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Kaique Pacheco won a record setting $2.1 million at The American Rodeo at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX with an 89 point ride on County Jail (Frontier Rodeo Co.). Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

Humps N Horns April 2022

On The Cover - Jose Vitor Leme and Smooth Operator team up for a 94.25 point ride

at the PBR Unleash the Beast event in Billings, Montana in 2020.

Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media

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PBR Global Cup

Team USA Eagles Soar to Victory

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PBR Unleash the Beast Tour in LA The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Also In This Issue Bull Pen 16 Classifieds 28 Country Kitchen 15 Inspiration Point 14 Livestock Layovers 28 Outside the Arena

Practice Pens Talking Bull w/ Brayden Through My Eyes Where’s the Beef

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Letter from the Editor

Welcome to Spring!

It’s always an interesting time for some crazy weather and the the years to help rodeo and bull riding grow and provide the switch back and forth that we do twice year known as Time Change. opportunities it does today.

I’m sure there was a good reason for it back when it started, but I would be okay if we did away with that little dance we do with the The April issue of Humps N Horns is full of some great stories clocks every spring and fall. It seems that the US Senate recently about some great people who are doing their part to carry on the passed a bill, unanimously, to eliminate the daylight savings time. legacy of those who have gone before. We hope you enjoy reading That’s not the first time this has been discussed but we’ll see how them. it goes this time.

As always, there are a large number of events held all across this No matter how the daylight savings time issue turns out, it always great country of ours. You can see a list in our Where’s the Beef a good time for bull riding! Kaique Pacheco made history when section starting on page 25. Let’s do all we can to support these he rode a bull for a record setting $2.1 million at The American events and make a difference for the western lifestyle in our communities. As they say, “The world needs more cowboys”!

Rodeo. What a day!

Who would have ever dreamed about rodeo athletes with an opportunity to compete for the amount of money that is available today. Hats off to all those who have worked so hard through

Until next time, Terry

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Talking “Bull” with Brayden their only score of the event. I’ve only heard of this kid on pro rodeo but never seen him compete at PBR level and he showed here that he definitely can compete on this level of bull riding.

Hi my name is Brayden Hollywood Brown and I’m a Jr bull rider.

Today I’m going to be recapping the PBR Global Cup as well as my predictions for it, so let’s get into it.

In my last article I predicted, what I thought, the outcome of the 2022 PBR Global Cup would be, so if you haven’t read that article you may want read it before you read this article.

Kicking things off, Dener Barbosa got the first qualified ride for team Brazil. Dener had to fight for this score. He got out of position a few times and was off the side at the end of the ride. Barbosa still put up 84.5 points, a decent score for his team. Daylon Swearingen rode Body Count for 90.50 points. Body Count was a top ABBI bull last year and on this out he definitely showed that he is one of the top bucking bulls in the world, right now. He was one jump out and in the gate just about licking his own tail. He had a lot of kick and forward movement. Although, he has been flattening out at the end of the ride. Daylon still made one heck of a bull ride. Next, Mason Taylor rode Red Bones for 88.25 points. This a short but stout red bull that is normally one out and around to the left which is exactly what he did with Mason. Mason sat up and stayed in position the entire ride for a good second score for Team USA Eagles.

Brock Radford rode Born To Sin for 84 points. Born To Sin didn’t have his best trip but it still took a lot of try from Brock to get Team Canada their first score. Kaique Pacheco rode Nighthawk for 87 points. Kaique made this look easy on a very difficult bull to ride, giving team Brazil their second score. Dalton Kasel rode Moonlight Party for 92 points. This is one of the more underrated bulls in my opinion. In the gate to the right with a lot of kick and belly rolls.

Dalton sat up tall and worked his way around every corner for the best score of the event and more points for team USA Eagles.

Silvano Alves was the next to strike with an 85 point bull ride aboard Peep Show. Nothing special here just a big ol black bull bucking his guts out and the three time PBR champ of the world making him look easy. Seriously, though it seems as though Silvano isn’t aging at all he’s still riding bulls with perfection and doing cartwheels after he makes bull rides. It seems as though this guy could do this forever.

Chase Dougherty rode Guess Eyes Right for 83 points. I thought that the judges would have scored the bull a little higher, but I guess Chase just made it look too easy. Luke Parkinson rode Bread Basket for 88.50 points. This was team Australia’s first and ended up being

Dener Barbosa got team Brazil another score after he rode Midnight Flyer for 86.75 points. Midnight Flyer exploded out of the chute with a lot of kick, came out two jumps and was around to the right.

Now Dener normally struggles away from his hand but he made this bull look like anyone could ride him. Stetson Wright rode Young Man’s Blues for 81.75 points. Young Man’s Blues definitely had an off day. When he finally found a spot he only made two rounds before jumping out of the spin. With that being said, Stetson did one heck of a job tracking this bull and giving team USA Eagles another score.

Alvaro Alvarez Aguilar rode Outlaw for 89.25 points. One jump out and cranking it into Alvaro’s hand. Man was this bull getting it on.

This is another one of those guys that we haven’t got to see as much but has a lot of potential. Daylon Swearingen strapped Diddy Wa Diddy for 91.50 points. He is the current number one ranked bull rider in the world and is still on fire. He pretty much sealed the deal here for the Team USA Eagles to win. Although, the final out was one of the best. Kaique Pacheco rode Medicine Man for 90.50 points.

I think everyone should have seen this coming from a mile away.

The Iceman can do no wrong when he straps himself to Medicine Man. Kaique has always been one of my favorite guys on tour and I’m excited to see the rest of his career unfold.

With that being said, my predictions were off a bit. From first to last I predicted Team Brazil to win, Team USA Eagles in second, then Team USA Wolves, Team Canada in fourth, then Team Australia, and Team Mexico last. The outcome of the event from first to last was Team USA Eagles for the win, Team Brazil in second, Team Mexico took third, Team Australia in fourth, then Team Canada, and Team USA Wolves at the bottom of the list. The competition was close between Team Brazil and Team USA Eagles.

Unfortunately, the bulls won against other teams. I really wanted to see more from Team USA Wolves. They had so much potential but I guess it just wasn’t their day. Now Cannon Cravens was banged up but he, and his team, chose for him to still ride so there can’t be an excuse made there. Australia, Mexico, and Canada only had one score and Team USA Wolves had no points. Well it definitely didn’t turn out like I’d hoped but I still enjoyed watching my team win it.

Thanks for reading. To find out more about me come find me on Facebook or Instagram. All of my social media are @ braydenhollywoodbrown.

