Leaving home in his late teens, Woodie's spent years working the rodeo circuit as a professional rodeo clown and Bull Fighter and performed at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Oregon State Fair in Salem, OR, the Red Bluff Roundup in Red Bluff, CA, Heldorado Rodeo in Las Vegas, Frontier Days in Prescott, AZ and at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, Mesquite, TX rodeos on ESPN & the Nashville Network among other places. He has appeared fighting bulls on CBS Sports, the Discovery Channel and the Disney Channel and was also pictured in People magazine. He still participates in Bull Riding and Bull Fighting events around northern Colorado.