Activities more rugged than Christmas shopping usually are associated with the National Finals Rodeo. But cowboys enjoy saving a buck as much as shooting one.
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The National Finals Rodeo isn’t a beauty pageant. Contestants aren’t smiling for cameras; they do whatever it takes to win a lot of money and gold buckles representing world championships.
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If you see Billy Etbauer today, just call him “Timex.”
A woman’s role in rodeo is not limited to being a fan, flag girl or Miss Rodeo pageant contestant.
Three names have been synonymous with calf roping in the National Finals Rodeo the past decade: Joe Beaver, Fred Whitfield and Cody Ohl.
Rodeo rookies usually range from their late teens to early 20s.
Steer wrestler Lee Graves is competing in his 10th National Finals Rodeo and over the years has gotten to know Las Vegas pretty well.
Cody DeMoss is called “Hot Sauce” and Heith DeMoss is nicknamed “Danger.” The brothers from Heflin, La., also are known as two of the best saddle bronc riders in the world.
Josh Peek seems to be one of those cowboys who believes that timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance. He’s big on faith, on a higher being guiding our destiny.
As he has almost every year for the past quarter-century, Marty Jandreau trekked to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo.
