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World’s Oldest Rodeo, Prescott Arizona

World’s Oldest Rodeo, Prescott Arizona

July 4, 1888, became the birthday of professional rodeo when a group of Prescott, Arizona, merchants and professional businessmen organized the first formalized “cowboy tournament” and offered cash prizes. A cowboy named Juan Leivas walked off with rodeo’s first professional title and was documented in the subsequent edition of the Arizona Journal-Miner. These “Cowboy Contests” [...]

Colorado State Fair 2010 – It’s a Party!

Colorado State Fair 2010 – It’s a Party!

Listen to the pre event Podcast with Chris Wiseman, Colorado State Fair Manager Its the 138th Colorado State Fair, August 27th through September 6th, and the 50th PRCA Rodeo (featuring Josh Peek, a Pueblo native), with the 100th anniversary of 4-H. New fair food is chocolate covered cheesecake on a stick, Chris Wiseman, Fair Manager [...]

National Western StockShow Bobby Mote, Bareback

Live Interview, January 10th at the National Western Stock Show in DenverBareback rider from Portland, OregonPRCA Career Earnings:  $1,657,405.00World Title’s Won: 3 $1,657,405.00World Title’s Won: 3 More on Bobby Mote…… A record setting Wrangler NFR! – Bobby Mote broke two records at the 2009 Wrangler NFR. The Culver, Ore., cowboy now owns the record for most money ($310219) [...]