BUCKERS

“Craig At Midnight”

Craig at Midnight was 15 years old when he passed away peacefully in his pasture in 2021. Craig was a ranch raised colt by Cut The Cards, a World Champion Sire and out of mare, T33 KC Rocket (Tooke bloodline). He was an absolute fan favorite and a very special animal to everyone who had the pleasure of watching him, especially his Powder River family. He was buried next to World Champion Khadafy Skoal under a big cottonwood tree on the ranch.

At the age of 6 he won his first award and went to the NFR eight times consecutively from 2013 to 2020. He was known for his big presence and larger than life personality. He was so special in fact, that 15 NFR bareback cowboys showed up at the 2021 National Finals Rodeo Welcome Reception at South Point, wearing stylish leather ties hand-tooled by Ty Skiver of Skiver Bootmakers. The neckwear is a tribute to Powder River Rodeo’s Craig at Midnight.

“Khadafy Skoal”

Khadafy Skoal was the first Wyoming horse to be voted PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year in 1990 and went on to win the award twice more for Powder River Rodeo in 1995 and 1996. Starting in 1989, the blue roan gelding went to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 16 consecutive years and was voted Horse of the NFR in 1994, 1996 and 1999.

He also competed in 15 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeos (being named top bareback horse at the DNCFR a record five times) and 12 Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeos before being retired with his lifelong friend Skoal’s Frontier at the 2004 Wrangler NFR to the grassy fields of Riverton, Wyoming. He was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2012 and passed away peacefully in November 2013 after being happily retired for several years.