Josh Frost’s Homemade Rosin Gaining Popularity
Bull rider Josh Frost might be the Col. Sanders of homemade rosin with his secret recipe that has a strong grip on some ProRodeo athletes.
“I started making my own since I didn’t like other rosins,” Frost said. “My brother (Joe) and I used it, and while rodeoing I’ve had people asking me to make some, but I just never took the time to do it. Since I have this downtime, I looked into it and got my recipe down and it’s selling good.”
Frost, 24, started making his own rosin about two years ago after trying some of Roscoe Jarboe’s homemade rosin.
“Everyone who rides bulls has made rosin once or twice, but they can never figure out how to get it so sticky,” Frost said. “But I’ve got it down to a science where every batch is the same consistency.”
After some trial and error in the kitchen, the Utah cowboy moved his rosin-cooking operation to the patio.
“I had one or two accidents in the house, and there’s no way to clean it since water cools it,” Frost said. “I was able to get it off, but you have to handle it delicately. Once that rosin melts, it will be like boiling water and almost doubles in size. I had the container about full and said I would turn it off right before it got to that temperature, but it looked like one of those volcanoes.”
With practice, Frost has the process down to 30 minutes.
“I do enjoy cooking, but I don’t know how much it relates to cooking real food,” Frost laughed.
If the proof is in the pudding, then the rosin is in the rankings, as Frost made his debut at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2019 and won the prestigious Linderman Award, finishing the season with $2,067 in steer wrestling, $8,281 in tie-down roping and $129,561 in bull riding.
Meanwhile, word about his rosin spread.
“I’d look over and my container would be gone, and everyone would be putting it on,” Frost said. “Over the years I’ve had people wanting some, and then (last) year before the NFR I made a tub of it for Trey Kimzey, Sage Kimzey and Tyler Bingham.”
Sage Kimzey went on to win his sixth world title, Bingham finished fourth in the world and Trey Kimzey finished 15th.
“Sage was always stealing my rosin,” Frost joked. “He doesn’t advertise for me, but he would be the first to steal my rosin. He uses it so much he ought to give me a percentage of his winnings, ha ha.”
Although Frost’s not enjoying ProRodeo competition being on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the timing is in his favor as he’s on the tail end of recovering from an injury he sustained during the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo in February.
“I had my spleen and part of my pancreas removed and this (making rosin) is something I’d wanted to do for a while,” Frost said. “I’m healed up enough now that I can get up and cook some rosin and then check cows.”
Aside from a drain protruding from his back, Frost is feeling rodeo-ready.
“My pancreas leaked right after I got out of the hospital so they drained it and that hole hasn’t wanted to heal up yet,” Frost said. “Hopefully by the time we have rodeos, you’ll see me entering.”
Frost sells his rosin online. It can be found at Frost Rosin on Instagram and Frost Bull Riding Rosin on Facebook.
To read more about Frost’s rosin, check out the May 1, 2020, digital edition of ProRodeo Sports News.
Courtesy of PRCA