Cowboy Lifestyle Weekly Roundup

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Welcome to the Cowboy Lifestyle Weekly Round-Up! This is the weekly series that will provide the top trending events, articles, posts, and updates from within the western industry. If you want a chance at being featured, make sure to use #GoCLN on your Insta posts and your post might have the opportunity to be featured!

CLN Rodeo Road Trip Highlights

Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days

The #1 Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo in the country was a HUGE hit this year. If you haven’t made it up to see this rodeo for yourself, you are seriously missing out. The efforts of their TETWP organization in Gunnison work year-round to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to give back in various ways. The rodeo in this case was just a bonus as we were able to witness a community come together for a good cause.

Calgary Stampede

Ah, the Calgary Stampede! Always a fan favorite and a rodeo that everybody knows and loves. The CLN Team had a great time enjoying everything Calgary had to offer. With the Calgary Stampede in the books, the team is headed to meet up at Cheyenne Frontier Days next!

California Rodeo Salinas

What’s a rodeo road trip without a trip to California Rodeo Salinas?? This is a rodeo that our team LOVES hitting year after year. The hospitality and quality of competition is out of this world. You can check out even more highlights by checking out our Instagram!

Save The Date!

World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo: Payson Pro Rodeo 2019

That’s right folks, it is time once again to mark your calendars for the World’s Oldest Continous Rodeo in beautiful Payson, AZ. Come get out of the heat and enjoy PRCA rodeo action in the pine trees! There is bound to be household names that you know and who can beat drinking ice cold Coors Light in the mountains!

Bottle Cap Challenge: Expert

This seems to be a HOT challenge going around, but hey at least you won’t see cowboys licking ice cream then putting it back in the freezer! That is surely something to be proud of. If you see a bottle cap challenge you think we would enjoy, make sure to tag and who knows, it might just get reposted!

Fan Pick of the Week

Our fan pick of the week was a favorite chute shot from our buddy, Austin Whitmore from Rodeo Salinas. We had an absolutely blast up there this last weekend and he always posts the best content from rodeos or bull ridings. Make sure to check him out on social media for more behind the scenes content!

Patrick OD O'Donnell

The moment a bull's gate swings open—that's when Patrick "OD" O'Donnell feels most alive. From his early days riding bareback through Arizona pastures to revolutionizing the bull riding industry as President of Bull Riders Only, OD has lived the Western lifestyle he now champions as Founder of Cowboy Lifestyle Network. Growing up in Casa Grande's sunbaked agricultural heartland, he didn't just learn about horses and ranching, he lived it daily, developing the instincts and grit that would later attract 4 million followers to CLN's authentic voice. After his baseball days at the University of Arizona, OD saw something others missed: bull riding wasn't just a sport, but was compelling entertainment waiting for the right vision. Between 1990-1997, his leadership transformed local rodeo competitions into sold-out arena events that changed Western sports forever. Today, that same pioneering spirit drives CLN's coverage of everything from championship rodeos to the quiet heroism of ranch life. When he's not building the digital home for cowboy culture, you'll find OD supporting Harris Brothers Charity Foundation, leading CLN’s 25-year Christmas Toy Drive for Arizona kids, or sharing his love of horsemanship with special needs riders through Arizona's own Horses Help. Living proof that authentic Western values still have the power to transform lives.