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Find the following words in the puzzle. Top 15 Bull Riders - PRCA World Standings Words are hidden and . 1. Sage Kimzey 2. Stetson Wright BOUDREAUXCAMPBELL 3. Creek Young BRADENRICHARDSON 4. JoshCLAYTONSELLARS Frost 5. Clayton Sellars STETSONWRIGHT PARKERBREDING LARAMIEMOSLEY

6. JB Mauney 7.DUSTINBOQUET Dustin Boquet 8.SHANEPROCTOR Parker Breding 9.SAGEKIMZEY Braden Richardson 10. Shane Proctor CREEKYOUNG KYHAMILTON TREYBENTON

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Humps N Horns October 2021

On The Cover - Mason Taylor rides Mr. Right Now (Silent 7 / Hilton Bull Co) for 89.25 points in Round 1 of the PBR Unleash the Beast Tour in Del Rio, Texas. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media

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Georgia Akers Justin Felisko Barbara Pinnella Keno Shrum

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Also In This Issue Bull Pen 20 Classifieds 28 Country Kitchen 15 Inspiration Point 14 Livestock Layovers 28 Outside the Arena

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12 Buddy Gulden

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

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Letter from the Editor

I hope this issue of Humps N Horns finds all going well for you and your family! I am excited about this issue and trust that you will enjoy reading it.

by the name of My Cowboy Hat Still Fits. Abe Morris wrote for Humps N Horns for several years and we are excited to announce that he is resuming that great feature this month. Abe takes a look back at the career of a former bull rider from We had an opportunity to chat with Mason Taylor, one of the days gone by and gives us a chance to learn more about some promising young guns on the PBR Unleash the Beast Tour. of those we may not have heard about before. Mason has a great sense of humor and just takes life as it comes. I’m sure you will enjoy learning more about this great young I know you’ll look forward to reading these columns as they man. will be included every other month or so. We also get to meet Skip and Elaine Jones from JQH Bucking Bulls. They have been raising quarter horses for many years and had an unusual route to breeding bucking bulls. They have had quite a bit of success, however, and look to continue their winning ways in the future. For those of you who have been reading Humps N Horns for many years, will remember a column that used to appear

Thank you for all that you do to support Humps N Horns. We are grateful for you. Until next time, Terry

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Talking “Bull” with Brayden

We are going to talk about some of the great bull riders in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame. I hope you find it interesting and cool. You will find out who’s in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame for winning the most money as Rookie of the Year in the PRCA. You will also find out why Lane Frost and Tuff Hedeman are in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame. So let’s get into it. There are 48 bull riders in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame. Let’s talk about some of them and what got them there. Two riders, Harry Tompkins and Don Gay, share being in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame for having 8 world titles. George Paul rode 79 bulls in a row. The oldest man to win a world title, Freckles Brown, was deployed to China during WWII, got Army mules and some local cattle, and had a rodeo. The first person to win four consecutive world titles was Dick Griffin. The only man to qualify 14 times to an NFR is Ted Nuce. He also won a gold medal for bull riding in the Winter Olympics in 1988. The only man to win 4 Reserve World Championships is Bob Wenger. John Quintana was the first bull rider to score a 94 and 96 point ride. Another cool guy, Gary Leffew, is a world champion and 8 time NFR qualifier. Ronnie Rossen the first bull rider in 6 years to ride the bull named Speck. Chris Shivers is a world champion who also won the Ring of Honor and on top of all that he is a big part of the MBR (the association I ride in).

Mytris Dightman, Terry Don West, Jack Wiseman, Denny Flynn, Bill Kornell, Randy Magers, Jerome Davis, Ty Murray, Glen Bird, and Wacey Cathey. Who will the 2022 inductees be? As a member of the Bull Riding Hall of Fame, you can have a part in nominating and voting for the next class of inductees. You can learn more at the Bull Riding Hall of Fame’s website, www.thebullridinghof.com. I hope you enjoyed learning about the riders in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame with me. To find out more about me go to my Facebook page @BraydenHollywoodBrown. Thank you again, Brayden Hollywood Brown

One of my favorites is Tuff Hedeman who is in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame for being the first bull rider to reach the one millon dollar mark in the PRCA. Jim “Razor” Sharp is one cool guy. He is in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame for winning most money as rookie of the year in the PRCA. One that everyone knows, Lane Frost, matched up with PRCA bucking bull of the year, Red Rock. No one rode him in 309 attempts. Lane was the only person to ride him 3 out of 4 tries. There are many more inductees in the Bull Riding Hall of Fame. To find out more about them visit the Bull Riding Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas. They include Jim Shoulders, Larry Mahan,

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The Finished Work of Christ…Grace Grace is not just another religious mandate we’ve got to live up to but that’s what religion has turned it into. Grace is The Father’s way of saying “I am good with you”, leading us with His Spirit and leaving it at that.

“Read Romans Chapter 8” Jesus Loves You, Cody Custer

Growing in our faith and understanding of what was done on our behalf through the Finished Work of Jesus Christ will help us live as His disciples in a way that brings liberty and freedom. Religion has left people to live with the frustration of never being able to measure up and the guilt of thinking it’s our duty and responsibility to validate our position with God. He Validated us through Jesus, the Best He had. My desire is to be a responsible son to a Perfect Loving Father but I know I will never be 100% in doing so. The spin that man puts on God’s Grace toward us when we aren’t totally responsible causes guilt and frustration. Manmade rules and regulations can never be lived up to but Jesus (the rule maker and keeper) took care of our inability to live up to any standard by giving His life. Anything in life, if left at the infant stage, will not produce all that is intended so it makes sense to grow and be more responsible. Whether we do or don’t it does not change the Father’s position, His heart toward us or faithfulness to us. Because of my thoughts toward my children I understand that it goes against a Fathers nature to punish His children because they don’t hit the mark, tow the line or represent the family in a becoming way. But that’s the messed up message we continue to hear from religion. One way we honor the Father is to buy into His ways and follow His lead. He takes pleasure in children who return love to Him but even when they don’t, they are still His children and they are still His pleasure because of The Finished Work of Christ. He will never abandon us because of our inability to follow every lead He gives us or else Jesus would have never left heaven to reconcile us to His Father.

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Outside the Arena with...

