Jordan Morman

Like most barrel racers, Jordan Morman has a special relationship with her horse. Saturday, Morman and her black mare, Remi, took their relationship to another level when they won the Senior Division of the barrel racing at the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI. Morman was second in the average entering the short go […]

Consistency paid off for Bridger Anderson

Consistency paid off for Bridger Anderson this week in Las Vegas. The 19-year-old steer wrestler from Carrington, North Dakota, put together three impressive runs, including a 4.0-second run in the short go-round Saturday, to win the average in the Steer Wrestling competition at the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI. “I just wanted to […]

This isn’t Caroline Taylor’s first rodeo.

The 17-year-old daughter of renowned team roper Calvin Taylor has been “roping my whole life,” she figures. The same can’t be said for Kyler Bell, Caroine’s partner in the 19 & Under Team Roping competition at the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI. “He hasn’t been roping long,” Caroline said of Bell. “My dad […]

Once in a lifetime opportunity

Samantha Kerns couldn’t have asked for a better start to the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI. The North Powder, Oregon, cowgirl won the first round of Senior Barrel Racing on Tuesday morning with a 13.903-second run at the Wrangler Rodeo Arena. She slipped a bit in Thursday’s second round, finishing with a time […]

A trip to The American

The 15 & Under Junior Team Roping came to a close for most of the competitors Thursday at the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI. Arizona’s Brandon Ben and Texas’s Cowboy Porras won the average with a time of 36.23 seconds on five runs. Arizona’s Clay Cherry and Ketch Kelton were the reserve champions […]

Target, hands and score

Jessi Everett saved the best for last Wednesday at the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI. Competing in the 14 & Under Breakaway Roping at the Wrangler Rodeo Arena, Everett entered the third and final go-round as one of 10 cowgirls with two timed runs. The 12-year-old from Tarzan, Texas, placed second in the […]

Blessed to be here

Blake Henry wasn’t supposed to be competing in the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI in Las Vegas this week. Two years ago, the Rushville, Nebraska, cowboy severely injured his shoulder while competing in three sports. Doctors figured his days of competing in sports were over. But Tuesday, Henry was one of 52 steer […]

Word of mouth gets around

Ote Berry didn’t know what to expect Tuesday. Turns out the former world champion steer wrestler didn’t need to worry. The inaugural Ote Berry’s Junior Steer Wrestling World Championship went off basically without a hitch at the Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI. “It’s built up to this all year and to get this […]

An early Christmas

The roughstock portion of the 2017 Junior National Finals Rodeo presented by YETI came to an exciting close Monday at the Wrangler Rodeo Arena. Avery Mullins from Phoenix got things started by winning the Maverick Division (ages 10-11) of the bull riding and Hadley Miller from Boyd, Texas, finished the day off with an 86-point […]

Girly girl tendencies but tough as nails

Jayna Hale is not a typical bronc rider. The shy 12-year-old from Alberta, Canada, didn’t get on her first bareback bronc until June. “My brothers were doing it and I got bored of watching them,” Hale said. “So I decided to try it.” Hale proved to be a natural. She won four of the first […]