Humps N Horns Bull Riding Magazine - Aug 2018

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Humps N Horns August 2018

On The Cover - James DeBord goes to work to rope a bull and persuade him to leave the arena.

Photo by Phillip Kitts / Avid Visual Imagery

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HUMPS N HORNS® BULL RIDING MAGAZINE PO Box 34172 Fort Worth, TX 76162 325-500-BULL (2855) www.humps-horns.com

ADMINISTRATIVE Stacie Blake

Publisher/Owner stacie@humps-horns.com

Terry Blake

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Features

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Mike Miller Bucking Bulls

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FEATURE STORY WRITER

James DeBord

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Lane Frost Challenge

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CONTRIBUTORS Georgia Akers Justin Felisko Barbara Pinnella Keno Shrum

Also In This Issue Around the Horn 22 Bull Pen 18 Classifieds 45 Country Kitchen 15 Inspiration Point 14 Livestock Layovers 44 Outside the Arena

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Practice Pens 44 Real Time Pain Relief for Real People 11 Talking Bull w/ Brayden 7 Through My Eyes 10 Where’s the Beef 40 Humps-Horns.com · 5 · August 2018

Andy Gregory Phillip Kitts Kelly B. Robbins Andy Watson

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Letter from the Editor

I’m not going to lie! The weather forecast for the next ten days here in Texas is a little depressing with high temperatures expected to be from 100-108 degrees every day.

As an optimistic person, I always try to find the silver lining in everything so I guess, for me, that would be the bull riding has been just as hot so far this summer. We’ve seen some terrific events including the PBR Global Cup from Australia, Chad Berger’s Match of Champions in Bismarck, the Calgary Stampede, and a number of local events too.

Even better, there are still a number of great places to catch some bull riding in the next few weeks as the kids try to squeeze the last little bit of joy before they head back to school. I always want to encourage you to look through our Where’s The Beef section and find an event near you to go and have a little fun with family and friends.

We have some great articles this month on some people that you may see in the arena quite a bit but never get an opportunity to meet. It is our hope and desire that you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoy putting it together. Thank you for supporting Humps N Horns.

Until next time, Terry

Humps-Horns.com · 6 · August 2018

Talking “Bull” with Brayden

Bushwacker

Hi my name is Brayden Hollywood Brown and I am a miniature bull rider. We are going to talk about the contractors. All the great contractors over these years. We will talk about three of some of my favorite contractors. So let’s get into it.

Chad Berger is one great contractor that a lot of people know. He just recently joined his father in the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Code Blue was his only champion bull although in his heart, I’m sure, they all are champions. Code Blue has only one championship but was still a very good bull. Some other great bulls he owned are Pearl Harbor, Fire and Smoke, Red Bandana, Big Black Cat, and Speed Demon.

SweetPro’s Bruiser

Dillon Page is the owner of D&H Cattle Company. This is my favorite contractor because they own two time PBR World Champion Sweet Pro’s Bruiser. Bruiser is ranked number one in the world. Some other great bulls he owned are Brutus, Stone Sober, Frequent flyer, Heart Break Kid, and Mud Shark.

Julio Moreno Bucking Bulls is probably everyone’s favorite because he owns three time PBR world champion bull Bushwacker.

Bushwacker’s brother, Roy, was the runner up bull in 2014. He had many other great bulls like number two bull in the world is Spotted Demon some other good bulls are Indian Medicine, Juice, and Mortimer.

These are my three favorite contractors. They take such good care of these animals that if I could be any animal I would definitely be a bucking bull. I hope to ride some of the great bulls from these great contractors some day.

To find out more about me go to my Facebook page @ BraydenHollywoodBrown.

Thank you, Brayden Hollywood Brown

Humps-Horns.com · 7 · August 2018

Reader Spotlight

By DeVonna R. Allison

Connie Pagels I caught up with busy bull riding mega-fan, Connie Pagels, as she was preparing to leave for the PBR event, Match of Champions, in Bismarck, North Dakota recently. She was more than willing to pause long enoughto speak with me about her favorite thing, bull riding.

Connie and her late husband, Roger, first got interested in bull riding years ago while flipping through the TV channels on a Sunday evening. They happened upon bull riding on CBS and Connie says they were hooked! The couple was captivated by the excitement of the sport, the powerful bulls and those “crazy riders”, she laughs. They were impressed with the bullfighters too, who risked life and limb to keep the riders safe. After that night, she says, “everything came to a halt in our house at 8 o’clock Sunday night,” because that’s when the bull riding came on.

This chance encounter with the world of bull riding led Connie to discover a twenty five year passion for the sport. A year or so after discovering the sport, Connie and Roger attended their first live event in Detroit, a three hour drive from her rural southern Michigan home,

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because that was the closest show that had come to their home.

Little did she know then that one day she’d travel as far away as Anaheim, California to watch in person the world’s most dangerous sport.

And it’s not just the raw excitement of the sport that attracts her. She has a deeply personal reason for her loyalty. In 2014 she was attending the Last Cowboy Standing event in Las Vegas, and afterward was getting an autograph from Cody Nance, when Cody invited Connie to the religious service conducted by Riding High Ministries that evening. Without hesitation, Connie accepted his invitation though previously she hadn’t planned on attending. That eveing, at the service led

by Todd Pierce, Connie heard Frank Newsom give a personal testimonial about his relationship with Jesus Christ and Connie responded by “turning her life over to God”, she says.

“As a child growing up my Grandma had always made sure I was in church, but I’d gotten away from it in my adult years, “Connie said. Both Todd Pierce and Cody Nance prayed with Connie that night in Vegas and it resulted in Connie returnign to church and being baptized. She’s a joyful, faithful member of her local church today she says, as a direct result of these men’s active outreach in the PBR community.

Favorite Bull Rider - Cody Nance Favorite Bull Fighter - Frank Newsom Favorite Bull - Stars N Stripes (which she owns in partnership with Chad Berger)

If you have someone you’d like to see in the Reader Spotlight, please email us at bullnews@humps-horns.com. We’d love to share your story.

Humps-Horns.com · 9 · August 2018

The Gospel of Love is….

Here is a question that I think everyone of us who call We all sure need the Fathers help to walk this out..Peace! ourselves believers must answer. Is the Gospel message and are the words of the Gospel more important than the Jesus Loves You, people for whom the Gospel message is given?

Cody Custer Many will answer in theory with a quick “it’s the people, of course” but in the reality of their actions they will make the knowledge and the words of the Gospel more important than the ones whom Jesus came to set free.

I’ve been on both sides of this and can tell you that there is life tied to the Gospel when it’s about people but empty words when its about a message alone. We may know all the words to the message but if the Father’s Spirit of Love for people is not there, the very words meant for life can defeat those who hear them.

The Kingdom of God and His Gospel are about Love for People... Period.

Humps-Horns.com · 10 · August 2018

Arthritis is not just one disease. Instead, it is the term given to describe over 100 types of diseases that cause joint inflammation. According to the Arthritis Foundation, over 50 million adults in the United States and 300,000 children have some form of arthritis. Common types of arthritis include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and infectious arthritis.

you carry, it exerts an extra four pounds of force on your knees. Even losing a small amount of weight may decrease symptoms of osteoarthritis. If you are overweight, talk with your healthcare provider about a sensible plan to slim down.

Symptoms of arthritis can vary, but often include the following: • Joint pain • Stiffness • Decreased range of motion • Redness of the skin • Fatigue

Exercise may be the last thing on your mind when you have pain due to arthritis. But staying active and getting regular exercise may actually ease discomfort. Exercise can help prevent stiffness and may improve range of motion, which can become limited with arthritis.

Get regular exercise

Fortunately, there are also some natural things that you can do to ease discomfort and improve your quality of life. Consider the following suggestions:

Exercise can also improve the strength of the muscles around your joints, which may improve function. The key is doing the right type of exercise. It’s vital to do exercises that improve strength, endurance, and flexibility without damaging the joints. Depending on which joints are affected, you should avoid high impact exercises, such as running and jumping.

Instead, stick to low impact exercise including swimming, walking, and biking for about 30 minutes on most days of the week. Add in two days of strength training and stretching for a well-rounded exercise program.

Maintain a healthy weight

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Maintaining a healthy weight is important for everyone.

But if you have arthritis, watching your weight is even more essential. Carrying excess weight places more stress on your joints, especially your knees and hips. For example, according to the Arthritis Foundation, for every pound of excess weight

Topical pain relievers can be a great way to treat arthritis pain. Topical medications provide relief without causing the systemic side effects of oral drugs. Topical pain relievers may be in the form of a spray, gel, and cream and are applied directly to the skin. Many topical pain relievers work by blocking nerve

Arthritis pain can interfere with everyday activities, such as work, recreation, and family responsibilities. Treatment for arthritis may vary depending on the form of disease you have and may include corticosteroids medications, pain medication, and joint replacement surgery.

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endings close to the skin. Look for a topical reliever that contains ingredients, such as menthol, arnica, capsicum, or trolamine salicylate, which may help to decrease the discomfort.

Try a TENS unit TENS is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. It involves using a small device that transmits electrical current to the nerves through electrodes placed on the skin. The TENS unit is thought to stimulate the nerve endings and cut out the pain signals sent to the brain. According to the Arthritis Foundation, there is some evidence that using a TENS unit may decrease pain associated with osteoarthritis. Although additional research is needed to conclude TENS is effective in treating arthritis, it may be helpful for some people.

