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Bucking through 100 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Rodeo in Jackson predates the town's incorporation.

Let’s go, let’s show, let’s mini rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Little buckeroos get their time in the ring, too.

The Three Horsemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Pick-up men give cowboys a safe exit from rowdy rides.

Beef: It’s what’s for dinner at the rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11French fried onions and special sauce top signature burger.

View of the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Cameras capture rodeo images through the years.

These boots were made for ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16The right footwear helps riders get the job done.

Rodeo royalty steals, explains the show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Queens and princesses know the sport from A to Z.

Religion & rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20In a dangerous sport, cowboys find strong foundation in God.

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Bucking through 100 yearsBy Thomas Dewell

“Spot, the famous bucking steer, was brought out and did ample credit to his reputation, but Link Imeson rode him to a stand still.

“The next thing of interest was the bucking contest. Milt Young was the first man up and was assigned a beautiful little horse with a mean dis-position, named Squaw Killer, who has a bad record and lived up to it. Milt stayed in the storm center only a few jumps and was thrown.

“The Wild Mule Race af-forded much amusement to the many spectators.”

These are the reports of Alex Sherrig, Jackson's Hole Courier editor, who covered the valley’s Frontier Celebration held Sept. 5-7, 1911.

That year proved historic for rodeo in the valley as Belle Flanders, sister of Charles Wort, donated 40 acres for Frontier Park, the first home for rodeo in the town of Jack-son. Her donation predated the town’s incorporation by three years.

Also in 1911, residents staged a rodeo for a group of East Coast newspapermen who came to the valley in late August as part of a broad, re-gional push to market the West.

This year, Jackson Hole Ro-deo celebrates its 100th birth-day. The centennial comes with caveats. The Frontier Celebration was not the first rodeo in the valley, as dude ranches often held their own competitions.

The rodeo struggled through some difficult years post-World War I, after many young cowboys had been taken by the conflict.

And for years, Wilson, at

the base of Teton Pass, hosted the rough-stock riders.

But in the early 1960s, the show moved back to Jackson, where it has remained a draw for tourists, with a quarter of the attendees coming from out-side the U.S.

For those who compete in and work at the rodeo, the summer event is more than a livelihood: It is a way of life.

Hal Johnson — who brought bull riding to the val-

ley, served as a pick-up man, invented the flank strap and owned the Jackson Hole Ro-deo in the late 1960s and early 1970s — remains an active part of the show. Last summer, the 74-year-old judged rough-stock events once a week.

He wants to keep rodeo alive in Jackson.

“It’s our heritage, and it needs to stay here,” Johnson said in May.

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Charlie Johnson gets thrown from a wild steer.


Mickey Hicks on Home Brew, Jackson Hole Frontier Days

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The sport evolved in the cattle-punching West.“Legend has it that rodeo was born on July 4, 1869,” the Pro-

fessional Rodeo Cowboys Association reports, “when two groups of cowboys from neighboring ranches met in Deer Trail, [Colo.], to settle an argument over who was the best at performing everyday ranching tasks.”

In the early days, cowboys tried to stay on their mounts until the ride was over, not until a bell or horn sounded after a few seconds. A rider prevailed if he remained atop his bucking horse or bull until the locomotion stopped.

In the early 1900s, women competed in events, until some got hurt. Then that came to an end.

Johnson, who came to the valley from Idaho, recalled one of his uncles who competed in rodeo in the early part of the last century.

A cowboy would mount a horse, and organizers would put sliv-er dollars between his boot soles and stirrups. They rode unbro-ken horses until the horses quit bucking.

“If you still had the silver dollars, you’d be a winner,” Johnson said.

Jackson’s rodeo was held on the land donated by Flanders un-til the mid-’30s, the Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum Chronicle reported. The town of Jackson later purchased the 25 acres where the rodeo is held today.

A number of men have owned the Jackson Hole Rodeo, which has operated under slightly different names through the decades. Those owners included Walt Callahan, Bill Saunders, Johnson and Bob McConaughy, Russ Moses and today’s purveyor, Phil Wilson.

