My love for rodeo can be accredited to many things … it could be the fact that the moment I was born I was traveling to rodeos with my mom and dad, or that my brother and I grew up riding horses together,...

I drove around 17 hours within three days last weekend, and that means rodeo season is back. April 5–6 was the 47th Murrow Symposium, an event hosted by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication....

With the eyes of 65,000 people on her, Brooklynn Been entered the grass arena from the West gate on her bay horse, Captain. The roaring and chanting of the sold-out performance was electrifying, but Brooklynn...

My very first Columbia River Circuit Finals is in the books, and I walked away with a little more than just money. The first round of the circuit finals in Redmond, Oregon, Thursday night brought a...

Well, the first weekend of college rodeos are in the books, and boy, what a weekend it was.  After classes on Thursday I headed back home to Stanfield, Oregon, and practiced up a little before my...

After a well deserved break from the rodeo world, I got to soak in a whole lot of Pullman sunshine and Coug pride this weekend. I got to go to my very first football game of the year, which was awesome...

As my rookie season comes to an end, I am happy to say I accomplished my one goal for the summer: make the Columbia River Circuit Finals. I breakaway roped a little bit during my freshman year of high...

The best rodeo of the entire year has finally arrived, and I could not be happier to run down the hill.  To give some history, the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon is not only one of the oldest...

I can hardly believe I am saying this, but I am definitely ready for this rodeo season to be about done.  Last Tuesday after classes I drove back to my hometown in Stanfield, Oregon, and spent the...

I love talking about myself. Who doesn’t? The whole reason I started this column was so I could share my life with everyone and talk about my rodeos, my horses, when I win and unfortunately even when...

After a consistent winning streak this summer, things have steadily gone downhill for me within the last month. I have avoided writing about my rodeos and how I have been doing because quite frankly,...

The next time you hear from me I will be back in school trying to juggle my rodeoing and classes, so I am savoring these last few weeks of freedom.  In the next three weeks, I will be attending eight...