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Kendra Santos, 9600 Lazy E Dr, Guthrie, OK (2026)

06/02/2026

“The truth will set you free.” It’s in the Bible.

When it comes to mere mortals, it takes a big man to admit to his mistakes. But what if he’s willing to risk his own reputation because it might help someone else avoid the same devastating ditch? That takes big ones, and gets mad respect from me.

Perfect people might not appreciate Jade Corkill’s wide-open conversation with Charly Crawford. But I do. Lots of f-bombs. Get over it. The truth bombs trump them.

This is a long listen, and it’s not for kids. I strongly suggest parents preview it first, but I’ll tell you this: By the time my two sons were teenagers and old enough to hook up a horse trailer on their own, I’d have turned it up in the motorhome on the way to their next junior rodeo with me at the wheel.

Charly rated it R for Real. It’s Raw, too, and Jade risked everything to come all the way clean.

Thank you both for doing this. There’s no telling how many cowboy (and cowgirl) disasters will be diverted by the honesty here. It really can happen to anyone. Do not try it one time—I don't care how smart, talented or disciplined you are. This soul-sucking drug cost me someone very close to me, and I have plenty of friends who’ve paid the same sad, sickening price.

While we’re opening gaping old wounds for the greater good, m**h isn’t the only devil that can ruin everything. For you young guns who weren’t around when NFR cowboy Broc Cresta died at 25 without warning at The Daddy on July 28, 2012, it’s because he’d been prescribed pills after a painful rib injury in the bulldogging at the Timed Event that spring, and was still hurting.

It didn’t seem like a big deal to Broc or anyone else to have a few beers on top of a prescribed pain pill at the concert at Cheyenne that night. But as the Laramie County coroner told me, “That combination was just the perfect storm for Broc, and his body forgot to breathe.” Broc would want you all to learn from his innocent mistake.

There’s an old saying that “misery loves company.” Thank you, Jade, for not wanting anyone to join you on this particular part of your journey. So glad God got to you before it was too late.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charly-crawford/episodes/Jade-Corkill-e3k5afj

Reliance Ranches

06/02/2026

Rodeo’s roller coaster is for real, and no one’s ridden out the lows with much more class than these two. So seeing them both strike for big checks at the Music City Rodeo in Nashville over the weekend meant a little extra to me. Cash Robb won it with 13.6 on three, and Chase Crane split third with Dalton Massey (behind reigning World Champ Tucker Allen) in 14.2.

At 22, Cash is still just a kid. But you could see this coming from way back, when he was jumping steers with the big boys on the Ote Berry’s Junior Steer Wrestling World Championship Tour at 13. The first time I saw a sad dip in Cash’s meteoric rise up the rodeo ranks was in 2023, when that year’s Steer Wrestling Rookie of the Year was in strong contention to also clinch his first NFR back number and blew out his left knee down the backstretch that September in Filer, Idaho.

After ACL surgery and a whole lot of rehab that ate up the better part of six months, Cash came back and qualified for his first NFR in 2024. And won it. Last year came with a few more rocks in the road, and Cash came up short of a return trip to Vegas in 20th. But he went back to work, and is now back where he belongs—fourth in the world as of today, including the $7,550 from Music City, which besides the average W included checks in two of three rounds. Cash is now contending for a world title against one of his mentors, five-time World Champion Steer Wrestler and current leader of the pack Tyler Waguespack.

Then there’s 36-year-old Chase, who’s never had a start to a rodeo season like this one. I told you all the other day about watching him do work all day to earn two spots in the top-10 short round at the Duvall Jackpot in the Steer Wrestling Capital of the World in Checotah, Oklahoma, only to fracture his right ankle on that first short-round run. When Chase got hurt on May 17 he was ranked 15th in the world. Doctors told him to give it six weeks to heal, but Chase couldn’t stand seeing his name drop further down the world standings by the day any longer. There’s no telling how much athletic tape and Extra Strength Tylenol it took, but he saddled up 10 days later and nodded his head in Nashville.

And guess what? The $5,725 Chase won in Nashville for winning the semifinals and splitting third in the average boosted him right back into 15th in the world. The NFR dream is alive, and the celebratory scuba dance is back.

Congratulations, cowboys. Sure happy for you both.

Fernando Sam-Sin📸Reliance Ranches

05/31/2026

The Schalla family was making some very special memories in Nashville last night before young cowboy superstar Wacey left that Music City Rodeo arena by stretcher with a broken left femur.

Earlier in the final perf, fans in the packed house were treated to a personal introduction to dad Luke, mom Nikki, daughter Madison and son Wacey while a cool Legends & Legacies video brought to us all by the Frost family and LaneFrostBrand.com played on the big screen. The Schalla, Steiner and Wright families were featured as headliner examples of the family tradition that is our rodeo-roots foundation.