Don Cardona By Georgia Akers Without visual media, our world would be dull. No television shows, no news, no movies and no sports that we can watch from the comfort of our home. I had an opportunity to interview one of those men behind the camera who not only does the camera work but also the editing and producing. His name is Don Cardona. He recently did a short film on a PRCA bull rider that has been selected at the Wild Bunch Film Festival where it is up for multiple awards. We are fortunate to have those video professionals that bring so much to our world. Tell us about yourself. I was born and raised in Grand Junction, Colorado and spent most of my youth playing baseball competitively through high school. I met my wife Erin in Los Angeles while working together at TVG Network. We have two kids, my son Alex is entering his senior year of high school and my daughter Samantha is a sophomore. I went to Central High School in Grand Junction and then studied at Arizona State University in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism

& Telecommunication. I got into sports television as a student, working as a camera operator on live network sports broadcasts and then later moved up to director with TVG Network. I spent 10 years as a live event producer with ESPN and then as Senior Coordinating Producer with Universal Sports Network/NBC Sports covering Olympic and Endurance sports. I’ve been blessed to have produced MLB All Star & World Series games, professional baseball in the Caribbean, Super Bowls, Olympics for NBC and multiple Boston Marathons. I directed a short western film in high school that me and my classmates had fun with and I directed two short films shortly after college. A couple of years ago I directed a 3-minute short about bull riding school called “Punishment” that won Best Documentary in the 2018 My Røde Reel’s International Short Film Competition. You have a film that has been recently selected by the Wild Bunch Film Festival as one of their films. Tell us about Wild Bunch Film Festival and your film? The 6th Annual Wild Bunch Film Festival is a western-genre festival that runs September 30-October 3 and coincides with the 71st Rex Allen Rodeo Days. TWBFF was tops on my festival submission list mainly because of the natural fit, but because it also has a lot of fun activities that go along with the festival, such as a parade, car show and gun show and there appears to be some really good short, narrative and documentary films this year. My film, “Buckin’ Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo” will make its World Premiere. It shows how events are produced, the logistics that go into it and shows how young bull riders can improve their skills. And it also gives some perspective from PBR rider Chase Outlaw and World Champs Cody Custer and Lyle Sankey. The film was nominated for seven awards, including Best

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story. About a month into shooting I also discovered how successful he’s been as a stock contractor, having taken a number of bulls to the PBR World Finals and the National Finals Rodeo which are no small feats. What preparation did you undergo prior to filming? There wasn’t really much preparation prior to shooting. As I previously mentioned this was just going to be a social media type of project. But the preparation I did was mainly asking questions of Ty and others to see if there was anything interesting about bull riding I didn’t know, and gathering up the equipment I would need to shoot it, such as a camera, microphones, lighting, etc. Most of the preparation happened somewhat on-the-fly and I wasn’t really prepared for all of the travel stock contractors do so I wasn’t able to make every event. Documentary, Best Director (Documentary), Best Cinematography (Documentary), Best Rodeo Documentary, Best Produced Documentary, Best Colorado Film and Best of the Fest Film. How did this film come about? When I was a young camera operator in Phoenix, I was the cameraman on the chutes for ESPN’s coverage of the Coors Rodeo Showdown. I didn’t realize how much energy there was between the rider and the bull and I just thought anyone who got on a bull was crazy. It gave me a different appreciation for bull riding and I would watch it on tv through the years. When I moved back to Colorado, I attended the Castle Rock Bull Riding event with a couple of neighbors and one neighbor told me the bulls buck because a rope was tied around a bull’s privates. I didn’t believe that so I had to find out more. At the end of the night I re-introduced myself to stock contractor Ty Rinaldo who was producing the event. Ty and I both went to the same high school but we were only acquaintances. He invited me down to his ranch the following week to see what he did and also to talk about the bull business and how it works. Talking with Ty at his TZ Ranch, I asked a lot of questions about how the bulls are cared for, the training, what he feeds them and of course how he made the bulls buck and I was skeptical when he told me that there was nothing he could do to make them buck. I asked about the rope and he told me the flank strap was used to tickle the them and the bulls are trying to kick the strap off. I asked if I could document what he does for people like me who didn’t know much about the sport. And my idea of documenting at the time was creating 3-5 minute video clips for YouTube or social media.

Did you have a general script or did it just develop as you filmed? The documentary “script” was developed as I filmed because I didn’t quite understand what I was getting myself into, and because I was a one-man-band. I was still working full-time so after I shot some event footage or interviews I put it on my computer and would make short clips when I could. When Covid hit, I devoted most of my time into working the story and it developed into a feature length film. What was the most difficult part of making the film? There were a couple of difficult parts. First was trying to attend all of the events that Ty was working. The other was shooting video and capturing the audio. I had been a producer for so long that it took me a while to re-learn how to get my camera settings right and to get good audio. I also was teaching myself how to use my editing program so it was a lot longer of a process than it probably needed to be. Related to that was making sure I had all of my legal clearances for participant appearances, music and news footage. Did you ever think about riding a bull while you were filming? Multiple times, but I knew I’d be better at documenting it rather than participating in it, and my wife would not have been happy. I did take some risks that nearly got me killed though. The final event I

Why did you select a bull rider? And why Ty Rinaldo? When I started this project in 2018, I never thought about doing a story on a bull rider, just the bulls. But as I was talking with Ty I remembered that he was a Colorado State Champion Bull Rider in high school (actually a 2-time state champion) and the more I talked to him and others about his career, I found out that he was very highly regarded as a bull rider. He not only won high school titles but collegiate championships and won the 1992 CPRA championship as well and was ranked as high as 12th in the PRCA. He was coached by Lyle Sankey and was Cody Custer’s travel partner when he turned pro. After following him around at various events that year and the more I learned, Ty as a bull rider became an important part of the

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covered, I decided to get close up and shoot from inside the arena. It was the first bull of the day, the bull bucked off the rider and went in the opposite direction. As the bull approached the out-gate he decided to hit the brakes and headed in my direction. I got up the gate as high as I could but it wasn’t enough, he “hooked” me in the hip and flung me up and over the gate as I held onto the camera. My life flashed before my eyes and it gave me first hand experience on how hard they hit you. I was in a lot of pain and had a hard time walking the rest of the day. Is there anything special that you learned from making this film? Aside from me learning what I was capable of in terms of storytelling and using the equipment, the most important part of making this film was learning how tight-knit the bull riding community is and how much passion they have for the bulls. There is a great sense of family. So many people I met while shooting this project have become really great friends and will go the extra mile to help out if needed. I feel like I’ve been welcomed into the family and I have a better understanding of the sport and how the bulls are treated like royalty. That’s special and I feel as if I’ve become an accidental ambassador. You have a lot of experience in the sports industry. What two sports do you enjoy producing the most and why? Baseball was my first love, so that is number one. It’s one of the few sports where you perform as an individual and with a team, and covering baseball allows more time for storytelling. And I’ve been a part of some really great baseball events in my career. If we’re not including bull riding, the other is Olympics which is more of a sport category. Producing Olympic sports truly is “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,” and there is a lot of storytelling to help viewers know who these athletes are. So I guess that means I enjoy sports where there is opportunity to tell stories.

Ty Rinaldo (left) and Don Cardona (right). that people who aren’t familiar with bull riding get to share my experience — that these bulls are loved and cared for, they’re athletes and they are really good at what they do. And finally, I hope that people can relate to Ty’s journey, the struggles and success, and better understand the western way of life. Do you have any other western sports projects in the future? I am in the early stages of development for some future projects. I’ve met so many great people since this film’s inception and found out about their backgrounds or contributions to the sport and there are so many great stories. There hasn’t been a ton of media coverage like some of the other sports until recently so the challenge is to try and tell older stories using minimal footage or pictures. The media that covers sports now has done a great job at making it accessible. What type of equipment is necessary to be a film maker?

