CLAREMORE, Okla. – Many people associated with rodeo talk about the family atmosphere the sport fosters. None know that any more than the Poppino clan of Big Cabin, Okla.: Tana, Marty and Brodie. Rodeo is in their blood as well as their bloodline, and they travel the country chasing their gold buckle dreams.
GUYMON, Okla. – The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo has been the place where champions play. In 2012, Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena was better known as the place where champions win. Of the 10 disciplines, five winners from this year’s event own gold buckles that are awarded to world champions. As always, this [...]
GUYMON, Okla. – The newest pen of Carr Pro Rodeo bucking bulls made a statement, but MGM Deuces Night stole the show at the 2012 Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. “When I heard callbacks for this rodeo, I was screaming out loud and running around like a little girl,” Vezain said of the great [...]
GUYMON, Okla. – To say bareback rider J.R. Vezain was excited about his match-up with MGM Deuces Night might be a great understatement. “When I heard callbacks for this rodeo, I was screaming out loud and running around like a little girl,” Vezain said of the great Carr Pro Rodeo horse, which was [...]
GUYMON, Okla. – Sometimes a photograph can tell a great story. Saddle bronc rider Cole Elshere relied heavily on a photo of the Powder River Rodeo horse Lipstick & Whiskey, and it paid off on Saturday night during the third performance of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. [...]
GUYMON, Okla. – The accolades are great, and the gold buckles are awesome, but that’s not why Chad Ferley competes in rodeo. “I’m just out here to make as much money as I can and get on good bucking horses,” said Ferley, the 2006 world champion saddle bronc rider from Oelrichs, S.D. “If [...]
GUYMON, Okla. – The opening night of the 80th annual Pioneer Days Rodeo was a showcase of the sport’s best. Six world champions took the lead in their respective events on Friday night at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena, led by a couple from 2011: Bareback rider Kaycee Feild and heeler Jhett Johnson. [...]