The sun careens off the black mountains above us, tires of the bigness of the Wyoming sky, and pools in the dirt of the riding arena at my horse’s feet. My horse is named Vern. His feet, along with ...

As time went on, he developed a strong sense that roping for big bucks at rodeos would be his destiny. “I knew I could rope pretty good when I was 11 or 12 years old and always had a dream of trying ...

Fifteen-year-old Cooper Martin, of Alma, spends most of his time practicing his rodeo skills. Martin said he likes “to rope all day.” “Sometimes I’ll rope and tie 100 calves a day. Other times, I may ...

Even while participating in football and basketball, Doniphan-Trumbull student Rhyder Nelson, 17, finds time to practice and compete in roping events at a high level. Nelson has won several state ...