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Roadside flyers posted around major cities from Amarillo, Texas, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1929 invited rodeo fans to come and see trick roper and bronc rider Bea Kirnan and “gasp with amazement and wonder at her daredevil talent.”  Audiences were promised to be “thrilled and mesmerized” by Bea’s work in the saddle. Born on October...

The Cowboy Channel shared some little-known facts about world champion roper JJ Hampton. JJ filmed a video at home, which The Cowboy Channel shared on their Instagram. Here are three things you didn’t know about the roper-slash-real-estate-agent: She likes to go to the dentist. She graduated from Tarleton State University Magna Cum Laude. Her bark...

Lari Dee Guy’s live match roping got some major traction; this week, it will be hosted by The Cowboy Channel under the name Cowgirls in Quarantine Match Roping. “Each day, we are going to host a new match roping in a new location,” says Lari Dee Guy. “We need to all step up our practices...

A pandemic will not stop a breakaway ropers. Madison Outhier and Jackie Crawford have been taking some time to improve their skills at home. According to her Instagram, Jackie Crawford is trying to “stay sharp” at home during social distancing. She’s trying to see the positive in this time and take some moments to slow...

Get ready to experience a whole new world with Bob Marshall’s Sports Saddle. This treeless saddle offers close contact, security, and comfort for both horse and rider. With models for barrel racers, ropers, trail riders, and everything in-between, you’re sure to be impressed! “May you always ride a good horse and a comfortable, well balanced,...

Roping doesn’t rest! Lari Dee Guy is hosting live match roping on her Facebook Live this week. The event started today with Hope Thompson versus Lari Dee Guy. “I know I’m really missing the competition and getting to perform,” says Hope Thompson. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lari Dee Guy (@larideeguy)...

Did you know that nurses walk 5k every shift? The WCRA and some of your favorite rodeo athletes have been giving thanks to medical experts on Instagram. The WCRA has been posting photos on Instagram of rodeo athletes holding signs thanking medical staff, like this one of barrel racer Lisa Lockhart: View this post on...

After introducing women’s breakaway roping in 2019, RFD-TV’s The American has now had two breakaway roping champions…and they were both under 20 at the time that they won. Last year, Madison Outhier became the first The American breakaway roping champion at the age of 17. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The...