The Team Roping Journal

FROM BOOTSTRAPS TO TOP BRASS

There's not much Redgie Probst doesn't have his hands on, from four kids coming up in the youth rodeo scene to cow-calf operations to futurity horse hopefuls and a career managing the operations of a Fortune 200 company across the United States, Canada and Australia. At just 45 years old, it's quite a statement of success. In reality, though, it's a narrow perspective on a man whose everyday actions are shaped by hard work, of course, but also the invaluable nature of a strong team.

“I didn't go to college because I couldn't afford it, and it just wasn't for me,” Probst said of his career beginnings. “I kind of put myself through the lineman trade and became a lineman and an electrician. I started my own businesses

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