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Todd
is a founding member of the Rodeo Attitude Program and
serves as its Administrative Vice President as well as
the Bullriding Director. Todd and his wife Tammy own
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Jeff
Veteto - Rodeo Clown
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Jeff Veteto was born August 2, 1979, and raised in the small
farming community of, Kinmundy, Illinois.
I love to entertain and make people laugh and
that is why he chose to become a Rodeo Clown or
Barrel man as many call them. Jeff has been entertaining rodeo fans with comedy acts,
jokes, and lots of laughs for the past three years.
He is not a newcomer to the sport; he has
been a huge rodeo fan since he was a very small
child. Attending
rodeos through the years made his love for the sport
even stronger and in high school he began his rodeo
career competing in the Illinois High School Rodeo
Association (IHSRA) as a Bareback Rider.
In 1999 he qualified for the IHSRA State
Finals and the National High School Rodeo
Association (NHSRA) Finals in Gillette, Wyoming.
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In 1999 he also met and married my wife Jill
(Liggett) Veteto. Jill was also
a rodeo competitor and a qualifier for the IHSRA and NHSRA Finals
in Barrel Racing. We
currently live in rural Edgewood, Illinois.
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On February 24, 2000, Jill gave birth to our daughter Bailey
Veteto. It was the
new responsibility of a family that sent Jeff searching for a
source of extra income.
It is second nature for Jeff to be funny adding that with
his love of rodeo and his experience as a competitor and he began
his new career as Boomer Veteto Rodeo Clown.
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He received his first award in 1999 when he was voted
Illinois Bull Riders Association (IBRA) "Man In The
Can". He has been honored as IHSRA Finals Funnyman in
both 2000 and 2001. The
Bullriders of America voted him Specialty Act of the Year in
2001 for his unique act of “Extreme Backward Bullriding”.
This act has brought fans to their feet all season
long. White Buffalo Rodeo Productions, Winterset, Iowa, for
whom Jeff did several events this year, also presented Jeff
with Barrell man of the Year Buckle.
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Besides his backward Bullriding Jeff specializes in high
impact, dangerous comedy with lots of explosives.
The comedy acts he does includes:
Kramer the Toy Poodle {Miniature Trick Horse); Mad Scientist and
His Time Machine; The Highway Patrol; Piano Styling with Great Balls of
Fire; Walk Across the Dessert with My Pedro, (Kramer); Unwanted Rescue
from 911; Mad Scientist and the Molecule Scramble.
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When you watch Jeff in the arena you realize he is having
just as much fun as the audience!
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Jeff is proud to be a part of the Rodeo Attitude
Program, which also includes Humps-N-Horns.
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