June 23, 2022
June and July are the months of the College National Finals Rodeo, The National High School Finals rodeo, the Best of the Best, the National Little Britches Finals, and the International Finals Youth rodeo. For many of the young contestants that are coming up through the rodeo ranks, these are…
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They don’t get enough credit. I saw a post the other day on Facebook, someone was looking for a ‘good, cheap farrier’. You can imagine the comments that came after, most were attacking the person that wrote it, some were tagging their farriers, and others like myself kept to themselves…
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June 23, 2022
Roland ‘Butch’ Tirelli was born January 14, 1941 in the Knickerbocker Hospital in New York City to Rachel Lopez and Frank Tirelli. Butch grew up in Brooklyn. Although his father was not in his daily life, he did have an ‘off and on’ relationship with him. Butch’s mother married a…
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June 23, 2022
Brenda Allen was the first woman chosen as the official photographer of the NFR in 1981. She went on to photograph the Finals four more times, both in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas when it moved to Nevada in 1985. Among numerous other accomplishments, she went on to become the…
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June 23, 2022
“This year has been absolutely the best season I’ve had so far,” says professional steer wrestler Tristan Martin. “I’m third in the world with $56,000 won, and coming off a great first WNFR gave me a lot of confidence. We just had our first baby, and knowing I have him…
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June 23, 2022
Karl Stressman can’t turn down a challenge. Coming out of retirement, the 71-year-old accepted the position as CEO of the American Quarter Horse Association, the largest equine breed association in the world with more than 230,000 members in more than 130 countries. With a staff of over 200, Karl will…
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June 23, 2022
There is so much negativity in this world these days that many people struggle with finding their joy. The news spends countless hours reporting the negative and a few minutes each day on the positive. In the state the world is in right now, with coming back from a very…
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June 23, 2022
Amberley Snyder is living proof of Positive Times, the tagline of American Hat. “To me it’s the lifestyle –the people who are constantly looking to improve themselves and the world around them. That’s the group that makes up American Hat. I want to grow with them, and I’m thrilled to…
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June 22, 2022
Molli Montgomery was miserable when, as a kid, she and her family visited Disney World. That’s because she couldn’t stand to be away from her horses at home. The Purdon, Texas cowgirl grew up loving horses and has made them her life’s work. As a kid, she’d spend all her…
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June 3, 2022
by Chaney Larsen Father's Day looks a lot different this year without my father, Craig Latham, here on this Earth with us. I've struggled to find the right words for this piece, but have found that using dad’s own words of wisdom would be fitting for celebrating this day. My…
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June 3, 2022
“I’ve worn American hats for as long as I’ve been in rodeo,” said the 20-year-old who started competing in the sixth grade. “When anybody thinks about who a cowboy is, one thing they picture is a nice cowboy hat. American Hat is the supplier of those nice hats.” Kase has…
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