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Applying cold to an arthritic joint can decrease inflammation and pain. Place an ice pack or cold compress on the joint for about 15 to 20 minutes about three times a day. Heat may also be helpful for aching joints. Heat may relax muscles and decrease pain. Use a hot water bottle or microwavable hot pack for about 20 minutes a few times a day. You can also soak in a hot tub; maybe even add a fizzy pain relief bath bomb. When it comes to applying heat or cold, use whichever provides more relief for your condition.

Get a massage Massage is often helpful in treating some types of pain including discomfort due to arthritis. Massage may weaken proteins called inflammatory cytokines, which are associated with pain.

Plus, it may also decrease stress, which is the kind of side effect you want to be dealing with.

Use adaptive aids and braces Although it does not treat arthritis pain directly, using braces and adaptive devices may make it easier to cope with the condition. Consider using adaptive aids as needed, such as electric can and jar openers, special grip pens and reaching devices, which may make doing everyday tasks less painful.

Braces, joint supports, and splints may also be helpful for some people.

The good news is you don’t have to just live with arthritis pain.

It may take a combination of the suggestions above and a little trial and error when finding treatments that work best for you.

But there are natural ways that you can get some relief.

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Humps-Horns.com · 12 · August 2018

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Inspiration Point

words of Christ, and was able to share them.

Today we have those words written for us: the vehicle through which God teaches us how to have life and have it eternal.

Through hearing, understanding and applying these words, we, like Cornelius and his household, can be saved. More than this, by learning these words sufficiently, we can convey them to others, sharing with them God’s plan for salvation. Thus, God’s will can be communicated from person to person, bringing the forgiveness of sins, and the gift of eternal life to those who obey the given words.

by Keno Shrum

Powerful Words - Part 2

Words are indeed powerful things, for both good and ill. They are the very tool by which God communicates to man. We are fools if we ignore the word of God. If you’d like to visit more about this subject, “Come now and let us reason together...” (Isa 1:18)

excerpts by Jonathan McAnulty The Bible says concerning the words of God that they are pure.

We add to them, or take away from them, at our own risk. (cf.

Proverbs 30:5-6).

In HIS Love, Keno

There are those who worry that God, being infinite, may have trouble communicating with finite man. But such fears are groundless.God, being infinite in intelligence and wisdom, says exactly what He means, and knows how to say what He means in a way we can understand.Words, even human words, were His invention and He is the master of the art of linguistics.

The Bible also teaches that God’s words are eternal and unalterable.

“All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” (1 Peter 1:24-25a; cf. Isaiah 40:6-8) God does not change, and His divine words change not either.

All well, and good, someone might say, but, they would ask, what does this have to do with me? Simply put, an appreciation of God’s word is instrumental in our salvation.

Jesus, we might note, by divine inspiration is called, “the Word.”

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This same “Word” took on flesh and dwelt amongst us. (John 1:1, 14). God had a message for man and Jesus was the vehicle by which that message was delivered.

Jesus once asked the apostles if they wanted to leave Him. Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go – you have the words of eternal life.” (John 6:68) They knew and had come to understand that God had a message for man, and that knowing and understanding the message would bring life. Jesus had taught them this, saying, “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63; NKJV) Years later, there was a man named Cornelius, who God wanted to save. God sent an angel to Cornelius who instructed: “Send to Joppa, for Peter, who will tell you words by which all you and your household will be saved.” (Acts 11:13b-14) Peter had learned the

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Cream Cheese Danish INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Danish• 2 cans ready to use refrigerated crescent rolls • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese • 1 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 egg • 1 egg white

1. Preheat oven to 350* degrees and spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray (I use butter-flavored).

2. Unroll one can of crescent rolls and lay in the bottom of the pan (stretch if necessary to cover the bottom). Pinch the seams together if needed. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and 1 whole egg together until smooth.

Spread the mixture over the crescent rolls evenly and then lay the second pack of crescent rolls on top of the cheese mixture and brush with egg white.

3. For the glaze, whisk together the ingredients until completely smooth and set aside.

4. Bake for 30 minutes until the top is golden brown. Pour the glaze over the hot danish and let it cool for at least 20 minutes.

Glaze• 1 cup powdered sugar • 3 Tbsp. milk • 1 tsp. vanilla

Submitted by Leslie B. - Lubbock, TX

Send us your favorite recipe to bullnews@humps-horns.com

Humps-Horns.com · 15 · August 2018

Outside the Arena with...

Roy Hodges

By Georgia Akers

When I started this interview, I thought I was going in one direction but ended up going in another direction.

The one thing about this sport is you meet some awfully nice people: riders, fans, stock contractors etc. One of the nicest guys I have met is Roy Hodges. Roy started out going to the PBR Finals and has been to all of them except the first one. He later got into the bull breeding business and has been pretty successful.

He always has a smile and a handshake and I do not think he knows a stranger. I was fortunate to first meet Roy at a competition in Conroe, Texas four or five years ago. He is one of those men that quietly does a lot and really does not want any credit for what he does. This interview is kind of a two part subject: one is putting on an event and the second is being a partner on bulls.

Tell us a little about your background?

their families come and we have a family affair. They like to help feed and water and work the bulls.

You mentioned that your first experience of being a partner did not go well. Would you share what you learned?

I am from the Midland/Odessa area of Texas and live in Crane, Texas. I took chances in the oil business and have done pretty well. I now own various businesses such as an auto repair shop and others. When I was a little kid, I rode steers but as I got older I got away from rodeo. My Dad and I built an arena and would put on rodeos in Menard, Texas.

Be careful as to what the agreement between the working stock contractor and you as partner is going to be. For me, the agreement was to be 50-50 expenses, purchases etc. It turned out not to be 50-50 with me paying the majority of purchase, which led the the dissolution of the partnership. Second, make sure that the bulls are being well cared for and maintained properly. It needs to be spelled out who is responsible for what.

I recently was elected County Judge in Crane so I have an entirely new career I am learning about.

You need to do your homework and check the person’s reputation before partnering up.

How did you get into the bucking bull activities?

(Interviewer’s comment: It took me a year to find the perfect partner for me).

The second year the PBR had finals, I attended and have attended everyone since. Then,I got interested in the other side of the business.

It is my understanding this has become a family affair?

My entire family has become involved in the business or they follow the bulls as they compete. My daughter, Carly, actually competes in the women’s division. My daughter, Katelyn, and my granddaughter, Tinley, who is three, loves to watch the videos and if she is attending an event wants to go see them and pet them.

When I am with the bulls I have to face time the bulls and and calves for her. If the event is at a central location my brothers and

You need to take little steps when get started. There are some great stock contractors out there to not only partner with, but also learn from. I have spent time with the Pages and the Dunns to learn about the business and they were always available for me.

JW Hart has also been wonderful about answering my questions and helping me learn.

You have to remember, there is only a handful of really good bulls.

I never realized the hard work that is involved in the bucking bull business.

Is it true with your partners now, you are more hands on?

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My partners now are Ricky and Karen Shuler. It is a great match.

We live close to each other and I am very much hands on with the care and transporting of the bulls. We have a little over 100 head if you count the cows, calves and bulls.

We have all the equipment necessary to care for the herd: squeeze chute, arena, chutes for bucking, etc. We are starting to use our own bulls for breeding but this did not happen overnight.

been able to give. What does it take to put on an event?

My event was a combination rider/bucking bull competition for the bulls. First you have to start at least a year in advance. The first two years it was in Mineral Wells, Texas. The last year it was in Decatur, Texas in August and was very successful (not to be confused with JW Hart’s event in June in Decatur).

If you are thinking of making a profit in this business, that takes time and might not ever happen. In the meantime you are expending money on entry fees for the competition and the care and maintenance. You might haul four bulls to a competition and pay entry fees for all four but only one does well. That is part of the business. To win a big purse is a rare event and the bulls keep getting better. At the American Heritage Futurity that was recently held in Duncan, Oklahoma, there were approximately 170 entries and to be in the top 10 you needed a score of 90. The breeding programs have really stepped up the caliber of bulls.

Everything was done by family, volunteers and a tremendous help from the ABBI staff since this was an ABBI sanctioned event.

ABBI was very helpful because I did not realize all that needed to be done and the time it takes. You have to get the arena, the chutes, advertise the event, talk to stock contractors and get them to commit to bring the bulls, locate sponsors who were usually my friends in Crane or local sponsors in the town where the event is being held. You have to get the riders to commit. This was difficult because they might commit and then not be able to come.

Getting good riders was one of the main issues. As sponsor, you are responsible for all of this.

You go into the business because you love it.

My event was so that 100% of the proceeds went to charity.

Which gets me into the other part of this conversation. You have actually sponsored competitions in order to raise money for the Rider Relief Fund, now known as Western Sports Foundation.

This is something that you do not talk about and will never let the charity recognize you for the thousands of dollars you have

If you are thinking of putting on an event, having a team of volunteers who are willing to work hard is a necessity.

And consider your location. The Decatur area was great. We had over 200 bulls compete. But Decatur is right in the middle of bull country. You have a lot of stock contractors close by in that part of Texas and Oklahoma.

You would definitely want an ABBI sanctioned event. If you are thinking of sponsoring a Touring Pro event, there is a fee that has to be paid to the PBR whether you make money or not.

