02/19: 2nd Semifinals - San Antonio
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
That's it for us from San Antonio - God Bless and if you're heading out on the road please be careful
Bulls
Steve Woolsey from Payson out of Pyason Utah...he's centered, he covers..that looked easy, yeah but we know better, 85...out of Alamo Nevada Jake Wade on Secret Agent...Jake got launched off the back..NS...Tyler Smith, on Cliffhanger...spotted bull, pretty rank reputation, bull's a spinner, not much buck, but spin...76...Clint Craig, Mena Arkansas...on Road Rage, NS...Ardie Maier, Timber Lake South Dakota, on Cross Up..nice spinning and bucking bull, Ardie had a nice ride...85...Marcus Michaelis in 2nd place in the race for the world championship, on Tin Ring, long jump out of the chute, Marcus left NS....Floridian Dylan Werner u on Hidden Agenda, got Dylan leaning to the front and left, then spun and kept spining and Dylan went off...NS..Douglas Duncan from Alvin near Houston, it floods there a lot when it rains....it floods there when it's summer and the humidity is 125 %...Duncan almost 7.8...NS...OK my pick now Clayton Foltyn out of El Campo on Keep Wishin...oh welll...NS...Jordan Hooton last but not least, on Wind Chimes...nice clean ride...82....
Barrel Racing
Syndi Blanchard from Albuquerque.a little wide on the first barrel, but still 14.06..Shali Lord, Lamar Co.14.09..fast track tonight....Lindsay Sears.13.77 oh yeah Lindsay was.my pick...Nanton Canada.14.05..Nellie Williams, cottonwood CA.14.05...Sue Smith, Blackfoot Idaho. 14.15...from Victoria Texas world champ, Brittany Pozzi, she won Denver...14.11...Britany Fleck.from Mandan North Dakota, 14.19....Benette Barrngton, Benette has been consistently fast and solid..14.38...Brenda Mays out of Terrebonne Oregon...14.25 a barrel tipped rocked back into place....Cassie Moseley is up last she's a two time qualifier for the NFR...barrel over...19.73....
Saddle Bronc
Bryce Mller ot of Buffalo South Dakota..on Dusty Valley out of Harry Vold Rodeo..76...Jesse Bail on Jumpin Jack, Jesse's from South Dakota, he's one of the best cowboys in the world...71...score should have been higher...Mike Outhier out of Utopia - south west of San Antonio...riding sister in law from Cervi Chamionship rodeo, horse came out bucking straight up, not much run, just bucking, roan paint horse...yep 80....Isaac Diaz from Stephenville, (he's my choice tonight...)if he didn' touch with his free hand, that's a nice ride...73.(ah Isaac got robbed...)..Ty Atchison from Missouri up on Nitro Mountain from Calgary Stampede, those calgary horses have been tough..81...from New Zealand Curtis Garton, on the duke John Wayne from Calgary...horse is acting up in the chute, and then ....80...if you draw a Calgary horse, you've got a great chance to be in the money....Shaun Stroh on Sammy Andrews horse Lock n Load...and Shaun dd 85.....Cort Sheer from Elsmere, Nebraska....Cort actually got bucked into the stands...NS, one foot came out of the stirrup...Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta...85.....Rod Hay...Wildwood...79...
Team Roping
Brandon Beers / Ryan Motes one oregonion one Texan.clean run to start 6.2...Clay Tryan / Travis Graves currently number 1 in the world standings..(in our contest my pick for tonight...come on guys), rats, steer lost his footing 19.6... oh in Tie-down I had Stran Smith...Garrett Tonozzi / Kinney Harrell.another one leg catch 10.6...Cody Tew from Montana/ Mickey Gomez from Texas, missed the head..NT.....Kelsey Parchman / Richard Durham.missed the heel catch...Cody McMinn / Jake Long.Texas and Kansas, good catch, long run 7.3...Travis Tryan Montana (yep he's Clay's brother) / Michael Jones.,Michael's from the Cowboy Capital Stephenville, 5.5 good run...Caleb Mitchell Sealy, Texas/ Justin Copp Justin, Texas. steer turned, missed the heel catch NT...the Adams boys Jay and Austin.guys are out of Logandale Nevada, nice 5.9...final team Britt Williams from Hammond Montana / Bobby Harris Highmore, South Dakota..5.7.....
Tie Down
All Around World Champ Trevor Brazile up first.17.9.broken barrier..Jerrad Hofstetter out of Portales, NM.NT calf kicked free....Cody Ohl from beautiful Hico, Texas.7.9..Scott Kormos from Teague, Texas., tough run calf got tangled in rope took awhile then broken barrier 23.9.Timber Moore up next from Aubrey.missed NT.....Stran Smith.2008 World champ, he's qualified for the nfr 10 times, struggle with calf 11.8..Childress, Texas...Justin Macha from Needville.missed NT..Ryan Watkins oUt of Dublin.10.2...Shank Edwards (that's a really cool name....) from the home of the UFO Roswell New Mexico.missed NT...Bubba Pascha out of LaPorte..9.5
Steer Wrestling
Olin Hannum up first...4.2...Josh Peek, Josh is a good all-around cowboy...he's a roper plus being a bull-dogger...clean dismount...3.8..fast, fast...another colorado cowboy Wade Sumpter...played football at Univer of Northern Colorado...ya gotta be big to be a steer wrestler..4.9...Ethan Thouvenell out of Fallbrook CA..5.5 had some trouble getting the steer over....Joey Bell, he's currently in the top 15 of the world out of Athens, Texas..he's originally from Jersey...4.1, that was a tackle...Tommy Cook out of McAlester, Oklahoma, Guymon Pioneer Days are coming up in late April...4.3...from the west coast Shawn Greenfield out of Lakeview...3.3.(here in the media room we all picked a winner from each event, Shawn was mine..last night my picks were really bad....)...Clayton Morrison out of Missouri....4.7....Brad McGilchrist out of Wheatland, CA by way of Australia.......4.6....Lee Graves from Calgary, Lee's the reigning world champion...on Jesse steer wrestling horse of the year....Steer ducked his head...NT....
We had a pause while they recognized the grand champion steer...
Bareback
Heath Ford....from Waller Texas, there's some Wallers in my family line...59, reride option....Joe Gunderson out of Agar South Dakato, on Blue Wings...79...Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas on Touched by an angel...he was..79....Tom McFarland, out of Wickenburg, AZ...I've been there a couple of times...used to be a small desert town, not any longer....another 79...Tom's been out for a year...Scott Montague out of Rapid City, we have results from Rapid City from Susan's Cowgirl Imaging reports on the sit off the main menu....by the was go to facebook and become a fan of Cowgirl Imaging...76...Monte Downare, Hartsell, CO...82 nice ride, new leader....Tilden Hooper, from Carthage, TX former Collegiate champ....86....Craig Wisehart....out of North Platte Nebraska, not much spurring action from Craig..75....Louisiana cowboy Ryan Stutes on Shootin Stars...81....Ryan Gray, out of Washington, I met with him a couple of years ago...on Trail ride....strong buckin horse, Ryan was stretched out...75...Heath Ford up now for his reride...on 3 times world champ horse painted smile...usually a saddle bronc horse..80....
Bulls
Steve Woolsey from Payson out of Pyason Utah...he's centered, he covers..that looked easy, yeah but we know better, 85...out of Alamo Nevada Jake Wade on Secret Agent...Jake got launched off the back..NS...Tyler Smith, on Cliffhanger...spotted bull, pretty rank reputation, bull's a spinner, not much buck, but spin...76...Clint Craig, Mena Arkansas...on Road Rage, NS...Ardie Maier, Timber Lake South Dakota, on Cross Up..nice spinning and bucking bull, Ardie had a nice ride...85...Marcus Michaelis in 2nd place in the race for the world championship, on Tin Ring, long jump out of the chute, Marcus left NS....Floridian Dylan Werner u on Hidden Agenda, got Dylan leaning to the front and left, then spun and kept spining and Dylan went off...NS..Douglas Duncan from Alvin near Houston, it floods there a lot when it rains....it floods there when it's summer and the humidity is 125 %...Duncan almost 7.8...NS...OK my pick now Clayton Foltyn out of El Campo on Keep Wishin...oh welll...NS...Jordan Hooton last but not least, on Wind Chimes...nice clean ride...82....
Barrel Racing
Syndi Blanchard from Albuquerque.a little wide on the first barrel, but still 14.06..Shali Lord, Lamar Co.14.09..fast track tonight....Lindsay Sears.13.77 oh yeah Lindsay was.my pick...Nanton Canada.14.05..Nellie Williams, cottonwood CA.14.05...Sue Smith, Blackfoot Idaho. 14.15...from Victoria Texas world champ, Brittany Pozzi, she won Denver...14.11...Britany Fleck.from Mandan North Dakota, 14.19....Benette Barrngton, Benette has been consistently fast and solid..14.38...Brenda Mays out of Terrebonne Oregon...14.25 a barrel tipped rocked back into place....Cassie Moseley is up last she's a two time qualifier for the NFR...barrel over...19.73....
Saddle Bronc
Bryce Mller ot of Buffalo South Dakota..on Dusty Valley out of Harry Vold Rodeo..76...Jesse Bail on Jumpin Jack, Jesse's from South Dakota, he's one of the best cowboys in the world...71...score should have been higher...Mike Outhier out of Utopia - south west of San Antonio...riding sister in law from Cervi Chamionship rodeo, horse came out bucking straight up, not much run, just bucking, roan paint horse...yep 80....Isaac Diaz from Stephenville, (he's my choice tonight...)if he didn' touch with his free hand, that's a nice ride...73.(ah Isaac got robbed...)..Ty Atchison from Missouri up on Nitro Mountain from Calgary Stampede, those calgary horses have been tough..81...from New Zealand Curtis Garton, on the duke John Wayne from Calgary...horse is acting up in the chute, and then ....80...if you draw a Calgary horse, you've got a great chance to be in the money....Shaun Stroh on Sammy Andrews horse Lock n Load...and Shaun dd 85.....Cort Sheer from Elsmere, Nebraska....Cort actually got bucked into the stands...NS, one foot came out of the stirrup...Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta...85.....Rod Hay...Wildwood...79...
Team Roping
Brandon Beers / Ryan Motes one oregonion one Texan.clean run to start 6.2...Clay Tryan / Travis Graves currently number 1 in the world standings..(in our contest my pick for tonight...come on guys), rats, steer lost his footing 19.6... oh in Tie-down I had Stran Smith...Garrett Tonozzi / Kinney Harrell.another one leg catch 10.6...Cody Tew from Montana/ Mickey Gomez from Texas, missed the head..NT.....Kelsey Parchman / Richard Durham.missed the heel catch...Cody McMinn / Jake Long.Texas and Kansas, good catch, long run 7.3...Travis Tryan Montana (yep he's Clay's brother) / Michael Jones.,Michael's from the Cowboy Capital Stephenville, 5.5 good run...Caleb Mitchell Sealy, Texas/ Justin Copp Justin, Texas. steer turned, missed the heel catch NT...the Adams boys Jay and Austin.guys are out of Logandale Nevada, nice 5.9...final team Britt Williams from Hammond Montana / Bobby Harris Highmore, South Dakota..5.7.....
Tie Down
All Around World Champ Trevor Brazile up first.17.9.broken barrier..Jerrad Hofstetter out of Portales, NM.NT calf kicked free....Cody Ohl from beautiful Hico, Texas.7.9..Scott Kormos from Teague, Texas., tough run calf got tangled in rope took awhile then broken barrier 23.9.Timber Moore up next from Aubrey.missed NT.....Stran Smith.2008 World champ, he's qualified for the nfr 10 times, struggle with calf 11.8..Childress, Texas...Justin Macha from Needville.missed NT..Ryan Watkins oUt of Dublin.10.2...Shank Edwards (that's a really cool name....) from the home of the UFO Roswell New Mexico.missed NT...Bubba Pascha out of LaPorte..9.5
Steer Wrestling
Olin Hannum up first...4.2...Josh Peek, Josh is a good all-around cowboy...he's a roper plus being a bull-dogger...clean dismount...3.8..fast, fast...another colorado cowboy Wade Sumpter...played football at Univer of Northern Colorado...ya gotta be big to be a steer wrestler..4.9...Ethan Thouvenell out of Fallbrook CA..5.5 had some trouble getting the steer over....Joey Bell, he's currently in the top 15 of the world out of Athens, Texas..he's originally from Jersey...4.1, that was a tackle...Tommy Cook out of McAlester, Oklahoma, Guymon Pioneer Days are coming up in late April...4.3...from the west coast Shawn Greenfield out of Lakeview...3.3.(here in the media room we all picked a winner from each event, Shawn was mine..last night my picks were really bad....)...Clayton Morrison out of Missouri....4.7....Brad McGilchrist out of Wheatland, CA by way of Australia.......4.6....Lee Graves from Calgary, Lee's the reigning world champion...on Jesse steer wrestling horse of the year....Steer ducked his head...NT....
We had a pause while they recognized the grand champion steer...
Bareback
Heath Ford....from Waller Texas, there's some Wallers in my family line...59, reride option....Joe Gunderson out of Agar South Dakato, on Blue Wings...79...Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas on Touched by an angel...he was..79....Tom McFarland, out of Wickenburg, AZ...I've been there a couple of times...used to be a small desert town, not any longer....another 79...Tom's been out for a year...Scott Montague out of Rapid City, we have results from Rapid City from Susan's Cowgirl Imaging reports on the sit off the main menu....by the was go to facebook and become a fan of Cowgirl Imaging...76...Monte Downare, Hartsell, CO...82 nice ride, new leader....Tilden Hooper, from Carthage, TX former Collegiate champ....86....Craig Wisehart....out of North Platte Nebraska, not much spurring action from Craig..75....Louisiana cowboy Ryan Stutes on Shootin Stars...81....Ryan Gray, out of Washington, I met with him a couple of years ago...on Trail ride....strong buckin horse, Ryan was stretched out...75...Heath Ford up now for his reride...on 3 times world champ horse painted smile...usually a saddle bronc horse..80....
