![Clarence Peterson was a rodeo legend back in the day, as seen in this undated photo. Photo Credit: A special thank you to: Dine’ Rodeo Cowboy Legend Paul W. Arviso Sr. For Rodeo Hall of Fame. Please visit and “Like” their Facebook page.](/images/resized/images/news/2015/17_31jul/24_100_100.jpg)
Mention the name, Clarence Peterson, and Rodeo Fans across this great nation will either know him or of his famous “Horse of the Year”, Blackie, with his perfect white diamond on his forehead. The story always was, Clarence Peterson is the toughest competitive cowboy hero of his time.
Clarence Begay was born in the month of the “Great Wind” on December 20, 1937 and blessed to Rose Myers-Peterson and Bigboy Begay of Steamboat, Ariz. In time, he changed his namesake to Clarence Peterson, is a rodeo performance name.
Clarence was always a wrangler. He broke and tamed wild horses and roped cattle in his adolescence years near the coal mine where his father had mined coal within...