Tie-Down Roping

PRCA Standings as of August 27, 2007
[Aug. 28, 2007] Courtesy PRCA

PRCA Weekly Press Release August 27, 2007
[Aug. 28, 2007]  

IN THIS RELEASE YOU’LL FIND:
1. Trimming the field: Lineup set for Puyallup Pro Rodeo, second Ariat Playoff series event
2. Ellensburg Rodeo kicks off Labor Day weekend
3. Win, place for Ford
4. Rodeo News and Notes: Reno Rodeo establishes grant program; Rodeo limits change for 2008
By Courtesy PRCA

International registry aims to round up rodeo injuries
[Aug. 23, 2007] In order to improve the health of those who participate in rodeos, physicians and health care personnel who provide care in this setting launched last month a registry to record the most devastating injuries that occur in this sport. Work is also underway to analyze some of the medical-related data that already exist and set up a conference to bring together those who work in this area.

PRCA Weekly Press Release August 20, 2007
[Aug. 22, 2007] IN THIS RELEASE YOU’LL FIND:
1. Plenty on the line: Lull between Playoff events doesn't mean lack of drama
2. Griswold, Graves highlight Caldwell winners
3. Another Lanham has
Sweet" day in Canby
4. Tallman earns top honor
Hazer dies at rodeo By Courtesy PRCA

PRCA Standings as of August 20, 2007
[Aug. 22, 2007] Courtesy PRCA

On the Road Again: Roughies vs. ropers an age-old argument
[Aug. 21, 2007] So is this battle between the rough stock riders and timed event guys a new development in rodeo?

 

Check out Fred Schnell’s book from 1971, “Rodeo! The Suicide Circuit,” and on Page 38 you’ll find this exchange. By Jim Thompson

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 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