Humps N Horns Bull Riding Magazine - Dec 2021

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Humps N Horns December 2021

On The Cover - Jose Vitor Leme and Woopaa (Barker Bulls / Hookin’ W Ranch) team up for 98.75 points, the highest marked ride in the history of the PBR, in the championship round of the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV.

Photo by Andre Silva

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12 Wacey Munsell

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My Cowboy Hat Still Fits

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17 Jose Vitor Leme

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PBR World Finals - 2021 World Champion

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2021 World Champion Bucking Bull

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Georgia Akers Justin Felisko Barbara Pinnella Keno Shrum

Former World Champion Retires

Also In This Issue Bull Pen 20 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 It seems that we say this every year but this had to be one of the best PBR World Finals in history! The week was filled with so many great rides, stories about guys showing the grit and determination that is the cowboy spirit, and champions rising to the occasion and making the most of every opportunity.

Jose Vitor Leme. You cannot say enough good things about this young man. He has definitely made his mark on the sport of bull riding and in a relatively short amount of time, at that.

The records that he set this year made it one of the best seasons that an individual rider has ever posted. The most amazing part for me is that he accomplished all of this while missing nine events because of injuries. Just think what he could have done if he was healthy all year! We offer our congratulations to Jose and are grateful to have the opportunity to watch history as it is being made.

have to admit that I didn’t know much about him. I joined the Vastbinder fan club when he came close to winning the PBR Iron Cowboy in Fort Worth back in August. Vastbinder rode four bulls and then bucked off the last bull at 7.06 seconds.

The event champion was Paulo Lima who covered his last bull, Woopaa, for 95.25 points.

Hats off to all the bull riders, stock contractors, and the bovine athletes who gave us a chance to see some of the best bull riding in the history of the sport. We hope that you enjoy the December issue as we look back at the 2021 PBR World Finals.

One could also make the argument that Leme amd Woopaa have been made for each other. They go together like a hand in a glove, as they say. Woopaa is one amazing athlete, as well.

Only nine qualified rides have been recorded on him and the Finally, I also want to wish you and your family a very Merry lowest one is 93.75 points. The highest, of course, was Jose’s Christmas. I pray that you will find joy in the true meaning of 98.75 point ride at the 2021 PBR World Finals and the average the season. ride score is 95.94.

Another highlight from this Finals was Eli Vastbinder. I think a lot of people became fans of his after the gutsy performance he displayed in Vegas. I’ve heard his name over the years but

Until next time, Terry

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Talking “Bull” with Brayden 88.50 points. Obviously, the best ride of the round. This bull was right in the gate, around to the left, away from Damien’s hand, cranking it. You can forget Airtime’s bad trip in round one. This was one of this bull’s best trips of all time and it paid off big for Damien.

Hi my name is Brayden Hollywood Brown and I’m a miniature bull rider. Today I’m going to be recapping my last MBR World Finals. So let’s get into it.

Kicking things off, there were no qualified rides in the Peewee division. In the Junior division Kaysen Chaffin was the only qualified ride but boy was it a good one on Fletcher for 85 points.

This bull has been around for a while. If you draw him and manage to cover him then you’ll probably win the round. Fletcher is two jumps out and around to the left. Kaysen made it look easy and it paid off for the round one win. In the Senior division, Damien Krushall rode Trigger for 72 points. Damien dominated this bull with absolute perfection. There was no way Trigger was getting him off his back. Noah Lee rode Airtime for 84 points.

This wasn’t Airtime’s best trip, but regardless, Noah strapped this bull with ease. Trigger Ladd rode Fred for 86.50 points. This bull is two jumps out and around to the left and Trigger had complete control the whole ride for the round win. I had high hopes for round number two, even though my bull wasn’t the best, everyone had a pretty good draw.

Friday, I went down to the arena, watched some of my friends’ ABBI bulls buck, listened to some tunes and was ready to ride some bulls. Day number two Johnathan Brown, Jr. got things started in the Peewees with the first and only qualified ride, 71 points. Most people don’t get along too well with this bull but Johnathan made him look like a piece of cake and picked up the round two win. In the Junior division, Auston Young rode Little Feather for 72 points. This bull made three really great rounds to the left with lots of kicks and some belly rolls. He did stop bucking before the buzzer which docked points off the score but it was still a score. Christopher Jackson rode Fester for 73.50 points. Chris tracked this bull with perfection; riding him jump for jump for the round win. I had the first qualified ride in the Senior division on Purgatory for 60 points with the option of a reride. This bull jump kicked down the pen and stopped at the six second mark.

Considering I had only been on seven bulls all year long, I decided to make a business decision to keep the score and let the chips fall where they may. Trigger Ladd was the first man to ride two when he rode General for 83 points. This bull made two big loops with little kick but still gave Trigger a decent score. Damien Krushall got a re-ride on Airtime and boy did it pay off for a whopping

Unfortunately, there were no qualified rides in the Peewee division which made Johnathan Brown Jr your 2021 MBR World Champion in the Peewee division. Tate Gregory rode Cruella for 72 points. This bull was throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Tate. He sat in the middle and rode Cruella for a good score.

Auston Young rode Fletcher for 79 points. This bull had the same trip as round one, not that much kick, two jumps out, and around to the left. Auston became the only junior to ride two which made him the 2021 MBR Junior Division World Champion. Noah Lee kicked off the Senior division with a qualified ride on Purple Rain for 76 points. This is the bull that bucked me off in round one. Purple Rain almost bucked Noah off twice. If Noah had not kept his feet down he would have been tipped out of his hand.

