Repost from CBC News · Apr 18, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Fort St. John bull rider holds on for No. 1 ranking after wowing crowd at ‘biggest rodeo in the world’
Jake Gardner went into RodeoHouston as a backup rider, walked out a champion
There’s nothing quite like getting on the back of a bucking bull in front of tens of thousands of onlookers.
Just ask Jake Gardner.
The B.C. cowboy with Fort St. John roots is at the top of his game, coming off a big championship win at RodeoHouston that kicked him to the top of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association standings for bull riding.