Greg Cassidy: Rodeo Records & Legacy

For Greg Cassidy, being a rodeo cowboy wasn’t a choice or a random career path, it was his calling. He started out riding steers just like his dad, and it wasn’t long before he was competing in the timed events at pro rodeos. Four times he won the Canadian Steer Wrestling Championship (1985, ‘87, ‘88, …

Final WNFR 2014 Ride in Vegas

After the tenth and final round of the 2014 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack arena in Las Vegas, Nev., the three Canadian cowboys that made the cut into the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, left with $147,779 of the $6.375 million up for grabs. Canada’s reinging bareback champ Jake Vold’s, is the …

WNFR Canadian Invasion – Day 9

There is only one lone performance left to go at the 2014 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In the ninth go-round, there were two Canadian boys who managed to pick up some more WNFR bucks. Bareback rider Jake Vold claimed a second place check, with a 84 point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Delta Glamorous. Vold …

Cassidy Slams Down Another Win

It’s another big win in Go-Round 7 of the 2014 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, for Curtis Cassidy. The Donalda, Alta., cowboy landed his steer down in 3.4 seconds to split a first place check of $17,010 with Dakota Eldridge of Elko, Nev. Cassidy said his winning run didn’t look smooth, but it sure doesn’t matter …

Lamb Wins 2014 PRCA Rookie Award

“This is definitely a stepping stone,” said 20-year-old bareback rider Kody Lamb, as he held up his shiny new 2014 PRCA Best All-Around Rookie of the Year buckle. The Sherwood Park Alta., bareback rider (now a junior psychology student at Tarleton State University), was honoured with the Rookie Bareback Award by the PRCA, during the …