The easiest, and most rewarding thing about telling stories about real people is having a natural curiosity to find out what’s below the surface so that the viewer can connect with the subject, what we call in the broadcasting industry as “humanizing” them, which basically means finding something about them we can relate to. It could be showing what they do, capturing what they say, relating similar experiences or hearing what other people say about them.

It depends on the type of film and, of course, the budget. For “Buckin’ Bulls” I knew it was going to be a lot of “run-and-gun.” I needed equipment that was small enough so it wouldn’t be a distraction as well as light enough that I could climb over the fences and gates and not worry about expensive damage from the bulls, gates or dirt so I used a 4K mirrorless camera with an assortment of camera lenses; an audio recorder with a shotgun mic; and a pair of wireless lavaliere mics for interviews; For editing I used Final Cut Pro X editing software. For larger projects with bigger budgets it may require multiple cameras, microphones and lighting. And if a filmmaker can hire a dedicated crew for each of those positions it would help out tremendously.

What is the hardest?

Where and when can people watch the “Buckin’ Bulls” documentary?

The flip side is it’s not always easy to get people to respond to a filmmaker or reporter they don’t know that well or are unsure how the filmmaker will portray them. Sometimes the person you’re interviewing may be guarded or shy or may not want to answer a question and trying to get them to answer without having those reservations is the hardest part.

Right now “Buckin’ Bulls” is in the film festival submission process so notifications come as I receive them. If anyone is in the southern Arizona region they can attend The Wild Bunch Film Festival where it will make its World Premiere on Saturday, October 2. Check out their website for show times, https://www.thewildbunchfilmfestival. com/. If people want to stay updated on the film’s theatrical or streaming release they can visit buckin-bulls.com, facebook.com/ BuckinBulls or buckin_bulls_brand on Instagram.

You are not dealing with actors but real people with stories you want to tell. What is the easiest thing about this?

What do you hope people will take away from the documentary? I hope people who live the western lifestyle appreciate the film from a different perspective, the ground level — perhaps differently than what they may see produced on tv or on social media. I also hope

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MY COWBOY HAT STILL FITS By Abe Morris some money. When a few of the guys he knew started qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Buddy said to himself, “I know I can ride as well or even better than some of them.”

Buddy Gulden Trenton “Buddy” Gulden was born in November 1959 in Jamestown, North Dakota but only lived there for two years. In 1961, his family consisting of two brothers and three sisters left the Badlands and moved to California. This is where Buddy was first introduced to the sport of rodeo and bull riding. He started out riding steers at his good friend Jeff Hare’s house. One thing led to another and before long he was persuaded by other family members. One of his biggest influences turned out to be his cousin Kip Farnsworth. Kip was four years older and also a very talented rodeo cowboy. Kip ended up having a very successful rodeo career and turned out to be one of Buddy’s heroes. Kip was heavily involved in the team rodeo concept of the early 1980’s and a member of the Los Angeles Rough Riders. During his high school years, Gulden was a very good wrestler. His senior year in high school Buddy took a horse shoeing class. Several of his best friends were already participating in high school rodeos. They convinced him to also join the rodeo team and that’s when Buddy started riding bulls. Buddy’s mother was totally against the idea, and refused to sign the consent forms for him to participate. As a result, Buddy would just sign the forms on her behalf. Along the way, Buddy also became good friends with fellow competitors such as Gary and Flint Hemsted. Their father Dick Hemsted really helped him out a lot during his early years of rodeo competition. Eventually, the Gulden family moved to Cottonwood, California where he met and became lifelong friends with Jeff Davis. Davis was a stock contractor and the owner of the Four Star Rodeo Company. When Buddy was 20 years old, he attended a Gary Leffew bull riding school and became prolific at using his feet to get new holds while riding. With his confidence up, he set out hitting the rodeo trail. He never really set any goals he just wanted to compete, ride good and win

Previously, Buddy had ended up finishing 17th, 19th, and 21st in the final PRCA bull riding world standings. Gulden also competed in the bull dogging event. One Spring he won a go round and was third in the average for about $4,400 at Scottsdale, Arizona. He also won the steer wrestling, $4,800 and a pair of silver spurs at Yuma, Arizona. That same year Buddy broke his hand competing at St. Paul, Oregon and just stopped entering. That rough stock dream finally became a reality in December 1993 when he finished in the top 15. Gulden won about $30,000 at the National Finals Rodeo and even won a go round on Okeechobee Fats a bull owned by Bennie Beutler. Buddy should have won a lot more money and placed in the average. He probably would have won another go round but one of the judges disqualified him for slapping Vee’s Own. Six judges are used for the riding events at the WNFR. There was no such thing as instant replay and that particular judge refused to reverse his decision. Because of this unfortunate incident, a rule change was implemented for the National Finals the following year that at least two rodeo judges had to verify a touch in order for a disqualification to go in effect. Buddy had a long and very successful bull riding career. He qualified 14 times for the Sierra Circuit Finals in the bull riding and a few times in the steer wrestling event. Gulden was the season ending bull riding champion in 1993 and 1996. He also finished as the runner up in the circuit four other times behind 1985 PRCA World Champion bull rider Ted Nuce. In 1991, Buddy was winning the circuit throughout the entire season and was passed by Nuce in the last go round of the Circuit Finals. Buddy also qualified and competed eight times at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho. Gulden also qualified and competed a few times at both the Bull Rider’s Only and the PBR Finals. During his career he successfully rode some of the toughest bulls on the rodeo trail including Pacific Bell, Pterodactyl, Playmate, Money Bags, Red Wolf, Too Legit, Super Dave, Popcorn, SO Bad to the Bone, and Little Hopper just to name a few. He successfully rode Pacific Bell (Dan Russell) the 1988 - 1990 Bucking Bull of the Year in the last round of the BRO Finals in Long Beach, California in 1993. That was the same performance that Tuff Hedeman won the BRO world title scoring 93 pts. on J31 Bodacious (Sammy Andrews). Due to the fact that the California Sierra Circuit Finals rodeo took place on the same weekend, Buddy got on seven good bulls in one day. It just proved how tough of a competitor Gulden was and in the process reverberating the slogan of “Cowboy Up.”