Thank you, Brayden Hollywood Brown

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Outside the Arena with...

Cal White

By Georgia Akers

We go to rodeo events because we love western sports. But I wonder if anyone appreciates the planning and logistics that are involved in producing a rodeo, especially a multi-day rodeo. And not only multi-day but, if true rodeo, all the athletes and stock that is required to be housed during the rodeo. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) is true rodeo for the die-hard supporters. There are no concerts from notable singers. It is western sports at its best.

Cal White is that guy that puts it together in Fort Worth. He is the Assistant Operations Manager and like a spider with many legs, producing the Fort Worth rodeo has so many parts and they all flow to and from him. It is a big job to make it successful and keep everything running smoothly. And he comes from a rodeo background which brings not only the business expertise but also an understanding of the sport.

Last month, I interviewed Matt Hughes, a college rodeo coach. With Cal’s interview, I hope to inspire young rodeo riders to realize there are scholarships if you are good enough and that there are careers post competition if you get the education.

Tell us about yourself.

I was born in Irving, TX in 1982. When I was 10 years old, I began to run around with some kids that wanted to be cowboys and talked

PRCA Rodeo in Vernon, TX. Photo by Dudley Barker.

about being bull riders. My first experience with anything bull riding related came in the form of a bucking barrel attached to four garage door springs in one of those kid’s backyard and I was hooked. My Dad assisted me with building a bucking barrel in our backyard and I began to get on steers at local bulldogging/team roping pens in the area.

My youth rodeo career began because I had some friends that suggested that I enter some PYRA (Pro Youth Rodeo Association) rodeos my first year. After entering a few rodeos, my parents paid for me to attend Don Gay’s bull riding school, in Mesquite, TX at the Mesquite Arena, and with his instruction I was able to qualify for PYRA and AYRA (American Youth Rodeo Association) Finals.

Through junior high school, I continued to enter PYRA rodeos and attended practice sessions at local practice pens- including the historical Kowbell Arena in Mansfield, TX. In my freshman year of high school, I joined the rodeo team at Nimitz High School and began entering NTHSRA (North Texas High School Rodeo Association) rodeos. In my sophomore year of high school, we moved to Decatur, TX and I joined the Decatur High School Rodeo Team and qualified for the NTHSRA Finals a couple of those years. I also entered THSRA Region III (Texas High School Rodeo Association) rodeos my senior year and qualified for Region III finals and Texas State Finals- winning the average championship at Region III Finals. In those days, there were many bull riders entering and the bull riding was extremely tough.

Towards the end of my high school career, my Dad began to suggest that I go to college. A good friend of mine, Colt Munden, was going to visit Vernon Regional Junior College (now Vernon College) and had been offered a scholarship. He asked if I would like to tag along on the visit. As a result of that trip, the rodeo coach at the time – Bobby Scott, offered a partial scholarship that ultimately led into a full scholarship. During my time at Vernon, College Conference Finals Qualifier, Hobbs, NM (2000-2003), Southwest Region Reserve Champion Bull Rider (2002), Southwest Region Champion Bull Rider (2003), College National Finals Rodeo Qualifier, Casper, Wyoming (2002 & 2003), #8 bull rider in the nation in 2002, member of the

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Vernon Regional Junior College National Champion Men’s Team (2003). I also filled my PRCA Permit my freshman year of college after winning the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo in Denton, TX, however I did not rodeo on my PRCA card until years later. From Vernon, I transferred to West Texas A&M University on scholarship for my last year of eligibility and was able to achieve my Bachelor of General Studies (2006) and Master of Communications (2011) degrees as a result of that transfer.

My family had little background in rodeo, but I was raised country in the city – if that makes sense. My Dad has been my biggest influence.

He is a hardworking former grocery business executive that has owned a commercial and residential irrigation business since 1985.

He also buys and sells real estate. My mother has been one of my biggest supporters throughout my life and currently works for the Wise County Messenger in Decatur, TX. They have been married for 38 years.

During my time in college, I was invited to compete at events all over Mexico for a summer and in their growing bull riding association – Cuernos Chuecos (or crooked horns in English). As a result, I traveled to events all over Mexico- winning the Celaya, Guanajuato event and qualifying for their finals in Queretaro, Qro.

In 2011, I married a girl from Decatur, TX – Vianey Cantu (now Vianey White). We purchased a place and built a home in Decatur when she became pregnant with our first child, Ryett Caliwa White who is 8. We now have two additional children, Alec Ryder White, age 5, and Gracie Rynn White age 2. To date, building a life with Vianey and becoming a father have been my greatest joys.

After college rodeo, I competed in the TCRA (Texas Cowboys Rodeo Association) in 2004, winning the year-end, finals average and rookie titles. I also purchased my PRCA card and entered a few rodeos – winning Mesquite, TX. I rode bulls competitively for 15 years. A torn bicep redirected my focus towards long term life planning.

My first professional job came in 2008 with the Tri-State Fair and Rodeo in Amarillo, TX. I was hired as their Marketing Director. My responsibilities included Media/Public Relations, Sponsorship Sales/ Coordination, Website/Social Media Management and minor Event Planning. I worked under the previous General Manager, Virgil Bartlett.

In 2009, I moved back to North Texas and was hired by the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo as seasonal help to assist the Communications Department during the 2010 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR). That seasonal position turned into a full-time job offer after the 2010 FWSSR and I was hired as their first, full-time Social Media Manager. After 5 years, I was promoted to the position that I now hold, Assistant Operations Manager. I manage all of the rodeo production for 25 performances of specialty and professional rodeo, including: -

Best of the West Invitational Ranch Rodeo, 2 performances

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Best of Mexico Celebracion, 1 performance

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Cowboys of Color Rodeo, 1 performance

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Bulls’ Night Out, 2 performances

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Texas Champions Challenge, 1 performance

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FWSSR PRORODEO Tournament, 18 performances

What makes the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo special?

Over the years, our rodeo has been a historical event that has focused on modernizing with the times but has also focused on maintaining some of our longstanding traditions. We are a community focused event, that has a longstanding relationship with the Fort Worth community. Our livestock show began in 1896 on the banks of Marine Creek in Fort Worth and our rodeo began in 1918 in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. In 1944, we moved our entire event out of the Fort Worth Stockyards to Will Rogers Memorial Center where our livestock and horse shows are held today. In 2020, Dickies Arena was constructed next to the Will Rogers Memorial Center Complex and our rodeo performances now take place in that arena. The Dickies Arena was built for western sports. It has 9400 seats and we sell out every night.