Some of the men were great valley characters who helped young people get their start in rodeo. Some were also good busi-ness men.

Johnson remembers in the 1950s working for and riding at the rodeo owned by Callahan, who ran the event behind his Stage-coach Bar in Wilson. While Johnson recalls Callahan was always ready to pull a wad of bills out of his pocket to cash a paycheck, he also recollected he had impeccable timing.

Rodeo workers and riders were supposed get paid after the events had concluded, but no one could find Callahan in the hours right after the bucking stopped. Cowboys waiting to get their money would start putting drinks on their bar tab.

“You’d end up owning more in your bar bill than what you made that night,” Johnson said. “He was a coyote.”


Fox Hastings, a National Champion women's bulldogger and steer roper who participated in numerous Jackson rodeos in the 1930s.

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By Cory Hatch

Mutton busting, mini bulls, pee wee barrels and the calf scramble: It takes a child with steely eyes and an iron will to brave the trials of the Jackson Hole Rodeo arena.

But that doesn’t mean compet-ing in the rodeo arena is just for junior cowpunchers. Other kids events, such as the calf scramble, are open to all who want to get a little dirt on their shoes in the name of Western glory.

Still, for the tough stuff, well, that takes a special breed.

As the region’s smallest junior wranglers prepare for a summer of riding junior stock, rodeo orga-nizers say the future of the sport is in their small hands.

Perhaps the most famous kids rodeo event is mutton busting. Children 4 to 6 years old crawl on a sheep, and the sheep runs across the arena.

“The kids stay on a long as they can,” said Brandi Wilson, Jackson Hole Rodeo co-organiz-er. “The kid who stays on the longest wins a prize.”

Older, more experienced youngsters — usually those age 7 to 12 who weigh less than 120 pounds — can try their hand at the mini bulls. The event, also called steer riding, is similar to bull riding except the bulls are about 36 inches tall. This year, or-ganizers likely will allow young-sters a bull rope to hold on to.

“The kids can crawl on and ride like the big boys,” Wilson said.

For those aspiring to some-day ride in the horse events, there’s the pee wee barrels. Pokes younger than 12 and who have never won a buckle before can participate.

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Dally Wilson, 4, gets a wild ride as the sheep she’s busting jumps out of the gate. Jared Kuhns safely peels her off its back during the final Jackson Hole Rodeo of the season.


The calf scramble invites children from the audience into the rodeo arena to chase a calf with a ribbon on its tail. Whoever snatches the ribbon wins a prize. continued on page 8


“They run the barrels like the big girls do,” Wilson said. “They place in a category of their own.”

Finally, the calf scramble is a good choice for audience mem-bers and for other children, all under 12, who are new to rodeo. The bigger kids stand near the roping chutes, and the little ones stand in the middle of the arena. Three calves are released, and the

children chase the calves, trying to grab the ribbons off their tails.

These events help secure the tradition of rodeo, Wilson said.

“We’re losing cowboys,” she said. “Our generation of rodeo is diminishing. We’re trying too in-spire kids to get involved.

“We also do it to allow kids to focus on something that keeps them from getting them into trouble,” Wilson added.


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Carlie Merriott holds on for dear life as the sheep she's riding gathers speed out of the gate on a Saturday night at Jackson Hole Rodeo. Bull fighter Wade Miller quickly plucked the youngster off the farm animal a moment later.

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THE THREE HORSEMEN

By Kelsey Dayton

Jason Wheeldon knows what it feels like in the mo-ments before you’re jerked into the rodeo arena on rough stock.

He grew up with the sport and even competed in college. He can put himself in another

cowboy’s boots when it’s time to work as a pick-up man.

“You always want a good pick-up man to get you off that horse as soon as the whistle blows,” Wheeldon said.

Wheeldon is one of three Jackson Hole Rodeo horsemen who pull riders from bulls and

broncs after the 8-second horn has sounded.

Wheeldon works with Bart Westergard and Jim Stoddard.