Regardless, that’s not what happened and Noah rode him for a good score. Next, I rode Crash Dummy for 63 points. Crash Dummy was two jumps out and around to the right I sat perfectly for two jumps before the bull decided to switch things up. He went back the other way, tipping me out of my hand a little bit but I was able to pull myself back to the middle. Then the bull stopped at the seven second mark which clearly reflected on the score, but in the end I got a score and ended my year fourth in the world. After that, Damien Krushall rode Airtime again for 88.50 points. This was a better trip then even the second day. Damien got tipped a little bit away from his hand, almost bucking him off on the first jump, when Airtime whipped around, but luckily he kept his foot down and made another heck of a bull ride to be the 2021 MBR Reserve World Champion. Trigger Ladd had the final score of the event being 86.50 on Hammer Down. This was not Hammer Down’s best out but Trigger handled him well. Even though Damien had the two highest scores of the event he still had that low score in round number one. Trigger Ladd scored at least 82 plus on every ride which made him the 2021 MBR World Champion in the Senior division.

This was my final year in the MBR. I aged out meaning I’m now too old to ride in this association. This was easily my favorite finals, even though I didn’t leave Las Vegas in the position I would’ve liked to, I still had an amazing time hanging out with my rodeo family and friends. I’d like to give a huge thank you to the Leals and all they do for us kids as well as the stock contractors for bringing the best mini bulls there are. As always, it’s been a pleasure writing to you all and I look forward to writing to you next month. To find out more about me all of my socials at braydenhollywoodbrown.

Thank you, Brayden Hollywood Brown

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Don’t Complain. Work Harder All you boys that want to be great? Better read this article and take it to heart. Written by Kendra Santos. The best you could ever read if you want to be great. No Matter what event you work, those who don’t take this to Heart will be leaving something on the table. Nobody cares whether you make it or not but if you don’t it will never happen. Excuses are weak, stepping up to the difficult times is strength. So what will YOU do??? Just a question for you from you…….

Jesus Loves You Cody Custer [Editor’s Note]- You can read the entire article by Kendra Santos at this link. It wil be worth the time to read it. https://www.facebook.com/kendrasantoscowboys/posts /735774380457469 Her article concludes...

Dream big, generation nexters. And don’t let anyone talk you into being ashamed of not having fancy rigs or horses, or into following that herd of sheep bleating about the winners having it handed to them. That, kids, is never true.

Here is a list of Schools I have scheduled and contacts to sign up for them.

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Jan 21-23

As Rodeo GOAT Trevor [Brazile] always says, “A person who’s good at making excuses is rarely good at anything else.

Don’t complain. Work harder.’

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Outside the Arena with...

PBR World Finals

By Georgia Akers Last year due to COVID, things were definitely different at the PBR World Finals. It was the first one I had missed in over 14 years. This year it was back to business and I believe everyone was enjoying being together. We have gotten to know people and developed friendships throughout the years and it is fun to catch up on what has been happening in their lives throughout the year.

Next year we start a new era in the PBR. The finals will not be in Vegas but in Fort Worth. The season will only be five months long. In November there will be like a super bowl team event that will start the season in June with the teams playing in various cities culminating with the championship in Vegas November 4-6, 2022.

No one likes change but if it is good for the sport then we should support it.

Some of our regular ticket holders are saying “We aren’t going to Fort Worth”. “What is there to do?’

Well, there is a lot to do and as my column is “Outside the Arena,” let’s visit about it.

First, I admit being from Texas, it will be warmer than what you get in Vegas so dress accordingly.

We have awesome shopping in Fort Worth and of course down the road in Dallas. It has every store that Vegas has to offer.

But most of all, I think a lot of fans miss the outside the arena activities in Vegas because there are Vegas things to do. I hope will these activities will be better publicized and attended by fans, such as: 1. The futurity and yearling contests. These are free and you see the super star bulls of the future.

2. Matt West, our PBR announcer, hosts a corn hole tournament.

It raises money for the Western Sports Foundation. For those not familiar, you have a slant board with a hole in it. The object is to get the bean bag in the hole from several feet away. Anyone can enter and you get to mingle with the riders who also play. This year there were 60 teams and everyone was just having fun. I hope there will be more.

3. Peyton Gay, wife of former PBR rider Gage Gay, hosts a fashion show which you can buy a sponsorship and get to sit at a table and have drinks or just come in and watch for free. The PBR wives and girlfriends are the models escorted by the riders. It is not just cowboy fashion but also a rifle and a safari hunt were auctioned off this year. In addition, Chad Berger donated a VIP trip to his event in North Dakota with hotel, tickets, a tour of the ranch and a steak

dinner cooked by Chad. The guys really get into it and ham it up.

Ezekiel Mitchell was trying to sell whatever he had in his hand with fun antics. Cord McCoy danced with his wife. Other riders twirled the models so you could see all angles of the fashion. The fashions were available in any size. Again, it was for a good cause to support our riders when they need it the most.

4. I am not sure if the Miniature Bull Rider finals will be in Forth Worth but if it is, it is exciting. These are the young men and women who keep our sport alive. And we have the freestyle Bull Fighters competition. These are not bucking bulls but Mexican fighting bulls.

To see a bull fighter jump over one shows the athletic prowess of these men.

5. And finally, let’s talk about Fort Worth. The downtown area is an historic district that has been renovated. There are some of the finest museums there including the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The Stockyards District is full of galleries, restaurants and shops that occupy many of the preserved stockyard structures including a stockyards museum.

In other words, just because the Finals won’t be in Vegas doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty to do. It will be more cowboy than glitz.

And if you really miss the Vegas slots, approximately one to two hours down the road you are in Oklahoma where they have casinos.

In the meantime, enjoy the photos from outside the arena from 2021.

Next month I hope to interview Sean Gleason CEO of PBR to get more details so assuming I can corner him, look for it!

I want to offer a special thanks to photographer Christopher Thompson of Click Thompson Photography who was very generous to share the photos he took of various events. They are the better ones than the ones I took with my Iphone!

I wish everyone a Blessed and safe Christmas and all the best in 2022.

I hope to see you in Fort Worth in May and/or Vegas in November at our “super bowl” team event. Stay safe.

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Women’s Breakfast

Flint Rasmussen’s Outside the Barrel show

Just chillin’ in the bull housing

Ezekiel Mitchell

Aubrey O’Quin and Payton Gay Payton’s Project Runway raised over $155,000 for the Western Sports Foundation.

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Mini bull rider, Lane Smith, with his mom, Tammy Cline.

