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Since the first Rodeo Cowboys Association world team roping titlists were crowned 90 years ago in 1929, 40 of them have listed Arizona as home. Fact is, back in the [...]

'The most important thing I've ever built.' That's how three-time gold-buckle header Clay Tryan described the arena at his home in Lipan, Texas. It's the place he perfected his run [...]

The American frontier was a time and place when rules didn't apply and scores were settled with shootouts. But that had nothing on jackpotting in the 1970s. To quote the [...]

Three generations of our rodeo family have never known life without Jan Yates. Jan made us all feel right at home, whether we were passing through Pueblo or in the [...]

There's an already notorious new team in town, and in addition to two tons of talent, Luke Brown and Paul Eaves have another advantage in their arsenal. It's the Allen [...]

Long before a few Navajo boys picked up wicked cowboying skills deep in the Arizona desert--which made them world champs--another guy was doing the same.'I used to trip steers out [...]

Cabin fever is for real, and cowboys have been living it like all Americans. Recent coronavirus-related cancellations of ropings and rodeos have forced team ropers to 'shelter in place,' and [...]

Charles Sampson has to be one of the most unlikely ProRodeo Hall of Famers of all time, growing up the 11th of 13 kids in the impoverished Watts neighborhood on [...]

Gilbert Carrillo and his twin brother, Adam, were standout bull riders on the Professional Bull Riders Tour in the early days of the PBR, earning more than $1 million between [...]

There are countless reasons why certain rodeos have a special spot in the hearts of cowboys. For some of our industry's icons, it's mainly big money; for others, sentiment and [...]

The PRCA's Board of Directors voted down a proposal six to two on August 18, 2014, that would have made it mandatory for all PRCA rodeos to add equal money [...]

When I was seven or eight years old I remember the thing that inspired and captivated me was guys like the Camarillos, Gary Gist, the Rascos and Ken Luman, who [...]

The horses you ride define your career. I can name countless examples of guys who roped good, then got that special horse that made their combination so great. Leo Camarillo [...]

Each of the 10 go-rounds of the WNFR lasts just under two hours, which leaves a whole lot of time to experience all that Sin City has to offer. Whether [...]

When it comes to roping on the Pendleton grass, cowboy emotions run the gamut. Some fear it while others revere it. Some dread it, but suck it up and enter [...]

Obviously, Trevor Brazile's career arc is the most interesting in professional rodeo. His ability to sustain competitiveness in three events for nearly a decade is uncanny. But what happens in [...]

I've been roping for a living for a long time, and we all go through different stages in our careers. When you're young, this feels like the only thing in [...]

Bobby Mote and Tuf Cooper don't have much in common at first glance, besides being world-class cowboys who are beloved by fans. From opposite ends of the arena, Mote's a [...]

Why is it we never can put supreme teams together on paper and just know they'll be spectacular? You'd think that putting the two best ropers on the same roster [...]

The last time the team roping world at large saw Nick Sartain and Kollin VonAhn, it was not pretty. After winning their first world championships in 2009, they returned to [...]

There comes a time in the lives of most young men when they need to test their mettle. In whatever life path they've chosen, they need to see if they've [...]

I was looking at the list of teams for the annual winter-rodeo opener in Odessa, Texas, the week before Christmas and it was no surprise to see most of the [...]

The 2011 ProRodeo regular season ended with a dramatic and abrupt flourish at the Justin Boots Championships of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour in Omaha, Neb. The hottest teams going: [...]

What do you get when you pair two of the most iconic ropers of the last 30 years at the most legendary rodeo of the summer? Easy: You get a [...]

ROUND 2, 4.1 SECONDS, FIRST IN THE PERFORMANCE We went after a 4.4 and a 4.9. Our steer had a head trick and wanted to go left. I just tried [...]

Researchers and doctors at the University ofTexas-Southwestern noticed a trend--ropers who made their way to the institution for treatment of what doctors called 'rodeo thumb.' But unlike the usual patients, [...]

