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Cattle Drives, Cowtown, and Boarding houses!

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  Looking for that old west cowboy atmosphere and don't have a time machine yet? The Historic Stonehouse Hotel  Fort Worth Texas Historic stockyards is the place for you to go in the present day. Catch the longhorn cattle drive threw the original brick street past plenty historic buildings, bars, and old wooden holding pen. There is a lot of original old west history to see while walking around then top it off with some rodeo action in the world's first indoor rodeo arena Stockyards Coliseum. I could spend all day rambling about everything to see and do but what fun is that,get off your butt and head to the Fort. Worth Stockyards for your next weekend getaway. There are plenty of hotels to stay in to fit your budget, but if you want the old days boarding house experience there are a few that will set you back in the 1800's.  The Historic Stone House Hotel  Nightlife, well of course what would the stockyards be without live cowboy tunes. You have your choice of live music &a

PBR announces the launch of PBR+ streaming service

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Following in the footsteps of NFL, ESPN, NBA and other major sports organizations in bringing super fans the most epic content in one convenient place, the PBR has announced the launch of PBR+, the league’s new streaming service set to bring fans more bull riding coverage than there’s ever been before. Starting Oct. 8, PBR+ offers exclusive PBR content that you can’t get anywhere else. All PBR Camping World Team Series and Unleash The Beast events will be broadcast live and include the option to watch the in-arena feeds from the events, which is always live. Additionally, PBR+ is the new home of the Challenger Series and Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour and will also feature additional PBR and Western sports events, including PBR Canada, Women’s Rodeo and the newly reimagined PBR Now series. "While Merit and Merit+ continue to offer fans some of the greatest bull riding out there, PBR+ is an elevated streaming experience designed with super fans in mind," said PBR Chief Marketi

The 2025 American Performance Horseman Announces New Dates and New Venue

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 The 2025 American Performance Horseman    New Dates and New Venue   Press Releases Teton Ridge, premier western sports, entertainment and lifestyle brand announced top-ranked professionals in the western equine sports of Cutting, Reining, and Reined Cow Horse are set to ride in the highly anticipated third edition of The American Performance Horseman on Saturday, July 19, 2025. Adan Banuelos  on Storyteller  Photo By: Afton Nicole (Pepper Stewart Show) The American Performance Horseman, the highest-attended single-day Western performance event in the world, will be held at Dickie’s Arena in Fort Worth, Texas for 2025. Previously held at Globe Life Field as part of The American Rodeo weekend, The American Performance Horseman 2025 will be a standalone event and will now feature 24 competitors spanning the three disciplines (Cutting, Reining, Reined Cow Horse). With $1,000,000 up for grabs, the event will feature an individual and team competition, with eight teams consisting of one Cut

Ticket on SALE NOW!! 2024 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping

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  2024 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping by Tito's Handmade Vodka The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women's Professional Rodeo Association are excited to announce the return of the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka to the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Dec. 3-4, 2024.  The Top 15 WPRA breakaway ropers will compete for prize money of $300,000 in 2024 an increase of $50,000 from a year ago, during the two-day, 10-round performance. In the joint announcement, it was confirmed that the 2025 National Finals Breakaway Roping also will take place at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, prior to the NFR. The South Point Arena & Equestrian Center has been the host of the NFBR since 2022. General admission tickets are $30 each day, with reserve admission tickets available for $45 per day. Tickets can be purchased online at southpointarena.com or ticketmaster.com, by phone

UK Farmer sentenced after neighbor films child in tractor cab

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  A farmer has been ordered to pay out £3,500  for riding a tractor with his grandchild in the cab. ** Media Release ** Video footage taken by a neighbour captured the moment Howard Walters, 78, allowed one of his grandchildren to illegally ride in his tractor. (Photo: Health and Safety Executive) He was spotted with the pre-teen child in the tractor cab in January 2021 as he fed cattle on his farm in South Wales.  Mr Walters had already been issued with a prohibition notice by the Health  and Safety Executive (HSE) after admitting to inspectors he allowed his grandchildren to ride in his tractor. However, just two months later, he was filmed by his neighbor breaching the terms of that notice. A HSE inspector who investigated Mr Walters said the law was 'very clear', as  children under 13 are specifically prohibited from driving or riding on or in  any agricultural machine, including the tractor cab. At the time of committing the offence, Mr Walters, who farms near Swansea,  wa