Matt West Charity Cornhole Tournament Chase Dougherty

Cowgirls need their boots shined, too!

Georgia Akers and Cody Webster

Left - Ultimate Freestyle Bullfighters

Western Sports Foundation TopGolf tournament

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MY COWBOY HAT STILL FITS

By Abe Morris

Wacey Munsell Wacey Munsell was born directly into a rodeo family in Liberal, Kansas in October 1986. His father Doug Munsell, Jr. competed in the bareback riding as well as the bull riding events. The entire Munsell family has been involved in the sport of rodeo for three generations. Wacey’s grandfather Doug Munsell, Sr. competed in the bareback riding and also bull riding events. Later on he also worked as a rodeo clown and bullfighter. Doug, Sr.’s three brothers Dick, Dusty and Darcy all worked both the timed events as well as the rough stock events.

Wacey’s father Doug, Jr. qualified in 1985 for the bull riding event at the College National Finals Rodeo. A buck off in the short go round cost Doug the average and a college national bull riding championship.

Doug, Jr. started fighting bulls in 1979 strictly by accident when the regular bullfighter didn’t show up at a rodeo. The rodeo clown who had fought bulls with Doug, Sr. volunteered Doug, Jr. to be the replacement. Wacey also has an uncle named Danny who started fighting bulls in the early 1980’s.

Wacey Munsell at the 2020 PRCA Awards Banquet in Fort Worth, TX with his sister, Baleigh, and niece, Jennings.

Munsell was one of the nominees for PRCA bullfighter of the year. PRCA ProRodeo photo.

Doug, Jr. was a student assistant at Panhandle State in 1987 - 1988. By this time, Wacey was still only a very young infant. Doug remained very active with the college rodeo program even after he graduated.

The Munsell family lived in Goodwell, Oklahoma until 1992 before finally moving away. Wacey attended multiple college rodeo practice sessions and often traveled with his father to rodeos when he was

either competing or else was the bullfighter. Wacey reflected that he knew that somehow or someway that he would become very involved in the sport of rodeo. The only question was where would he land and place most of his time and energy. But Wacey definitely knew that he would either be a professional bull rider or a bullfighter or even both.

Doug Munsell naturally was the biggest influence in Wacey’s life.

Wacey closely paid attention and followed the heroics of such notable rodeo cowboys as Larry Mahan. Growing up on the campus at Panhandle State, Wacey was influenced by a lot of very talented professional rodeo cowboys such as Bret Franks, and Robert and Dan Etbauer.

By the time that Wacey was about four years old, he really started to pay a lot of attention to the fine art of bullfighting. He especially admired and paid close attention to his bullfighting idols such as Rex Dunn, Rob Smets and Miles Hare. All of these men became World Champion Bull Fighters. Rex and Rob really personally influenced his life by the time Wacey was about 14 years old. The plan had already been set in motion and the die had been cast.

By the time he was a teenager, Wacey was riding big bulls. As far as bull riding goes, Wacey especially paid close attention to Wacey Cathey.

After all he had been named after Wacey Cathey. He also admired the ‘G-Man’ Michael Gaffney and Mike White. Wacey would be the first to admit that he didn’t ride as well as his bull riding heroes, but he sure enjoyed watching them compete on a regular basis.

After graduating from high school, Munsell attended Dodge City Community college where he graduated with an Associates degree in Animal Science. Next, he transferred to Northwest Oklahoma State University. He met a lot of resistance from the faculty there because they couldn’t understand how Wacey could successfully rodeo fulltime as well as attend classes in pursuit of a college degree and diploma. Due to their consternation, he made a decision to transfer to Panhandle State hoping that the faculty staff there would be a little more accepting of his desire to pursue both his rodeo as well as academic goals. Munsell ran into some of the same resistance there as well. As a result, he finally gave up on the college degree goal in order to faithfully pursue his rodeo dreams and aspirations.

2006 turned out to be a breakout year for young Wacey Munsell.

January was the first year that he was hired to work the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, Colorado. He has worked that particular rodeo every year since. He also loves to provide the cowboy protection duties at Dodge City, Kansas because it virtually is a hometown rodeo.

Wacey Munsell had already made a name for himself when he competed as a 19 year old at a PBR event held at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in July 2006. Wacey needed to be at least 90 points in order to place second behind World Champion bullfighter Lance Brittan and advance to the PBR Finals in Las Vegas. Livestock

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superintendant and arena director Jerome Robinson held up the action due to a television time out and the announcer Brandon Bates really got the crowd revved up during the break. The crowd had already reached a crescendo by the time the chute gate was cracked open. Wacey said he very clearly heard the announcer Brandon Bates say, “It’s either Las Vegas or Kansas partner. Take your pick!” Wacey was in a fight of his young life and didn’t let the crowd down. He fought a brilliant fight with a very aggressive bull and the judges scored him 90 points to win runner up to the title. Wacey was in a zone and usually never hears any particular voices coming from the crowd. He swears that he heard his mother Lorrie screaming louder than anyone else out there.

Throughout his bullfighting career, Wacey has been fortunate enough that he hasn’t suffered any major or debilitating injuries. He did have his shoulder repaired. He has endured a couple of other surgeries though and suffered through one that kept him on the sidelines for four months. Wacey’s mantra has always been that when you’re really good at your craft, then you shouldn’t suffer any major injuries.

One of the highlights of his career was being able to work nine go rounds at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December 2018. It had been a goal ever since he was three years old. It wasn’t exactly the route that Wacey Munsell preferred to be able to perform and provide cowboy protection on the big stage and in front of the yellow bucking chutes. As fate would have it, Wacey was in Las Vegas as an alternate when the selected bullfighter Nate Jestes was injured in the first performance. Munsell has been in the top five as a candidate to be one of WNFR bull fighters for multiple years.

Wacey Munsell has won two world championships with Rex Dunn’s bullfighting tour and as well as two national freestyle championships with the PBR. He has also won the bullfighting event twice at Salinas, California.

