how it came to be…

Amid the 1980’s Kevin Hampton was young and growing up in the agriculture world. His father and mother, C.W and Marlyn Hampton, were cattle ranchers in the small town of Chewy, Oklahoma. Kevin throughly enjoyed roping and showing animals at the fairs, including many Grand Champions. In the local area was a Professional Stock Contractor who he started working for. As time went on Kevin had the chance to buy another contractor out and build his own indoor arena, the Chewy Dome. For years Kevin produced A.C.R.A and I.P.R.A rodeos with great success. His accomplishments included 22 consecutive years of IPRA Stock Contractor of the Year titles, several Bucking Stock of the Year (most notably #134 Drama Queen the 4x Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year), and dozens of Animals of the Finals.

In the summer of 2018 the entire Hampton family decided it was time to grow in the business with the purchase of Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo. The card was carried out by Carr crew for the remainder of that year and the NFR. The first PRCA rodeo the Hampton’s attended was the Leah County Fair and Rodeo. Taos Muncy won the Saddle Bronc Riding on #134 Drama Queen. The next big win for the Hampton’s was Riggin Smith on #63N Desert Stomper at the Old Fort Days Rodeo in Fort Smith, Arkansas. These were the best accomplishments the Hampton family could have asked for while beginning their Pro Rodeo career. Close friends, Frontier Rodeo Company, offered to partner on the XIT Rodeo and Reunion. This would become the first Pro Rodeo the Hamptons produced. Later that year, in 2019, the committee at Jim Shoulders Living Legends rodeo decided to join the transition with them being the first of their committees to switch associations and be PRCA.

With sub contracting jobs at Fort Worth, Texas; Springdale, Arkansas; San Angelo, Texas; and Texarkana, Arkansas the Hampton’s were able to send animals to their first Circuit Finals in Davie, Florida. That same year, Hacksaw Ridge, purchased from Scott Burruss of Stace Smith Pro Rodeo, went to the NFR making a historic moment for the KH brand. After that, the stories keep writing themselves as time goes on. 2020 brought high times with the return to Fort Worth and San Angelo. At San Angelo, 2X World Champion Bronc Rider Zeke Thurston was 90 points on #821 Rising Tide.