Rematch in North Dakota for Brody Wells and Big Bucks ProRodeo mare
Brad Gjermundson Extreme Broncs starts the 2026 season for contestants.
New Town, ND (October 5, 2025)— Brody Wells and Big Bucks ProRodeo mare Freckles were dancing partners in the final round of the Brad Gjermundson Extreme Broncs in New Town, North Dakota. Wells finished the reserve champion of the event.
Wells, from Powell, Wyoming, delivered a stunning 89.5-point ride, earning a $6,918 paycheck and solidifying his place among the elite. Six weeks earlier he drew Freckles and won the Xtreme Broncs Finals title in Rapid City, SD.
The event named in honor of four-time World Champion Brad Gjermundson from North Dakota drew 30 PRCA contestants. The champion crowned was Wyatt Casper with 265.5 points on three head just 3.5 points over Wells. Casper took home $38,352 in prize money, a saddle and trophy. The host site was 4 Bears Casino & Lodge delivering two nights of high-octane saddle bronc action and showcasing some of the best riders in the sport.
Round 1 saw Smokin’ Hot, a bronc from the Big Bucks ProRodeo string, buck off Ryder Sanford, proving once again why Big Bucks horses are among the rankest in the game.
Round 2 Spencer Wright, 2014 PRCA World Champion, scored 84 points aboard Heart N Soul, also from Big Bucks Rodeo, LLC, in Round 2 earning a paycheck.
But the final round belonged to Wells and Freckles with a rematch. Wells, is headed to his second straight Wrangler National Finals Rodeo December 4-13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bay mare is headed next to the Badland Circuit Finals coming up October 10-12, 2025 in Minot, North Dakota.
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About Big Bucks ProRodeo: It began in 2024 but its history goes back to 1940. Big Bucks carries two legendary bucking horse bloodlines, bred to buck from two different families in two different rodeo circuits. Cody Flitton partnered with Jody Burnside, to purchase the Mosbrucker Rodeo Company. The Burnside family, with four generations of PRCA competitors, have competed in bull riding, steer wrestling, team roping, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and calf roping.
Flitton’s great grandfather, D.A. Swanny Kerby wrangled wild horses from the slick rocks of Moab, Utah. Swanny had a dream of putting on wild west shows. He became part of the PRCA in 1940 with his bred to buck horses and bulls. The Kerby’s livestock selection dates back to the first National Finals Rodeo in 1959. Flitton was born and raised into the Kerby rodeo company.