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Logan Gulden was riding his motorcycle, returning from a practice bull riding session at Cotton Rosser’s ranch in Marysville and was involved in a fatal accident. This happened on Father’s Day. Logan was only 23 years old. Like father like son. Logan had also participated in wrestling throughout his high school years and was bound and determined to become a great bull rider as well. Without a doubt drawing on the tutelage from his father Buddy, he was well on his way. Logan had also won a couple of All Around titles at some junior rodeos in California. Just like Buddy, Logan didn’t start riding big bulls until his senior year in high school. Logan had won the bull riding event at the Cal Poly college rodeo and even appeared in a music video that was put together by his cousin Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band. The music video was titled, “The World Needs More Cowboys.” Buddy predicted that based on his son’s tenacity, try and talent that Logan was going to have an even more successful and longer rodeo career than his father. Nowadays, Buddy Gulden lives in Marysville, California and makes his living as a carpenter, framer and a home roofer. His closest neighbor is five time World Champion bareback rider Joe Alexander. Jeff Shearer a retired saddle bronc rider and current PBR judge only lives about a mile away. Gulden has seen the ups and downs of the bull riding sport throughout his professional career. Sadly, he was there on the back of the bucking chutes in July 1994 when fellow bull rider and friend Mike Mason was killed in Folsom, California. Personally, I also remember well because I had sold life insurance policies to both Buddy and Mike a few years earlier. I heard about the tragedy from Sean McRoberts while competing in Red Lodge, Montana and I had to file a death claim to my insurance company. I have been a licensed insurance agent now for over 30 years. Calling my insurance company to file that death claim was one of the toughest moments of my insurance career. Buddy Gulden decided to hang up his spurs after sustaining some very serious facial injuries at the Cow Palace in 2002. He was 43 years old at that time when a bull jerked him down and hit him in the face with a horn. Buddy fractured his ice?? eye socket. He endured some plastic surgery and had three plates and a rod inserted into his face. Just for kicks and grins, Gulden got on one more bull at the age of 56 at a high school alumni rodeo.

Buddy Gulden says that one of his biggest regrets is that he didn’t go harder during his bull riding prime. He surely would have qualified for the National Finals Rodeo a few more times. Gulden’s other regret is that he wished he had decided to travel earlier and take his young family along like the famous Wright family entourage from Utah. He and his son Logan were extremely close and just like two peas in a pod. Buddy was so proud of his young son Logan, and likewise Logan was so proud to have Trenton “Buddy” Gulden as his father. Gulden also has a daughter named Savannah who is now 26 years old. Buddy related that he would like to be remembered as a tough and talented professional rodeo cowboy who always gave it his absolute best no matter the circumstances. I personally know that without a doubt, I can call him a friend and a good and honest man. Buddy Gulden said, “I never nodded my head without taking time out to say a little prayer and asking God to carry me safely through the impending storm ahead.”

The year of 2020 turned out to be a very traumatic year for Buddy Gulden. It really had nothing to do with the Covid 19 pandemic. In March, he was involved in a horrific car accident and fractured a couple of vertebrae in his neck. He endured a long recovery before finally returning to good health. His son Logan was very instrumental in the recovery process having suffered a broken arm on December 31, 2019. As a result, Logan had to doctor’s release the majority of 2020 winter rodeos. Then in February several of the major pro rodeos started cancelling one after another. Then on June 23, 2020 tragedy struck the entire Gulden family.

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Inspiration Point

“Now”, said this friend to the king, “this is the person you need in our court. One that has all three traits. They must know when to forget, when to remain silent and when to speak.” This is also the type of person the King of kings is looking for. One that has these three traits is what Solomon refers to in the book of Proverbs as “a wise man.”

by Keno Shrum

A Servant of the King

once heard a story about a newly crowned king, that it seems had asked a very close friend of his to help him to select the members of the king’s royal staff. The friend, so the story goes, presented the king with a gift of three small dolls. Each one of the dolls had a hole in its ear, and the friend told the king that he needed to pass a thread through the hole and see what happened.

Some of us are like the first doll, while some are like the second and still others like the third. Few of us are like all three when we come to our Lord, but with continued study and prayer we will learn to become like all three. Paul told Timothy “Study to shew thyself approved unto God...” (2 Timothy 2:15). Yes with prayer and study we can all become that type of a person. Whatever place you are in at this time, if you would like to continue to learn the ways of our Lord Jesus, please come and let us reason together. In His Love, Keno

The king was intrigued. He picked up the first doll and put the thread into its ear. It went into the ear easily and came right out the other side of the dolls head. “This doll is like many people in your kingdom”, his friend said. “Whatever they are told will simply go in one ear and out the other.” The king put the thread into the ear of the next doll, and this time it came out of the doll’s mouth. “Keep a close watch on this one”, the friend said, “because whatever they are told, they will spread throughout all your land.” The king now picked up the third doll, and began to push the thread into its ear. This time the thread did not come out at all. “This is the type of person that whatever they hear they will always keep to themselves, and never repeat”, the friend said. “Which of them would make the best servant”, the king asked. “None of them”, replied his friend. Then he gave the king another doll and told him to once more put the thread into the doll’s ear. The king did as told and the thread came out the other ear, just as the first doll had done. The friend asked that the king continue putting the string through the ear of the doll a few more times. And each time the king did so the thread came out a different place. Sometimes the ear, sometimes the mouth and sometimes not at all.

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Pumpkin Dip INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

8 oz package of cream cheese One cup light brown sugar 3/4 t ground ginger 1/2 t ground nutmeg 2 t cinnamon 15 oz canned pumpkin

1. In a food processor, stir the cream cheese until smooth. 2. Add the sugar and spices then blend well. 3. Add the canned pumpkin puree to the cream cheese mixture and mix well. 4. Refrigerate until ready to serve. 5. Serve with cookies, fruit, or other salty snacks.

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Humps-Horns.com · 15 · October 2021

By Barbara Pinnella

MASON TAYLOR Bull Rider Today - Commentator or Golf Pro Tomorrow? The winner of last years’ PBR Velocity Tour Finals, Mason Taylor, captured that important victory in a rather unusual way. While most riders go to many Velocity events during the year, Mason had a different experience. “I know I only went to one Velocity event that year, because it was the only weekend that we had off from the UTB (Unleash The Beast tour). I think I came into the Velocity Finals sitting around 101st,” he laughed. Regardless of how he started, he made the most of his bulls to his championship finish. He earned two big scores of 90.50. He covered Walking Tall, owned by Davis Rodeo Ranch, in Round 1 and, when paired with the Paradigm Bull Co./Marquis Metal Works bull, Marquis Metal Works Draggin Up, duplicated that score in Round 3. Let’s just say he went back to Texas with his pockets a lot heavier than when he left.

During the pandemic, the PBR really tried to keep things as normal as possible. As soon as they could safely do so, they did their best to hold events so the men could continue to have the opportunity to make a living. But probably the biggest difference for the competitors was the fact that for many events there were no fans allowed in the building. We asked Mason what his feelings were about that. “It was kind of like a practice pen, you might say. With it being empty, it just made all of the riders become closer as friends, because normally you have two or three buddies that will help you get ready and be there on the back of the bucking chutes for you every time. “But honestly, for that six month or so of events we had while Covid was in the picture, it kind of brought all of us riders closer, where everybody helped everybody. Everyone was doing all that they could to make us feel that we were not just in a practice pen. So there were positives and negatives to it. “Yes, it took a bit more digging down inside,” Mason continued. “You didn’t have 30,000 people screaming at you and getting you pumped up when you ride good. You go out there and be 89 points, and there might be 30 people there. But all the money still pays the same, and it’s still a job at the end of the day. That’s how we make a living, whether there are fans there or not. We had to reach down inside and see how bad we really wanted it.” Being a bull rider certainly could not have come as a surprise to Mason’s family. His father Chris rode bulls for 25 years. His mom was a secretary at several bull riding events. That is actually how they met. “I was born into a rodeo family. If I wasn’t playing baseball, or another sport involved in school, I was going to be a bull rider. My dad put me on my first sheep when I was 18 months old,” he laughed. “I rode sheep, calves, steers, all the way up. As soon as I turned 18, I went straight into the PBR.”

