18-year-old bareback rider Rocker Steiner juggles rodeo and acting on Yellowstone
On Tuesday, a new group of cowboys takes over as Pool B takes center stage at the Stampede Rodeo.
One of the competitors will be 18-year-old Rocker Steiner, who will be competing in Calgary for the first time.
And while this may be Steiner’s first time, it turns out that participating in the Calgary Stampede is a tradition in the Steiner family.
His grandfather was a bull rider and his grandmother was a barrel racer. His father was a world champion steer wrestler and his mother and sister were both barrel racers.
Rocker didn’t start competing bareback until he was around 14, because he was more into wakeboarding, but he proved to be a quick learner.
And recently, Rocker added a new element to his resume: acting.
He and his father briefly appeared in the critically acclaimed television series Yellowstonewhich features 2022 Stampede Parade Marshal Kevin Costner.
“Taylor Sheridan moved right next door to us,” Steiner said in a Monday interview with CTV News, “and he’s the writer and director of Yellowstone. He found out I rode horses bareback and asked me if I wanted to be in the show and I said “yeah”!
“We went to Utah and filmed a bit. I had no idea what kind of backlash I was going to get. Seriously, I had to turn off my phone after that, I’m still getting videos today of this scene.
“It was a different experience,” he added. “It was fun.”
As for the competition in Calgary, Steiner says he’s been hearing about it for a while.
“A man like the energy here is so crazy,” he said. “I mean the crowd is right on top of you and that’s what I like.
“My dad told me how great Calgary has been for the past two years and that I needed to ride here!”
Return to Yellowstone: Steiner didn’t see Costner the day he was filming, but he was able to meet other cast members.
