Thad Beery lives is Stockport, Ohio, with his wife Lynne. He was born and raised in the west where he began entering Little Britches rodeos at the age of fifteen, progressing from there through the ranks of high school and amateur rodeos to intercollegiate competition. His career culminated with ten years of riding saddle broncs on the professional circuit. He has competed against world champions at some of the biggest and most well-known rodeos and strapped his saddle on many national finals horses as well as one bucking horse of the year. Although well beyond his prime today, he never got bucking horses out of his system. The Rodeo Road stands as a testament to one man's love of a sport… he cannot forget.