We have worked very hard in recent years to reformat our rodeo, increase stock quality, and have added substantial money and perks for our rodeo contestants. We have also worked very hard to help our attendees understand the rodeo by developing a bracketed, tournament style format that focuses on results displays and explaining what is happening during the event.

We have an amazing team of individuals in place that are second to none in the industry, from our rodeo producer, Rafter G Rodeo, to the announcers, Bob Tallman and Doug Mathis, to the Dickies Arena staff and all of the other individuals that we hire to assist us with producing our rodeo and our incredible volunteers.

The longstanding traditions and Fort Worth’s cowboy culture make our rodeo special. This is Cowtown and “Where the West Begins,” but as our tagline states, “This Thing is Legendary”.

How did you become an Assistant Operations Manager?

I was promoted up based on my experience with the Show and my background in the rodeo industry mentioned above.

What does an Operations Manager do?

I manage all of the rodeo production for the show.

My responsibilities include managing all aspects of each of the rodeo performances from hiring all contract personnel to working with Cowboy Channel to making decisions related to our broadcasts, to working with our show caller and other personnel to make decisions related to our rodeo production, to acting as floor manager for our various rodeo performances, and everything else in between. If it is

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Approximately how many bulls do you need during the rodeo?

There are over 250 outs in relation to the bull riding. Some of those bulls will be bucked more than once.

Where do the bulls come from?

Our rodeo producer, Rafter G Rodeo hires many stock contractors from all over the nation to provide stock during our rodeo.

What type of bulls do you look for?

2022 FWSSR at Dickies Arena.

Photo by James K. Phifer at rodeobum.com rodeo related, I am involved in some capacity.

I also oversee a PRCA/ABBI Rodeo Camp and NTHSRA Scholarship Rodeo.

What is the best thing about being in professional rodeo management?

The best thing about being in rodeo management is that I still get to be involved with rodeo. I also still get an adrenaline rush and get into the zone prior to each performance. I am very competitive and love to be challenged and enjoy making decisions, assembling a team and working through difficult problems.

What is the hardest thing about being in rodeo management?

Maintaining focus on all of the minute details while getting pulled in many different directions while working on little sleep and no days off. I work over 40 days straight with no days off and work 15-18 hour days during the FWSSR. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is an annual event. When does the planning begin? What comes first? What is the timetable?

We begin planning for the following year’s show before we finish the current year’s show. The planning never stops. We are in the office year-round, Monday-Friday and are always working on some facet of the Show.

Once the Show ends in February, we begin with cleanup and load out of Dickies Arena and the entire Will Rogers Complex. We have less than a week to get this done before another event moves into both venues. Once we load out and get the cleanup done, we round our fiscal year. We then hold our Board Meeting in April and then begin visiting other shows, hiring contractors and meeting to nail down details for the upcoming Show. We start ramping up in our offices in September and we are full swing by the time our Show begins in January.

Jim Gay with Rafter G Rodeo has a group of trusted contractors that he hires that provide the caliber of bulls that are suited for a professional rodeo. The bulls that buck during our event are utilized across the country at other high level events.

Where are the animals housed?

Because of the number of animals that it takes to produce 25 performances of rodeo, we are constantly shipping animals in and out of the facility. We have a considerable amount of back pen space in Dickies Arena where the animals that are scheduled to compete are housed. We also have an offsite facility in Weatherford where animals are staged prior to competition.

Are there any changes that the Fort Worth Rodeo will be making in the future?

We just went through a considerable round of changes to our format, adding Cowboy Channel broadcasts, over $1.1 million in prize money, hiring a few new personnel and rebranding/reformatting our Texas Champions Challenge Rodeo. We can always be better and we are always looking at ways to make our rodeo performances more entertaining and contestant friendly.

What changes do you foresee in western events in general?

The future of our industry looks bright. There is more money and more opportunity than there ever has been in rodeo. The television series Yellowstone is making it cool to be cowboy again and Fort Worth is rodeo central.

I see more cowboy hats and hear more people talking about buying property and getting back to their roots than I can recall in recent years.

The Western Industry has gotten a breath of life in recent years and it is encouraging to see all of the players that are getting involved to Continued on page 19

How many employees/ volunteers do you have involved in producing the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo?

We have over 2,500 volunteers and committee members that assist with the full livestock show & rodeo.

21 full-time staff members are responsible for day-to-day operations regarding the livestock show, horse show, rodeo, commercial exhibits, midway and all contests.

2022 FWSSR at Dickies Arena.

Photo by James K. Phifer at rodeobum.com

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MY COWBOY HAT STILL FITS

By Abe Morris

Mike Callicrate - Part II Not a bull rider to get caught sitting on his pockets, Mike Callicrate went right to work immediately after ending his rodeo career.

Mike has done well for himself, his family and his community since his rodeo and bull riding days ended in the late 1970s.

Bull riders weren’t wearing protective vests back in those days, but it was as if Mike had traded in his for a laboratory apron. A few years after he built a 12,000-head feedlot near St. Francis, Kansas, Mike experienced a problem with a castration tool that was new on the market. The problem turned into an opportunity to design a better tool, resulting in a more humane, bloodless, and drug free way to castrate bulls. He patented the invention, and with his friend and manufacturing partner, Gordon Ross, launched the Callicrate Bander. Today, with three different models available, Callicrate Banders have become a preferred method of castration, tail docking for lambs, velvet antler removal, along with other veterinarian applications requiring complete ligation and pain suppression.

Mike and Vicki’s son, Teegan Callicrate, carrying on the family tradition of building things, and with the mentorship of retired Lockheed spacecraft designer, Roy Harbach, has added the latest version to the line, the Callicrate Pro Bander, which features a computerized design and manufacturing process — bonded construction instead of traditional welding — along with some additional features.

Callicrate Banders are currently shipping to nearly all 50 states, plus 35 foreign countries. Around 50 fulltime and some part-time workers currently produce, sell, pack and ship anywhere from 10,000 to 12,000 ligation bands daily and hundreds of banders monthly.

Mike’s first bull ride - August 1968

While he was developing the bander business, Mike was also still feeding cattle. But around 1990, he began to suspect that the bigfour meatpackers (IBP, Cargill, ConAgra, and National Beef) were splitting up trade territories, rather than competing, explaining the near total loss of smaller local/regional meatpackers and the many destructive periods of low cattle prices.

In 1978, when Mike built his first feedyard, there were over 20 meatpackers competing for his cattle. By late 1998, the lives of independent cattle producers and feeders had changed dramatically. Mike said, “Since the 1980s, if you were an independent cattle feeder, every day was a fight for your life.”