If anyone is interested in visiting with Roy about what he has done in partnering or putting on an event as he said “to maybe help avoid the mistakes I made” please feel free to email him at hodgesoilandgas@sbcglobal.net If the readers have any comments or suggestions of persons they would like to have featured, please email me at humpshornsgeorgia@ gmail.com

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Mike Miller Bucking Bulls

By Kelly B. Robbins

Photos courtesy of Mike Miller

The spirit of the west is alive and well across the land of the free and the home of the brave. The cowboy culture is a true reflection of what the red, white and blue represents. Steve Murrin, chairman of the Fort Worth Stockyards Preservation Foundation and a fourth generation Texan, said, “One thing I came to understand is that the western theme is universally positive. People are just drawn to the cowboy culture. It is a very positive image.” This image continues to draw fans from all walks of life in every state of this great nation, even those states east of the Mississippi River.

So, let’s go east of the Mississippi to north central Pennsylvania and a little town on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River called Jersey Shore. Here we find Mike Miller Bucking Bulls and

the Millers, a real live rodeo family. The family consists of Mike, his wife Beth, 16-year-old son, Troop, and 14-year-old daughter, Saige.

Mike is a current stock contractor and former bull rider. He grew up in Meeker, Oklahoma, met his wife at a cow show and transplanted to her hometown in Pennsylvania after they were married. Beth is a professional barrel racer. Troop won a high school steer riding championship last year and Saige qualified for four events at the Junior Nationals this year.

“My whole family is in the business,” Mike shared. “I own some bulls and my wife owns some bulls and my son and daughter each own a bull. My in-laws own some bulls. We’ve got bulls scattered all over. I have 42 mature bulls that I haul to events. We keep some of them here and I rent a farm down the road and keep some of them there. My in-laws are all rodeo people and we keep some bulls at their place, too.”

“For the most part, I go everywhere my bulls go,” Mike said. “I’m really thankful for my wife and kids. They take care of all the stuff here at home, which allows me to be gone three or four days at a time. I drive the truck and pretty much haul to the Monster Energy Unleash the Beast and the Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour events. I feed the bulls and sort the bulls, but I’ve got two guys who help me out. Mike Law and Sean Hamburger go with me and are a great help.”

Bull 37B - Space Plane

“I think that living where I do is an advantage,” Mike continued.

“There are only a handful of stock contractors east of the Mississippi with bulls that are PBR quality. I usually haul five to twelve bulls to a Monster Energy Unleash the Beast event and fifteen to twenty bulls to the Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour events. I’m proud of the fact that I’ve had one or two bulls at the past four PBR Finals.”

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“As a youngster, I rode bareback horses,” Mike revealed. “I got on a bull on a dare from a friend. I did pretty good and liked it. I ended up riding bulls and I quit riding horses. I started buying bulls back in 1987. I needed some practice bulls to ride. I bought some and then started selling them. I quit riding bulls in 1995 after I got hurt and spent some time in the hospital. There was just too much going on and I was concentrating more on stock contracting than I was bull riding.”

Pneu-Dart Doomsday living up to his name.

“There is a lot of money out there to be made now by bull riders. If you are serious, don’t ever give up and practice every chance you get,” Mike advised.

“I’m just a simple guy,” Mike shared. “I’m not looking to be famous or get rich. I’m happy where I’m at. We’re busy and we do what we love. There are not too many jobs you can do what you love. I’ve been doing this for a long time. I’d like to stick it out as long as I can because I just love what I do.”

“You know, when I started out, I sold a lot of pretty good bulls and a few that were really good,” Mike explained. “But halfway through that I changed course a little and started buying some good bulls. I try to bring the best set of bulls I can for each event.”

Mike noted that his current favorite bull is 226 Pneu-Dart’s Doomsday, co-owned by Blain Soars, owner of Pneu-Dart, Incorporated.

Pneu-Dart has sponsored Mike Miller Bucking Bulls throughout the season and the PBR Finals. Mike also shared that he just bought a half-interest in 220 Muscles and Shovels from Pete Johnson in Texas. Muscles and Shovels currently has a 100% buck off percentage for seven attempts in the PBR. Mike’s top-five bull list includes 220 Muscles and Shovels, 5N Bandit, co-owned by Robert Williams of Oklahoma, 226 Pneu-Dart’s Doomsday, 106-73 Otis and 07 Sarge.

“I’m currently hauling a bull for Robert Williams that I think is an up and coming star,” Mike disclosed. “Keep your eye on 83Z Comanche. He’s four years old and I took him to Bangor, Maine in March to a Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour event. He bucked off Brenton Chaffin in 1.47 seconds and had a bull score of 43 points. That bull has potential to be something special. I’m going to take him to the PBR next fall. He’s going to be a good one.”

I asked Mike to describe his operation in one word. “Work!” he laughed. “Lots of work, lots of hours. When the bull riding is over,

the contractors have to load their bulls and drive home. Sometimes that’s twelve hours or more. The bulls must be fed and cared for.

For that two hours of bull riding, we have four to five days invested.

Most fans don’t realize what is involved to keep these bulls at their best. But every person in the bull business knows.”

“I’m think I’m most proud of the fact that I believe I can walk into any place in the bull business and I don’t think anyone would have anything bad to say about me,” Mike declared.

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Some 4 year olds from Robert Williams that will be going after the break the bull on the right in this picture is Comanche 83z

Jake Gowdy on 1122 Guber at the Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour event in Bangor, Maine.

Koal Livingston won the First Annual Fairfield Auto Group Invitational, produced by Mike Miller, at the Benton Rodeo Grounds in Benton, Pennsylvania.

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Saige Miller carries Old Glory at a PBR Touring Pro Division event this year.

Around The

Horn

with Bucking Bull TV’s Jeff Bressler

I trained and drove harness horses for over twenty years.

Unfortunately, a series of injuries ended my career early.

yearlings and started my own journey in the industry. More importantly, Billy became my friend and eventual employer.

I vowed to someday return to horse racing in one form or another or get involved in the bucking bull industry. I have tremendous respect for large animal athletes and wanted to fill the void that racing left.

Through Billy, I became a licensed PBR agent and had the distinct opportunity to work with the 7 or 8 riders who Billy sponsored to promote the Million Dollar Championship on their helmets and gear. I’m sure many of you remember PBR TV shots of the chutes where riders were wearing EG helmets, shirts and chaps.

Those few years I traveled to most major PBR events and had an experience I never would have dreamed of.

I was always intrigued when I heard the great Justin McKee talk about the ABBI and their futurity program during PBR broadcasts.

I researched to see if my opportunity to return involved 2-yearold bulls.

As many of you know futurity bulls compete during their 2-yearold season and are judged without a rider on their back, just a mechanical dummy.

They are scored on buck, kick, spin intensity and degree of difficulty. The futurity industry then, as it is now, is the most lucrative end of the bucking bull game in terms of payouts.

I did my research and in 2009 trekked to Stephenville, Texas during the Spring Fling to get a little better educated about young bucking bulls. That’s the first time I met Billy Jaynes.

Billy at that time was running his training program, The Jaynes Gang, and gearing up for the inaugural 2011 Million Dollar Bucking Bull Championship. Billy’s dream was to see ”Bucking Bull Fans become Bucking Bull Owners, ” with the chance to buy genetics created by embryos at a draft, compete in Million Dollar Bucking Bull Championship only events and preliminaries and eventually compete for the Championship.

For 2011 he was looking to sell 100 spots. He did this through genius marketing skills, a lot of informative one on one talks at PBR events, where he also became a PBR sponsor, and a whole lot of telephone calls and e-mails.

In the interim, I partnered with Billy on some non-Million Dollar

Eventually I moved out to the Ranch in Orchard, Texas and held a variety of roles. In the interim we developed Bucking Bull TV which, as many of you know, programs successfully to this day on Carbon TV. 2011 was a monumental year. Billy’s dream came true. On the floor of the Thomas and Mack Center, during the PBR World Finals in an intermission break, the top five bulls who qualified for the Million Dollar Championship bucked. 10 were paid out overall with the winner to receive $500,000 of the million-dollar pot.

Many die-hard PBR fans had never seen a futurity bull buck. The crowd went crazy! They enjoyed every minute of the action. The great bull OMG owned by bucking bull fans Bill Dase and Lona Van Meter of California had the distinction of being crowned the first Champion with the check presentation on top of the shark cage.

When the dust settled down, the futurity industry was changed forever with the value of bulls being elevated in price as hundreds of bucking bull fans becoming bucking bull owners. This infused millions of dollars of new found capital into the industry for breeders and arena owners.

Most folks like Billy would have rested on their laurels and be pleased with what they built. Not Billy.

Over the next several years to the present, Billy’s marketing skills

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and innovation have made a once cowboy stock contractor only sport into a thriving industry.

Don’t get me wrong, there have been many naysayers along the way. Some folks don’t and will never like change. Some were envious over Billy’s success. Others thought he would never be able to make the payouts. Many did not want to see “outsiders” involved in the sport. Billy moved through it all fine tuning his operations along the way and developing new programs that were used by others. As Billy always says, “I don’t mind if others duplicate what I do as long as it benefits the entire industry.”

