rodeo

Rodeo star Opal Wood Elliot tackled bulls.  Real, live snorting bulls, big ones with long horns and nasty dispositions.  At the American Legion Rodeo in Vinita, Oklahoma, in September 1935, she poised her lean, lank frame on her horse and maneuvered toward one of those snorting bulls.  She leapt off her horse, grabbed onto the...

Traveling down the road with multiple horses throughout the rodeo season is not abnormal for most professional rodeo athletes. One of the challenges they face is to know when and where to ride each horse. Josie Conner, 2022 Resistol Breakaway Roping Rookie of the Year, explains how she chooses between her horses Tonka, Bingo, and...

We’re officially in the final stretch of the 2023 summer run. The WPRA World Standings race has seen some major changes since our last update on July 25th. The most notable shift in the World Standings race is Sue Smith moving from 24th to 6th after winning Cheyenne Frontier Days. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi continues to...

Savannah Shumpert of Mooreville, Miss. found herself atop a competitive pack of Barrel Racers as the dust settled at the 2023 CINCH World Championship Junior Rodeo (WCJR). Entering the week as a headliner of the leaderboard, the 17-year-old Mississippi native stuck to her guns and laid it all on the line to secure the title...

Cheyenne Frontier Days is one of the most iconic rodeos of all time. It didn’t get its nickname, “The Daddy of ’em All,” for no reason! After the dust settled on Championship Sunday, Joey Williams and Sue Smith were the two cowgirls who came out on top in breakaway and barrel racing. Congratulations, cowgirls! Joey...

Summer is here, and with it comes the thrilling season of rodeos! Whether you’re a seasoned cowgirl or just looking to embrace your wild side, Cavender’s has got you covered with the trendiest and most stylish rodeo fashion for this summer. From small-town rodeos to the grand spectacle of Cheyenne Frontier Days and more, here...

 Lucky Chuck Socks is excited to partner with Sanctified Hope Home for Women, a Christ-centered transitional home for women who have recently been released from prison. Lucky Chuck’s new line of Choose Hope Socks is set to release Aug. 1, with proceeds benefiting Sanctified Hope to help provide a safe learning environment for formerly incarcerated women through...

As we carry on through the rest of the summer run, the World Standings race is getting more captivating by the day. Barrel Racing veteran Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi is on a hot streak, starting with a record-breaking run in Reno and has continued to a commanding lead after securing her first Calgary Stampede win earlier...