Callicrate had only one buyer left, National Beef, and over 14,000 head of cattle in his 12,000 head capacity feedyard. The big-four packers controlled 85% of the fed steer and heifer market.

Mike decided to speak out about what he saw as illegal anticompetitive practices, becoming the Lone Ranger, Zorro, and a Sky King all wrapped into one. Mostly on his own dime, Mike traveled across the country in his Comanche 250 speaking at conventions and at crowded sale barns explaining what he saw as the greatest threat to ranchers’ freedom, businesses, way of life, and America’s ability to feed itself – the loss of competitive markets.

By 1996, Mike had joined a lawsuit against the largest meatpacker, Iowa Beef Processors (IBP), alleging anticompetitive practices. He could have used a Kevlar bull-riding vest to ward off the hits he was about to take. The packers had decided Callicrate was causing too much trouble, with the lawsuit threatening and getting closer every day to class-action status and trial. During the last week of December 1998, Mike was informed that National Beef, his only buyer, would no longer buy his cattle. A call to Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, the person responsible for enforcing the law that should have prevented the big meatpackers from destroying the cattle markets, resulted in the Secretary forcing ConAgra to buy all of Callicrate’s cattle, and the feedyard closed.

Many people don’t realize how concentrated and consolidated our food system, especially beef packing, has become. The biggest meatpackers today are Tyson/IBP, Brazilian owned JBS (formerly ConAgra), Cargill, and Brazilian owned Marfrig/National. Cattle producers are desperately afraid they will become like chicken farmers and pig producers. According to Mike, before the market crash in 1998, there were over 600,000 independent, mostly family owned, pig farms in the U.S., compared to less than 60,000 today. Chicken farmers have long been held captive with debt and low wages by the biggest poultry companies, three being the same companies controlling beef packing. Since 1980, nearly half of our ranchers have gone out of business, with Americans now dependent on imported beef.

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In June of 2000 Mike started Ranch Foods Direct, a direct marketing company that serves as an alternative pathway around the big meatpackers to the consumer. It is based in Colorado Springs, where 30 to 40 people are employed. Callicrate Cattle Company was reopened as a diverse multi-species livestock operation with cattle, pigs, and chickens producing eggs for sale to retail customers. Ranch Foods Direct includes a regional food hub, which connects Callicrate and other farmers, ranchers, and independent food producers of the region more directly with consumers. The food hub is unique in that it contains a yearround carcass processing facility producing wholesale and retail meat cuts, serving over a hundred producers, growers, food related suppliers, independent restaurants, community stores, and institutions in the region, as well as two Ranch Foods Direct retail stores in Colorado Springs, and one smaller store in St. Francis.

Ranch Foods Direct proved a good decision as attempts at litigation and legislation failed to restore a fair market. IBP was purchased by poultry giant Tyson before the class-action made it to trial in 2004. Cattle producers won a $1.28 billion jury award and were looking forward to injunctive relief and a fair market when the judge reversed the case, taking away the jury award and hopes of restoring market competition. Adding insult to injury, the judge ordered the cattlemen to pay nearly $80,000 for Tyson’s court costs. Later, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case in favor of hearing the Anna Nicole Smith family feud case, giving the big meatpackers the green light to continue their plunder.

In 2012, Callicrate’s pathway to the consumer was in place except for one critical piece – slaughter. Custom processors, like the one in Colorado Springs that Callicrate had depended on for years, were struggling to stay in business. In a presentation at Colorado College, Dr. William Weida, director of the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP), mentioned his group was building a mobile slaughter unit so animals could avoid long hauls to distant packing houses, producers could avoid the big meatpackers’ low prices, and communities could better feed themselves. Callicrate proposed to Dr. Weida that since he had what SRAP needed both pre- and post- slaughter, they should work together. As it turned out, Jerry Eisenmenger from Columbus, Nebraska, an old friend

Mike Callicrate - Cheyenne, WY of Callicrate, was manufacturing the mobile units. The first one went to Callicrate Cattle Co. The large, nearly sixty-foot unit proved less than mobile. On the advice of friend and advisor, Temple Grandin, a well-known animal welfare expert at Colorado State University, the units were better set up as docking stations with good corrals and livestock handling equipment with animals hauled short distances to a central location. Eventually, to improve year-round production, the mobile unit was moved into a new building at Callicrate Cattle Co. In 2021, feeling confident of the Ranch Foods Direct business model, the mobile slaughter unit was sold to a buyer group that included the Montana Farmers Union with the intention that it would become part of a new butcher training program at Montana State University-Northern. Teegan Callicrate, now with slaughter experience, and a top builder and designer, constructed a new more efficient state-of-the-art multi-species kill floor in the existing building – proving far safer, cleaner, and more efficient than the big meatpacking layout.

What Ralph Nader was to the automobile industry, Mike Callicrate has become for the cattle and beef industries. He strives to make sure all employees have a safe working environment, which was a huge problem during the most recent Covid 19 pandemic when multiple meat workers across the nation became seriously ill and sadly some even passed away.

Post pandemic, Ranch Foods Direct is serving as a good example of what is possible in new local/regional food system infrastructure, showing a model that improves working conditions and animal welfare, while restoring environmental health, and providing the very best quality food to consumers – all beginning with a chance meeting with Larry Mahan and Bill Kornell at a rodeo in Boulder, Colorado.

Mike Callicrate continues to discuss food system issues on his blog, while helping others replicate the Ranch Foods Direct model to better serve people, animals, and rural communities.

His website is MikeCallicrate.com

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Inspiration Point

God’s plan for us is that he will take care of us while we are here on this earth and then give us a home with him in Heaven when our time here is done. But, in order for his plan for us to come to fruition, we have to turn our lives over to him and take the steps laid out in Acts 2.

Should you want to learn more about how you can become a child of God’s and do the job he has planned for you, then please come and let us together the ways of our Lord.

In His love,

by Keno Shrum

Keno

We’ve All Got a Job To Do I’ve often heard people saying that for one reason or another, they aren’t suitable to carry out the work of the Lord. Maybe they feel they are too old or too young. Maybe they feel they are over or under educated. Maybe they are just not sure what they could do. Maybe they feel they are not important and are not needed. I say we ALL have a job to do.

I’m reminded of a story about a tree and a hawk. It seems a lonely tree was growing among the hot sands of a dead desert. Prickly sands covered the wood. The sun mercilessly burned it’s bark. However, the tree kept on living in spite of it all.

