PRORODEO Sports News - Nov. 7, 2025

PRCA photo by Ryan Jae

PRCA photo by Clay Guardipee

STEER ROPING SON OFA GLO “JUNIOR” Owner & Rider: Slade Wood

BREAKAWAY ROPING STYLISH DRIFTER “DUTCH” Owner & Rider: Josie Conner Why the horse is special: In a lightning-fast event, Dutch takes a lot of time out of a run. He runs hard and flat, while still getting in position to break off the rope. The horse has a unique ability to hold the calf and break the rope in good time. Dutch is 16 years old. He’s 14.3 hands and weighs 1,100 pounds. This is the second straight year Dutch has won the Nutrena Horse of the Year Award. Hear it from Josie: “This is Dutch’s second consec utive year to win it, and it means so much. This is such a prestigious award and highlights how great our animal athletes are because we can’t do our job without them. It is extra special this year because Riley’s (Webb) horse (Marked Up Cat “Rudy”) won the tie-down roping award, so for the first time both horses in our barn are 2025 Horse of the Year winners, so that is pretty cool.”

Why the Horse is Special: Junior is one of the most resilient horses in PRORODEO. After the horse was taken out of the arena due to injuries last year, Wood wasn’t able to ride him at the National Finals Steer Roping. But this season, Junior made a tremendous comeback to push Wood into the top five of the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings and to the NFSR for the fourth time. Junior is 17 years old. He weighs 1,200 pounds. He showed tremendous grit to return to the pinnacle of the sport this season to win his second Nutrena Horse of the Year Award. His first came in 2023. Hear it from Slade: “In July, I was not even in the Top 15 and I started to rodeo again and got to ride him every where. I moved to fifth in the world, and it has everything to do with that horse. So it’s pretty cool for him to win it again. I wanted him to win it, not for me, but for him.”

BARREL RACING DM SISSY HAYDAY “SISTER” Owner & Rider: Hailey Kinsel Why the horse is special: This is the second time Sister has received the award. Her first came in 2018. In 2025, she placed in 20 out of the 21 rodeos she went to and won five. Sister is also the highest-earning quarter horse of all time with $3.4 million in lifetime earnings. Sister is 14 years old. Hear it from Hailey: “Humbled, honored and proud all at once. It has been a lot of years since the last one. What an incredible field of horses that was up for this award this year. This is the best news ever. It was as close as we’ve gotten to a perfect season by percentage. She’s 14 this year and just keeps craving it more.”

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