Ranch, Rodeo, And Random News Outlet

Rodeo fans have even more to love about RFD-TV's THE AMERICAN as executives from RFD-TV, the PRCA and the Dallas Cowboys gathered together today in AT&T Stadium to reveal several changes to the event. The American will become a two-day event in 2019, making it the richest weekend in western sports at AT&T Stadium. The event will be held on March 2-3, 2019 with final qualification rounds on Saturday March 2, 2019 and the finals round on Sunday, March 3, 2019.  Also new for 2019 is the addition of two rode events -- Break-Away Roping and #9 Team Roping. For the first time, the rodeo will be sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and will 2019 will see an additional $355,000 in prize money. AT&T Stadium and RFD-TV have also agreed to a five-year deal to host RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo. “We are proud to continue and extend our partnership with Patrick Gottsch and RFD-TV as the hosts of RFD-TV’s the American Ro...

 Jeremie Del Ral Ford, 30, was sentenced today following his conviction earlier this month on charges of theft of livestock.  www.tscra.org The charges were the result of an investigation led by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Ranger Larry Hand. Hand was assisted in the investigation by TSCRA Special Ranger Jimmy Dickson as well as the Smith County Sheriff’s Office. The saga began in October 2016, when three cows were reported stolen from a ranch in eastern Smith County. TSCRA Special Rangers quickly located two of the stolen animals, which had been sold at a local livestock auction. The seller was identified as Ford. Hand also recovered a feed sack at the crime scene that he traced to an Arp, Texas feed store. The feed store was able to provide an invoice that further linked Ford to the crime. It was also noted that Ford had only purchased equine feed and supplies from the store prior to purchasing the one unique bag of cattle feed s...

 Tonight, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials welcomed 423 Texas high school students to NRG Park for a special scholarship presentation in which students walked away with a total of $8.4 million from the Rodeo’s 2018 educational commitment. “Tonight’s banquet is the culmination of the efforts of more than 34,000 dedicated volunteers and staff, combined with the support of generous donors, sponsors and community members who came out to enjoy the 2018 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo,” said Joel Cowley, Rodeo president and CEO. “Education is very important to our organization and we are extremely proud to support these college-bound Texans with a total of $8.4 million in scholarships.” Nearly half of the students who received a scholarship tonight will be the first in their family to attend college, 62 percent are female and 38 percent are male. These scholars will be attending 35 different Texas universities and colleges and will major in 91 different f...

        Wrangler BFI Week fills new Junior ropings;                           will award Polaris Rangers to Reno Million champs. The 41st Annual edition of the world’s richest professional team roping – the Bob Feist Invitational in Reno, Nevada – is just a few weeks away (June 18-21) and the roster is set. The BFI itself kicks things off on Monday, as always, showcasing the world’s best 100 professional teams competing over six rounds for more than $800,000 in cash and prizes. Standing alone as the richest Open roping in the country, the BFI will be broadcast live on WranglerNetwork.com and is annually held in conjunction with the Reno Rodeo. This year’s roping will again feature two BFI cowboys who’ve entered all 41 editions of the prestigious BFI – Dennis Watkins and Mike Beers. Watkins will heel this year for Caden Clay, while Beers hopes for a six-figure payday with ...

                                                     Unofficial through May 21, 2018         All-around 1 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $103,012 2 Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 52,888 3 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 51,947 4 Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 40,409 5 Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 34,691 6 Wesley Brunson, Terry, Miss. 31,694 7 Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. 30,505 8 Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas 29,948 9 Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss. 28,980 10 Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 23,513 Bareback Riding 1 Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah $68,920 2 Mason Clements, Springville, Utah 64,771 3 Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas 54,704 4 Tim O'Connell, Zwingle, Iowa 51,780 5 Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas ...