Author: Siri Stevens

Cokato, Minnesota – Popular western brand Cowgirl Tuff is taking it’s “Never Give Up” attitude into the perfume space. Inspired by and created with model and professional barrel racer Angie Meadors, the “Angie” perfume is comprised of all natural oils (no nasty chemicals or fillers) and is made in America. Officially launched at the 2015 WNFR, the perfume will be available in stores at the end of January. It’s light, fresh scent compliments daily use or special occasions.

“I’ve wanted to do a perfume for a long time,” says Cowgirl Tuff Founder and CEO Lisa Bollin. “I’m the photographer at our photo shoots, and we were wrapping a three-day shoot at the Grand Canyon. It was the final shot of the day, and as soon as I clicked the button, I knew that was the ‘perfume shot.’ We wanted a perfume that women could fall in love with and wear every day, and I truly believe we achieved that with ‘Angie.’

“I remember the moment Lisa took the [perfume box] shot. She said, ‘We got it! We got it!’ I said, ‘Great! Wait, what did we did we get?’ [laughs]. I love how this perfume turned out. It was a process developing the perfume, and I was rodeoing with my husband last summer [two-time PRCA world champion heeler Kollin VonAhn] when we were working on it. They’d send me samples of the perfume, and I would ask the other ropers if they liked it. They loved it, so you can truly say that it’s ‘cowboy approved.’”

“Angie” Details to Note:   

• Made in America
• Comprised of all natural oils
• Light and fresh scent
• No fillers or chemicals
• Long lasting, all day wear
• Cowboy approve

About the Company: Established in 1999, Cowgirl Tuff Company brings women and girls on-trend apparel and accessories without compromising comfort or usability. The Cowgirl Tuff woman is strong, independent, hardworking, sassy and tough as nails. In all things, the company abides by the motto, “Never Give Up.” For more information, please visit www.cowgirltuffco.com.

By Susan Kanode

DENVER (January 14, 2016)  — The Cinch Super Shootout at the National Western Stock Show ended with five very happy rodeo contestants – they earned championships and $10,000 in the Denver Coliseum on Thursday.

Eight of the most prestigious rodeos in North America had teams in the competition. Each team consisted of a bareback, saddle bronc and bull rider as well as a steer wrestler and barrel racer. They also accumulated points for the team with Wyoming’s Cheyenne Frontier Days winning the team championship. There were four Texas rodeos representing Fort Worth, San Angelo, Austin and Houston. The National Western Stock Show had a team as well as the Calgary Stampede.

Those seven contestants all competed once in hopes of being one of the three best who advanced to a final round. In the finals, the high score or fast time in each event earned a $10,000 bonus. The second place winner got $5,000. Third place earned $2,500. A grand total of $94,000 was paid at the one-night event.

There has been some luck in the Denver Coliseum for contestants Mary Walker and Riker Carter. Walker, from Ennis, Texas, won the barrel racing title at the rodeo here in 2014 and has had success Walker won Colorado VS. the World here in 2013 and left with the Shootout title this year representing Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Riker Carter, a bull rider from Stone, Idaho, emerged as the Colorado Vs. the World champion last Saturday then won the Cinch Super Shootout on Thursday night. The rising star in bull riding has won over $18,000 here and will have the opportunity to add to that when he competes in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event next week. Carter rode for Rodeo Austin in the Shootout.

Cheyenne Frontier Days had two other event winners along with Walker. Winn Ratliff from Leesville, La., won the bareback riding and Dakota Eldridge from Elko, Nev., won the steer wrestling.

Sam Spreadborough won the saddle bronc riding title for Rodeo Houston. Spreadborough is originally from Australia but makes his home in Snyder, Texas, now.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association action starts in the Denver Coliseum on Friday with performances at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.

The following are results from the Cinch Super Shootout at the National Western Stock Show, January 14, 2016. (contestant, hometown, rodeo represented)

Bareback Riding: First Round: 1, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, (San Angelo) 85.5 points. 2, (tie) Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., (Cheyenne) and Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, (Denver) 85 each. 4, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, (Fort Worth) 83.5. 6, (tie) Yvan Jayne, Rockwell, Texas, (Houston) and Clint Laye, Pocatello, Idaho, (Calgary Stampede) 83. 7, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., (Austin) 82. Final round: 1, Ratliff, 82, $10,000. 2, Larsen, 80, $5,000. 3, O’Connell, 76, $2,500.

Steer Wrestling:  First round: 1, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., (Austin) 4.94 seconds. 2, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis.,(San Angelo) 6.25. 3, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., (Cheyenne) 6.90. 4, Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, (Fort Worth) 14.12. 5, (tie) Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, (Denver); Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., (Houston) and Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., (Calgary); no time. Final round: 1, Eldridge, 3.76, $10,000. 2, Irwin, 4.09, $5,000. 3, Guy, 13.69, $2,500.

Saddle Bronc Riding: First round: 1, Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, (Houston) 81.5 points. 2, Clay Elliot, Nanton, Alberta, (Denver) 81. 3, Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla., (Fort Worth) 80.5. 4, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., (Austin) 78. 5,  5, (tie) Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, (Calgary) and Jesse James Kirby, Dodge City, Kan., (San Angelo) 77 points each. 7, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, (Cheyenne) 73.  Final Round: 1, Spreadborough, 86, $10,000. 2, Elliott, 82.5, $5,000. 3, Lufkin, no score, $2,500.

Women’s Barrel Race: First round: 1, Kyra Stierwalt, Leedey, Okla., (Fort Worth) 15.73 seconds. 2, Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, (Cheyenne) 15.76. 3, Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, (San Angelo) 15.98. 4, Christy Loflin, Stonington, Colo., (Calgary) 16.69. 5, Carlee Pierce, Lowndesboro, Ala., (Houston) 20.59. 6, Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas, (Austin) 20.71. 7, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., (Denver) 21.12.  Final round:  1, Walker, 15.58, $10,000. 2, Kirkpatrick, 20.76, $5,000. 3, Stierwalt, 20.83, $2,500.

Bull Riding: First round: 1, Riker Carter, Stone, Idaho, (Austin) 82.5 points. 2, Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo., (Fort Worth) 82. 3, (tie) Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, (Denver); Kody Lostroh, Ault, Colo., (Calgary); Dalan Duncan, Ballard, Utah, (San Angelo); Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla.; (Cheyenne); and Lon Danley, Tularosa, N.M., (Houston); no score. Danley advanced based on time ridden. Final Round: 1, Carter, 83, $10,000. 2, Danley, 79, $5,000. 3, Savage, 0, $2,500.

Aaron Watson made his eighth consecutive National Finals Rodeo (NFR) appearance last week in Las Vegas. The “World Series” of rodeo attracted more than 2 million fans. In addition to headlining four sold-out shows at South Point Hotel & Casino, Aaron performed at the Round 4 Opening Ceremonies, MGM’s Elevation Cowboy Church, and appeared on “Alexis Bloomer Live” and Flint Rasmussen’s “Outside The Barrell” TV shows.

Three years ago, Aaron wrote “July In Cheyenne,” inspired by the life and memory of cowboy legend Lane Frost. Frost died in the arena during Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 30, 1989. The 1994 film “8 Seconds” starring Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210) paid tribute to Frost’s life. Pictured above, Aaron and Luke met at this year’s NFR, spending time after his final performance to reflect on what it meant to be a small part of carrying the proud legacy of Frost’s memory.

Finale X will pay over $10 Million, and without the exact total it will retain its position as the Third Richest Horse Event in the World!

Jacob Dagenhart, Statesville, North Carolina, and Zack Mabry, Piedmont, Alabama, kick off the week in Las Vegas winning $132,000 in the #15Brook Ledge Horse Transportation WSTR Finale X. “This is what we came for, this is why we rope—wins like this.” – Jacob Dagenhart

Congratulations to Michael Goodman, Canton, Texas and Scott Adrian, Kaufman, Texas who just pocketed $248,000 in the World Series of Team Roping #13 Finale X.

Will O’Quinn, San Antonio, Texas, and Latigo Petersen, Lipan, Texas, clinch the WSTR #12 Finale X to the tune of $320,000. The #12 Finale paid out a grand total of $1,864,000! (Pictured)

Wallace Greer and Rance Gantt win the #11 Bloomer Trailers WSTR Finale X. The duo will take $320,000 back to their home state of Louisiana. The #11 Finale paid $1,886,000.

Eric Randle, Moody, Texas and Zane Edmondson, Cimarron, Kansas, won the Ariat #10 WSTR Finale X. The division set a new record as the richest roping in history paying out $2,040,000. This is Randle’s second consecutive #10 Finale win. He won last year as a heeler, and this year as a header.

