Rookie Athlete of the Week: Saddle Bronc Rider Gus Gaillard Finishes Strong in Charlottesville

Gus Gaillard continues dominating the Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding Field.

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Gus Gaillard is already off to a commanding lead in the 2025 rodeo season. Although still early, the young Saddle Bronc Rider from Texas is currently ranked first in the Resistol Rookie Race.

After a third-place finish at the CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo in Charlottesville, Virginia, Gaillard pocketed $3,384 to add to his season earnings. Paired up with Penthouse Pro Rodeo’s Painted Habitat, the two went jump for jump for an impressive 84-point ride.

Already this season, Gaillard has won significant money at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo and the Ellis County Livestock Show and Rodeo.

At just 22-years-old, Gus Gaillard is making a statement in the bronc riding world and has earned the title of Roughstock Athlete of the Week.