ProRodeo Sports News - August 4, 2023

Tie-down roper Shane Hanchey didn’t have the Wrangler NFR he had hoped for in 2022. The Sulphur, La., cowboy placed in just one round and out of the top 10 in the average. He had ridden his new horse, Bugsy, and even Practice, Practice

“I was in such a bad spot last December mentally. I had just got my new horse and I just wasn’t feeling it. But I listened to my wife, and she said, ‘just go rope, you have to get the timing down on him’. I couldn’t be

though they didn’t click at the NFR, the duo has really begun to hit their stride this summer, winning at the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo.

more thankful because this summer has been awesome.”

NEXT ON TAP FARM-CITY PRO RODEO Where: Hermiston, Ore. When: Aug. 9-12

Broadcast Schedule: The Farm-City Pro Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Aug. 9-12. CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO Where: Caldwell, Idaho When: Aug. 15-19 Broadcast Schedule: The Caldwell Night Rodeo powered by RAM will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Aug. 15-19. PRCA XTREME BRONCS FINALE Where: Rapid City, S.D. When: Aug. 20 Broadcast Schedule: The PRCA Xtreme Broncs Finale will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Aug. 20. * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit.ly/3LsEcbR

HOT TAKES Phil Doyle photo Dirk Tavenner set the ProRodeo world on fire during July, going from outside the top 50 to inside the Top 15 in the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

Comeback Dirk Tavenner was faced with adversity after the NFR. He underwent surgery that forced him to sit out the first half of the 2023 season. He returned to the arena in May and knew he had some ground to make up if he wanted to return to Las Vegas. He did that and then some. Between the NFR Open powered by RAM and the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo, he earned $25,345 to bump him inside the top 10 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

513 $36,261,004 MONEY WON BY COWBOYS IN THE 2023 SEASON AS OF JULY 18 NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2023 SEASON AS OF JULY 18

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