Professional bull riding is a full-time job at any level of the sport. Riders spend the majority of their time traveling from place to place to ride a bull for 8 seconds, pack up and.
Traditionally, the Bud Light Cowboy Downhill is full of cowboys and cowgirls ready to take on any challenge including big air, tight gates and high-speed spills. However, that’s not what brings these competitors to Steamboat.
A recent good deed by three Sheridan College bull riders, could support the argument that the world needs more cowboys, and not just in the sense of rodeo and ranching.
Last month, Wyatt Phelps, Brodie Bates and Tipton Wilson were heading to a rodeo in Lamar, Colorado and were traveling by way of
Rodeo Season Moving Along Quickly
The rodeo circuit paid a visit to Casper with 2 performances over the weekend as the regular season is winding down. In the first session for the boys on Friday at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds, Roedy Farrell of Thermopolis posted a 75 in the bareback to win that section with Laramie s Kayson Dory winning the saddle bronc with a 69. The top effort in bull riding on Friday was turned in by Tipton Wilson of Jackson with a 78.
In the boy s timed events on Friday, Jase Longwell of Thermopolis led the steer wrestling with a 6.85, Stratton Kohr of Gillette posted an 11.63 to win the tie-down roping and in the team roping, the top time was turned in by Coy Johnson of Buffalo along with Jade Espenscheid from Big Piney in 6.43