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
OK that's it for tonight, I'll be back tomorrow for the 2nd semi...be safe and God Bless
Bull Riding
Clayton Savage up first on Heavy hItter...NS...Souli Shanklin from Rock Springs, bull went head first into a gate, stumbled Souli stayed on and gets a reride option..62...reride...Tyler Willis from Wheatland Wyoming...nice little black bull, launched Tyler and then tried to come down on him, NS....Fred Boettcher on Recoil (he's my pick to win tonight., well I was wrong....NS....so far nobody's covered...from Carthage, Clayton Williams, on Backlight...caught leaning to the right, straightened, then got bucked off...NS....From Odessa, Shawn Hogg, on Checkout from DH bucking bulls...NS...Man the bulls are winning tonight, nobody has covered except Souli and he's taking a reride, hmmm his 62 would be leading...from Rock Springs Wyoming, Seth Glause on Foghorn, Seth got caught leaning backwards...NS...The word for these bulls is RANK....Beau Schroeder from China, Texas that is....on Piston Hurricane, high jumping bull...wow, wow, wow, that bull was one bucking...oh man, Beau's free hand touched the bull even though he covered...NS....from Modesta Ted Bert , Ted leaned forward couldn't recover....NS...one left (except for the reride...)Howdy Cloud from Kountze Texas he's on Too Tall ....FINALLY, way to go Howdy,83...bull spun out of the chute, then Howdy got hooked after the dismount, he's ok...just got launched...now Souli Shanklin on his reride and he covered ---good choice 87 he wins the round....
Barrel Racing
Stephane Fryar from Big Spring.nice start 14.00...LIsa Lockhart, she's also from Oelrichs SD.14.05...Layna Kight among the top 20 of the world, arena's fast tonight, 13.92....Savannah Reeves (originally from my neck of the woods.now in Cross Plains...),19.20 ..Annesa Self from Valley View, Texas.14.18....Mary Burger out of Pauls Valley Oklahoma.14.31...Danyelle Campbell Beaumont CA.19.33..Tammy Whyte from Eau Clare, Wisconsin.14.17...Shelly Morgan, Canton, Texas.nice looking gray horse, 14.13...Rachael Ross, Murrita, CA...14.47
Saddle Bronc
World Champ Taos Muncy up first, left the horse and went over the rail into the audience, what a dismount, 87, J J Elshere, quick ride, NS....Jeff Willert nice ride, stayed centered on copy cat...82...Cody Martin out of Eagle CO...on Kessler Rodeo, Avalanche...horses are running...75...Chuck Schmidt on Gross Beetle well not on for long...NS....Not much Chuck could do, horse took a high dive right out of the chute...Chet Johnson on a Calgary Stampede horse Maiden Chick, sorrel horse, good bucking action, 81...Dustin Flundra, on Hell's Half Acre...68...Heith DeMoss, I've talked with Heith before and he's got a great outlook, he's from Heflin, Louisiana...Chad Ferley from Oelrichs, too much run not enough buck..Chad lost his rein, he was essentially just hanging on NS...5 time world champ, Billy Etbauer, on, Kessler Championship, what a ride 90....
Team Roping
Derrick Begay / Cesar de la Cruz.10.6 one leg catch....JoJo Lemond / Random Adams one of the top 15 in the world so far this year, steer stumbled but still 5.5 wow.....Cody Grahm / Gabe Gwaltney.two cowboys from Missouri, 5.2..Coleman Proctor / Caleb Twisselman.missed NT...Tommy Edens / Justin Hendrick finally an all Texas team, NT, illegal head catch....Brady Tryan / Broc Cresta, missed heal...NT....Keven Daniel / Brad Culpepper, 2 southern boys Tennessee and Georgia...5.2...Colby Siddoway / Matt Zancaella Utah and South Dakota, 4.9.....Steve Purcella / Jhett Johnson, 6.2....All around World Champ Trevor Brazile / Patrick Smth, these are two of the cowboys of faith i know, NT.....
Tie-Down
Sterling Smith from the cowboy capital Stephenville, broken barrier 18.8....Cade Swor, one of if not the best in the world from Crafton.7.7..Adam Gray out of Seymour.8.5...Jake Hannum, his whole family rodeos out of Ogden Utah got caught up in the stirrup but still 7.9....Blake Huckabee another one of those Louisiana cowboys.8.3....Cimarron Boardman out of Stephenville.NT....Houston Hutto from near the border in Del Rio.7.6...Shane Hanchey the 2nd of our Sulphur louisiana cowboys.7.9..Ryan Jarrett from Comanche, OK.7.4.showed why he's a former world champion.... and last up tonight, Rick Canton from Navasota.10.2.....
Steer Wrestling
Big Boys Event -- you're on a horse galloping full speed and you jump onto the back of a steer running full speed...whoof....
up first 3 C Canadian Cody Cassidy 3.8....Dane Hanna out of Mississippi, southern cowboy, 5.0.... Nick Guy from Sparta, he's a really good guy, 4.6.....Stockton Graves from Newkirk OK,4.2 ....Blake Knowles...pacific coast where it rains all the time...oregon.long run steer, 4.9 ...Beau Franzen from Sidney Montana.NT...Casey McMillen, another Oregonian...these guys are all on their game tonight..14.2, whoops i spoke too soon broken barrier...Luke Branquinho out of California, used to ride for the army team...3.5...Louisiana Cowboy Casey Martin out of Sulphur, where is Sulphur? anyway, Casey's up now....steer long fast run, 5.0...Dean Gorsuch out of Gering Nebraska, he's another of our world champions. 4.1......
Bareback
Royce Ford from Briggsdale CO up on 3 reasons...76 Caleb Bennet from Utah on Lady's Man, got sideways NS..., Logan Hodson out of Canada on Walk Hard from Sammy Andrews...75..., Casey Colletti out of Pueblo on Silver Moon....77, Wes Stevenson out of Lubbock, Texas Tech Red Raiders, up on Gorgeous Connie, 82...Evan Jayne, from France, like local hero Tony Parker, 83....Matt Bright, He's had a great rodeo so far, Matt stretched out, active ride, 83....Mickey Downare out of Hartsell on French Wake from Calgary Stampede, 83...., Dusty LaValley up on Macy's Parade, nice in control ride, 76...Jason Havens on Lurking News, Jason's from Oregon...79....
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Bull Riding
Clayton Savage up first on Heavy hItter...NS...Souli Shanklin from Rock Springs, bull went head first into a gate, stumbled Souli stayed on and gets a reride option..62...reride...Tyler Willis from Wheatland Wyoming...nice little black bull, launched Tyler and then tried to come down on him, NS....Fred Boettcher on Recoil (he's my pick to win tonight., well I was wrong....NS....so far nobody's covered...from Carthage, Clayton Williams, on Backlight...caught leaning to the right, straightened, then got bucked off...NS....From Odessa, Shawn Hogg, on Checkout from DH bucking bulls...NS...Man the bulls are winning tonight, nobody has covered except Souli and he's taking a reride, hmmm his 62 would be leading...from Rock Springs Wyoming, Seth Glause on Foghorn, Seth got caught leaning backwards...NS...The word for these bulls is RANK....Beau Schroeder from China, Texas that is....on Piston Hurricane, high jumping bull...wow, wow, wow, that bull was one bucking...oh man, Beau's free hand touched the bull even though he covered...NS....from Modesta Ted Bert , Ted leaned forward couldn't recover....NS...one left (except for the reride...)Howdy Cloud from Kountze Texas he's on Too Tall ....FINALLY, way to go Howdy,83...bull spun out of the chute, then Howdy got hooked after the dismount, he's ok...just got launched...now Souli Shanklin on his reride and he covered ---good choice 87 he wins the round....
Barrel Racing
Stephane Fryar from Big Spring.nice start 14.00...LIsa Lockhart, she's also from Oelrichs SD.14.05...Layna Kight among the top 20 of the world, arena's fast tonight, 13.92....Savannah Reeves (originally from my neck of the woods.now in Cross Plains...),19.20 ..Annesa Self from Valley View, Texas.14.18....Mary Burger out of Pauls Valley Oklahoma.14.31...Danyelle Campbell Beaumont CA.19.33..Tammy Whyte from Eau Clare, Wisconsin.14.17...Shelly Morgan, Canton, Texas.nice looking gray horse, 14.13...Rachael Ross, Murrita, CA...14.47
Saddle Bronc
World Champ Taos Muncy up first, left the horse and went over the rail into the audience, what a dismount, 87, J J Elshere, quick ride, NS....Jeff Willert nice ride, stayed centered on copy cat...82...Cody Martin out of Eagle CO...on Kessler Rodeo, Avalanche...horses are running...75...Chuck Schmidt on Gross Beetle well not on for long...NS....Not much Chuck could do, horse took a high dive right out of the chute...Chet Johnson on a Calgary Stampede horse Maiden Chick, sorrel horse, good bucking action, 81...Dustin Flundra, on Hell's Half Acre...68...Heith DeMoss, I've talked with Heith before and he's got a great outlook, he's from Heflin, Louisiana...Chad Ferley from Oelrichs, too much run not enough buck..Chad lost his rein, he was essentially just hanging on NS...5 time world champ, Billy Etbauer, on, Kessler Championship, what a ride 90....
Team Roping
Derrick Begay / Cesar de la Cruz.10.6 one leg catch....JoJo Lemond / Random Adams one of the top 15 in the world so far this year, steer stumbled but still 5.5 wow.....Cody Grahm / Gabe Gwaltney.two cowboys from Missouri, 5.2..Coleman Proctor / Caleb Twisselman.missed NT...Tommy Edens / Justin Hendrick finally an all Texas team, NT, illegal head catch....Brady Tryan / Broc Cresta, missed heal...NT....Keven Daniel / Brad Culpepper, 2 southern boys Tennessee and Georgia...5.2...Colby Siddoway / Matt Zancaella Utah and South Dakota, 4.9.....Steve Purcella / Jhett Johnson, 6.2....All around World Champ Trevor Brazile / Patrick Smth, these are two of the cowboys of faith i know, NT.....
Tie-Down
Sterling Smith from the cowboy capital Stephenville, broken barrier 18.8....Cade Swor, one of if not the best in the world from Crafton.7.7..Adam Gray out of Seymour.8.5...Jake Hannum, his whole family rodeos out of Ogden Utah got caught up in the stirrup but still 7.9....Blake Huckabee another one of those Louisiana cowboys.8.3....Cimarron Boardman out of Stephenville.NT....Houston Hutto from near the border in Del Rio.7.6...Shane Hanchey the 2nd of our Sulphur louisiana cowboys.7.9..Ryan Jarrett from Comanche, OK.7.4.showed why he's a former world champion.... and last up tonight, Rick Canton from Navasota.10.2.....
Steer Wrestling
Big Boys Event -- you're on a horse galloping full speed and you jump onto the back of a steer running full speed...whoof....
up first 3 C Canadian Cody Cassidy 3.8....Dane Hanna out of Mississippi, southern cowboy, 5.0.... Nick Guy from Sparta, he's a really good guy, 4.6.....Stockton Graves from Newkirk OK,4.2 ....Blake Knowles...pacific coast where it rains all the time...oregon.long run steer, 4.9 ...Beau Franzen from Sidney Montana.NT...Casey McMillen, another Oregonian...these guys are all on their game tonight..14.2, whoops i spoke too soon broken barrier...Luke Branquinho out of California, used to ride for the army team...3.5...Louisiana Cowboy Casey Martin out of Sulphur, where is Sulphur? anyway, Casey's up now....steer long fast run, 5.0...Dean Gorsuch out of Gering Nebraska, he's another of our world champions. 4.1......
Bareback
Royce Ford from Briggsdale CO up on 3 reasons...76 Caleb Bennet from Utah on Lady's Man, got sideways NS..., Logan Hodson out of Canada on Walk Hard from Sammy Andrews...75..., Casey Colletti out of Pueblo on Silver Moon....77, Wes Stevenson out of Lubbock, Texas Tech Red Raiders, up on Gorgeous Connie, 82...Evan Jayne, from France, like local hero Tony Parker, 83....Matt Bright, He's had a great rodeo so far, Matt stretched out, active ride, 83....Mickey Downare out of Hartsell on French Wake from Calgary Stampede, 83...., Dusty LaValley up on Macy's Parade, nice in control ride, 76...Jason Havens on Lurking News, Jason's from Oregon...79....
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02/15: Monday 2-15-2010
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
That's it for tonight....I'll be back on Thursday for the Semis....we'll have Susan's recaps tomorrow...
Don't forget to refresh
Bull Riding
Tyler Thomson...NS..Jake Wade, covers 74....Luke Haught from Weatherford, nice ride 83...Fred Boettcher that was quick..NS...Casey Baize from San Angelo, it's been windy here, it's always windy there...on cookie monster, that bull jumped straight up and did it hard and fast..NS..Jason Beck from Louisiana, on Slimdimi from Four Rodeo company, spinning bull, NS...Sean Case, Montana cowboy on Rocket Launcher, siipped to left got loose, NS..Douglas Duncan from beautiful Alvin Texas...Duncan went to the back righted himself, 81...Joe Smith from Sheridan Wy..NS....Shawn Hogg from Odessa, he stayed cenered the whole way and it shows..88...Marcus Michaelis, took the round last night..92..
Barrel Race
2008 World Champ Lindsay Sears, 14.11....Jace Jatzlau from Giddings, 14.14...Tammy Whyte out of Wisconsin, 4.08...Leyna Kight from Willspoint TX, 14.20....Megan McLeod, +5 19.25...Sherrylynn Johnson, 14.08...Sue Smith went to the NFR...14.25...Kendra Edey, 14.51..Kassie Mowry +5 19.41...Jordan Peterson, out of Lott Texas...14.85...Benette Barrington 14.05...Tammy Fischer..14.41...