Munsell has no immediate plans to retire anytime soon. Of course he would like to be selected by the top 15 bull riders to fight bulls at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He is not going to campaign or become a politician in order to make that happen. He’ll let his arena work do all of the talking. Munsell feels that’s in the best interest of the entire rodeo industry to hold that attitude and continue to move forward. As long as he is able to stay safe and competently keep the riders safe, he’ll continue. Eventually he may transition to doing a little less protection and do a few more entertainment and clown acts.

Round 10 - National Finals Rodeo, 2018.

PRCA ProRodeo photo.

Orleans Hotel and Casino during the WNFR. Nowadays, Wacey Munsell lives in Ulysses, Kansas. In 2020 when multiple rodeo events were cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic, he stayed busy running equipment for a big feed yard near his home. For the most part, since he graduated from high school, Munsell has been able to make a pretty good living by fighting bulls. Wacey says he feels very blessed to be able to do something that he has loved for so many years and participate and be a part of so many different prestigious bullfighting events.

Wacey’s younger sister, Baleigh, occasionally runs the sound system and handles the music at various rodeo and bull riding events. Their cousin Taylor Munsell has been dominating in the women’s breakaway roping events in the past few years. Taylor won second place at The American Rodeo and was also the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and College National Finals Rodeo champion in 2019. Taylor qualified for the National Finals in the breakaway roping and is currently sitting in sixth place. That event Munsell works to protect Chase Dougherty from Dirty Dan in Round 8 of the 2018 will be held this month in Las Vegas at The National Finals Rodeo. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Ric Anderson.

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Inspiration Point

The story of Jesus’ birth gives us assurance and joy because even though the waiting lingered for decades, God broke through at just the right time.

Are you struggling with a lack of faith? That’s OK. It doesn’t take much faith to get God’s attention. Jesus encouraged his frustrated followers this way: “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20).

by Keno Shrum

Waiting and Faith Go Hand in Hand “Wait for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait for the LORD”.

- Psalm 27:14 “Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.” - Hebrews 11:6 What’s the longest you’ve had to wait for something?

Most of us try to grow a forest in one day. Jesus, however, invites you to begin with a tiny seed. Watch it grow and wait for it to become all that you dreamed it would be.

• An entire nation waited centuries before their eternal king appeared.

• Mary wasn’t given a full-grown son.

• The Wise Men from the east didn’t see the Messiah to appear at their front door.

Are you willing to plant faith and wait upon God? Nothing seems to be appearing on the horizon today, but just wait! God always keeps his promises, even to those who have little faith. Just wait.

Guest article submitted by a HNH reader.

I imagine almost everyone has a memory of Christmas Eve as a child; squeezing your eyes shut, trying with all your might to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. For those of you with orthodox parents, you knew that even opening one present before Christmas morning was akin to high heresy.

And so you counted sheep and waited.

Waiting is still difficult. We expect everything to be at our fingertips the moment we have the desire for it. It’s a world we’re growing into and it’s addicting. We live in a world of easy downloads, instantaneous email, on demand and food prepared in a few minutes. Yet God finds ways of making us wait. Waiting and faith go hand-in-hand.

• We wait for the baby we’ve dreamed we’d hold in our arms.

• Some are waiting for their prodigal son to come to the end of himself and return home.

• Many of us are waiting for the phone to ring so we can return to a job with a normal salary and benefits.

• Others are waiting for an eye-opening spiritual breakthrough.

Waiting is the embodiment of faith. In Hebrews 11:13 we are reminded that faith involves trust in God’s promise even if the promises of God are fulfilled long after we’re gone. The writer says, “These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance ...” (Emphasis added.)

Advent is about faith and waiting. What are you waiting on God for this year? Remember the years of silence as God’s people waited for the Messiah. Take time today, right now, to reflect on the fact that God’s timing is quite different from ours.

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Chocolate Toffee Cookies INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Cookies 1 pouch (17.5 oz) sugar cookie mix 1/3 cup Hershey’s natural cocoa 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 tablespoons water 1 egg 1 cup Heath milk chocolate toffee bits

1. Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix cookie mix, cocoa, softened butter, water and egg with spoon until soft dough forms.

Stir in toffee bits.

2. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Using back of round metal measuring 1/2 teaspoon, make 1-inch circle indentation in center of each cookie, wiping spoon occasionally to reduce sticking. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4. In a small bowl, microwave filling ingredients uncovered on High for 30 seconds; stir. Continue to microwave in 10-second increments until chips are melted and mixture can be stirred smooth. Spoon 1/2 teaspoonful of the filling into indentation in each cookie. Let stand about 2 hours or until filling is set. Store covered in refrigerator.

Filling 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream 1 tablespoon butter

Submitted by Dee M.. - Centennial, CO Send us your favorite recipe to bullnews@humps-horns.com

Humps-Horns.com · 15 · December 2021

Salgado and Campbell Shine Bright at the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals

By Barbara Pinnella

The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Finals took place the weekend before their World Finals, and it was Adriano Salgado who became the 2021 Velocity Tour Champion. He came into those Finals in fifth place, but by riding two of his three bulls, he vaulted himself into the lead.

being paired with King Brute, a bull from Henry Wilson/Blake Sharp/T&M Services, to an 89 score.

Not only did this victory earn this young Brazilian the $50,000 Championship bonus, but it catapulted him into being able to compete in the World Finals as well.

“My buddy Ezekiel Mitchell rode him a couple of weeks ago and he told me how to ride him, and I just listened to Ezekiel and I rode him. Yesterday I had another Blake Sharp bull. I didn’t really know him, but as soon as he started going, I knew it was gonna be good. We danced the dance for 90 points I gave Blake a bottle of whiskey, because of how well I did on his bulls,” Campbell laughed.

In his two rides, Adriano first covered the Cord McCoy/ Larry & Kathy Miller bull The Bandit for a score of 88.5. Then in Round 3 he was awarded 90 points after his ride on Grey Smoke, owned by Hart Cattle Co. A very emotional Salgado stated that the money would help so much, since the family grew up in a simple way of life. His father had given up his dream of being a bull rider some 20 years ago, and Adriano is thrilled to be able to pick up where his father had left off.

