Western Pen

Rodeo pro now teaching residents at his ranch
[Aug. 16, 2009] Steamboat Springs — A woman sat tall on her mare Friday, edging a cow out of a herd and trying to keep it from returning

Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center wows rodeo fans
[Aug. 15, 2009] This weekend’s grand opening of the Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center in the Maynard and Mattie Goff-Newcombe Building at Fort Pierre is providing a special occasion for all South Dakotans who value the state’s western tradition and the role of families in creating and perpetuating that tradition.

Agricultural Economic News Update August 14, 2009
[Aug. 15, 2009] The question I'll venture to answer here today is how this global economic crisis is and will effect agriculture, especially here in the U.S.

Farm & Ranch Expo set Nov. 18-19
[Aug. 14, 2009] The McCook Farm & Ranch Expo will return to the Red Willow County Fairgrounds on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18-19. By Courtesy McCook Farm Ranch

Rodeo athletes among most talented professionals
[Aug. 13, 2009] Rodeo cowboys are widely considered to be among the most talented and versatile athletes in professional sports.

Wyoming’s Miss Congeniality the Life of a Bucking Horse
[Aug. 11, 2009] When we were at the 2008 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR), I heard someone talking about imprinting. I wasn’t sure what that meant, so I asked around and the other mares and I came to some conclusions. A lot of the mares in Las Vegas in December are pregnant, so we get into some pretty heated debates. Imprinting with horses involves taking a newborn foal and exposing it to outside elements to influence the foal’s behavior when it grows up. By Susan Kanode

MercyMe Accident Kills Two in Indiana Bus Crash
[Aug. 8, 2009] Christian Pop Group MercyMe Tour Bus in Accident While Visiting Fort Wayne, Indiana By Ryan Devault

MIKEL J. MORENO SCHOLARSHIP AWARD NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
[Aug. 4, 2009] (Pueblo, Colo.)-- Applications for the 2009 Mikel J. Moreno Scholarship Award are now being accepted by the ABBI (American Bucking Bull Inc.). The annual award was started by Cindy Rosser Moreno and Julio Moreno to honor the memory of their late son, Mikel Moreno. By Cindy Moreno

Ariat Forecast is ‘Hot’ for Fall with Crossfire Caliente
[Jul. 30, 2009] Union City, Calif. July 30, 2009 – Rodeo athletes and fans, get fired up for the fall season with the Crossfire Caliente from Ariat International! Following on the heels of last year’s popular Crossfire boot, the Crossfire Caliente continues to blaze the trail for performance and fashion in ladies’ Western footwear. By Jennifer Hellickson

AQHA ANNOUNCES 2010 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
[Jul. 22, 2009] America’s Horse, July 22, 2009 – Three individuals and three horses will be inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame during the 2010 American Quarter Horse Association Convention, March 5-8 in Kissimmee, Florida By American Quarter Horse

Rein in Cancer is a Dream Come True at NRHA Derby
[Jul. 22, 2009] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- It was one more step along the way to realizing a dream of raising funds to fight cancer when the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) teamed up with Rein In Cancer. Raffle tickets for a 2007 AQHA filly, Shortys Dream, were offered for sale, with the drawing held during the 2009 NRHA Derby in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. By Horse City

Cowgirl Hall of Fame Announces New Inductees
[Jul. 22, 2009] The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is proud to announce Deborah Copenhaver Fellows, Kay Whittaker Young, Mary Jane Colter and Cornelia “Ninia” Wadsworth Ritche as inductees to the Hall of Fame for 2009. Laura W. Bush will receive the Gloria Lupton Tennison Pioneer Award. All five women will be honored during the 34th Annual Induction Luncheon Ceremony on October 16, 2009 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. By Dallas Art News

Journalist Walter Cronkite dies at 92
[Jul. 17, 2009] From Baby Boomers to the Greatest Generation, journalist Walter Cronkite will be remembered as a voice of calm and reason whenever the nation was shocked by disaster and instability.

Special Needs Rodeo Brings Big Smiles
[Jul. 17, 2009] Roping and the rodeo go hand and hand and for this group of special needs children, getting a chance to be a cowboy brings some big smiles to their faces.