NEW YORK CITY – At the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event in New York City, Austin Richardson (Dallas, Texas) delivered a 3-for-4 performance to win the Monster Energy Buck Off at The Garden, presented by Ariat, and overtake the No. 1 rank in the race for the 2024 World Championship. https://americanbucklemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Austin-Richardson-rides-Moonlight-Party-83.5.mp4 Richardson’s first career Major victory was his second consecutive event win after he also rode to victory last weekend in Albany. “This is the best win in my career,” Richardson said ..read more

ALBANY, N.Y. – As an electric Saturday night crowd watched on, Austin Richardson (Dallas, Texas) rode in seemingly unstoppable form, sweeping the competition inside MVP Arena to win the Unleash The Beast’s PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Albany. The premier series win is Richardson’s third of his career, and first since April 2022. Richardson, who also rides for the Austin Gamblers in the separate PBR Teams League, surged to an early event lead when he tied for the Round 1 win on Friday night compliments of an 86.5-point ride atop Martini Houdini (Flying C/Tom Baker). The reserved Texan then to ..read more

FORT WORTH, Tex. – The World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) has announced they will join forces with PBR (Professional Bull Riders) for the revolutionary new Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo, a reimagined rodeo produced by PBR in partnership with Kid Rock. Six teams, each led by a legendary rodeo head coach, will compete in bracket-style competition at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on May 17 for a $1 million purse. To form the six teams in the new rodeo, five will be drafted by the coaches from any and all eligible rodeo contestants. The only path for non-drafted contestants to compete is by de ..read more

LAS VEGAS – Move over ProRodeo Hall of Famers Trevor Brazile and Cody Ohl and world champion Shad Mayfield. There’s a new tie-down roper who is the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo record holder – Haven Meged. The Miles City, Mont., cowboy clocked a lightning fast 6.4-second run to win Round 7 Wednesday night before 17,185 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center. “Honestly, I don’t really know because it happened so fast,” said Meged about his historic run. “I had a good calf and just tried to take full advantage. It’s pretty cool to break an arena record because there’s been a lot of guy ..read more

The fan-favorite ropers will revive their Old West personas in Twisted X’s highly-anticipated 2023 NFR commercial. Ad campaigns are nothing new at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR), But in 2022, all eyes were on Twisted X after the team revealed an Old West commercial series that caused waves of laughter among the boisterous crowd. Commercials featuring 2020 World Champion tie-down roper and five-time NFR qualifier Shad Mayfield and breakaway superstar Shelby Boisjoli were a highlight of the event, putting the two ropers at the front and center of an effort that highlighted their skills ..read more

The 2023 PBR Camping World Team Series Championship was a showdown of the best in rigor and athleticism as the best bull riders in the world participated in the PBR’s second-ever officially sanctioned team-based, scored series event. The action went down from Oct. 20-22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and audiences were on edge the whole time as they bore witnesses to upsets and underdog success stories that ultimately led the Texas Rattlers to their first championship title. The PBR Camping World Team Series Championship is a progressive elimination tournament that marks the culmination of th ..read more

When PRCA bareback rider and three-time NFR qualifier Leighton Berry first heard that the Certified Agriculture Group CEO Pat Driscoll was looking to do something big in the rodeo industry, the 24-year-old athlete from Weatherford, Texas, was immediately intrigued. Ag Truck Trader wanted to shake up the usual sponsor-athlete dynamic, Berry learned, and the company would do it in a big way. Whatever it was, Berry knew he wanted to get in on the ground floor. He sought out Driscoll, and once the two got together, it was clear something special was brewing. “We started conversating about putting ..read more

With rodeo more popular than ever, collegiate rodeo programs consistently find new ways to attract the best young rodeo talent to help foster fun, exciting, and vibrant rodeo communities and give students the best chance to hone their skills while retaining focus on academic pursuits. With these goals in mind, Sam Houston State University (SHSU), located in Huntsville, Texas, recently opened the doors to its all-new, state-of-the-art rodeo arena to the public for the first time. The Sonny Sikes Arena honors a long tradition of rodeo sports while giving students and visitors access to best-in-c ..read more

The six-time world champion surprised the rodeo world with his announcement on the No Spin Rodeo radio show. It’s hard to imagine a National Finals Rodeo (NFR) without Kaycee Feild. The 36-year-old bareback rider has qualified for rodeo’s main event a staggering 13 times, amassing six world champion titles and the distinction of being one of the greatest bareback riders ever. But, the legendary PRCA pro fell slightly short this year after competing in fewer than 30 rodeos in 2023, narrowly missing the opportunity to qualify for the NFR by finishing the season in 16h place. Less than $1,700 sto ..read more

LAS VEGAS (Tuesday, November 14) – Six months before PBR and Kid Rock’s Rock N’ Rodeo debuts in Texas, it was announced today that the two entertainment powerhouses will join forces on Wednesday, December 13 in Las Vegas, holding the exclusive Kid Rock’s Rock N’ Rodeo Party hosted by Cole Hauser at the House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. The can’t-miss event will bring celebrities, rodeo royalty and fans together for a night of unforgettable celebration while announcing the six team names and coaches who will compete at reimagined rodeo event – Kid Rock’s Rock N’ Rodeo – on May 17, 2024 ..read more