This episode of Ride With Us features an engaging interview with Johnny Kieckhefer, a fifth-generation rodeo contestant and rancher from Arizona.

Johnny delves into his family's deep roots in rodeo and ranching, beginning with his great-grandfather, Bob Kieckhefer, who established the renowned K4 Ranch and launched the family's successful quarter horse breeding program in the 1940s.

He also shares stories about his grandfather, Chuck Shepherd, a legendary cowboy who not only competed in various rodeo events but also played a pivotal role in shaping the rules and organization of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).

Johnny reflects on his own rodeo career, recounting memorable rides, the horses he's worked with, and the challenges he's overcome along the way.

A highlight of the discussion is the Prescott Frontier Days rodeo, one of the oldest and most iconic rodeos in the United States. Johnny speaks passionately about his involvement with the 1888 Buckle Club, a booster organization dedicated to raising funds to support and enhance the Prescott Frontier Days rodeo and its fairgrounds.

Throughout the interview, Johnny expresses deep pride in his family's legacy and emphasizes his commitment to preserving the Western heritage and traditions embodied by the Prescott rodeo.

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In this episode, Robby Long and Greg Mengarelli talk about all the different events you will see at The World's Oldest Rodeo, how they work, and what to expect.

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Greg interviews Robby Long, the Arena Director, discussing the exciting new additions coming to this year's Rodeo and reflecting on how the community united in an exceptional manner throughout 2020.

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Greg interviews Recorder and Office Manager, CJason Owens about all the hard work that happens throughout the year to make the World's Oldest Rodeo the show that it is. He's a dedicated father, relatively new to the world of rodeo, but nonetheless an essential piece of Prescott Frontier Days.

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Sarah Kieckhefer sits down with Greg to talk about her life in and around Prescott Frontier Days. She’s a long-time PFD competitor, Barrell Race champion, and now runs the K4 Legacy Ranch Horse Sale with her husband, Rick.

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Bill Pierce sat on the Arizona Motion Picture Development Commission in 1971, the year Junior Bonner was shot in Prescott, AZ.

"The film starred Steve McQueen, was produced by Joe Wizan, directed by Sam Peckinpah and based on an original screenplay by screenwriter Jeb Rosebrook, who was raised locally at The Orme School from 1945-1953. The location manager William "Bill" Pierce worked side by with Wizan, Peckinpah, McQueen and Rosebrook all summer and was key to the movie company's successful production during the World's Oldest Rodeo and the Frontier Days Rodeo Parade. Pierce was also the JayCees Rodeo Chairman and without Pierce the film would not have had access to the rodeo grounds or ability to shoot the parade and rodeo live in June and July of 1971. " - Prescott Western Heritage Foundation. [ https://www.visitwhc.org/blog/junior-bonner-50th-anniversary-remembering-the-summer-of-1971 ]

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Prescott Frontier Days legend, Bill Pierce joins Greg Mengarelli in this episode of Ride with Us. Bill championed fundraising efforts to make sure the World's Oldest Rodeo would survive through hard times in the 1960's and 70's. He was instrumental in, not only the making of Junior Bonner, but also the growth, development, and public service of Prescott, Arizona.

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Jim Dewey Brown is the General Manager of the Prescott Fronter Days - World's Oldest Rodeo. Listen in as we learn about Jim Dewey Brown and how he became the General Manager of The World's Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, AZ.

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