Fettig Brothers Rodeo

Fettig Brothers Rodeo

For 40 years, the Killdeer-based rodeo company had some of the nation’s greatest bucking horses–like Spur Dodger, Figure 4 and Reservation Red. Along with great horses, the Fettig brothers were famous for bulls like Dark Angle, Jamboree and Double Duce....
Leslie ‘Jim’ Barnhart

Leslie ‘Jim’ Barnhart

Born Oct. 31, 1903, near Dazey, North Dakota, Leslie ‘Jim’ Barnhart was one of North Dakota’s early rodeo producers. In 1913, he came with his parents to a homestead 7 miles east of Grassy Butte where he ranched with his father for 13 years. During that time, Jim made...