By Ddee Haynes On June 18-24, 2017 in Lebanon, Tenn., more than 1,100 junior high school cowgirls and cowboys from 46 states, Australia, British Columbia and...
By Ddee Haynes April 28-29, 2017 marked the Annual Border Bash held at the Legendary “Lazy E” Arena located in Guthrie, Okla. The Lazy E arena...
By Ddee Haynes The AT&T Stadium, home of America’s team the Dallas Cowboys, recently became host to the world’s richest one-day rodeo, the American. The American...
By Ddee Haynes As a kid, I rode whatever horse I could get my hands on. If it looked like a horse, smelled like a horse...
By Ddee Haynes I am tired. As always, I had to stay up, or at least I gave it the old college try to watch 10...
By Ddee Haynes As the Oklahoma High School Rodeo Queen sits quietly in the arena holding the American flag, all heads are bowed as the announcer,...
By Ddee Haynes If I were asked to use only five words to describe the head rodeo coach at Frank Phillips College, the first five words...
By Ddee Haynes It rained at the fairgrounds in Shawnee, Okla., on Sept. 11-12. All three rodeo arenas were standing in mud. Not just a little...
By Ddee Haynes The first thing you notice when she walks into the room is the wild blonde hair, sparkling eyes and a 100-watt smile. What...
By Ddee Haynes It is late Sunday afternoon as my 13-year-old daughter and I pull out of Perryton, Texas, pulling a 28-foot horse trailer and three...