Daily Archives: January 5, 2010

Wendy Caban is a true all round cowgirl champion.

Caban raced home to win the Pro Tour for 2009.

She won three Pro Tour Titles in the Australian Pro Rodeo Association Finals last year.

Caban was the Australian champion and the all round cowgirl Australian champion for 2008.

She was the all round most consistent and top money earner in each event for the past two years.

Caban has high hopes to perform well in the Gold Coast finals this week.

Spider is Caban’s barrel racing horse.

She is happy with his winning performance even though he was ill in the middle of the year.

“He’s tough and gives 100 per cent each time,” she said.

Duke is her breakaway roping equestrian teammate.

Her father gave him to her as a 21st birthday present.

She has trained him herself in the art of roping. (read more)

This weekend’s Texas Circuit Finals in Waco will be a stampede of talent.

According to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the regional finale, which is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday at the Heart O’ Texas Coliseum., has 34 competitors who qualified for either the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas or last year’s National Finals Steer Roping in Guthrie, Okla.

And when you add in Fred Whitfield, Allen Bach, Mickey Gee and Stran Smith — none of whom made it to the Wrangler NFR last year — the field accounts for 35 world championships….(read more)