McCullough Arena
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February 7th & 8th, 2026
Saturday 9 am – 3 pm
Sunday 8 am – 12 pm
McCullough Rodeo Arena
Petrack Park, 150 NV – 160, Pahrump, NV 89060

I went to the Pahrump Valley High School rodeo…

…. on Saturday morning…

…at McCullough Memorial Arena…

…in Petrack Park, Pahrump NV.

The rodeo was sponsored by the great work of Buddy Krebs…

…who directs…

…the Pahrump Valley Junior & Senior High School Rodeo Club.

The Rodeo Club hosted…

…this Nevada State High School Rodeo Association sanctioned event.

Breakaway Event
As an aside, originally, the closeups of the rough-stock images you viewed above were last on this page….

Breakaway
…but Google never published any them…

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…so I moved them to the top of the page instead.
Back to my story.

Breakaway
Unfortunately, the Rodeo Club is not funded by the Pahrump school system or any government body…

Breakaway
…and is solely dependent on individuals donating their time and money.

Breakaway
In other words, there would not be a Pahrump high school rodeo…

Breakaway
….without the Rodeo Club and the Rodeo Club would not exist without Mr. Buddy Krebs.

Breakaway
Mr. Krebs was the mastermind behind the event and the heart and soul of the Rodeo Club.

Team Roping
Through Mr. Krebs’ efforts, the rodeo ran smoothly…

Team Roping
…which, in itself, is a monumental task…

Team Roping
…as the simple logistics of the thing would bury a good man.

Team Roping
I was only there in the morning through the rough-stock events…

Team Roping
…but from what I experienced, the rodeo ran with expert precision – for a rodeo! Needless to say…

Team Roping
…you ain’t hurrying a two-thousand pound bull named Bubba – and “pretty please” doesn’t make it cuz’ bulls don’t speak English.

Team Roping
The planning of the rodeo and the rodeo itself was impeccable.

Team Roping
Think about it….

Team Roping
…for a rodeo to be successful, at the very least,…

Team Roping
…you have to provide the animals: goats, feral horses, enormous bulls, lots of livestock…

Team Roping
…and you need an army of volunteers to run it.

Team Roping
As well, you have to coordinate with NSHSRA and the fifteen member state high school rodeo teams.

Team Roping
All the more reason why I point out the good works of Mr. Krebs.

Team Roping
Running a rodeo is not a one man job. So, of course,…

Team Roping
…the helping hand of the Pahrump Kiwanis Club was there to support Buddy Krebs in his efforts.

Pole-Bending
The Kiwanis Club and the Rodeo Club raffled off a pistol and a rifle to help defray costs.

Pole-Bending
Congratulations to Mr. Buddy Krebs and the Kiwanis Club of Pahrump Valley for a great rodeo.

Pole-Bending
There was a sizeable crowd in the grandstand for this rodeo which speaks to…

Pole-Bending
…the efforts of the town of Pahrump and the Pahrump Valley Times for getting the word out.

Pole-Bending
The weather was perfect.

Pole-bending
Jace Jepson, the talented Pahrump high school senior…

Pole-bending
…nailed his time trial in the Breakaway event. His time was so fast – 7 seconds – I missed it and only caught mop-up duty.

Pole-bending
The images on this webpage are in sequential order, but there were always two events competing at any one time with…
















More Pole-Bending

Goat tying
…breakaway, team roping, pole-bending, and girls goat tying….









Chute Doggin’


Steer Wrestling





Saddle Bronc Riding











Bull Riding
And some parting shots….


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