To add to the excitement, his younger brother Thiago also made it into the World Finals, so it will be a real family affair for the Salgados.

Boudreaux knew about King Brute. He told us that the bull goes to all of the UTB events.

“Now I’m ready to roll into T-Mobile Arena. I have a lot of confidence. I want to thank all my sponsors, friends, family, and the fans who have supported me all year. Thanks to South Point for hosting this event.”

Coming in behind the first and second place finishers Campbell and Salgado in the Velocity Finals were Daylon Swearingen in third, Ezekiel Mitchell in fourth, and Kaique Pacheco was fifth.

The winner of the Finals themselves was the winner of the 2020 World Finals event, Boudreaux Campbell. He came into Vegas hot, winning the final event on tour in Lincoln, NE followed up by those Velocity Finals. He won the first round, putting up 90 points after riding the Blake Sharp/Michael Floyd bull Chief.

As did Adriano, he bucked off his bull in the next round, but finished up second in the third and final round. He got the eight seconds after Photo by Andre Silva / BullStock Media

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By Barbara Pinnella

Photos by Andre Silva Photo

How Do You Sum Up the 2021 PBR World Finals?

LEME!!!

It is really hard to do a recap of the amazing PBR World Finals without focusing on Jose Vitor Leme. What he accomplished this year, and particularly in November, defied the odds. Fitting for Las Vegas, wouldn’t you say? Let me just point out that, due to an ankle injury the beginning of the year, and a torn groin and core muscle injury a few events before the Finals, Leme missed NINE events this season – that’s more than 30%! And still, the records fell. I will point them out during the recap of this, one of the greatest World Finals in PBR history.

Round 1 The 30-year-old rookie Eli Vastbinder took this round when he

posted a 91-point ride on the previously unridden Manaba, a bull owned by Joe & Nina Webb/Julian/D&H Cattle Co. The $35,000 he won will go a long way to help out with diapers, as he and his wife Paige welcomed twin girls just before the Finals. This round win also moved Eli into third place in the Rookie of the Year standings. He was the oldest rider in contention, and this was his first 90-point ride on the Unleash the Beast tour.

Vastbinder did not know anything about Manaba, but Cooper Davis said the bull should fit him; a big bull and a big bull rider. Davis turned out to be right, and Eli made the most of his opportunity.

Right behind him with a score of 90.75 was Cooper Davis. He covered the Tommy Julian/D&H Cattle Co. bull, Juju. Juju was sitting on top in the race for to find out who would be the ABBI Classic World Champion.

Kaique Pacheco was close behind to be third. He rode Dirty Sancho for 90.50. That bull is owned by Blake Shape/Koe Wetzel/ High Voltage Cattle. Mason Taylor was fourth, Chase Dougherty fifth, and Jose made his first ride of the Finals to be sixth.

Round 2 Mexico’s Alvaro Aguilar Alvarez walked into Vegas to compete in the Pendleton Whiskey Velocity Tour Finals but, in addition, he won a wild card spot to participate in the World Finals. He did not

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Pacheco, who captured the win in the third round, inching closer to his second World title. The Ice Man rode the Hart Cattle Co./Farris bull First Down to a score of 91.25.

Taylor had a great ride on Walking Tall, owned by Davis Rodeo Co., placing him second with a score of 90.50.

Third was Lane Nobles. He earned a 90.25 after teaming up with a Carr Pro Rodeo bull, Butterbean. Keep an eye on Nobles. He is a very good bull rider.

let that opportunity pass, as he won this second round. He did so after partnering with Detroit Lean, owned by Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson, to a big score of 92 points.

Alvarez had competed in three Global Cups, but this was his first trip to the Finals. With the help of translator Val Jimenez, he later had this to say.

“I was very honored to be here. I came to do the Velocity Tour and qualified to be here. I’m very proud to represent my country, Mexico, in the PBR Finals. I didn’t know anything about this bull, but I used the friendships that I made here, and they helped me choose this bull. And of course, he was great.”

Former PRCA World Champion Cody Teel was second in the round. He received a 91.75 score after covering the Cooper/ Scruggs Bucking Bulls charge, Kid Knapper. Four men tied for third. They were Joao Ricardo Vieira, Dener Barbosa, Dougherty, and Rafael Henrique Dos Santos. They all had a score of 89.25.

Leme got his second ride of the weekend, finishing in ninth.

This was also the first time we saw the heavy hitters of the bovine variety, the contenders for that important YETI PBR World Champion bull, and interestingly, we saw eight re-rides in this round. Woopaa, owned by Barker Bulls/ Hookin’ W Ranch, was leading for that World title, but scored a 45-point bull score.

In this round he was bested by the Flynn/D&H Cattle Co. bull Chiseled, who received a 46, but Woopaa was still on top for that year end title.

The bull who garnered the highest bull score of the night was not in the running for World Champion, but Dennis the Menace, owned by Viducic Bucking Bulls/White Trash Buckers, put them to shame. He was marked a 47.25 after quickly bucking off Campbell. This put Dennis in the lead for the YETI Bull of the Finals.

Round 3 It was the number two man in the world, the 2018 World Champ

Vastbinder struck again with 90 points to be fourth.

He covered Hell on the Red, owned by Jane Clark/ Gene Owen. Barbosa was fifth in the round. But what really made this special is that earlier in the round, he was slammed down hard, separating his shoulder and breaking some ribs. He got on that re-ride bull and rode to those 90 points with those injuries!

Speaking of injuries, this was a tough round for the cowboys, with many of them being involved in wrecks. We were reminded, as if we need to be, just how great the bullfighters are, and these Finals were no exception. This year the Fabulous Four were Frank Newsom, Cody Webster, Jesse Byrne and Lucas Teodoro Jose rode his third bull, finishing 14th. But only Leme and Taylor had ridden all three of their bulls – consistency is the name of the game.