Not long later, big sister Madison and her grey flash Athena lit that Bridgestone Arena up with their trick riding talents.

Then they ran in Harper & Morgan’s NFR bull Diabolical for little brother Wacey. It was all going according to plan for the youngest millionaire our cowboy sport has ever seen—until it wasn’t. This 20-year-old super talent, who finished second only to Superman Stetson Wright in the world all-around race last year, and has ridden his way into the same serious-contender position in 2026, was je**ed down into no-man’s land and took an unintentional stomping in half a blink, before the bullfighters had a chance to intervene.

Heart and adrenaline helped pride of Arapaho, Oklahoma Wacey drag himself out of further harm’s way, and the bullfighters sprung into immediate action to distract Diabolical and get him out of the arena, so the medical staff could dive in. To be clear, this bull did not do this on purpose. It was a freak accident. And it did not happen because Wacey weakened.

I did not have a front-row seat, so asked Dusty Tuckness what it looked like from the front lines. He says Wacey’s rope slid down the side of that bull, which is what put him in that compromising position where he couldn’t finish the job and protect himself.

Luke Schalla went from the back of the chutes to his son’s side in zero flat. Reigning World Champion Ba****ck Rider Rocker Steiner—who after winning Houston and so much more is No. 1 in the world again, but is about to spend about three months on the sidelines after June 4th neck surgery—is one of Wacey’s good buds, and was right there with him.

A surgical team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville inserted a metal rod to stabilize Wacey’s left leg this morning. I’m heartened to now know that Wacey’s in the capable hands of the Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance there in Nashville. Though he was not Wacey’s surgeon, Dr. JW Thomas Byrd belongs to that world-class crew. He’s the surgical saint who’s recently operated on the hips of my son Taylor Santos, Shad Mayfield, Leighton Berry and Cole Franks, to name a few. These people work miracles, and have helped countless cowboys. Now they’re helping Wacey.

It’s way too soon to say much about Wacey’s return. But early estimates have him sitting out about the same three months as Rocker. Tough blows as we head into the heart of the summertime rodeo season. I’ve been around long enough to know things could be worse. Thankfully, they’ll both be back, unlike friends I’ll always miss like Lane Frost, Brent Thurman and Broc Cresta.

Love to Wacey and the entire Schalla family, and positive prayers for fast, full healing.

Fernando Sam-Sin📸Reliance Ranches • Las Tunas Performance Horses

05/29/2026

The second coming of Jade Corkill + the return of No Spin Rodeo = A literal match made in Heaven.

Thank you, Jade, for the wide-open conversation…Broc Cresta putting gold buckles in their place, crossfires, world record runs, worthy heroes, turning out a big rodeo for an all-nighter at the goat roping with a jacked-up shoulder, miracles, Oaklynn riding shotgun at The American. It’s all a God thing. Always has been.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-spin-rodeo/id1703313107?i=1000770237191

Losing Broc changed Jade forever. Kendra Santos Photo • Oaklynn Rae Domer rode shotgun with Jade at The American. RodeoReady Photo

05/29/2026

Women of the West. Find the friends who will look you in the eye and tell you the truth. No matter what. The ones you’d want with you in the trenches of war, because you know they have your back and would take a bullet for you.

I am thrilled that Elsie Frost will be this year’s Sharon Shoulders Award recipient at the PBR’s 2026 Heroes & Legends inductions in July. Sharon herself could not have hand-picked a better choice—in part because there is no better person than Elsie Frost.

It’s also not lost on me that this will be a bittersweet honor for her because the July 30 ceremony at the PBR Hall of Fame (which is at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City; also home to the National Rodeo Hall of Fame) lands on the 37th anniversary of her legendary son and my legendary friend Lane Frost’s heart-shattering death at the Daddy of ’em All in Cheyenne at 25 on July 30, 1989.

I’ll never forget how many people Lane brought to their knees for the first time in that Oklahoma church the day we buried him. And since losing Lane, Elsie has blessed people with more than 400,000 free cowboy bibles. Elsie Frost is a blessing. And a force. My heart swells with absolute joy when I see my grandgirl Elsie, who just turned 1, follow such an honorable lead. Big sister Charlie, too, for that matter. Heartfelt congratulations, OG Elsie.

Then there’s Pam Minick and me. We were honored on the eve of The American last week to send the Cowgirl Leadership Summit in Arlington, Texas out with a truth-bomb bang. They billed us as “Women Who Changed Western Storytelling—pioneers who didn’t just earn a seat at the table, but built new ones in a traditionally male-dominated media world.”

We thought nothing of being the first women to blaze our respective trails at the time. We weren’t working our tails off to be the best women for the job. We wanted to be the best. Period. To do right by rodeo, and most importantly to do right by all the cowboys and cowgirls who trusted us to tell their stories.

Thank you. Generations of you. The honor is all ours.

