Bucking Bulls

Bull Pen Magazine Teams With Stoney's Rockin' Country for the "Bull Pen Bash" and ABBI Breeders Appreciation Party in Las Vegas
[Oct. 29, 2008] Don't forget this when you are in Vegas! - FanCorp Publishing (publishers of ABBI’s Bull Pen Magazine and the official PBR programs) announced today that they have partnered with Stoney's Rockin' Country for a complimentary Monday night "Bull Pen Bash" during the 2008 PBR World Finals.

Stoney's, Las Vegas' premier hot spot and honky-tonk, will play host on Nov. 3 to PBR personnel and ABBI stock contractors, as well as all friends and fans of the sport of bull riding. Stoney's is conveniently located on the famed Las Vegas Strip, a half-mile north of the South Point Hotel. By Cindy Gotoski, FanCorp Publications

SECOND ANNUAL USBBA BUCKING BULL SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR LAS VEGAS
[Oct. 27, 2008] By Courtesy ABBI

My Bulls Are Better Than Yours!
[Oct. 25, 2008] The 2008 regular season has come to a close, but the stock contractors of the Professional Bull Riders Inc. (PBR) are hard at work preparing for the 2008 PBR World Finals Bull Team Challenge. Twenty-two teams were formed, each providing $50,000 for the opportunity to win their share of the $1.1 million total competition purse through the 2008 season. With over half a million dollars up for grabs at the World Finals, 13 teams will be competing for their share of the prize money, but most importantly will be the bragging rights of the “put up or shut up” challenge. By Lindsay Rosser, PBR

Professional Bull Riders World Champion Bull Contenders Announced
[Oct. 21, 2008] The votes are in and the Professional Bull Riders Inc. (PBR) is proud to announce the five bulls contending for the title of 2008 PBR World Champion Bull during the World Finals in Las Vegas! The World Champion bull is entitled to a Big Tex stock trailer, a $20,000 bonus, and bragging right for the 2009 Built Ford Tough Series season. Second place bull will receive $12,000; third, $9,000; fourth, $6,000; and fifth will receive $3,000 bonus. By Lindsay Rosser, PBR

America's Greatest Bucking Bulls Calendar Hits Stores
[Oct. 8, 2008] American Bucking Bull, Inc. (ABBI) proudly announces the release of the 2009 America's Greatest Bucking Bulls Calendar. The bucking bull market has never been hotter, as evidenced by the $250,000 to be awarded to the top ABBI bull in Las Vegas next month...For the fourth straight year, bull riding fans will be able to display a collection of America's greatest bucking bulls, up-close and personal, beginning with December 2008 which boasts the bulls and bloodlines of Hart Cattle Co., superstar bull rider J.W. Hart's successful breeding program. By Courtesy FanCorp

Bucking Bull Mega-Genetics Sale a MEGA-Success
[Oct. 2, 2008] The MEGA-Genetics sale held this past weekend in Orchard TX at the Bucks By Design ranch was a huge success. There were over 70 different buyers that made purchases from 20 different states and two from Canada. By Courtesy Exclusive Genetics

Bull Pen Magazine Makes the Move to Newsstand
[Sep. 16, 2008] With the September/October issue, bucking bull fans in many western states will be able to find the Bull Pen magazine on their local newsstand, right alongside Sports Illustrated and Newsweek. By Courtesy Bull Pen Magazine

The Challenge of the Champions: The Story of Lane Frost and Red Rock
[Sep. 12, 2008] Bull Pen Magazine announces the availability of a new documentary about world champion bull rider Lane Frost and the legendary bull Red Rock. The documentary by Lighthouse Productions is the work of award-winning filmmaker David Wittkower. By Courtesy Bull Pen Magazine

The Boogerman retires - An inspirational story of a lady and her bull
[Sep. 11, 2008] Betty Morrison sits on her deck and looks at The Boogerman every day out in her back pasture. She and the recently retired bull are lucky, so to speak, to have one another. By Keith Ryan Cartwright, PBR

SEBRA and PBBA Announce National Bull Riders Series
[Sep. 2, 2008] Mike Porter of the Professional Bucking Bull Association (PBBA) and Chan Canter with the Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association (SEBRA) announce the creation of the National Bull Rider Series (NBR Series). By Mike Porter and Chan Canter

Exclusive Genetics Inks Deal with PBR
[Aug. 28, 2008] he Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is proud to announce a new sponsorship with Exclusive Genetics. Exclusive Genetics specializes in online sales of genetics such as cows, semen and futurity bulls along with bull partnerships, and much more from top PBR bulls.

The 2008 American Bucking Bull Inc. Wild Card: Four Times the Excitement
[Jul. 31, 2008] The 2008 ABBI Wild Card, a contest that will qualify five bulls to buck at the World Bucking Bull Classic Finals with the top 45 bulls from the regular season for a chance at the ABBI World Champion Classic title and $250,000, will now be a series of four events. By Courtesy ABBI

Sick Chicken - PBR Top Bull is sick
[Jul. 29, 2008] Chicken on a Chain, the Professional Bull Riders’ defending World Champion Bull, who weighs in the neighborhood of a ton and can spin faster than a carnival ride, is on the sidelines. By Brett Hoffman for the PBR

2007 Professional Bull Riders World Champion Bull Sick
[Jul. 24, 2008] 2007 World Champion Bull Chicken on a Chain owned by Jeff Robinson, Mike Tedesco and Larry the Cable Guy is being treated at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medicine Clinic for urolithiasis – the forming of stones in the kidney, bladder and/or urinary tract. He starting showing signs of severe abdominal discomfort, dehydration, weight loss and high fever after the Express Classic presented by Nation Creek Casino this past weekend, July 18-20, in Tulsa, Okla. By Linsay Rosser, PBR