And this is a good time to mention that Mason was just a week past having surgery on his broken jaw. That’s right, he broke his jaw and fractured his ear canal, had his jaw wired shut, and lost 13 pounds. He faced constant kidding about how he should ride with his jaw wired shut all the time. Mason quipped that he wished the Canelo fight was on Monday, he would let himself get hit again.

Round 4 He might have been staying relatively silent, but not in this round!

Jose took control and won the fourth round, after his ride on WSM’s Jive Turkey, owned by WSM Auctioneers/Clay Struve/ Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger, earned him a 92.50 score. This obviously increased his lead for his second consecutive World title.

In second, right behind Leme, was Mauricio Gulla Moreira. He posted a score of 92.25 after riding a Frontier Rodeo Co. bull, County Jail, for the eight. Popular veteran Marco Eguchi was third. He rode Bread Basket for a score of 91. TNT Bucking Bulls/ Hart Cattle Co. own Bread Basket. Derek Kolbaba was able to break into the 90-point club, after his ride on the Jane Clark/Gene Owen bull, American Gangster gave him 90.25.

And who was fifth with another 90-point ride? Vastbinder, that’s who! Just how tough is this man? He covered Juju, the bull that Davis was second on in the first round.

Mason also rode his bull to tie for seventh, and it was still just

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Mason and Leme who had ridden all of their bulls, going 4-4. But it was Taylor who was leading the event average by 2.25 points.

“Believe it or not, I’m his biggest fan when he rides away from his hand because that’s one of the things I have to work really hard to keep up with,” Jose said. “And when I see Mason ride away from his hand, that looks so easy.”

Pretty high praise from the reigning World Champ.

Round 5 He can’t run, he can barely even walk. He can’t breathe. But Vastbinder managed to put all that aside and ride TNT Bucking Bulls/Hart Cattle Co.’s Medicine Man for a big 92.75 for the round win! More than that, he cinched the Rookie of the Year title as well. Eli had not made one 90-point ride on the UTB tour until the Finals, and then he made four of them. that was the most 90-point rides made during the six rounds of the Finals.

Leme came back with another big score, a 91.25. He was paired up with the D&H Cattle/Gordon/OK Corralis bull, Top Shelf.

Joao Henrique Lucas was third with a score of 90 after his ride on Detroit Lean. That is the bull that Alvarez won the second round with.

Silvano Alves, who won in 2011 and 2012.

He went 6-6 to win the event as well as being World Champion. He is the second rider in history to win the World Finals more than once without bucking off a bull. The other man is J.B. Mauney.

Leme scored the highest-marked ride of all time with that 98.75, and is the first rider in history to receive a perfect 50-point score from the judges.

With his Round 4 win, he set the record for the most wins in a season with 20. He passed the record he just set after he won the Championship round on Woopaa, moving to 21 wins. He set a new record for the most 90-point rides at 24. I was told by someone in the business I very much respect, that Jose just might be the best bull rider we will ever see. Very high praise.

Many could be called tough, but for this week it had to be Eli Vastbinder. When you watched him ride you could not tell he was injured. Rookie of the Year was well earned, but beyond that he earned the respect of all who watched him. Hats off to Eli! Woopaa was not only the YETI World Champion Bull, he was also the Bull of the Finals. Congratulations to his owner, Larry Barker and Hookin’ W Ranch!

Boudreaux Campbell was fourth, while Silvano Alves and Cody Jesus tied for fifth.

Chad Berger was the PBR Stock Contractor of the Year for the 11th time.

Mason Taylor rode again, and even though his score was quite a bit less, he and Leme remained the only two men to ride all their bulls.

The ABBI Classic World Champion bull was Juju, owned by Tommy Julian/D&H Cattle Co.

Championship Round What a Championship Round we were privileged to see. Five men rode, and all of them scored above 90 points! But there had been no one better, ever, than Jose. Reunited with his best friend Woopaa, these two brought out the best in each other, putting up the highest score ever – a 98.75! And Woopaa scored a 48.75. This was an absolutely amazing display of talent on both sides.

Since 1994 the PBR Finals have been in Las Vegas in three different venues; the MGM Grand Garden, the Thomas & Mack Center, and T-Mobile Arena. This was the last time their World Finals will be in Vegas. But one thing is for sure. There is probably not a bull riding fan out there who will forget this year’s Finals!! One of the very best EVER!!!

Second in the round was Kolbaba with a 92.50. He rode Homebru, owned by D&H Cattle Co/Buck Cattle Co. Coming in third was Pacheco. He rode High Brow Cat to a 92.25. High Brow Cat is owned by Paradigm Bull Company. Cooper Davis was fourth on Spotted Snake. His score on the Weber Bucking Bull charge was 91.75. The fifth spot went to Alves, who rode to a 91.50 score. The bull he partnered with was Moonlight Party, owned by Jane Clark/ Gene Owen.

Mason did not ride his Championship Round bull, but going 5-6 was a huge accomplishment and nothing to be ashamed of. He might not be able to eat very much, but he definitely proved he could ride the best bulls in the world.

Let’s look at just all of what Jose Vitor Leme did in the space of five days. He won his second consecutive PBR World title, and is only the second man to do so. The other bull rider is his countryman,

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For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

Joao Ricardo Vieira rides Dr. X (Universal Rodeo) for 89.25 points at PBR World Finals. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

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124 Woopaa 2021 PBR World Champion Bucking Bull

By Kelly B. Robbins

Photos by Andre Silva Photo

It may be a long time before the kind of excitement, extreme talent, raw courage, and record-breaking scores are unleashed on bull riding fans like they were at the PBR Unleash the Beast World Finals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this past week. But then again, it may just be next year!

124 Woopaa was right in the middle of it all. This one-of-a-kind bovine athlete scored a whopping 48.75 points in the final out of the championship round of the World Finals to claim the 2021 YETI PBR World Champion Bull title, and the 2021 YETI PBR Bull of the World Finals. He earned $125,000 in prize money for owners Larry Barker of Barker Bulls and Laramie Wilson of the

Hookin’ W Ranch. Earlier, Woopaa also earned the $25,000 prize for being the number one ranked bull of the regular season.

