by Ann Bleiker | Jul 13, 2025 | News, News Archive
RODEO NEWS Profitable Weekend for WPRA Members Stateside and North of the Border By Ann Bleiker Photos Courtesy Calgary Stampede and Brian Gauck There could not have been a better time of the year for 2023 WPRA Breakaway Roping World Champion Shelby...
by Ted Harbin | Jul 12, 2025 | News, News Archive, Post-Show on Home Page
RODEO NEWS Estes Park Adds Breakaway for First Time, Thompson Gets the Win By Ted Harbin Photos by Phillip Kitts Martha Angelone sat astride her horse and watched intently. She then exposed the kind of smile a proud mother gives after watching her children...
by Ann Bleiker | Jul 9, 2025 | News, News Archive, Post-Show on Home Page
RODEO NEWS Johnson Having Fun Cashing Checks Over Fourth of July By Ann Bleiker Photos by Amanda Dilworth and Jackie Jensen When you have been roping as long as WPRA breakaway roper Erin Johnson has sometimes it pays to “just have fun” and not add pressure to...
by Ann Bleiker | Jul 7, 2025 | News, News Archive, Post-Show on Home Page
RODEO NEWS McLeod-Sprague Tops Barrel Racing Leaderboard for Cowboy Christmas By Ann Bleiker Photos by Hailey Rae, Bill Lawless, Josh Homer and David Thomas WPRA barrel racer Megan McLeod-Sprague has been in the sport a “hot-minute,” but this is the first year...
by Ann Bleiker | Jun 30, 2025 | News, News Archive, Post-Show on Home Page
RODEO NEWS Back-to-Back Champs in Reno – Munsell, Kinsel defend titles By Ann Bleiker Photos by Click Thompson and LARA ST JACQUES (COURTESY rENO rODEO) With a payout of over $750,000, the Reno Rodeo is a must stop on any contestant’s schedule trying to...
by Ted Harbin | Jun 25, 2025 | News, News Archive, Post-Show on Home Page
RODEO NEWS Wimberly Wins Barrel Racing Title at Historic Rodeo Bowl in Big Spring By Ted Harbin Photos by Robby Freeman There’s something about the desert climate that is attractive to Shayna Wimberly. She was raised in Arizona – a graduate of Wickenburg High...