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Meet the Members Jana Muncy & Amber Gillreath
May 18, 2023
story by Julie Carter Loving what they do to a depth only others with the same passion for rodeo can understand, Jana Muncy and her daughter Amber Gillreath proudly uphold the unheralded job of “rodeo secretary” year after year. This mother-daughter team have made it an art and a career. It’s not a job that puts your name on the front page of the rodeo paper but since rodeo began it is always underappreciated and…
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Meet the Member Travis Lewis
May 2, 2023
story by Julie Carter The New Mexico Rodeo Association (NMRA) has a new Tie Down Roping Director with a Texas address and long resume of NMRA and PRCA rodeos over the past 20 years. Travis Lewis calls Ida Lou, Texas home but the call of the rodeo road knows no zip code. Travis is shareholder and accountant in the Lubbock CPA firm of D. Williams & Company, Inc. where he went work in 2006 after…
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Meet the Member Karlene Gonzales
March 1, 2023
story by Julie Carter Karlene Gonzales left the 2022 NMRA Finals with an armload of buckles and awards that were the fruits of a rodeo season that started out with, “I was really, really scared.” Life was on an uncharted course for Gonzales in 2022 and she had no idea what a “comeback kid” story she would become before it was over. Early in the year she declared her official retirement from a career of…
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Meet the Member Paul Gutierrez
January 19, 2023
story by Lindsay Humphrey Not everyone can say they’ve been able to make some sort of living with a rope since they were 15, but that’s exactly the case for Paul Gutierrez. Born in El Paso, Texas, Paul and his family eventually moved north to central Montana where hunting with hounds was just about an everyday activity. That’s where Paul and his sisters were introduced to and took an interest in team roping. “I didn’t…
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Meet the Member Cody Redden
September 23, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Way back in January, Cody Redden set a few goals for the upcoming rodeo season: take up calf roping and win an all-around title by using the same horse in the tie-down and the steer wrestling. “I’m 45 this year and most people are done bull doggin’ by my age so I decided that I could probably rope calves for the next few years,” said the Lipan, Texas, cowboy. Since Cody…
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Meet the Member Nicole Baggarley
August 18, 2022
Story by Lindsay Humphrey Fate, luck, and old-fashioned work ethic landed Nicole Baggarley at the second National Finals Breakaway Roping in Las Vegas last year. Roping was never something Nicole wanted to pursue, she even fought it when her hand was forced after moving into a new age division in junior rodeo. “The older age group didn’t have one of my speed events and if I wanted to compete for the all-around, I had to…
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Meet the Member Bode Baize
June 22, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey If you don’t recognize Bode Baize by his name, you’ll surely know him by his tack of choice: Corriente. His dad, Wayne, started the saddle and tack aspect of the business almost 30 years ago. Bode added the custom buckles and awards in the last 12 years. “We advertise at ropings a lot and we’re riding in the saddles that we build,” said the El Paso, Texas, team roper. “A lot…
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Meet the Member Lindsey Adcock
May 19, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Lindsey Adcock comes by her need for speed honestly. She’s the third generation to raise and train Quarter Horses, but she’s taking it in a whole new direction than her parents and grandparents. “We raised horses while I was growing up, so we always had racehorses in our yard,” said the breakaway roper from Belen, New Mexico. “It all started when my brother got into riding, and I wanted to be…
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Meet the Member Jeanette Hamilton
March 17, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Jeanette Hamilton is living proof of this timeless mantra. “My brother (Al Grieve) was a professional bull rider when I was a growing up,” said the Silver City, New Mexico, native. “When I was little (1966) I saw him compete and I remember three things: I got away from my mom, met Festus from Gunsmoke and I saw the barrel race. It was exhilarating…
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Meet the Member Janice Aaragon
February 24, 2022
story by Lindsay Humphrey Originally hailing from Kalispell, Montana, Janice Aaragon is a cowgirl through and through. She’s still an avid barrel racer, but most of her time is spent being the NMRA secretary and creating works of art on stained glass. “I was an education major with a minor in art at college and I decided to take a stained-glass class,” said the now retired teacher. “I do hummingbirds and flowers and all that…
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Meet the Member Shane Thurston
June 24, 2021
story by Hannah Crandall Now a rodeo judge from Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, Shane Thurston has been going to rodeos since he was two-years-old. Shane’s father, Robert Thurston who was a team roper and calf roper, instilled his passion for the western lifestyle in Shane from a very young age. Shane grew up in Aztec, New Mexico riding calves, steers and bulls, as well as roping. “I roped all the way up to high school,…
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Meet the Member Kyle Tom
May 20, 2021
story by Hannah Crandall “I’ve always loved rodeo, always,” said Kyle Tom, Navajo professional rodeo announcer from Gallup, New Mexico. “As a kid, when the older age groups were practicing, I’d pretend to be an announcer. I’ve always wanted to be one.” Kyle grew up in a rodeo family in Iyanbito, New Mexico. However, he quickly learned that competing was not where he belonged when things would fall apart at the rodeo, despite how good…
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