At the end of the Round Two competition by the rank bulls on Thursday evening, Woopaa was still in first place after quickly dispatching Daylon Swearingen in 3.00 seconds for a bull score of 45 points. Number two ranked Chiseled had bested Junior Patrick Souza in 4.91 seconds, for a bull score of 46 points, which edged him a little closer to Woopaa, and kept him in the running for the title. Woopaa needed a score of at least 43 points in the championship round to claim the bull title.

Jose Vitor Leme and Woopaa (Barker Bulls / Hookin’ W Ranch) team up for 98.75 points, the highest marked ride in the history of the PBR, in the championship round of the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media

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co-owner Larry Barker shared. “It threw me a little when Woopaa went to the right on Thursday night. But when Jose picked him for the championship round, I knew it was a done deal. And I knew when he rode him that we had broken the record. I just knew! It was an exciting time for all of us!”

As you may remember, Jose rode Woopaa at the 2020 PBR World Finals in Arlington, Texas to clinch his first 2020 PBR World Champion Bull Rider title, with a score of 95.75 points. That ride also gave Woopaa the 2020 ABBI Classic Bull Championship.

For that final championship round, event leader and number one ranked Jose Vitor Leme, the reigning PBR World Champion Bull Rider, selected Woopaa, the number one ranked bull. Before that ride, Leme learned he had already clinched the 2021 PBR World Champion Bull Rider title, joining Silvano Alves as only the second bull rider in PBR history to win back-to-back championships.

Although he was in pain from reinjuring his groin, he cowboyed up and climbed aboard Woopaa for that last out of the Finals, hoping to win the World Finals event title as well. Eight seconds after that chute gate opened, Leme had somehow stayed aboard the high-flying Woopaa for a new PBR record high score of 98.75 points! Along with Woopaa’s bull score of 48.75 points, Leme had a rider score of 50 points, the first-ever perfect rider score recorded in the PBR. These two champions had teamed up again to make history and beat their old record score of 97.75 points, set just 100 days earlier in Tulsa!

Cody Lambert, PBR Director of Livestock told PBR Insider Justin Felisko, “Woopaa just keeps delivering.

He’s like Jose. He just shows up and does what he has to do. He just does the job, and he’s up against the very best guys every time. That’s the thing that people don’t realize. It takes a guy like Jose to ride Woopaa.

A high-level pro has a chance on him, but that’s not guaranteed.

When Jose gets on him, it’s pretty well guaranteed because that’s how good he is, and he’s capable of riding every one of them, and they deserve the record.”

Five-year-old Woopaa basically dominated the season as the number one bull and ended the season with a world average bull score of 46.93 points. Chiseled was the runner-up for the second consecutive year, with a final world average bull score of 46.35 points, 0.58 points behind Woopaa. Woopaa’s last out score of 48.75 points set a record as the highest score ever earned in the

Woopaa’s handler and co-owner Laramie Wilson flanked him for the final out. “At that point, I was sure that Jose was going to ride Woopaa to the buzzer. I was just wondering what kind of a score they would get.

I had no idea they would hit 98.75!

That was just amazing! They seem to score Woopaa higher when a rider like Jose can stay on him. Daylon Swearingen was bucked off in three seconds, and they scored Woopaa 45 points. That was Woopaa’s lowest score all season.”

“I never had a doubt that Woopaa was going to win the championship,”

Woopaa handled Daylon Swearingen in 3.0 seconds in round 2 of the PBR World Finals.

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Dalton Kasel rides Woopaa for 96.75 points to win the 2021 PBR U.S. Border Patrol Invitational in San Antonio.

The 96.75 was the second highest score in PBR history at the time. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media

history of the PBR by a bull that was ridden for the full eight seconds.

According to Slade Long and Probullstats.com, Woopaa had twelve outs for the season, and was ridden eight times, for an average ride score of 95.94! He earned eight YETI Bull of the Event titles. The lowest bull score Woopaa received all season was 45 points. He had six bull scores of 47 or more points, with two of those being 48 or more points!

Boudreaux Campbell rode Woopaa to the buzzer three times this season. In Kansas City in March, he rode him for a score of 95.50.

In July in Cheyenne, Boudreaux rode Woopaa for a score of 95.25 points. In Little Rock in August, he rode him for 93.75 points.

Paulo Ferreira Lima rode Woopaa in Ft. Worth in August for a score of 95.25. And 2019 PBR Rookie of the Year Dalton Kasel hung on to Woopaa for eight seconds in San Antonio in October for a score of 96.75 points. At the time, that was the second highest score ever in PBR history.

available for Woopaa fans.

“He’s just a great bull,” Larry declared. “But everybody knows that.

We are excited for next year!”

There are also some exciting new changes happening in the PBR next year. The World Finals will be at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas in May. And the new PBR Team Series will kick off in June of 2022, with a champion team being crowned in Las Vegas in November. So stay tuned to next season all you bull riding fans! It’s going to be fun!

“Woopaa is an exceptional bull,” Larry Barker exclaimed. “I’ve turned down big money for him. He’s part of the family! He’ll just stay with Laramie and Katie (Perschbacher) forever. I have no intention of ever selling him. We’re just going to keep going and see how he does! Woopaa is special. My lifelong friend, JP Lewis, always used to yell ‘Woopaa!’ Whenever you heard ‘Woopaa!’, you knew that ole cowboy was close by. When JP lost his battle with cancer, his wife asked me to name one of my bulls to honor JP’s memory. So Woopaa is really special to me.”

In the CBS PBR World Finals pre-show broadcast, Cody Lambert summed up Woopaa’s exceptional athletic abilities. “You can stack any bull of any era up and Woopaa would best them in many ways.”