One day, a hawk flew over the desert. The hawk saw the tree nd sat on it’s branch. He looked around the desert and said, “You are a strange tree. Why do you keep on living among these dead hot sands? Who needs it?”

“You”, the tree answered.

“Me”, the surprised hawk asked. “I don’t need you.”

“But if not for me, you would have to sit on the hot sand instead of my branches”, said the tree. “If not me, someone seeing you sitting on the tree alone would say that nobody needs you too and would ask you what you live for.”

“Sitting on my branches”, the tree continued, “you, Hawk, think that I need you.”

The hawk thought about it and had to agree with the tree. If there was no tree, the hawk would feel himself alone and useless among this vast desert.

Just as the tree, we all have an important role on this earth. The most important role is serving God and spreading the Gospel of Christ.

God has a plan for each and every one of you, but you have to first let him into your heart and allow him to implement his plan. Jeremiah 29:11(ESV) says “For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

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Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Parmesan INGREDIENTS • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts • 8 oz. fresh mozzarella • Kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 c. all-purpose flour • 3 Eggs, beaten • 1 c. panko bread crumbs • 1 tsp. dried oregano • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder • 1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan, divided • Olive oil, for frying • 2 c. marinara • 1/4 c. thinly sliced basil • 2 tbsp. chopped parsley

INSTRUCTIONS 1.

Preheat oven to 425°. Using a sharp paring knife, cut a deep slit into each chicken breast. Stuff pockets with mozzarella then press edges of the chicken together to seal the chicken.

Season outside of chicken with salt and pepper.

2.

Put the flour, eggs and panko bread crumbs into three separate shallow bowls. Into the panko bread crumbs, whisk in garlic powder, dried oregano, ¼ cup Parmesan and ½ teaspoon salt.

3.

Dip the stuffed chicken in flour, shaking off excess, then dip the chicken into egg, tossing to coat. Dredge chicken in bread crumbs, making sure the chicken is evenly coated.

4.

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat a thin layer of olive oil. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Pour marinara around chicken and scatter basil on top of marinara. Turn off heat then sprinkle remaining Parmesan on top of chicken.

5.

Transfer skillet to oven and bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes more. Garnish with parsley and serve warm.

Submitted by Laura H. - El Reno. OK Send us your favorite recipe to bullnews@humps-horns.com

Humps-Horns.com · 15 · April 2022

By Kelly B. Robbins

Smooth Operator The Heart of a Champion

The sun has set on the life of the amazing two-time PBR World Champion Bucking Bull 001 Smooth Operator. On Sunday, February 13, 2022, owner Chad Berger announced his passing on Facebook. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of 2019 and 2020 PBR World Champion Bucking Bull Smooth Operator. He had the heart of a champion, and he sure did prove it. 001 made eight trips to the PBR World Finals, recorded 130 outs, and had an 89.9% buck-off percentage. He was the oldest bull to win a World Championship, and he earned two of them! It’s not very often a bull like him comes along, but we were extremely honored to have him and experience the exciting ride he took us on! He will be missed.”

in 2019 and at ten years old in 2020. Smooth Operator became the fifth back-to-back champion, joining Dillinger (2000-2001), Little Yellow Jacket (2002-2004), Bushwacker (2013-2014), and SweetPro’s Bruiser (2016-2018).

According to Probullstats.com, Smooth Operator retired with some impressive stats. He had an 89.92% buck off percentage and was ridden just 13 times in 129 outs. His average ride score was 90.9. He had 40 round wins and seven rider round wins.

Smooth Operator was also owned by Clay Struve, and Julie Rosen.

Chad was named the PBR Stock Contractor of the Year for the eleventh time in 2021. This was the eighth consecutive title, and both are a PBR record. “Winning that never gets old,” Chad said.

“It is an honor to win that award, because the bull riders decide that. It tells me they like the job we are doing and the bulls we bring. But winning that award is a total team effort. I owe it all to our team. I’ve got the greatest team around me. I owe it to my partners Clay Struve and Julie Rosen, to my wife, Sarah and family, and my bull men, Delbert Nuse and Rex Meier. I owe it to Juan Gonzales and the guys at home that do all the work. This is a team and I’m just the head coach. They do a phenomenal job. I couldn’t do this without them.”

Smooth Operator was retired after the 2021 PBR World Finals in Las Vegas in November. It was his eighth PBR World Finals qualification, and a PBR record. “I could tell at the Finals that something just wasn’t quite right with him,” Chad explained. He then revealed that Smooth Operator passed away from cancer.

Smooth Operator was the oldest two-time Yeti World Champion Bull in PBR history, winning back-to-back titles at nine years old

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Cooper Davis makes the 8 second whistle for 93.75 points on Smooth Operator – Atlantic City, 2018.

Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

His career is quite a story. In 2015, when he was five years old, Smooth Operator severely injured his back, which could have been a career-ending injury. Then in 2016, he broke a kneecap and missed the entire first half of the season. Despite his injury, Smooth Operator was able to qualify for the 2016 PBR World Finals, but he was no longer bucking at a World Champion level.

Chad and his team were able to restore Smooth Operator to full health by 2017.

He held his own for two years, but it wasn’t until 2019 that he regained his World Championship form. Smooth Operator certainly lived up to his name during the 2019 PBR Unleash the Beast World Finals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He was a “Smooth Operator” as he went head-to-head with Chase Outlaw in the Championship Round, dispatching him in 4.11 seconds for a season high bull score of 47 points, and the 2019 PBR/Yeti World Champion Bull title.

“I was so happy for that bull!” Chad exclaimed. “He just went out there and did what he had to do to win. He just never quit.

When Smooth Operator was five years old, I thought he was the rankest bull I’d ever seen. Then he injured his back in 2015 and his kneecap in 2016, and it was a long road back. I almost retired him after that. But I took him to Chicago, and he bucked for 46.75 points. I let him go and he won the championship!”

The 2020 PBR season was certainly unusual and sometimes very difficult, due to the Covid pandemic. The PBR was the first professional sport to hold a live sporting event since the country

had been shut down for Covid. They did a great job scheduling events around the restrictions and ultimately the 2020 PBR World Finals was moved from T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The stage was set for some real drama and excitement, as Smooth Operator and D&H Cattle Company’s 43C Chiseled were locked in a battle for the 2020 PBR World Champion Bull title. Chad had to watch the PBR Finals from home in Mandan, North Dakota due to a bout with Covid-19.