This spring, the rodeo and roping world lost a man who spent his life in its folds, shaping its functions: Hugh 'Rooster' Chambliss. Hugh 'Rooster' Chambliss covered a lot of [...]

Two-time National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Champ Wesley Thorp has heeled at the last three consecutive Wrangler National Finals Rodeos. He roped with Zac Small--with whom Wesley won the 2016 BFI [...]

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6PRCA NATIONAL CONVENTION(Registration Available)* 8 a.m.-12 p.m.* South Point Convention AreaPRCA NATIONAL CONVENTION CONTRACT PERSONNEL TRADE SHOW* 9 a.m.-1 2 p.m.* South Point Exhibit Hall* Open to the [...]

When you're a kid and just starting to get hooked on roping, like I did, there's an enthusiasm for it that's really exciting. And it propels you into throwing yourself [...]

The high call team of Kaleb Driggers and Cory Petska roped their five steers in 29.97 seconds to split $18,000 for the win at the 28th annual Sandhills Stock Show [...]

You have to have the all-in mentality to rodeo. People try to take short cuts, but that doesn't work. Whether that means going to a qualifier to get into a [...]

Bareback riding THE FAVORITES: Perhaps as a result of his utterly dominating 2011 NFR performance, wherein he won over $179,000 in 10 days, Kaycee Feild seems in control, despite not [...]

Rodeoing for a living is a different way of life, that's for sure. After not traveling full time the last three years it took me more than half this season [...]

'When I was growing up, it seems like roping was year-round. The environment was good. It seemed like it had all the right ingredients. It gave all of us a [...]

Louisiana's Cyle Denison, 20, who is currently roping with Lane Mitchell, sports his 2016 Year-End Reserve Champion Header CPRA buckle after a tough summer rodeoing in Texas's Cowboy's Professional Rodeo [...]

2018 World Champion Header Clay Smith and three-time World Champion heeler Jade Corkill dominated at the Greeley (Colorado) Stampede, winning the average with a time of 17.4-seconds on three head, [...]

Garrett Tonozzi and Joe Mattern won their second-consecutive World Champions Rodeo Alliance major event this June in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Title Town Stampede, this time worth $62,500 a [...]

Dear Roper, For our team, the June issue is when things really get interesting. We produce this issue in April, and by the 15th of the month, I had enough [...]

First of all, Happy New Year! As of press time for this issue, my 201c plans are still not set stone. For now, I'm just planning to go to three [...]

FRIDAY, DEC. 7BARREL RACERS1 2 p.m.-2 p.m. at Golden Nugget The Grand FoyerSATURDAY, DEC. 8TIE-DOWN ROPERS12 p.m.-2 p.m. at MGM GrandMONDAY, DEC. 10TEAM ROPERS12 p.m.-2 p.m. at Cowboy Christmas Rodeo [...]

Miss Rodeo America 2017, Lisa Lageschaar, speeds around the arena at the Thomas & Mack Center at last year's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas during the grand entry. [...]

The Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, the Caldwell (Idaho) Nite Rodeo and the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho, will all add equal money In 2016 to both the head side and [...]

Kendra Santos: I know you only went to a handful of rodeos last year, but see you cracked out with Joke (Barnes) at Tucson--and won it. Who called whom, and [...]

Recent Wilderness Circuit champion Rhen Richard, 23, is arguably the most talented young heeler to have not made the NFR yet. Fresh off national high school all-around and tie-down roping [...]

While the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) features an all-star cast of cowboys and cow-girls, Las Vegas corrals its own 'who's who' of comedians, country-Western artists, and entertainers to keep [...]

After roping at my 15th and last Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2008, I sold all my head horses in 2009 and shifted gears to work on some new business [...]

Just over a year ago, Jim Ross Cooper was in a tough spot. He was on the bubble to get back to the NFR after a three-year hiatus with just [...]

Like dozens of other capable heelers, Chase Tryan saw plenty of success in the amateur ranks before becoming a professional. In fact, four years ago, the 23-year-old bought his PRCA [...]

This was our second steer at St. Paul, Ore., where we won the average and $4,216 a man. We were 4.9 on this run to place fourth in the round [...]