When Traden Anderson was only 10 years old, his grandpa put him on a bronc colt for the first time. This would become a ritual between the pair as Traden rode the buck out of the young colts so they could go out on the ranch and work. Although the 17-year-old discovered early on that he could stick to a bronc better than most, he’s only just now taken up saddle bronc riding in the OHSRA. “For the last three years I’ve competed in the ranch bronc riding, and I won the year end in the Ward Rodeo Company Series. I figured I’d hang that up and try the saddle bronc,” said the Hanna, Oklahoma, native. “I just got my saddle bronc stuff and am really trying to perfect it. They say it takes 100 broncs to figure it out and I’m only on number six. They’ve been tearing me up, but I’ll make it happen.”