Woopaa will be back next year, and Jose Vitor Leme is sure to ride him again. “We’re going to try to win the world title again next year,” Laramie predicted. “I’m hoping that somehow those two will get together again!” Laramie invited fans to visit www. woopaa.rocks to purchase some of the new merchandise now

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32Y SweetPro’s Bruiser Retires

By Kelly B. Robbins

32Y SweetPro’s Bruiser, consecutive three-time PBR World Champion Bucking Bull and 2017 PRCA Bull of the Year, has officially retired. Owner HD Page of D&H Cattle Company told Tracy Renck of ProRodeo Sports News in October of 2021, “Bruiser is retired. I was hoping he would come back, but it’s not going to happen. He hurt a tendon in his leg. He’s going to be able to breed cows, and he’s going to have a good retirement, but his competitive career is going to be over with.”

Indeed, Bruiser was an amazing champion bovine athlete, with some amazing champion bovine genetics. Bruiser is the son of PBR World Final’s qualifier Show Time, and the grandson of consecutive three-time PBR World Champion Bull Yellow Jacket, who’s daughter T-8 is Bruiser’s mother. On paper, Bruiser’s career stats are impressive. He was ridden 29 times in 133 outs, with a 78.2% buck-off percentage. His average ride score was 91.81. He had 68 round wins and 24 rider round wins. Bruiser joins his grandfather Little Yellow Jacket as the only two bovine superstars in the history of the PBR to win the PBR Bull Championship title

three consecutive years. These bucking bulls possess that special “something” that sets them on a different level.

Bruiser’s career accomplishments are impressive as well. Bruiser not only won three consecutive PBR Bull Championships, and the 2017 PRCA Bull of the Year title, but he was the 2015 ABBI Classic Champion. D&H Cattle Company’s SweetPro’s Long John, who was Bruiser’s half-brother, won the PBR World Champion Bucking Bull title in 2015, and Bruiser was the runner-up.

Bruiser was the top bull of the NFR in 2015, 2017, and 2019, and the PRCA Bull of the Year runner-up in 2018.

“Bruiser has been a real blessing,” HD shared. “He tore the tendon in his leg, and he hasn’t bucked since before the PBR World Finals last year. He’s healed up now, but he’s just not at 100%. It’s time for him to retire.”

Photo by Philip Kitts / Avid Visual Imagery

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Consistency was one of the primary attributes that contributed to Bruiser’s greatness. This 10-year-old bull just never had a bad out.

He was a big, tough, champion

bovine athlete. “Bruiser’s consistency set him apart from other bulls,” HD Page shared. “I don’t think there has ever been a better bull in PBR history than Bruiser. I don’t think he was the rankest bull in the arena, but I don’t think there has ever been one better.”

“His style of bucking was straight up and down and big kicks,” HD continued.

“No moves forward or belly rolls. Every jump was almost the same as the one before. He had perfect timing. I’ve never had a bull that bucked as hard as he did. He stood square in the middle of the chute, like his motor was idling.

But when that gate opened, it’s like he flipped a switch. I’ve heard it said that these bulls love what they do. Bruiser took that to another level. He was full throttle from start to finish.”

Perfection is the word that best describes this bovine superstar.

From the bull rider’s perspective, Bruiser was the perfect draw because he was rideable. He was gentle and calm in the chute. But when that gate opened, he exploded out of the chute and jumped backwards and sideways and kicked really high. If you stuck with him and didn’t make any mistakes, and you could hang on for the eight seconds, you were practically guaranteed a score of 90 or above. That usually translated to a round win, money in your pocket, and championship points earned.

In his Morning Line column before Round Two of the PBR World Finals in 2016, Slade Long of Probullstats.com said of Bruiser, “He always has a great trip and always brings home a good score. He is honest and rideable, but he’s far from easy.”

From a stock contractor’s perspective, Bruiser was the perfect bull because he traveled well, was easy to handle, loved to buck, and

was in the running for the World Champion Bull title year after year.

PBR Director of Livestock Cody Lambert told PBR insider Justin Felisko right after Bruiser won the 2018 PBR World Bull Championship, “Bruiser is an all-time great, and if he didn’t win it, he still would have been an all-time great. He has never been as rank as Bushwacker, but Bushwacker was never as good as Bruiser.

He’s one of the all-time greats.”

Bruiser will enjoy his retirement on D&H Cattle Company’s 1,500 acre Rocking P Ranch near the small, south central Oklahoma town of Dickson. This is where HD and his dad, Dillon, have been breeding and raising champion caliber bucking bulls for over 30 years. They have developed one of the premier bucking bull programs in the country.

“Bruiser is a special bull,” HD observed. “He’s just one of those bulls that had the intensity and all the stuff that goes with it for greatness. I’ve got yearlings and twoyear-olds that are his offspring, and they are looking pretty good. Bruiser’s legacy will carry on through his offspring. It is a tribute to him that his offspring are going to be competitive bucking bulls.”

D&H Cattle Company posted the following on their Facebook page on October 30, 2021: “From all of us here at D&H, Powder River Rodeo LLC, and Jirl and Brenda Buck, we are going to miss the excitement SweetPro’s Bruiser brought to the arena. Every single out he brought his A game and never disappointed.

We have some very tough hooves to fill, but we are hopeful and excited to see some of his progeny turn into greatness like him. Thank you, Bruiser, for the memories!”

Photos by Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

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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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BOX ELDER, SD - Gus “Duane” Aus, Lazy Heart O Ranch, 605-923-3426

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

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Western Wanderings a cowboy’s coffee pot I am a cowboy through and through Of that there is no doubt That means I like things cowboys do Y’all know what I’m talking about!

When I’m out taking care of the cattle I use it most every day I’ll stop and loosen the cinch for ol’ Buck And find me a place to lay

I wear my spurs to the table When cookie serves up his chow I put on my hat as soon as I rise And I know a lot about cows

I build me a small campfire And break out my coffee and pot I fill it with water and set it to boil On coals that will get that pot hot

And just like most of the cowboys I know One thing keeps me going all day It’s that wonderful brew called coffee There’s nothing that beats it I’d say

I pour me some coffee and lay back This part of the day gives me joy I look at the clouds and whisper a prayer And thank the Lord I’m a cowboy!

I carry my small cowboy coffee pot It brews cowboy coffee just right It’s been with me now for many a year To lose it would give me a fright

By Kelly B. Robbins