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Mason Taylor tries to get the job done at the PBR Unleash the Beast Tour in Anaheim, California. Photo by William Trillo. While several bull riders make a successful crossover back and forth between the PRCA and the PBR, that is not Mason’s intention right now. “Most people have dreams to go ride at the yellow bucking chutes and stuff like that, and be a part of the rodeo world and NFR, and travel. But I was born when the PBR was just starting; it had been five years. So I grew up watching the PBR. I didn’t grow up watching rodeo. Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a PBR World Champion. “That has been my dream. The rodeo is great and all, being old school with a bunch of history behind it, but my dream is to be with the PBR until I’m done riding. We are not just getting on two or three rank bulls a month; we are getting on two or three of the rankest every weekend. That’s what I like about it. Our job is to ride the rankest bulls that there are. That’s why we are part of the PBR.” Mason has some mixed emotions about the Finals making the permanent move from Las Vegas to Texas in 2022. He said that Vegas has a different atmosphere, and there are all the casinos as well. That is when he admitted he likes gambling, so he loves going to Vegas. “It’s not going to get much better than Vegas,” he said. “But

moving our Finals to Fort Worth where I grew up, I think I am more excited to ride in front of my hometown. It is a new era, but the PBR is taking another step in making our sport grow as big as it can possibly get.” Dalton Kasel, Cooper Davis, and Taylor Toves are his traveling partners. They are together almost every weekend. Cooper has taken Mason under his wing and shown him the ropes about being on tour. Who better to learn from than a World Champion? As far as hobbies go, Mason is becoming addicted to golf. He has been golfing for about three years. “I think I practice more golf than I do bull riding,” he said with a chuckle. “We golf four or five times a week, and if I’m not golfing, I’m at the range hitting golf balls, or I’m watching golf videos on my own. I am definitely ate up with it. People laugh at this, but my plan is to be a golf pro when I’m through riding bulls. “I would like to talk on the telecast on CBS when I’m done also, but if I’m not good at that, I sure want to whack the paint off the golf ball! I don’t know if that’s what everybody wants me to do, but that’s what I want to do,” he laughed. Just who would Mason pick in a championship draw?

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“Either Woopaa or Chiseled every time,” he said without hesitation. “You can be the most points on them, and they are the two rankest ones going right now. There are bulls that are harder to ride, but when you can be 95 or 96 points every time, those are the ones I want to get one. “I have been on Chiseled three times,” he continued. “I think I was 7.8 (seconds) the first time – I have been 7.5 or more every time I’ve been on Chiseled. I’ve been right there at the whistle every single time. I want to get on him again, because if I can ride him 7.5 seconds, I know I can ride him 8. “I haven’t been on Woopaa yet, but I hope it’s soon when I get a chance to get on him. I like the ones that go left and buck really hard, so he would fit me to a ‘T’ I think.” This young bull rider has all the talent and determination that it takes to reach his goal of being a PBR Champion. But another

thing he has going for him is his personality. He seems to really enjoy talking to people, and displayed his good sense of humor when I thanked him for giving Humps N Horns the interview. “Well, thank you for asking me do it. I always enjoy being able to talk about bull riding, and especially about me, so thank you for letting me do it,” he said, ending with his infectious laugh.

Top- Taylor takes covers I’m Busted (Ken Barnhart / Clay Struve / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger) for 91.50 points to win the championship round in Sacramento, California. Left- Taylor rides High Brow Cat (Paradigm Bull Co.) in Glendale, Arizona. Photos by Andy Watson / Bull Stock Media.

Humps-Horns.com · 18 · October 2021

By Kelly B. Robbins

Humps N Horns Bull Riding Magazine’s esteemed Editor, Terry Blake, opened last month’s Letter from the Editor with, “I know you’ve heard this before, but one of the greatest things about rodeo and bull riding is the people you meet along the way. It really is one big family, and a pretty darn good one at that!” Rodeo folks are good people. They care about the sport, they care about their families, and they care about each other. Skip and Elaine Jones are rodeo people. They own JQH Bucking Bulls, which is on a 900-acre ranch in Amarillo, Texas. When I interviewed Skip, he mirrored Terry’s sentiments when he said, “This business has really been good for us and good to us. We have lots of really good friends in this business, all over the country, and that is what has kept us in this business!” JQH Bucking Bulls is part of Jones Quarter Horses. Skip and Elaine raise, train and sell primarily cutting horses. They compete in the National Cutting Horse Association competition events. “We’ve been in the Quarter Horse business for about 30 years,” Skip revealed. “We have 10 brood mares and raise about six colts each year. Selena Suddeth works for us, and she cares for and trains the horses. She helps out with the bulls, too.”

Skip and Elaine Jones

“We also raise bucking horses,” Skip continued. “We’re in the futuristic business with the bucking horses, in the United Bucking Horse Association. We have yearling, two and threeHumps-Horns.com · 19 · October 2021

watch him, and it looked like fun. With the Quarter Horse business, Elaine and I were gone three or four weekends a month, eight or nine months a year. We were on the verge of burn out. So, we bought a few miniature bucking bulls for something different. We have an indoor arena on our ranch, and we had kids come and practice on our bulls. We also hauled those bulls to other events from time to time.”

28D Wine Time Photo by Andre Silva / BullStock Media

year-old horses. We raise them, let them compete, then sell them off.” I asked Skip how they got involved in the bucking bull business. “About 12 years ago, we had a friend whose son was riding miniature bucking bulls. We went to a few events to

“We then went to the PBR Finals in Las Vegas, and really enjoyed that,” Skip explained. “We went to the PBR Finals again the next year and got hooked up with Billy Jaynes and his EG Bucking Bull Games. We were fairly successful and ended up buying a CBR franchise from Billy. We started acquiring bucking bulls and were somewhat successful, and it just evolved from there.” “The first bull we bought was from Steve and Julie Ravenscroft,” Skip added. “They kept the bull at Toby Floyd’s. We then bought a couple of bulls from Toby, which became the core of our CBR Bull Team. We started with one CBR franchise, and within five years we owned four CBR franchises. We were going to 12 events a year, plus the Finals.” “We have 125 ABBI registered cows, and 75 bulls, including yearlings,” Skip said. “In 2018, when the CBR closed and was morphed into the PBR Velocity Tour, we went to 20 Velocity Tour events all over the country, plus some PBR Classics and ABBI Futurity events. So now, we still own four CBR franchises, but we lease two of them out. Contractors pay us a fee, and pay the annual fees for the franchise, so that their bulls can buck in the Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge.”

