ProRodeo Sports News - July 7, 2023

Change in Plans

“I didn’t enter as much on the Fourth, a lot like last year. I feel like I’ve burnt myself out in the past on the Fourth of July. Now, where I’m at in my career, I’m trying to take my family as much as I can. So, I wanted to rodeo smart

Bareback rider Kaycee Feild has learned many lessons in his 17-year ProRodeo career. One ties directly to the Cowboy Christmas run over the Fourth of July. The past

few years, Feild has lessened his load during that time to be equally as fresh for the middle and end of July. This season he competed in just four rodeos over that stretch.

and stay a little closer to home this time around.”

NEXT ON TAP CALGARY STAMPEDE Where: Calgary, Alberta When: July 7-16

Broadcast Schedule: The Calgary Stampede will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, July 7-16. NFR OPEN POWERED BY RAM Where: Colorado Springs, Colo. When: July 11-15 Broadcast Schedule: The NFR Open powered by RAM will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, July 11-15. SNAKE RIVER STAMPEDE Where: Nampa, Idaho When: July 18-22 Broadcast Schedule: The Snake River Stampede will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, July 18-22. * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit.ly/3LsEcbR

HOT TAKES

On the Climb Braden Richardson last qualified for the Wrangler NFR in 2021. He hopes his Cowboy Christmas run this season gives him the boost to make a return trip in 2023. Richardson cashed in at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo with a 90.5-point ride on Big Stone Rodeo Inc’s Mr. Clean. His eight-second ride earned him $12,450 toward the PRCA | RAM World Standings. Roseanna Sales photo Braden Richardson wowed the crowd in St. Paul, Ore., on the Fourth of July. His 90.5-point ride on Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s Mr. Clean won the rodeo.

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NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2023 SEASON AS OF JULY 6

$30,670,602

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2023 SEASON

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