Every cowboy and cowgirl dreams of competing at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), the Super Bowl of Rodeo held every year in Las Vegas. It is a ten-day event every December at the Thomas and Mack Center where the top rodeo athletes of the world compete head-to-head for the most coveted award [...]
LAS VEGAS – About an hour after his final run of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Jhett Johnson was sporting some new hardware. The shiny object glistened with silver, white and gold, a reflection of a fantastic 10 days in the Nevada desert for Johnson and his heading partner, Turtle Powell. [...]
LAS VEGAS – Being a bull rider is tough business, but it’s a job Seth Glause takes to heart. Of course, it helps when you’re one of the best. Glause, of Rock Springs, Wyo., just finished his run at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the third time in four years, and he [...]
LAS VEGAS – Friday’s run wasn’t the fastest for Jhett Johnson and Turtle Powell at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It didn’t count for the biggest go-round check. But when the team ropers stopped the clock in 5.0 seconds, it might’ve been the most important run of this year’s championship event at the [...]
LAS VEGAS – Casey Colletti sits on a bench inside a small locker room inside the Thomas & Mack Center. Preparing for the biggest competition of his life, he looks around and sees the biggest names in bareback riding.
LAS VEGAS – Chuck Colletti rode bareback horses for years. In the City of Lights, he’s a spectator, watching his 25-year-old son, Casey, compete at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the first time. He’s pretty pleased with what he’s seeing.