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Reviewer: Reidgreg ( talk · contribs) 13:43, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Nominator: MollyMylo ( talk · contribs)
I'm going to start working on the review, it may take a few days. Please hold any edits to the article until I'm done. Thanks. – Reidgreg ( talk) 13:43, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (sometimes Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association or PRCA): professional association, sanctions events, hall of fame. Reliable enough for purposes here.
In 1983, Snyder became the first Canadian to win the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bull riding world championship at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).
Snyder not only achieved his goal of qualifying for the 1983 NFR in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but he ended up winning the PRCA bull riding world championship.Doesn't seem to mention Oklahoma City. Do you have another source for this?
1983 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Champion bull rider
Ranked second in the world in during that season, Cody was invited to the Presidential Command Performance Rodeo in Landover, Maryland. Concluding the performance, he was invited to the White House in Washington, DC, where he met the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.I didn't read anything about the subject in the source. If the information is in the linked video, could you please add a second citation with {{ cite AV media}} noting the time(s).
At the start of the 1985 rodeo season, Snyder was drafted by Wrangler to ride for the Willie Nelson Wranglers Team for the PRCA Winston Pro Tour.It doesn't say that the team was selected by a draft, but this is mentioned in the following source.
The tour consisted of top-tier professional rodeo contestants who were divided into 18 individually sponsored teams. The Willie Nelson Wranglers debuted in Austin, Texas, at the Coors Challenge on September 5, 1985.The last sentence isn't in this source, but it is mentioned in the previous source. In order to have the references cover the material better, and to remove some redundancies and improve the cohesion/flow of the paragraph, suggest changing the paragraph to:
For the 1985 season, Snyder rode on the PRCA Winston Pro Tour,[14] which consisted of top-tier professional rodeo contestants drafted into 18 individually sponsored teams.[15] Snyder was on the Willie Nelson Wrangler Team, which debuted at the Coors Challenge in Austin, Texas, on September 5.[14]
Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (historically Canadian Rodeo Cowboys Association, website RodeoCanada.com sometimes Pro Rodeo Canada, magazine Canadian Rodeo News or Canadian Pro Rodeo News.)
He holds the highest-scored[bull]
ride in Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) history, scoring 95 points in 1983.
That same year,[1983]
Snyder made history by scoring the highest-scored bull ride in CPRA history. The historic 95-point ride on Northcott's #96 Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in Edmonton, Alberta, still stands to this day.Okay except for the underlined parts. The CRHA source has #96 if you think that's important; otherwise suggest omitting the underlined points.
In 1986, Snyder won the CPRA bull riding championship to conclude another successful rodeo season.
1986 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association bull riding champion
Canadian Rodeo Historical Association. Looks to be an independent association though working closely with CPRA.
He is an inductee of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
Snyder ended his career with four National Finals Rodeo qualifications in 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987, and held the record at the time for the most Canadian Finals Rodeo qualifications for a bull rider with nine.Not found in source. I'm pretty sure this is in another of the article's references if you could check for it.
Snyder now resides on a ranch west of Okotoks, Alberta, with his wife Rhonda and two daughters, Jordyn and Reese.Okay except for the underlined parts. Suggest omitting the second and replacing with children or family. For privacy concerns, we don't name family members without strong sourcing (per WP:BLPNAME). Since his wife is also his business partner, that should be okay.
2005 Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee
That same year, Snyder made history by scoring the highest-scored bull ride in CPRA history. The historic 95-point ride on Northcott's #96 Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR)This is good for #96 Confusion and shows the record still holds as of 2016. Some other parts still unsourced per above.
Professional Bull Riders (PBR, PBR.com)
Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Ring of Honor
2006 Professional Bull Riders Ring of Honor inductee
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
2002 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductee
Bull Riding Hall of Fame, non-profit
and most recently the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.
2023 Bull Riding Hall of Fame inductee
Everything Cowboy – online source for rodeo news but also does event production/promotion.
Since his retirement in 1993, Snyder has produced over 400 bull riding events across North America under his company Bullbustin' Inc. He has also appeared as a color commentator for rodeo events on ESPN, OLN, Sportsnet, TSN, and CBC.This is good for the sports commentary. The underlined parts aren't in the source, but this is for the lead which doesn't need to be sourced so long as it is sourced in the body.
