The Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame has announced the following inductees for 2015. Dee Butterfield – Contestant An 11-time CFR qualifier and one-time NFR Qualifier, Dee Butterfield is also the 1992 Canadian Barrel Racing Champion. Butterfield has over 40 years of experience as a barrel racing and horsemanship clinician. Greg Cassidy – Contestant …
The first rodeo that Saskatchewan bareback rider, Ty Taypotat entered this season was in Grande Prairie, AB, at the end of May. Some would argue, however, that Taypotat’s season didn’t officially begin until July 5th. Since then, the 22-year-old, Regina cowboy has placed at seven straight rodeos, won a tidy $5,698 and moved back …
Jordan Hansen was the youngest bullrider to qualify for the Canadian Finals Rodeo last season. Now in his third season on the Pro Rodeo Canada trail, the Okotoks, AB, cowboy is still just 20-years-old, but in the last eight months his goal has definitely changed. “I don’t want to just qualify (for the CFR),” says …
In what may have been the last Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo organized under the direction of Jack Daines, all but one of the event champions this past weekend at the 54th annual rodeo were first time winners at “The Ranch”. “There comes a time when you gotta say that’s enough,” the 79 year-old, Daines said during …
Heading into the May long weekend, steer wrestler, Justin Miller hadn’t won a dime on the Canadian pro rodeo trail. But a new mount has turned a cold start to the 2014 season into a sizzling, hot June, which has the Manitoba cowboy barking at the heels of the bulldogging standings leader. “I bought him …
In a busy weekend filled with big paydays, Montana bull rider, Beau Hill is one of just two event leaders likely to hang on to their top ranking when the new Pro Rodeo Canada standings are released this week. The 35 year-old Hill continues to enjoy his finest start to a season in this country …