Since that first Million Dollar Championship, Billy’s marketing magic and bucking bull training prowess has brought us: The creation of classes of bulls. At one time, and still to this very day, most futurity bulls are all lumped into one class. Whether the bull is a 90 point stud or an 82 at best they compete in the same class. Through Billy’s system, classes were created such as the Underdog (for bulls who never scored above 84 points), Handicap (where bulls are given handicap points to add to their score), Major and Minor League classes and an Exhibition class.

All of these classes were conceived to give owners the opportunity to compete throughout a season with bulls on the same level while still earning big money.

Billy announced recently that he was retiring from the bucking bull business. He has other adventures and ideas he wants to develop. Rest assured he will do them all well.

His leaving will be a major blow to the industry. Billy can take a compliment with the best but doesn’t feel this statement is true. It is, though. Only a few in the lifetime of a sport have the distinction to leave their mark and become a great.

Billy is one of them. I’m proud to call him my friend. _________________________________________________ Jeff Bressler is the host of the BBTV Weekly Bucking Bull Report on Carbon TV. You can see the reports on Carbon’s Rural Sports Network.

If you have any results, news or information for the column contact him at jeff@bbtvmedia.com

Through the institution of his Bucking Bull Games series, Billy allowed bulls to compete all year long and not just for a handful of events in their futurity year. Bulls peak at different parts of the year. In many associations bulls who show no talent in March or April are done as futurity bulls. Billy’s BBG this summer has allowed bulls who were mediocre in the winter and spring to show what they have. A few 82 point bulls have turned into 90 point studs by allowing them to develop and compete all season long.

For the bull’s best interest, Billy designed the first bull trailer that gave each competitor their own private section like in horse trailers.

He built an open air covered bull barn where resident bulls had their own pen with pasture and bull walking machines nearby for rotation.

He staged events at the NFR on the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center and in the Mandalay Bay Hotel further opening the door for first timers to see futurity bulls buck.

More importantly Billy fulfilled his promise of making bucking bull fans bucking bull owners and in doing so created a community of folks from all walks of life, from all over the country and the world the opportunity to form lifelong friendships and share their common love of the sport. He made them fan-cowboys and cowgirls. They broke bread together at events, made t-shirts and jewelry to show the love of their bulls and opened the industry to doctors, farmers, homemakers, business owners and office workers.

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James DeBord Rodeo and Ranch Work go Hand in Hand

By Barbara Pinnella

Photos by Phillip Kitts / Avid Visual Imagery

Anyone who has attended the PBR World Finals in person or has watched the event on television has seen James DeBord work his magic. You might be thinking that you don’t know that name, and that might be true, but I guarantee you that you know his work.

But the art of getting a bull out of the arena can’t be done by brute force, nor can you beg and plead with a 1500-2000 pound bucking bull. No, it actually takes finesse and knowledge as to what to do and when.

DeBord is one of two safety men that work in the arena, and started working with the PBR back in 2000, working his first World Finals in 2002. He has not missed one since, which means that James has been to 15 World Finals, and looks to be back in Vegas for number 16 this year. He does not work as much as he used to, but he does do other PBR events during the year, not just Finals week.

“I need to make sure if one of those bulls doesn’t want to leave the arena I need to get a rope on him and bring him out. But you want to give them a chance. If they’re gonna come to the back (of the arena) you try to drive ‘em out, get behind them and try to drive ‘em out.

DeBord has been honing his craft for roughly 40 years, gaining experience from the smaller events, as is the norm.

“And that’s another thing; you’ve got to know cattle. You’ve got to know how they’re gonna act and react. You don’t want to pressure them too much, you have to give them a chance, but you’ve got to know to put enough pressure on them to get ‘em out of there.

Sometimes they’ll go towards the front and then they’ll turn back and go to the other end again. If they go to the front and then run to the back again, I’m gonna try to get a rope on them.”

“I like it,” he said. “It’s a challenge. Back when I started this, it was at some buck-outs and high school rodeos, open rodeos, things like that. And I picked up at some rodeo schools as well.”

As important as it is to get the bulls out of the arena in a timely and safe manner when everyone is out of harms’ way, it is imperative to do so when an injury to a bull rider or bullfighter has occurred.

During a bull riding, a safety man does not just sit on his horse in the arena looking like the Marlboro Man. While that is a nice image, that is not at all what the job is about. There are several important duties they must perform. One of those is cajoling a bull who would rather run around the arena or stay at the far end, to actually leave. Often it is a less seasoned bull that wanders off.

“If someone gets hurt and can’t get out of the arena I need to put a rope on (the bull) and keep him away from the cowboy so the paramedics can do their deal. I’ve had to do that several times this year. You talk about a challenge, you really need to get a rope on him quick – you don’t want to miss!

“Back in 2010, I pretty much went from coast to coast,” James told Humps N Horns Bull Riding Magazine. “I went to 25 events that year. This year I will probably end up working 10 or 12.”

“That usually happens when a bull hasn’t been hauled enough,” DeBord told us. “After they’ve been hauled a while that kind of backs them off a bit, they’re not as wild. They learn the routine; they know that they buck, do their job, and then leave and go back to the feed trough.”

“But you know,” James continued, “when you’ve been doing it that long it’s just you and the Good Lord and the bull out there. You forget about everybody else. You don’t have time to think about it, it’s got to be automatic.”

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There are two partners that DeBord has to work with in the arena; the other safety man, and his horse. Both are essential to getting their job done. James has been fortunate to have worked the Finals with four super safety men; Julio Moreno, Mike White, Chris Shivers, and most recently the great header, Derrick Begay.

“Mike is a really good hand,” James said. “He has good horses and he can rope good. Chris Shivers, same deal. Julio and Derrick, all four of those guys are great. They’ve all handled cattle, not just in the arena but out in the woods, out on the ranch. That’s where you learn how to do it.

“As far as Derrick is concerned, I think he’s as good as there is and he has really good horses. When you get another guy like that worked as a ranch cowboy (as with the three previously mentioned) and is a heck of a roper, team roper – you get another guy like that that handles cattle out on the ranch and ropes wild stuff, they know what to do, and you can tell right away. Of course, with some guys too, you can tell right away that they’ll get in your way more than help you.”

Similar to the bullfighters, DeBord said you can normally tell who is in the best position to get to the bull and you let him take his shot. But the other man is always ready to move in should things not go according to plan.

James has had several very good pickup horses, but right now he is down to one.

“I raised him – he’s 16 now. I pretty much trained him on the road,” he said. “I was going to so many events he didn’t get a lot of his ranch work. I didn’t have much time to ride him out working cattle. That’s the best way; get one broke really good outside and then you can take them in there and they’ll be good.

“You know, I’ve had people ask me if I drug my horses. I won’t drug one to make them calm, what you see is what you get. Basically, you’ve got to have good horses, and try really hard to do a great job. Things don’t always work out the way you want them to, but it’s not for lack of effort.”

There is another type of event that James will work, and that is Freestyle Bullfighting. Those bulls are nothing like the ones used at a bull riding event.

“It takes a special horse to work a Freestyle Bullfighting event,” DeBord explained. “All those bulls want to hook you. They’ll have 25 of ‘em a night, and you might rope 15 to 20 of them out of those 25.”

As dangerous as his job can be, James and his horses have had very few injuries.

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“I’ve been really fortunate. I had a horse get knocked over up in Oklahoma City one time, but it worked out good. The horse didn’t get a scratch. My ribs were a little bit sore,” he said, laughing.

James has bought a horse, and it was a good one, he told us. He just retired that one. Still, he would rather train his own, and he explained why.

“The main reason I would rather train them myself is that way, I know what they’re gonna do and they know what I’m gonna do.

Now that I’m down to one horse, I need to get a couple of more.

There are some events that I stay on the same horse every night, because sometimes you don’t do that much, you know? But if I have to rope four or five bulls, or 10, I’ll sure trade out, and give them a break.”

James admitted that he didn’t really have anything that he would consider a hobby, but there is one thing that he really enjoys doing.

“Well, I run a lot of cattle; I take care of about 900 cows, between mine and other peoples’. And I do some day work, simply because you get to use horses a bunch. That’s what’s great about the day work, you get to put the miles on the horses, and that makes them good horses that way.

“I mostly have Brahma Cross cattle because that’s what works good down in our country here, as well as Charolois bulls, Angus bulls. I raise them and then sell them. I don’t have any bucking bulls. I had a few, but you’ve got to really, really love that deal there, because chances are it might be considered a hobby. You get out of it what you put in it, and I wasn’t willing to put in enough time and money to get the bucking deal going, so I just kind of got out of it.”

DeBord really likes going to the PBR events, but he loves being a rancher. He didn’t say that he would not miss the PBR if he didn’t go, but he really enjoys being out on the ranch with his cattle and his two working Catahoula Leopard dogs.

“The deal is, you’ve got to get your cattle used to the dogs. It’s like training a colt, it takes some time. But you get those cattle used to the dogs and you can drive them anywhere.

“I’ve really been blessed with a good life. Sometimes I’ve gotta remind myself of that,” he laughed. “You’ve got to work so hard.

As we speak I’m driving down here to go check a bunch of those cattle, and then dropping a bull off. I’ve got my dogs with me, and they are gonna go do what they do – get around the cattle and drive them a little bit if they have to. But life is great!”

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BullRide Mania - Cortland, Ohio photo by James Reuff.

