The first time Donnie was in a Rodeo arena he was four years old helping his dad do his clown acts. Donnie is a fourth-generation rodeo cowboy. His Dad was a rodeo clown/bullfighter. He also rode bulls and bucking horses.

Later Donnie produced rodeos, and his dad helped form the California Cowboys Association (CCA), now known as the C.C.P.R.A. Donnie’s mom was also very involved as a rodeo secretary and had many other official jobs. Donnie started clowning and fighting bulls when he was 12 years old at CCA. Rodeos he has worked include Mariposa and Pacifica CA. In 1972 (Labor Day weekend) flew in a 4-seater plane/there were 5 of them going to a big rodeo.

Donnie turned professional when he was 18! The first PRCA rodeo Donnie worked was the San Jose Firefighters Rodeo. As a professional thus far, Donnie has worked many major Rodeos, from as Big as The Wrangler National Finals in 1993 and 95, and as little as McCord Sask. Canada.

Donnie has worked on the Pendleton Round-up, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Reno NV. Salinas California as well as the Calgary Stampede. In 1993 Donnie worked on his first National Finals! Years later Donnie is still doing what he loves, being a cowboy clown/entertainer. Side note, in 1997 Donnie became the first miniature bucking bull contractor in 1997.