Ranch, Rodeo, And Random News Outlet

–Event to Offer Open Entry For Both Youth And Open Athletes– World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) today announced that in light of COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Washington, the Puget Sound Showdown will be replaced with a one-day $300,000 rodeo in Guthrie, OK at the Lazy E Arena on August 15. The “Stampede At The E” will be coupled with the renowned Bullnanza on August 14, creating a weekend of premier western sports action. The Stampede At The E will be preceded by timed event and rough stock qualifier August 11-14 which will raise the week’s total payout upwards of $600,000. The top eight athletes in each discipline from the qualifier will earn a spot in the Saturday night Stampede At The E main event. Contestants in nine disciplines—bareback riding, women’s breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, barrel racing, bull riding, and team roping (heading and heeling)—will compete for their piece of the $300,000 purse. Athletes in each disci...

         BFI in Oklahoma Fuller and Ward win $155K  By just seven hundredths of a second over six steers, professional team ropers Kal Fuller of Bozeman, Montana, and Reagan Ward of Purcell, Oklahoma, won the richest event of their sport and split a first-place paycheck worth a record $150,000 at the 43rd Annual Bob Feist Invitational. The event is part of Wrangler BFI Week presented by Yeti, held for the first time inside the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, since its usual venue in Reno, Nevada, was shut down due to the pandemic.  Kal Fuller Photo By: Olie's Images “Words can’t describe this,” said Ward, who won in virtually his hometown, riding a horse he bought from world champion Kollin Von Ahn. “My header is pretty phenomenal. I’ve never met a 20-year-old that can do the stuff he can do. Most people can’t even do what he can do.” The BFI is the most lucrative but challenging team roping event for professionals in America. Under the tr...

         NRHA Suspends 2020 World Title Race Morey Fisk and Chicks Smokingun, 2019 NRHA Open World Champions (Photo by Andrea Bonaga) In a unanimous decision, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Board of Directors has suspended the 2020 NRHA World Title race. Historically, NRHA World Titles, awarded in open, non pro, and youth divisions, are coveted recognition for horses and riders. The international race allows aged reining horses a chance in the spotlight and highlights reiners from around the globe. However, this year, COVID-19 has led to and will continue to cause the cancellation of many events, both in the U.S. and around the world. The NRHA Board agreed that suspending the NRHA World Title Race was the only fair and equitable thing to do for the entire membership, worldwide. “The NRHA World Champion titles have played an important part of NRHA,” said NRHA President Mike Hancock. “The titles have been won by exceptional peopl...

Cody DeMoss wins Super Series Finish May 31   In his 20th year of ProRodeo competition, saddle bronc rider Cody DeMoss can still out-ride cowboys half his age. DeMoss won the saddle bronc riding three-head average in Bracket 5 at the Super Series Finish in Fort Worth on Sunday. “I got my card in 2000, and some days I feel like I’m 25 or 26 (years old) and some days I get burned out on it, but this break put some fire back in a lot of us,” DeMoss said. “And, to have a reality check that everything could be taken away at the drop of the hat, you will see that guys who come back rodeoing this year will be having more fun and excited to get on. I don’t imagine anyone will get sour this year since we get to do what we love to do.” Photo By: Joe Duty The Super Series Finish at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth gave ProRodeo athletes the chance to complete the bracketed competition that was cut short when the COVID-19 pandemic put competition on hiatus in mid-March...