Learning to Stop and Smell the Roses

By Barbara Pinnella

Matt Merritt might be best known to PBR fans as the entertainer who works all of the Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour events during the year. He worked his first PBR event in 2004, but that was not an office-hire job, he was just working a Touring Pro for someone.

“I have probably been working for the PBR office since 2012 or 2013. In fact, I went to Australia and that was my first big chance for the actual corporation. It was awesome! That was probably the first time that it felt very, very real. I’ve been doing this professionally and it was my only job for awhile, but when I get to go to another country and do what I do, it was like, ‘Wow, this is serious, this is really what I’m doing, I’m not playing anymore!’”

But his duties don’t stop with the PBR. When Humps N Horns caught up with him during PBR’s summer break, he was working at an event in Gallup, New Mexico, and he is no stranger to travel.

“I work over 30 actual PBR Velocity Tour events a year. Then I will probably do 10 or more Touring Pro events throughout the year. Those are not hired through the office, they’re third party events. And then I’ll do rodeos. I work for the Flying U Rodeo Company out in California quite a bit; I’m out there with them more of my summer than anybody. I work well over probably 120 performances a year. The bulk of it is PBR, but this is summer break, so I’ve got to keep food on the table.”

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Merritt grew up in Louisiana and did not rodeo at all. He admitted to getting on, as he put it, a little steer or calf when he was a preteen and was starting to hang around in that atmosphere, but that was as far as it went. His only job in the rodeo industry has been that of an entertainer.

“Growing up in Louisiana, rodeo is a little more mainstream than it would be growing up in Trenton, New Jersey or something. So I was around it a lot, and I had friends that rode bulls. My mom was dating an announcer and I went with him to a few events and I would hang out with friends that rodeoed. I wanted to be a part of that really, really bad.

“Back then when I was a young teenager, I was taking classes in school, kind of focusing on maybe one day trying to be an actor, or something like that – that’s kind of what I wanted to do. I was in all the plays in school, and actually, everything just pointed to where I am right now. I realized pretty quickly that you could make a paycheck every time as an entertainer; you didn’t have to compete for it,” he laughed.

And make no mistake about it; Matt loves what he is able to do for a living. And just what is the best part of his job?

“I’ve always answered that question the same way; watching people smile and laugh and all that, and that’s awesome, but there’s moments when you’re traveling and being out on the road – I’m not trying to preach to anybody or anything – but you just see the sun coming up over some new part of the world that you’ve been, and you just realize there’s a God. There are just so many cool, different things you get to see, that you wouldn’t have seen if you worked a nine-to-five. That’s one of the cool things that I’ve been

enjoying lately. And pictures don’t do things justice. I’m out here in New Mexico now and there are some of these big red rock cliffs out here and just getting to look at it is cool.”

Along that line, Matt started a podcast roughly 18 weeks ago for an interesting reason. He found himself dreading the rigors and issues that come with travel, so he started doing these podcasts, or roadcasts as he calls them.

“I started doing them so I could slow down and smell the roses and want to tell people what’s going on while out here on the road, whether it be western sports related or not. And it’s been really good for me, because it’s made me realize how lucky I am to have the job that I have and how many cool things that I get to experience.

“I want to be good at the podcast and I want people to understand what its like,” Matt said. “It’s causing me to spend more time focusing on the good things than just sit around grumpy because my plane’s been delayed, or whatever.”

Merritt likes to have new material for each event he works, not always an easy task. But he has a unique and different approach to finding that new material. For instance, he spends time looking at the local police blotter of the town he is in, or he will check for celebrity birthdays to try to tie that in somehow.

“I am always digging for anything I can bring up in the arena to surprise the audience with something they didn’t expect to hear.

Like I’m in Gallup right now and obviously I’m in the heart of the Navajo Nation, and it’s kinda funny to hear a white guy like me speak to someone in the crowd in their native Navajo language.

“So little things like that personalize it, and make everybody feel like you’re there for them.

Because essentially, if somebody buys a ticket to come be entertained, whether it’s a concert or a baseball game or whatever, wouldn’t it be really nice for them to actually leave there feeling like the whole event was catered to them?

I feel like that’s kind of my job.”

Matt is fortunate to currently have several sponsors that he is very happy

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with, the biggest one being Real Time Pain Relief. He has been associated with them for a couple of years now. But sponsors have not always been a positive thing for him, as he has had some not so great experiences in the past.

“I never dreamed I would ever have a sponsor at all, never,” he told us. “When you’re young and you start, and you’re doing a clown…you know, clowns never had sponsors in the late 90s. You were getting paid to do the event and that was good enough. And then as I got going I picked up a few little sponsors, and then I got into some relationships with some companies that were just bogus, and they didn’t treat me well.

“One day I said, ‘From now on I’ll never accept another sponsor unless one, I believe in their product and I actually use it, and two, we’re gonna have a real relationship and they’re good people.’

I found that right away with Real Time. Their stuff ’s great – it works. I use all their stuff, as does my family. Furthermore, what they say they’re gonna do, they do.

“And if I ever should really need anything, and all my sponsors are this way, they’re an extension of your family,” continued Matt. “If you got in a place you got in a bind and you needed some help, you have them out there to count on. My appendix burst this year and you wouldn’t believe how many people called to check on me.

They all care about you, and that matters to me. It would take a hundred million dollars for me to be as rich as I ever want to be, so at the end of the day I might as well find people that I get along with and enjoy life with.”

And let’s not forget Merritt’s other sponsors, as he is grateful for each and every one of them. Besides Real Time, there are also Wrangler, Hooey, 100X Helmets, Olathe Boots, and Atwood Hats.

Even though Matt is an entertainer and not a bullfighter does not mean that he hasn’t been injured. He broke his nose and got knocked unconscious while inside of a barrel. He never really liked doing the barrel work, and stays away from it. Not to mention that the way the bulls usually buck today, the barrel is not nearly as important as it used to be.

That one was legit and not embarrassing. But he did fess up to what he called his most embarrassing injury ever.

“In the breakaway roping one time, the girl roped her calf and the rope breaks away from the saddle, and I was sitting on top of the panel just watching. And the bandana was flapping on the end of her rope, and I don’t know why, I’m just sitting there with my hands on my knees. The rope and the bandana wrapped once around my neck – as the calf came down the deal the rope was still flying in the air – and it wrapped around my neck and the bandana caught back around the rope like a noose, and it yanked me head first off the panels. It popped my neck really loud. I thought I was gonna die. I mean, I got up and I was ok, but talk about an embarrassing event to get hurt at – the girls breakaway roping!”

daughters, Ruia, nine, and Etta, who is six, the family is able to spend a lot more time together, as well as see the country when traveling together. Well, if Ruia and Etta want to.

“They are growing up and caring less and less about what Dad does and more about what they do. They are junior rodeoing and barrel racing, and we built a little arena at home. They are also into gymnastics. At nine and six years of age, they’re kind of getting to where Dad’s not as cool as he once was.”

I mentioned that since his daughters now have other things they want to do, his wife is also tied down and not able to travel with him either. That led Matt into glowing reports on Bonnie.

“My wife is likely the busiest human being on the planet as far as I know, or at least she’s got me believing it. Seriously, when I’m gone she has to be Dad, and doctor, and secretary, and farm hand, and everything. Especially now in the summer, she does it all. It’s a pretty big commitment for somebody to be married to a guy that chooses the profession that I do, and it’s cool that she backs me through it. You know, there’s really good times, but there’s also extremely hard times.”

Matt and his family inherited Bonnie’s family farm, and they are remodeling the house right now. That house is 101 years old! There are several old barns on it as well, and of course, a lot of animals.

“We’ve got turkeys, quail, ducks, chickens, horses, goats, and, oh my gosh, whatever the flavor of the week is my wife can somehow find a way to talk my kids into wanting it. We have so many animals,” he laughed.

Matt helps when he can, but of course, when he is gone that is one more duty that falls on Bonnie. Someone has to take care of the animals and all that goes along with them.

“We got a couple thousand bales of hay the other day. I wasn’t home, so my wife had to handle all that by herself. She got a couple of high school kids to help her, but she’s a pretty tough lady.”

When he is not working, which is certainly not often, like most men with families, Matt likes spending time with Bonnie and his daughters. He also loves to hunt and does a lot of that, and also enjoys fishing.

Merritt would love for his fans to follow him and reach out to him. His Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are all the same; @ mattmerritt8. You can also find him on Facebook by just typing in Matt Merritt.

Photos provided courtesy of Matt Merritt.

Because Matt and his wife Bonnie home school their two

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By Sarah Atkins Photos by Donovan Becenti

HAYES WEIGHT WINS LANE FROST CHALLENGE Fireworks, lavender fields and bull riders guarantee there is never a dull moment at the Young Living Farm in Mona, Utah when the Lane Frost Challenge comes to town. Three young Utah men with hearts similar to the beloved Lane Frost were more than happy to invest their winnings right back into the sport they love.

bit of a dry spell. It feels good to get both of ‘em rode tonight!

I really needed that.” Walking away with $7,000 he proclaimed “Now I’m ready to start tearing it up again!”

Nineteen-year-old Hayes Weight (Goshen, Utah) secured the win with the highest score of the night, 88.5, followed up with a heart pounding ride on Coon Tang of Outcast Bucking Bulls to round out 166 points. Weight stated this was the largest win of his career, at $10,000, but also the most meaningful, “When I was little I watched the movie about Lane’s life, 8 Seconds, and ever since then this has been the one event I wanted to win.”