All three men competed in rodeo.

The pick-up men swoop into the arena to literally “pick up” the competitors still attached

to flailing animals.Wheeldon, who has been

a pick-up man for nine years, turned to the work when his riding days were ending.

Learning the job wasn’t hard. The key is a good horse, he said.

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Pick-up men Jim Stoddard, Jason Wheeldon and Bart Westergard share a laugh before the start of the Jackson Hole Rodeo in August 2010. Their job is to swoop in the arena and “pick up” riders from flailing bulls and broncs after the 8-second horn has sounded.

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“It takes a really special kind of horse,” Wheeldon said. “A really tough and really gritty horse who isn’t afraid of getting in there and pushing around.”

Practice isn’t an option.“The only training for a pick-up horse is

to get out and do it,” he said.While Wheeldon doesn’t “practice” pick-

up skills, he spends most of his time work-ing with his horses. It also helps that he and Westergard, who both rodeoed in col-lege, spend a lot of time together. They’ve learned to read each other.

The veteran Stoddard is impeccable.“He’s been doing it forever,” Wheeldon

said of Stoddard. “You never need to worry about Jim being in the wrong place.”

Camaraderie and working as a cohe-sive group make things go smoothly in the arena. While the unexpected is always a possibility at a rodeo, for the most part Wheeldon doesn’t get hit by the butterflies that used to plague him before he compet-ed in rough-stock events.

“I’m not the one getting beat up,” he said. “I don’t care how good you are, in any rough-stock event you are going to get beat up.”

But with Wheeldon and the other pick-up men ready to come to the rescue, the beatings are a little less painful.



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By Katy Niner

Pretzels, chili, burgers, hot dogs and nachos have long been finger-food fa-vorites at Jackson Hole Rodeo. But last year, two new menu items saddled up and stole the show: the Rodeo Burger and Jared Kunz’s Philly cheesesteak.

After striking a chord last sum-mer, the menu will look much the same this season, with the excep-tion that the buns might get an up-grade.

Although the gooey Philly chees-esteak sandwich was invented on the East Coast, Jackson Hole Rodeo’s ver-sion debuted at the rodeo with a loyal local following. Five or six years ago, Jared and Annie Kunz with Rocky Moun-tain Ministries had established their Philly cheesesteaks as a Teton County Fair crowd-pleaser. One banner day, Jar-

ed Kunz made around 400 cheesesteaks for fair fans.

“It was a long day at the grill,” he said. “Everybody loves them at the fair.”

Last summer, when the own-

ers of Jackson Hole Rodeo, the Wilsons, asked the Kunzes to open a new food stand by the bucking chutes, they brought the cheesesteaks with them, to rave reviews.

Beyond the new steak sandwich, the

menu touts three burger options. All of the patties are cooked at Lisa Wilson’s chuckwagon underneath the grand-stand. The Rodeo Burger embellishes the menu’s cheeseburger — a quarter-pound patty of 100 percent ground beef with American cheese — with two tasty top-pings: French fried onions and Buck and Brandy Wilson’s signature barbecue sauce. Their recipe features Worcester-shire sauce.

While kids’ taste buds remain loyal to pretzels and nachos, Wilson said adult appetites favor Rodeo Burgers and cheesesteaks. Even foreign tour-ists seem to flock to the ground beef

offerings, she said.On a busy night last summer, the

chuckwagon grilled at least 150 ham-burgers, including some 70 of the saucy Rodeo Burgers. Appetite-wise, Wilson found Wednesday night’s Rodeo fans hun-grier than Saturday’s.

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The old Jackson rodeo grounds were considerably more rustic than today’s arena.

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Jessi Hill, 5, of Rigby, Idaho, plays on her dad’s saddle after her father, Jim Hill, finished a night of competition.


Bull riders routinely wear lacrosse helmets for protection from the powerful animals that can weigh 1,000 pounds or more.


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Professional rodeo competitors Rene Hapley, Fox Hastings, Rose Smith, Ruth Roach, Mabel Strickland, Prairie Rose Hen-derson and Dorothy Morell


Mickey Hicks rides bronc Bill the Kid during Jackson Hole Frontier Days.


