In the Corral

Making of a (New) Legend There’s a new name in rodeo, and they’re riding in on the Kesler’s 70+ year breeding program. This past spring, the Kesler family’s multi-award-winning rodeo livestock was purchased by Rowland “Roy” Brewin of Rowland Seeds, a third-generation farmer near Taber, Alta. The deal includes 325-plus bucking horses, roughly 75 rodeo …

CFR43-CONGRATS TO OUR CANADIAN CHAMPS!

  CFR BB Horse of the CFR – Bar C5 Rodeo – F13 Virgil CFR SB Horse of the CFR – Calgary Stampede Rodeo – W-16 Wild Cherry CFR Bull of the CFR – Vold Rodeo – 100 VJV Nailed Bareback – Jake Vold – 87.5 pts on Calgary Stampede’s Reckless Margie OVERALL CHAMP: JAKE …

CFR43 – Feel the BYRNE

 Since its inception in 1974, there has been at least one (and sometimes two) members of the Byrne family (Bo, Jesse, Scott, Ryan) fighting bulls and/or named as an alternate at 30 of the last 43 Canadian Finals Rodeo — and yes, they are all related. This year at the CFR, Scott Byrne was awarded …