Brazile takes aim at third steer roping gold buckle



Brazile takes aim at third steer roping gold buckle COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – At the beginning of July, this year’s Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping seemed like it would be nothing more than a coronation.         Fourteen-time World Champion Trevor Brazile had built a $35,000 lead, more than doubling the rest of the field, thanks in part […]

Kiwi bronc rider dominates Ram Southeastern Circuit Finals Rodeo



Kiwi bronc rider dominates Ram Southeastern Circuit Finals Rodeo         DAVIE, Fla. – Curtis Garton is just your typical Southeastern Circuit cowboy. Well, except for the fact that his home is a little over 7,500 miles away.         The man from the very northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand dominated the saddle bronc […]

Never mind the ambulance, Melancon’s career looking mighty healthy



Never mind the ambulance, Melancon’s career looking mighty healthy SHREVEPORT, La. – Saddle bronc rider Jeremy Melancon backed up his black 1993 ambulance to the loading dock at Hirsch Coliseum and hauled off the biggest win of his professional rodeo career. Melancon put an 88-point ride on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Big Tex – the highest-scored ride of his career – […]

News and notes from the rodeo trail, Nov. 7



News and notes from the rodeo trail The five finalists for the 2011 Coors Man in the Can Award are John Harrison, Robbie Hodges, Keith Isley, Troy Lerwill and Mark Swingler. Isley has won the award three times and Lerwill twice. This year’s recipient will be announced at the Nov. 30 PRCA Awards Banquet at the South Point Hotel, Casino […]