PRORODEO Sports News, April 4, 2025

2021 at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Ida ho, where Wright scored an 88 and placed second overall. “I knew he was going to give me a chance to go out there and win if I didn’t mess up on my part,” Ryder said. “Luckily, it worked out.” Ryder comes from PRO RODEO royalty. His father, Cody Wright, is a ProRodeo Hall of Famer and two-time world champion saddle bronc rider (2008, 2010). His uncles, Jesse Wright and Spencer Wright, won world titles in 2012 and 2014, respectively. His brother, Stetson Wright, is an eight-time PRCA World Champion. He now becomes the fourth in the Wright family to win a title at Ro deoHouston, a feat Ryder has been chasing since he became a PRCA member in 2016. Cody won in Houston in 2012. Jesse won in 2019, and Stetson took home the bull riding title in 2022. Since Ryder began com peting in rodeo in 2012, he’s continued to live by the same mantra of “keep ing it simple” with every ride. “Just work hard. You can do anything you put your mind to,” Ryder said. “If you just keep hustling. Just keep your head down and try hard, that’ll get you a lot of places.”

The magic of RodeoHouston never disappoints.

PRCA photo by Mallory Beinborn

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