August 28, 2026
Kansas The Black Rodeo Is Back .. 🐴🙌🙌 NEW DATE🙌🙌Presented By TopCity Riders Saddle Club
📅 June 26 & 27th2 full Days of Rodeo
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-rodeo-topeka-tickets-1989081320775?aff=oddtdtcreator
🐎Ranch Broncs 🐂Bucking Bulls 🐑Kids Mutton Bustin 🐮TeamRoping 🐎Pony Express 🛢️Barrel Racing
This is more than your typical rodeo .. TopCity Riders and Friends will present history of Legendary Pioneers Of the West ..
Bill Pickett (1870–1932): A Texas-born rodeo superstar who revolutionized the sport with his “bulldogging” technique—a method of wrestling steers to the ground. He was the first Black man inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame.
Bass Reeves (1838–1910): Born into slavery, Reeves escaped to Indian Territory and later became the first Black deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi. His prolific career and unyielding pursuit of justice are widely considered the inspiration behind the fictional “Lone Ranger”
Nat Love (1854–1921): Known by his nickname “Deadwood Dick,” Love was a skilled sharpshooter and cattle driver. After winning a roping competition in Deadwood, South Dakota, he documented his epic adventures in a famous 1907 autobiography, securing a place for Black cowboys in history.
Bose Ikard (1843–1929): An exceptional ranch hand and trail driver who worked the famous Goodnight-Loving Trail. His loyalty, survival skills, and deep friendship with his employer inspired the character Joshua Deets in Larry McMurtry’s classic Western novel, Lonesome Dove
“Stage Coach” Mary More Than Just a Laundress Mary Fields was fearless in the rough and male dominated Wild West. She was the first African American woman to become a U.S. postal service star route carrier, secured through contract bonds. Fields would deliver posts on horseback in rough terrain and inclement weather, venturing on solo trips fully armed and ready to fire.
John Ware (1845 – 11 September 1905) was a Canadian cowboy who was influential in the early years of the burgeoning ranching industry in southern Alberta. Remembered for his excellent horsemanship, he was among the first ranchers in Alberta, arriving in 1882 on a cattle drive from the United States and settling to ranch until his death in 1905
The Buffalo Soldiers🦬 Buffalo Soldiers were pioneering African American regiments of the United States Army established by Congress in 1866. Originally comprising the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry, these segregated units played a vital role in westward expansion and left a profound legacy in American military and environmental history.
And more….
Vendors FoodTrucks call (785)806-2755