Saddle Bronc
Who's who of saddle bronc riding tonight, Jesse Bail up first, 62 reride option....Reigning world chmp, Jesse Kruse out of Montana 76 on wild man...Bobby Griswold, on Jumpin Jack...77...Brody Bolton out of Oddessa home of the SandHills Rodeo, NS...Trell Etbauer, recognize some of these names? like I said, who's who in bronc riding...75....5 time world champ Billy Etbauer up on Yello Devil from Harry Vold Rodeo,78....Brad Rudolf from Battle Mountain Nevada, whoops...NS...the horse exploded with a real high buck, Brad had no chance....Dustin Flundra up on a Calgary Stampede horse...Gross Beetle from Calgary, if you can stay on a Calgary horse, you should score well, yep 82...Shaun Stroh, from Dickinson, North Dakota, he won the NFR, another Calgary Stampede horse 83...Rod Hay, out of Canada, he's an 8 time Canadian chamption 79...Dusty Hausauer...he got to the right early.NS...Wade Sundell, from Iowa...another Calgary horse..80....Jesse Bail up for his reride.61..
Team Roping
Morgan Jones / Allen Bach - Check out Forever Cowboys, -- NT...Caleb Mitchell / Justin Copp, both Texas ropers..5.1...Kaleb Driggers / Dustin Davis...1 leg catch...10.5..Kelsey Parchman / Richard Durham, 1 leg 12.0...Cody Odell / Boogie Ray, clean run....6.3...Colby Siddoway / Matt Zancnella, single horn catch, miss...NT..Garrett Tonozzi / Kinney Harrell, Texas nd Colorado 1 leg catch 9.7...couple of Coopers from Stephenville, Jake and Jim Ross...another 1 leg catch, tough night tonight 11.6...Cody Graham / Gabe Gwaltney, these guys can rope 4.7 out of Missouri...Ty Blasingame / Cody Hintz, Colorado and Nevada teaming up...14.8 broken barrier.....David Key / Rich Skelton, Rich s from my area of the State he's in Llano, I had a great interview with David here last year, Rich is a multiple wold champ, not tonight NT...Jake Stanley / Justin Davis...missed heeler...NT..
Tie-Down Roping
Ryan Watkins out of Dublin Texas started us off with 8.6...Matt Schiozawa up next, 8.0...Monty Lewis, quick rope, calf ran...broken barrier 21.7..A couple of Coopers from Decatur up now, Tuf first..missed..NT..not representative of his usual effort, been to 2 NFRS...and now Cliff...7.4, clean, clean run....Louisiana cowboy Shane Hanchey, he's nbr 1 in the world so far...broken barrier 17.0...Seth Childers, out of Cameron, Texas...calf ran a little far, 9.1...Tyson Durfey, Colbert WA..Tough enough to wear pink...let's beat breast cancer..7.9...Adam Gray from Seymour Texas...if you get a chance you should always see more Texas...7.5...Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, NT, missed...Wes Lockard from Susanville, CA...long run, 9.4...5 time world champ Cody Ohl....18.7 barrier....
Steer Wrestling
Hunter Cure from Holliday TX...malfunction, steer left no nod...Wade Sumpter from Fowler CO..3.4...Kyle Whitaker, Chambers NE...4.2....Billy Begenig...NT...Curtis Cassidy, 11.3...Nick Guy, 3.6...Luke Branquinho 4.2.....Ken Lewis, La Junta Co...10.7...Clayton Morrison...4.1...Jake Rinehart...14.9...Joey Bell Jr...4.0....Hunter Cure back up now...
Bareback
Chip Dees up first...NS...Jake Brown on Dust Devil..Off dust devil..NS...Tim Shirley...NS...Joe Gunderson, nbr 1 last night..on Pilot Point...nice ride, barely made the 8...74...Danny Webb, California rider on bronco billy...Cervi Championship horses..73...Mickey Downare out of Hartsel CO...78...Logan Hodson, on Grit you teeth..78..Grit your teeth set the arena record in Odessa...Dave Worsfold, 78 on Hi Roller...Monte Downare...77...Luke Creasy, had an 83 last night, on Little Bo Peep from Cervi..74....Scott Montague on Pro Rodeo Fan Zone....78......
We're back in San Antonio tonight - live starting at 7:00 - We've been away because I had Surgery on Friday, Broke my hand last Monday and it's generally been a tough, tough week. I'll be here tonight and then back for the semis on Thursday and Friday the Xtreme Bulls on Sat and the finals on Saturday night.
Just had a great talk with Cindy Schonholtz who is Driector of Industry Outreach for the PRCA, they've got some really cool things going, I'll relay that interview tomorrow. Don't forget to refresh you browser
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Bull Riding
Tyler Thomson...NS..Jake Wade, covers 74....Luke Haught from Weatherford, nice ride 83...Fred Boettcher that was quick..NS...Casey Baize from San Angelo, it's been windy here, it's always windy there...on cookie monster, that bull jumped straight up and did it hard and fast..NS..Jason Beck from Louisiana, on Slimdimi from Four Rodeo company, spinning bull, NS...Sean Case, Montana cowboy on Rocket Launcher, siipped to left got loose, NS..Douglas Duncan from beautiful Alvin Texas...Duncan went to the back righted himself, 81...Joe Smith from Sheridan Wy..NS....Shawn Hogg from Odessa, he stayed cenered the whole way and it shows..88...Marcus Michaelis, took the round last night..92..
Barrel Race
2008 World Champ Lindsay Sears, 14.11....Jace Jatzlau from Giddings, 14.14...Tammy Whyte out of Wisconsin, 4.08...Leyna Kight from Willspoint TX, 14.20....Megan McLeod, +5 19.25...Sherrylynn Johnson, 14.08...Sue Smith went to the NFR...14.25...Kendra Edey, 14.51..Kassie Mowry +5 19.41...Jordan Peterson, out of Lott Texas...14.85...Benette Barrington 14.05...Tammy Fischer..14.41...
Saddle Bronc
Who's who of saddle bronc riding tonight, Jesse Bail up first, 62 reride option....Reigning world chmp, Jesse Kruse out of Montana 76 on wild man...Bobby Griswold, on Jumpin Jack...77...Brody Bolton out of Oddessa home of the SandHills Rodeo, NS...Trell Etbauer, recognize some of these names? like I said, who's who in bronc riding...75....5 time world champ Billy Etbauer up on Yello Devil from Harry Vold Rodeo,78....Brad Rudolf from Battle Mountain Nevada, whoops...NS...the horse exploded with a real high buck, Brad had no chance....Dustin Flundra up on a Calgary Stampede horse...Gross Beetle from Calgary, if you can stay on a Calgary horse, you should score well, yep 82...Shaun Stroh, from Dickinson, North Dakota, he won the NFR, another Calgary Stampede horse 83...Rod Hay, out of Canada, he's an 8 time Canadian chamption 79...Dusty Hausauer...he got to the right early.NS...Wade Sundell, from Iowa...another Calgary horse..80....Jesse Bail up for his reride.61..
Team Roping
Morgan Jones / Allen Bach - Check out Forever Cowboys, -- NT...Caleb Mitchell / Justin Copp, both Texas ropers..5.1...Kaleb Driggers / Dustin Davis...1 leg catch...10.5..Kelsey Parchman / Richard Durham, 1 leg 12.0...Cody Odell / Boogie Ray, clean run....6.3...Colby Siddoway / Matt Zancnella, single horn catch, miss...NT..Garrett Tonozzi / Kinney Harrell, Texas nd Colorado 1 leg catch 9.7...couple of Coopers from Stephenville, Jake and Jim Ross...another 1 leg catch, tough night tonight 11.6...Cody Graham / Gabe Gwaltney, these guys can rope 4.7 out of Missouri...Ty Blasingame / Cody Hintz, Colorado and Nevada teaming up...14.8 broken barrier.....David Key / Rich Skelton, Rich s from my area of the State he's in Llano, I had a great interview with David here last year, Rich is a multiple wold champ, not tonight NT...Jake Stanley / Justin Davis...missed heeler...NT..
Tie-Down Roping
Ryan Watkins out of Dublin Texas started us off with 8.6...Matt Schiozawa up next, 8.0...Monty Lewis, quick rope, calf ran...broken barrier 21.7..A couple of Coopers from Decatur up now, Tuf first..missed..NT..not representative of his usual effort, been to 2 NFRS...and now Cliff...7.4, clean, clean run....Louisiana cowboy Shane Hanchey, he's nbr 1 in the world so far...broken barrier 17.0...Seth Childers, out of Cameron, Texas...calf ran a little far, 9.1...Tyson Durfey, Colbert WA..Tough enough to wear pink...let's beat breast cancer..7.9...Adam Gray from Seymour Texas...if you get a chance you should always see more Texas...7.5...Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, NT, missed...Wes Lockard from Susanville, CA...long run, 9.4...5 time world champ Cody Ohl....18.7 barrier....
Steer Wrestling
Hunter Cure from Holliday TX...malfunction, steer left no nod...Wade Sumpter from Fowler CO..3.4...Kyle Whitaker, Chambers NE...4.2....Billy Begenig...NT...Curtis Cassidy, 11.3...Nick Guy, 3.6...Luke Branquinho 4.2.....Ken Lewis, La Junta Co...10.7...Clayton Morrison...4.1...Jake Rinehart...14.9...Joey Bell Jr...4.0....Hunter Cure back up now...
Bareback
Chip Dees up first...NS...Jake Brown on Dust Devil..Off dust devil..NS...Tim Shirley...NS...Joe Gunderson, nbr 1 last night..on Pilot Point...nice ride, barely made the 8...74...Danny Webb, California rider on bronco billy...Cervi Championship horses..73...Mickey Downare out of Hartsel CO...78...Logan Hodson, on Grit you teeth..78..Grit your teeth set the arena record in Odessa...Dave Worsfold, 78 on Hi Roller...Monte Downare...77...Luke Creasy, had an 83 last night, on Little Bo Peep from Cervi..74....Scott Montague on Pro Rodeo Fan Zone....78......
We're back in San Antonio tonight - live starting at 7:00 - We've been away because I had Surgery on Friday, Broke my hand last Monday and it's generally been a tough, tough week. I'll be here tonight and then back for the semis on Thursday and Friday the Xtreme Bulls on Sat and the finals on Saturday night.
Just had a great talk with Cindy Schonholtz who is Driector of Industry Outreach for the PRCA, they've got some really cool things going, I'll relay that interview tomorrow. Don't forget to refresh you browser
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
Consistency, consistency, consistency in San Antonio
Consistency win championships, especially in rodeo. In most other sports, you can play poorly for two-thirds to three-quarters of a game and still come back and win it all with a miracle play. In rodeo you have to be on top of your game each and every time you set foot in the arena.
And when you have 40 or 50 of the world's best rodeo competitors in one place, you can't afford even the slightest mistake and in San Antonio this year we're seeing that play out night after night. San Antonio changed it's rules this year. This year each competitor is up 4 times, 4 performances in a row and they can earn money each night. At the end of those four performances the 5 competitors who have earned the most money will come back for the semi-finals and try to earn their way into the finals.
So far have the first group of semi-finalists determined and after tonight's (Thursday) we'll have our next set of 5. Going into tonight's performance, Caleb Bennett, Ryan Stutes, Eric Swenson, Evan Jayne and Steven Peebles
have all earned money is 2 of the 3 bareback rounds (no one has hit all 3). In Steer Wrestling, Olin Hannum and Dane Hanna are tied for the top spot with 3,111.25 earned so far with Brad Gilcrest sitting in 3rd based on his earnings of 2,075 which he took home for turfing his steer in 4.6 on Tuesday.
Tie-down has (well who else) world champion Trevor Brazile leading the way after 2 1st place wins on Tuesday and Wednesday, Fred Whitfield has also been consistent, but could use a good showing tonight to cement a place
in the semis. Team roping is wide open with Brandon Beers and Ryan Mtes sitting on top and defending world champions Nick Sartain and Kollin VonAhn in a time with Luke Brown and Martin Lucero, both of those teams could easily take a round, but then again so could every team entered.
Saddle bronc seems to be coming down to a tight race with Taos Muncy, Isaac Diaz and Ty Atchison leading the way with Taos showing his world championship skills. In the Barrels, well Syndi Blanchard has a commanding lead and should easily qualify for the semis, with Lisa Lockhart, Britany Fleck and Sherry Cervi close behind. In bull riding Steve Woolsey is the only rider to cover all 3 of his rides, Clint Craig is right behind him with Beau Schroeder and Howdy Cloud each having won a performance and stlll in the mix.
After tonight we get another group of competitors coming in for their chance to show why their consistency makes them some of the best in the world.
Consistency win championships, especially in rodeo. In most other sports, you can play poorly for two-thirds to three-quarters of a game and still come back and win it all with a miracle play. In rodeo you have to be on top of your game each and every time you set foot in the arena.
And when you have 40 or 50 of the world's best rodeo competitors in one place, you can't afford even the slightest mistake and in San Antonio this year we're seeing that play out night after night. San Antonio changed it's rules this year. This year each competitor is up 4 times, 4 performances in a row and they can earn money each night. At the end of those four performances the 5 competitors who have earned the most money will come back for the semi-finals and try to earn their way into the finals.
So far have the first group of semi-finalists determined and after tonight's (Thursday) we'll have our next set of 5. Going into tonight's performance, Caleb Bennett, Ryan Stutes, Eric Swenson, Evan Jayne and Steven Peebles
have all earned money is 2 of the 3 bareback rounds (no one has hit all 3). In Steer Wrestling, Olin Hannum and Dane Hanna are tied for the top spot with 3,111.25 earned so far with Brad Gilcrest sitting in 3rd based on his earnings of 2,075 which he took home for turfing his steer in 4.6 on Tuesday.