Ryan Dirteater had announced his intention to retire after the 2020 Finals. He rode Smooth Operator in the championship round for his last ride. He was bucked off in 2.60 seconds and Smooth Operator had a bull score of 46.25 points. Chiseled needed to score 47 points to overtake Smooth Operator for the championship.

Keyshawn Whitehorse outlasted Chiseled for an amazing ride score of 93.75 points, but Chiseled’s bull score of 45.75 points fell just short. Smooth Operator’s final world average bull score of 46.13 points barely outdueled Chiseled’s world average score of 46.03 to claim the 2020 PBR Yeti World Champion Bull title and earn the $100,000 payout.

Chad had a lot to overcome that year as well. That summer he had two open heart surgeries and a third operation for a pacemaker.

“It was a tough year,” Chad admitted. “Delbert Nuse did a great job helping us through that summer and at the Finals. All things considered, we ended up with a great year!”

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Ryan Dirteater called for the gate one last time as he battled Smooth Operator in the Championship Round of the 2020 PBR World Finals at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

Smooth Operator’s career highest score came in Billings, Montana in September of 2021. Current reigning and two-time PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme rode him for an amazing 94.25 points.

The last rider to climb on Smooth Operator’s back was Derek Kolbaba at the 2021 PBR World Finals in Las Vegas last November.

Derek hung on with everything he had, but Smooth Operator was able to buck him off in 5.52 seconds.

We bid you farewell Smooth Operator and thank you for the all the fun and excitement you gave your fans. Rest assured, your legacy is forever sealed in the hearts of your fans, and permanently etched in the annuls of bull riding history.

Chad revealed that his most favorite Smooth Operator out was when Cooper Davis rode him in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September of 2018 for a score of 93.75 points. “That ride still gives me chills when I see it,” Chad revealed.

Chad has always said that the one thing that set Smooth Operator apart was his heart.

“That bull had a heart of gold,” Chad declared.

“You’ve got to have a big heart to come back from all he did and win two championships.

That bull was all heart!”

Chad shared that Smooth Operator had passed away at the ranch in Oklahoma. He brought Smooth Operator 1,500 miles back to the ranch in Mandan and buried him beside Asteroid Chase Outlaw duels with Smooth Operator at the 2019 PBR World Finals. and Pearl Harbor.

Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

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**************************** Monsoon Silver Buckle to Event Winner Photo by Hey Em Media

Hitchcock, TX

Continued from page 11

make our industry thrive once again and injecting big money into contestants’ pockets.

Have you added events to attract crowds? Or a different audience?

We have something for every niche. Two rodeo performances for the ranch community, one for the Hispanic community, one on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for the culturally diverse communities, two performances for the bull riding fans, one performance for people that want something fast paced and 18 for the traditional rodeo fan.

We are broadcasting live on the Cowboy Channel with the intent to drive publicity and attract more FWSSR fans.

We also brought in Matt Merritt as our barrel man to do all of our fan engagement, walk and talk and fun, fan friendly activities during the rodeo. He was featured during each of our commercial breaks during the rodeo and did a great job for us in 2022.

We also hired a new bull jumper Emmanuel Lataste from France to do his act during four of our rodeo performances. Everyone really enjoyed seeing him jump fighting bulls.

Tell us some of your more memorable events.

My entire time with the FWSSR has been memorable. The experiences and the opportunities that I have been afforded are something that I have dreamed about since I was a kid. I have met and worked with some truly amazing people that have taught me so much over the years. It has been an amazing experience thus far and I have been blessed and thank God that I have been allowed be involved in producing one of the largest and longest running rodeos in the nation.

I would like to thank all of my family, friends, colleagues and contract personnel for all of the years of support, education, faith, patience and understanding. Without these people, I would not be doing this interview and getting to talk about my time here at Fort Worth. It takes a village and many people in all capacities, from all walks of life to make these big events happen successfully.

Photos provided courtesy of Cal White.

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Daylon Swearingen goes to town on Diddy W as he lead Team USA Eagles to the 2022 PB courtesy of Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

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ddy Wa Diddy (Cord McCoy) for 91.50 points 2 PBR Global Cup victory. Photos provided edia.

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PBR Pluto TV Invitational Los Angeles The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Photos by Andrea Kaus

By Barbara Pinnella

There were a lot of changes at the CRYPTO.com Arena (change number one; this was formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles in February. The event was originally supposed to be the twoday Iron Cowboy. That exciting event has been pushed back to a location yet to be determined, while at the same time, the PBR renamed it to the PBR Pluto TV Invitational, and made it one day only.

We will get into the main reason for those PBR changes shortly, but let’s focus on the plusses. There was a great crowd on hand to watch the event, and they were really into the action. We got to watch both veterans of the sport we love as well as some young guns, which is always great to see, The standout star of the show was Daylon Swearingen. In the first round, he covered Lights Out, a bull hauled by Diamond Bar Cattle / Premier Ag to a score of 89.25. He was obviously the man to catch in the Championship Round, and was one of only two of the 12 who tried to stay on their second bull.

For that second round, Swearingen handpicked the WSM / Clay Struve / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger bull WSM Nasty Wishes.

There was nothing nasty about that bull for Daylon, and he received a big 91.25 score to win the round, and the event. It was also announced that he also became the number one man in the world standings.

Kudos also to Derek Kolbaba, who was the only other man to ride both of his bulls. And he did it with ligament damage in his right ankle which occurred less than two weeks ago. He scored an 85.85 on Ranch Water, a Paradigm Bull Co / D’Anna & Lance Waller bull, in the first round. For the Championship Round, he chose the Paradigm Bull Co / Marquis Metal Works bull, Marquis Metal Works Coriolis Effect. With this bull, he scored an 88.50.

Once inside the arena, this PBR event was like most others; good bulls, good rides, a lot of excitement, and fans who were just plain happy to be there. But outside the arena, the atmosphere was different, and not at all carefree and cheerful. Why, you ask?

Because the loud, misinformed or just plain uninformed minority has been trying for a long time to get Los Angeles County to no longer allow any western sports. Driven mainly by Councilman Bob Blumenfield, they have the ears of the L.A. City Council. But enter the Western Sports Industry Coalition, bringing knowledge, accurate information, and research in their effort to preserve our western sports heritage.

Daylon Swearingen

Along with the many supporters of the Western Sports Industry Coalition, those also in attendance included Sean Gleason (CEO of the PBR), James Pickens Jr., (best known for his role in Grey’s Anatomy), Reginald T. Dorsey (actor, team roping and team penning champion), Forrie J. Smith (best known for Yellowstone), the Compton Cowboys, the Buffalo Soldiers, Luke Branquinho

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James Pickens Jr.

