November 17, 2022
A woman who knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up,” says Mae West. It’s a concept that Judy Wagner takes seriously, whose background in ranching and owning Gator Ropes for ten years gave her an affinity for the lithe and useful tool. Just as she relies on its…
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November 17, 2022
Connor Griffith’s goal going into the 2022 NLBFR was to win three saddles, including the bareback riding title that had eluded him two years in a row. The 18-year-old, who is originally from Skullbone, Tennessee, accomplished that goal and then some, winning the Finals all-around, ribbon roping, tie-down roping, bareback…
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November 17, 2022
Cranberries are about the farthest thing you can think of from rodeo – and yet – one of the most interesting, versatile and capable cowboys for the last sixty years has had both cranberries and rodeo as primary interests in his life. Mel Potter is a cranberry farmer – a…
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November 17, 2022
They used to call me Turbo when I was little because if I wasn’t going 100 miles an hour, I would drop and take a nap,” said Stetson Jorgensen. “When my older brother and sisters started roping and getting into it [rodeo], my parents sold all the dirt bikes and…
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November 17, 2022
Being side lined brings a whole new meaning in the sport of rodeo. It’s words no rodeo athlete wants to hear or go through for that matter. One thing is for sure though, if you rodeo long enough it’s going to happen especially when your job is taking hits for…
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November 17, 2022
“Whatever you choose to do, do with all your heart and all your passion and be the best you can be at it.” When Junior Nogueira came to the United States at the age of 24 from his home country of Brazil he had learned to rope with his dad…
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November 17, 2022
There are many royal bloodline mares living at Timber Creek Veterinary in Canyon, Texas. And thanks to the work of Dr. Gregg Veneklasen, great geldings like Harry Vold’s Bobby Joe, have been cloned. Match that gelding daddy to the eggs of the amazing royalty of mares and the resulting embryos…
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November 17, 2022
“The day to day philosophy of this company is what keeps me here. They truly look at every one that works here as family and there’s not much of that left today.” Stan Redding was raised in Winnsboro Texas. “When I was a kid in grade school the population was…
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October 20, 2022
he 2022 Ben Johnson Memorial Award honoree fits the requirements to a T! Charles Walter Sylvester Jr., better known in rodeo as “Chuck” is the recipient this year which will happen during the Rodeo Historical Society’s Rodeo Weekend at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City on…
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October 20, 2022
Erin Johnson has always believed in being consistent over the long haul. That consistency has brought the 42-year-old mother of three to the NFBR three years in a row. Erin is going into the NFBR finals in second place. She went in last year in third place and the first…
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October 20, 2022
Since day one, Vicki Christensen O’Shieles’s life has been immersed in rodeo, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. From growing up helping her family’s famous Christensen Brothers Rodeo produce professional rodeos around the West, to trick riding, rodeo queening, hosting radio and television shows, and founding the trophy…
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October 20, 2022
Tuf Cooper has been an American Hat endorsee for years. “American Hat believed in me since day one. Just to be part of the legacy and be able to represent Keith Maddox and for them to believe in me was huge. It’s easy for me to ride for their brand;…
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