Tie-down has (well who else) world champion Trevor Brazile leading the way after 2 1st place wins on Tuesday and Wednesday, Fred Whitfield has also been consistent, but could use a good showing tonight to cement a place
in the semis. Team roping is wide open with Brandon Beers and Ryan Mtes sitting on top and defending world champions Nick Sartain and Kollin VonAhn in a time with Luke Brown and Martin Lucero, both of those teams could easily take a round, but then again so could every team entered.
Saddle bronc seems to be coming down to a tight race with Taos Muncy, Isaac Diaz and Ty Atchison leading the way with Taos showing his world championship skills. In the Barrels, well Syndi Blanchard has a commanding lead and should easily qualify for the semis, with Lisa Lockhart, Britany Fleck and Sherry Cervi close behind. In bull riding Steve Woolsey is the only rider to cover all 3 of his rides, Clint Craig is right behind him with Beau Schroeder and Howdy Cloud each having won a performance and stlll in the mix.
After tonight we get another group of competitors coming in for their chance to show why their consistency makes them some of the best in the world.
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
Over the years one rodeo company became known for putting on almost rock and roll types of rodeos. They were out of South Texas and they went under the name of Bad Company Rodeo. In 2007 and 2008 Susan Kanode did a series on their world famous bull 'Walk-this'Way', which we proudly ran and if you missed any of the chapters you can find them here. In 2009 Bad Company for whatever reason decided to pull back and essentially disappeared from the circuit. Well, they've decided to come back and they've announced their 'Back In The Saddle' tour 2010.
Two initial events on March 20 in Stockdale, Texas at the Smokin Spring Bar-B-Q cookoff and Pro Bull Riding (40 Head Bull Riding with $2,500 added) and (Who's Your Daddy - Junior Bull Riding with $500 in added money) and then April 9-11 at the Poteet Strawberry Festival Rodeo and Bull Riding...check them out the website is www.badcompanyrodeo.com
Two initial events on March 20 in Stockdale, Texas at the Smokin Spring Bar-B-Q cookoff and Pro Bull Riding (40 Head Bull Riding with $2,500 added) and (Who's Your Daddy - Junior Bull Riding with $500 in added money) and then April 9-11 at the Poteet Strawberry Festival Rodeo and Bull Riding...check them out the website is www.badcompanyrodeo.com
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
Due to some unexpected issues it's not going to be possible for me to be live at as many performances as I had originally planned. Sometimes life's responsibilities get in the way of doing what you always want to do....anyway, I'll be doing this type of recap, based on information I receive...
last year the ladies were running the barrels incredibly fast. In fact the times were so fast and so consistent that those of us who had covered the rodeo for years were surprised and commented on it. There were several times under 14 seconds, the arena record was set by Tiffany Fox at 13.69 seconds and there were multiple runs under 14.10, so it was truly fast times.
This year things haven't been quite so fast, and on Monday the ladies seemed to be almost a step slower and that this seen in the times, Tuesday showed dramatic improvement with Sydni Blanchard blazing around the cloverleaf in 13.75, Sherry Cervi, Marana, AZ..14.11 (great improvement over Monday where she was 14.48) $1,555.63...Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, OR 14.23 (vs 14.45 on Monday), $1,037.08, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, OK 14.28 (vs 14.58) $518.54,...Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, SD at 14.33 was a little slower than Monday's time of 14.29...Sheena Robbins, Fresno, CA 14.42 beat her Monday 14.47...Christina Richman, from Glendora, CA got a clean run (she knocked over a barrel on Monday) 14.49...Haley Thorne, Midlothian, TX, fell back with a 14.53...Canadian Champ Deb Renger, Okotoks, AB, also stumbled a little.14.63....Sue Berg, Bloomington, MN..14.67...Terra Bynum, Colorado City, TX...14.95..Monday's performance leader Britany Fleck, Mandan, ND knocked over a barrel and had a 19.23, if she hadn't had that misstep, she'd have been tied for 3rd in the performance....
last year the ladies were running the barrels incredibly fast. In fact the times were so fast and so consistent that those of us who had covered the rodeo for years were surprised and commented on it. There were several times under 14 seconds, the arena record was set by Tiffany Fox at 13.69 seconds and there were multiple runs under 14.10, so it was truly fast times.
This year things haven't been quite so fast, and on Monday the ladies seemed to be almost a step slower and that this seen in the times, Tuesday showed dramatic improvement with Sydni Blanchard blazing around the cloverleaf in 13.75, Sherry Cervi, Marana, AZ..14.11 (great improvement over Monday where she was 14.48) $1,555.63...Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, OR 14.23 (vs 14.45 on Monday), $1,037.08, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, OK 14.28 (vs 14.58) $518.54,...Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, SD at 14.33 was a little slower than Monday's time of 14.29...Sheena Robbins, Fresno, CA 14.42 beat her Monday 14.47...Christina Richman, from Glendora, CA got a clean run (she knocked over a barrel on Monday) 14.49...Haley Thorne, Midlothian, TX, fell back with a 14.53...Canadian Champ Deb Renger, Okotoks, AB, also stumbled a little.14.63....Sue Berg, Bloomington, MN..14.67...Terra Bynum, Colorado City, TX...14.95..Monday's performance leader Britany Fleck, Mandan, ND knocked over a barrel and had a 19.23, if she hadn't had that misstep, she'd have been tied for 3rd in the performance....
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
That's it for tonight....be safe
Bull Riding
Wesley Silcox - NS....Jordan Hooton, Daingerfield Texas, good city for a bull rider...got left, got off, bull turned and tried to pin Jordan into the fence, the bull fighter took it instead, right in the gut, he's ok...NS..Steve Woolsey out of Payson, on Apache, this is a good spotted spinning bull, Steve nailed it, 85....Jarrod Ford from Greeley, on Carr Rodeo's Illegal Smile, first time I've seen this bull, straight up power bucker, Jarrod went off to the right and the bull turned and went after him...NS...the bullfighters got between the bull and Jarrod...Howdy Cloud, Howdy had the best ride I've seen from him he's a nfr rider tonight he's on Cross Roads, good spinning action not much buck 76....Cling Craig, won Denver this year, white faced black bull..Clint stayed right in the center bucked and spun 91...Bobby Welsh, Bobby and I talked before the rodeo tonight, he left the family at home, Bobby's one of the Cowboys of Faith I talk about...77...Kanin Asay, ran into Kanin tonight also, he's ready, got a great attitude, on like he's glued to the back of the bull, on Black Diablo, 82...Jarrod Craig from a little north of me in Central Texas, he's out of Hillsboro...little red bull, on Classic Red, 82....Zack Elliott, on Powerplay, whoops before I could finish typing his name, he was off...NS....Beau Schroeder out of China (Texas that is...) NS...Bandy Murpy, Bandy won the TV show Toughest Cowboy, he's on Little LIghtning, Little LIghtning won this round...NS
Barrel Racing
Canadian cowgirl Deb Renger, she's a 5 time canadian champ and she's won this rodeo..14.37..Sue Berg out of Minnesota, we think it's cold here..try Minnesota, 14.48...Terra Bynum, Colorado City, Texas, knocked over a barrel, 19.77..Sheena Robbins, Fresno CA, 14.47..Haley Thorne, Midolthian Texas, 14.32...Lisa Lockhart...Oelrichs, South Dakota, 14.29...Britany Fleck, Mandan, North Dakota, 14.09, that was a nice run, tipped the 2nd barrel and she righted it with her foot...Brenda Mays, 14.57...Syndi Blanchard, Albuquerque New Mexico...14.42..from Glendora Ca Christina Richman..went wide and then knocked over the center barrel 19.61...Sherry Cervi one of the very best in the world,14.48....Mary Burger out of Oklahoma, 14.59....They're not as fast as last year, last year was the fastest ever....
saddle Bronc
Heith DeMoss, out of Heflin, Heith got over the horse and the left foot left....NS...Ty Atchison, from Jackson Missouri..on Carr Rodeo Big Lights, nice spurring action...he's excited and he should be...80...Alex Wright one of the Wright brothers out of Idaho, on River Boat Annie, 81, horse earned a lot of that...from the other side of the world, Curtis Garton out of New Zealand..looked like he was going to go over the horses head, righted himself...NS, mark out rule...Rusty Allen from Eagle Mountain, Utah, Rusty got launched and almost got sent into the stands...NS...out of Stephenville is Wes Burns, on Multichem, I saw this horse last year, yep same results...NS...Sam Spreadborough from Snyder, Texas...77...Jesse Wright from Milford, Utah on Dixieland Delight...77....Isaac Diaz from Stephenville, on Mullen Hill...Isaac just barely made the 8 seconds...72....Cody Taton, from Corona New Mexico...NS..Taos Muncy, former HS star, been very successful as a pro...in fact he's a former world champ...86......here's another former champ Cody Wright...76...
Team Roping
Chad Masters/Jade Corkill...NT...Luke Brown/Martin Lucero, 2 stephenville cowboys..runners up to world championship...missed...NT...Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn...2 Okies 2009 World Champs...nice catch 5.1....David Motes/Travis Woodard...another good pair...missed on the heel...NT...Justin Yost/Kyle Crick. from Hico and Lapan...missed the head catch...NT...Jake Weddie / Monty Joe Petska, quick head catch, whoops broken barrier 15.2....The Adams boys up next Jay and Austin Adams from Logandale, Nevada...one hind leg catch 11.4....Brandon Beers/Ryan Motes..5.4...Riley Minor/Brady Minor...NT....JoJo Lemond/Randon Adams..clean 6.4...Brady Tryan/Broc Cresta...one heel 10.2...Travis Tryan/Michael Jones...6.1....
Tie Down Roping
Cory Solomon, Prarie View, TX...11.3...I like this event, you can see the old west in it....Fred Whitfield, Fred's been quiet the past couple of years, he just showed why he's a world champion...8.5...Cimarron Boardman out of Stephenville, broken barrier, 17.5....Shank Edwards, that's a great first name...out of Roswell NM, the home of the UFO....calf got a good jump, long run 10.3....Josh Peek out of Pueblo, Colorado...Josh's rope snapped...NT...from Cuero, Texas, Ace Slone, Cuero's a nice town, I've been there several times...calf fought back...11.4, not Ace's best run...Cade Swor, calf shot out of the chute 8.7...Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot Idaho...10.5...Justin Macha, Needville, Texas whoa that was fast...8.0...All Around world champ Trevor Brazile, up now, calf pulled front leg away from Trevor 9.2...Blair Burk, out of Durant Ok, he's a 14 time NFR qualifier, that's consistency...8.1. and that shows why he's in the NFR....man you have to be fast to earn money tonight...Mike Johnson, Henryetta, OK, he's a legend in this game, 23 times to the NFR...calf broke to the left, Mike has a tought time with it...11.7....
Steer Wrestling
Justin Davis up first from Beartonville, Texas 13.9 trouble right off the bat....Gabe Ledoux, the name should be familiar, out of Kaplan, LA, he's a big dude....4.4..his horse got a great jump...Brad McGilchrist, out of california broke the barrier 15.5....Cole Edge, Durant Oklahoma...5.4....Dane Hanna, Starkville Mississippi (I just like typing that...) where is Starkville?....4.2 great run....Sean Mulligan, Coleman Ok...4.6....Travis Carnine out of Moro, Oregon....whoops, Travis missed the steer....NT...Olin Hannum out of West Haven, Utah...that was quick...3.9....Todd Suhn, Hermosa South Dakota...Todd's one of the world's best, now in the top 10 this year...6.0, Todd had a little trouble getting ahold of the steer...Beau Franzen of Sidney Montana...4.0...Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas...5.3, Matt's wife Savannah was up in the barrels over the weekend and qualified for the semis - I used to watch Savannah when she was running the barrels around Marble Falls....Shawn Greenfield, one of the worlds best 4.4..
Bareback
Ryan Stutes, Sulphur LA...on Lanky Doodle..79...Jared Smith, out of Williston Florida, not lot of Florida bronc riders..71...Bo Casper, Fort Scott Kansas...UT'S playing KS tonight in Austin..72... D.V. Fennell went to the NFR last year where he won 61K up on Carr Rodeo's High Tide...73...It's our Frenchman Evan Jayne, he's really good, horse not so much...60...Tyrel Nelson out of Cheyenne Wyoming, home to Cheyenne Frontier Days, NS..free hand touch,...out of Utah young guy Caleb Bennett up on Dirty Jacket from Carr....this bronce took off..79...Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas...77....Kelly Timberman former world champion up on Carr Rodeo's Cool Running, horse went to Texas Circuit Finals rodeo...hard bucking 79...we've got a bunch at the top tonight....Steven Peebles from Redmon Oregon, on Grass Dancer...NS another free hand touch....Craig Wisehart, up on 2005 world champ horse Real Deal, Craigs out of Stephenville...80 points best ride of the night...
