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
44 Magnum was born in 1991, on a ranch 7 miles northeast of Bottineau, ND. Her owners are breeders Steve and Barb Waagen. In 1994, at 3 years of age and 16.2 hands high, this 1500 lb. blue roan mare bucked for her first time at a Roughrider Rodeo in Stump Lake, ND....
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...
