Rodeo Attitude News: Australia

Rodeo rider's lucky escape

Wed, 09 Sep 2008 21:56:00 GMT

SPECTATORS feared the worst as the 900kg bull, Downtime, hurled Gracemere's Kelly Hutchinson head first into the side panels.

2008 PBR World Cup First Night Results Are In!!!

Mon, 17 Aug 2008 16:29:00 GMT

The first night of the 2008 PBR World Cup, held in the Cowboy Capitol of Mexico, Chihuahua, provided plenty of action for the packed crowd in the Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Gymnasium. Finishing in first place was Team Canada with a total score of 426.5 points; Team USA ended in second for the evening with 353.5 points; 2007 World Cup Champions, Team Brazil, in third with 340.25 points; home country bull riders, Team Mexico, finished in fourth with 244.25 points; and rounding out fifth was Team Australia with 88.25 points.

PBR Unveils Innovative and Evolutionary Uniforms for the 2008 PBR World Cup

Sat, 15 Aug 2008 21:26:00 GMT

For the first time ever, bull riders will set aside their traditional button-down western shirts and chaps for the more contemporary and custom made jerseys and chaps. The newly designed uniforms will premier during the 2008 PBR World Cup presented by Dickies in Chihuahua on Aug. 16 - 17, 2008.

Leave our rodeo alone

Wed, 12 Aug 2008 01:34:00 GMT

WITH claims by animal activists the Warwick Rodeo "seriously mistreated" animals, cowboys like Scott Glasby have come to the event's defence with the truism "if they weren't in the rodeo they would be in a burger".

No bull, Kennedy making his mark

Fri, 07 Aug 2008 22:01:00 GMT

FIREMAN has horns and Grevillea's David Kennedy isn't scared. You could say they're both young bulls.

The pair were unknown around Sarina, but combined to produce the surprise ride of the Professional Bull Riders Challenger Series rodeo at the weekend.

Northern Territory mum watched bull maul her son, 16

Wed, 22 Jul 2008 16:03:00 GMT

THE mother of a 16-year-old Northern Territory boy badly injured in a rodeo has described her horror at watching a bull trample her son.

Big Junkyard Dog gives Everingham short shrift

Wed, 22 Jul 2008 02:35:00 GMT

BULL RIDING: THEY say every dog has his day but that was little comfort to cowboy Larry Everingham at the Great Western on Friday night.

Rodeo Funding Angers Animal-Rights Groups

Wed, 08 Jul 2008 02:01:00 GMT

ANIMAL-RIGHTS groups are angry the Queensland Government is spending up to $50,000 to promote an event they say is "blatantly cruel".

Aussie's Signature Debut Bull Ride Attracts World's #3 to Newcastle

Wed, 20 May 2008 21:25:00 GMT

Six of the world's Top 30 bull riders will travel to Australia as part of an eleven man contingent, to compete in this month's Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Brendon Clark Invitational.

World's first Cowboy vs Cowboy Poker Tournament

Wed, 20 May 2008 20:47:00 GMT

United States PBR bull riders head for Australia to ride bulls and while they are there why not play poker for charity?

Australian Country music legend Smoky Dawson dies

Fri, 14 Feb 2008 13:48:00 GMT

The music community is mourning the death of the last of Australia's original country music pioneers, Smoky Dawson, who has died aged 94. The legendary singer died in Sydney shortly after 5pm (AEDT) on January 13 of complications from surgery, a spokeswoman for the Australian Country Music Foundation said.

Rodeo animals 'just like family'

Mon, 06 Jan 2008 20:47:00 GMT

Rodeo enthusiasts are riding roughshod over claims by Auckland City Mayor John Banks that the sport is cruel to animals...Eight-time world rodeo champion Joe Beaver in action yesterday at Rerewhakaaitu.

Australian Rodeo champion dies after bull riding accident

Wed, 20 Nov 2007 14:23:00 GMT

Australia rodeo fans lost their All-around National Champion Cowboy, Greg Meech. Greg, 33, from Caboolture, died in Ipswich Hospital from internal bleeding on Saturday night after he was thrown off a bull and stomped on at the Ipswich Rodeo in south-east Queensland, Australia.

The bull supplier

Wed, 30 Oct 2007 18:26:00 GMT

With a string of outstanding bulls to his credit, the name Hempenstall is quickly associated with legendary Brahman "Chainsaw". Universally regarded as the greatest Rodeo Bull of all time, Chainsaw was a direct product of the Hempenstall Brothers, George and Richard.

Bull riding basics

Fri, 18 Oct 2007 19:17:00 GMT

The PBR is in full swing in Australia.