I'll keep you up to date with all of tonight's action from the AT&T arena in San Antonio. The rodeo start at 7:00
Bull Riding
Wesley Silcox - NS....Jordan Hooton, Daingerfield Texas, good city for a bull rider...got left, got off, bull turned and tried to pin Jordan into the fence, the bull fighter took it instead, right in the gut, he's ok...NS..Steve Woolsey out of Payson, on Apache, this is a good spotted spinning bull, Steve nailed it, 85....Jarrod Ford from Greeley, on Carr Rodeo's Illegal Smile, first time I've seen this bull, straight up power bucker, Jarrod went off to the right and the bull turned and went after him...NS...the bullfighters got between the bull and Jarrod...Howdy Cloud, Howdy had the best ride I've seen from him he's a nfr rider tonight he's on Cross Roads, good spinning action not much buck 76....Cling Craig, won Denver this year, white faced black bull..Clint stayed right in the center bucked and spun 91...Bobby Welsh, Bobby and I talked before the rodeo tonight, he left the family at home, Bobby's one of the Cowboys of Faith I talk about...77...Kanin Asay, ran into Kanin tonight also, he's ready, got a great attitude, on like he's glued to the back of the bull, on Black Diablo, 82...Jarrod Craig from a little north of me in Central Texas, he's out of Hillsboro...little red bull, on Classic Red, 82....Zack Elliott, on Powerplay, whoops before I could finish typing his name, he was off...NS....Beau Schroeder out of China (Texas that is...) NS...Bandy Murpy, Bandy won the TV show Toughest Cowboy, he's on Little LIghtning, Little LIghtning won this round...NS
Barrel Racing
Canadian cowgirl Deb Renger, she's a 5 time canadian champ and she's won this rodeo..14.37..Sue Berg out of Minnesota, we think it's cold here..try Minnesota, 14.48...Terra Bynum, Colorado City, Texas, knocked over a barrel, 19.77..Sheena Robbins, Fresno CA, 14.47..Haley Thorne, Midolthian Texas, 14.32...Lisa Lockhart...Oelrichs, South Dakota, 14.29...Britany Fleck, Mandan, North Dakota, 14.09, that was a nice run, tipped the 2nd barrel and she righted it with her foot...Brenda Mays, 14.57...Syndi Blanchard, Albuquerque New Mexico...14.42..from Glendora Ca Christina Richman..went wide and then knocked over the center barrel 19.61...Sherry Cervi one of the very best in the world,14.48....Mary Burger out of Oklahoma, 14.59....They're not as fast as last year, last year was the fastest ever....
saddle Bronc
Heith DeMoss, out of Heflin, Heith got over the horse and the left foot left....NS...Ty Atchison, from Jackson Missouri..on Carr Rodeo Big Lights, nice spurring action...he's excited and he should be...80...Alex Wright one of the Wright brothers out of Idaho, on River Boat Annie, 81, horse earned a lot of that...from the other side of the world, Curtis Garton out of New Zealand..looked like he was going to go over the horses head, righted himself...NS, mark out rule...Rusty Allen from Eagle Mountain, Utah, Rusty got launched and almost got sent into the stands...NS...out of Stephenville is Wes Burns, on Multichem, I saw this horse last year, yep same results...NS...Sam Spreadborough from Snyder, Texas...77...Jesse Wright from Milford, Utah on Dixieland Delight...77....Isaac Diaz from Stephenville, on Mullen Hill...Isaac just barely made the 8 seconds...72....Cody Taton, from Corona New Mexico...NS..Taos Muncy, former HS star, been very successful as a pro...in fact he's a former world champ...86......here's another former champ Cody Wright...76...
Team Roping
Chad Masters/Jade Corkill...NT...Luke Brown/Martin Lucero, 2 stephenville cowboys..runners up to world championship...missed...NT...Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn...2 Okies 2009 World Champs...nice catch 5.1....David Motes/Travis Woodard...another good pair...missed on the heel...NT...Justin Yost/Kyle Crick. from Hico and Lapan...missed the head catch...NT...Jake Weddie / Monty Joe Petska, quick head catch, whoops broken barrier 15.2....The Adams boys up next Jay and Austin Adams from Logandale, Nevada...one hind leg catch 11.4....Brandon Beers/Ryan Motes..5.4...Riley Minor/Brady Minor...NT....JoJo Lemond/Randon Adams..clean 6.4...Brady Tryan/Broc Cresta...one heel 10.2...Travis Tryan/Michael Jones...6.1....
Tie Down Roping
Cory Solomon, Prarie View, TX...11.3...I like this event, you can see the old west in it....Fred Whitfield, Fred's been quiet the past couple of years, he just showed why he's a world champion...8.5...Cimarron Boardman out of Stephenville, broken barrier, 17.5....Shank Edwards, that's a great first name...out of Roswell NM, the home of the UFO....calf got a good jump, long run 10.3....Josh Peek out of Pueblo, Colorado...Josh's rope snapped...NT...from Cuero, Texas, Ace Slone, Cuero's a nice town, I've been there several times...calf fought back...11.4, not Ace's best run...Cade Swor, calf shot out of the chute 8.7...Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot Idaho...10.5...Justin Macha, Needville, Texas whoa that was fast...8.0...All Around world champ Trevor Brazile, up now, calf pulled front leg away from Trevor 9.2...Blair Burk, out of Durant Ok, he's a 14 time NFR qualifier, that's consistency...8.1. and that shows why he's in the NFR....man you have to be fast to earn money tonight...Mike Johnson, Henryetta, OK, he's a legend in this game, 23 times to the NFR...calf broke to the left, Mike has a tought time with it...11.7....
Steer Wrestling
Justin Davis up first from Beartonville, Texas 13.9 trouble right off the bat....Gabe Ledoux, the name should be familiar, out of Kaplan, LA, he's a big dude....4.4..his horse got a great jump...Brad McGilchrist, out of california broke the barrier 15.5....Cole Edge, Durant Oklahoma...5.4....Dane Hanna, Starkville Mississippi (I just like typing that...) where is Starkville?....4.2 great run....Sean Mulligan, Coleman Ok...4.6....Travis Carnine out of Moro, Oregon....whoops, Travis missed the steer....NT...Olin Hannum out of West Haven, Utah...that was quick...3.9....Todd Suhn, Hermosa South Dakota...Todd's one of the world's best, now in the top 10 this year...6.0, Todd had a little trouble getting ahold of the steer...Beau Franzen of Sidney Montana...4.0...Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas...5.3, Matt's wife Savannah was up in the barrels over the weekend and qualified for the semis - I used to watch Savannah when she was running the barrels around Marble Falls....Shawn Greenfield, one of the worlds best 4.4..
Bareback
Ryan Stutes, Sulphur LA...on Lanky Doodle..79...Jared Smith, out of Williston Florida, not lot of Florida bronc riders..71...Bo Casper, Fort Scott Kansas...UT'S playing KS tonight in Austin..72... D.V. Fennell went to the NFR last year where he won 61K up on Carr Rodeo's High Tide...73...It's our Frenchman Evan Jayne, he's really good, horse not so much...60...Tyrel Nelson out of Cheyenne Wyoming, home to Cheyenne Frontier Days, NS..free hand touch,...out of Utah young guy Caleb Bennett up on Dirty Jacket from Carr....this bronce took off..79...Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas...77....Kelly Timberman former world champion up on Carr Rodeo's Cool Running, horse went to Texas Circuit Finals rodeo...hard bucking 79...we've got a bunch at the top tonight....Steven Peebles from Redmon Oregon, on Grass Dancer...NS another free hand touch....Craig Wisehart, up on 2005 world champ horse Real Deal, Craigs out of Stephenville...80 points best ride of the night...
I'll keep you up to date with all of tonight's action from the AT&T arena in San Antonio. The rodeo start at 7:00
02/05: Friday Feb 5 2010
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
That's it for tonigh...thanks to everyone who visited the site...I'll be back live on Monday, we'll have recaps for Saturday and Sunday...
Bulls
Tyler Johnston up first on weed wacker from sammy andrews...wacked off... NS.....Colin McTaggart out of Vegas..Colin won SandHills in Odessa up on smash box..Colin rode him..78....Cody Whitney on Notorious..not for long, got sideways...NS....RC Landingham, Sammy Andrews bull Red Onion, left a bitter taste in RC's mouth...NS...Souli Shanklin, out of Rocksprings he's on his way up...on Drop Zone...NFR bull...bull went high and strong right out of the chute, then hit himself...reride option...Seth Glause out of Wyoming on Slick Willie, I've seen this bull and that's what usually happens...NS...he almost got Leon....Tyler Smith out of Fruita Colorado...on sandman...last year tyler was in the top 20...Sandman is a wide, wide bull....NS...Bulls winning tonight...Chad Denton on Body Works..spinning bull, Chad stayed centered...85...finally a score I agree with....Tyler Willis out of Wyoming...Tyler looked like he was loose at the start, he recentered and stayed on...88....El Campo's, Clayton Foltyn, first time I've watched him ride successfully, nice ride 87....Austin Ambrose from Fletcher OK on wacky weed...bulls bucked really strong and long...NS....Corey Navarre won 90k at the NFR...Corey's one of the Cowboys of Faith...on Reese's pieces....Corey got caught leaning left...NS...Souli Shanklin up for his reride...good ride..bull spun both ways..86...
Sam Kelts now up on his reride, on centerfold from Pete Carr Rodeo company....chute opened and Centerfold stayed inside...horse is NOT going to buck....FINALLY bucked and not Sam's best decision...NS...and he hit hard....
Barrels
The ladies were fast last year, in fact Tiffany Fox set the arena record last year at 13.69 seconds...Danyelle Campbell, from Beaumont 14.20...Kelli Tolbert, from Utah..14.58...so far not as fast as last year...Rachael Ross from Murrieta Georgia, 14.45....Lorie Manning out of Florida...15.16 +5 20.16...Mattie Jackson, Coppell 14.51 + 5...19.51...Brittany Pozzi, she's the reigning world champ...14.27...Julie James out of Wyoming...14.64...Shalie Lord from Lamar Colorado...14.21 + 5..19.21...Nancy Hunter, out of Utah..14.69....Savanah Reeves, originally from Marble Falls...now in Cross Plains...14.61.....
Saddle Bronc
Tyler Corrington, Guymon, OK... NS....Bryce Miller, Buffalo South Dakota..NS...worse than that, Bryce got stepped on and I mean hard, but he got up and walked off...that had to hurt....they've given Brice a reride option...Chuck Schmidt former collegiate champ...on trail dust...79...Jake Hayworth out of Idaho..on war eagle from frontier rodeo...beautiful ride..78...Louis Brunson, rides in the badlands circuit, on Black Gold...70...Louis was leaning forward...Bryce Miller s going to take his reride...J.r.Berg from Marwayn Alberta Canada...68....Horses not giving much action tonight....Justin Browning, he's the coach of the McNeese State College Team...Lake Charles LA boy...67....Jacobs Crawley, from College Station, wonder if he's an aggie?? ...66....Luke Butterfield, horse just really bucked straight up...74...Cody Martin out of Eagle Colorado number 4 in the world race so far..he's on buckskin sal...80....J J Elshere is up now and it wasn't his best ride...NS...he's got three more shots at it...Samuel Kelths another Canadian cowboy...72, reride option...Bryce Miller is up for his reride....80 for his reride score, he's going to be real sore tomorrow, but happy....
Team Roping Lots of Cowboys of Faith up tonight in team roping Joel Bach, Trevor Brazile, Patrick Smith, Joe Beaver and more...
Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper ..these guys won Denver this year these two have 8 appearances at the NFR between them..missed the head toss NT....Cody McMinn/Jake Long -- 5.4 CLEAN.... Jake Rodriquez/Bobby Baize --head catch, miss on heeler...NT.... Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith - Trevor is the current all around champion, tied Ty Murrays record, I met with him in Ft. Worth earlier this year....these guys are leading in ft worth...miss tonight, Patrick missed the heels...NT....Charles Pogue / Casey Chamberlain....steer ran a little long...6.6... Joel Bach / Kory Koonz --- check out the site forevercowboys.com - cowboys of faith..5 sec penalty one leg catch 10.6...Joe Beaver/Arky Rogers -- Joe's a 3 time all around champion 5 time tie down champ...7.1.....Shane Phillip/Britt Bockius---11.7, barrier and leg catch.... Coleman Proctor / Caleb Twisselman ---NT---lots of misses on the heels tonight.....Chris Lawson/Cody Doescher --- NT.... Brady Williams/Marty Becker--Canadian and a Montana Cowboy --5.5 finally a clean run....Clay Tryan/Travis Graves---these guys are in 1st in the standings so far this year...5.4 -- tie for number 1
Tonight is the 1st of four rounds for each of these cowboys, they're up twice on Saturday and then again Sunday...
They've build a beautiful new horse arena here, the cutting horse competition takes place tomorrow and sunday, they were have a youth rodeo in it earlier today...
Tie-Down roping - Landon McClaugherty from Tilden Texas, 8.9...Trent Creager from Stillwater Oklahoma, deep catch, slowed him up, penalty 24.2...Jeremiah Peek, out of Pueblo, Colorado, 8.9...Randall Carlisle from Lipan 11.0.....Georgia cowboy Tim Pharr, 9.0....Clint Cooper from Decatur, Texas, 9.6 plus 10 broken barrier....Jake Hannum, Ogden Utah, real nice run, clean, 8.0, new leader...Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas..1st of two from Childress..Stetson had a broken rope, he stumbled, NT....here's the other Childress cowboy, Stran Smith, 8.8...Stran is Stetson's uncle, I was wondering about having 2 ropers from Childress....Jerrod Hofstetter, qualified for the NFR out of Portales, NM, 8.5....out of Del Rio is Houston Hutto, I've seen Houston rope several times, this should be a quick run, he's sitting at nbr 3 in the world so far, finished 2nd in Denver this year, Houston got hung up in the stirrup and broke the barrier, 18.1...Ricky Canton from Navasota, close to the birthplace of Texas, 8.8....
Leon Coffee is the barrel man, here, he's a legend in this sport....his family is from the Blanco Texas area and I think his brother is a minister in the area....