Little buckeroos Seth Wilson, Tipton Wilson and Dylan Grand — representing the next generation of rodeo riders — hang out behind the chutes at Jackson Hole Rodeo, waiting their turn to ride sheep and miniature bulls.


Taylor and Barney Holmes aim their lariats at a steer during the parent-child team roping event.


Brady Pitchford, Landon Cornia and Kade Pitchford watch the events of Jackson Hole Rodeo under the last rays of the day.


Jim Stoddard rescues a cowboy from a bareback bronc as Jason Wheeldon provides backup at Jackson Hole Rodeo. Pick-up men like Stoddard and Wheeldon provide a safe exit for cowboys off the backs of their broncs after the 8-second horn is sounded.

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A bull known as Charlie Two Boots gives a rider a run for his money at a recent Jackson Hole Rodeo.


By Kevin Huelsmann

Boots can define the wearer. A slight variation in the

heel or type of leather can let the observer know if the wear-er plans to ride a saddle bronc or two-step on the dance floor.

“What you’re going to be doing with a pair of boots de-cides what kind of boots you’re going to get,” said Jordan Lee, inventory control specialist at the Boot Barn in Jackson.

The main questions one has to answer when buying a new pair of boots is what they will be used for and whether

they fit properly.Though seemingly simple,

those two questions bring with them a host of other choices: a rubber sole versus one made of leather, the shape of the toe, the height of the shaft (how high the boot comes up the leg) and the kind of leather, among others considerations.

“A lot of it depends on your age and where you come from,” Lee said.

More traditional customers want boots with a pointed toe, while younger customers often ask for squared-toe boots, Lee said.

“Younger people who are more aware of fashion go for the square toe,” Lee said. “But people who have been wearing boots for 40 or 50 years tend to stick with what they’ve had.”

Aside from the look of a boot, customers must listen to their feet.

Lee said boots should feel snug across the top of the foot and have a slight slip in the heel.

Heel type can have a big impact on comfort.

A higher heel, which is also sometimes called a riding heel, affords the wearer more

support for high arches, while a roper heel tends to fit a wid-er or flatter foot better.

For rodeo participants, the heel and the sole are the key considerations. That’s where heel height comes into play.

“If you’re riding, all of your weight is right on your arch,” Lee said.

In picking the right sole, riders often consider the ease of getting in and out of their stirrups. A leather sole makes it easier to slip a foot in and out of the stirrup.

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Whether you’re planning on busting a bronc, riding the herd or scooting around the dance floor, a good pair of boots is one of your most important pieces of equipment.


Heel height, shaft length, sole material all say a lot about what the wearer intends to do.

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“A lot of people wear out their boots because of poor mainte-nance, not because they’re actually wearing them out,” he said.


A leather soled boot is easier to slip in and out of stirrups.


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By Cara Rank

From pint-size princesses to the queen of them all, girls of all ages put a pearly white smile on the rough-and-tumble face of rodeo.

Members of Jackson Hole Rodeo’s royal court are ambassadors of the sport. And they compete fiercely for the right to represent it.

“It’s a lot of work,” said Lee Judge, rodeo royalty co-ordinator. “Those girls really have to know their stuff, really have to put a lot of time into it. It’s not about just being a pretty face in the crowd. It’s about know-ing about rodeo that is so very important. It’s not some fluff thing.”

Before they can advance to a title, girls as young as age 6 must demonstrate proper horsemanship and answer questions about the sport. Girls and young women also must possess public speaking skills and a knowledge of equine science.

This year, girls as young as 3 have been given ti-tles in a new Future Princess program, which recog-nizes those who may hold royal titles when they’re old enough, but are still too young to compete.

In their sequins, satin blouses and hot-rolled hair topped with cowgirl hats, members of Jackson’s royal court open every rodeo with the grand entry. On horse-back, the princesses and queen lap the arena with the Wyoming and U.S. flags and lead the national anthem.