1994 Awarded Cowboy of the Year
Cody Snyder's Bullbustin', Inc. – primary source. There are eight citations to three Bullbustin webpages; it would be preferable to replace these or support them with reliable secondary sources.
Cody Snyder was born on March 28, 1963, in Redcliff, Alberta. At five years old, he rode a calf in a local rodeo competition and has been involved in the sport ever since. He began riding junior steers when he was eight years old, rode his first bull at the age of 12, and at 15 earned the Canadian Amateur bull riding title.Verifies everything except his birthdate; need a source for that. The other underlined passage is too close to the source. Suggest: He took part in a calf-riding competition when he was five.
In 1987, he sustained a severe wrist injury, breaking his scaphoid bone at the CFR. The injury went undetected for the next five years, and in February 1992, Dr. J. Pat Evans diagnosed what would be Snyder's career-ending injury. After requiring three screws and a partial wrist fusion, Snyder took the rest of the 1992 rodeo season off to recover from surgery.Not in source, all I saw was "and a career-ending wrist injury". If it's in one of the nine videos on that page, need a {{ cite AV media}} with the time.
Snyder returned after his year long hiatus and started the 1993 season off at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, competing post-wrist surgery. After dislocating his shoulder in February at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Snyder officially announced his retirement.Not found.
Bullbustin' Inc. also produces various charity and private events that have been televised on TSN, Versus, NBC, CBS, and Fox.Found list of channels for "Bullbustin' world-class events". Used in conjunction with an unnamed reference, see National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum below.
Snyder has been seen as a rodeo color commentator on OLN, ESPN, TSN, Sportsnet and CBC covering rodeo and bull riding events across the world. Snyder was chosen as a color commentator for the exclusive 11-event PRCA ProRodeo Winter Tour featured on OLN in 2003 and 2004, and was the voice of the Calgary Stampede from 1997 to 2020.Has that he began in 1997. Don't have 2020, but that seems to be the year it stopped due to COVID. Need something better than a primary source for this.
Bullbustin' Inc. has produced over 400 events across North America since 1993. This includes over 250 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) sanctioned events, the first ever Canadian PBR event in 1993, the PBR Bud Light Cup Series events that were held in Canada, and the first ever PBR Canadian National Finals at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary in 2006.Did not find the underlined parts. It says the first Bud Light event, not all the ones in Canada. At the end is says 2003, not 2006.
They have also produced over 30 events for the PRCA Xtreme Bulls tour, including the largest one-day bull riding event in history at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, in 2003, with over 70,000 people in attendance.Doesn't have the year.
Most notably, the Cody Snyder Charity Bullbustin' held in Calgary, Alberta, has raised over $3 million for local charities and has been a landmark event in the city since 1999.It says $2.5 million and doesn't say when it started. There are some other sources noted below that could be used in place of this.
Canadian Cowboys Association
Richard Beal's Blog – there seems to be no editorial oversight, though a substantial author biography here includes some self-published non-fiction books which are used as sources in other Wikipedia articles.
One year later at the age of 16, he won the Canadian Cowboys Association bull riding championship and obtained his official competitor cards to compete as a member of the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) and the Canadian Rodeo Cowboys Association (CRCA).In the first source, enlarging the Canadian Cowboys Finals Champions graphic it has Cody Snyder under 1979 Bull Riding. The second source says he won this title "by 15" [years of age]. T�he underlined parts need to be better sourced.
SaskToday
In 1982, when he was 19 years old, Snyder led the CPRA national bull riding standings and finished in 19th place in the PRCA bull riding world standings. Intending to build on his CPRA success the prior year, Snyder began the 1983 season with his sights set on making the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).Underlined portion not found in source.
In May 1993, just three months after his retirement, Snyder alongside his wife Rhonda co-founded Bullbustin' Inc., a professional bull riding production company. Together they produced the first standalone bull riding event in Canada at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta.Didn't find any of this in the source, which is from May 1994.
