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Pretty Prairie Rodeo RunDown

Pretty Prairie, Kansas

Justin "Rumpshaker" Rumford

Justin Rumford will be entertaining the crowd at the 2019 edition of the Pretty Prairie Rodeo. We are so glad to have him back!

Rumford is a third-generation rodeo cowboy and one of the top barrelmen in the PRCA. He has been named the PRCA Clown of the Year every year since 2012. He has also won the Coors Man in the Can award in 2013, 2015 and 2018.

His grandfather, Floyd Rumford, started Rumford Rodeo Company in the 1950’s and ran the company until he was laid to rest in 1998. Justin’s father, Bronc Rumford, took it over and still raises rodeo stock in the small town of Abbyville, Kansas. 
Rumford has straddled the fence of the business on both sides of the arena chutes working as a contestant and pick-up man in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association since 1999. He qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo, in steer wrestling and saddle bronc riding, three of his four years of college. In 2010, longtime family friend, Mike Greenleaf, got him started clowning. “We steer wrestled together and he told me I’d be good. He asked me to clown the Kansas Pro Rodeo membership rodeo for him. I had a weekend open and I borrowed a barrel and an outfit. My second time was Pretty Prairie at the bull riding and it was fun and I got a check – that’s one thing that’s great about clowning – it pays.”

Rumford met his wife, Ashley through mutual friends and after two years of dating, they married in 2007. She has put her profession as a registered nurse on hold and is an integral part of Rump’s success. “She’s on board, she’s great – she goes with me full time and does a lot of the work." The Rumfords have triplets who travel with them.
 

Rumford spends a lot of time talking to people off the mic while the events are going on. “You get to know your crowd and you can gauge what you’re going to do. Rodeo comedy is not a one size fits all, everything has to be tailored.”

He is continually changing his acts. “You can’t have a canned product. It would be so easy to find something that works...you have to keep finding the next thing."

information and photos:  www.prorodeo.com, flyurodeo.com, FotoCowboy., Justin Rumford's  Facebook and Twitter feeds

July 17 - 20, 2019

Join us this summer for four exciting days of rodeo!
Tickets go on sale June 29th
Call 1-800-638-2702 or
visit our website - pprodeo.com

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