Wylie Jo Hodges pulled triple duty at the 2024 Women’s Rodeo World Championships, competing in the Challenger Division in the breakaway and heeling and the Pro Division in the barrel racing. For the 15-year-old from Bloomburg, Texas, competing in a slew of events is a way of life. Backed by her grandparents powerful breeding program “Hodges Farm,” the high schooler has a decade of competition experience under her belt. “I started competing when I was 5 and I’ve been going ever since,” Hodges said. “I started in barrels and goat tying when I was 6, and started breakaway roping when I was 7. I a ..read more

Cheyanne McCartney nailed the two-under barrier at the Priefert Ranch Pro Open Breakaway on Tuesday May 28, garnering $8,900 on new horse “Cisco.” McCartney made it back to the short go with two entries—her winning aggregate containing 2.2, 3.03 2.47 for a total of 7.7 seconds. “Today I wanted to see the start and go rope my calves,” McCartney, 27, said. “It was two-under and the calves were really good so you can go make a good run and not gut your horse. I was trying to see shoulder by [the end of the chute].” Cheyanne Guillory Talks ProRodeo Career, Horses and Traveling on The Breakaway Br ..read more

Martha Angelone visits The Breakdown podcast to discuss her recent Women’s Rodeo World Championship titles, road to becoming a ProRodeo star and the horses that got her there. The 2022 WPRA Breakaway World Champion, Angelone needs no introduction. She has a NFR Open Championship, 4x WRWC World Championships and multiple WCRA Championships to her name. Angelone knows how to make both ProRodeo and the WCRA family of events work for her. The Breakdown caught up with Martha following her solid week of WRWC competition where she racked up $50K in earnings.  Martha Angelone on The Breakdown Po ..read more

It was a Western weekend of ProRodeo breakaway hosted on the patriotic backdrop of Memorial Day May 24–27, 2024. From a tornado disrupting the Will Rogers Stampede in Oklahoma to Joey Williams decisively winning more than $6,000 at Back When They Bucked in Deadwood, South Dakota, and No. 2 Danielle Lowman picking up $2,006 in Grand Junction, Colorado, to inch closer to No. 1 Jackie Crawford, it was a notable weekend or ProRodeo breakaway results. Memorial Day ProRodeo Breakaway Results Back When They Bucked Will Rogers Stampede Glennville Round-Up Rodeo Colorado Stampede PRCA Last Stand Rodeo ..read more

New Mexico’s TiAda Gray reigned supreme at the 2024 Windy Ryon Memorial Breakaway Roping on May 24, winning the average with a time of 9.63 seconds on three head. Gray was 3.59, 2.73 and 3.31 seconds to outpace No. 2 by more than three-tenths-of-a-second in the average. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Breakaway Roping Journal (@breakawayropingjourn) “My second run was my favorite—it felt like the smoothest,” Gray said. “I made sure my calf went in front of me before I went. I think I hit the barrier pretty well on all three. There were a mixture of calves here today, and I ..read more

As the weather warms, the WPRA breakaway circuits are starting to take shape with athletes getting an early lead. Contestants are trying to get a leg up in their circuit standings for a top 12 finish when the season wraps up in the fall. Each year, the top 12 in each of the 12 ProRodeo circuits qualify for their respective circuit finals. From there, the year-end champion and the circuit finals average champion secure their spots at the NFR Open (formerly the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo) held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in July of the following year.  Here’s a look at w ..read more

Amy Ohrt came onto The Breakdown Podcast to discuss her $60,000 Women’s Rodeo World Championship Breakaway Title she wrapped up thanks to a 1.76-second run inside AT&T Stadium on May 18, 2024. Hear her perspective on the biggest win of her career, the story behind her main mount “Frothy” and what molded her into a cowgirl that regularly competes in five events. Amy Ohrt on The Breakdown Podcast: Read an except from her Championship story here: “I don’t even think it’s hit me yet,” Ohrt said. “I really look up to Martha, so to compete against her and Jordan Jo… it was awesome.” Bookende ..read more

Shane Hadley was an avid bulldogger, competing on the ProRodeo circuits. Photo courtesy Hadley Resistol Rookie of the Year candidate Shiloh Napp sticks out—at 33 years old, she’s one of the eldest in the field—but the Enterprise, Mississippi, cowgirl’s true superpower is the man pushing her calf every chance he gets; traumatic brain injury survivor and brother Shane Hadley. In 2018, Hadley was bulldogging at the Palo Pinto County Livestock Association ProRodeo (PPCLA) in Mineral Wells, Texas, when the steer cut in front of his horse. When he and his horse went down, Hadley’s head was the firs ..read more

Amy Ohrt rose above peers, pressure and a howling crowd inside AT&T Stadium to clinch the 2024 Women’s Rodeo World Champion with a 1.76-second run, earning $60,000. Roping from the last position, 18-year-old Ohrt had Martha Angelone’s time of 1.96 seconds in her sights. “Frothy” fired across the line on a sharp calf that left straight and true, allowing the college freshman to set her snare with precision. “I really wasn’t that nervous—I was just ready to rope,” Ohrt said. “I really though I broke the barrier. When I looked back and saw [it was good], I was like ‘Score!’ This is one of my ..read more

At the first-ever Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo the Free Riders rode lights out, winning three gold medals in Round 1 before cementing their title as champions in the final round against Misty Mountain Hop with breakaway roper Kieley Walz winning her roping match. The team, under the leadership of four-time PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) bareback riding champion Bobby Mote and Women’s Rodeo Championship Commissioner Linsay Rosser-Sumpter, won $500,000 for the victory.  The Free Riders were the lone team not formed by the Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo Draft, but rather vi ..read more