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The Voice Behind the Mic: Shaun Maher
ADS [Photo: 4-C Photography] Rodeo announcers play a vital role in rodeo performances, carrying the responsibility to educate, entertain, and ignite the audience. The colorful commentary unpacking the events, rules, livestock, and contestant...
The Battle to Save Roosevelt’s Horses
ADS [Photo: Sierra Schmidt] Sierra Schmidt grew up visiting and getting to know the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). She says the memory is still in her mind as clear as the day she first saw ‘Cloud’ and his band walking...
Horse with North Dakota Ties Appears at NFR
ADS Smoke, a North Dakota raised horse, was Wrangler NFR barrel racer Wenda Johnson’s mount in rounds 7 and 8. [Photo: PRCA/Click Thompson] Teri Schulte didn’t go to bed as early as she usually does – for ten consecutive days in December. That’s...
Hanna Rides into the Eye of the Action
ADS [Photo: 4-C Photography] The 'Pickup Man' is one of the unsung heroes of the sport of rodeo. They are part of an elite set of cowboys ready to ride into the eye of the action to help the competitor dismount safely and escort the bucking animal...
The Woman Behind Hoka Hey Horses
ADS Marcie Kahl [Photo: Bailey King] Marcie Kahl was born and raised south of Bismarck, North Dakota, on the edge of Standing Rock Reservation. She says her Native American spirit runs deep. Originally naming her horse breeding business Warponies,...
On the Road to the NFR with Pro Steer Wrestler Bridger Anderson
ADS [Photo: Fernando Sam Sin]The road to the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is not for the faint of heart, requiring intense focus, steadfast dedication, and immense skill. Each athlete’s journey is unique from strapping on the first set of spurs to...
Volunteer of the Year
ADS Linda Melchior, Volunteer of the Year [Photo: TR 4 Heart & Soul]The significance of the title ‘Volunteer of the Year’ bears as much importance as gold buckles and trophy saddles to the riders and their families at TR 4 Heart and Soul and...
The Race Is On
ADS Rookie of the year Gracee Thorlakson, Cavalier, N.D. [Photo: Tim Zeltinger]Chariot racing goes back to ancient times, the Roman Empire, and was a prominent feature of the ancient Olympic games. Hailing from Cavalier, North Dakota, in walking...
Horses Selected as Award Winners in the Badlands Circuit
ADS Jason Schaffer, Broadus, Mont., aboard the Badlands Tie-Down Horse of the Year Sheer Can Do “Jewels.” Schaffer rode the five-year-old mare at this year’s Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo. [Photo: Alaina Stangle Photography]MINOT, N.D. — The...