Steer Wrestling

Cowboy's clutch win launches him to next round of Ariat Playoffs
[Aug. 19, 2007] CALDWELL, Idaho – Saddle bronc rider Bobby Griswold needed to win his event to qualify for the next round of the Ariat Playoff Series. That’s exactly what the Geary, Okla., cowboy did on Saturday in the finals of the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo at the CNR Arena. By Courtesy PRCA

Team ropers post sizzling times in Caldwell
[Aug. 18, 2007] Someone might want to tell the team ropers to save something for the next round of the Playoffs.
Three teams roped their steers in less than four seconds Friday at the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo in front of more than 8,500 fans. The Caldwell event is the first stop of the Ariat Playoff Series. However, the team ropers were in Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Championship form. By Courtesy PRCA

Downing leads steer wrestling at NW Montana Fair PRCA Rodeo
[Aug. 18, 2007] Suddenly, the rodeo season looks a lot brighter for Shawn Downing of Silver Star.

Team ropers break arena record in Caldwell
[Aug. 17, 2007] Team roping duo Shain Sproul and Cody Cowden are among the top 20 ropers in the ProRodeo World Standings. However, when the pair set a new arena record of 4.5 seconds on Thursday at the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo they wanted to give all the credit to their horses, Shot and Stevie. By Courtesy PRCA

Bronc rider gets high mark on Canadian horse Dry Whiskey
[Aug. 16, 2007] Saddle bronc rider Jess Martin of Dillon, Mont., put himself in the driver’s seat to make Saturday’s finals of the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo by scoring 82 points on Calgary Stampede’s Dry Whiskey on Wednesday at the CNR Arena. By Courtesy PRC

Colorado steer wrestler ties arena record at Ariat Playoffs Colorado steer wrestler ties arena record at Ariat Playoffs
[Aug. 15, 2007] Colorado steer wrestler ties arena record at Ariat Playoffs
CALDWELL, Idaho - Colorado steer wrestler Casey McMillen got the Ariat Playoffs off to a dramatic start Tuesday by tying an arena record that had stood for more than 20 years at the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo. By Courtesy PRCA

Caldwell Night Rodeo will kick off first round of ProRodeo ‘playoffs'
[Aug. 14, 2007] Playoffs. For the average sports fan, the word conjures up images of the NFL postseason in January or baseball's road to the World Series in the fall. Starting this week in Caldwell, playoffs also means bareback riding, steer wrestling and tie-down roping.

PRCA Weekly Press Release August 13, 2007
[Aug. 13, 2007] IN THIS RELEASE YOU’LL FIND:
1. It starts in Idaho: Ariat Playoff Series gets under way at $322,000 Caldwell Night Rodeo
2. Caldwell Night Rodeo Contestant List
3. Roughstock hand Bail wins twice in Lawton By Courtesy PRCA

PRCA Standings as of August 13, 2007
[Aug. 13, 2007] Courtesy PRCA

San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo to pay entry fees for all contestants in 2008
[Aug. 13, 2007] The San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo has made a commitment to pay the entry fees for every contestant in the Jan. 31-Feb. 17, 2008 event, a step no PRCA regular-season rodeo has ever taken. By Courtesy PRCA

Cowboys who play with pain? Try rodeo
[Aug. 8, 2007] "It's not if you get hurt, but when you get hurt," the old rodeo proverb goes.

Injuries are a big part of the rough-and-tumble sport, so the majority of rodeo contestants compete with some kind of pain most of the time – some severe, some lingering.

"It's not if you get hurt, but when you get hurt," the old rodeo proverb goes. Injuries are a big part of the rough-and-tumble sport, so the majority of rodeo contestants compete with some kind of pain most of the time – some severe, some lingering.

Rodeo circuit finals in Norco changes schedule to November
[Aug. 8, 2007] Seeking to recover from a $14,000 loss and to reposition itself in the schedule, the California Circuit Finals Rodeo has been switched to November from January at Ingalls Park in Norco, officials said Tuesday.

PRCA Standings as of August 6, 2007
[Aug. 6, 2007] Courtesy PRCA

PRCA Weekly Press Release August 6, 2007
[Aug. 6, 2007] IN THIS RELEASE YOU’LL FIND:
1. Fantastic four: Big paydays await in Hermiston, Lawton, Lovington and Sikeston
2. Wrangler Tour concludes in Dodge City
3. Rodeo News and Notes: Talented horse dies By Courtesy PRCA