Tim “Wild Thang” Lepard and Team Ghostriders and the cowboy monkeys are the featured specialty act for the Jasper Pro Rodeo!
The three Capuchin monkeys will dress as cowboys in vests, chaps and cowboy hats, sit in saddles on border collies as they round up sheep in the arena.It’s an amazing act that has been seen by fans across the nation— at rodeos and every major sporting event: Major League Baseball (Phillies, Nationals, Orioles, Braves, and Indians), National Football League (Monday Night Football), National Basketball League (Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic), NASCAR, and college games as well.
Lepard loves his animals and follows strict USDA regulations, staying current on all health papers. He’s proud of the care he gives his monkeys. “What you put into something is what will come out,” he said. “What I put into those animals is what’s coming out. I put a lot of care and time into them. I treat them like humans.”
RONALD BURTON brings over 25 years of experience as a rodeo clown and entertainer, and has thrilled rodeo fans throughout the United States. He is known for his family-friendly humor and comedy acts, which has earned him the honorable distinction, Cowboy’s Professional Rodeo Association’s Contract Act of the Year, in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, & 2022 as well as the 2020 PRCA Ram Great Lakes Circuit Finals Barrel Man and the 2024 PRCA Ram Southeastern Circuit Finals Barrel Man. Ronald is dedicated to entertaining audiences, protecting the bull riders in the arena, and demonstrating professionalism and hard work behind the scenes at the rodeo. In addition, he makes personal appearances at sponsor locations, radio/TV spots, parades, and other promotional activities in support of the rodeos he works.
Walker Huggins is a PRCA Music Director. Walker began his music directing debut at only 12 years old at the Texas Tech NIRA Rodeo. Since then, he has “rocked the house” at some of the largest rodeos in Texas like the Historic Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford, Texas, the Post Stampede Rodeo, and the Johnson County Sheriffs Posse PRCA Rodeo in Cleburne, Texas. And now he’s returning to Jasper. That’s correct, Walker made his Jasper, Tx debut back in 2019. His hard work and dedication to providing quality sound and timing to rodeo has now led him to receive his PRCA Membership in 2023. He says “ I pride myself in providing a music selection that captures all age groups of rodeo fans. I tend to mesh the traditional feel of rodeo while integrating up-to-date music for the younger crowds as well.” Walker currently lives in Midland, Texas and he is a full-time student at Odessa College.