(5-time World Champion Steer Wrestler), and several Charros, one of whom did some rope tricks for us. There were some great Mexican dancers as well.

Sean Gleason – “We had just really started to establish our presence here in Los Angeles in 2019 and 2020 right here in this arena and we sold out events, and then the pandemic forced us to buck our bulls in other states across the country.

“But as I stand here today and we are allowed to bring our event back to Southern California, a pandemic of a different sort is threatening to make this the last western sports event to be held in Los Angeles. It is a pandemic born from lies, misinformation and sensationalism, all driven by the radical animal rights activists who are on a mission to put us out of business.”

Gleason pointed out that this is an attack to everyone who embraces the western lifestyle and all they stand for; their honesty, commitment, integrity, and hard work.

“Under a cloud of darkness and in the midst of the worst stages of the pandemic, somehow, the L.A. City Council found the time to pass a motion that directed the city attorney to write an ordinance that was clearly aimed at bull riding, rodeo, and all western sports.

“The City Council will tell you that this isn’t an ordinance that bans western sports, it’s an ordinance that bans the use of devices that they, in their infinite wisdom and uneducated and ill-informed opinions, claim are devices of torture. That’s their narrative.

“Nothing could be further from the truth,” he continued. “Those of you that follow PBR know that we have two great athletes in every ride – one human, one bull. Both of those are respected and treated like a professional athlete should be. PBR bulls are born and bred to buck.”

James Pickens Jr. – “I didn’t grow up with a ranching or farming background, I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. But I love horses; I’m a child of the 50s and grew up watching every western show on TV. When I moved to New York to be a Broadway actor, the first thing I did was find a place to ride horses. It was in Central Park.”

Since coming to Southern California, Pickens has put on some of the bigger team ropings in Southern California, with proceeds going to several charities. One of those is a cowboy camp for kids.

“This is the kind of impact that the equestrian tradition has had here in California. It got to me way on the East coast. So let’s not be fooled, and let’s not be drawn into the misinformation, agenda, and the buzz words, that you may hear from the other side. We have to keep our side going. (The western lifestyle) helps everybody to learn discipline, hard work, and fair play. There is another side to this. It is our side, and it’s the right side!”

Reginald T. Dorsey “Rodeo is here to stay, regardless of whether we do it here, or somewhere else. But we’d prefer to do it here in L.A., because the public appreciates what we do. And you know, it’s funny what people take an issue with.

Derek Kolbaba

“In L.A., right around the corner from here, we have homeless people. They need places to stay, they need health care, they need food. This ain’t the issue we should be dealing with right now, especially the City Council! So if you feel the same way I do, please get involved and let people know how you feel about this issue.

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Reginald T. Dorsey “In closing let me say that rodeo and cowboys teach a certain ethic, and a certain moral principle that is passed on from one generation to the next. This is what these kids need today. They need to be able to look up to people who are about their word, taking care of their livestock, and taking care of one another.”

Forrie J. Smith “We’re all gonna come together and beat this thing! First thing I want to do is thank all the farmers and ranchers out there for feeding us – Americans. Yes, when they eat that nice salad, cut into that steak, pull on that warm sweater, thank a rancher, then a farmer! That’s where it came from.

“Now, a bit of history. Rodeo started in Southern California. Way back, cowboys ran their cattle all together. When the roundup was over, they started having contests; ‘Hey, I have a guy that outrode yours. I have a bucking horse that none of your guys can ride.’

Word got out and guys came to watch. That’s how rodeo began.

Rodeo was going on right here in California before the term ‘cowboy’ ever existed.

Well, it’s time right now that we all come together and fight this, to keep our culture and our heritage.”

So let me remind you, the silent majority is real, and the vocal minority is winning. If we want our western sports to continue in L.A. County, or any county, do something! Don’t think it cannot happen where you live, because it can.

Research and ask questions. If there are misconceptions about the care and welfare of the four-legged rodeo stars in the sport of rodeo and bull riding, try to educate people. Otherwise, the slippery slope just becomes more slippery and steep. The attitude of some people who claim to know what is best for the livestock is not common sense, it is nonsense.

[Editor’s Note - For more information about the Western Industry Sports Coalition and watch a video of the press conference held during the PBR Pluto TV Invitational, visit their website www. westernjustice.info]

“I think a big part of the problem is that people have moved here from other places, and they just don’t know or understand the western lifestyle in rural America. It is part of our heritage and part of our culture. But the western lifestyle breeds independence.

Forrie J. Smith

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Perry, GA

Apr 30

Bakersfield, CA

EC 4/23

661-346-9169

May 6-7

Corpus Christi, TX

4/18-25

ABBI entry

May 7

Kendallville, IN

May 7

Vinita, OK

4/25-5/2

May 13-21

Fort Worth, TX

4/25-5/2

ABBI entry

ABBI / PBR World Finals Classic

May 13-14

Fort Worth, TX

4/25-5/2

ABBI entry

ABBI American Heritage Futurity

May 14

Sandstone, MN

1/1-5/9

May 15

Fort Worth, TX

4/25-5/2

May 20-21

Fort Worth, TX

4/25-5/2

May 21

Newton Falls, OH

5/9-5/15

May 27-28

TBD

4/4-5/20

ABBI Classic / UTB 1/1-4/11

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ABBI Sanctioned Texas Bucking Bull Association

4/4-15 $25,000

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4/11-18

ABBI Sanctioned / Two Bulls EBC ABBI ABBI Sanctioned

MAY 5/1

Call/text

478-960-6432

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ABBI / PBR Velocity Tour Finals ABBI Sanctioned ABBI Sanctioned / Evolution Bull Comp.