Steer Wrestling big guys event, you're on the back of a horse going full speed, you jump on a steer also running full speed.....Tommy Cook, 3.7....Wisconsin cowboy (wisconsin?) anyway Jon Ragatz is up next, 5.6....Chancey Larson, Manhattan Kansas, NT....Chancey never got a good grip on the steer...Ronnie Fields is up now, sits at #7 in the current race, been to the nfr 3 times, he's had a good run here in the past, he's an Okie...3.9....Josh Peek from Pueblo Colorado, 4.3 not his best run...Another Okie up Stockton Graves, 4.2...from Grandbury, Texas Glen Ray Clark, 5.1....Casey Martin from Sulphur LA....5.9, Casey won the Lafayette LA rodeo last week....Spud Duvall, steer ducked and Spud missed, NT....Casey McMillen, now in Oregon...4.2....Kyle Hughes another Colorado Cowboy is up now...4.2, last cowboy up is Stan Branco out of Cowchilla California...4.9 ---- Tommy Cooks takes it with the 3.7
Bareback first
Nathan Bayes up first, 77 on freefall....Tilden Hooper out of Carthage, TX went to the nfr also is a college champ...83...Colorado cowboy Casey Colletti up on Creek from Frontier Rodeo...80...Steven Anding, out of Crossroads, free hand touch...NS...Bee Jay Scott on Midnight Delight, 79....Kaycee Feild out of Payson Utah, leading Fort Worth and Rapid City....78...Jason Havens, won 100K at the nfr...on Regulator, 74....Ryan Gray (we talked a couple of years ago, interview on the Cowboy Gospel Hour) Ryan's a Tech grad NS, free hand touch....Matt Bright, won Odessa, those results are up on our site....stretched him out, frontier has some good horses....reride/option, camp tender slipped a couple of times....Steven Dent out of Mullen NE, Bad Medicine is the horse, 76....reigning world champ Bobby Mote up now, bobby's out of Culver, Or, won over 140K at the nfr, currently sits at number 3 in the world, horse didnt give him a lot of action, 77....Jared Keylon, Fort Scott KS, 82....Matt's up for his reride, much better horse and action this time, going to be alot higher than the 70 he turned down...85 good choice... up next steer wrestling
Get ready for the true Friday Night LIghts....it's rodeo time....I'm back in San Antonio action starts at 7:30, up tonight in Bareback Kaycee Feild, he's leading in Rapid City, also Ryan Gray is here, Bobby Mote...steer wrestling has Josh Peek, Ronnie Fields...Tie-Down Clint Cooper, Stran Smith...should be fun...
San Antonio Rodeo kicks off it regular performances tonight. We'll be live with all the action, I should log on about 7, action starts at 7:30....
Bulls
Tyler Johnston up first on weed wacker from sammy andrews...wacked off... NS.....Colin McTaggart out of Vegas..Colin won SandHills in Odessa up on smash box..Colin rode him..78....Cody Whitney on Notorious..not for long, got sideways...NS....RC Landingham, Sammy Andrews bull Red Onion, left a bitter taste in RC's mouth...NS...Souli Shanklin, out of Rocksprings he's on his way up...on Drop Zone...NFR bull...bull went high and strong right out of the chute, then hit himself...reride option...Seth Glause out of Wyoming on Slick Willie, I've seen this bull and that's what usually happens...NS...he almost got Leon....Tyler Smith out of Fruita Colorado...on sandman...last year tyler was in the top 20...Sandman is a wide, wide bull....NS...Bulls winning tonight...Chad Denton on Body Works..spinning bull, Chad stayed centered...85...finally a score I agree with....Tyler Willis out of Wyoming...Tyler looked like he was loose at the start, he recentered and stayed on...88....El Campo's, Clayton Foltyn, first time I've watched him ride successfully, nice ride 87....Austin Ambrose from Fletcher OK on wacky weed...bulls bucked really strong and long...NS....Corey Navarre won 90k at the NFR...Corey's one of the Cowboys of Faith...on Reese's pieces....Corey got caught leaning left...NS...Souli Shanklin up for his reride...good ride..bull spun both ways..86...
Sam Kelts now up on his reride, on centerfold from Pete Carr Rodeo company....chute opened and Centerfold stayed inside...horse is NOT going to buck....FINALLY bucked and not Sam's best decision...NS...and he hit hard....
Barrels
The ladies were fast last year, in fact Tiffany Fox set the arena record last year at 13.69 seconds...Danyelle Campbell, from Beaumont 14.20...Kelli Tolbert, from Utah..14.58...so far not as fast as last year...Rachael Ross from Murrieta Georgia, 14.45....Lorie Manning out of Florida...15.16 +5 20.16...Mattie Jackson, Coppell 14.51 + 5...19.51...Brittany Pozzi, she's the reigning world champ...14.27...Julie James out of Wyoming...14.64...Shalie Lord from Lamar Colorado...14.21 + 5..19.21...Nancy Hunter, out of Utah..14.69....Savanah Reeves, originally from Marble Falls...now in Cross Plains...14.61.....
Saddle Bronc
Tyler Corrington, Guymon, OK... NS....Bryce Miller, Buffalo South Dakota..NS...worse than that, Bryce got stepped on and I mean hard, but he got up and walked off...that had to hurt....they've given Brice a reride option...Chuck Schmidt former collegiate champ...on trail dust...79...Jake Hayworth out of Idaho..on war eagle from frontier rodeo...beautiful ride..78...Louis Brunson, rides in the badlands circuit, on Black Gold...70...Louis was leaning forward...Bryce Miller s going to take his reride...J.r.Berg from Marwayn Alberta Canada...68....Horses not giving much action tonight....Justin Browning, he's the coach of the McNeese State College Team...Lake Charles LA boy...67....Jacobs Crawley, from College Station, wonder if he's an aggie?? ...66....Luke Butterfield, horse just really bucked straight up...74...Cody Martin out of Eagle Colorado number 4 in the world race so far..he's on buckskin sal...80....J J Elshere is up now and it wasn't his best ride...NS...he's got three more shots at it...Samuel Kelths another Canadian cowboy...72, reride option...Bryce Miller is up for his reride....80 for his reride score, he's going to be real sore tomorrow, but happy....
Team Roping Lots of Cowboys of Faith up tonight in team roping Joel Bach, Trevor Brazile, Patrick Smith, Joe Beaver and more...
Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper ..these guys won Denver this year these two have 8 appearances at the NFR between them..missed the head toss NT....Cody McMinn/Jake Long -- 5.4 CLEAN.... Jake Rodriquez/Bobby Baize --head catch, miss on heeler...NT.... Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith - Trevor is the current all around champion, tied Ty Murrays record, I met with him in Ft. Worth earlier this year....these guys are leading in ft worth...miss tonight, Patrick missed the heels...NT....Charles Pogue / Casey Chamberlain....steer ran a little long...6.6... Joel Bach / Kory Koonz --- check out the site forevercowboys.com - cowboys of faith..5 sec penalty one leg catch 10.6...Joe Beaver/Arky Rogers -- Joe's a 3 time all around champion 5 time tie down champ...7.1.....Shane Phillip/Britt Bockius---11.7, barrier and leg catch.... Coleman Proctor / Caleb Twisselman ---NT---lots of misses on the heels tonight.....Chris Lawson/Cody Doescher --- NT.... Brady Williams/Marty Becker--Canadian and a Montana Cowboy --5.5 finally a clean run....Clay Tryan/Travis Graves---these guys are in 1st in the standings so far this year...5.4 -- tie for number 1
Tonight is the 1st of four rounds for each of these cowboys, they're up twice on Saturday and then again Sunday...
They've build a beautiful new horse arena here, the cutting horse competition takes place tomorrow and sunday, they were have a youth rodeo in it earlier today...
Tie-Down roping - Landon McClaugherty from Tilden Texas, 8.9...Trent Creager from Stillwater Oklahoma, deep catch, slowed him up, penalty 24.2...Jeremiah Peek, out of Pueblo, Colorado, 8.9...Randall Carlisle from Lipan 11.0.....Georgia cowboy Tim Pharr, 9.0....Clint Cooper from Decatur, Texas, 9.6 plus 10 broken barrier....Jake Hannum, Ogden Utah, real nice run, clean, 8.0, new leader...Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas..1st of two from Childress..Stetson had a broken rope, he stumbled, NT....here's the other Childress cowboy, Stran Smith, 8.8...Stran is Stetson's uncle, I was wondering about having 2 ropers from Childress....Jerrod Hofstetter, qualified for the NFR out of Portales, NM, 8.5....out of Del Rio is Houston Hutto, I've seen Houston rope several times, this should be a quick run, he's sitting at nbr 3 in the world so far, finished 2nd in Denver this year, Houston got hung up in the stirrup and broke the barrier, 18.1...Ricky Canton from Navasota, close to the birthplace of Texas, 8.8....
Leon Coffee is the barrel man, here, he's a legend in this sport....his family is from the Blanco Texas area and I think his brother is a minister in the area....
Steer Wrestling big guys event, you're on the back of a horse going full speed, you jump on a steer also running full speed.....Tommy Cook, 3.7....Wisconsin cowboy (wisconsin?) anyway Jon Ragatz is up next, 5.6....Chancey Larson, Manhattan Kansas, NT....Chancey never got a good grip on the steer...Ronnie Fields is up now, sits at #7 in the current race, been to the nfr 3 times, he's had a good run here in the past, he's an Okie...3.9....Josh Peek from Pueblo Colorado, 4.3 not his best run...Another Okie up Stockton Graves, 4.2...from Grandbury, Texas Glen Ray Clark, 5.1....Casey Martin from Sulphur LA....5.9, Casey won the Lafayette LA rodeo last week....Spud Duvall, steer ducked and Spud missed, NT....Casey McMillen, now in Oregon...4.2....Kyle Hughes another Colorado Cowboy is up now...4.2, last cowboy up is Stan Branco out of Cowchilla California...4.9 ---- Tommy Cooks takes it with the 3.7
Bareback first
Nathan Bayes up first, 77 on freefall....Tilden Hooper out of Carthage, TX went to the nfr also is a college champ...83...Colorado cowboy Casey Colletti up on Creek from Frontier Rodeo...80...Steven Anding, out of Crossroads, free hand touch...NS...Bee Jay Scott on Midnight Delight, 79....Kaycee Feild out of Payson Utah, leading Fort Worth and Rapid City....78...Jason Havens, won 100K at the nfr...on Regulator, 74....Ryan Gray (we talked a couple of years ago, interview on the Cowboy Gospel Hour) Ryan's a Tech grad NS, free hand touch....Matt Bright, won Odessa, those results are up on our site....stretched him out, frontier has some good horses....reride/option, camp tender slipped a couple of times....Steven Dent out of Mullen NE, Bad Medicine is the horse, 76....reigning world champ Bobby Mote up now, bobby's out of Culver, Or, won over 140K at the nfr, currently sits at number 3 in the world, horse didnt give him a lot of action, 77....Jared Keylon, Fort Scott KS, 82....Matt's up for his reride, much better horse and action this time, going to be alot higher than the 70 he turned down...85 good choice... up next steer wrestling
Get ready for the true Friday Night LIghts....it's rodeo time....I'm back in San Antonio action starts at 7:30, up tonight in Bareback Kaycee Feild, he's leading in Rapid City, also Ryan Gray is here, Bobby Mote...steer wrestling has Josh Peek, Ronnie Fields...Tie-Down Clint Cooper, Stran Smith...should be fun...
San Antonio Rodeo kicks off it regular performances tonight. We'll be live with all the action, I should log on about 7, action starts at 7:30....
02/04: Thursday February 4 2010
Category: San Antonio Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
That's it for tonight, we'll see you tomorrow
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Championship Round
Ardie Maier up first on Sooner Shaker, Ardie got turned...NS....Jarod Craig on Bo Jammin..Jarrod left hard...NS...Bull went down hard...reride option..Clayton Williams on Slim Slinger...nice ride...83.50...J W Harris is showing why he's a world champ...86....Wesley Silcox on Aches and Pains...91...Wesley was smooth....Tate Stratton on Surefire...bull went left, Tate was never centered...NS....Luke Haught on lIttle LIghtning voted one of he best and he showed why, high buck, strong bull....NS....Dylan Werner on on Powerplay...NS....Dustin Elliot on Scentloc, little spotted bull, Nebraska Cowboy Dustin hung on for an 88...Clint Craig up on Grey Dog, Clint's up on Grey Dog. Clint was a 91 on his first bull, Clint got loose, went to the left when the bull went right...NS...Jarrod Craig out of Hillsboro, Texas..on his reride...NS....Cody Whitney...on Crooked Nose...NS....Marcus Michaelis....on moebandy.com...NS....
4th section Cody Whitney up first out of Asher Oklahoma...91...well good score, but I'm not sure...Clayton Williams, Carthage Texas, Clayton got over the bulls head, but hung on 81...East Texas cowboy Douglas Duncan...NS...Tyler Willis out of Wheatland Wyoming on Keep Wishin'...this is Tyler's 2nd year on the tour...bull went straight up, then gave a stop and go and Tyler went...NS...another Tyler, Tyler Smith 68 with a reride option, Clint Craig, won Denver, rode 91....Luke Haught on Polka Dots...85...Zack Elliot, Thatcher Utah...NS....Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, South Dakota...Ardie had trouble in the chute, none all in the arena, bull was a flat spinner 73......2008 and 2009 world champion J W Harris on Apache from Beutlier & Son Rodeo...82....we have our 12 for the final round....
3rd Group...Steve Woolsey, NS...BJ Schumacher...NS...Jarrod Ford out of Greeley, Colorado, on Body Works, bull went to a knee...NS...Out of Vegas, Colin McTaggart on Desperado....Bull went high right out the chute, Colin went off quick..NS...Beau Schroeder out of China #1 in current world race..on Drop Zone, this is another one of Sammy Andrews big black bulls...NS....Wesley Silcox, 2007 world champ, on Bruiser...nice smooth ride...83.50....Clayton Savage, last years Xtreme bull champ is up now...NS....Clayton Foltyn, out of El Campo... NS....Corey Navarre out of Weatherford only man to qualify for PBR Championship, NFR and College in same year and he did it twice..NS...Kanin Asay, another Christian Cowboy up on Bad Yeller...that was a baddddd bulll...NS....
