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It’s a tip he learned from his beloved
teacher, a five-time finalist in the nation’s
Super Bowl of bull riding, a skilled cowboy
with more than $1 million in rodeo earnings.
That teacher also happens to be his father.
Kasen’s dad, now 38, hung up his spurs
seven years ago. Back when he was even
younger than son, he fancied bull riding
because he liked Ferdinand the Bull chil-
dren’s stories. He borrowed the $5 entry
fee the first time he climbed aboard a
steer at the Cody Nite Rodeo. Like his boy,
he stayed on the full 8 seconds.
When opening night lights dimmed at
the Cody rodeo arena, the former bull rider
and the newbie headed home to the nearby
spread where dad now raises bucking
rodeo bulls. There wasn’t much need for
conversation on that ride back to the
ranch; these two cowboys pretty much
knew what the other was thinking – and
feeling.
WARM UP ACT
Want to hit the Cody Trifecta?
Start your evening at the Cody Cattle
Company. It’s easy to see why the place is
jammed every evening of the 90-night
Cody Nite Rodeo season. Patrons get an
all-you-can-eat home-style western buffet
dinner (think pulled pork, beef brisket,
baked beans, cornbread). Save room for
dessert: fresh-baked brownies with vanilla
ice cream. Tea and lemonade are included;
The crew at Cody based 2 Mules
alcoholic beverages are for sale.
Chuckwagon grills thick and juicy steaks to
order, pictured here at K3 Guest Ranch. Dinner is followed by a live foot-
Most summer nights they're at the Buffalo stompin’ country-western-goes-rock-n-roll
show. There’s family friendly talent and
Bill Center of the West, where reservations music to tickle just about everybody’s
are open to the public - up to 26 hungry
fancy. (Show stars Ryan Martin and the
cowpokes per night. Triple C Cowboys play Las Vegas in the
offseason.) Show tickets cost $20. Book
dinner and the show for $43. Or go for the
Trifecta: dinner, the show and Cody Nite
Rodeo admission for $65.
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