This mare is strong, flying through the air and dropping cowboys hard and fast. She has only been ridden three times this year - with one cowboy staying on the full eight seconds -all the rest were bucked off. This 9-year-old mare is a rarity. Usually not in their prime until they are 10 to 15, she is farther along than the rest of them. When she's not not bucking, you will find Miss Congeniality to be a big old doll, gentle and well mannered.
They’re already making plans for the 50th annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as the 49th concluded in Las Vegas on December 15, 2007. The 5.5 million dollar purse came at the expense of many cowboys leaving the arena sore. Here’s a look at just a little of the action in 2007 compiled by video-journalist Mike McCrimmon.
Please note: Music for this video review was provided by guitarist Mike Dowling of Dubois, Wyoming.
Kelly Timberman, a pro rodeo bareback rider once formally charged with child abuse is leading a public awareness campaign designed to show all parents there is help available. Our story from video-journalist Mike McCrimmon and reporter Curtis Scott:
The 2007 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas held December 5-10, sets aside a morning session in the arena for a very special rodeo in which kids with developmental disabilities are shown the times of their lives.
Wyoming Travel & Tourism proudly sponsors seven pro rodeo athletes who call Wyoming Home. Follow the team in 2008. read more
Captain Jeremy Sparks is the only Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bullfighter with endorsements by the U.S. Air Force. read more
Rodeo is more than a sport in Wyoming - it is a way of life that stresses the importance of ranch life while giving prominence to an American hero and icon, the cowboy. read more
