Cowboy Cribs: Davis’s Home is a Family Sanctuary

By: Darci Miller

PUEBLO, Colo. – When 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis was 19 years old, he decided he wanted to buy a house.

That house, however, is not the ones fans can get a peek inside in the PBR’s new series Cowboy Cribs, presented by Union Home Mortgage.

“I bought a nice house, but when I got married, my wife, she wanted to put her touch on things. So we’ve built two houses since then,” Davis said.

Now 26 years old, Davis lives with his wife, Kaitlyn, and 5-year-old son, Mack, in his native Texas.

“The whole process can be pretty strenuous, and if you don’t know what you’re doing, it can be very scary,” he said. “So having somebody around you that knows the process, knows how to ease the burden a little bit, that’s a big thing.”

Davis handed the reigns over to Kaitlyn, who he says designed almost the entire home. It includes an office space for Kaitlyn to run her business, Reign Lashes, as well as a toy room for Mack and a few spaces that Cooper can call his own.

 
“When we built the house, I let her design everything,” he said. “All I wanted was a man cave, so I could put all my trophies in it, and a gym. So I’ve got a trophy room and a gym, and those are the two places I hang out.”

Davis’s man cave holds all of the buckles he’s won – his 2016 gold buckle included – as well as trophies from his hunting, while the gym includes motivation to keep him at the top of his game.

“We have checks from the PBR, just reminders that working hard will get you where you want to be,” Davis said. “When I was 13 or so, I got on my first bull, and it hit me right then, that’s what I wanted to do for a living. As I got older and turned 18, at a professional level I went to the NFR, the PRCA, and I always knew that if I was going to be at the top of my game, I needed to come to the PBR. Whenever I did, the first year I ended up winning the Finals.

“I guess I proved to myself that I could really be at this level and be successful.”

Indeed, Davis has been one of the PBR’s most successful bull riders in the last six years. Since winning the 2015 PBR World Finals, Davis has never finished a season ranked worse than No. 7 in the world.

Currently, Davis is ranked No. 33 after missing all but the season-opening Unleash The Beast event with a broken neck. He returned in May to win the Forever West PBR Touring Pro Division event in Sheridan, Wyoming, and has since captained Team Ariat to second place in Division B – and a playoff berth – at the Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol.

Davis and Team Ariat will be on hand for Championship Weekend in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on July 10-12 in front of fans. Competition begins on July 10 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, when Team Ariat will take on Team Can-Am.

Now that he’s healthy again, Davis is ready to make a push for the Monster Energy Team Challenge title and get back into contention for a world title.

But results aside, whether Davis is home or on the road, he knows that his first priority is taking care of his family.

“It’s really rewarding whenever you become a homeowner,” he said. “It’s kind of scary the first time that you’re thinking you’re going to take that big leap and be out there in the world on your own, but whenever you do, there’s no more of a rewarding feeling, being able to take care of your family and have this house that’s built just for your family to live in.”

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