Getting to Know NWSS Bracket 7 Winning Bareback Rider R.C. Landingham

With lifetime earnings over $1 million, Landingham took some huge wins in 2024 - including the Calgary Stampede
Landingham winning his hometown rodeo in Red Bluff, Calif.
Landingham winning his hometown rodeo in Red Bluff, Calif. / Fernando Sam-Sin

R.C. Landingham

  • 2024 Season Earnings: $217,190
  • 2025 Earnings: $11,255
  • Hometown: Hat Creek, CA
  • 2025 Season Ranking: 12
  • NFR Qualifications: 5 (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024)

1. What is your favorite horse you rode in the 2024 season?

Virgil

2. What horse have you not ridden yet, but really want to?

Night Crawler

3. If you had to pick another rodeo event, what would it be?

I rode bulls for a long time growing up, so probably bull riding.

4. Who is your mentor or someone you look up to?

Kelly Wardell

5. What brand of riggin do you use?

Barstow

6. Favorite restaurant?

Pappadeaux or Texas Roadhouse

7.  Favorite movie?

Mickey Mouse

8.  What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?

Anytime we have a day off, we are usually golfing, hunting, or fishing.

9.  What is your favorite sport other than rodeo?

I played baseball growing up, but I don't really watch a lot of other sports.

10. What was your biggest win of the 2024 season?

Calgary, AB (The Calgary Stampede)

11. Do you do anything special to prepare for the NFR?

Working out a little bit, doing stuff around the place, and spending time with the family

12. What’s one thing about the NFR you think most people don’t know?

You would probably assume, but the atmosphere can kind of get to you and get in your head pretty easy.

13. How many horses do you usually ride in a practice session?

At this point, I don't really get on anymore. I try to get on a minimal amount of horses now.

14. Do you have any superstitions?

None

15. Do you have any pre ride rituals?

I usually eat probably 2-2.5 hours before the performance, get to the rodeo and get my gear out, do my 15-20 minute warmup, some stretches and exercises, tape up, and get on!


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Teal Stoll
TEAL STOLL

Teal Stoll is a lifelong Wyomingite from a working ranch family of several generations. Both sides of her family have deep roots in rodeo, as contestants and stock contractors. Teal grew up horseback and actively competes in rodeos and barrel races. She has degrees in both business and accounting, which she uses operating her own bookkeeping service. Teal enjoys spending time with her horses, training colts, and maintaining her string of athletes. When she isn’t at the barn, she can be found reading, doing yoga, or on her paddle board at the lake. Teal lives with her fiancee and a plethora of animals, because she can’t say no to a displaced critter with a sad story. When she isn’t on the road running barrels, she spends her time helping with day to day operations on the family ranch.