This yearly event, presented by Young Living, is the exciting finale to a fun filled Lavender Day celebration. Twenty seven-year-old Kache Moosman (Price, Utah) captured second place by a hair. Having tied his fellow competitor at 161 on two bulls, the back judge broke the tie with a slightly higher score for Moosman. “This win feels good. I’ve been going through a little Kache Moosman - 86 points on Orange Moon from Outcast Bucking Bulls.

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Hayes Weight wins first place with an 88.5 point ride on Coon Tang from Outcast Bucking Bulls.

Young gun, eighteen-year-old Kyler Oliver (Roy, Utah) arrived in typical bull rider fashion, missing teeth and all, ready to brave his bulls Brush Fire and Rock. His gamble paid off big time with a $5,000 check “This win made me feel good! It’s such a great event, with lots of good bulls and riders!”

Even making it to the short go has its rewards at the Lane Frost Challenge, as all top 10 riders will pull a check. In all, over $31,000.00 in cash and prizes was awarded at the one day event.

Additional information and photos can be found at www. lanefrostchallenge.com.

Kyler Oliver - 81 points on Rock from Outcast Bucking Bulls.

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RESULTS Broken O Arena - July 14, 2018

Pl 1 2 3 4 5 Pl 1 2 3/4 3/4 5 Pl 1 2 3 4 5 Pl 1 2 3/4 3/4 5

PRE-FUTURITY BULLS Bull Owner Bull Gonzales Bucking Bulls 782 Rougarou M-C Bucking Bulls/Coy 714 Slims Revenge Henry Tom Peterson 05/E Sparks & Sons 725 Dingo Dave Gonzales Bucking Bulls 1E FUTURITY BULLS Bull Owner Bull 01 Cattle Co D17 Gonzales Bucking Bulls 654 Lil White Lie 01 Cattle Co D07 Skidmore/King 651 Sparks & Sons 626 Little Chaos WOMENS Bull Owner Bull Sonya King B62 Game On Coy Henry 9632 Back Street Affair Sonya King 622 Lovebug Kelly Skidmore 350 Bucking Turtle 436 Twisted Taylor YOUTH Bull Owner Bull Maci Lindley 6111 Medicine Man Cassidy McLaughlin 616 Dennis the Menace Cassidy McLaughlin 609 Mr. Clean Halle Laramore 619 Charlie Snow 307 Snow Ball From Hell

Total 43.50 43.25 42.75 42.50 42.25 Score 44.75 43.75 43.50 43.50 43.25 Score 42.75 41.25 41.00 40.75 30.00

Let’s Buck Em 2018 4.

Total 42.75 42.00 40.75 40.75 39.00

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1. Womens - (L)Sonya King, (R) Coy Henry 2. Futurity - (L) JD Dunn, (R) Gonzales Bucking Bulls 3. Youth - (L) Cassidy McLaughlin, (R) Maci Lindley 4. Pre-Futurity - (L) M-C Bucking Bulls, (R) Gonzales Bucking Bulls

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July 28 Location: La Valle, WI Saddle Club Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $3000/Buckle/Bounty Bull Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 23 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 608/734-3469 Producer: CC Bucking Bulls Emergency#: 608/412-0799

Date:

July 28 Location: Tonganoxie, KS Leavenworth County Fairgrounds Performance Time: 8:00 pm Added Money: $3000/buckle Entry Fees: $75 Books open: July 16 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Phone: 816/377-5577 Producer: High Stakes Rodeo Emergency#: 816/377-5577

Date:

July 31 Location: Brainerd, MN Crow Wing County Fair Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $3000/Buckle Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 16 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 320/226-0949 Producer: Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. Stock: Troy Meech Emergency#: 320/226-0947

Date: August 1 & 2 Location: Washington, MO Town & Country Fair Performance Time: 8:00 pm Added Money: $6000/Buckle Entry Fees: $150

August 4 Location: Charleston, IL Coles County Fair Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $5000 Entry Fees: $100 members Cash Only $110 non-members Books open: July 23 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Members 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Non-Members Phone: 417/924-3591 CE Producer: Jackson-Walkowe Productions Emergency#: 417/849-4394

Date: August 4 Location: Garnavillo, IA Fairgrounds Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $3000 Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 30 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 608/734-3469 Producer: CC Bucking Bulls Emergency#: 608/412-0799 Date:

August 8 Location: Willmar, MN Kandiyohi County Fair Performance Time: 7:30 pm Added Money: $2500/Buckle Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 29 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 320/226-0949 Producer: Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. Stock: Troy Meech Emergency#: 320/226-0947

Date:

August 9 Location: Chisholm, MN St. Louis County Fair Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $4000/Buckle Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 29 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 320/226-0949 Producer: Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. Stock: Troy Meech Emergency#: 320/226-0947

Date: August 10 Location: Iron River, WI Bayfield County Fair Performance Time: 7:30 pm Added Money: $3500/Buckle Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 29 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 320/226-0949 Producer: Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. Stock: Troy Meech Emergency#: 320/226-0947 Date: August 10 Location: Springfield, IL Illinois State Fairgrounds Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $3000 Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 16 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Phone: 573/470-6888 Producer: Outlaw/5J Rodeo Co. Emergency#: 573/470-6888

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Date:

August 11 Location: Austin, MN Mower County Fair Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $4000/Buckle Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 29 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 320/226-0949 Producer: Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. Stock: Troy Meech Emergency#: 320/226-0947

Date:

August 11 Location: Lockwood, MO Performance Time: 8:00 pm Added Money: $2000 Entry Fees: $65 Books open: July 30 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm members 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm non-members Phone: 417/924-3591 CE Producer: High Point Productions Emergency#: 417/629-6216

Date:

August 14 Location: Owatonna, MN Steele County Free Fair Performance Time: 7:30 pm Added Money: $4000/Buckle Entry Fees: $80 Books open: July 29 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 320/226-0949 Producer: Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. Stock: Troy Meech Emergency#: 320/226-0947

Date:

August 15 Location: Pecatonica, IL Winnegago County Fairgrounds Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $2000/buckle Entry Fees: $75 Books open: August 6 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Phone: 816/377-5577 Producer: High Stakes Rodeo Emergency#: 816/377-5577

Date: August 16 Location: Lancaster, WI Fairgrounds Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $3000 Entry Fees: $80 Books open: August 13 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 608/734-3469 Producer: CC Bucking Bulls Emergency#: 608/412-0799

Date: August 16, 17 & 18 Location: New Windsor, IL Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $2000/night Entry Fees: $62 Books open: August 6 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm members 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm nonmembers Phone: 417/924-3591 CE Stock: Hampton Rodeo Emergency#: 309/644-2718

Date: August 17 & 18 Location: Sedalia, MO MO State Fair Performance Time: 8:00 pm Added Money: $1500 Added/Night/Spurs Entry Fees: $65 Cash Only Books open: August 6 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Members

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Non-Members Phone: 417/924-3591 CE Producer: Jackson-Walkowe Productions Emergency#: 417/849-4394

Date: August 18 & 19 Location: Viroqua, WI Wild West Days Performance Time: 7:00 pm Sat & 2:00 pm Sun Added Money: $2500/night Entry Fees: $80 Books open: August 13 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: 608/734-3469 Producer: CC Bucking Bulls Stock: CC Bucking Bulls Emergency#: 608/412-0799 Date:

August 31 & September 1 Location: Sebeka, MN Troy Meech Arena Performance Time: 7:00 pm Added Money: $8000 Champion: $500 Bonus & Buckle High Score: $500 Bonus & Buckle Final Round Champ: $1500 Bonus Entry Fees: $150 Books open: August 20 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Phone: 651/439-0640 Producer: Troy & Peggy Meech Emergency#: 651/248-2663

88.5 88.5 79 Springfield, MO February 23 1. Luke Bradley 173 2. Keith Hall 87 3. Jack Gilmore 81 Sedalia, MO February 17 1. Jordan Allen 88 2. Lucas Phipps 86 3. Will Crain 85 4. Brandon Roper 82 Sedalia, MO February 16 1. Mason Lowe 170.5 2. Dakota Eagleburger 169.5 3. Creek Young 87.5 4. Casey Coulter 83

678.60 678.60 271.44 1272.15 763.29 508.86 1017.72 763.29 508.86 254.43 1108.44 831.33 554.22 277.11

For Your Information::

Officers: Clint Jackson, President Frank Walkowe, Vice-president Tara Jackson, Administrative Director of Membership and Sanctioning

NFPB Contractors:

Date: September 1 - CANCELLED Location: Mountain Grove, MO

Date: September 4 Location: Unionville, MO Putnam County Fairgrounds Performance Time: 8:00 pm Added Money: $2000/buckle Entry Fees: $75 Books open: August 27 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Phone: 816/377-5577 Producer: High Stakes Rodeo Emergency#: 816/377-5577

Date: September 15 Location: Belle, MO Belle City Park - 7th Annual Battle of the Bulls Performance Time: 8:00 pm Added Money: $2000/buckle Entry Fees: $75 *Cash Only* Books open: September 3 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm members 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm nonmembers Phone: 417/924-3591 CE Producer: YaYas & Strunk Emergency#: 573/308-9505 Results

2018 Season Bagley, WI June 30 1. Daniel Garcia 87.5 2. Brandon Davis 86 3/4. Ueberson Duarte 83 3/4. Cody Prom 83 1075.95 Pine River, MN June 29 1. Henry Schwartz 82.5 2. Henry Schwartz 73 Shelbyville, MO April 14 1. Coy Pollmeier 86.25 2. Cole Fischer 84 3. Buddy Asher 81.5 460.80 4. Quincey McDonald 80.5 Springfield, MO February 24 1. Colton Greninger 173

2/3. Luke Bradley 2/3. Keith Hall 4. Jerald Reynolds

Scott Burruss B-B Bucking Bulls - Brian Fuchs CC Bucking Bulls (Cory Check) Lightning C Cattle Curt Check Dunn & Curtis Bucking Bulls Scott Farace Gold Medal Cattle Co. Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. High Stakes Bucking Bulls Bryan Huffman Jackson Bull Co. K-K Bulls - Kerry Kile Lazy C Bucking Bulls Randy Littrell M-5 Bucking Bulls Troy Meech Lonnie Nye TNT Rodeo Co. Walkowe Bull Co. Contractor Directors: Scott Burruss Frank Walkowe Cory Check Randy Littrell Judging Director: Jim Kreke Contestant Directors: Justin Carlton Jimmy Tubbs Marketing Director: Ben Prilweta Contract Acts: Todd Pettigrew Event Secretary/Clerk Deana Cain

NFPB Producers:

Amped Up Productions Big League Bullriders Great Frontier Bull Riding Co.

