PRORODEO Sports News - Nov. 7, 2025

TOP STOCK: PENDLETON WHISKY’S LET ‘ER BUCK BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR RECOGNIZED By Zach Alvira

E very year, the Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘er Buck bull in the PRCA. Thousands of stock compete for the honor, but only the three best are recognized ahead of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. This year’s winners feature heavy hitters in PRORODEO, horses and bulls that rou tinely produce championship rides at some of the PRCA’s biggest events. Brookman Rodeo’s Lunatic Heaven, a descendent of famous bloodlines, was named the Bareback Riding Horse of the Year, while C5 Rodeo’s Virgil took home Saddle Bronc Riding Horse of the Year honors. Magic Touch of Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics was named Bull of the Year. Bucking Stock of the Year Awards recognizes the best saddle bronc and bareback horses, as well as the best

LUNATIC HEAVEN: BROOKMAN RODEO 2025 BAREBACK HORSE OF THE YEAR From the moment she first entered a bucking chute at a PRCA-sanctioned event at 6 years old, the Wieferich family – owners of Brookman Pro Rodeo – knew they had something special in Lunatic Heaven. Now just over a year later, the 7-year-old mare is preparing for her second trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December. But it’s her first trip as the PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year. “It’s really exciting, I know Marv is up there smiling somewhere,” said Tate Wieferich, the grandson of Brook man Pro Rodeo founder Marvin Brookman and next in line to hold stock contractor’s member card. “She was firing like that from the beginning. You could tell she wanted to do something and she learned and just

Lunatic Heaven. (PRCA photo by Roseanna Sales)

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Nov. 7, 2025