RODEO ROYALTY STEALS, explains the showPrincesses serve as ambassadors for the sport.

CURRENT COURTDesiree Bridges Teton County Fair and Rodeo queenEmma MacEachern Junior princessSydney Judge Junior attendantClaire Andrews Junior attendantSofie Thompson Pee wee princessHailey Hardeman Pee wee princessSarah Andrews Pee wee princessJordan Lutz Pee wee princess

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Rodeo Queen Desiree Bridges rounds the arena with Old Glory before the national anthem on June 5, 2010.



Then they take to the stands to talk to the guests, answer ques-tions, pose for photos and sign autographs.

“The true intent of rodeo royalty is promoting the sport of rodeo,” Judge said.

So maybe this is your first rodeo, and you don’t understand why that guy got a flag or what those ropers just did.

“That’s what those young women are there for,” Judge said. “She has those answers for you. They have to know everything, from A to Z, about rodeo.”


Sydney Judge, Desiree Bridges and Erin Heffron prepare for the 2009 Teton County Fair and Rodeo Queen Pageant. Lady-in-waiting Bridges succeeded Heffron last year as the Teton County and Rodeo Queen.


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By Brandon Zimmerman

Jackson Hole Rodeo owner Phil Wilson remembers the im-age of the cowboy in the early 1980s. It was a macho man with a beer in one hand, a cigarette in another and plans to go straight to the bar after the rodeo.

Now, several decades later, that portrayal is no longer true. Today, cow.2as a public prayer is made over the public address system. After that, bull riders often slip into their own private prayer before each ride.

“Over time, rodeo has evolved

into a sport where religion plays a part,” Wilson said. “It all starts with prayer.”

Wilson has been a big influ-ence in spreading the word. Wil-son runs the Cowboy Church, which travels throughout the state offering nondenomination-al services Sunday mornings.

The services are typically around 7:30 a.m. and often are held in the grandstands of a ro-deo grounds.

“It’s kind of like a regular church service, except without the stained glass windows,” he said. “And some are really cold, too.”

Between 25 and 100 people usually attend. Wilson holds between 12 to 16 services a year throughout the state.

He said it is important to him to spread the word of God to the young cowboys in Wyoming. He said belief in God is a strong foundation for a cowboy.

“A lot of the kids I deal with were looking for a rabbit’s foot or something to help them and bring them luck,” Wilson said. “We educated them to believe in the Lord and his will in their lives. That’s where we went with it.”

The shift in attitude, Wilson said, began in the early 1990s when many pro cowboys — such as world champion bull rider Cody Custer — began openly professing their faith. Younger cowboys followed suit.

At the same time, the Fel-lowship of Christian Cowboys — an offshoot of the Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes — was formed.

“Once they saw their peers doing this, younger cowboys started doing it,” Wilson said. “We ended up with pro cow-

RELIGION AND RODEORodeo purveyor has led the way in Wyoming

as the sport moves closer to God.


Cowboys say their prayers before the start of roughstock riding at Jackson Hole Rodeo last year.




Philip Wilson leads the Wyoming Cowboy Church in prayer under the Deloney Avenue tent on the Town Square. Part of Old West Days, the church travels around the state, holding services focused on cowboy traditions and nondenominational Christian worship.

boys being Christians, and these young men saw this as a good example.”

As bull riding became pop-ular, and the potential dan-gers of the sport were real-ized, the practice of pre-rodeo prayer exploded.

“Most rodeos start with a prayer,” Wilson said. “And that’s been another influ-ence. A lot of the announcers are Bible-believing Christian men. You end up seeing a lot of prayers, because rodeo is a dangerous sport.”


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1. Teton Steakhouse pg 22. Jackson Hole Playhouse pg 43. Virginian Saloon & Lodge pg 6 4. Jackson Hole Feed & Pet Supply pg 8 5. Jackson Hole Trail Rides pg 86. Right to Life pg 107. Jackson Bootlegger pg 12 & 13 8. Black & White pg 17

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