A peek into the rodeo roles at the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo

You can smell the rodeo before you see it.

It’s a mixture of dirt, diesel, but mostly a farm smell, chiefly from the several dozen horses and bulls, lazing around, before they work for eight seconds each night.

It’s the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane Nov. 20-22.

For three days, it’s Wranglers, cowboy hats and boots, and big buckles: all with the goal of winning the title of Prairie Circuit champion.

There are plenty of different roles behind the scenes at the rodeo. Here’s a look at a few of them.

Stock contractor

Job duties: “To provide quality horses and bulls to rodeos for the competition,” says Dustin Murray, owner of Hi Lo Pro Rodeo in Wellston, Okla. “That entails raising and pur

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