Top stories from Rodeo Lariat
- State lawmakers want local ban on rodeo in Pennsylvania
- PBR and National Western extend partnership
- National Western Stock Show (Denver): Bracket 1, Round 1 leaderboard
Daysheets
- National Western Stock Show – Timed Events (Friday matinee)
- National Western – Roughstock (Friday matinee)
- National Western – Barrel Racing (Friday matinee)
- National Western – Timed Events (Friday night)
- National Western – Roughstock (Friday night)
- National Western – Barrel Racing (Friday night)
— Friday Roundup —
IFR55
The 55th International Finals Rodeo is underway at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK.
The IPRA website has an article highlighting the first performance.
The site also posted full results from the first round of the IFR.
The second performance of IFR55 is tonight at 7:30pm CST. IFR airs on The Cowgirl Channel, along with streaming on Cowboy Channel+ and NexGen Rodeo.
Rodeo ban
Pittsburgh’s NPR station, WESA, has a story on the Pennsylvania lawmaker seeking to reinstate a ban on rodeo in “The Steel City.”
ABC affiliate WHTM also has a story on banning rodeo in Pennsylvania cities.
The San Diego Union Tribune published a letter to the editor that defends the sport of rodeo, which relates to the local controversy over the San Diego Rodeo at Petco Park.
Brody Cress on Cervi Brother’s Fancy Frank / Photo: Ric Andersen/National Western Stock Show
Denver
The Denver Gazette features a great profile on Paul Andrews, who is retiring as President and CEO of the National Western Stock Show & Complex.
KDVR in Denver has an article on the PBR and the National Western agreeing to a deal that extends their partnership for five years. Our own story about the deal is here.
The Fence Post looks at Brody Cress winning the round last night in Denver.
Westword has a photo gallery of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza from the National Western.
Bareback rider Austin Broderson is featured in a story from KUSA-TV on his return to Denver, after suffering serious injuries last year at the National Western.
Fort Worth
NBC affiliate KXAS-TV details the rodeo parade kicking off the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The article features Megan Gay Maier and Summer Gay of Rafter G Rodeo Company. Those two will lead the parade, along with the nightly grand entry at the rodeo itself. The parade also has 3,000 horses and a local Olympic medalist.
ABC affiliate WFAA-TV talks fashion at FWSSR.
MSN looks at the chilly forecast for the rodeo in Fort Worth.
KERA also expresses worry over the weather for FWSSR.
Roping
From The Breakaway Roping Journal:
- IFR55 Breakaway round one results
- Down Under: Australia’s Top Gun Breakaway Roping results
- Meet the Top 15 IPRA Breakaway ropers competing at the 2025 IFR
- Aimee “Catchin” Getgen smashes First Frontier Circuit Finals
From The Team Roping Journal:
- NFR aftermath and 2025 with Coleman Proctor
- Meet the team roping contestants at IFR55
- Sourcing good sticks with Brenten Hall
Shantell Brewer carrying Old Glory during the 2024 spring rodeo at Montana State University. Photo: MSU
Bobcat Rodeo Team
Montana-based media outlet Explore Big Sky has a detailed article on the MSU rodeo team and their trip to the United States Capitol for Inauguration Day. The trip is reportedly costing the Bobcat Rodeo Team around $50,000.
Sponsors stepped up to fund the trip. The donors and companies include: Mike Hope of the Rocking R Bar; Paul Makarechian of Lone Mountain Ranch; Mike Ingram of Ingram Quarter Horses; Teton Ridge; Outlaw Partners, the publisher of Explore Big Sky; Ryan Growney of the South Point Hotel; and the parent of a rodeo team member.
Other News & Notes
AgDaily looks at a horse trainer in Ohio that is training rejected bucking horses.
SI.com (Sports Illustrated) profiles bareback rider Waylon Bourgeois and his goals for 2025.
SI also looks ahead to the Cinch Timed Event Championship with “everything you need to know” about the upcoming event at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK.
The Team Roping Journal also previews the Timed Event Championship, with details on payouts and a full schedule of events for that weekend.
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