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The 25-year-old heeler from Arkansas made headlines at the Charlie 1 Horse All Girls Challenge Team Roping during the 2020 BFI week. After winning first, second, and third in the team roping and taking home nearly $30,000, Whitney DeSalvo got the news that her number was raised. This call made DeSalvo the first female in...

The 2020 PRORODEO Tour Finale is moving locations and changing dates. The PRORODEO Tour Finale will take place Sept. 23-26 in Rapid City, S.D., offering competitors the chance to score big money in the race to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas as the 2020 regular season concludes. “It’s great to see Rapid...

On May 27, it was announced at the Governor’s press conference that six of Wyoming’s largest rodeos scheduled during the months of June and July would be canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. These cancellations include the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo, held in late June, and the Cody Stampede, Central Wyoming Fair and PRCA...

With the Pendleton Round-Up, Western influencer collabs, and athlete sponsorships, Pendleton Whisky is more than just close to the Western industry. Pendleton has relationships with some of rodeo’s biggest athletes, and feels for them during this time away from rodeo. To spread some words of encouragement, the brand partnered with several big names for a...

In an interview with The Cowboy Channel, PRCA CEO George Taylor addressed several topics including the affect the COVID-19 pandemic is having on PRCA rodeos and the possible return of rodeos Memorial Day weekend. Taylor also introduced the “Kick Open the Chutes” PRCA incentive plan, spoke on the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and talked...

82-year-old, world champion barrel racer Martha Josey can add ProRodeo Hall of Fame to the list of halls she has been induction to, including the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the Ark-La-Tex Hall of...

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...

The Cowboy Channel has announced that the network will broadcast 40 nights continuously of the last four years (2016-2019) of the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) starting Friday, March 20, at 8 PM/ET and running through April 28 (repeat airings will be at midnight/ET). This will bring fans more than 120 hours of rodeo coverage that has only...