Glee Nett was born in the Southern Black Hills in Edgemont, SD, her parents and grandparents homesteaded in South Dakota. She enjoyed her 4H activities, loving horsemanship, which was taught by her relatives. She competed in 4H rodeo and went from there to amateur rodeos. There were seven children in…
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What started out as a way to support their horse addiction has turned into a full-time business for an Arizona family. Melanie Edwards of Buckeye, Arizona, and her daughter, Doskie Edwards of Casa Grande, Arizona, are the mastermind artisans behind the sassy signature styles of Circle M Custom Hides. This…
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The first man with a rope in his hands from North Carolina to qualify for the WNFR. The 29-year-old heeler from Mocksville, North Carolina is now preparing for his first-ever PRCA National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and fulfilling a goal he’s had since he was a young child. Caleb’s…
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“I’ve always felt confident that there was an audience in America for rural progarming that was being ignored by urban broadcasters,” said Patrick Gottsch, the man behind RFD-TV and the new Cowboy Channel, both owned by Rural Media Group. Born and raised on a farm outside of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Patrick…
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Brenda Michael adored her dad, Benny Binion. She and her dad had a relationship like no other. Although he was a successful business man that made his fortune in the world of gambling, his passion was to be a cowboy. Eventually, after moving his family from Dallas to Las Vegas…
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The huge statue sitting in the walkway of the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas of Benny Binion on his horse, Trece, has traveled far to find a home here in this very busy thoroughfare within the confines of the headquarters of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and…
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Forrie Smith fell off a horse in front of his mom and step dad when he was 6 and proclaimed that he was going to be a stunt man. 54 years later, he’s doing just that. Forrie plays Lloyd Pearce on Paramount Network’s hit series Yellowstone and recently completed shooting…
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When Evan Allard was a kid, while his friends were playing football under the bleachers during the Vinita, Okla. rodeo, he was glued to the rodeo, watching the rodeo clown. He loved rodeo, and every time the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo came to town, he was there, with a singular…
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Casey Mahoney; Founder of the Premier Timed Events website, an Online Roping Jackpot Casey Mahoney is not a computer guy, but owns an online company that is built on a custom-program platform. “I don’t talk the computer coding language, but I tell my developer what I need the website to…
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