28D Wine Time Photo by Andre Silva / BullStock Media

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Skip went on to explain, “We don’t have any bulls currently in the Unleash the Beast series. But we do send some bulls to the PBR UTB Classics. And we send bulls to the ABBI futurity and derby events.” I asked Skip if he had a favorite bull right now. “I have three,” he revealed. “A while back Chad Berger was hauling a bull named Shelley’s Gangster. We raised an offspring of Shelley’s Gangster named 510 Blame it on the Whiskey. If they ride him, cowboys are getting scores between 89 and 91 points. Another favorite is 28D Wine Time. We bought him from HD Page. The third is a son of Jungle Fear named 748 The Jungle.” Skip was in rodeo when he was in high school. “I rode bulls and bareback horses when I was in high school, Skip laughed. “I like to say I competed in three events. Bucking bulls, bareback bronc riding, and the dance after the rodeo! And I was a lot better at the dance than I was bucking bulls or broncs! I’ve always had a love of rodeo. Rodeo is in my blood. So, when I got the opportunity, I got back in rodeo, and it stuck.” I asked Skip what the future looks like for JQH Bucking Bulls. “We’re going to continue what we are doing. We just artificially inseminated some of our cows with Hocus Pocus and Pearl

Harbor. That should produce some special offspring. We’re talking about cutting the size of our herd back and increasing the quality.” “We are not really unique,” Skip shared. “My wife and I are a team. We’re a family run deal. When we put together the bulls for an event, we really work to fit the bulls to the event, rather than just hauling the rankest bulls. We try to put bulls under these cowboys that they can actually ride and earn a paycheck.” Elaine is the office manager for JQH Bucking Bulls. They also own and operate Firehawk Safety Systems in Amarillo, where they sell and service fire extinguishers and commercial fire alarm systems. “Elaine also videos 100% of the bulls that buck at the events we are in and shares those videos with the contractors,” Skip shared. “All of the contractors know what a good job she does, and they are pleased when she offers the videos.” Skip put an exclamation point on rodeo being one big family when he concluded, “Whether people have been in the business for a long while, or they are just starting out in the business, we are open to helping them out any way we can.”

510 Blame it on the Whiskey. Photo by Andre Silva / BullStock Media

Humps-Horns.com · 21 · October 2021

Saturday, August 28th, 2021 Wall Street Ranch - Springtown, TX PRE-FUTURITY #

Del Bull Name

Contractor

J1. R.CARTER

J2. D.BROWN

Score

Earnings

22.25

45.25

$ 1,420.00

22.5

21.5

1,092.50 1,092.50

018

Peanut

Stacy Hatcher

2/3

604

H2 Hou's Wired

5AR Cattle Co / McCombs / Allen

2/3

620

Reece's Pet

Barney Beavers

125H

Petey

JD Nix Rodeo Co.

21.75

43.75

710.00

120

Straight Nights

21.5

43.5

455.00

222

Pyle 222

21.5

305.00

7-10

173

21.5

42.5

7-10

R FUTURITY Hunker Down

132

7-10 1 7-10 2 11-13 3/4 11-13 3/4 11-13 5 14/15 6 14/15 17 16 28 17 39 18 10/11 4 19

Barney Beavers Saturday, August

28th, 2021 Wall Street Ranch - Springtown, TX Risen Cattle Co / Chris & Lisa Pyle

Zip It

Del Bull Name

J&L / 2H J&L / 2H

21.5

Contractor

03 R Buzz Mickey Sharp / S&M Cattle Co. 912 R Renegade Jake Mann 32-H R Magic Time Virgil Partin 971g R Highwire Risen Cattle Co. 130 L Crucifer Risen Cattle Co. 904 R Cash on Black 2X / Brandon Parrish Saturday, August 28th, 2021 20-7 R Prime Time Big Gun / Dobbs 931 L Goose JD Nix Rodeo Co. Wall Street Ranch - Springtown, TX 84 R Red Rum Tomaski Rodeo Co. / SS Bucking Bulls / Lazy A Hole 19-4 L DERBY Black Diamond Wall Street Ranch / Big Gun 006 L Wings & a Prayer Just For Kicks 904 L Bull CocoaName Pop Wild Cactus Ranch / 2H # Del Contractor 0721 R Smooth Stacks 5AR Cattle Co / McCombs / Allen 849 R Pearl FoShow Jake Mann 568 L Snap BAD Sons MikeKicks Massey / 2H 110 L Bad News Just/ For 069 L Latch BelleParty Tower RPR 82 L Richardson Land & Cattle Saturday, 28th, 2021 H41 L H41 Dombeck -August Grimes 939 L 39F Black Diamond Richardson Land & Cattle 39F L GT Bucking Bulls Wall Ranch - Springtown, TX 015 R Hiding in the Bushes Street Lane Cormier 17 RTEXAS Ruger BAD Sons //Mike Massey / 2H 815 R Cool Hand Casanova 5AR Cattle Co McCombs 85 JA 620 L Belle Wrecker Jacky Heflin 10/11 499 CCR R Forunate Son Virgil Partin 5 83 RL Short Kennedy # Del Bull Name Contractor 20/21 994H 994HFuse GTBucking BuckingBulls Bulls 6 885 LL Great White Richardson Land & Cattle 12 G5 G5 GT Bucking 1/2 89 RR Carter Risen Cattle Co.Bulls 20/21 95 Simple89 Man Tomaski Rodeo Co. / SS Bucking Bulls / Lazy A Hole 13 9 Big Stew Mann 1/2 0206G LRR 0206H GTJake Bucking 22 200H 200H JD NixBulls Rodeo Co.

14 3-5 23 15 3-5 24

916 9-21 48H 903 902 039

16 3-5 25 17 6 26/27

926 36G 20 916 -7 03

7 26/27

098 032 #

8 28 1 9 29 2 10 3/4 11 3/4 12 5 13 6

Little Boy Huey RLR Pretty Joe 48H Freedom RLL 902 Honky Tonk Captain LLL Eight BallMorgan Toss Test

Saturday, August 28th, 2021 Twisted M Farm Buckin Bulls /Bulls Morgan & Josh Milam Just ForLucky Kicks Bucking Wall Street Ranch -Cole Springtown, TX

916 LLL -7 03 WOMEN'S FUTURITY

0X 019 901 MW79971 915 92X 93 916 901 99 908 914 913 #

WildGT Cactus Ranch Shannon Strange Bucking Bulls /Tomaski 2H Bulls 8-KJ&L Bucking / Lidgard Rodeo Co. / Lazy A Hole Bucking Bulls

LR Joe-ker 032 Jr.