2869.20 2151.90 1075.95

1312.00 1118.00 921.60 691.20 230.40 1085.76

417/924-3591 417/259-3361 417/924-3591 501/344-8196 314/630-7791 608/734-3469 918/740-0022 608/412-1544 660/909-8404 573/259-2451 715/218-0323 320/367-2875 816/215-3391 618/615-8542 417/924-3591 417/252-4384 731/377-2730 217/556-0551 417/252-0055 218/472-3573 319/759-7569 573/248-9334 417/259-3361 501/344-8196 417/962-3211 608/734-3469 217/556-0551 217/254-3634 731/377-2730 501/253-0687 573/823-2569 660/287-0498 417/849-4394

660/909-8404 920/250-2705

320/367-2875 High Point Rodeo Productions - Wayne West 417/629-6216 Jackson-Walkowe Productions 417/924-3591 Bryan Huffman 618/615-8542 High Stakes Bucking Bulls - Jake Stubbs 816/215-3391 M-5 Bucking Bulls - Shane & Dakota Mayberry 417/252-0055 Rafter 7P Productions 573/823-2569 Lonnie Nye 319/759-7569 Card carrying photographers should be given first priority.

CONTRACTORS AND PRODUCERS If you are doing an event, take into consideration this list of personnel:

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Announcers Dillon Gross Jesse Knudsen Brandon McLagan Chris Pyle Photographers Cindy Butler Kent Kerschner Barrelmen Josh Foster Tuffy Gessling Dustin Jenkins Jesse Larson Todd Pettigrew Shawn Thompson Freddie Waltz Wayne West Bullfighters Cole Bass Michael Early Cody Halverson Josh Jacobs Travis Miner Caleb Oostenryk Dylan Schmitt Keaton Shaw Ryan Sweet Joshua Taylor Eric Welch Judges Jarrod Berg Justin Carlton Brad Check Bret Griffin Bryan Huffman Jim Kreke Ron McDaniel Kyle Moore Michael Niemeier Lonnie Nye Steve O'Brien Ben Prilwetz Josh Redhage Jared Strunk Steve Tracy

417/546-1583 920/250-0663 660/238-0266 660/366-5050 573/308-9505 620/662-5520 970/948-4416 417/209-6956 918/210-2293 218/391-7352 660/287-0498 712/215-2666 715/338-8858 417/629-6216 636/235-8814 573/881-9704 608/341-7906 812/887-4356 573/692-0770 563/249-7406 563/568-7851 660/253-0335 573/308-7473 608/606-5862 573/247-8457 715/651-1857 731/377-2730 608/412-5807 816/838-7601 618/615-8542 217/254-3634 816/344-6926 479/879-2496 660/375-1216 319/759-7569 641/680-0327 573/823-2569 636/359-1374 573/263-1607 573/639-9328



2018 Federation Cup Standings Top 10 

1. Jarett Evans Springfield, MO 2. Daniel Garcia Soper, OK 3. Henry Schwartz Tripoli, IA 4. Quincey McDonald Ava, MO 5. Brandon Davis* Convoy, OH 6. Luke Bradley Seligman, MO 7. Keith Hall Blakely, GA 8. Ueberson Duarte Sherman, SD 9. Daniel Lambright Waverly, IA 10. Jordan Allen Buffalo, MO

$3,519.00 $2,869.20 $2,430.00 $2,372.40 $2,151.90 $1,950.75 $1,441.89 $1,075.95 $1,071.00 $1,017.72 *Denotes Rookie

 Ride hard and God bless.

We will see ya down the road!

BULLRIDE MANIA RESULTS MCHENRY, MD 7/6//2018

BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. JOE PARKER 74 PTS ON 5711 RING EYE FOR $555 SHORT GO NO QUALIFIED RIDES $1110 CARRIES OVER MCHENRY, MD 7/7//2018

BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. DERRIAN METZINGER 82 PTS ON 47 ELDORADO $813 SHORT GO NO QUALIFIED RIDES $$ CARRIES OVER CORTLAND, OH 7/13//2018

BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. JOE PARKER 64 PTS ON 715 THIRD EYE BLIND $642 2. ADRIAN STACKHOUSE 60 PTS ON 5711 RING EYE FOR $428 SHORT GO 1. MATT OLIVER

81 PTS ON PNV07 SAY WHAT FOR $1070 AGGREGATE $1070 CARRIES OVER HIGH MONEY WINNER

MATT OLIVER $1070

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Photos from Cortland, Ohio BullRide Mania event, by James Reuff

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WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2018

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night (E)EST · (M)MST · (P)PST Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date

Location

WEEKLY EVENTS Fri / Sat Wichita, KS Fri / Sat Fort Worth, TX Fri / Sat Fort Worth, TX JULY Jul 27-28 Jul 27-28 Jul 27-28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 29 Jul 31 Jul 31

Artesia, NM Big Sky, MT Estero, FL Evanston, WY Palmyra, MO Bordertown, OK Shartlesville, PA Whitney, TX Humboldt, IA La Valle, WI Tonganoxie, KS Azle, TX Janesville, WI Bryan, TX Dodge City, KS Brainerd, MN

AUGUST Aug 1 Aug 1 Aug 1 Aug 1-2 Aug 2 Aug 2 Aug 2 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 3 Aug 3

Rifle, CO Algona, IA Springfield, NE Washington, MO Neligh, NE Brighton, CO Santa Barbara, CA Castle Rock, CO Waverly, IA Pierce, NE Hailey, ID

Added $

Open

Time

$500

Mon Thur Thur

6-10pm 6-10pm 6-10pm

Assn/Event

316-204-2624 254-371-7343 254-371-7343

Club Rodeo Stockyards Championship Rodeo Billy Bob’s Texas

575-703-5455

Eddy County Fair Bull Riding PBR Touring Pro Division PBR Touring Pro Division JrNFR-Rocky Mtn Region NFPB ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) BullRide Mania Texas Christian Junior Bull Riders CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co NFPB NFPB TBBA CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co Backyard Bull Riders PRCA Xtreme Bulls NFPB

$7,000

7/16

$1,500

7/16 6-10pm 618-615-8542 7/9 9am EC 48 hrs prior to perf 717-334-7724 7/22 5-9pm 254-715-7402 7/23 6pm 501-318-7758 text 7/23 6-9pm 608-734-3469 7/16 2-6pm 816-377-5577

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $3,000

< 9pm

Call In #

$2,000

7/23 7/23

6pm 501-318-7758 text 281-684 - 2477 call/text

$3,000

7/16

6-9pm

320-226-0949

$3,000 $6,000 $2,000

7/23 7/23 7/23

6-10pm 6pm 6-10pm

641-784-6024 712-374-6053 573-823-2569 712-374-6053

$2,000 $2,000

7/30 7/30

6pm 6-10pm

501-318-7758 text 712-374-6053

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PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tuff N Nuff Miniature Rodeo BOA/ERBT NFPB BOA/ERBT PBR Touring Pro Division PBR Touring Pro Division PRCA Xtreme Bulls CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co BOA/ERBT PBR Touring Pro Division

WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2018

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night (E)EST · (M)MST · (P)PST Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date

Location

Added $

Aug 4 Aug 4 Aug 4 Aug 4 Aug 4 Aug 4 Aug 4 Aug 4 Aug 4

Livingston, MT Union Bridge, MD Lawrence, KS Charleston, IL Garnavillo, IA Belton, TX Allen, TX Allen, TX Brush, CO

Aug 4

Colome, SD

ABBI (Co-Sanctioned)

Aug 4

Amarillo, TX

PBR Touring Pro Division

Aug 5 Aug 5 Aug 7-8 Aug 8 Aug 8 Aug 8 Aug 8 Aug 8 Aug 9

Pampa, TX Oshkosh, WI Martinsburg, WV Lovington, NM Weeping Water, NE Farmington, MN Willmar, MN Missoula, MT Chisholm, MN

Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 10 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 11 Aug 11 Aug 11 Aug 11 Aug 11 Aug 11 Aug 11-12 Aug 12-13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 15 Aug 16

