Korbin Rice grew up in Hobbs, New Mexico roping calves with his brother. By his freshman year of high school, they’d switched to team roping full time. By his senior year, he’d made up his mind to rodeo for a living—even though nobody in his family had ever done it.
His rookie year, he and Caleb Hendricks drove everywhere. One horse apiece, never got on a plane. He figured out the entering as he went, and eventually landed at Chad Masters’ place in Lipan and the rest was history. From Masters came Papa Rock, the sorrel that Rice owes most of his big wins to over these last few years.
He was crowned the 2026 RodeoHouston champion with Cooper Freeman, won the Ariat WSTR Finale Open with Jake Edwards back in 2024, and is now sitting No. 1 in the world on the head side with $101,329 won so far.
Korbin Rice is a name you ought to write down and remember, we have a feeling he isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Check out this episode to hear his story.
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