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Rodeo Blog September 2008 Archive

From Ralph Clark, Former About.com Guide to Rodeo

PBR Returns to FOX Channel

Monday September 29, 2008
Just a reminder to everyone that the PBR US Air Force Invitational will air this Sunday on FOX. Broadcast times vary so check your local listings. Don't miss ... Read More

Thanksgiving Rodeo School for Bronc Riders

Saturday September 27, 2008
Four-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Wes Stevenson and some of the PRCA's top bareback and saddle bronc riders will instruct aspiring roughstock cowboys at the fifth annual Thanksgiving rodeo school to ... Read More

Ty Murray Invitational will Return to Albuquerque

Thursday September 25, 2008
The Ty Murray Invitational, one of the best events on the BFTS tour, will once again return to Albuquerque, New Mexico albeit in a new venue. The event will ... Read More

National Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductees

Tuesday September 23, 2008
Nine new members will join the ranks of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame which is presented by the Rodeo Historical Society and is part of the National Cowboy & ... Read More

Bull Pen Magazine to Increase Circulation

Sunday September 21, 2008
Bull Pen Magazine, the official publication of American Bucking Bull Inc. has announced that it will increase its exposure due to the success of other bull riding magazines. Kent ... Read More

PRCA Bullfighter of the Year Award is Wide Open

Friday September 19, 2008
Bullfighter Joe Baumgartner is tossed by a bull. Joe has won the PRCA Bullfighter of the Year Award every year since its inception in 2004. This year someone ... Read More

Who are the Rodeos of the Year?

Thursday September 18, 2008
Bareback riding at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming, the 2007 Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year and nominee in the same category in 2008. Photo: Michael Smith / Getty Images The PRCA ... Read More

Mike Johnson Joins the 2 Million Dollar Club

Tuesday September 16, 2008
Mike Johnson, PRCA tie-down roper, passed $2 million in earnings at the Tri-States Rodeo in Iowa. Johnson becomes the 14th competitor to cross the mark in ProRodeo history. (Courtesy ... Read More

The 5 Million Dollar Man

Sunday September 14, 2008
PBR Bull Rider Justin McBride has become the richest cowboy in history after taking home $15,000 in prize money from the Cooper Tires Invitational. His earnings have surpassed the ... Read More

Karl Stressman Becomes Interim CEO of the PRCA

Friday September 12, 2008
Karl Stressman, Director of Event Marketing for Wrangler Brands, has joined the PRCA as interim CEO of the PRCA and President and CEO of PRCA Properties. Stressman has been ... Read More

Adriano Moraes Retirement Party in Las Vegas

Wednesday September 10, 2008
This is the last year that legendary bull rider Adriano Moraes will be competing and according to the PBR website, the South Point Casino in Las Vegas will be hosting ... Read More

CBR Reschedules Event on Hurricane Threat

Monday September 8, 2008
Championship Bull Riding (CBR) has announced that it will reschedule the Tuff Hedeman Mississippi Shootout, in Biloxi, Mississippi, originally slated to take place this Friday, September 12th due to the ... Read More

Rodeo Pioneer Buddy Peak Passes

Sunday September 7, 2008
74 year old, Buddy Peak, a pioneering bareback rider who competed in each of the first five National Finals Rodeos, died on Sunday August 31 at his Tucson, Arizona, home. ... Read More

Dates Set for the PBR World Finals

Friday September 5, 2008
The 2008 Professional Bull Riders World Finals will take place over two weekends, October 31 through November 9. For the first time both weekends will be held at the ... Read More

Rookie of the Year Sponsors

Wednesday September 3, 2008
American Cowboy Coffee and Montana Silvermiths will co-sponsor the PRCA's 2008 Rookie of the Year award. Clint Corey, 1991 World Champion Bareback Rider co-founded the Wyoming-based coffee company that ... Read More

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