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Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, This Thing Is Legendary

With the 2023 NFR over, rodeo athletes are setting their sights on the winter rodeos including one in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, This Thing Is Legendary
Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, This Thing Is Legendary

The 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has come to a conclusion and all the competitors have packed up started and started making their way home for the holidays for some rest.

That rest won't last for long though.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboy's Association and the Women's Professional Rodeo Association 2024 season as already kicked off and there is no time to lose when it comes to qualifying for the 2023 NFR.

Athletes must carefully plan out their winter rodeo schedule in order to put themselves in the best possible position heading into the summer. 

One of those winter rodeos is the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo at the famed Dickies Arena. 

The entire rodeo is an authentic western lifestyle experience that lasts 23 days, from Jan. 12 through Feb. 3.

To kick off the rodeo, the Best of the West Ranch Rodeo, followed by other events including Best of Mexico Celebración, Cowboys of Color Rodeo, Bulls Night Out Extreme Bull Riding and Texas Champions Challenge will be featured.

The ProRodeo Tournament is the highlight of the FWSSR and in 2023 paid out over $1.2 million, with a record of more than 1.27 million visitors to witness.

2023 FWSSR Champions

Best of the West Ranch Horse- 6666 Ranch

Bareback Riding: Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, $27,080

Steer Wrestling: Will Lummus, Byhalia, Mississippi, $27,080

Breakaway Roping: Cheyanne Guillory, Kingston, Okla., $26,193

Saddle Bronc Riding: (tie) Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, $23,080Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, $21,080

Tie-Down Roping: Westyn Hughes, Cameron, Texas, $25,200

Team Roping: Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins, Stephenville, Texas, $26,200 each

Barrel Racing: Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, $25,260

Bull Riding: Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, $23,787

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Madi Roelofsen
MADI ROELOFSEN

Madi Roelofsen is a writer for Sports Illustrated's feature, Rodeo Daily. Madi not only writes about the western lifestyle and rodeo world but lives it daily. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and competed in the barrel racing as part of their rodeo team. Roelofsen graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in animal science. Madi enjoyed not only competing in rodeo events but also spectating the greatest sport on dirt. In 2017, while on vacation attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, she met her husband Tim Roelofsen. They got married a few years later in 2020. Tim had already established TVR Working Horses but together they grew their program and enjoy raising foals, training colts, barrel racing, team roping and standing their stallions (TVR Eye Needa Corona and CR Baron Bee Joy "Big Sexy") in both Texas and Iowa. They stay busy with the horses, farming alfalfa and raising their baby girl, Texi. Madi has always been passionate about horses, from learning about different bloodlines, breeding the foals themselves to training and competing. She expresses that passion within the articles she writes to open up the world of horses and rodeo to everyone.  Twitter-@Madi_Roelofsen  Facebook- @TVR Working Horses

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