Amid rodeo's rising popularity, one Nebraskan is riding toward the top of the sport

Garrett Shadbolt grew up watching his dad chase dreams of saddle bronc stardom, but never had much desire to chase it himself - an interesting admission from the Nebraska native and current No. 7 bareback rider in the world.

"I remember going to a lot of rodeos when I was little, but watching him didn't make me want to get into it," he said.

Now, Shadbolt is forming new traditions with his young family. And as the lone Nebraskan to make it to the National Finals Rodeo in the last four years, he is single-handedly representing the state's rodeo heritage on the national stage at a time when the...