Oklahoma cowboys Ralph Carter and Shawn Lyday just pocketed $259,000 in the #9 AIPC Finale X. The #9 division paid a total of $1,604,000.

The new #8 Finale was a success paying out $395,000! The pick team of Michael Nash and Bobby Leflett bested the field taking home $70,600 to Texas and Louisiana respectively.

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Phillipsburg rodeo vet honored by Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

Phillipsburg, Kan. (October 10, 2015) – Dr. John Boyington, doctor of veterinary medicine, has been selected as the 2015 Zoetis Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Veterinarian of the Year.

The Phillipsburg man was selected from among five finalists, and is honored because of his “dedication and service to rodeo livestock,” the PRCA release stated.

Boyington, who owns Crossroads Veterinary Clinic in Phillipsburg, has served as the rodeo veterinarian for Kansas Biggest Rodeo for the past 25 years. In his college days, he competed as a steer wrestler, team roper and tie-down roper, finishing the 1974 season as a Central Plains Region champion. He competed at the professional level, qualifying for the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo in 1974 and winning the Phillipsburg rodeo in 1978. Soon thereafter, he quit rodeo competition to focus on veterinarian school.

Boyington was delighted when he heard he had won the award. “I tell you what, it’s amazing. The competition was stiff,” he said, of the other four nominees.

The importance of having a vet at rodeos is crucial, Boyington said. “Concerning the welfare of the animals, it’s good to be there. In case something happens to an animal, it can be cared for quickly.” Boyington is in attendance at each night of the Phillipsburg rodeo and at slack. “I just love to be at the rodeo anyway, so it’s perfect for me, really.”

Being an equine vet and a former contestant, he has a unique perspective of pro rodeo. “You realize how important (horses) are to these rodeo contestants. A lot of people don’t realize what goes into making a rodeo horse. Their horse is their livelihood.” Beutler and Son Rodeo, who brings the bucking horses and bulls for the Phillipsburg rodeo, takes good care of their animals, Boyington said. “They do such a good job of caring for their animals. They’re at their top condition.”

Boyington opened his practice in Phillipsburg in 1990. He and his wife Donna, who have been married for 37 years, have two children: Brooke, a student at Kansas State University and the 2014 Phillipsburg Rodeo Queen, and son John, who is also a student at Kansas State.

The other five finalists include Dr. Tony Scheiber, Cody, Wyo.; Dr. Jerry Billquist, Boerne, Texas; Dr. Marty Dean Tanner, Elgin, Texas, and Dr. Rett Scoggin, Belle Fourche, S.D.

Trevor Brazile, the 22-time world champion, won the tie-down roping with a 6.8-second run – the fastest Round 1 time in WNFR history.

“That’s sweet, I had no idea,” Brazile said of setting the record.

Trevor Brazile won his 23rd world championship tonight, and he did it in style.

The Decatur, Texas, cowboy clinched the 13th gold all-around buckle of his career when he won the tie-down roping in Round 6 with a 6.6-second run at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER.

The lightning bolt of a run broke the previous Round 6 record of 6.9 seconds, and was just one-tenth of a second off the arena record time of 6.5 seconds set by Cody Ohl in 2003.

“Rodeo has been so good to me,” Brazile said. “The fans are awesome. I just love everything about the sport and the industry more than anything. It’s just a way of life.”

Entering the night, Brazile just needed to out-earn team roper JoJo LeMond to clinch the all-around gold buckle. He left no doubt with the dominating tie-down roping run.

Brazile moved from sixth to second in the tie-down roping world standings, and trails brother-in-law Tuf Cooper by less than $9,000. Brazile sits fourth in the average race, and if the rodeo ended right now would be collecting gold buckle No. 24.

“I’m as pumped about the 6.6 as I was the all-around championship, because I was close in the calf roping (standings), and good in the average,” Brazile said. “Usually the position I come in in the all-around doesn’t allow me to take chances and risks like that, but now I’m trying to win that calf roping world championship. When you’re protecting a lead sometimes you don’t get to do stuff like that. I’ve got ground to make up.”

The 6.6 also was Brazile’s personal-best WNFR tie-down roping time, surpassing his previous top time of 6.7 seconds when he won Round 7 in 2007.

