Dakoda Simmes, of Sunburst, will join J.d. Harrell in the arena for the 2020 Wild Horse Stampede rodeo as a bullfighter ready to jump between a cowboy and 1,500 pounds of danger. This will be the Simmes’ first appearance at the Wild Horse Stampede. In the blink of an eye, a bull ride can go from good to catastrophic, and it’s the bullfighters’ jobs to keep their own nerves in check and

Central Montana bullfighter J.D. Harrell will perform at the 2020 Wild Horse Stampede rodeo Thursday through Saturday, July 9-11. His career as a bullfighter goes back to his time competing in high school rodeo in Roy, north of Lewistown, where he grew up and still lives. Harrell found that bullfighters were needed at high school rodeos. He would compete in the bullriding event, then go on to

Central Montana bullfighter J.D. Harrell will perform at the 2020 Wild Horse Stampede rodeo Thursday through Saturday, July 9-11. His career as a bullfighter goes back to his time competing in high school rodeo in Roy, north of Lewistown, where he grew up and still lives. Harrell found that bullfighters were needed at high school rodeos. He would compete in the bullriding event, then go on to

Rodeo clowns have many jobs in the arena and Tate Rhoads is one of the best at all of them. From making spectators laugh until they hurt to helping keep the cowboys safe, Rhoads excels at it all. Rhoads graduated from Custer County High School in Miles City. He said he grew up with rodeos and became interested in fighting bulls around the time he turned 16. By 18, he had begun to focus on clowning.