Peggy Garman, a breakaway roper from Sundance, took a top prize competing in the prestigious San Antonio Stock Show Breakaway Roping competition over the weekend.
House Bill 95 was drafted in response to communities in California and other states that are banning rodeos. The House killed the bill on Wednesday by a 32-30 vote.
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams is championing legislation that would prevent towns and counties from banning activities like rodeos. Sen. Dan Laursen says he is concerned with influx of Californians to the state, especially to Jackson.
More Wyoming horse folks are making their way to Wickenburg, Arizona, every winter. Ropers and riders say the weather – and the opportunities – keep them coming back.
The CEO of Cheyenne Frontier Days told Cowboy State Daily that the banning of rodeos in California threatens the western way of life and he hoped the movement doesn’t spread eastward.
It was on a drive through Wyoming in 2010 when an up-and-coming rodeo star crashed her truck and lost use of her legs. What followed was an inspirational journey of faith, determination and work to disprove the doctors who said she’d never ride again.
A Cody Stampede Board member told Cowboy State Daily that he resigned from the Cody Stampede because of the way a 2,000-pound elderly Brahma bull was being treated at the Cody Nite Rodeo.
World champion team roper and world record holder Bobby Harris, from Gillette, Wyoming, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame last week in Colorado Springs.
