Rodeo Attitude News: Florida

Music Hall of Fame on horizon

Mon, 23 Nov 2008 07:05:00 GMT

DAYTONA BEACH - Nowhere in America, it seems, is there a place where the likes of Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams Sr. and Marian Anderson are all celebrated under one roof...There's the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, the Classical Music Hall of Fame in Cincinnati and the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. And various foundations celebrate jazz, blues, gospel and other genres...But there's no one place where all the best of American music meet. No place except, perhaps, music heaven.

North Carolina Man Makes It Two in a Row!

Mon, 21 Sep 2008 17:03:00 GMT

The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) made its way to Jacksonville, Fla., for the Built Ford Tough Shootout, the 28th stop on the elite Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler (BFTS) tour. Fans were treated to two action-packed performances of exciting rides and wrecks at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. When the dust settled, J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) found himself in the winner’s circle for the second weekend in a row and added $28,958 to his pocketbook.

Colorado Superstar Takes Round One in Jacksonville PBR!

Sun, 20 Sep 2008 16:38:00 GMT

The Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler (BFTS) took Jacksonville, Fla., by storm as the top 45 bull riders in the world invaded the Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena for stop #28 on the elite tour. Number three bull rider in the world Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) took The Built Ford Tough Shootout round one victory after riding Chance, owned by Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC, for 90 points.

Rodeo Worship Service Is Sunday

Fri, 07 Aug 2008 16:52:00 GMT

The worship service for the annual Gerry Rodeo will be at 9 a.m. Sunday in the rodeo arena with music by the IHS Dixieland Band and testimonies about their faith by two of the rodeo performers.

A Cowboy That Can Outrun The Energizer Bunny

Tue, 09 Jun 2008 17:14:00 GMT

The Energizer Bunny that beats his drum across our television screens and the Timex Watch ad from the past that boasted after the watch had been dunked in water and run over by a truck "And it keeps on ticking!" have nothing on Hub Hubbell. He'll be ninety years 'young' later this year and he is still making cowboy history.

PBR Git-R-Done Invitational Orlando, Florida

Tue, 09 Jun 2008 15:58:00 GMT

Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) topped the world's best bull riders and took the first ever Git-R-Done Invitational hosted by Tater Porter & presented by Cooper Tires event title, adding a whopping $53,880 to his pocketbook.

Bull rider's life is full of twists

Sun, 05 Apr 2008 19:34:00 GMT

Eight seconds doesn't seem like a long time. But for P.K. Fischer, attempting to reach that brief milestone while atop a 2,000-pound bull can make for one heck of a thrill ride.

It's a bone-jarring stunt punctuated by

The 80th Arcadia rodeo winds down

Tue, 10 Mar 2008 12:08:00 GMT

A third straight day of near-perfect weather Sunday set the stage for the final day of the 80th Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo. By the time the opening fanfare resounded through the arena, nearly all the seats had been filled.

The two Quadrille riders who c

The work of a rodeo queen is never done

Fri, 21 Feb 2008 14:31:00 GMT

The next few days will be busy ones for 17-year-old Kirsten McManus. The queen of the Florida High School Rodeo Association has a list of responsibilities she must attend to, and she also will be a competitor in a local rodeo that opens Friday.

writing from the 59th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo and Frontier...

Mon, 27 Jan 2008 16:31:00 GMT

I'm writing from the 59th Annual Homestead Championship Rodeo and Frontier Days in South Miami-Dade. I just saw a cowboy leap from his horse onto a 700-lb steer and wrestle it to the arena floor -- in 3.9 seconds!

Top bull main attraction at St. Lucie Fairgrounds - Florida

Sat, 04 Jan 2008 14:18:00 GMT

When the Professional Bull Riding Challenger Tour comes to the St. Lucie Fairgrounds this weekend, spectators might be more impressed with the bulls than the riders.

Palatka Horseman’s Club 48th Annual Rodeo,

Wed, 23 Oct 2007 15:13:00 GMT

Sanctioned by the World Wide Rodeo Association

Culligan and Bass earn rodeo championships

Fri, 18 Oct 2007 11:21:00 GMT

Okeechobee High School sophomore Maci Culligan earned her first high school rodeo championship at the two-day Branford rodeo held on Oct. 6 and 7. Culligan placed fourth on Saturday and first on Sunday in the breakaway competition, earning her the championship title for the weekend.

O.H.S. Rodeo Team starts new season with two championships

Thu, 26 Sep 2007 11:41:00 GMT

School has barely begun and the Okeechobee High School rodeo team is already hard at work.

In the first rodeo of the 2007-08 season held in Kissimmee on Sept. 8 and 9, two members of the Okeechobee High School rodeo team brought home event championships.

Cowboy Day: Rodeo, food and displays; Celebration honors culture of Okeechobee

Sun, 28 Jul 2007 17:23:00 GMT

Cowboy Day: Rodeo, food and displays; Celebration honors culture of Okeechobee, FL