by chris@rosepapacreative.com | May 7, 2026 | Inductees, Rodeo Livestock
Virgil was born and raised by Dale Kling near Grassy Butte, North Dakota, on the Kling Ranch. His mother is a mare called Apples, an Appaloosa mare with Rock Island bloodlines from Shane Franklin. His sire is Big John, a grey draft horse with unknown breeding leased...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | May 16, 2024 | Inductees, Rodeo Livestock
Born in 1993, #311 Why Not Minot was raised by Wayne Eckroth. The Flasher, ND, cowboy has long been engaged in the life of bull riding and raising remarkable athletes. Eckroth not only has been one of the best stock contractors, rodeo and bull riding producers for the...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | May 12, 2022 | Inductees, Rodeo Livestock
Dasher Dude, 2000 black mare, was born on the Roth Ranch in Glen Ullin, ND. Duane Fleck from Solen, ND, bought the filly for $800 for his daughter, Britany. Britany broke Rootie and trained the mare to barrel race. The little mare, 14.2 hands tall, was intelligent and...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 3, 2022 | Inductees, Rodeo Livestock
Purchased by North Dakota’s own PRCA Champion and Stock Contractor Bob Aber in 1973 and weighing in at over 2400 lbs., “Top Hand”, a grey Simmental Charolais bull was as athletic as they come. Quickly becoming one of the best bulls in the business, Top Hand traveled...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 2, 2022 | Inductees, Rodeo Livestock
Whiz Bang #2 was foaled in the fall of 1948 on the Walt Neuens ranch north of Medora, a ranch which had been sold to Jimmie Stevens in 1947. Stevens either sold or gave the dam and the foal to Jim Barnhart. Whiz Bang’s dam was a big buckskin mare sired by a...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 2, 2022 | Inductees, Rodeo Livestock
War Paint #18 is one the most prolific bucking horses in the last half of the 20th century. A black and white stud raised by Brad Brettin is one of North Dakota’s most famous rodeo stallions whose genes are crossing through herds of bucking horse producers and stock...
