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The last rodeo: Why this bucking stock contractor is hanging up her hat

Coloradosun · · 1917 words · By Sue McMillin; Kevin Jeffers
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What to know about The last rodeo: Why this bucking stock contractor is hanging up her hat

AVONDALE Hot and dry as it is on this dusty stretch of ranchland southeast of Pueblo, Kirsten Vold is thrilled to “just be at home” this summer with a few horses and her dog, Rocky.

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What happened

AVONDALE Hot and dry as it is on this dusty stretch of ranchland southeast of Pueblo, Kirsten Vold is thrilled to “just be at home” this summer with a few horses and her dog, Rocky.

Why it matters

“Spending a summer here is new to me,” she said as she relaxed in a shady garden haven her mother created outside the main ranch house.

Common ground

“There are so many summer things that people do that I’ve never done.” That’s because she was always on the road, hauling bulls and broncs from one rodeo to the next for the Vold Rodeo Company that she ran for 28 years before selling it last year.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/09/colorado-rodeo-veteran-kirsten-vold-retiring/

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Claim 1: “Vold, 53”
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Claim 2: “graduated in December 1996 from what was then the University of Southern Colorado (now Colorado State University Pueblo) with a degree in communications”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Kirsten Vold's graduation date, institution, or degree.
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Claim 3: “The Weld County-based Cervi Championship Rodeo company, for example, has producing oil wells, leases land to farmers and is working with a developer to build a golf resort”
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While search results confirm the existence of Cervi Championship Rodeo, none of the provided evidence mentions oil wells, leasing land to farmers, or building a golf resort.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2022, Arizona journalist David Leighton honored Cervi by naming two streets for her, in her hometown of Marana, Arizona, Sherry Cervi Way and Barrel Racer Road.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry_Cervi
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web search NEUTRAL — Franco Emanuel Cervi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko emaˈnwel ˈseɾβi]; 26 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for Rosario Central.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Cervi
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web search NEUTRAL — As a team, the Cervi family oversees and participates in every aspect of rodeo production from preserving sought-after bloodlines, to directing the audience experience at the arena floor.
http://cervirodeo.com/
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Claim 4: “Harry Vold... born and in Colorado after moving to the Pueblo County ranch in 1955”
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Both The Colorado Sun and a TSLN.com obituary confirm Harry Vold moved to a ranch in Pueblo County, Colorado, in 1955.
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web search NEUTRAL — Karen Virginia Vold was an American trick rider who was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 1978.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Vold
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web search NEUTRAL — Harry Vold, known as the Duke of the Chutes, had been connected to rodeo most of his life — first in Alberta, Canada, where he was born and in Colorado after moving to the Pueblo County ranch in 1955.…
https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/09/colorado-rodeo-veteran-ki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Harry Alexander Vold died March 13, 2017, at his ranch southeast of Pueblo, Colorado. He was born January 29, 1924, the third of four sons, to Nansen and Kirsten Vold in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Vol…
https://www.tsln.com/news/obituaries/asdasda-99/
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Claim 5: “Vold estimated that costs tripled over the last 10 years”
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The claim that costs tripled over the last 10 years is explicitly mentioned in The Colorado Sun article, but other search results discuss general costs or unrelated financial topics without confirming this specific statistic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Variable costs are costs that change as the quantity of the good or service that a business produces changes. Variable costs are the sum of marginal costs over all units produced. They can also be con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A car's internal costs are all the costs consumers pay to own and operate a car. Normally these expenditures are divided into fixed or standing costs and variable or running costs. Fixed costs are tho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Court costs (also called law costs in English procedure) are the costs of handling a case, which, depending on legal rules, may or may not include the costs of the various parties in a lawsuit in addi…
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Claim 6: “The family trust sold about half of the 30,000 acres last year to a neighboring rancher”
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Claim 7: “she ran for 28 years before selling it last year”
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Two independent web sources (The Colorado Sun and another news snippet) confirm that Kirsten Vold ran the company for 28 years and sold it.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Established in 1975, it is dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have displayed extraordinar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Virginia Vold (née Womack; May 11, 1939 – January 12, 2026) was an American trick rider who was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 1978.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vold ran the Harry Vold Rodeo Company for 28 years, before retiring at the close of the 2025 rodeo season.Kirsten Vold sold the legendary Harry Vold Rodeo Company but still breedings bucking stock. (M…
https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/09/colorado-rodeo-veteran-ki…
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Claim 8: “There are about 650 rodeos in the United States and Canada every year”
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The evidence mentions that rodeos are popular in the US and Canada and that 30 million people attend them, but it does not provide the specific number of 650 rodeos held annually.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2025, a trade war started by the United States against Canada and Mexico began when the U.S. president Donald Trump signed orders imposing near-universal tariffs on goods from the two c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2025, United States president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, including a 25% tariff on most imports and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy products. Canada resp…
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Claim 9: “Harry Vold died in 2017”
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Claim 10: “Vold sold the rodeo company to Frontier Rodeo Company”
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Claim 11: “Karen Vold... was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1978”
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Wikipedia and the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame directly confirm Karen Vold was inducted in 1978.
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web search NEUTRAL — Karen Virginia Vold (née Womack; May 11, 1939 – January 12, 2026) was an American trick rider who was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 1978.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Vold family became legendary in the sport of rodeo. Harry was inducted into the PRORODEO Hall of Fame and won Stock Contractor of the Year 11 times.Karen was also inducted into the National Cowgir…
https://www.si.com/fannation/rodeo/news/hall-fame-trick-ride…
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web search NEUTRAL — Karen Vold. The daughter of a rodeo clown, Karen began trick riding at age ten and started a seventeen-year career. She was instrumental in forming “The Flying Cimarrons,” a group that brought trick r…
https://www.cowgirl.net/portfolios/karen-vold/
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Claim 12: “She was born in El Paso, Texas”
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web search NEUTRAL — Kirsten Vold has rodeo in her blood. She grew up on the road with her parents, living the life of a true cowgirl and performing as a rodeo trick rider. Her father, Harry, was a famous rodeo rider turn…
https://www.agriculture.com/family/women-in-agriculture/6-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kirsten Vold of Vold Rodeo Company took to social media to announce her official retirement from the rodeo world. At the end of the 2025 season Vold Rodeo Co. will be sold to Frontier Rodeo Co. The yo…
https://www.si.com/fannation/rodeo/after-decades-of-excellen…
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web search NEUTRAL — The youngest of six children, Kirsten Vold was born in 1973 and started taking over the Vold Rodeo Company when she was 25 years old.
https://rodeolife.com/on-the-trail-with-kirsten-vold/
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Claim 13: “Wayne Vold, 80, is mostly retired from the Wayne Vold Rodeo Co.”
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Claim 14: “Kirsten would earn the honor herself in 2022”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm Kirsten Vold's induction into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Claim 15: “the profit margins for the nearly 90 production companies that compete to run them is shrinking”
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The provided evidence contains general definitions of profit and trade war information, but nothing regarding the number of rodeo production companies (90) or their shrinking profit margins.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canada and the United States have had a long and complex relationship that has had a significant impact on each other's history, economy, and culture. The two countries have once historically consider…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Although there are numerous oil companies operating in Canada, as of 2009, the majority of production, refining and marketing was done by fewer than 20 of them. According to the 2013 edition of Forbe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2025, a trade war started by the United States against Canada and Mexico began when the U.S. president Donald Trump signed orders imposing near-universal tariffs on goods from the two c…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.