PBR📸J Lee Photography📸COWGIRL Magazine

05/28/2026

Please join me in reporting and blocking the Rodeo Cowboy Stories page, which has now gained 62k followers straight stealing content from me and others. Thank you.

(These are some of their most recent posts. They copied and pasted them from me, word for word, and photos too. Unethical and illegal. Sorry to have to do this, but it’s out of hand. Even their profile pictures are stolen.)

05/25/2026

Thank you to every American who ever served this greatest country, including so many who proudly put their cowboy hats aside for a stretch to do it.

One of them was Buster Berry, who served in the US Army in Kansas and Germany. Buster was buried in the remote ranching country of Scenic, South Dakota with full military honors in the fall of 2016. What an honor to be there with generations of his family and friends to see the men take turns with the shovels and lay him to rest beside his beloved Mary Lou the old-time cowboy way.

To the countless cowboy heroes who put their cowboy dreams on hold or postponed them permanently to fight for our freedom…and the families who also sacrificed for their service…thank you. ❤️🇺🇸

05/24/2026

$766,666. Each. Congratulations, Gavin, Sage and Rickie, on your epic wins at The American. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

>>Thank you for letting me be me, Reliance Ranches + Las Tunas Performance Horses

05/23/2026

What was supposed to be a fun Mother’s Day with family and friends at a small-town swimming hole has the family and friends of young cowboy Jake Burke living a nightmare this Memorial Day weekend.

Jacob James-Peter Burke was a cowboy, a college bull rider and by all accounts an all-around fine young man. The beloved Feather River College freshman from Lovelock, Nevada was 19, and supposed to turn 20 next month. He instead died May 10 in a drowning accident.

When I was told what happened to Jake—that this healthy young cowboy drowned from the shock of cold water at Oakland Feather River Camp just outside of scenic Quincy in Northern California—it was shocking, yet also hauntingly familiar to Ote and me.

We’ve both been there, in those very waters, when we were young. Ote remembers scorching summer days spent at the Fourth of July rodeo in Folsom, when it was way over 100 degrees, and he and other young cowboys jumped into the frigid Sacramento River to cool off. It took their breath away, and they didn’t last but a few seconds before hustling back to the bank.

Absolutely relatable to me, too, from my love of river rafting up in that Northern California country. We thought it was fun to get thrown out of the raft into the rocky rapids, though that cold water always left us gasping for air while dodging boulders. I remember being told to try to keep my knees up when I got sucked under water. But without that life vest I’d have never made it to shore.

As we head into the summer heat, I want to share the words of Jake’s mom, Colby, and stepmom, Shylaa, who is married to Jake's dad, JP Burke. It’s so brave and selfless to try and help others avoid similar suffering. And I, for one, had no idea that cold water could actually kill you.

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From Jake’s mom, Colby Burke:

This is a grief no parent, sibling, soon-to-be wife, grandparent, brother-in-law, aunt or/and uncle, cousin, nephew, friend etc. etc. should ever feel. Oh, we wanted so many more memories with Jacob James-Peter Burke…But as his wise soul wouldn’t want us sad, I want all of you to please focus on how much love, adventure, kindness and joy Jacob brought us all. I know he will be a fierce angel in Heaven as he was one on earth, too.

~

From Shylaa Burke, who is married to Jake’s dad, JP:

What happened to our family this Mother’s Day changed us forever. One of the biggest things we learned is that cold water can kill silently and incredibly fast—even when it looks calm, shallow and safe.

The water where our tragedy happened was estimated around 40-48°. We later learned that cold water shock can happen within seconds:
• sudden gasping
• inability to breathe
• muscle failure
• panic
• exhaustion
• drowning, even for swimmers

Please learn from our nightmare.

Before swimming in rivers, lakes or mountain water:
• Check the water temperature, not just the air temperature
• Use life jackets, especially for children
• Understand that cold water drains strength fast
• Avoid jumping in suddenly
• Know river depth and currents before entering
• Never assume calm water is safe water
• Keep rescue flotation nearby
• Children should never swim far distances in cold open water

We had no idea how dangerous cold water truly was. If sharing this information prevents even one family from experiencing this kind of pain, then it matters.

~

God Bless Jake.

Love to every hurting heart he leaves behind.

05/21/2026

Two years ago today, there was a tragic accident in Utah. Spencer and Kallie Wright’s lives changed forever when they lost their little dinosaur-loving, tractor-driving cowboy Levi at 3.

The rest of us can’t possibly understand this level of parental pain. Kallie bravely stepped up and bared all on Episode 100 of No Spin Rodeo podcast, which’ll be back in action soon. I’m so grateful to her for how much she helped so many, including me.

Thank you, Kallie, and love to you and Spencer and your beautiful family today and every day.

For anyone who wants or needs to hear this:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-spin-rodeo/id1703313107?i=1000751584077

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