Bull Fighting

Protection bullfighters ready for the Slick Rock Challenge
[Jun. 30, 2009] Fans will get more than their money’s worth at the Edwards County Fairgrounds in Rocksprings on Friday-Saturday, July 3-4. Not only will they experience some world-class cowboys and tremendous bucking bulls in the PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour event, but they will also experience some of the greatest athletes in the sport in the Professional Bullfighters Daisy Protection Bullfight Tour competition.

Dusty Tuckness/Kanin Asay Classic
[Jun. 30, 2009] The Cody Nite Rodeo hosted the Dusty Tuckness/Kanin Asay Classic on June 14th at the Stampede Grounds. The night featured a freestyle bullfight event and bull riding.

And they're off! Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo starts Monday
[Jun. 28, 2009] PRESCOTT - It's time for boots and chaps and cowboy hats and the roar of a Prescott crowd: The 122nd annual Prescott Frontier Days "World's Oldest Rodeo" busts out of the chute Monday. By Bruce Colbert

Andy Thompson Benefit Bull Riding
[Jun. 25, 2009] This coming Friday night, June 26th, 2009, the Heartland Rodeo Company will be hosting the Andy Thompson Benefit Bull Riding at the Top Rail Arena in Lake City, Iowa. Andy was injured at the National Federation of Professional Bullriders Finals in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 3rd of this year. While protecting bull rider Craig Sasse, Andy took an extremely hard hit resulting in the displacement of his C5 vertebrae which had a crack that extended down to fracture the C6 vertebrae. Doctors determined that the injury is not healing and performed surgeries in May to fix the problem. By James Dean
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Marshfield, MO Rodeo - July 1-5
[Jun. 22, 2009] Marshfield's Independence Day Rodeo is July 1-5 at the Webster County Fairgrounds. The rodeo begins each night at 8.

99 Years of Rodeo at the California Rodeo Salinas
[Jun. 16, 2009] The California Rodeo Salinas celebrates 99 years of rodeo July 16th, 17th, 18th, & 19th. The action starts Wednesday, July 15th, when the PBR U.S Smokeless Challenger Tour bucks into town.

“Middle of Nowhere” Bull Riding and Bull Fighting School a Huge Success
[Jun. 11, 2009] The first of what many are hoping to be annual “Middle of Nowhere” Bull Riding and Bull Fighting School was held May 20-22 at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Johnstown, Nebraska. Seventeen bull riding students and six bull fighting students traveled to Johnstown from South Dakota, Wyoming, Iowa, Colorado and all over Nebraska to attend the school, which consisted of three days of instruction, both in and out of the arena. By Echo Sharkey

McCoy wins own event in dramatic fashion on Saturday night
[Jun. 1, 2009] ADA, Okla. – Cord McCoy was just excited to bring premier bull riding back to his home area.

On Saturday night, he painted a pretty good picture by winning the inaugural Cord McCoy Invitational presented by Cooper Tires in dramatic fashion, riding two bulls for 174 points and beating another hometown product, Jody Newberry, by two points. By Ted Harbin

Newberry puts on a show in his hometown
[May 30, 2009] ADA, Okla. – Jody Newberry is an Ada boy at heart.

On Friday night during the first performance of the Cord McCoy Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, Newberry lit the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex ablaze with two strong rides and now carries the lead into tonight’s second performance after scoring 172 points on two rides. By Ted Harbin

Bullfighter, Andy Thompson, To Undergo Surgery
[May 28, 2009] No matter how many times you hear it referred to as one of the most dangerous jobs in the world no one is ever prepared to see one of them get injured seriously. Andy Thompson, Auburn, IA, will under go surgery on Thursday, May 28th, for a broken neck he received on April 3rd at the National Federation of Professional Bullriders Federation Finals in St. Joseph, MO. By Cindy Meyers, Rodeo Attitude

Gary Leffew, Monty Hawkeye Henson, Rob Smets. and Miles Hare Top Instructors Join Forces at Iowa Rodeo School
[May 19, 2009] Rate Correction!!! Bull Riding and Saddle Bronc only $325 Bullfighting only $500 School Special Announced - Most young competitors would be thrilled to the opportunity to meet Gary Leffew, Monty "Hawkeye" Henson and Rob Smets. How about getting to spend three days learning from them the ins and outs of the rough stock side of rodeo. June 4th through June 6th the three men will each be instructors in their field of expertise at the Tri-State Rodeo Arena in Fort Madison, Iowa. By Cindy Meyers, Rodeo Attitude

Rodeo Clowns Featured in Forbes Magazine
[May 6, 2009] Timber Tuckness, Dusty Tuckness and Flint Rasmussen are highlighted in photo article in Forbes.

Gary Leffew Bullriding and Steve Wangler/Jay Brewer Bull Fighting School May 20-21
[Apr. 29, 2009] Wondering what to do for summer break? Want to improve your riding skills? The perfect answer - the Gary Leffew Bull Riding and Steve Wangler/Jay Brewer Bull Fighting School to be held May 20-22 in Johnstown, NE. Only 15 bull riding students and 8 bull fighting students are being accepted. There are still some openings, so act fast and please pass this along to anyone who might be interested in attending. By Echo Sharkey

Sankey Rodeo School – June 22-24, 2009 – Rose Hill, Kansas
[Apr. 11, 2009] ROSE HILL, Kan. – The only three-time world champion in the history of the Professional Bull Riders organization has gone from rider to teacher.

Brazilian Adriano Moraes will put on a bull riding and bullfighting school June 22, 23 and 24 at the Home of World Champions, the Bud Sankey Ranch in Rose Hill. Moraes will, as expected, focus his attention toward passing along his years of experience to all the bull riders in the class and will. He will leave the bullfighting lessons to veterans Joe Garretson and Bennie Bob Patrick. By Ted Harbin