Wisconsin

Wis. horse is world's tallest at nearly 6-foot-11
[Apr. 29, 2010] Big Jake might be taller than any other horse in the world, but his owner Jerry Gilbert describes him as a gentle giant. The 9-year-old Belgian gelding is ...

Cowboy Tales From The Rodeo: From The Hockey Rink To Steer Wrestling
[Mar. 16, 2010] I roped calves and team roped, but I started steer wrestling because I was pretty good size for my age, and it's an event where a little size helps...

All Star Rodeo Challenge entertains at Resch Center
[Mar. 15, 2010] The clothing of choice at the Resch Center on Sunday afternoon was cowboy hats, cowboy boots and blue jeans...

Wisconsin Country Thunder's Guess the Lineup-Entries End Dec 7th
[Dec. 7, 2009] Line-Up announcement Dec 8th. Here's some clues. It will be “rocking”, “smokin’”, and “pickin’”, filled with some hot new talent, with a twist of names you all remember and closing it all out is one HOT act to light up the stage.

Bull riders to celebrate 20 years of excitement in La Crosse
[Nov. 2, 2009] Bud Polhamus knew there was something about bull riding that made it special...

Barrel racing brings beauty to the bull-riding arena
[Oct. 30, 2009] The beauty of raw speed of barrel racing will be part of the festivities starting at 8 p.m. Nov. 6-7 at the La Crosse Center... By Ted Harbin

Wisconsin cowboy brings expertise to work of judging PCB event
[Oct. 30, 2009] La CROSSE, Wis. – It’s been 15 years since Fred Boettcher first tied himself to the back of a bull in La Crosse... By Ted Harbin

Bear Valley Ranch Rodeo ropes 'em in
[Aug. 25, 2009] This is where it all starts," says Jeremy Bakken, a Stewartville native now living in Ellsworth, Wis., as he winds up his lasso and throws it with ease around a bale of hay

UW-River Falls rodeo this weekend
[Sep. 17, 2008] The 44th annual Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo will be held this weekend at the Campus Lab Farm on South Wasson Lane and Cemetery Road. ..The Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo is the oldest and only collegiate rodeo east of the Mississippi River

Wisconsin - High school rodeo contestants show toughness
[May 19, 2008] All but a handful of the nearly 100 cowboys and cowgirls participating in the Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association event donned pink shirts to raise money for cancer research.

Rodeo queen to be chosen this Saturday
[May 7, 2008] Wisconsin - The 55th-annual Spooner Rodeo's first event for the season gets under way Saturday, May 10, when a new Spooner Rodeo queen will be selected from among seven area contestants. The competition will be held at the Spooner Rodeo Grounds starting at 10 a.m. The queen candidates have written their profiles.

Country Music Televison gives nation a sampling of Milwaukee, Summerfest
[Jul. 4, 2007] CMT decided to come back again this year, with a complete production team from the network's Nashville headquarters

No riding into sunset for this cowboy
[Jan. 18, 2007] SARONA-- At the age of 43, Derrick Olson, a 1981 Spooner High School graduate, has been living a pretty good life.

Mindoro teen rolls to top finish at Holmen rodeo
[Sep. 8, 2006] Wisconsin High School Rodeo underway By RANDY ERICKSON Editor West Salem Coulee News