Female Roper Catching Success

Female Roper Catching Success

ADS Amber Carson winning 2nd (Reserve Champion) breakaway roper at the 2019 Indian National Finals Rodeo on her horse, ‘Swede’. [Photo: Clay Guardipee with Rodeo Ready] Much like the majestic figure eight of a perfect calf loop, the sport of breakaway roping for women...
Bombing Spur Strokes

Bombing Spur Strokes

ADS Kramer doing his thing. [Photo: 4-C Photography] A leather riggin’, a pair of chaps, and drawing a good bareback bucking horse is what makes this Denbigh, North Dakota cowboy tick. Maybe riding at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Finals had his Dakota fan club...
Jorgenson Brings the Heat from ND to AZ

Jorgenson Brings the Heat from ND to AZ

ADS Short go win, Jorgenson aboard ‘Tic Tac’ of Beutler & Son Rodeo Company. [Photo: Gilson Photo] The electric rides keep coming from North Dakota bareback rider, Clay Jorgenson. Marking an 84-point ride and winning the short-go of the Tucson Rodeo-La...
Let it Shine

Let it Shine

ADS Born to perform. [Photo: SJ Equine] Training, competing, raising horses, and standing a stallion are all pieces of the moving parts of day-to-day life for the Tucker and Sadie Dale family. Ryder, North Dakota is where they call home, and horses are mandatory...
You Don’t Know, If You Don’t Try

You Don’t Know, If You Don’t Try

You Don’t Know, If You Don’t Try Molly Otto and Chewy [Photo: Springer] “You don’t know, if you don’t try.” Those were wise words from National Finals Rodeo (NFR) barrel racer, Molly Otto’s mother, Teri Nelson, when she was inquiring about...
Dancing with Apollo

Dancing with Apollo

Dancing with Apollo Summer Kosel and ‘Apollo’ prior to their run at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo [Photo: By Springer] Fort Worth, Texas — South Dakota cowgirl Summer Kosel and her horse ‘Apollo’ won Bracket 6 of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo...