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Colorado’s Keenan Hayes, the reigning world champion in bareback riding, wants to be the best cowboy in the history of the sport

In 2023, Hayes finished with a PRCA single-season event earnings record of $434,050 while also winning Rookie of the Year

Kyle Newman, digital prep sports editor for The Denver Post.
By | knewman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Professional bareback rider Keenan Hayes on his ride during a rodeo in the Denver Coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Professional bareback rider Keenan Hayes on his ride during a rodeo in the Denver Coliseum at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Before he was a bareback world champion, Keenan Hayes was a renegade rider on his family's farm in rural Hayden.
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