Del Bull Name

LL L LR L R R R R R L L R

RisenG3 Cattle Co.Livestock - Jake Gregory Jeffery Kern Rodeo Lucky Farm Bucking Bulls Lane Cormier

YOUTH

Del Bull Name

Contractor

20.5 J1. 20 21.5 R.CARTER 20210 21.5 1917 21 20 21 19 18 21.75 18 1518 21 020 16 20 15

J2. D.BROWN

21.5 21 22.25 22.75 21 21.5 21.75 23 21.5 20.75 22 22.5 21 21.25 22.5 22 21 21.25 22.5 21.75 20 21.75 J1. J2. 22.25 21.5 D.BROWN R.CARTER 21 20.75 21.75 21.75 22.5 22.75 21 20.5 21.522 21.5 22 21 20 21.522 20.75 21.5 21.5 19 2021.5 21 21.5 21 19

J1. R.CARTER

Contractor

0X Jeffery Just KernFor Kicks Sandman Trailer Trash Wall Street Ranch / Big Gun Virgilio Virgil Partin Mud Puddles JD Nix Rodeo Co. 915 8-K Bucking Bulls Showtime's Main Event 5AR Cattle Co / McCombs TBR's Hotty Toddy Tamatha Brito / Cheryl Locke / TBR Little Huey Wild Cactus Ranch Storie's Wild Side Storie Sharp / S&M Cattle Co. Saturday, G-Baby Cormier & Jones August 28th, 2021 Starnes 908 Starnes Cattle Co. / Shelley Starnes Live Wire Wall Street Tomaski Rodeo Co. / Lazy A Hole Bucking Bulls Ranch - Springtown, TBR's Buffalo Seth Cheryl Locke / Tamatha Brito / TBR

J1. R.CARTER

20.5 J2. 19.5 18 D.BROWN 18 20.5 21.25 18 19.75 21.25 20 1817 20.5 1716 21.75 1415 20.5 021 15 20.5 16

J2. D.BROWN

42.5

Score

42.5 45 42.5 44.75 42.25 44.5 42.25 44.5 42.25 44.25 41.75 43.75 Score 41.75 43.5 45.25 41.5 43 44 41 42.25 43.5 40.5

41 43 40 41 39.5 Score 39.5 18 40.5 42.25 39.5 38.75 42.25 37

Earnings

1,360.00

$ 1,020.00 $

510.00

Earnings

800.00

550.00

Earnings

740.00

38 41.5 36 35 41.5* 34

156.00

29 41.5 33 0 41 31

156.00

40.5 31

Score

21.25 19 40.25 15 12 27 22 22 44 19 20.75 39.75 0 18 18 21.5 22.25 43.75 20 19 39 21.25 21.75 43 20 18 38 21 22 43 18 15 33 21 19 40 0 0 0 14 16 30 *Texas 85 Slide Penalty

J1. R.CARTER

J2. D.BROWN

Score

Earnings

540.00

360.00

Earnings

1/2

027

Danny Lucas

21.5

21.25

42.75

250.00

1/2

917

Chopper

Richardson Land & Cattle

21.25

21.5

42.75

250.00

911

Heart Burn

Payson / Madison Tomaski

20.75

40.75

Showtime

Michaela McKinley

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2021 TBBA STANDINGS - PRE-FUTURITY Contractor

CURRENT SEASON SCORE

# 06H

Bull Name Air Driver

Morrison Bucking Bulls

120

Straight Nights

Barney Beavers

018

Peanut

Stacy Hatcher

173

Hunker Down

J&L / 2H

5/6

015

Hiding in the Bushes

Lane Cormier

19.5

5/6

Buzz

Mickey Sharp - S/M Cattle Co.

19.5

002

Slingin' Tubs

Damn Skippy Ranch - ProVantage Animal Health

20-7

Prime Time

Big Gun / Dobbs

24 23.5 20

# 904

Bull Name Cash on Black

2X / Brandon Parrish

43G

Buster

Southern Cross Bucking Bulls

903

Freedom

J&L / 2H

19-4

Black Diamond

Wall Street Ranch / Big Gun

949

Pee Wee

Southern Cross Bucking Bulls

904

Cocoa Pop

Wild Cactus Ranch / 2H

900

Nasty Buzzard

J&L / 2H

G-16

Joker's Alibi

01 Cattle Co / Harrison Cattle

Contractor

# 815

930F

CURRENT SEASON SCORE

43 27 22.5 22 19 15.5 11 10.5

2021 TBBA STANDINGS - DERBY 1

19 18.5

2021 TBBA STANDINGS - FUTURITY 1

25.5

Bull Name Cool Hand Casanova

5AR Cattle Co / McCombs

Not Yet

Barney Beavers

568 842

Pearl Snap Pequeno Guerrero

BAD Sons / Mike Massey / 2H Prophet Bucking Bulls

11 7

800

Blake Sharp / Floyd Lowry

1813

Starnes Cattle Co - Terry Starnes

Contractor

CURRENT SEASON SCORE

6 5.5

Latch Party

Richardson Land & Cattle

39F

GT Bucking Bulls

803

Ol' Buddy

Blake Sharp / Koe Wetzel / Havenwood Farms / Andres Rocha 2021 TBBA STANDINGS - TEXAS 85

2.5 CURRENT SEASON SCORE

# 914

Bull Name Live Wire

Contractor Tomaski Rodeo Co / Lazy A Hole Cattle

2/3

92X

Showtime's Main Event

5AR Cattle Co / McCombs

22.5

2/3

9-21

Pretty Boy Joe

Shannon Strange

22.5

098

Joe-ker Jr.

Lucky Farm Bucking Bulls

909

Hou's This

Ike Diehl & Damn Skippy Ranch

18.5

57G

Deja Blaze

Damn Skippy Ranch

15.5

913

BSMS 913

BS Cattle / Phenom Genetics

901

Jack

J&L / 2H

9/10

Coors Night Life

Southern Cross Bucking Bulls

9/10

Jeffery Kern

23.5

15 13.5 12 12

2021 TBBA STANDINGS - YOUTH FUTURITY Contractor

CURRENT SEASON SCORE

# 911

Bull Name Heart Burn

Madison & Payson Tomaski

2/3

027

Danny Lucas

3.5 3.5

2/3

917

Chopper

Richardson Land & Cattle

4-6

829

None Ur Biz

Brianna Medcalf

4-6

951

Young Cattle Company / Dalton Byrd

4-6

Showtime

Michaela McKinley

2021 TBBA STANDINGS - WOMEN'S FUTURITY Contractor

CURRENT SEASON SCORE

# 901

Bull Name Trailer Trash

Wall Street Ranch / Big Gun

915

8-K Bucking Bulls

901

Storie's Wild Side

Storie Sharp - S/M Cattle Co.

908

Starnes 908

Starnes Cattle Co - Shelley Starnes

Sandra Garrett

TBR's Hotty Toddy

Tamatha Brito / Cheryl Locke / TBR

9.5

G70

Heather Wedeking

8.5

903

Clementine

Jennifer Green

7.5

905

Wallace 905

Breeanna Brackney

4.5

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WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date

Location

Added $

Open

Time

Call-In #

Assn/Event

BULL RIDING EVENTS SEPTEMBER Sep 24-25

Detroit, MI

PBR Unleash the Beast Tour

Sep 25-26

Fairfax, VA

PBR Velocity Tour

Sep 26

New Braunfels, TX

Sep 29

Fort Smith, AR

$5,000

Mon prior

Call/text

281-684-2477

Backyard Bull Riders PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Sep 30