According to Flint – podcast hosted by Flint Rasmussen, former barrelman
Bullbustin' Inc. was also the first production company to incorporate pyrotechnics into their bull riding events, a feature that is widespread across rodeo today.There's a lot in the interview, but it's a primary source and a lot of it is too promotional to use. What we can use: Dislocating his shoulder in February 1993 at Fort Worth and retiring. Married Rhonda in 1990, moved from Medicine Hat to Calgary in 1993. Did their first show 6–7 May 93, began the Calgary Stampede in 1997. Their pyrotechnics were done by company Unreal Effects (spelling?). What we can't use: The first bullriding-only show in Canada, with all the top riders. The first use of pyrotechnics in rodeo. Raised $3M for charity. So need something else for first use of pyrotechnics in rodeo.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Bullbustin' Inc. also produces various charity and private events that have been televised on TSN, Versus, NBC, CBS, and Fox.This source has "Bullbustin' has produced various events such as the PBR Canadian National Finals, charity events, private events, PRCA Xtreme events" etc. But doesn't say that they were televised. The "About Cody" source has "These world-class events have been aired on [list]". It doesn't say which events were televised. Was it all 400+ of them? Was it only the world-class ones? We don't know. Combining the two statements in a single sentence, reaching a conclusion which is stated in neither of the sources, is called synthesis of sources ( WP:SYNTH) and that's something we shouldn't do. With the present sources, you might write something like: Bullbustin' Inc. also produces various charity and private events.[ref1] Some of the events it has produced have been televised on major US networks and cable specialty channels.[ref2]
BanderasNEWS – news site in Puerto Vallarta
Global News – Canadian news channel, good RSS (reliable secondary source)
Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine
Snyder was also selected as the team Canada coach for the PBR World Cup Series in 2007 ( Gold Coast, Australia), 2008 ( Chihuahua, Mexico), 2009 ( Barretos, Brazil), and 2010 ( Las Vegas, United States).According to PBR World Cup these were the only four events of the series. BanderasNews covers 2008, Chihuahua. Global News says five times including Australia, Brazil, Mexico [Chihuahua], and Las Vegas. CCC mag is good for Barretos, Brazil, and mentions two previous PBR World Cups in Mexico and Australia. All three describe Snyder as the "team captain", only CCC mag also describes him as the "coach", so might change that.
SaskToday interview says he quit school in grade 11, got his pro card and went to work. I feel that his quitting school is probably important enough to mention.
The Global News piece could be cited for lots of additional information (just be sure that anything in quotes is from Snyder): the dislocated shoulder from his final ride in Fort Worth, Bull Riding Hall of Fame voted in by peers = world champion bull riders, trained with Dale Rose [whose practice pen was in the Medicine Hat area], the point in his early career where he started winning, the 95-point run still holding the record (January 2023), he competed in handmade shirts from this mother (perhaps not encyclopedic), parade in Medicine Hat after he won the world championship, met three US presidents, $3M raised for charities, halls of fame.
Additional sources (these are available via the Wikipedia Library for editors whose accounts have 6 months/500 edits, so you probably don't have access yet.):
Snyder said he was happy Breding broke his record, and he was even more pleased it happened at his own bull-only rodeo.I don't know if there's some technicality here, if the Bullbustin' event that Breding won was not CPRA-sanctioned, or if the record Snyder holds is for a Canadian citizen, or something else. I feel that this needs to be investigated a little further to find out the truth behind it, or otherwise to include both views in the article and let the reader decide.
Layout: I feel that the subject has two clear careers: professional cowboy 1979–1993 and event producer 1993–2023. Given that the sections covering these two periods of his life are approximately the same size, I don't feel that we should overemphasize one career to the other. Suggest changing them appropriately, e.g.: Career → Cowboy career or Professional cowboy, and Retirement → Entrepreneur, Event producer or Rodeo producer.
Lead: I'm going to note that for the infobox, which is part of the lead, it should only have the defining characteristics and not try to fill every parameter ( MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE). I moved the website (which is for Snyder's company, not Snyder himself) down to the bottom of the article as an external link.
He holds the highest-scored ride in Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) history, scoring 95 points in 1983.If you don't feel it's too repetitive, I'd like that to be "bull ride" to avoid any question of ambiguity. I'd like to omit the word "history" which just seems to be there for emphasis. Suggest: He holds the highest-scored bull ride in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA), scoring 95 points in 1983.
and most recently the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.I feel that the underlined part could be removed as unnecessary, to keep the lead concise.
He has also appeared as a color commentatorUse Canadian spelling and link colour commentator.
At five years old, he rode a calf in a local rodeo competition and has been involved in the sport ever since.Remove the underlined part as commentary. This and the sentence which follows it may have to be restructured if more material is added.
