Age: 22
Hometown: Denton, Texas
Career Earnings: $1,443,890
NFR Qualifications: 4 (2022-2025)
World Titles: 2 (2023-24)
Average Titles: 1 (2024)
Major Rodeos: RodeoHouston, Reno, St. Paul, Deadwood, Hermiston, Puyallup, Lewiston, Dodge City, Casper, Red Bluff, Oakdale, Lehi, Redding, Denver, Redmond, Burwell, Abilene, Kennewich, Bremerton, St. George, Filer.
Star Horsepower: Marked Up Cat (Rudy)
At only 22-years-old, Riley Webb has already stacked a resume most cowboys chase for decades.
The Denton, Texas native has two PRCA World Championships (2023-24), four NFR qualifications, more than $1.4 million in career earnings and the 2024 NFR average title, all before he could rent a car without an added fee. In 2025, he kept his foot down, demolishing the regular-season earnings record and rolling into Las Vegas as the No. 1 man in the world standings with $315,132 won.
Measured in Milestones
Webb’s trajectory has never wavered. He earned the 2022 Resistol Rookie of the Year titles in both the tie-down and all-around races, qualified for his first NFR that same season and finished the year 10th in the world. By 19, he was already beating the best. By 21, he was rewriting the record books.
During Round 4 of the 2024 NFR, Webb became the youngest cowboy in PRCA history to surpass $1 million in career earnings, eclipsing the milestone at 21 years, 4 months, 4 days. His 2024 season ended with $475,214, breaking his own single-season earnings record after dominating the Finals with three round wins and an average title.
“No words can explain this feeling,” Webb said after winning the 2024 world title. “That horse, Rudy, has been so special to me. My family, my sponsors, all the support I have. It is unreal and I’m so thankful.”
The year before, Webb captured his first gold buckle while amassing $452,851 in 2023 earnings, including $172,446 at the NFR.
“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Webb said after winning the 2023 world title. “My career is just getting started, and I am very fortunate that it’s at the highest it can be.”
Dominance Across the Map
Webb’s 2025 season was his best one yet. He stacked wins at:
- RodeoHouston
- Reno Rodeo
- St. Paul Rodeo
- Deadwood Days of ’76 Rodeo
- Farm-City Pro Rodeo
- Lewiston Roundup
- Owyhee County Rodeo
- Puyallup Rodeo
- Basin City Freedom Rodeo
- Gooding Pro Rodeo (co-champion)
- Wilderness Circuit Finals
- Cooks Rodeo Days
That list only adds to a career already packed with major wins from Red Bluff to Dodge City to the Northwest run. Webb doesn’t leave much behind.
“I never want to regret anything,” Webb said after his 2023 world title. “I went to every rodeo I could go to and tried to ride my best horse at every one because I wanted to lay it all on the line.”
Rudy: The Horse That Changed Everything
No piece of Webb’s story looms larger than Marked Up Cat, “Rudy.” The 12-year-old Metallic Cat son has carried Webb through two gold buckles, a mountain of NFR earnings and now the 2025 AQHA Tie-Down Horse of the Year title.
“This is really exciting,” Webb said after Rudy’s Horse of the Year win. “I thought Rudy was the horse I needed to change my career, and he’s been that.”
Webb bought Rudy in August 2022 from Lane Livingston after years of trying.
“I really didn’t think Lane was ever going to sell him,” Webb said in 2024. “He ended up calling me one day and wanted to sell him. I owe the last two years to him.”
Rudy’s resume backs it up. He has carried several calf ropers at the NFR, owns a Reserve Horse of the Year title from his years with Livingston and has become one of the most respected horses in the modern tie-down field.
“For my peers to vote him in shows how much they respect him too,” Webb said after Rudy’s Horse of the Year win.
An explosive first step, rate consistency and mind built for pressure make Rudy a weapon in every setup.
“That’s what’s so special about him—I can ride him everywhere,” Webb said in 2024. “I haven’t ridden any horse like him and I’m not the same roper without him.”
Even his quirks have become part of the legend.
“He’s a jerk,” Webb joked after Rudy’s Horse of the Year win. “He pings his ears back, doesn’t like anyone to mess with him. But he’s so broke—put a kid on him and then ask him for his life in the Thomas & Mack.”
A Career Built for Longevity
Webb doesn’t talk much about accolades. He talks about the next improvement. The next goal.
“My mindset is: You can only control what you do,” Webb said after his 2023 title. “I am roping against myself and the calves when I back in there.”
His approach hasn’t changed since he first entered a roping pen with Clint Cooper helping guide him. The only difference now is that Webb arrives with two gold buckles, one of the best horses in the sport and a record pace that shows no signs of slowing.