Ranch, Rodeo, And Random News Outlet

Today, The Days of ’47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (DO47) released that the July 21-25 event will be canceled due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus pandemic.    The $1,125,000 major event will return in July 2021.  There were several factors that went into the decision including if fans and partners had the resources after these trying times to support the event as they have in the past along with the safety of all those involved to put on a world class event. The event also stated that with the current guidelines in place, DO47 could not in good conscience continue to move forward with the July event. WCRA is actively working to extend segment six through the next scheduled WCRA event.   “We understand that these are frustrating times for everyone on earth and in the rodeo community like we have never seen before,” said WCRA President Bobby Mote. “We are evaluating this rapidly evolving situation on a daily basis and building a strategy aro...

ProRodeo is targeting Memorial Day weekend for a return to competition, PRCA CEO George Taylor told The Cowboy Channel in an interview Saturday.   Taylor addressed several topics in the interview, including the affect the COVID-19 pandemic is having on PRCA rodeos and a timetable for the possible return of rodeos.   “You know, sooner is better, for sure,” Taylor said. “We’re really hopeful Memorial Day weekend (May 23-25) that we can get something started. We’re working very closely right now with Fort Smith (Ark.) and the local officials there in order to have a rodeo. Whether that means it is a fan-less event or reduced occupancy style of event, that’s really our direction and what we are going to try to pull off because we do need to get the rodeo engine going and have everybody in these communities see some encouraging things. We are really excited about the potential of starting that on Memorial Day weekend.”   The “Kick Open the Chutes” PRCA incen...

World No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme finishes third to further extend world lead ahead of No. 2 Jess Lockwood  At one of the most significant events in PBR history, a veteran cowboy from Brazil put on a bull riding clinic to win the event marking the return of live professional sports in North America. Fabiano Vieira By: Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media Bucking in an eerily empty arena closed to the public in observation of strict health protocols, Fabiano Vieira was the lone rider to deliver a flawless 3-for-3 performance. The 37-year-old Brazilian took the event buckle, $11,000 and 104 world points awarded at the Unleash The Beast PBR Las Vegas Invitational, presented by Union Home Mortgage, at the iconic Lazy E Arena. Vieira began the weekend finishing third in Round 1 on Saturday, covering Uncle Gangster  for 87.25 points.  He then covered Flight Risk  for 86 points in Round 2 Sunday afternoon to surge to the top of the event leaderboard and secure the...

Venn Johns, Tulsa’s Bull Riding Ninja, Qualifies to Compete in PBR’s Unleash The Beast Event This Weekend! The much anticipated return of the PBR’s Unleash the Beast Tour will feature The Bull Riding Ninja, Venn Johns, as one of the top 42 bull riders in the world competing this season to earn PBR’s most coveted title of PBR World Champion. The Unleash The Beast date, one of PBR’s official events on its elite road to the championship tour, will take place this Saturday and Sunday, at 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. respectively at Guthrie, OK’s Lazy E Ranch arena.  It is the first event of PBR’s nationwide return to “normal” amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  “When I got the call to let me know that I’d qualified to compete, I was both nervous and excited,” said Johns. “Nervous because I injured my elbow and didn’t know, until I got on a few bulls last week, how I would do and excited because one of my life goals is to compete at PBR’s World Finals as the oldest bull rider...