One year later at the age of 16, he won the Canadian Cowboys Association bull riding championship and obtained his official competitor cards to compete as a member of the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) and the Canadian Rodeo Cowboys Association (CRCA).[9] Both organizations would be renamed as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in 1975, and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) in 1980.Snyder turned 16 in 1979, after the 1975 name change so the underlined part can be omitted. It's a bit of a long sentence and might be split, but again should check on any information to be added first.
and finished in 19th place in the PRCA bull riding world standingsOmit the underlined words for conciseness.
Intending to build on his CPRA success the prior year, Snyder began the 1983 season with his sights set on making the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).[11] Ranked second in the world in that season, Cody was invited to the Presidential Command Performance Rodeo in Landover, Maryland. Concluding the performance, he was invited to the White House in Washington, DC, where he met the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.I don't feel the first sentence is encyclopedic; every athlete wants to build on their success and make it to the championship of their sport. People should generally be referred to by surname when not ambiguous ( MOS:SURNAME). The rest has some extra words that could be trimmed. Suggest: Snyder performed at a special Presidential Command Performance Rodeo in Landover, Maryland, after which he was invited to the White House and met then-US President Ronald Reagan.
Snyder not only achieved his goal of qualifying for the 1983 NFR in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but he ended up winning the PRCA bull riding world championship.Some unencylopedic langauge that could be trimmed. Suggest: Snyder qualified for the 1983 National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he won the PRCA bull riding world championship.
That same year, Snyder made history by scoring the highest-scored bull ride in CPRA history. The historic 95-point ride on Northcott's #96 Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in Edmonton, Alberta, still stands to this day.Some repetitive or unencyclopedic language. Suggest: During that season, Snyder achieved a 95-point ride on Northcott's Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in Edmonton, Alberta, a CPRA record which has not been broken as of 2023 [update]. You can render "as of 2023" with the template {{ As of|2023}}, which will flag this with a hidden maintenance category if/when it needs to be updated. I would probably footnote Northcott's Confusion with some information about the bull, including its number 96.
In 1986, Snyder won the CPRA bull riding championship to conclude another successful rodeo season.[16] In 1987, he sustained a severe wrist injury, breaking his scaphoid bone at the CFR. The injury went undetected for the next five years, and in February 1992, Dr. J. Pat Evans diagnosed what would be Snyder's career-ending injury. After requiring three screws and a partial wrist fusion, Snyder took the rest of the 1992 rodeo season off to recover from surgery.The content might be changing due to sourcing or additions, but I will note problems with the underlined portions. The first one is unnecessary, as it will be understood that he had a successful season if he won the championship. With the second, the reader might mistake CFR as having something to do with the scaphoid bone. I'd move it to the beginning: At the 1987 CFR. I would also suggest a piped link: "breaking his scaphoid bone" to scaphoid fracture.
Snyder returned after his year long hiatus and started the 1993 season off at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, competing post-wrist surgery.Remove the underlined as redundant or unencyclopedic language.
No edit warring detected. Note that this is a very new article, moved to mainspace less than a month ago.
One image: File:Cody Snyder Headshot.jpg, tagged as the nominator's own work and tagged with a CCSA release. Dated 2010, it's a really nice, clean, posed portrait.
The picture is so professional, and combined with your singular editing of this article, I feel I should ask if you have a connection to the subject, his business, or a rodeo organization? If you're not comfortable answering on-wiki (for privacy reasons), you can email me via Special:EmailUser/Reidgreg. If you do have a conflict of interest, we can work with that, I've vetted such things in the past, there's just a couple extra steps involved.
|website=
will be rendered in italics. Per
MOS:ITALICWEBSITE website titles should have italics if they are considered major works; generally if they produce original content. In some cases it may be preferable to use |publisher=
which is rendered as non-italic. For example, albertasportshallmembers.ca is a website with original content published by the
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Sometimes the website will have its own name rather than the domain name.Okay, so there's a bit of work to do. I feel that there are enough sources to cover most of the content so that it sticks. Take your time with changes and, again, use {{ ping|Reidgreg}} here to get my attention when you're ready for me to go through your changes. I may be taking a couple days away from this to work on other things. – Reidgreg ( talk) 03:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Reidgreg ( talk · contribs) 13:43, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Nominator: MollyMylo ( talk · contribs)
I'm going to start working on the review, it may take a few days. Please hold any edits to the article until I'm done. Thanks. – Reidgreg ( talk) 13:43, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (sometimes Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association or PRCA): professional association, sanctions events, hall of fame. Reliable enough for purposes here.
