October 6, 2023
It was announced this week that rodeo stock contractor Bennie Beutler of Elk City will be a part of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’s 2023 Rodeo Hall of Fame inductees.
Beutler, who along with his son Rhett, owns and operates Beutler & Son Rodeo Company and remains one of the most successful stock contracting firms in rodeo. In 2022, Beutler & Son was the first stock contracting company to win all three top Bucking Stock of the NFR Awards in a single year. Beutler was the PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year in 1997; was inducted into the Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame; won the PRCA Stock Contractor Remuda Award in 2007; was inducted to the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2010; and was inducted into Bull Riding Hall of Fame in 2019.
Beutler & Son stock 25 to 30 rodeos a year in seven states.
Beutler is one of eight who’ll be inducted into the hall of fame during a banquet at the museum on November 11.
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