Career
Hayes has also competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Championship Bulletin Riding (CBR) circuits. He qualified for the CBR finals in 2005 and the PBR finals from 2006-2010 and 2014. He currently resides in Liberal, Kansas.
Hayes is of Irish descent on his father"s side.
Raised in the plains of western Kansas, Kasey Hayes topped his first steer at the age of 9. With the guidance of his father, Hayes progressed to junior bulls and then big bulletins
At the age of 12, he was badly injured at an open bull riding in Kingman, Kansas. He received concussion and a fractured skull.
The injury put him out for two weeks, and he has ridden with a face mask in every event since.
Around 2010, he made the transition to a full helmet. Hayes took Tulsa by storm in July 2006, winning the third round with a 90-point ride and earning over $36,000 for the event championship.