In 1983, Snyder became the first Canadian to win the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bull riding world championship at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).
Snyder not only achieved his goal of qualifying for the 1983 NFR in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but he ended up winning the PRCA bull riding world championship.Doesn't seem to mention Oklahoma City. Do you have another source for this?
1983 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Champion bull rider
Ranked second in the world in during that season, Cody was invited to the Presidential Command Performance Rodeo in Landover, Maryland. Concluding the performance, he was invited to the White House in Washington, DC, where he met the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.I didn't read anything about the subject in the source. If the information is in the linked video, could you please add a second citation with {{ cite AV media}} noting the time(s).
At the start of the 1985 rodeo season, Snyder was drafted by Wrangler to ride for the Willie Nelson Wranglers Team for the PRCA Winston Pro Tour.It doesn't say that the team was selected by a draft, but this is mentioned in the following source.
The tour consisted of top-tier professional rodeo contestants who were divided into 18 individually sponsored teams. The Willie Nelson Wranglers debuted in Austin, Texas, at the Coors Challenge on September 5, 1985.The last sentence isn't in this source, but it is mentioned in the previous source. In order to have the references cover the material better, and to remove some redundancies and improve the cohesion/flow of the paragraph, suggest changing the paragraph to:
For the 1985 season, Snyder rode on the PRCA Winston Pro Tour,[14] which consisted of top-tier professional rodeo contestants drafted into 18 individually sponsored teams.[15] Snyder was on the Willie Nelson Wrangler Team, which debuted at the Coors Challenge in Austin, Texas, on September 5.[14]
Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (historically Canadian Rodeo Cowboys Association, website RodeoCanada.com sometimes Pro Rodeo Canada, magazine Canadian Rodeo News or Canadian Pro Rodeo News.)
He holds the highest-scored[bull]
ride in Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) history, scoring 95 points in 1983.
That same year,[1983]
Snyder made history by scoring the highest-scored bull ride in CPRA history. The historic 95-point ride on Northcott's #96 Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in Edmonton, Alberta, still stands to this day.Okay except for the underlined parts. The CRHA source has #96 if you think that's important; otherwise suggest omitting the underlined points.
In 1986, Snyder won the CPRA bull riding championship to conclude another successful rodeo season.
1986 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association bull riding champion
Canadian Rodeo Historical Association. Looks to be an independent association though working closely with CPRA.
He is an inductee of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
Snyder ended his career with four National Finals Rodeo qualifications in 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1987, and held the record at the time for the most Canadian Finals Rodeo qualifications for a bull rider with nine.Not found in source. I'm pretty sure this is in another of the article's references if you could check for it.
Snyder now resides on a ranch west of Okotoks, Alberta, with his wife Rhonda and two daughters, Jordyn and Reese.Okay except for the underlined parts. Suggest omitting the second and replacing with children or family. For privacy concerns, we don't name family members without strong sourcing (per WP:BLPNAME). Since his wife is also his business partner, that should be okay.
2005 Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee
That same year, Snyder made history by scoring the highest-scored bull ride in CPRA history. The historic 95-point ride on Northcott's #96 Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR)This is good for #96 Confusion and shows the record still holds as of 2016. Some other parts still unsourced per above.
Professional Bull Riders (PBR, PBR.com)
Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Ring of Honor
2006 Professional Bull Riders Ring of Honor inductee
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
2002 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductee
Bull Riding Hall of Fame, non-profit
and most recently the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.
2023 Bull Riding Hall of Fame inductee
Everything Cowboy – online source for rodeo news but also does event production/promotion.
Since his retirement in 1993, Snyder has produced over 400 bull riding events across North America under his company Bullbustin' Inc. He has also appeared as a color commentator for rodeo events on ESPN, OLN, Sportsnet, TSN, and CBC.This is good for the sports commentary. The underlined parts aren't in the source, but this is for the lead which doesn't need to be sourced so long as it is sourced in the body.
