Bullfighter Billy Schwindt

My name is Billy Schwindt, and I am twenty-five years old. My home town is Lyons Oregon, and I now live in Stayton Oregon with my wife Lisa.

I started my rodeo career seventeen years ago at age eight riding bulls at Jr Rodeo and then at High school Rodeos allowing me to be participant at the NHSRA Silver State Finals. I continued to ride bulls after high school until about three years ago when I decided to change it up a bit and went from riding bulls to fighting them.

It started as just something fun to do, I would help out at bull riding practice pens. Well one thing led to another, and the something fun ended up turning into a passion! I was given the opportunity to work for the Oregon Jr Bull Riding Association, and I have worked at every Bull Riding since then for them. This year, I was hired as a bullfighter for the Winter Series of “Madd Dogg Bull Riding”.

This summer has me busy working rodeos across the entire state of Oregon. I feel one of the best will be my home town rodeo, the Santiam Championship Bull Riding in Sublimity Oregon.

Bullfighter Erick Schwindt

I am Erick Schwindt, 20 years old, and live in Lyons, a small town in Oregon. About six and a half years ago I was watching a buddy of mine Jess Tenette bullfight, and that’s all it took.

I took that desire to become a bullfighter and went into training starting with a Danny Newman’s bullfighting school in Pasco Washington. I couldn’t have asked for a better teacher and mentor. Danny made learning to fight bulls fun, by teaching me the correct fundamentals but allowing us to be who we are individually.

My bullfighting career started at the ripe old age of fourteen. Over the past six years, I’ve been working and fighting bulls for Rusty Gorham and the Oregon Jr Bull Riding Association. This has allowed me to gain experience and exposure in the sport I love. I was selected in 2009 to be one of only three bullfighters at the National Jr Bull Riding Finals in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

As I continue to build my bullfighting career I have set some goals for myself. I am working to achieve my PRCA card (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association). Once in the PRCA, my goal would be to build a strong and solid reputation, with the goal of fighting at the NFR (National Finals Rodeo) someday. I have also thought I wouldn’t mind working at possibly fighting in the PBR (Professional Bull Riders).

This is an honor to be able to fight bulls for my hometown rodeo!! I will see you in July!

Pro Rodeo Announcer Wayne White

Creswell Oregon is home on the range to pro rodeo announcer Wayne White and wife Evie. Involved in rodeo for most of his life, he believes “If you love what you do, you never go to work a day in your life.” He truly loves the world of rodeo.

He began contesting in all the rough stock events as a young teenager. Upon joining the PRCA, he concentrated on the bull riding event and travelled all over the United States and Canada.

The transition from being a Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association bull rider, to PRCA rodeo announcer is a great way to stay involved with the young up and coming cowboys.

Wayne produces his own events under the banner of Wild West Events Inc. which produces bull ridings, rough stock rodeos and Wild West shows, as well as providing western backdrops for corporate events set in western themes. He provides portable W-W rodeo arenas for other events. Wayne is also an auctioneer and commercial voice on radio stations throughout the northwest.

When it comes to the image of the cowboy, he still believes the American cowboy symbolizes everything that is great about America itself.