Shawn Calhoun's career as a pickup man started in 2001, and he started riding in the Dixie National Rodeo in 2008.

Rodeo pickup men may not have their name in lights or be the ones the crowd came to see, but alongside their horses, they are some of the most talented and well-respected cowboys at the rodeo. Pickup ...

Kyle Charley found himself where no cowboy wants to be – thrown over the side of a bucking horse with one hand stuck in the rigging. The bareback bronc rider went into the arena Jan. 22 feeling good ...

Fathers work with sons as pickup men in the rodeo world Often dads hand down their way of living to their sons, with careers ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The cowboy starts his workday with a bucket of sweet feed and the promise of saved lives.Shandon Stalls wakes in his stock trailer, where he sleeps for the eight months he chases ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The 2025 Days of ‘76 Rodeo concludes on Saturday and a new campaign rode into the arena helping with mental health awareness. “Inside the rodeo arena, the pickup men are the ...

Every year, the AQHA bestows the prestigious Nutrena Horse of the Year Awards upon the top horses in Pro Rodeo. While these awards have traditionally favored timed event horses, a new category has ...