Nephi, UT

PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 1

Pasadena, TX

PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 1-2

Minot, ND

PBR Touring Pro Division

Oct 2

Hampton, VA

PBR Velocity Tour

Oct 2

Jacksonville, TX

Tuff Hedeman Breakout Series

OCTOBER

Oct 2

Pittsburg, TX

$5,000

9/28

6-9pm

903-456-2265

Henry Wilson’s 3rd Annual Bulls & Buckles

Oct 2

Gerald, MO

$1,000

9/20

5pm

573-823-2569

NFPB

Oct 2

Roseburg, OR

Challenge of Champions Tour

Oct 2-3

San Antonio, TX

PBR Unleash the Beast Tour

Oct 8

Columbus, OH

PBR Touring Pro Division

Oct 8-9

Wheeling, WV

PBR Velocity Tour

Oct 8-9

Siloam Springs, AR

$2,500*

9/27

6pm

479-393-8282

BOA / BullRiding Nationals

Oct 9

Bellville, TX

$2,500

Mon prior

Call/text

281-684-2477

Backyard Bull Riders

Oct 9

Whitewright, TX

$1,000

EC 12pm Fri

Call/text

903-818-7709

King’s Trail Cowboy Church

Oct 9

Kinmundy, IL

$1,500

10/4

5-9pm

618-267-1782

NFPB

Oct 9

Jackson, MS

PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 9

Kallispell, MT

Challenge of Champions Tour

Oct 9-10

Greensboro, NC

PBR Unleash the Beast Tour

Oct 15-16

Manchester, NH

PBR Unleash the Beast Tour

Oct 15-16

Tombstone, AZ

Oct 16

Des Moines, IA

$21,000 purse

Dick Gravance Memorial Bull Riding

Oct 16

Adrian, MO

Oct 16

Llano, TX

Oct 16-17

Cumming, GA

Oct 20

Liberty, TX

PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 23

Cleburne, TX

WCRA

Oct 23

Dayton, OH

PBR Velocity Tour

Oct 23

Bay City, TX

Oct 24

Altamont, IL

Oct 23-24

Lincoln, NE

PBR Unleash the Beast Tour

Oct 30-31

Las Vegas, NV

PBR Velocity Tour Finals

PBR Velocity Tour $1,250

10/5

$3,600

10/11

913-837-0745

BRI / Mounted Posse Invitational Rodeo

864-682-9578

American BullRiders Tour

PBR Touring Pro Division 6pm

PRCA Xtreme Bulls & Broncs $1,000

10/11

5pm

573-823-2569 Txt

NFPB

NOVEMBER Nov 1-3

Ladson, SC

$4,000

10/25

6pm

864-862-9578

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American BullRiders Tour

WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date

Location

Nov 3-7

Las Vegas, NV

Added $

Open

Time

Call-In #

Assn/Event PBR World Finals

Nov 5-6

Round Rock, TX

PRCA Xtreme Bulls in the Ballpark

Nov 6

Batesville, MS

PRCA Xtreme Bulls & Broncs

Nov 6

Mercedes, TX

$5,000

Mon prior

Call/text

281-684-2477

Backyard Bull Riders

Nov 13

Whitewright, TX

$1,000

EC 12pm Fri

Call/text

903-818-7709

King’s Trail Cowboy Church

Nov 26-27

Queen Creek, AZ

PBR Touring Pro Division

YOUTH BULL RIDING EVENTS SEPTEMBER Sep 25

Decatur, TX

Sep 25

Midland, TX

Sep 26

Hope Mills, NC

9/20-23

940-453-2364 / 817-296-4766 CYBR- Texas vs Oklahoma TOYBR West Region 336-707-8135

WCMB / E.W. Mini Bucking Bulls Finals

254-715-7402

Central Texas Jr Bull Riders

903-456-2265

Henry Wilson’s 3rd Annual Bulls & Buckles

903-754-1034

Built God Tough Roughstock Series Finals

OCTOBER Oct 2

Whitney, TX

6-9pm

Oct 2

Pittsburg, TX

Oct 2

Tatum, TX

Oct 4-9

Mesquite, TX

EC 9/13

Oct 9

Decatur, TX

Mon prior

Oct 14

Tombstone, AZ

Dick Gravance Mem. Mini Bull Riding

Reno, NV

IMBA World Finals

Jr Bulls 16u

9/28

6-9pm

Tue 9am-Thu 9pm Midnight

Saddlebook

WCMB World Finals

940-453-2364 / 817-296-4766 CYBR- Cowboy Youth Bull Riders

NOVEMBER Nov 9-13

Subscribe today at www.humps-horns.com or 325-500-BULL (2855)

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WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date

Location

Added $

Open

Time

Call-In #

Assn/Event

BUCKING BULL EVENTS OCTOBER Oct 2

Sandstone, MN

TBA

320-279-1874

ABBI Sanctioned / Champions Series Finals

Oct 2

Las Vegas, NV

EC 9/17

702-236-4540

ABBI Sanctioned / WSBBA Finals

Oct 2

TBA, CA

9/20-27

209-761-2817

ABBI Sanctioned / Gold Coast Finals

Oct 9

Vinita, OK

TBA

Oct 9

Elk River, MN

TBA

Oct 16

Thrall, TX

Oct 16

Springtown, TX

Oct 23

Cleburne, TX

817-994-0238

WCRA / Bull Teams

Oct 30

Odessa, TX

432-296-0671

Ultimate Team Challenge BR Series Finals

Oct 30-Nov 6

Las Vegas, NV

ABBI Sanctioned / Cheyenne Owens 612-991-7814

ABBI Sanctioned / Ethan Skogquist

918-960-1476

Mid States Bull Team Challenge TBBA Finals

ABBI World Finals

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

Jose Vitor Leme rides Home Wrecker (Kanngiesser Cattle Co. / Blake Sharp Bucking Bulls) for 92 points en route to winning round 2 and the event title at the PBR ZipRecruiter Invitational in Newark, NJ. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

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CLASSIFIEDS Practice Pens

Practice Pens

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

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

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

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 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

Livestock Schools Layovers

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

GARY LEFFEW BULL RIDING SCHOOL

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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2021 Schedule Elgin, IL- Oct 8-10 Cave Creek, AZ - Oct 22-24 (ages 4 to 15 any level or beginners) Cave Creek, AZ - Oct 29-31 (ages 16-18+ intermediate / advance riders) Monahans, TX - Nov 5-7 Panguitch, UT Nov 12-14 Malvern, AR - Nov 19-21 Greenville, TX - Nov 24-28

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Western Wanderings get off my back! Here I stand in the chute once again Waiting til they open that gate As I shift and wait on this cowboy to sit I know I am filled with hate

I’d rather just dump that ol’ cowboy In a second or two on the ground When he has lost all his balance And grabbing air is all he has found

I hate the smell of the cowboys I hate when they straddle my back I hate when they pull the rope really tight I hate when they give me a smack

It’s all in my blood, I don’t have to think I just do what I’ve been bred to do And the DNA that’s in my blood Is from champions, yes quite a few

I hate when they dig those spurs in my sides I hate when they hang on real tight I hate when I hear the crowd cheer them on I hate when it becomes a fight

When I finally buck off that cowboy I like to go struttin’ my stuff I run laps around the arena I’m the king of the night sure enough

By Kelly B. Robbins

Humps N Horns Bull Riding Magazine - Oct 2021

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