1994 Awarded Cowboy of the Year
Cody Snyder's Bullbustin', Inc. – primary source. There are eight citations to three Bullbustin webpages; it would be preferable to replace these or support them with reliable secondary sources.
Cody Snyder was born on March 28, 1963, in Redcliff, Alberta. At five years old, he rode a calf in a local rodeo competition and has been involved in the sport ever since. He began riding junior steers when he was eight years old, rode his first bull at the age of 12, and at 15 earned the Canadian Amateur bull riding title.Verifies everything except his birthdate; need a source for that. The other underlined passage is too close to the source. Suggest: He took part in a calf-riding competition when he was five.
In 1987, he sustained a severe wrist injury, breaking his scaphoid bone at the CFR. The injury went undetected for the next five years, and in February 1992, Dr. J. Pat Evans diagnosed what would be Snyder's career-ending injury. After requiring three screws and a partial wrist fusion, Snyder took the rest of the 1992 rodeo season off to recover from surgery.Not in source, all I saw was "and a career-ending wrist injury". If it's in one of the nine videos on that page, need a {{ cite AV media}} with the time.
Snyder returned after his year long hiatus and started the 1993 season off at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, competing post-wrist surgery. After dislocating his shoulder in February at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Snyder officially announced his retirement.Not found.
Bullbustin' Inc. also produces various charity and private events that have been televised on TSN, Versus, NBC, CBS, and Fox.Found list of channels for "Bullbustin' world-class events". Used in conjunction with an unnamed reference, see National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum below.
Snyder has been seen as a rodeo color commentator on OLN, ESPN, TSN, Sportsnet and CBC covering rodeo and bull riding events across the world. Snyder was chosen as a color commentator for the exclusive 11-event PRCA ProRodeo Winter Tour featured on OLN in 2003 and 2004, and was the voice of the Calgary Stampede from 1997 to 2020.Has that he began in 1997. Don't have 2020, but that seems to be the year it stopped due to COVID. Need something better than a primary source for this.
Bullbustin' Inc. has produced over 400 events across North America since 1993. This includes over 250 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) sanctioned events, the first ever Canadian PBR event in 1993, the PBR Bud Light Cup Series events that were held in Canada, and the first ever PBR Canadian National Finals at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary in 2006.Did not find the underlined parts. It says the first Bud Light event, not all the ones in Canada. At the end is says 2003, not 2006.
They have also produced over 30 events for the PRCA Xtreme Bulls tour, including the largest one-day bull riding event in history at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, in 2003, with over 70,000 people in attendance.Doesn't have the year.
Most notably, the Cody Snyder Charity Bullbustin' held in Calgary, Alberta, has raised over $3 million for local charities and has been a landmark event in the city since 1999.It says $2.5 million and doesn't say when it started. There are some other sources noted below that could be used in place of this.
Canadian Cowboys Association
Richard Beal's Blog – there seems to be no editorial oversight, though a substantial author biography here includes some self-published non-fiction books which are used as sources in other Wikipedia articles.
One year later at the age of 16, he won the Canadian Cowboys Association bull riding championship and obtained his official competitor cards to compete as a member of the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) and the Canadian Rodeo Cowboys Association (CRCA).In the first source, enlarging the Canadian Cowboys Finals Champions graphic it has Cody Snyder under 1979 Bull Riding. The second source says he won this title "by 15" [years of age]. T�he underlined parts need to be better sourced.
SaskToday
In 1982, when he was 19 years old, Snyder led the CPRA national bull riding standings and finished in 19th place in the PRCA bull riding world standings. Intending to build on his CPRA success the prior year, Snyder began the 1983 season with his sights set on making the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).Underlined portion not found in source.
In May 1993, just three months after his retirement, Snyder alongside his wife Rhonda co-founded Bullbustin' Inc., a professional bull riding production company. Together they produced the first standalone bull riding event in Canada at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta.Didn't find any of this in the source, which is from May 1994.
