World Of Rodeo

Ethen Thouvenell defends home turf

News Desk — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:21:45 +0000

Courtesy PRCA WOODLAKE, Calif. – Ethen Thouvenell loves to win rodeos – but he especially loves to win them when he’s in his home state of California. The Napa, Calif., native turned in a 6.7-second effort to edge Ty Gonsalves and Billy Bugenig and win the Woodlake Lions Rodeo, May 12-13, earning $1,083. Thouvenell, the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Benje Bendele’s sleight of hand makes for sweet sounds

News Desk — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:58 +0000

Ted Harbin CLAREMORE, Okla. – When Benje Bendele clicks his fingers, something magical usually happens. Ah, the life of the preeminent sound and effects man in ProRodeo. If it happens in the arena, the speakers rumble with a complementary sound. It’s a split-second, a click and a style that has led the Texan to many […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Leon Coffee back home from hospital

News Desk — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:42:24 +0000

Courtesy PRCA SAN ANTONIO, Texas – 2005 ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductee Luke “Leon” Coffee has returned home after nearly a week at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio with bacterial meningitis. The world-famous rodeo clown was treated in the Intensive Care Unit and responded well, as he regained his ability to speak. He […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Curtis Garton continues success, plans for big things

News Desk — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:41:12 +0000

Courtesy PRCA Curtis Garton has a vision of his family and friends from his home country of New Zealand meeting his friends from his current home, Lake Charles, La., and he is hoping it will happen in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old saddle bronc rider has never cracked the Top 30 in the final world standings […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Standings leaders eager to qualify for Duncan

News Desk — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:43:49 +0000

Ted Harbin DUNCAN, Okla. – Hunter Herrin has been one of the best tie-down ropers in ProRodeo much of his eight-year career. After winning the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo and placing at the Chisholm Trail Stampede in Duncan, Okla., the first weekend of May, he’s surged into the lead in the Prairie Circuit’s tie-down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Gizmo McCracken brings personality to Claremore rodeo

News Desk — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:02:08 +0000

Ted Harbin CLAREMORE, Okla. – Dale McCracken has multiple personalities, but it’s not a disorder. It’s quite the opposite, really. Like a superhero donning his cape, McCracken covers his face with greasepaint and enters the world of his alter-ego, Gizmo, the funnyman/barrelman who has entertained rodeo crowds for much of his life. It’s as if […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Jerry Wayne Olson’s act is mighty special for Claremore rodeo

News Desk — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:58:49 +0000

Ted Harbin CLAREMORE, Okla. – Jerry Wayne Olson is an entertainer who loves it when thousands of people crowd around an arena to watch him work. But that’s not his favorite part of being a specialty act in ProRodeo. “I just love being around the horses and livestock and being able to do what you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Looking For Aspiring Rodeo Cowboys For New TV Show

News Desk — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:55:31 +0000

MysticArt Pictures is currently casting for a new show called “The Moment” on USA Network. The show will feature people who have a dream job in mind. They were pursuing that job in some fashion when something happened that forced them to put their dreams on hold. Now they want to get back on track! […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

2012 PRCA World Standings

News Desk — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:29:13 +0000

2012 PRCA World Standings – Unofficial as of May 7, 2012. Courtesy PRCA All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $71,150 2. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 35,334 3. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 27,255 4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 26,788 5. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 22,215 6. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 21,095 7. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Guytin Tsosie conquers NFR bull for win in Waco

News Desk — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:26:43 +0000

Courtesy PRCA WACO, Texas – Guytin Tsosie crossed paths with a Black Kat on May 5 and made his own good luck. The 20-year-old Navajo cowboy rode the Andrews Rodeo bull of that name for 89.5 points at the Extraco Coliseum to lock up his first Xtreme Bulls Tour Division 2 title. Tsosie, of Farmington, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...