Shirley takes lead at Ponoka rodeo
[Jun. 26, 2008] Rodeo - Tim Shirley forgot to enter a couple of rodeos scheduled for Tuesday of next week.

It's not the kind of thing a cowboy should be doing during the July holiday week run, known as Cowboy Christmas. By Herald News Services [In Canada]

Canadian Professional Rodeo Association News - June 24, 2008
[Jun. 24, 2008] There was a lot of money to be won this past weekend and contestants took advantage of that fact. Wainwright, High River and Sundre, Alta. were hosts to three Canadian Professional Rodeo Association rodeos. They were the places to be if you wanted to witness some fast-paced, real rodeo action. By Courtesy CPRA [In Canada]

2008 PBR World Cup Team Members Announced!
[Jun. 23, 2008] The PBR is excited to announce the 25 bull riders selected to represent their respective countries (United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Brazil) for the 2008 PBR World Cup. The two-day competition gets underway on August 16 & 17, 2008, in Chihuahua, Mexico, at the Manual Bernardo Aguirre Gymnasio. By Katharine Sherrer, PBR [In Mexico]

Ranchman's Legends Achievement Awards announced
[May 30, 2008] CALGARY, ALTA- The Legends category was brought into being in 2004 by the Canadian Rodeo Historical Association (CRHA) Board of Directors to honor those cowboys and cowgirls who do not qualify for induction into the Hall of Fame, but who have made a huge contribution to rodeo and the western way of life. Legends are those whose names are synonymous with rodeo. By Vicki Allen, CPRA [In Canada]

Aussie's Signature Debut Bull Ride Attracts World's #3 to Newcastle
[May 20, 2008] Six of the world's Top 30 bull riders will travel to Australia as part of an eleven man contingent, to compete in this month's Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Brendon Clark Invitational. By Courtesy Austalia PBR [In Australia]

World's first Cowboy vs Cowboy Poker Tournament
[May 20, 2008] United States PBR bull riders head for Australia to ride bulls and while they are there why not play poker for charity? [In Australia]

The Slave Lake Elks run with the bulls
[May 20, 2008] Canada - On May 24, the Elks will host their second annual “Bull-A-Rama” fundraiser, bringing world-class bull-riding talent to Slave Lake for an evening of hair-raising, heart-stopping entertaintment. [In Canada]

Cowboy injured at popular Cloverdale Rodeo
[May 20, 2008] This year's Cloverdale Rodeo proved to be easier on the animals but tougher on the cowboys. With a new format deemed to be friendlier to four-legged critters, organizers proclaimed the weekend a success, with more than 100,000 attending the 62nd annual Cloverdale Rodeo and 119th annual Cloverdale Country Fair in Surrey [In Canada]

Cloverdale cashes in on change
[May 16, 2008] Bobby Mote says Cloverdale has always been one of his favourite stops on the professional rodeo circuit. And now the defending world bareback riding champion believes he has even more reason to look forward to this year's show. [In Canada]

Bucking for a win
[May 16, 2008] Ty Elliott doesn’t want to think about this weekend’s rodeo. He doesn’t want to plan, strategize or map out his day ahead of time. Bull riding is a visceral event. [In Canada]

Experience the real Wild West in Calgary
[May 7, 2008] The Calgary Stampede came to life back in the summer of 1912: Just as Annie Oakley was hanging up her guns and Wyatt Earp was riding quietly off into the sunset. The world famous event has been keeping the legend of the Wild West alive ever since. Billed as the 'Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth', the world’s largest outdoor rodeo regularly attracts over one million visitors – decked heel to toe in western attire and TV audiences in excess of two million viewers. [In Canada]

Herald rodeo scribe to be feted
[Mar. 12, 2008] Dwayne Erickson was reluctant to take the assignment. Hockey, basketball, golf, even cricket. Anything but rodeo! Little did he know that when Edmonton Journal sports editor Hal Pawson asked him to cover a rodeo in 1958, it would turn out to be his cup of tea. That it would establish him one day as the premier rodeo reporter in Canada. And, today, [In Canada]

Australian Country music legend Smoky Dawson dies
[Feb. 14, 2008] The music community is mourning the death of the last of Australia's original country music pioneers, Smoky Dawson, who has died aged 94. The legendary singer died in Sydney shortly after 5pm (AEDT) on January 13 of complications from surgery, a spokeswoman for the Australian Country Music Foundation said. [In Australia]

Brazil's Oliveira goes four for four to capture PBR event in New York City
[Jan. 6, 2008] The Brazilian is one of six to cover all four bulls, as he closes in on the lead in the points standing with win By Mary Rudloff [In Brazil]