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Meet the Member Patty Finney

story by Lindsay King “Sometimes I feel like I am out of my league, but the barrel racing community is very welcoming. I have met so many people that are very gracious and have given me advice. The western lifestyle is full of people willing to help others do the best they can,” said Patty Finney from Ainsworth, Nebraska. Growing up, Patty was an active 4-Her. Horse shows and playdays quickly turned into high school…

Meet the Member Dustin Wyckoff

story by Lindsay King If you’re afraid of heights, some sage advice might be to face it head on. That’s exactly what Dustin Wyckoff did when he chose to become a lineman after graduating from Northeast Community College with a utility line degree. “Little did I know that you can get over a fear of heights pretty quickly. The first pole I climbed made me realize it wasn’t too bad after all. It was kind…

Meet the Member Miles Garwood

story by Lindsay King “I can’t thank my dad enough, he sacrificed a lot while I was growing up so I could rope,” said Miles Garwood from Atkinson, Nebraska. Born into a family of ranchers who roped, Miles became the roper who helped out on the ranch as a kid. “My dad grew up on a ranch just south of town and they were just too busy to for him to rope above the amateur…

Meet the Member Shelby Hinkle

story by Lindsay King Just before Shelby Hinkle left for Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas, she took to the sport of rodeo. It wasn’t a rash decision, in fact, this had been building since Shelby was growing up in Hayes Center, Nebraska. “My whole family has rodeoed, including my grandparents. We had a fairly big ranch, so I grew up horseback. I went to a lot of team roping jackpots.” Shelby’s college rodeo coach…

Meet the Member Jeff Johnston

story by Lindsay King Jeff Johnston’s been under the arena lights at the Thomas & Mack, but it wasn’t for his own run for the gold buckle. The Thedford, Nebraska, cowboy was hazing for Todd Suhn and Casey Martin in 2012. “The very first one I hazed they got a really neat picture. I hazed the steer and I had my foot on his left horn so his head was tipped for Casey.” It’s a…

Meet the Member Lane Day

story by Lindsay King A competitor in all three men’s timed events – steer wrestling, tie-down and team roping – Lane Day just naturally found his way to the rodeo arena. “Growing up on a ranch and being around family that raised horses and cattle, rodeo was just second nature. All of my friends that I grew up with rodeoed, so it was just like any other sport for us,” said the Bartlett, Nebraska, native.…

A Letter from the President & Secretary

With the 2019 Nebraska State Rodeo Association Finals in the books, our association has so many people to thank for contributing to an incredibly successful year. We are so fortunate that our association continues to grow and evolve in so many ways. Thank you to each and every contestant that purchased their membership this year and supported our association. We look forward to seeing every one of you back next year. To all of our…

Meet the Member Jed Gleghorn

story by Lindsay King “I cowboy for a living,” said Jed Gleghorn who spends his days tending the upward of 3,000 head of yearling cattle every year on Richardson Farms. This also requires the daily use of his rodeo event: steer roping. “I work for a guy that owns cattle and I take care of them while he does the farming.” The Yuma, Colorado, cowboy enjoys the practicality of the event. “Steer roping and saddle…

Rodeo Spotlight Cherry County Fair

story by Lindsay King Adventure-seekers of all kinds converge in the most unlikely of places: Valentine, Nebraska. “Valentine is a destination town; we have a lot of things to offer. We have some of the best water sports, fishing and the largest waterfall in the state. Geographically, it is odd for Nebraska to have all these things in one place,” said Dave Lien, financial officer for Farm Credit Services of America and vice president of…

Rodeo Spotlight Ogallala Roundup Rodeo

story by Lindsay King Rodeos in Ogallala, Nebraska, date back to the era of country-wide cattle drives. “Back in the day, Ogallala was the hub. Lots of cattle drives actually ended here. The town and this rodeo have a lot of traditions and heritage rooted in that,” said Steve Krause, a 30-year rodeo committee member and Adams Bank and Trust chief banking officer. The Ogallala Roundup Rodeo committee is chalked full of been-there, done-that volunteers.…

Meet the Member Blaine Bumguardner

story by Lindsay King The day after high school graduation (2005), Blaine Bumguardner got a phone call from his uncle (Harold Bumguardner). Blaine had spent the previous summer with Harold up in Wyoming, but had little contact until that call. “I packed my things and moved up here. He roped steers and rodeoed. I was just following along behind him and figured I should do what he was doing,” said the Torrington, Wyoming, cowboy. Until…

Rodeo Spotlight Sutherland

story by Lindsay King Few rodeos can say they get a good turnout for the slack, but that’s exactly what the Sutherland NSRA rodeo boasts. Known as the Fourth of July rodeo, Sutherland is traditionally the third and fourth with slack on the second. “It depends how the holiday hits and when people have to go back to work, but we usually figure anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 people are in the stands every night,”…