Category: Rodeo
A backstage look at the professional rodeo world hosted by a veteran stock contractor who has supplied bucking horses and bulls to PRCA-sanctioned events for over 25 years. This podcast goes beyond the arena to cover what it actually takes to run a stock contracting business — acquiring and developing bucking stock, hauling schedules, PRCA livestock welfare standards, scoring systems, and the economics of contracting at different levels of rodeo from small county fairs to NFR qualifiers. Episodes feature interviews with livestock managers, pickup men, arena directors, and professional bull riders who discuss stock quality and how contractor reputation affects event bookings. The show covers breeding programs specifically designed to produce bucking phenotypes, the role of the American Bucking Bull Inc. registry, and what separates a good draw from a bad one. Rarely covered subject matter presented by someone who lives it year-round.