Take a look at the Bucking Horse and Bull Sale which runs two-days at the national finals rodeo and is open to the public. With prices running as high as 15 to 20 thousand dollars, this sale is not taken lightly.
Rodeo contestants sustain all kinds of injuries whether from being stepped on, unprotected dismounts or abrupt, hard landings. This video clip takes an inside look t Justin Sports Medicine, who has been staffing major professional rodeos around the country for 26 years.
Team Wyoming joins Wyoming Travel & Tourism and twenty representatives of top tour operators in Japan to explain rodeo and the western adventures in Wyoming, beyond the National Parks. These tour operators are interested in selling rodeo events to their clients, whom are primarily baby boomers, looking for unique experiences outside typical US vacation destinations.
The PRCA Exceptional Rodeo is an annual event that allows kids with varying degrees of disabilities to participate in the rodeo. Kids, decked with cowboy hats and boots, mount real horses and makeshift bulls while interacting with professional rodeo athletes. This event provides an opportunity for the kids to forget their disability and feel like a cowboy for a day.
Take a look back at the 2006 season as we highlight exciting clips from rodeos across the state of Wyoming. This video segment comes complete with remarkable scenery and fast-paced fun.
Brandie is a native of Torrington, Wyoming. She now lives on a ranch east of Cheyenne (Carpenter). This is her third national finals. Brandie rides a seven-year-old horse known as Slim. Hall’s career earnings total more than $650,000. Brandie trains all her horses from birth. She calls Slim “the man.”
Jhett was named for the James Dean character in “Giant” and the biggest Johnson brings to mind steer wrestler or maybe linebacker more so than the physical image of a roper. But roping is Jhett’s livelihood and he is among the best professional heelers in team roping today.
Rodeo is more than a sport in Wyoming - it is a way of life that stresses the importance of ranch life while giving prominence to an American hero and icon, the cowboy. read more
Wyoming Travel & Tourism proudly sponsors seven pro rodeo athletes who call Wyoming Home. Follow the team in 2008. read more
Captain Jeremy Sparks is the only Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bullfighter with endorsements by the U.S. Air Force. read more
