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Everything you need to know about this year's Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (29+ words) KOAA News 5 Everything you need to know about this year's Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo...
Local equestrian becomes first woman from Colorado to run for Miss Black Rodeo USA
3+ week, 4+ day ago (31+ words) KOAA News 5 Local equestrian becomes first woman from Colorado to run for Miss Black Rodeo USA...
3 generations of the Smith family carry on the Pikes Peak Range Riders legacy
3+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Vern Smith was 35 years old when he first climbed into the saddle as a Pikes Peak Range Rider. That was 1969. More than 50 years later, the 92-year-old is watching his son and grandson carry that same tradition…...
Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo organizers kick off countdown with ceremonial tokens
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (15+ words) KOAA News 5...
The Rodeo That's Breaking the Stigma of Addiction in Cowboy Culture
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Pueblo County nonprofit uses rodeo to fight addiction stigma in cowboy culture
2+ mon, 9+ hour ago (373+ words) PUEBLO — A Pueblo County nonprofit is working to change the stigma around addiction in cowboy culture — and this weekend, it's doing it with bull riding, barrel racing, and live music. Sober Cowboy, founded by Lacey Singleton, connects cowboys, rodeo athletes,…...
As pro rodeo considers moving HQ to Wyoming, conservative lawmakers question incentives
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (652+ words) There's just one possible hitch: Conservative state lawmakers in Wyoming who balk at government funding for private enterprise. Enough of them could scuttle a $15 million state enticement for the PRCA to seal the deal. Just like in pro rodeo, the…...
Southern Colorado rodeo community reacts to PRCA’s plan to move headquarters to Wyoming
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (386+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is preparing to move its headquarters out of Colorado Springs after decades in the city. The organization’s board has approved a non-binding agreement that would relocate the PRCA headquarters to Cheyenne,…...
Seven things to know about the 2026 National Western Stock Show
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (177+ words) DENVER, Colo. — The 120th annual National Western Stock Show (NWSS) begins on Saturday, January 10. It's a celebration of western culture and features rodeos, horse shows, a hall of vendors and a lot of mutton bustin'. Roughly 700,000 people typically attend each year…...
PRCA Board of Directors vote to relocate headquarters out of Colorado Springs
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Board of Directors approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding to "seriously consider" relocating the organization's headquarters from Colorado Springs to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Last year, a development group in Cheyenne approached…...