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The PBR World Finals got underway at the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas this past weekend. If the format seems a little different than past years, it is slightly. In the past few years, there was the Ride For Redemption at Cowtown Coliseum where with riders competed to earn the last few coveted spots at the finals at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. This year there will be eight rounds of the finals split between the opening rounds at Cowtown Coliseum and the cham

The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo rodeo kicked off May 1-3rd at the Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena in Guymon, Oklahoma. Coleman Proctor took home a check for $6,846 for his efforts in the team roping and steer roping. He tied for eighth in the first round with heeler Travis Graves for their 7.2 second run for $102, tied for fifth again in the second round for their 6.7 seconds run for another $972, fifth in the semi-finals for their 7.2 second run for $1,126, and first in the avera

Daylon Swearingen with a 94.90 point ride on Pegasus in the Championship Rd. Photo by Elaine Kimball The bull riders brought the heat to Washington as PBR took over the Tacoma Dome for UTB. It's getting down to the wire to see who will qualify for the Finals in Fort Worth, Texas and every point matters this late in the season. In Round One, the Aussie phenom Brady Fielder made it clear that his goal is make it to the Dickies Arean and win the championship title with his huge

Photo by Courtney Maher Burch Rodeo, Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics, and Corey & Lange Rodeo brought their best buckers to Fallon, Nevada for PRCA's top bareback and saddle bronc riders to try their luck on at Battle Born Broncs in hopes of taking home a piece of the $53,486 payout. The competition inside the Rafter 3C Arena was fierce and the broncs were making the riders earn their paychecks. Photo by Courtney Maher In the bareback riding, Myles Carlson beat out Tanner

The San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo is another one of the big Texas Swing rodeos and with a payout of over half a million, rodeo athletes came from all over the US and Canadian to compete at the San Angelo Coliseum from April 3-17 in hopes of taking home a piece of the heft payout. One unique feature of this rodeo is that each performance opens with two rodeo athletes dressed as outlaws firing prop guns in a tribute to San Angelo's Wild West heritage. There is also a Cinch Chut

Owen Brouillette with a 76 point ride on Lucky Strike The Ada Pro Rodeo was held April 3-4 at the Pontotoc Agri Plex in Ada, Oklahoma with some rank broncs and bulls from McCoy Rodeo. A few severe thunderstorm storms and tornado watches did not keep the rodeo fans away. There was also firey trick riding from Dusti Dickerson and an Easter egg hunt in the arena to celebrate the holiday weekend. Dawson McMaster was awarded all-around cowboy and a check for $909 for competing in

Stetson Jorgensen with a 4.4 second run in Rd 3 to earn the title of X-Treme Bulldogging Champion Over 160 steer wrestlers from around the US and Canada made their way to The X-Treme Bulldogging Qualifier and Jackpot, put on by Cedar Gap Wealth, in Abilene, Texas March 27-29th to compete for a piece of the $100k in payout. The qualifier was held March 27th at the Taylor Telecom Arena and featured two long rounds followed by a short. Although the top competitors had already be

The Resistol Rookie Roundup was held March 20-21st at the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. This event not only features the top ten rookies in the PRCA competing in a rodeo, but also has a host of different activities from lectures with top athletes to workshops on social media and helping with finances. Tucker Carricato with an 83.5 point ride on Barry's Girl in Rd 2 Tucker Carricato took first in the first round of the bareback riding with an 83.5 point ride

The Okeechobee Cowtown Rodeo was held March 14-15 in Okeechobee, Florida at the Okeechobee Cattlemans Arena. All-around cowboy went to Marcus Theriot, who earned $1,348 by competing in the tie-down roping and team roping. He also took second in the tie-down roping for his 8.6 seconds run for another $1,348. Hayden James took first in the bareback riding with his 80 point ride on No. 012 (Big Water Pro Rodeo) for $1,070. Marc Joiner took first in the steer wrestling with his 3

The 98th Annual Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo was held March 12-15 in Arcadia, Florida at the Mosaic Arena with a payout of over $160,000. Zachary Townsend netted himself a check for $2,867 for all-around cowboy by competing in the tie-down roping and steer wrestling. He also placed tenth in the steer wrestling with his 6.6 seconds run for another $705 and fifth in the tie-down roping for his 11.5 run to earn an another $2,162. Sage Allen took first in the bareback

