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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Brittany Pozzi-Pharr Finds Redemption at the 2007 NFR
You would think carrying a $53,000 lead into the Wrangler NFR and
placing in eight of 10 rounds would clinch a world title in any event. The fact
that the PWBR gold buckle still hung in the balance by the 10th round gives
props to arguably the handiest single group of cowgirls to run in Las... | read »
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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 »
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Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Remembering The Great Tie-Down Roping Horse Topper
Topofthemarket, or Topper, was undisputedly the best rodeo calf roping horse of the
past quarter century. He may be the best ever. He was owned by calf ropers Roy Cooper, Trent Walls and Stran Smith and carried others such as Cody Ohl, Joe Beaver and Herbert Theriot to great rodeo success.... | read »
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Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
Inside Scoop with Luke Branquinho
Luke Branquinho Born: Sept. 17, 1980 (Santa
Maria, Calif.) Residence: Los Alamos,
Calif. Joined PRCA:
2000 World Titles: 1
(2004) Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 5
(2001-04, 06) Pace Picante Series Titles:
1 Pace Chute-out:
2004 Education: West Hills Community
College... | read »
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Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
2006 World Champion Barrel Racer Mary Burger
This year's Wrangler NFR barrel race was one of the most competitive in
history with arena records smashed, checks taken by all 15 riders and a
championship decided in the final round.
Mary Burger and Rare Fred ("Fred"), the AQHA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year,
edged past regular season... | read »
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Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
2006 PRCA All-Around Champion
In 2006, Trevor Brazile won his fourth Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association all-around title setting records in the rodeo arena in tie-down roping, steer roping and team roping. He won $329,923 to set a new PRCA all-around earnings record at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas,... | read »
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Rodeo: Timed Events
from the pages of Rodeo
2006 World Champion Tie-Down Roper Cody Ohl
For years, the tie-down roping has arguably been the most exciting event in
ProRodeo . For the last decade, with Monty Lewis as the exception, the calf roping world championship race has
always been between Cody Ohl and Fred Whitfield . In a run-by-run situation,
year-in and year-out... | read »
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