th. Garth Brooks and Ned LeDoux led the...

Northern Nevada native Carrie Ann Sattler has been coming to the Reno Rodeo since she was a young girl. “We used to sit in grandstand one, which you know were the ‘cheap seats,'” Sattler says. “I was so in love with being in the sun. I just love being in the sun, anyway. So I...