PRORODEO Sports News - Sept. 9, 2026

sen, a native Montanan, said. “I love watching bareback riding and steer wrestling. That’s been important to me, to maintain friendships and maintain relationships. When I left a lot of those rodeos, I did it the right way, so that I still have that relation ship.” Rasmussen wants to get back on the road, but not every weekend. He has bigger goals for this next chapter of his storied career, which includes taking care of his physical and mental health at 58 years old. He’s booking public speaking gigs,

and maintained his relationships with committees and fans across the country. He hosted his stage show Beyond the Barrel with Flint Rasmussen during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo every year, and his contract stipulated that he gets those weeks in December off each year. He also made sure to attend the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo regularly – which named him to their hall of fame in 2014 – and hosted a pre-show in one of their beer tents. “I grew up around rodeo,” Rasmus

hosting events, expanding his digital presence and returning to the arena. This past weekend, he appeared at a Banana Ball game on behalf of the newly formed Indianapolis Clowns in Oklahoma City. “I’d love a balance of all those things to keep my brain moving,” Rasmussen said. “Through all my 20 years doing my Outside the Barrel talk show at the NFR, that was to set myself up for when I was done in the arena. I just didn’t have everything in place to be able to do that, so I worked for two years at the PBR corporate

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