Category: National Finals Rodeo

So you want to be a rodeo athlete…words from some Gold Buckles

When we are children we dream of being doctors, lawyers, cowboys, astronauts, etc. We find ways to play those roles with our friends. Costumes are always a part of the fun. We get older and often those dreams fall to the wayside. But for some young men and women they keep the dream going. They…

July 27, 2018
Summer Rodeo Season Make Money or Bust

Summer rodeo season is here. This is when cowboys and cowgirls go into hyper-drive trying to make enough money to end up in the Top 15 that get to go to the National Finals Rodeo. There are plenty of big deal rodeos that big money can be made early in the year like The American, Rodeo…

July 25, 2018
Headed to Rodeo Houston

When I look at my bucket list, which I also call my retirement plans, Rodeo Houston is right up near the top. So when an opportunity to go to Houston presented itself and I grabbed it and decided to go to the stock show.

March 10, 2017
On being inspired…….

Inspiration and goals are as personal as each of us is unique. You can make lots of assumptions about why people do what they do. Money, greed, taking care of one’s family, adrenaline, or just your passion. We see professional athletes earning tens of millions of dollars and then see them behaving badly. Then we…

March 27, 2016
The Rodeo Gods Were Smiling On Me- Day 2

Day 1 was behind me. After a great night’s sleep I woke up in the funnest city in America well rested and ready to hit the strip. I was still faced with trying to figure out where to go and when to be there. This was my first full day in Las Vegas. I started…

January 13, 2016
Las Vegas Part 1

For the 3rd year in a row I went to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Each year has been a different experience. The first year I went last minute without a plan. The next year I ended up going solo. This year I had a plan. Out of the 5 days, I…

January 12, 2016