Sparks continues to serve in the Wyoming Army National Guard as the Officer-in-charge of Wyoming's Yellow Ribbon program designed to support deployed Soldiers and their Family.

At 33-years old Sparks, at the pinnacle of his career he retired at the famed Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.  In 2000 Sparks was a front-runner at the National Finals Rodeo Binion's Bullfight.  During his career, Sparks was 9X bullfighter for the largest rodeo in the world, Cheyenne Frontier Days and performed five times at the College National Finals Rodeo.  Sparks is also the only American bullfighter to earn a title in South Korea, accomplishing that feat in 2002, 2005-2007.   He is a 3X Military World Finals Bullfighter and is the PRCAs 2006 Mountain States Circuit Finals bullfighter as well as the 2007 Dodge National Circuit Finals alternate bullfighter. In 2008, Sparks was selected to work the First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo.

During his career, Sparks appeared in more than 400 promotional activities, national commercials, news articles, movies and documentaries, television interviews and Reality TV.  Media engagements include:  The Power of Ten w/ Drew Carey, "Aha Moment" ~ Mutual of Omaha, "It's Personal" ~ Bresnan Communication, Western Horseman, Dallas Morning Star, Denver Post, Air Force News, Road Trip Nation, OLN, ESPN, College Sports TV, Travel Channel, CMT, HDMojo and a host of other civilian and military outlets.