Best Of 2018: Favorite Quotes From Rodeo Athletes

We had the opportunity to watch some very special moments in the arena this year and – luckily – hear what those amazing athletes thought about those moments outside of the arena. Some of them made us laugh, some made us cry, but all of these moments left a lasting impression on us.

Dec 29, 2018

THE RANK Class Of 2018/2019 Rolled Out. Who Tops The List?

The Rank is back and bigger than ever for the 2018-2019 junior rodeo season with the addition of approximately 500 regular-season events that will help us track more future rodeo superstars than ever before. We started with tracking the major junior rodeo events streamed on FloRodeo, but for the new season we are digging deeper by tracking all of the National Little Britches Rodeo Association season rodeos. 

Sep 10, 2018

Throwback Thursday: See The Best Flicks From The 2018 IFYR

Contestants came from far and wide — including overseas — to the 2018 International Youth Finals Rodeo to compete in Shawnee, Oklahoma, for more than $250,000 in prize money. Winners of the world's richest junior rodeo came from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Iowa, and even a "home-stater" from Oklahoma.

Aug 9, 2018

Gunters And Soileaus: Good Ol' Sibling Rivalries At 2018 IFYR

For many rodeo kids out there, the first person you compete against when you start getting ready to rodeo is your sibling. Your home arena may play host to hundreds of Cheyennes, Calgary Stampedes, and NFRs where siblings battle it out and learn how to be competitive. 

Jul 19, 2018

Can Brooklyn Gunter Win Three IFYR Pole Bending Titles In A Row?

From the first season the two got together, Sulphur, Louisiana’s Brooklyn Gunter and a bay mare named Blaze have been unstoppable at the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Oklahoma. They won the pole bending at IFYR in 2016, then came back to win it all over again in 2017. 

Jul 11, 2018

Kelsey Cadwell Returns To 2018 International Finals Youth Rodeo

We spoke to young Kelsey Cadwell at the 2017 Junior NFR shortly after she qualified for the short round. Not only did Cadwell do so among a field of tough junior barrel racing competitors, but she also did it on a new mount when her horse came up lame and needed surgery.

Jul 7, 2018

How To Watch The 2018 International Finals Youth Rodeo

Three arenas, six days, hundreds of junior competitors, and infinite talent. 

Jul 6, 2018

Rising Star: Dawson Stewart, 18-Year-Old Steer Wrestler

After a strong showing at the 2017 Junior NFR in Las Vegas, Dawson Stewart debuted on The Rank in the No. 4 spot. Four events into the Ote Berry Junior Steer Wrestling World Championship tour season, Stewart has climbed the ranks and now sits at No. 1 in the Steer Wrestling Rankings. 

May 10, 2018

IFYR Joins Roster Of Ote Berry Junior World Championship Tour Events

The Ote Berry Junior Steer Wrestling World Championship has added a key event to its tour for 2018: the International Finals Youth Rodeo. Known as the world’s richest youth rodeo, the IFYR will be one of 18 stops on the tour—up from 12 in 2017. 

Apr 20, 2018

Are You FloRodeo's Next Rising Star?

Apr 17, 2018

INTRODUCING: The Ultimate Junior Rodeo Rankings

In the past decade, the popularity of junior rodeo has skyrocketed, producing cowboys and cowgirls who become more prolific with each generation. 

Apr 11, 2018

Calling All Future Rodeo Superstars: IFYR Entries Open April 1

The International Finals Youth Rodeo has announced that entries for the 2018 finals will open April 1 for all youth contestants interested in attending the finals this year. Since 1993, the world's richest youth rodeo has been attracting some of the best breakout rodeo stars to the Heart Of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to compete for more than $250,000 in prize money. 

Mar 28, 2018

For The International Finals Youth Rodeo: Get Your Team Roster Ready

Rodeo has always been an inherently individual sport, but the International Finals Youth Rodeo is inviting high school rodeo organizations, IPRA stock contractors, recognized sponsors, and rodeo committees to bring teams together to compete under their name at the 2018 finals.

Mar 12, 2018