Canada

Top bull riders geared to compete here indoors
[Nov. 18, 2009] Hang on to your hats, partners - professional bull riding will blow into Abbotsford in the midst of winter.

After one-year absence, Clay Tryan returns to the NFR
[Nov. 16, 2009] Billings cowboy Clay Tryan will make his eighth appearance in the National Finals Rodeo next month. Clay Tryan missed a few steers this year. ...

Sun sets on Finals Rodeo
[Nov. 16, 2009] The pockets of a few lucky wrangler-wearing cowboys and cowgirls are $1.27 million fuller...

Bowers separates shoulder, then wins bareback title at Canadian Finals Rodeo
[Nov. 16, 2009] Bowers waited out a lengthy delay with a separated shoulder before he was crowned national bareback riding champion Sunday at the Canadian Finals Rodeo. ...

Eight Canadian Champions Named as Canadian Finals Rodeo Wraps Up 36th Year
[Nov. 16, 2009] Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place was a pressure cooker during the closing performance of the 36th Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR).

The tightest race was in the saddle bronc riding, the classic event of rodeo. The first five rounds left seven contestants with a real shot at the Canadian championship, and only one taking home the title. After an intense performance where every single contestant gave it their all, Chet Johnson of Gilette, Wyo. Picked up his first Canadian title. Johnson, who's been rodeoing in Canada for the last five years, rode Outlawbucker's Miss Congeniality to second place in the final go. His score of 86-points earned him just enough to squeeze ahead of second place finisher Jim Berry (Rocky Mountain House, Alta.), and third place rider, and go-round winner, Dustin Flundra (Pincher Creek, Alta.). By Pamela Porosky, Canadian Rodeo News

2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo - Fifth Performance
[Nov. 15, 2009] All eyes were on the youngest cowboys participating at the 36th Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR)... By Vicki Allen

There's more to lose than your shirt in cowboy poker
[Nov. 15, 2009] A bull breaks up a friendly game of "cowboy poker" at the Canadian Finals Rodeo held at Rexall Place in Edmonton on Saturday. In cowboy poker, if you're in ...

Women's Pro Rodeo finals in Lincoln in 2010-11
[Nov. 15, 2009] Snover said it helped Lincoln's cause that many of the women on the rodeo circuit have visited the city for national barrel racing events...

Buckle No. 2 for generous Berg
[Nov. 15, 2009] Saddle bronc looks like a pair of trifectas, but the Top 3 has only one of the season leaders. A fourth and a split 3-4 yesterday kept No. ...

Experience shows for bareback rider
[Nov. 15, 2009] You can do that if your head's clear," said the Seven Hills bareback rider. "For about my first three Canadian Finals, I'd look at them scoresheets every ...

2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo - Third Performance results
[Nov. 15, 2009] 2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo - Third Performance results

Saturday at the CFR is a tight race
[Nov. 15, 2009] It's a rodeo but the Canadian Finals has turned into a horse race. Five of the six major events look like they are going right down to the wire...

Canadian Armed Forces Invade Rexall Place
[Nov. 14, 2009] Edmonton, AB – The saddle bronc and bareback riders at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) tipped their hats to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces during the annual event's third performance.

White spotlights singled out two soldiers rappelling from the high ceiling of Rexall Place, just below the big screen, as two armoured tanks entered the arena. A platoon of soldiers marched in on foot, followed by the cowboys paying tribute to the military. By Pamela Porosky, CPRA

Cowboys, cowgirls entertain special-needs children
[Nov. 13, 2009] Dressed in cowboy hats and bandannas, the children bested the cowboys in pretend barrel racing, bull riding and calf roping. Meanwhile, a petting zoo ...