2nd Group up now....Jason Beck, on Big Stud..got put to the back, which means he got put off...NS...2000 World Champion Cody Hancock up on After Party...Cody got stretched out, 7.18 seconds....NS....Chance Smart, Chance is one of the Cowboys of Faith, just got ordained, he was hurt last year, in 2008 he won about 70K....on Blind Side...Chance is having issues with his bull, passing on him...came back to him...NS.....Going to Chad Everett Denton on Scarface...NS.....Oklahoma cowboy, Austin Ambrose on Migrain....got put to back...NS....Taylor Cowan...South Dakota on Cyclone...leaned to the right, then back to the left...NS...Taylor got stepped on..Justin Sports Medicine team out to assist Taylor....Shawn Hogg up now, Shawn's out of Odessa on Notorious...Shawwn leaned too far forward...NS....Joe Smith out of Wyoming 7.87 seconds...NS...Dustin Elliot 2004 World Champion, on Bootlegger...nice ride on that black bull, easy to see why Dustin is a world champ...88....Marcus Michaels,, good little spinning bull, Marcus stayed on, Reeses Pieces out of Scat Cat...91....
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1st group up --- Souli Shanlin up first, Monkey Wrench...Got sent to the left...NS..Bobby Welsh up now, talked with him last year, Christian cowboy, young family....Cut Across Shorty...NS....Jake Wade on Texas Charm...Jake's out of Nevada, bull is quick..no spin, high energy bull...NS...Out of Florida, Dylan Werner, on Silent Assasin..86...Jerrod Craig up now 2 time nfr cowboy on Solitare...rode like he was super glued to the bull's back...75....Tate Stratton, from NM on Silent Image, Tate's a former College Bull riding champion...spinning bull..85...Bandy Murphy, bull likes going right, instead went left...NS.....Cody Buller out of Montana....on Party Train...not a party tonight...NS....Howdy Cloud, Howdy's currently 6th in this years Xtreme Bulls...NS....Jesse Bail, out of South Dakota..NS.....
Great set of bulls for tonights show....
Bulls tonight from Silverado Rodeo Co, Andrews Rodeo Co (home to legendary Bodacious....)....D & H Cattle....Powder River Rodeo Co.....Beutler and Son Rodeo Co.....
Some of the riders up tonight...
Four sections tonight, Bobby Welsh, Jesse Bail, Bandy Murphy, Tate Stratton in section 1.....Cody Hancock, Chance Smart, Dustin Elliot in section 2.....Previous champ BJ Schumacher, Jarrod Ford in Section 3....Clayton Williams, Clint Craig...in 4...
'm here and we're about an hour away from the start of tonight's performance. It's Xtreme bulls to kick off the show. Action starts at 7:00 PM Texas time. If you want to leave a comment during the show feel free.....don't forget to refresh your browser on a regular basis......
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Championship Round
Ardie Maier up first on Sooner Shaker, Ardie got turned...NS....Jarod Craig on Bo Jammin..Jarrod left hard...NS...Bull went down hard...reride option..Clayton Williams on Slim Slinger...nice ride...83.50...J W Harris is showing why he's a world champ...86....Wesley Silcox on Aches and Pains...91...Wesley was smooth....Tate Stratton on Surefire...bull went left, Tate was never centered...NS....Luke Haught on lIttle LIghtning voted one of he best and he showed why, high buck, strong bull....NS....Dylan Werner on on Powerplay...NS....Dustin Elliot on Scentloc, little spotted bull, Nebraska Cowboy Dustin hung on for an 88...Clint Craig up on Grey Dog, Clint's up on Grey Dog. Clint was a 91 on his first bull, Clint got loose, went to the left when the bull went right...NS...Jarrod Craig out of Hillsboro, Texas..on his reride...NS....Cody Whitney...on Crooked Nose...NS....Marcus Michaelis....on moebandy.com...NS....
4th section Cody Whitney up first out of Asher Oklahoma...91...well good score, but I'm not sure...Clayton Williams, Carthage Texas, Clayton got over the bulls head, but hung on 81...East Texas cowboy Douglas Duncan...NS...Tyler Willis out of Wheatland Wyoming on Keep Wishin'...this is Tyler's 2nd year on the tour...bull went straight up, then gave a stop and go and Tyler went...NS...another Tyler, Tyler Smith 68 with a reride option, Clint Craig, won Denver, rode 91....Luke Haught on Polka Dots...85...Zack Elliot, Thatcher Utah...NS....Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, South Dakota...Ardie had trouble in the chute, none all in the arena, bull was a flat spinner 73......2008 and 2009 world champion J W Harris on Apache from Beutlier & Son Rodeo...82....we have our 12 for the final round....
3rd Group...Steve Woolsey, NS...BJ Schumacher...NS...Jarrod Ford out of Greeley, Colorado, on Body Works, bull went to a knee...NS...Out of Vegas, Colin McTaggart on Desperado....Bull went high right out the chute, Colin went off quick..NS...Beau Schroeder out of China #1 in current world race..on Drop Zone, this is another one of Sammy Andrews big black bulls...NS....Wesley Silcox, 2007 world champ, on Bruiser...nice smooth ride...83.50....Clayton Savage, last years Xtreme bull champ is up now...NS....Clayton Foltyn, out of El Campo... NS....Corey Navarre out of Weatherford only man to qualify for PBR Championship, NFR and College in same year and he did it twice..NS...Kanin Asay, another Christian Cowboy up on Bad Yeller...that was a baddddd bulll...NS....
2nd Group up now....Jason Beck, on Big Stud..got put to the back, which means he got put off...NS...2000 World Champion Cody Hancock up on After Party...Cody got stretched out, 7.18 seconds....NS....Chance Smart, Chance is one of the Cowboys of Faith, just got ordained, he was hurt last year, in 2008 he won about 70K....on Blind Side...Chance is having issues with his bull, passing on him...came back to him...NS.....Going to Chad Everett Denton on Scarface...NS.....Oklahoma cowboy, Austin Ambrose on Migrain....got put to back...NS....Taylor Cowan...South Dakota on Cyclone...leaned to the right, then back to the left...NS...Taylor got stepped on..Justin Sports Medicine team out to assist Taylor....Shawn Hogg up now, Shawn's out of Odessa on Notorious...Shawwn leaned too far forward...NS....Joe Smith out of Wyoming 7.87 seconds...NS...Dustin Elliot 2004 World Champion, on Bootlegger...nice ride on that black bull, easy to see why Dustin is a world champ...88....Marcus Michaels,, good little spinning bull, Marcus stayed on, Reeses Pieces out of Scat Cat...91....
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1st group up --- Souli Shanlin up first, Monkey Wrench...Got sent to the left...NS..Bobby Welsh up now, talked with him last year, Christian cowboy, young family....Cut Across Shorty...NS....Jake Wade on Texas Charm...Jake's out of Nevada, bull is quick..no spin, high energy bull...NS...Out of Florida, Dylan Werner, on Silent Assasin..86...Jerrod Craig up now 2 time nfr cowboy on Solitare...rode like he was super glued to the bull's back...75....Tate Stratton, from NM on Silent Image, Tate's a former College Bull riding champion...spinning bull..85...Bandy Murphy, bull likes going right, instead went left...NS.....Cody Buller out of Montana....on Party Train...not a party tonight...NS....Howdy Cloud, Howdy's currently 6th in this years Xtreme Bulls...NS....Jesse Bail, out of South Dakota..NS.....
Great set of bulls for tonights show....
Bulls tonight from Silverado Rodeo Co, Andrews Rodeo Co (home to legendary Bodacious....)....D & H Cattle....Powder River Rodeo Co.....Beutler and Son Rodeo Co.....
Some of the riders up tonight...
Four sections tonight, Bobby Welsh, Jesse Bail, Bandy Murphy, Tate Stratton in section 1.....Cody Hancock, Chance Smart, Dustin Elliot in section 2.....Previous champ BJ Schumacher, Jarrod Ford in Section 3....Clayton Williams, Clint Craig...in 4...
'm here and we're about an hour away from the start of tonight's performance. It's Xtreme bulls to kick off the show. Action starts at 7:00 PM Texas time. If you want to leave a comment during the show feel free.....don't forget to refresh your browser on a regular basis......
02/04: Live coverage of San Antonio
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
Join us tonight as we start our extensive coverage of the action from the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, we're going to try and be live for every performance (except the Saturday and Sunday ones - due to my commitment as Pastor of the Central Texas Cowboy Church) we will have wrapup coverage of those performances from Susan Kanode.
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
From The PRCA
"Jimmy Schumacher, the first rodeo barrelman to ply his trade with a barrel open at both ends and a member of the inaugural class of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979, died at a Las Vegas hospital Jan. 24. He was 89.
Schumacher, who grew up in Prescott, Ariz., began his rodeo career as a roughstock competitor. He won the bull riding at the Calgary (Alberta) Stampede in 1945 and also won the bareback riding event there twice.
After 15 years of competition, he gave it up to replace the “original barrelman” Jasbo Fulkerson who was killed in a truck accident. Schumacher took the bottom out of the barrel as a means of escape and originated the first ‘walking barrel.’ He even had a patent on it, and it is on display at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Schumacher was injured badly by a bull named Buster at the 1969 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City when the bull picked up the barrel, with Schumacher in it, and tossed it over his head. Schumacher broke all the ribs on one side and one punctured his lung. The doctor told him he’d have to undergo surgery to remove the rib unless Schumacher could cough hard enough to dislodge it. He did what the doctor suggested, and he left the hospital the next week without surgery.
“You had to be able to bruise easy, but heal quick,” Schumacher said of his chosen occupation.
He began his career as a barrelman in 1948 and didn’t retire until 1972. He was hired by many of the top rodeos such as Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Belle Fourche, S.D., Denver, Fort Worth and Houston, and was selected to work as the NFR barrelman nine times (1960, 1962-69).
After retirement, Schumacher did many things, but was known for working for various casinos, beginning at Binion’s, running the Big Six Wheel of Fortune. When he retired from the casino world, he and his wife, Alice, moved to Prescott, but said, “There were too many old people there. I was startin’ to walk like them,” so the consummate funnyman returned to Las Vegas.
Schumacher and Alice were married 56 years at the time of her death in February 2009. He is survived by two sons; Sid and Rodney; wife, Robin; and two grandsons, Adam and Sean, all of Las Vegas. Schumacher was cremated and his ashes will be scattered on a favorite butte of his in Prescott, Ariz. Memorials should be made to the Justin Crisis Cowboy Fund in his name."
Let's never forget those who paved the way for us and who helped make rodeo what it is today. R.I.P. Jimmy and may God Bless and comfort your family....
"Jimmy Schumacher, the first rodeo barrelman to ply his trade with a barrel open at both ends and a member of the inaugural class of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979, died at a Las Vegas hospital Jan. 24. He was 89.
Schumacher, who grew up in Prescott, Ariz., began his rodeo career as a roughstock competitor. He won the bull riding at the Calgary (Alberta) Stampede in 1945 and also won the bareback riding event there twice.
After 15 years of competition, he gave it up to replace the “original barrelman” Jasbo Fulkerson who was killed in a truck accident. Schumacher took the bottom out of the barrel as a means of escape and originated the first ‘walking barrel.’ He even had a patent on it, and it is on display at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Schumacher was injured badly by a bull named Buster at the 1969 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City when the bull picked up the barrel, with Schumacher in it, and tossed it over his head. Schumacher broke all the ribs on one side and one punctured his lung. The doctor told him he’d have to undergo surgery to remove the rib unless Schumacher could cough hard enough to dislodge it. He did what the doctor suggested, and he left the hospital the next week without surgery.
“You had to be able to bruise easy, but heal quick,” Schumacher said of his chosen occupation.
He began his career as a barrelman in 1948 and didn’t retire until 1972. He was hired by many of the top rodeos such as Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Belle Fourche, S.D., Denver, Fort Worth and Houston, and was selected to work as the NFR barrelman nine times (1960, 1962-69).
After retirement, Schumacher did many things, but was known for working for various casinos, beginning at Binion’s, running the Big Six Wheel of Fortune. When he retired from the casino world, he and his wife, Alice, moved to Prescott, but said, “There were too many old people there. I was startin’ to walk like them,” so the consummate funnyman returned to Las Vegas.
Schumacher and Alice were married 56 years at the time of her death in February 2009. He is survived by two sons; Sid and Rodney; wife, Robin; and two grandsons, Adam and Sean, all of Las Vegas. Schumacher was cremated and his ashes will be scattered on a favorite butte of his in Prescott, Ariz. Memorials should be made to the Justin Crisis Cowboy Fund in his name."
Let's never forget those who paved the way for us and who helped make rodeo what it is today. R.I.P. Jimmy and may God Bless and comfort your family....
02/01: Getting week started right
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
February has arrived. Can you believe it? It seems the older I get the sooner each month passes into the next, it was just a couple of days ago that NWSS started and then it was done, Fort Worth is now underway and it too will wrap this week, Rapid City’s slack and Xtreme bulls are done and gone. Ah, life in the fast lane.
Coming up is San Antonio and I plan on being there and blogging live for each performance, (except for the Sunday afternoon one – since I’m a Pastor, I won’t be able to get down to SA in time….) it should be a lot of fun, I did it last year and the response from everyone was very gratifying.
I was speaking with Susan Kanode on Friday (maybe Saturday, I was working on my sermon so it must have been Saturday…anyway….) she mentioned how she has now attended over 30 rodeo performances so far this year. Every NWSS one and now she’s up at Fort Worth and then she’ll be in San Antonio, it’s a lot of work to bring folks the results in a timely manner and props go out to Susan and her company Cowgirl Imaging for the job they do.
We have posted the results from Ft. Worth and Rapid City for you and don't forget, it you have results or a story you'd like to share let me know you can send it to hank@worldofrodeo.com, also if there's anything you'd like to see us do, suggestions let me know.