According to Flint – podcast hosted by Flint Rasmussen, former barrelman
Bullbustin' Inc. was also the first production company to incorporate pyrotechnics into their bull riding events, a feature that is widespread across rodeo today.There's a lot in the interview, but it's a primary source and a lot of it is too promotional to use. What we can use: Dislocating his shoulder in February 1993 at Fort Worth and retiring. Married Rhonda in 1990, moved from Medicine Hat to Calgary in 1993. Did their first show 6–7 May 93, began the Calgary Stampede in 1997. Their pyrotechnics were done by company Unreal Effects (spelling?). What we can't use: The first bullriding-only show in Canada, with all the top riders. The first use of pyrotechnics in rodeo. Raised $3M for charity. So need something else for first use of pyrotechnics in rodeo.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Bullbustin' Inc. also produces various charity and private events that have been televised on TSN, Versus, NBC, CBS, and Fox.This source has "Bullbustin' has produced various events such as the PBR Canadian National Finals, charity events, private events, PRCA Xtreme events" etc. But doesn't say that they were televised. The "About Cody" source has "These world-class events have been aired on [list]". It doesn't say which events were televised. Was it all 400+ of them? Was it only the world-class ones? We don't know. Combining the two statements in a single sentence, reaching a conclusion which is stated in neither of the sources, is called synthesis of sources ( WP:SYNTH) and that's something we shouldn't do. With the present sources, you might write something like: Bullbustin' Inc. also produces various charity and private events.[ref1] Some of the events it has produced have been televised on major US networks and cable specialty channels.[ref2]
BanderasNEWS – news site in Puerto Vallarta
Global News – Canadian news channel, good RSS (reliable secondary source)
Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine
Snyder was also selected as the team Canada coach for the PBR World Cup Series in 2007 ( Gold Coast, Australia), 2008 ( Chihuahua, Mexico), 2009 ( Barretos, Brazil), and 2010 ( Las Vegas, United States).According to PBR World Cup these were the only four events of the series. BanderasNews covers 2008, Chihuahua. Global News says five times including Australia, Brazil, Mexico [Chihuahua], and Las Vegas. CCC mag is good for Barretos, Brazil, and mentions two previous PBR World Cups in Mexico and Australia. All three describe Snyder as the "team captain", only CCC mag also describes him as the "coach", so might change that.
SaskToday interview says he quit school in grade 11, got his pro card and went to work. I feel that his quitting school is probably important enough to mention.
The Global News piece could be cited for lots of additional information (just be sure that anything in quotes is from Snyder): the dislocated shoulder from his final ride in Fort Worth, Bull Riding Hall of Fame voted in by peers = world champion bull riders, trained with Dale Rose [whose practice pen was in the Medicine Hat area], the point in his early career where he started winning, the 95-point run still holding the record (January 2023), he competed in handmade shirts from this mother (perhaps not encyclopedic), parade in Medicine Hat after he won the world championship, met three US presidents, $3M raised for charities, halls of fame.
Additional sources (these are available via the Wikipedia Library for editors whose accounts have 6 months/500 edits, so you probably don't have access yet.):
Snyder said he was happy Breding broke his record, and he was even more pleased it happened at his own bull-only rodeo.I don't know if there's some technicality here, if the Bullbustin' event that Breding won was not CPRA-sanctioned, or if the record Snyder holds is for a Canadian citizen, or something else. I feel that this needs to be investigated a little further to find out the truth behind it, or otherwise to include both views in the article and let the reader decide.
Layout: I feel that the subject has two clear careers: professional cowboy 1979–1993 and event producer 1993–2023. Given that the sections covering these two periods of his life are approximately the same size, I don't feel that we should overemphasize one career to the other. Suggest changing them appropriately, e.g.: Career → Cowboy career or Professional cowboy, and Retirement → Entrepreneur, Event producer or Rodeo producer.
Lead: I'm going to note that for the infobox, which is part of the lead, it should only have the defining characteristics and not try to fill every parameter ( MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE). I moved the website (which is for Snyder's company, not Snyder himself) down to the bottom of the article as an external link.
He holds the highest-scored ride in Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) history, scoring 95 points in 1983.If you don't feel it's too repetitive, I'd like that to be "bull ride" to avoid any question of ambiguity. I'd like to omit the word "history" which just seems to be there for emphasis. Suggest: He holds the highest-scored bull ride in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA), scoring 95 points in 1983.
and most recently the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.I feel that the underlined part could be removed as unnecessary, to keep the lead concise.
He has also appeared as a color commentatorUse Canadian spelling and link colour commentator.
At five years old, he rode a calf in a local rodeo competition and has been involved in the sport ever since.Remove the underlined part as commentary. This and the sentence which follows it may have to be restructured if more material is added.
