World champion bull rider Wesley Silcox watches the action as he prepares to ride at a recent Lea County Fair...
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Branch excited for Lea County fair
LOVINGTON, N.M. – As fairgoers are making plans for the annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo, the staffs at the...
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Local rodeo is an award-winner
Bareback rider Bill Tutor adjusts his riggin' on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo's Dirty Jacket during the 2014 Lea County Fair...
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Johnson journeys toward Las Vegas
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story appears in the July 2015 issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the...
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Concerts key to fair’s success
Gregg Allman will be one of the featured acts during the Lea County Fair and Rodeo's concert series during the...
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Locals make Roundup a big deal
Dr. R.C. Trotter, chairman of the Roundup Committee, leads a group of dedicated volunteers who work every year to produce...
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Funnyman returning to Guymon
Rodeo clown Cody Sosebee interacts with fans during a recent rodeo in Guymon, Okla. He returns to the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer...
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FMX team to jump into Dodge City
The members of Wisconsin Freestyle MotoCross will be part of the action during this year's Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, set...
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County fair celebrates 80 years
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Eight decades ago, Jake McClure was the dominant calf roper in rodeo; the Lea County, N.M., cowboy...
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Sosebee ready to rock Roundup
Rodeo clown Cody Sosebee performs during a recent rodeo. Sosebee has been recognized as one of the top barrelmen and...
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New Mexicans ready for Cowboy Christmas
Ram pickups pulling elaborate horse trailers and toting world-class ropers and steer wrestlers have left Pecos, Texas, and Reno, Nev.,...
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Gray-Dirty Jacket score 92 points
PECOS, Texas – Neither Ryan Gray nor Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket is a stranger to being part bareback...
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Carr team adds to Window Rock rodeo
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Fourth of July PRCA Rodeo is one of the greatest spectacles in the...
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Kirby is a true circuit champion
DUNCAN, Okla. – Jesse James Kirby has been in this position before. The veteran cowboy holds the lead in the...
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Barnes finishes career with top finish
ALVA, Okla. – When goat-tier Lauren Barnes arrived at Northwestern Oklahoma State University four years ago, she wanted a chance...
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Pecos rodeo a big part of community
PECOS, Texas – The history is there in this West Texas town of more than 8,700 people. Next week will...
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Big Spring rodeo has strong history
BIG SPRING, Texas – A small group of fewer than 30 people work year-round for one simple goal: to produce...
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Lord praises Guymon victory
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story appears in the May edition of Women's Pro Rodeo News, the official publication of the WPRA....
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Rangers ready for college finals
ALVA, Okla. – For every individual accomplishment in college rodeo, there sits a long list of others on the team...
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Big Tex returns to bareback riding
George Gillespie of Elgin, Ore., rides Big Tex for 90 points during the 2010 Crossett, Ark., rodeo. Big Tex was...
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Top cowboys heading to Crosby
CROSBY, Texas – There’s a reason why many of the top cowboys in the game have circled the dates on...
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