Brazile has another record night

LAS VEGAS – Trevor Brazile just keeps outdoing himself at the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER.

Brazile earned his 23rd gold buckle in Round 6 two nights ago when he clinched the world all-around title by winning the tie-down roping title with a 6.6-second run.

Tonight, he one-upped himself with a 6.5 to tie the arena record and nearly take the lead in the tie-down roping world standings. He trails brother-in-law Tuf Cooper by just $537, and trails only Caleb Smidt in the WNFR average race.

“That’s big,” Brazile said of tying the arena record. “I feel like I’ve made some great team roping runs here, and never had an arena record before (in that event). To think of all the guys who have got it on right here in this arena, to be able to say arena record, that’s special.”

The 6.5 tied Cody Ohl’s time from Round 10 of the 2003 WNFR. The previous Round 8 record was 6.7 by Ryan Jarrett in 2013.

If the rodeo ended right now, Brazile would win his fourth tie-down roping world title – and first since 2010 – which would make him a 24-time world champion. This was Brazile’s 63^rd National Finals go-round win, in all events combined.

“I made up three seconds in the average, but I could’ve just as easily made up 2.8 seconds with two wraps (instead of one),” he said. “It’s just one of those things where we’re in Vegas and that’s (taking risks) part of it. It doesn’t matter if you’re at the blackjack table or the Thomas & Mack on the dirt, you have to know when to gamble.”

Finally, a wholesome message and role model for children.

Big Country Farm Toys, the fastest growing line of 1:20 scale farm, ranch and rodeo toys in America, has partnered with Joe Frost and the Frost family to offer creative, interactive farm and rodeo life toys which promote great character and values.

Announcing the partnership during Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Saturday Dec. 5, 2015, President and CEO for Big Country Toys, Greg Huett, said, “Joe Frost is a college graduate and avid rancher, who just so happens to be the number five bull rider in the NFR going into the Finals in Vegas.”

“I noticed common elements in working with both Clyde and Elsie Frost as well as their nephew Joe. All are interested in creating a positive message for our kids, and both are generous with their own charities,” Huett, explained. “The Frost family giving 100% of their proceeds from the Lane Frost figurine to the Lane Frost Scholarship fund, and Joe Frost donating all of his proceeds from his Frost Fever line of T-shirts at the WNFR to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund.”

Huett and Big Country Toys introduced the figurines “Challenge of the Champion’s” in 2015 featuring Hall of Fame legend Lane Frost as well as John Growney’s Hall of Fame bull, Red Rock. The successful introduction of the toy and a growing relationship with the Frost family led to the partnership with Joe, second cousin to Lane.

“Although Joe is his own man, and does not want to live in his cousin’s spotlight, the comparisons are there,” Huett said. The two share more than just a last name. Joe Frost will be competing, like his cousin, for the prized championship buckle. But deeper than talent, Joe Frost carries the known and respected name and character of the Frost family.

Big Country Farm Toys is excited about having Joe Frost be a part of the Big Country team. His values of integrity, education and generosity have always been a key part of the western lifestyle and will help the company fulfill its mission of providing wholesome products and role models for today’s youth.

Parents are tired of the imagination lacking, technological culture that their young kids are being immersed in, and the poor role models that are all too prevalent in today’s media. Big Country Farm Toys promotes the alternative to the disappointment of parents when dealing with bad role models and children being consumed with the tech culture that has consumed this generation, leading to a lack of creativity and imagination brain drain.

Big Country Farm Toys products are cobranded with some of the top Ag brands including Ford Super Duty Trucks, Sundowner trailers, Aermotor windmills, the PBR and the PRCA. Our line of over 30 products includes hand painted animals, figurines, vehicles and all the great accessories kid’s need to build their own farm, ranch or rodeos. The toys are both collectible and playable.

For more information about this topic or to schedule an interview with Greg Huett please call 1-888.801.4391.

After spending two weeks in Las Vegas and fighting three bulls in the past three days, Chuck Swisher won the first Bullfighters Only Las Vegas Championship with a thrilling 91.5 point effort in the final round of competition Saturday morning. Swisher claimed $10,000 and a “priceless” one-of-a-kind trophy belt with hand-tooled leather and Jensen silverwork. It was 92 points or nothing when the last man in the BFO Las Vegas short round stepped up to the plate. Even though Schell Apple didn’t win the bullfight, he sure went for it!