Apr 26, 2019
Bull rider Rodney Lidgard was only just beginning his ProRodeo career when he set two Clovis records in 1993. Cowboys will have a chance top Lidgard’s records while claiming their share of the prize money and racking up precious ProRodeo Tour points on April 26-28.
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Apr 26, 2019
The best steer ropers in the country are returning to Torrington, Wyo., for the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping (NCFSR) on April 27-28. Free to the public and held in an indoor arena, fans will witness one of rodeo’s original events with the best in the sport competing.
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Apr 25, 2019
In 2009, team ropers JoJo LeMond and Randon Adams made Corpus Christi history twice with a pair of record-setting runs. Cowboys will have a chance to beat LeMond and Adams’ records and take home their share of the prize money in addition to valuable ProRodeo Tour points April 25-28.
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Apr 24, 2019
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo steer wrestlers Jacob Talley and Rowdy Parrott were sidelined recently with pectoral injuries. Talley (pictured) placed second in Round 6 of the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 3.7-second time.
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Apr 24, 2019
The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association and Canadian Western Agribition announced recently that Agribition in Regina, Saskatchewan, will be the home of the inaugural Maple Leaf Circuit Pro Rodeo Finals.
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Apr 23, 2019
With $417,788 up for grabs, 18 cowboys saw their positions improve within the Top 15 of the world standings April 15-22. Steer roper Landon McClaugherty jumped 24 spots last week, from 35th to 11th, thanks to picking up $7,301 at the Ron Ross Memorial Steer Roping.
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Apr 23, 2019
During the 2004 National Finals Rodeo, Roly Poly carried Will Lowe to a first-place check with a 90.5-point ride in Round 4. Roly Poly passed away April 17.
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Apr 22, 2019
Commotion, one of the greatest bucking horses of all time and pictured above, highlights a star-studded, 12-member class that will be enshrined in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 3.
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Apr 22, 2019
Easter weekend might not have had a lot of competition opportunities, but the payouts were golden with $417,788 in prize money up for grabs April 15-21.
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Apr 21, 2019
Longtime friends team roping header Spencer Mitchell, right, and heeler Cody Doescher, left, beat a star-studded field Sunday at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, capturing the average with a 30.4-second time on four head at the ProRodeo Tour stop.
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Apr 19, 2019
The 2019 ProRodeo Tour really starts to heat up with the days of summer. The Tour features 55 rodeos showcasing the top cowboys and rodeos and concludes with the Tour Finale in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 5-8. Read all about it in the April 19, 2019, edition of ProRodeo Sports News.
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Apr 18, 2019
Fresh off his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Royce Ford set the Red Bluff bareback riding record in 2004 just as he was starting a streak of seven consecutive qualifications to the Wrangler NFR (2003-09).
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Apr 17, 2019
Whether they were looking to build up a lead before the summer run, trying to leave their mark at the historic Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo or were seeking big payouts and ProRodeo Tour points at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev., some cowboys saw their efforts pay off during the second week of April .
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Apr 16, 2019
Cadillac, the PRCA | AQHA Horse of the Year in 2014 and 2016, guided Tyler Waguespack to the 2016 world championship.
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Apr 15, 2019
he second week of April featured six competitions worth a collective $484,797 and was highlighted by two of the spring run’s biggest rodeos. Many ProRodeo cowboys headed west for the historic Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo and duked it out for valuable ProRodeo Tour points at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev.
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Apr 14, 2019
Steer wrestler Taz Olson posted a 4.0-second run in the final round of the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev., Sunday night, to clock an average time of 14.5 seconds on three head to win the ProRodeo Tour event.
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Apr 14, 2019
In his second year of PRCA competition, bull rider Aaron Williams was out for redemption at the Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo. He didn't get a qualified ride in 2018, but this year he claimed the top spot with an 89-point ride on Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s War Car.
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Apr 13, 2019
Spectators at the 1976 Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo witnessed the best steer wrestling in the rodeo’s history. That year, two steer wrestling records were set, and both still stand 43 years later. Anson Thurman (pictured) made a record, 3.2-second run, while Danny Torricellas’ two runs added up to 7.9 seconds, a two-head time that has yet to be matched.
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