Trick Roper Kyle Lamon Lights Up the Arena

Kyle Lamon is a young army veteran devoted to providing quality entertainment to rodeo fans of all ages. Hailing from the hills of Tennessee, Lamon began his rodeo journey as a bull rider. His rough stock days took him across the country, climbing in and out of chutes and seeing the best bulls each state had to offer.

When his son Kaysen was born, Kyle decided it was time to step away from bull riding, but still wanted to be involved in rodeo, and also wanted his son to be able to grow up in the rodeo life.

He saw glimpses of trick roping at auditions for the Dolly Parton Stampede and at a rodeo where rodeo clown Colt 45 was performing. He soon decided it was a skill he had to learn, and so began the long days of endless practice and troubleshooting.

Always an active young man, Kyle was a competitive diver in high school, and his sister was a gymnast, so athleticism came naturally. Colt 45 kindly mentored Kyle in the technicality of the tricks over many facetime calls. Yet ultimately, Kyle had to rely on his discipline to master the tricks. He spent between three to five hours a day working with the rope, which is the physical equivalent of jump roping for the same length of time. Sweat fuels a trick rope as much as talent does, and Kyle found the perfect combination.

With his foundation established and his skill ever-increasing, his reputation began to grow. One day he got a call from Leann Starnes of the Rafter S Bucking Bull Company in Sweetwater as she watched the IFR Showcase in Oklahoma. Starnes said he was better than the trick ropers she observed and wanted to know why he wasn’t performing there.

This vote of confidence further motivated Kyle to make some additional changes to prepare himself for a bigger stage. He added more ropes to his collection, going from one to several, and developed a routine. As the tricks advanced, so did his showmanship. He began doing flips off barrels and panels, donning light-up shoes, and using dubstep versions of ACDC’s Thunderstruck to add excitement to the rapidly spinning ropes. With the tools and knowledge, he was performance ready

From the first rodeo in Paris, TN, his popularity grew, and the calls started coming in to entertain audiences around the country. In his first year, he performed in 20 rodeos around the country.

Kyle is eager to share his passion for the sport and loves involving his son in his practices and trick rope playtime. Although only two, his son Kaysen already gets excited over trick ropes and has a kid rope of his own. He also has a signature move where he front rolls to imagined audience cheers. Kyle has plans to get him a costume and include him in the act, wanting his son to learn the values that rodeo teaches and see how hard work and dedication pay off.

Kyle is constantly working to improve his tricks and add entertainment to the act. When not practicing or spending time with his son, he works as a performer at the Dolly Parton Stampede.

He is currently scheduling for the next rodeo season. Whether you catch him performing at an IPRA rodeo or watch a video of his roping, he is an act worth watching.