He's Back
Editor's Note: We found
out about 10-Time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Daniel Green's return
to full-time competition with Cody Cowden. Below is the conversation.
SWR: I
just got word that after four years of rodeo retirement you've decided to come
back to full-time... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Maegan Reichert and Marvin
Maegan Reichert takes the term "multi-tasking" to a new level.
The young Texan (she turns 22 on July 2) from Mount Pleasant
nearly won Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 and went to her first Wrangler
National Finals Rodeo just two years later--all while going to college
fulltime.
The... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Brittany Pozzi-Pharr and Stitch
Take a quick glance at Brittany Pozzi-Pharr's resume of just five
years and you'll skim through Rookie of the Year, Four-Time NFR Qualifier,
Single Season Earnings Record Holder, back-to-back NFR Average Champion and
Defending World Champion.
Still, little is known about the 24-year-old... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Joe B Launches Comeback
You can't stop someone who never stops.
And good luck with this guy, because Joe Beaver jumps out of bed
every day trotting toward the next round of challenges. Job One right now is a
career comeback of big-league proportions.
After sitting out the entire 2007 rodeo season following hip... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
the Inside Scoop with Jake Corkill
SWR :
Tell me how you got
started roping professionally?
Jade : I've roped
my whole life; I grew up on a ranch. All I've ever wanted to do was rope. In
2005, I was at the Junior Worlds and that's when Allen Bach got me hooked up
with Matt Tyler.
I had always planned on trying to... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Booger Barter's Big-Top Show is Back
Friends will approach him and say, "Hey, didn't you used to be
Booger Barter?" There are laughs all around.
After producing some of the most innovative team ropings--awarding
$8.5 million in cash, 277 pickup trucks, 102 horse trailers, 1,344 trophy
saddles, 2,036 buckles and $664,000 in... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Chad and Matt Burch's Blood Brother
The 2008 ProRodeo season will be a retirement tour for the Burch
Brothers' exceptional saddle bronc Blood Brother.
At once, he's a horse feared and coveted by saddle bronc riders.
They know he can buck them off without even knowing what they did wrong, but
they also know if they get tapped... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Brandie Halls and Slim
Unlike pro barrel racers focused solely on making the Finals each
year, Brandie Halls is primarily a trainer, riding the wave of her greatest
protege ever--I Am Not Te.
The 14-year-old blaze-faced gelding, better known as Slim, was
born on her family's Wyoming ranch as part of a program... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Jason Miller Becomes an Unlikely World Champion
Many of the favorites coming into the Wrangler National Finals
Rodeo came through to win the world titles in 2007. Even when the odds-on
favorites didn't, there weren't too many surprises. Except for, that is, Jason
Miller in the steer wrestling.
At only his second Finals, coming in 13th in... | read »
Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Brazile Steps Up His Game to Clinch the Triple Crown
Trevor Brazile is a meticulous planner. His practice habits are
legendary. Brazile breaks down his arena workouts into segments. Maybe one day
he works on a quicker dismount, another day is focused on flanking and another
looking for just the right arm swing. All with the goal of slicing off... | read »
Mike Cervi Jr., the son of legendary stock contractor Mike Cervi and husband of two-time World Champion Barrel Racer Sherry Cervi, died in a private plane crash in 2001 at the age of 30. Ever since, his family and friends have annually held a team roping in his honor. He... | read