Rodeo Austin, held March 14-28, is another one of the big Texas Swing rodeos. Cowboys and cowgirls headed to the Travis County Expo Center in hopes of to leaving the Lone Star state with a piece of the over $400,000 payout to give them an early advantage in the dash for the WNFR cash. One cowboy that walked away with his pockets a bit heavier was Stetson Wright, who netted himself a check for $3,525 for all-around cowboy by competing in the saddle bronc riding and the bull r

Grayson Cole with an 87.60 point ride on Up and Up. Photo by Madison Daube The bull riders took over the deserts of California at the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour in Palm Desert, CA. The bulls showed the riders no mercy in Round One with only three able to successfully make it to the 8 second mark. Grayson Cole took first with his 87.60 point ride on Keystone (Culp Bucking Bulls). Kingston Herrero took second with his 85.10 point ride on Living On A Prayer (Leffew Bucking

The Houston Rodeo came to a close with some cowboys and cowboys leaving H-town with heavier pockets. One of those cowboys was Rocker Steiner who took first in the bareback riding in the finals with his 88.5 points on Pancake King (Cervi Championship Rodeo) followed by a huge 90.5 point ride on Disco Party (Calgary Stampede) for the big $65,000 check. Dalton Massey took first in the steer wrestling finals with his 3.9 seconds run. Young gun Holden Myers took first in the shoot

Semi-finals Round 1 Kade Berry took first in the bareback riding in the first round of the semi-finals with his strong 86.5 point ride on Guardian Angel (The Cervi Brothers) for $3,000. He will be advancing onto the semi-finals with Bradlee Miller, Wacey Schalla, and R.C. Landingham. Denell Henderson took first in the steer wrestling for his 4.2 seconds run to earn $3,000 and a spot in the finals. He will be joined by Trisyn Kalawaia, Mike McGinn, and Tristan Martin. Dustin E

Super Series 4 R.C. Landingham took first in the first round of the bareback riding with a phenomenal 87 point ride on Zastron Acres (Calgary Stampede) for $3,000. Clayton Biglow took first in the second round with his 86 points on Grand Plum (Calgary Stampede) for $3,000. Landingham took first again in the third round with his 86 points on Vitalix Womanizer (The Cervi Brothers) for $3,000. The riders that qualified to advance are R.C. Landingham, Clayton Biglow, Mason Stul

The cowboys and cowboys headed to Houston to compete in another one of the big Texas Swing Rodeos March 2-21st with hopes of taking home a hefty payout and getting their 2026 season off to a strong start in the dash for the WNFR cash and one of the coveted guitars. This rodeo is similar to the other Texas Swing rodeos consisting of five brackets referred to a Super Series, a wild card round, semi-finals, and final round. Super Series 1 Jason Wilson beat out Richmond Champion

Photo courtesy of the CTEC & The Lazy E Arean The Cinch Timed Event Championship is called the Ironman for a good reason. In this grueling event, 25 competitors compete in team roping as a both the header and heeler, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, and steer roping over the course of five rounds- that is if they are one of the lucky ones to make it to the top 15. 5 competitors are cut in Rounds 3 & 4, with only the top 15 progressing to the final round for a shot at earning

The Okeechobee Cowtown Rodeo was held March 14-15 at the Okeechobee Cattlemans Arena in Okeechobee, Florida. All-around cowboy went to Marcus Theriot, who earned himself a check for $1,348 by compeing in the tie-down roping and team roping. He also placed second in the tie-down roping for his 8.6 seconds run for another $1,348. Hayden James took first in the bareback riding with his 80 points on No. 012 (Big Water Pro Rodeo) for $1,070. Marc Joiner took first in the steer wre

CINCH World's Toughest Rodeo kicked off in Louisville, Kentucky March 13-14th at the KFC Yumi Center with a rank pen of bronc and bulls from Harper & Morgan Rodeo Co, Championship Pro Rodeo, and Penthouse Pro Rodeo. Wacey Schalla took all-around cowboy to earn himself $6,317 by competing in both the bareback riding and bull riding. Although he did not have a qualified ride in the bull riding, he placed first in the bareback riding with his 87 point ride on Monkey Wrench (Pent

The La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros - The Tucson Rodeo kicked off Feb 21st - March 4th in Tucson, Arizona. There was a tie for all-around cowboy between Paden Bray, who competed in the tie-down roping and team roping, and Ketch Kelton, who competed in the tie-down roping and team roping, with each cowboy taking home $7,674 each. In the bareback riding, there was a tie for first between Evan Betony on Smoke Bomb (Beutler & Son Rodeo) and Toby Deudney on Par-te-time (Diamond G Rodeo)