One year later at the age of 16, he won the Canadian Cowboys Association bull riding championship and obtained his official competitor cards to compete as a member of the Rodeo Cowboys Association (RCA) and the Canadian Rodeo Cowboys Association (CRCA).[9] Both organizations would be renamed as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in 1975, and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) in 1980.Snyder turned 16 in 1979, after the 1975 name change so the underlined part can be omitted. It's a bit of a long sentence and might be split, but again should check on any information to be added first.
and finished in 19th place in the PRCA bull riding world standingsOmit the underlined words for conciseness.
Intending to build on his CPRA success the prior year, Snyder began the 1983 season with his sights set on making the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).[11] Ranked second in the world in that season, Cody was invited to the Presidential Command Performance Rodeo in Landover, Maryland. Concluding the performance, he was invited to the White House in Washington, DC, where he met the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.I don't feel the first sentence is encyclopedic; every athlete wants to build on their success and make it to the championship of their sport. People should generally be referred to by surname when not ambiguous ( MOS:SURNAME). The rest has some extra words that could be trimmed. Suggest: Snyder performed at a special Presidential Command Performance Rodeo in Landover, Maryland, after which he was invited to the White House and met then-US President Ronald Reagan.
Snyder not only achieved his goal of qualifying for the 1983 NFR in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but he ended up winning the PRCA bull riding world championship.Some unencylopedic langauge that could be trimmed. Suggest: Snyder qualified for the 1983 National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he won the PRCA bull riding world championship.
That same year, Snyder made history by scoring the highest-scored bull ride in CPRA history. The historic 95-point ride on Northcott's #96 Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in Edmonton, Alberta, still stands to this day.Some repetitive or unencyclopedic language. Suggest: During that season, Snyder achieved a 95-point ride on Northcott's Confusion at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in Edmonton, Alberta, a CPRA record which has not been broken as of 2023 [update]. You can render "as of 2023" with the template {{ As of|2023}}, which will flag this with a hidden maintenance category if/when it needs to be updated. I would probably footnote Northcott's Confusion with some information about the bull, including its number 96.
In 1986, Snyder won the CPRA bull riding championship to conclude another successful rodeo season.[16] In 1987, he sustained a severe wrist injury, breaking his scaphoid bone at the CFR. The injury went undetected for the next five years, and in February 1992, Dr. J. Pat Evans diagnosed what would be Snyder's career-ending injury. After requiring three screws and a partial wrist fusion, Snyder took the rest of the 1992 rodeo season off to recover from surgery.The content might be changing due to sourcing or additions, but I will note problems with the underlined portions. The first one is unnecessary, as it will be understood that he had a successful season if he won the championship. With the second, the reader might mistake CFR as having something to do with the scaphoid bone. I'd move it to the beginning: At the 1987 CFR. I would also suggest a piped link: "breaking his scaphoid bone" to scaphoid fracture.
Snyder returned after his year long hiatus and started the 1993 season off at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, competing post-wrist surgery.Remove the underlined as redundant or unencyclopedic language.
No edit warring detected. Note that this is a very new article, moved to mainspace less than a month ago.
One image: File:Cody Snyder Headshot.jpg, tagged as the nominator's own work and tagged with a CCSA release. Dated 2010, it's a really nice, clean, posed portrait.
The picture is so professional, and combined with your singular editing of this article, I feel I should ask if you have a connection to the subject, his business, or a rodeo organization? If you're not comfortable answering on-wiki (for privacy reasons), you can email me via Special:EmailUser/Reidgreg. If you do have a conflict of interest, we can work with that, I've vetted such things in the past, there's just a couple extra steps involved.
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will be rendered in italics. Per
MOS:ITALICWEBSITE website titles should have italics if they are considered major works; generally if they produce original content. In some cases it may be preferable to use |publisher=
which is rendered as non-italic. For example, albertasportshallmembers.ca is a website with original content published by the
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Sometimes the website will have its own name rather than the domain name.Okay, so there's a bit of work to do. I feel that there are enough sources to cover most of the content so that it sticks. Take your time with changes and, again, use {{ ping|Reidgreg}} here to get my attention when you're ready for me to go through your changes. I may be taking a couple days away from this to work on other things. – Reidgreg ( talk) 03:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)