It’s cold here, not the kind of cold you guys have in the Dakotas, but still cold enough for those of us who aren’t use to it to be a tad miserable, stay warm if you can. And remember “He changes times and seasons; He sets up kings and disposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning” Daniel 2:21
Coming up is San Antonio and I plan on being there and blogging live for each performance, (except for the Sunday afternoon one – since I’m a Pastor, I won’t be able to get down to SA in time….) it should be a lot of fun, I did it last year and the response from everyone was very gratifying.
I was speaking with Susan Kanode on Friday (maybe Saturday, I was working on my sermon so it must have been Saturday…anyway….) she mentioned how she has now attended over 30 rodeo performances so far this year. Every NWSS one and now she’s up at Fort Worth and then she’ll be in San Antonio, it’s a lot of work to bring folks the results in a timely manner and props go out to Susan and her company Cowgirl Imaging for the job they do.
We have posted the results from Ft. Worth and Rapid City for you and don't forget, it you have results or a story you'd like to share let me know you can send it to hank@worldofrodeo.com, also if there's anything you'd like to see us do, suggestions let me know.
It’s cold here, not the kind of cold you guys have in the Dakotas, but still cold enough for those of us who aren’t use to it to be a tad miserable, stay warm if you can. And remember “He changes times and seasons; He sets up kings and disposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning” Daniel 2:21
01/29: Friday - Random Thoughts
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
It's been raining here in Central Texas since last night and it's been raining a bunch. It also got cold, (now I know it's not as cold as it is in Denver or Rapid City, or even Ft. Worth, but for those of us used to life in South Central Texas, if it gets below 50 we think it's cold...) and it's almost the end of January and they're having the Cowboy Breakfast in San Antonio to get ready for the San Antonio rodeo, so naturally I got to thinking about random things.
For example, I've attended the San Antonio stock show and rodeo every year since 1985 and I've covered it every year since 1999 and it's always had at least one or two days when it was cold and rainy and generally nasty, except for one year when it was nice the whole time. Part of the fun is slogging through the mud and the muck and the mire and watching as the once-a-year-cowboys and cowgirls try to avoid the mud and the muck and the mire and the natural fertilizer scattered around the grounds because they don't want to get their brand new boots dirty.
Another part of the fun is going to the various barns and watching the kids grooming their animals as they get ready to show them, knowing how many hours they and their families put into the task and doing it all for the love of the land and the animals. Watching the FFA and 4-H'ers and knowing that if these kids take control of the country we'll be in good shape.
Or stopping by another barn and watching a cutting horse competition or watching a horse show, maybe sitting down and taking in a team penning, listening to the competitors and the spectators as they take part in some of the non-marquee events, but where the real show takes place.
And then the main event, the rodeo itself. Now since they've moved the rodeo to the AT&T center, I no longer sit in the stands to watch, instead we're in the bowels of the building in the media room (and the SA Rodeo Committee does a GREAT job of taking care of us) or wandering the halls getting an interview, where it's more work than play, but still it's a great way to work.
The next time you go to a rodeo, keep your eyes open for all the little things, the kids, the young lovers, the old lovers, the real cowboys and cowgirls the real Americans and then give thanks to our God that we're able to enjoy this true American sport.....
Have a great blessed weekend - i'll see you Monday....
For example, I've attended the San Antonio stock show and rodeo every year since 1985 and I've covered it every year since 1999 and it's always had at least one or two days when it was cold and rainy and generally nasty, except for one year when it was nice the whole time. Part of the fun is slogging through the mud and the muck and the mire and watching as the once-a-year-cowboys and cowgirls try to avoid the mud and the muck and the mire and the natural fertilizer scattered around the grounds because they don't want to get their brand new boots dirty.
Another part of the fun is going to the various barns and watching the kids grooming their animals as they get ready to show them, knowing how many hours they and their families put into the task and doing it all for the love of the land and the animals. Watching the FFA and 4-H'ers and knowing that if these kids take control of the country we'll be in good shape.
Or stopping by another barn and watching a cutting horse competition or watching a horse show, maybe sitting down and taking in a team penning, listening to the competitors and the spectators as they take part in some of the non-marquee events, but where the real show takes place.
And then the main event, the rodeo itself. Now since they've moved the rodeo to the AT&T center, I no longer sit in the stands to watch, instead we're in the bowels of the building in the media room (and the SA Rodeo Committee does a GREAT job of taking care of us) or wandering the halls getting an interview, where it's more work than play, but still it's a great way to work.
The next time you go to a rodeo, keep your eyes open for all the little things, the kids, the young lovers, the old lovers, the real cowboys and cowgirls the real Americans and then give thanks to our God that we're able to enjoy this true American sport.....
Have a great blessed weekend - i'll see you Monday....
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
This morning I sat down at the computer and thought 'maybe I'll write something about team roping, after all I live in the middle of Texas and we have more team ropers than deer. Rich Skelton, Tee Woolman both live over in Llano, Tyler Magnus lives up in Lampasas (well at last word...), George Strait has his roping down in Boerne so I thought it'd be a natural topic, except well I don't rope (depth perception problems...) but I love the sport. So I put the idea aside and headed out to breakfast.
When I got home there was a message from Joel Bach on my phone (Joel's the son of world champion roper Allen Bach) and Joel wanted to talk to me. Now I had met Allen several years ago at the San Antonio rodeo when I interviewed him for my radio program 'The Cowboy Gospel Hour' (I'm the Pastor of the Central Texas Cowboy Church in Marble Falls) and he and I had discussed Allen's walk to salvation and how he wanted to use his skills as a roper to open doors to talk with young and old about Jesus.
I called Joel and he told me about that Allen was trying to focus on his Camp of Champions Mentor-ship Roping Camps and how Allen was now trying to do even more with his ministry. We talked about one of the sites that is involved Forever Cowboys which is a site promoting Christianity and whose team includes such stars as Bobby Mote, Clay Tryan, Clay O'Brien Cooper, D J Domangue, David Key, Kory Koontz, Jake Barnes, Patrick Smith, Stran Smith, Charlie Kingsbury and Matt Austin. Now I've interviewed almost all these guys at one time or another and I've noticed that their faith is strong and not fake. I mention that because sometimes I run into people who make a big show out of professing their belief but sure don't walk the walk. These guys aren't perfect but they sure do hold up under the light of day.
Allen is offering clinics and you can find out more about his clinics and his ministry at his site Allen Bach Roping
If you know of any Christian rodeo schools or camps, send me a note, let me know about them, you can never have too many people spreading His word.
When I got home there was a message from Joel Bach on my phone (Joel's the son of world champion roper Allen Bach) and Joel wanted to talk to me. Now I had met Allen several years ago at the San Antonio rodeo when I interviewed him for my radio program 'The Cowboy Gospel Hour' (I'm the Pastor of the Central Texas Cowboy Church in Marble Falls) and he and I had discussed Allen's walk to salvation and how he wanted to use his skills as a roper to open doors to talk with young and old about Jesus.
I called Joel and he told me about that Allen was trying to focus on his Camp of Champions Mentor-ship Roping Camps and how Allen was now trying to do even more with his ministry. We talked about one of the sites that is involved Forever Cowboys which is a site promoting Christianity and whose team includes such stars as Bobby Mote, Clay Tryan, Clay O'Brien Cooper, D J Domangue, David Key, Kory Koontz, Jake Barnes, Patrick Smith, Stran Smith, Charlie Kingsbury and Matt Austin. Now I've interviewed almost all these guys at one time or another and I've noticed that their faith is strong and not fake. I mention that because sometimes I run into people who make a big show out of professing their belief but sure don't walk the walk. These guys aren't perfect but they sure do hold up under the light of day.
Allen is offering clinics and you can find out more about his clinics and his ministry at his site Allen Bach Roping
If you know of any Christian rodeo schools or camps, send me a note, let me know about them, you can never have too many people spreading His word.
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
I was reading the story about San Antonio redoing the way the competitors would perform this year and it struck me that maybe rodeo as a whole could stand a reorganization. Oh we have the circuits, but that isn't exactly the best way to go, after all the all-around world champion Trevor Brazile didn't even qualify for the Texas Circuit Finals rodeo because he didn't compete in enough Texas rodeos. Yes, you read that right, the PRCA's All-Around World Champion didn't qualify for the Texas Circuit Finals.
Rodeo is the only major sport where there's no minor league, we have the PRCA at the top, with a bunch of small associations scattered around the country and there's no real way to work your way up the ladder or learn your craft. You can participate simply by buying a membership card and there's not really any set of standards that competitors must meet in order to advance. One of the issues I hear from fans is that you never know who's going to show up at the local rodeos, you're never certain about the quality of the performers (both human and livestock).
I've heard people suggest a system like the PBR's challenger system and if you don't earn enough money in the top rank you're dropped out and someone else moves up but I wonder if that would work in rodeo? It seems that there are too many variables for that to be effective; for example, in team roping would you require that a team stay together for a year, six months, a week? In steer wrestling would you require a competitor use the same hazer each time? How do you guarantee the quality of the livestock?
Should the PRCA begin to take into consideration the earnings of competitors in the CPRA, IPRA and other local associations before issuing a card? Should there be some type of qualifying system put in place before people can compete in a PRCA sanctioned rodeo? Should competitors who make the NFR automatically be given entry into their respective circuit finals rodeo regardless of how many rodeos they made in the circuit?
What do you think? Is it time to reorganize professional rodeo?
Rodeo is the only major sport where there's no minor league, we have the PRCA at the top, with a bunch of small associations scattered around the country and there's no real way to work your way up the ladder or learn your craft. You can participate simply by buying a membership card and there's not really any set of standards that competitors must meet in order to advance. One of the issues I hear from fans is that you never know who's going to show up at the local rodeos, you're never certain about the quality of the performers (both human and livestock).
I've heard people suggest a system like the PBR's challenger system and if you don't earn enough money in the top rank you're dropped out and someone else moves up but I wonder if that would work in rodeo? It seems that there are too many variables for that to be effective; for example, in team roping would you require that a team stay together for a year, six months, a week? In steer wrestling would you require a competitor use the same hazer each time? How do you guarantee the quality of the livestock?
Should the PRCA begin to take into consideration the earnings of competitors in the CPRA, IPRA and other local associations before issuing a card? Should there be some type of qualifying system put in place before people can compete in a PRCA sanctioned rodeo? Should competitors who make the NFR automatically be given entry into their respective circuit finals rodeo regardless of how many rodeos they made in the circuit?
What do you think? Is it time to reorganize professional rodeo?
01/26: Is Rodeo Dead? Or Dying?
Category: Let's Talk Rodeo
Posted by: Hank
I ask myself that question every year when a new rodeo season starts.
The first quarter of each year is filled with the 'big' rodeos, we have SandHills in Odessa, National Western in Denver, Rapid City, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Tucson, Houston and then Austin and these rodeos are fairly well attended. In fact Ft. Worth, Denver, Odessa, and San Antonio all make a tremendous effort to promote their events outside their local market.
This year Rapid City is also doing more promotion to the rest of the country then I ever remember them doing in the past, Tucson used to actively promote their event but they seem to have cut back in the past couple of years, Houston has never really promoted the actual rodeo, they promote the shows after the performance and their lineup is pretty much a who's who of country music (and other genres) and Austin, well Austin while being the capital of Texas just doesn't seem to be all that Texan, but at least they promote the rodeo in the local market.
But after March, it's time for the local rodeos. You know the one and two day events that in some cases have run for 50-60 years, the ones staffed by volunteers, the ones that a lot of us remember attending with our grandparents and parents, the ones where we knew the cowboys and cowgirls (before they all became 'competitors') were there was a cooler of long necks and folks generally had a party. These are the ones that I often wonder if they can survive another 5-10 years. I wonder if some of them can survive this year.
Since I stared WorldOfRodeo.com in 2000, I've watched as local rodeo after local rodeo began to suffer declining attendance, rodeos where announcers never bothered to announce the results of a ride, where you couldn't hear the name of who was riding, where the music blared so loud the speakers distorted and where the rodeo ran for well over 3 hours. And people get irritated, children get tired and then they don't come back the next year and a part of our heritage dies a bit at a time.
As our towns change, as ranches are broken into 5-10 acre ranchettes, as rural America disappears I ask you, what is the answer? Is it time to look at the sport of rodeo as a quaint part of our past? Is it still viable in your community?
Is rodeo dying?
The first quarter of each year is filled with the 'big' rodeos, we have SandHills in Odessa, National Western in Denver, Rapid City, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Tucson, Houston and then Austin and these rodeos are fairly well attended. In fact Ft. Worth, Denver, Odessa, and San Antonio all make a tremendous effort to promote their events outside their local market.
This year Rapid City is also doing more promotion to the rest of the country then I ever remember them doing in the past, Tucson used to actively promote their event but they seem to have cut back in the past couple of years, Houston has never really promoted the actual rodeo, they promote the shows after the performance and their lineup is pretty much a who's who of country music (and other genres) and Austin, well Austin while being the capital of Texas just doesn't seem to be all that Texan, but at least they promote the rodeo in the local market.
But after March, it's time for the local rodeos. You know the one and two day events that in some cases have run for 50-60 years, the ones staffed by volunteers, the ones that a lot of us remember attending with our grandparents and parents, the ones where we knew the cowboys and cowgirls (before they all became 'competitors') were there was a cooler of long necks and folks generally had a party. These are the ones that I often wonder if they can survive another 5-10 years. I wonder if some of them can survive this year.
Since I stared WorldOfRodeo.com in 2000, I've watched as local rodeo after local rodeo began to suffer declining attendance, rodeos where announcers never bothered to announce the results of a ride, where you couldn't hear the name of who was riding, where the music blared so loud the speakers distorted and where the rodeo ran for well over 3 hours. And people get irritated, children get tired and then they don't come back the next year and a part of our heritage dies a bit at a time.
As our towns change, as ranches are broken into 5-10 acre ranchettes, as rural America disappears I ask you, what is the answer? Is it time to look at the sport of rodeo as a quaint part of our past? Is it still viable in your community?
Is rodeo dying?
