Posts Tagged ‘rodeo’

2015 Wrangler NFR Line Up

December 3, 2015
Jessie Salter

Who is ready for 10 full days of NFR action?  It’s going to be extra exciting this year as the rodeo pay off has gone from $6.3 million to $8.8 million this year.  That means it really could be anyone’s game! The pressure is on for these cowboys and cowgirls, and here is the line […]

What Is Your Horse’s Game Face?

September 12, 2015
Lynn Kohr

My goal as I ride my young horses is to get to know them. To really learn each and every nuance of them! My favorite chapter in Seabiscuit, the amazing story of a superstar race horse, is, “Learn Your Horse”.  Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit, captured the essence of learning your horse: knowing what, how […]

Don’t Be Scared To Lose Your Rope

August 20, 2015
Jolyn Young

I’d been working on a ranch in Nevada for a few months, but I was still timid about roping outside. Then one day I overheard my boss tell someone “And apparently I’m the only one around here who can neck anything.” I knew I needed to do something different, but I was intimidated. What if […]

Powder River Days

July 24, 2015
Rachel Larsen

The second weekend in June in Sheridan, Wyoming was packed with cowboy activities to entertain the entire family. The fourth annual Powder River Days kicked off with a day of ranch horse classes, followed on Sunday by loads of roping and ranch bronc riding. Powder River Days organized by  Toby Vineyard, with the help of […]

McDermitt Fourth of July Ranch Rodeo

July 9, 2015
Jolyn Young

The loyal locals made their way once again to the Oregon/Nevada border “town” of McDermitt for the annual Fourth of July ranch rodeo this year. The one restaurant and all 35 motel rooms are located in Nevada, and every day all the contestants and spectators made the half-mile trip up Highway 95 to the rodeo […]

Rodeo Ready

June 30, 2015
Rachel Larsen

My husband and I are homebodies, as a result our horses are too.  However, I am never uncomfortable with taking one of our ranch horses to “town.”  Our older horses have a solid foundation of long slow range miles.  When starting colts we head outside the corrals and put cattle in front of them, as soon […]

Ranch Rodeo Survival Guide

June 25, 2015
Jolyn Young

With the summer ranch rodeo season in full swing, competitors all over the Great Basin and beyond are re-wrapping their saddle horns and using their favorite ropes just enough to get them a little fuzzy, then tucking them away for the big day in town. For the supportive families who want to go along and […]

Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo 2015

May 21, 2015
Jolyn Young

Jim and the RO cowboss, Jake, were lucky enough to get entered in the Jordan Valley Big Loop this year. As excited as they were to get a shot at the prestigious trophy saddles, my excitement level registered a close second on the I-can’t-wait-to-get-to-the-rodeo meter. We’ve been living south of Interstate 80 for six months; […]