Milledgeville, IL Morris, MN Iron River, WI Springfield, IL Austin, MN Antigo, WI Claremore, OK Shartlesville, PA Tulsa, OK Big Island, VA Tres Pinos, CA Tulsa, OK Manassas, VA Owatonna, MN Gooding, ID Pecatonica, IL Lancaster, WI

$3,000 $5,000 $5,000 $3,000

Open 7/30 7/30 7/23 7/30

Time 6-7pm 6pm 6-9pm 6-9pm

Call In # 301-748-0617 816-876-5920 417-924-3591 608-734-3469

$2,000 $1,000

7/30-8/2 5-9pm 806-662-2052 7/30 6pm 501-318-7758 text EC 48 hrs prior to perf 717-334-7724

$3,000 $2,000 $2,500

7/30 7/16 7/29

6-10pm 6-10pm 6-9pm

712-374-6053 501-318-7758 text 320-226-0949

$4,000

7/29

6-9pm

320-226-0949

$200 $2,000 $3,500 $3,000 $4,000 $2,000

7/30 7/30 7/29 7/16 7/29 8/6

8am-5pm 5-9pm 6-9pm 7-10pm 6-9pm 6pm

641-784-6024 507-360-3971 320-226-0949 573-470-6888 320-226-0949 501-318-7758 text

$1,000

EC 48 hrs prior to perf

717-334-7724

7/23-8/3 $1,000 $4,000

EC 48 hrs prior to perf

7/29

6-9pm

717-334-7724 320-226-0949

$2,000 $3,000

8/6 8/13

2-6pm 6-9pm

816-377-5577 608-734-3469

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Assn/Event PBR Touring Pro Division IBR CBRA/ Betsworth Bull Bash NFPB NFPB/BOA ABBI ABBI PBR Touring Pro Division ABBI (Co-Sanctioned)

Texas Christian Junior Bull Riders CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co BullRide Mania PRCA Xtreme Bulls BOA/ERBT CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co NFPB PRCA Xtreme Bulls NFPB Carrol County Fair Rodeo MN Xtreme Bull Riding Tour NFPB NFPB NFPB CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co ABBI BullRide Mania ABBI ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) PBR Unleash the Beast Tour BullRide Mania NFPB PRCA Xtreme Bulls NFPB NFPB

WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2018

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night (E)EST · (M)MST · (P)PST Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date

Location

Added $

Aug 16-17 Aug 16-18 Aug 17 Aug 17 Aug 17 Aug 17-18 Aug 17-18 Aug 17-19

Merrill, WI New Windsor, IL Caledonia, MN Baker, MT New Castle, PA Nashville, TN Sedalia, MO Denton, TX

$3,000 $2,000* $1,500

8/6 8/6 8/6

$1,000

EC 48 hrs prior to perf

717-334-7724

$1,500*

8/6

6-9pm

417-924-3591

Aug 18 Aug 18 Aug 18 Aug 18 Aug 18-19 Aug 20

Union Bridge, MD Windom, MN Bordertown, OK Challis, ID Viroqua, WI Denton, TX

$3,000 $2,000

8/13 8/7 7/30 7/15-8/4 8/13

6-7pm 5-9pm 9am

301-748-0617 507-360-3971

6-9pm

608-734-3469

8/12

6-10pm

936-539-3852

$2,500*

Aug 21-22 Denton, TX Aug 22 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 23-25

Bremerton, WA Meyersdale, PA Coeur D’alene, ID Denton, TX

Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 25 Aug 25 Aug 25 Aug 25 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 30 8/31 - 9/1 8/31-9/1

Harford, PA Hayward, WI Salinas, CA Bordertown, OK Whitney, TX Idaho Falls, ID Eureka, MT Bulverde, TX Timonium, MD Wattsburg, PA Archdale, NC Sebeka, MN

Open

Time 6pm 6-9pm 5-9pm

Call In #

Assn/Event

501-318-7758 text 417-924-3591 507-360-3971

CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co

$1,000

EC 48 hrs prior to perf

717-334-7724

$10,000

8/13

936-539-3852

$1,000 $2,000

EC 48 hrs prior to perf

7-10pm

8/13

6pm

717-334-7724 501-318-7758 text

8/6 8/19 EC 8/10

9am 5-9pm

254-715-7402

$2,000 $1,000

7/30-8/2 5-9pm 903-707-4744 8/20 6-7pm 301-748-0617 EC 48 hrs prior to perf 717-334-7724

$8,000

8/20

5-8pm

651-439-0640

SEPTEMBER Sep 1 Ellensburg, WA

MN Xtreme Bull Riding Tour PRCA Xtreme Bulls BullRide Mania PBR Unleash the Beast Tour NFPB North Texas Fair & Rodeo PRCA Rodeo IBR MN Xtreme Bull Riding Tour ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) NFPB North Texas Fair & Rodeo Invitational Ranch Rodeo North Texas Fair & Rodeo - 21& Under Rodeo PRCA Xtreme Bulls BullRide Mania PRCA Xtreme Bulls North Texas Fair & Rodeo Bull Blow Out BullRide Mania CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co RTPR Velocity Tour ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) Texas Christian Junior Bull Riders ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) PBR Touring Pro Division Texas Christian Junior Bull Riders IBR BullRide Mania PBR Touring Pro Division NFPB

PRCA Xtreme Bulls Finale

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WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2018

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night (E)EST · (M)MST · (P)PST Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date

Location

Sep 1-2 Sep 2 Sep 3 Sep 4 Sep 7-8 Sep 7-9 Sep 8 Sep 8 Sep 8 Sep 8 Sep 8 Sep 10-11 Sep 13-15 Sep 14-15 Sep 14-15 Sep 15 Sep 15 Sep 15 Sep 15 Sep 15-16 Sep 21-22 Sep 22 Sep 22 Sep 22 Sep 22-23 Sep 27 Sep 28-29 Sep 28-29 Sep 29 Sep 29-30 Sep 29-30 Sep 30

Belton, TX Ebensburg, PA Stoneboro, PA Unionville, MO Springfield, MO Springfield, MO Albuquerque, NM Wilkes-Barre, PA Brainerd, MN Fredericksburg, TX Arlington, MN Pendleton, OR Guthrie, OK Portland, ME Duncan, OK Elkhorn, WI Trinity, NC Belle, MO Caldwell, ID Atlantic City, NJ Oklahoma City, OK Rochester, NY Dripping Springs, TX Bordertown, OK Fairfax, VA Fort Smith, AR Huntington, WV Austin, TX Windsor, ME Bordertown, OK Las Vegas, NV New Braunfels, TX

Added $

Open

Time

Call In #

$1,000 $1,000 $2,000

EC 48 hrs prior to perf

717-334-7724 EC 48 hrs prior to perf 717-334-7724 8/27 2-6pm 816-377-5577 8/20-8/27

$2,000

8/27

6-10pm

501-318-7758 text

$2,000

9/3

6-10pm

Call Jim McClain 501-318-7758 text

$2,000

9/3 8/19-9/1

6-9pm

417-924-3591

9/3

9am

9/10 EC 9/14

9am

Assn/Event PBR Touring Pro Division BullRide Mania BullRide Mania NFPB ABBI PBR Unleash The Beast PRCA Xtreme Bulls RTPR Velocity Tour CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co PBR Touring Pro Division ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) PBR Touring Pro Division IMBA World Finals RTPR Velocity Tour ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) CBRA / Rice Bull Riding Co ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) NFPB ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) PBR Unleash The Beast PRCA Xtreme Bulls RTPR Velocity Tour Brent Thurman Memorial BR ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) PBR Unleash The Beast PRCA Xtreme Bulls RTPR Velocity Tour PBR Unleash The Beast Boots N Bulls ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Events highlighted in yellow have ads in this issue of Humps N Horns for more information.

Humps-Horns.com · 43 · August 2018

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

Do You Have a Livestock Layover or Practice Pen? List it for FREE in the Classifieds.

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

Beginner - rank bulls. Call 712-5922493

Call our office at 325-500-BULL (2855)

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

For More Information on listing your facilities

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 STEPHENVILLE, TX - Young Arena, every Sunday 2:30pm (rain or shine). $5 at gate to ride as many as you want or to watch.

Variety of bulls - beginners to rank. Young Arena Facebook page or call Mike Young 254-967-2313 NOCONA, TX - Locke Bucking Bulls, Call First, 940-872-0733

Livestock Layovers BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, White River Rodeo, 870-307-9923

CLASSIFIEDS Livestock Layovers RAYMOND, IL - Randy Littrell, Shop Creek Cattle, 217-556-0551 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 BOX ELDER, SD - Gus “Duane” Aus, Lazy Heart O Ranch, 605-923-3426

Livestock Layovers

Miscellaneous

CHEYENNE, WY - Floyd & Ann Thomas, TTnT Ranch, 307-778-8806

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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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RENOWNED HIGH QUALITY BULL ROPES - From $400, 1-580-225-3208, DickCarrBullRopes.com, PO Box 18, Elk City, OK. 73648, Be Blessed.

Custom Bull Ropes www.jwebullropes.com John Eddleman 575-388-3346

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PROFESSIONAL QUALITY BULLROPES Raymond Branch, Custom Braider Maker of World, NFR, & PBR Champion Bullropes Strictly custom-braided to your specifications.

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