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August 15-19, 2023, 65th Annual
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Bridwell Pro rodeos
Tim Bridwell came from humble beginnings starting his rodeo career as dreamy- eyed 12-year-old kid longing to become a Rodeo Stock Contractor. In high school, he began pursuing his rodeo dreams becoming a bull rider and eventually landed in Red Bluff, California. After injuries sidelined him from bull riding in the
Red Bluff, CA – Est. 2016
professional ranks, Bridwell was hired by famed bull producer Don Kish. In 2005, Bridwell purchased a bucking horse breeding program and began sub-leasing his bucking horses at professional rodeos. Along the way he increased the standards and quality of his original herd. In 2008, his horses earned the Remuda Award, an annual award given by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) honoring the stock contractor with the best all-around bucking horse program. 2016 marked another milestone in Bridwell’s rodeo career as he and wife Haley, expanded into a full-service rodeo contracting and production company! Servicing rodeos primarily in the Pacific Northwest and West Coast, Bridwell Pro Rodeos has quickly become one of the premiere rodeo companies producing and sub-contracting to 25 events each year. With a bull herd now matching the excellence of the bucking horses, the number of animals chosen to the Super Bowl of Professional Rodeo, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), has continued to grow yearly.
Leading the pack of selected animals in 2022 was saddle bronc horse #331 Indian Burn. Ranch raised by Bridwell; the 10-year-old gelding has repeatedly been featured on The Cowboy Channel’s “Stock Report” as one of the highest marked broncs in professional rodeo. Cowboys, including World Champion Stetson Wright, consistently comment that Indian Burn is one of the strongest horses they have ever tested. In 2022, Indian Burn continued his ways with giant 92-point rides in Salinas at the Pro Rodeo Tour Finale and an 89-point ride at Teton Ridges’ The American. With a mix of high scores and impressive buck-offs, he looks to have his name in the hunt for Professional Rodeo’s Saddle Bronc of the Year.
331 Indian Burn
Indian Burn’s 88 outing with Zeke Thurston helped propel Thurston to his 3rd world title during the WNFR in 2022. (Photo by Phil Doyle)