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Jr. and Sr. Youth Cow Horse Championship Placings

Brought to you by Western Horseman Sr. Youth Cow Horse Results Sterlin Mitchell Jack BrooksKenzie Clary Jr. Youth Cow Horse Results Caden AndersonChance AndersonKallie Yoder … Read More

Thursday Results—1st Performance, 1st Go-Round

Ranch Bronc Riding brought to you by Plains Land Bank RA Brown Ranch - 82 Jolly Ranch / S&L Cattle Co. - 79 Beachner Bros. Livestock - 76.5 Singleton Ranches - 75 Babbit Ranch - 73 Hatchet Ranch / Willows Ranch - 71 Sandhill Cattle Co. / McMillen Ranch - 70 Stray Gathering brought to you by Capital Farm Credit Thompson ... … Read More

Punchy in Pink

According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer within her lifetime. The disease doesn’t discriminate and affects women from all walks of life, from CEOs in big cities to ranching women in the heartland. Brooke Cargill’s life has been touched by cancer multiple ... … Read More

Message from the President

Welcome to the 25th Anniversary of the Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo! For a quarter of a century (and with your help), this event, through the WRCA Foundation has been helping cowboys, cowgirls, and their families during difficult and trying times in their lives, and has helped hundreds ... … Read More

Top 25 Reasons to Be a Cowboy | #1: The People

Here we are, the top spot. After months of slowly unveiling the top reasons to be a cowboy, hopefully the No. 1 reason is obvious: the people. Interestingly, as I examined the other top 24 reasons, on nearly all of them I found myself having to purposely write around mentioning the people in this lifestyle as the ... … Read More

Top 25 Reasons to Be a Cowboy | #2: The Cowboy Code

“A man has to have a code, a creed to live by.” —John Wayne Lewis and Clark didn’t return from their Westward expedition with a document outlining how one should live on the east side of the Mississippi River. Sitting Bull didn’t whisper an ancient secret to Buffalo Bill Cody. Before heading north with a ... … Read More

Top 25 Reasons to Be a Cowboy | #3: The Stories

Growing up, I looked so forward to the times our family would gather with friends, extended family, and new acquaintances for one simple reason: the stories. Whether it was a branding, working cutting horses in anticipation of an event, or even weddings and funerals, as the business of the day concluded, invariably, ... … Read More

Official 25th World Championship Ranch Rodeo Qualified Ranch Teams

Another regular season is in the books, and with that, here’s the official list of teams that have qualified for the WCRR! Thompson Ranch; Munday, TX, qualified; at Wild Horse Prairie Days Ranch Rodeo Singleton Ranches; Lamy, NM; qualified at Fort Sumner Ranch Rodeo Sandhill Cattle Co. / McMillen Ranch; Earth, ... … Read More

historic cowboy myth

Top 25 Reasons to Be a Cowboy | #4: The Myth

The idea that within the cowboy icon there exists myth rubs modern-day punchers the wrong way. To suggest that there is falsehood surrounding our chosen profession in the form of myths is understandably offensive. However, I believe there is unquestionably a strong cowboy mythology and hope to—in 400 words or ... … Read More

Top 25 Reasons to Be a Cowboy | #5: Horses

We’ve reached rarified air, unveiling the top 5 in our top 25 reasons to be a cowboy in honor of the 25th Annual World Championship Ranch Rodeo this Nov. 12–15 in Amarillo, Texas. As this list unfolds, I will say that any of these top 5 could be arranged in any order and I wouldn’t argue with you. But for number 5, ... … Read More