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Amateur ropers win $200,000 in Reno

RENO, Nev. (June 25, 2019) – School teacher Jody Higgins of Monroe, Louisiana, and his horse-trading friend Mark Smith of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, teamed up at the last minute to split $200,000 in the Wrangler National Patriot #11.5 roping in Reno, Nevada. Higgins, 39, became tearful upon accepting prizes later…

New Sense of Love

May 17th at 2:20 am, I witnessed a miracle like one I’ve never witnessed before. Overwhelming feelings of happiness, joy, and love raced through me all at once like never before. It is a day that will forever be etched in my memories as my wife Shelby and I welcomed…

Garrett Tonozzi

Garrett Tonozzi just won his second WCRA event, adding $50,000 to his check book, aboard Fulton Ranch raised mare, Streakin Disco. Heading for Joe Mattern, the team also won $62,500 a man at the $1 million Windy City Roundup in Chicago on January 11. On Sunday, June 2, the duo…

Back When They Bucked with Franklin Manke

The Edgemont, S.D. cowboy was the 1952 National High School Rodeo Bareback Riding champion, and it wasn’t until fellow South Dakotan Shane O’Connell won it in 2013, that the drought was over. Manke not only competed in the bareback riding, but also as a steer wrestler, cow cutter, wild cow…

On The Trail with The Hinrichs Family

The National Little Britches Association was founded in 1952, and sanctions rodeos in over 33 states, giving children 5 to 18 years old opportunities to compete in rodeo events across the country. For kids in the central part of the country, NLBRA is one of few choices they have when…

Brandy Schaack is letting God take the reins

“God has a plan and I am just living it. That’s all I can do,” said Brandy Schaack, from Hyannis, Nebraska. The 23 year old was diagnosed in March with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. “He dealt me this hand and I just have to keep going because I know I will get…

Keeping Your Kid’s Horses Working

When kids like to rope and want to run a lot of steers, it’s often difficult to keep their horses working well. That’s one of the reasons we built the Speed Trainer. I wanted my kids to use their hands and feet better and improve their riding without the wear…

ProFile: Josh Peek

Josh Peek jumped his last steer in January at a buddy’s house. Before that it was Houston, March 2018. “I slowed down and decided to quit in September of 2017 – I couldn’t be away from my wife and kids anymore and I knew there was more on the horizon…

Back When They Bucked with Argene Clanton

Argene Clanton laughs, and life laughs with him. The cowboy, an Okie, former calf roper, café and truck stop owner, veteran, rodeo committee member and daddy of three girls, loves a good joke. And at the age of 94 years young, he’s still laughing. He was born in 1924 to…

On The Trail with Nathan Hatchel

Nathan Hatchel just graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a degree in business management. The 22 year old from Hennessey, Oklahoma, is heading to Casper for his third appearance at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in the bull riding. “This year I’ll go first in the nation. It’s…

Facing Fear

Have you ever been scared to let go? Have you ever wondered what was going to happen next? Well if you have you are definitely human. If you haven’t you are special. Being scared is a human feeling. I’m pretty sure we have all been scared at least once in…

WCRA CONCLUDES MAY SEMI-FINALS AND PAYS OUT MORE THAN $500,000 TO ATHLETES IN FIVE DAYS

-- More Than $500,000 in Athlete Earnings During All Rounds-- Photos courtesy Bull Stock Media GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA--- More than $500,000 was paid out to rodeo athletes today as the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) concluded their $500,000 semi-finals rounds in Guthrie, Oklahoma at the Lazy E Arena. The five-day event…