ProRodeo Sports News - August 21, 2020

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BY MATT NABER B areback riders Tilden Hooper and show Yellowstone . “The episode had a shot of Rocker Steiner riding bareback, and Sid, Bob and Joleen (Steiner) were there and involved with the storyline, so we happened to be around town, and Sid asked if we would help buck the horse,” Hooper said. “I ended up flanking the horse and helped Rocker out there. Kaycee Feild was there too helping do pickup, Cort Scheer was on the bucking chutes and made it in some shots, and Jake Finlay was there, too. It was a handful of contestants who stopped and helped.” A few days after winning the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up in mid-September in 2019, Hooper joined Feild on Yellowstone’s set near Park City, Utah. Then it was nearly a year before they and their fans got to see the episode on Aug. 2. “There’s a handful of people who reached out and were pretty excited about it, commenting it’s awesome to be part of the No. 1 show in America,” Feild said. Sid Steiner, the 2002 steer Kaycee Feild and a few other ProRodeo athletes found themselves in a different kind of spotlight as part of the hit TV

Paramount Network photo Kevin Costner stars in the Paramount Network series about ranchers, developers and greed.

ProRodeo athletes make cameos on Yellowstone

wrestling world champion, and his son Rocker were among the cast for Season 3, Episode 7, titled “The Beating.” But in the background and around the action fans might notice those other ProRodeo athletes. “It’s a great thing for real ProRodeo athletes on a Western TV show is a great way to rope in some new fans for the sport. Hooper is a six-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (2008- 09, 2011, 2014 and 2018-19). Feild is a four-time world champion bareback rider (2011-14) and a 10-time NFR qualifier (2008-15, 2018-19). Scheer is a saddle bronc rider who has competed at the NFR six times (2010, 2012-15, the sport of rodeo,” Feild said, adding that having

Announcer Anthony Lucia, right, shared a photo of himself with Yellowstone star Forrie J. Smith, center, and ProRodeo bareback rider Tilden Hooper, who was among a group of ProRodeo athletes on the show.

2018), and Australian saddle bronc rider Finlay is shooting for his first Wrangler NFR, sitting 17th in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings as of Aug. 18. Yellowstone airs on Paramount Network. It is also on NBC’s streaming service, Peacock Premium, and on Amazon Prime. It’s also available on various online entertainment stores.

“All the feedback has been positive, and in general the rodeo community likes seeing cowboys on a show like that since it’s authentic,” Hooper said. “They get on board with rodeo every chance they get and are promoting the sport in every way they can. Those guys are gung-ho with rodeo, and it’s awesome to have a TV show or business like that in our corner rooting for us.”

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