ABBI Sanctioned Champions Series ABBI Derby ABBI

724-421-5601

ABBI Sanctioned

209-347-7305

ABBI Sanctioned

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CLASSIFIEDS Practice Pens

Practice Pens

PISGAH, AL - TIM COX, TCB, ANYTIME, CALL FIRST, 256-996-9426

JACKSONVILLE, NC - Aleck Barnard, Elite Cowboy Rodeo Assoc., Onslow Rodeo Arena, 6pm Every Other Sunday, Call First, 910-381-8597

NEW MARKET, AL - EC Hunt, 5:30pm Sun., 256-683-8169 BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, Anytime, Call First, 870-307-9923 CONWAY, AR - Mark Lindsey, Ride & Shine Cattle Company, Anytime, Call First, 501-730-4557 ELFRIDA, AZ - D Davis Bucking Bulls, 4pm Sat., Call First, 520-642-3737 LINCOLN, CA - B Bar Ranch, B Bar Indoor Arena, Rain or Shine, All Rough Stock, 916-206-4059 MARYSVILLE, CA - PacWest, 5pm Wed., Steers & Bulls, Call First, 530-751-6643 FRESNO, CA - Toro Bravo Arena, Thur. by appt., Call First, 559-577-2445 ELIZABETH, CO - Tuff Garcia, Tuff E Nuff, 6pm Mon., Rain or Shine, 970-846-0788 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO - Tuff E Nuff, 6pm Wed., Apr-Nov., 970-846-6828/3354 ALDEN, IA - Circle C Rodeo, 6pm Wed., Rain or Shine, Call for alternate dates 641-373-3625

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WOODBINE, IA - Tom & Kristina Kelley, every Sun. (weather permitting).

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KENDALLVILLE, IN - B Bar A Bucking Bulls, Heidi Speicher, 7pm Every Thur, Call First, 260-564-5864/Troy

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JACKSONVILLE, IL - Lazy C Rodeo, 10am-3pm Sun., Rain or shine, Call First, 217-245-8280

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CHANDLER, OK - JAM Bulls, 2pm Sun., 7pm Wed., Call First, 405-570-9010 SOPER/HUGO, OK - RBL Rodeo Bulls, Anytime with 4-6 hour notice, Rain or Shine, 307-461-1741 EAGLEVILLE, TN - BF Cattle Company, 2pm Sun., Jackpot, Call First, 615-336-4313 EMORY, TX - Oakes & Greene’s, 7pm Wed., 903-348-8630 LORENA, TX - Rocking S Ranch, Tue., Jackpot, Call First, 254-716-0779 MANSFIELD, TX - JC Knapp Ranch, 4pm Sun/6pm Wed., $5 at the gate to ride as many as you want, 817-223-3692 SIMMS, TX - Wilburn Bucking Bulls, 7pm Every Other Thur., 903-543-3025 PETROLIA, TX - Norris Dalton, 7pm Wed., 940-733-3020 DECATUR, TX - Cullen Calame, Denton Creek Farms, Call First, 940-393-3730 NOCONA, TX - 4x Arena, Call First, 501-944-1907 NOCONA, TX - Locke Bucking Bulls, Call First, 940-872-0733 WILLS POINT, TX - Austin Arena Bulls, Barrels, & Poles. $10 per ride/run or $25 for all you can ride. Bulls for all ages. 214-7265799

Livestock Layovers BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, White River Rodeo, 870-307-9923 RAYMOND, IL - Randy Littrell, Shop Creek Cattle, 217-556-0551

CLASSIFIEDS Livestock Layovers MARYSVILLE, KS - Gary Hershey, 4H Bucking Bulls and Marysville Sale Barn, Call First, 785-292-4952 LAKE CHARLES, LA - Keith Strickland, Deep South Rodeo Genetics, 337-304-1493 SALEM, MO - Hwy 32 & 72, Salem Livestock Auction, 573-729-8880 HELENA, MT - Jim Horne, Bull Horne Ranch, 406-459-5706 FERNLEY, NV - Nathan Pudsey, Circle P Bucking Bulls, 775-750-2168 CLAYTON, NM - Justin Keeth, Lazy J 3 Bucking Bulls, 575-447-0877 BETHESDA, OH - 15 Miles off I-70, TCB Ranch, 304-281-4530 SOPER/HUGO, OK - RBL Rodeo Bulls, Anytime with 4-6 hours notice, 307-461-1741

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BUCHANAN, TN - Parsons & Milam 731-642-8346 CLARKSVILLE, TX - Brian Agnew, BA Livestock, 903-669-9189 DUBLIN, TX - Mike Godfrey, Godfrey 4X Cattle, 817-235-2852 MANSFIELD, TX - JC Knapp Ranch, JC Knapp Rodeo, 817-223-3692 MIDLAND, TX - Ted Norton, Norton Bucking Bulls, 432-413-8433 DECATUR, TX - Cullen Calame, Denton Creek Farms, 940-393-3730 SIMMS, TX - Near I-30 Texarkana, Wilburn Bucking Bulls, 863-381-2799

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Western Wanderings a cowboy’s rain slicker There’s an old piece of clothing a cowboy will need Whenever that rain starts to fly His rain slicker becomes a welcome friend As it shields him and keeps him dry

Ol’ Chet was the first hand to feel my disdain He went to the outhouse y’all I ran up and nailed that outhouse door shut He screamed, yelled, then kicked out the wall!

Rain slickers don’t look real fancy They’re rolled up behind the saddle But when storms cut loose and start to blow That slicker takes care of the battle

The next hand was Luke, who dearly hates snakes So I caught a rat snake by a tree And put that old snake down into his boot As he slept by the fire peacefully

Most slickers have faded to yeller Especially if they got any years But a cowboy don’t care what that slicker looks like When he wears it to fight the sky’s tears

Next morning he woke, stretched and pulled on his boot Then screamed like a schoolgirl I swear!

He’d put his whole foot down into that boot Not knowing that snake was in there

Now a slicker can be right handy at times A while back I was taking a soak I sat down naked in the middle of the stream And friends stole my clothes as a joke

He hopped around and hooted and swore He’d kill me if he got the chance But I was enjoying my paybacks right now As he flopped around and did quite a dance

When I got ready to dress and head back to camp I saw that my clothes were not there I stood there quite naked and pondered my fate As the water dripped off all my hair

But the best thing happened when he got that boot off And flung that old snake far away For he had wet the whole front of his pants That one really made my day!

I wrapped myself up in that old yeller coat And rode back wearing only that slicker It must have been quite a funny sight Cause the ranch hands all started to snicker

Joe was the third to encounter my wrath And I fixed him really good The coffee was close to the end of the pot I poured coffee like a good cowboy would

I jumped off ol’ Buck and gave him a pat Then I turned to the hands standing there I flipped open that slicker and gave them a sight Then I told them they better beware

But first I threw in some fixin’s Soap, salt, mud, and tobacco too To add flavor to Joe’s hot coffee When he took a big swig of my brew

Cause I just won’t forget this deed that they done And paybacks will surely be sweet They won’t see it coming when I do my own deeds My revenge will be fun to complete

He sputtered and spit and swore real loud Then jumped up and squared off at me He suddenly realized it’s all in the game And then laughed as he slapped his knee

By Kelly B. Robbins