Entertainment
Boyd Polhamus
2008 PRCA Announcer of the Year
Boyd is a Professional Rodeo Announcer for the PRCA that has been nominated 12 times and won 2 times for the announcer of the year. He has also been a two-time announcer of the Dodge National Circuit Finals as well as worked or working the top 50 rodeos in the PRCA such as Houston, Denver, Dodge City, Albuquerque, and Kansas City. Twenty years ago, Boyd Polhamus announced a College Rodeo in Uvalde, Texas. He got the gig by pretending to be a rodeo announcer in his college's practice arena at the same time he was competing as a cowboy. The pretending ended in October of 1985; and a career was born.
No one, not even Polhamus, could have imagined what the next two decades would bring. His resume now includes nine stints as an announcer at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Only Hall of Famers' Cy Tallion and Bob Tallman have been selected that many times. He's been selected twice to work the Dodge National Circuit Finals in Pocatello, Idaho. In addition, he's announced the Montana, Turquoise, Badlands, and Southeastern Circuit Finals, as well as the Texas Circuit Finals ten different times.
In 2000, and again in 2003, he was honored as the WPRA Announcer of the Year, and he's been a Top Five Finalist for the same honor in the PRCA on nine different occasions. In 2004, Polhamus announced eleven of the top 30 rodeos in the country and featured an itinerary that took him coast-to-coast and border to border; from San Francisio, CA to New York, NY; and from Del Rio, TX to Minot, ND. He also recorded hundreds of commercials in his home studio. On those rare occasions when he can be found at home, Polhamus enjoys team roping, the Green Bay Packers, and working with his cattle on the Band-Aid Ranch in Brenham, TX. Click here to visit Boyd's official website.
Rockin' Robbie Hodges
Rockin' Robbie Hodges has established himself as one of the professional rodeo world's hottest new barrel man and funny guy personalities. His quick witand off the cuff banter, as well as carefully thought out acts, keep the crown entertained and looking at him for the entire performance. Rockin's Robbie always promotes positive, non-violent, clean family humor, and has an uncanny knack for instantly bonding with children of all ages. He genuinely enjoys being a rodeo clown becuase he likes to talk to and entertain people, especially children. He eagerly takes on the rodeo performance , attempting to personalize each show by taking the time to talk to and get to know as many families as possible. He has been acclaimed by rodeo announcers, stock contractors, and cowboy's alike as being the most exciting new clown in rodeo today. Five years expericance as a rodeo clown, Rockin' Robbie is ready to work for your rodeo! Click here to visit Robbie's Myspace page.
Rob Gann
From Lonoke, Arkansas, Rob was born and raised in the rodeo business and continues as his family owns and operates the Bar V Rodeo Company and 44 Bar Rodeo Company. His debut at Harper Stadium was as a contestant in the Hangin' Judge Border Feud High School Rodeo, where he competed in bull riding, bronc riding and calf roping. After graduating college with a degree in Agri-education, Rob served as a pick-up man and supplied bucking stock. He has furnished wild horses for the Old Fort Days Rodeo the past three years. Rob is a 2 time IPRA world champion cowboy protection bull fighter, 4 time old fort days bull fighter, 6 time International Finals Youth Rodeo bull fighter, 10 time Arkansas bull fighter of the year and 2009 Sioux Center, Iowa Two bulls champion MVP.
Dusty Tuckness
Dusty was born and raised in a rodeo family as well as being a cowboy. He has competed in rodeos his whole life, starting with little kid rodeos then on to high rodeos, amatuer ranks, and eventually furthering his career and becoming a PRCA Bullfighter. Dusty has competed in steer riding, bull riding, and has clowned around the arena for many years. He really started his bullfighting career around the age of ten and now it has become his biggest achievement. Dusty has earned the respect of many professionals, bull riders, stock contractors and also his own peers. Click here to visit Dusty's website.
Harry Vold - Stock Contractor
Behind all the healthy, athletic livestock that is essential to professional rodeo, there is someone who is there day and night with the animals. Who is that man? None other than Harry Vold. It has taken a lifetime of hard work and dedication for Harry Vold, but today, the names Harry Vold and Vold Rodeo Company are synonymous with the sport of professional Rodeo.
Vold Rodeo Company's headquarters are situated on a 30,000-acre ranch 25 miles southeast of Pueblo, CO. Not only does the Vold family own some of rodeo's most respected bucking horses in the industry, but they also operate a bucking horse breeding program to help ensure that, year after year, its rodeos feature the best animals the sport has to offer. Such dedication has earned Harry Vold the PRCA's Stock Contractor of the Year award eleven times. The Vold Rodeo Company annually produces and supplies stock for dozens of top rodeos including Cheyenne Frontier Days and Dodge City.
The Vold family believes in providing audiences with wholesome family entertainment and constantly works to ensure that each Vold Rodeo production maintains that reputation. Quality rodeo is what the Vold family is all about and it shows at Vold Rodeo productions from Canada to Texas and everywhere in between. We are proud to have them at the 77th Annual Old Fort Days Rodeo.
Old Fort Days Dandies
Find out more about the Old Fort Days Dandies, our precision riding team made up of high school age young ladies from around the area. These riders are famous for superior riding skills, horsemanship, scholastic achievement and character. Visit www.OldFortDaysDandies.com.
