His heavily-taped right wrist is the only visible hint that Bobby Mote has 15 years of rodeo miles on his body. Otherwise the guy is 35 going on 25, a cowboy success story in the highest sense with a ...

The format for professional rodeo hasn’t changed too much since the first organized “cowboy tournament” in Prescott, Arizona on July 4, 1888. But a lot will be different at Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo on ...

Second to one is not a bad place to be. That is, according to Bobby Mote. The Redmond, Ore., native was the world's No. 2 bareback bronc rider in 2001, finishing behind Lan LaJeunesse of Utah. Many in ...

The first-ever "team" rodeo took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 17, 2024, and made history. This rodeo paid $500k to the winning team. Six teams battled head-to-head in a night ...

Reigning world champion bareback rider Bobby Mote returned to competition for the first time this year at the Tucson Rodeo just weeks removed from hernia surgery. Mote shared a second-place finish ...

Bareback riding: 1, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 86 points on Calgary Stampede's Nightmare Rocket, $1,965. 2, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 83, $1,474. 3, Morgan ...

PENDLETON — Bobby Mote has won on a lot of big stages in his long pro rodeo career, including four times at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. But the 36-year-old Culver cowboy had never finished ...

LAS VEGAS — Culver’s Bobby Mote finished fourth in bareback riding at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Thursday night, allowing him to climb to fourth overall among the average leaders. Mote ...

SAN ANTONIO — Bareback rider Bobby Mote has been to 13 straight Wrangler National Finals Rodeos. That's quite an achievement for any cowboy, at any age. But Mote is not just any cowboy. At 37, he's a ...