Jeff Askey is part of the American Hat team because he believes in the core values of the company. “The whole company is based in American values. From the bottom to the top of the company, everyone is someone you want to be involved with. All the core values you…
Two Rodeo Legends – Billy Etbauer and Cody Ohl to be Honored as Vegas NFR Icons in 2023 Vegas NFR Icons to include in-arena ceremony, special appearances and a tribute luncheon in their honor at Virgin Las Vegas on Dec. 8 LAS VEGAS – June 2, 2023 – Las…
The Silver State Stampede is western entertainment at its best with a rich history of attendance by professional cowboys and cowgirls. With over $80,000 in added money and growing steadily each year, this is a rodeo you don’t want to miss! Offering PRCA sanctioned events, WPRA Women’s Barrel Racing, Mutton…
I get asked every year for advice on the recruitment process. Here is some of the advice I share every year with students: Finish your senior year strong, keep your grades up. The NIRA has very strict rules when it comes to grades and if you are taking dual credit…
Dale Hirschman picked up his camera “a little bit less than forever ago. I started in 1972,” he said. “I was entered and got my mom’s camera and took my first rodeo photos – I was bored.” Dale got serious in 1998. “A couple of the guys I rodeoed with…
Stampede to build their new team around second overall pick in the inaugural PBR Team Series Draft. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 2, 2022) – The Nashville Stampede, Music City’s first-ever professional bull riding team competing in the landmark PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series, today announced the team has officially…
World-renowned bucking horse matches up with #4 bareback rider to win Helena title. World-renowned bucking horse matches up with #4 bareback rider to win Helena title By Ruth Nicolaus Helena, Mont. (July 30, 2022) – The most electric matchup in pro rodeo this weekend happened in Helena at…
Bulldoggers don’t wrestle with their decisions to compete at Idaho rodeo. GOODING, Idaho – It’s been more than 15 years, but Hunter Cure remembers his first visit to this community. “I went to Gooding my rookie year, and I thoroughly enjoyed it,” said Cure, a two-time world champion steer…
Daylon Swearengen accomplished something he’d dreamed of since 2017 – he was the 2022 PBR World Finals event winner and the 2022 Professional Bull Riders world champion. “I’ve watched videos my whole life and it was a lifelong goal,” said the 22-year-old, who is also the first New York native…
Event to be held Oct. 7-9 in Extraco Events Center COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 1) – The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) announced on Aug. 1 that the inaugural Permit Finals will take place Oct. 7-9 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas. The Permit Finals, hosted by…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Stetson Wright has proved over his five-year ProRodeo career that he's never been afraid of the big moment, and he proved that once again in front of a near sellout crowd of 19,000 spectators in Cheyenne, Wyo., July 31. Looking to defend his saddle bronc riding title from…
Jess Cardon doesn't see herself as a pioneer. She's an official PRCA card carrying pickup man. Talking to ProRodeo veterans Cardon isn't believed to be the first woman pickup man in PRCA history – but she's the only one going now. Cardon, 30, acknowledged being a PRCA pickup man was…
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