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COURIER, RODEO, ‘JUNIOR BONNER’ through the Years

The Daily Courier began its 141st year on Jan. 31, 2022, as one of the few remaining entities older than the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

It started in 1882 as The Courier and has evolved and changed with the times over the years but has always covered the Prescott area’s news, happenings and milestones.

Alongside our hometown rodeo, among the highlights and events over the years, the filming of the movie “Junior Bonner” is among the greatest.

Screenwriter Jeb Rosebrook wrote “Bonner” in the summer of 1970 — a story about an aging rodeo star whose career, family and hometown are all on the line. Rosebrook found his inspiration for “Bonner” after a short visit back to Prescott on the Fourth of July for the 1970 World’s Oldest Rodeo.

Jeb came to Prescott as a 9-year-old boarding student to attend the Orme School in 1945. Traveling to Prescott from Cordes Junction — through Mayer, Humboldt, Dewey and Prescott Valley — made a strong impression on him, especially the development of the wide-open spaces of the Fain Ranch, his son Stuart wrote in a “Days Past” article.

The “Bonner” story and the subsequent “Junior Bonner” screenplay developed in late 1970 under the tutelage of producer Joe Wizan, reflecting Jeb’s love of Prescott and Yavapai County, its history, culture, and people.

When presented with the script in late 1970 and early 1971, both Steve McQueen and Sam Peckinpah signed on quickly to star and direct the film, which was made on location in the real-time of the 1971 Prescott Frontier Days® Parade and the World’s Oldest Rodeo.

In 1972, three other rodeo movies were released — “Honkers,” “J.W. Coop,” and “When the Legends Die.” It can be argued that “Junior Bonner” is the greatest rodeo movie ever made in Arizona about Arizona and Arizonans.

“The Courier is proud to be part of the heritage of ‘Junior Bonner’ and Prescott Frontier Days,” said Tim Wiederaenders, editor. “We’re entrenched in the fabric of all things of Yavapai County and Prescott’s past, present, and future.”

Hundreds of other movies have been filmed in the Prescott area, including in whole or part: “Billy Jack” (1971), “Wish Man” (2019), “Gumball Rally” (1976), “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983), “The Karate Kid” (1984), “Universal Soldier” (1992), and “The Quick and the Dead” (1987).

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FIFTY YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF PRESCOTT WELCOMED A HOLLYWOOD FILM CREW & HELPED MAKE A Western Classic

BY STUART ROSEBROOK, SON OF JUNIOR BONNER SCREENWRITER JEB ROSEBROOK

“Junior Bonner,” written by the late screenwriter and Orme School graduate Jeb Rosebrook, is a deeply personal homage to family, historic Prescott, and the small towns and ranchlands of Yavapai County. One reason the film was successful — and remains a snapshot in time and history — was its location manager William Pierce, the local Arizo-na Film Commission representative, president of the Fair Association, and the Prescott Jaycees rodeo chairman. The local businessman was well connected, friend to all, and not intimidated by Sam Peckinpah or in awe of Steve McQueen. Pierce actually drove the leading man around on his motorcycle to get to locations during the parade sequence. Pierce’s local connections also helped secure a local track for McQueen and his son to race their dirt bikes.

Pierce was successful in landing the production of “Junior Bonner” for Prescott and Yavapai County because he recognized the locales my father Jeb Rosebrook wrote about in the script and was able to open doors to secure all the film’s locations. Pierce’s contribution to making the film a reality was so appreciated by the production company, the film ends with a heartfelt message of special thanks to the people of Prescott and Pierce. This heartfelt thanks we should continue to express, for without Bill Pierce and the generosity of spirit of the people of Prescott and Yavapai County, we would not be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1971 production and its subsequent release in 1972.

2022 Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. Schedule

There’s lots going on and here’s the schedule to keep things straight

2022 RODEO PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

PERFORMANCE #1 Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 7:30 PM Courier Night

PERFORMANCE #2 Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 7:30 PM

2022 PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS® EVENTS

HAPPY HEARTS June 30, 2022

KIDDIE PARADE July 1, 2022

RODEO DANCES June 30, July 1 & 2, 2022

PARADE July 2, 2022 @ 9 AM

WHISKEY ROW BOOT RACE July 2, 2022 @ 12 PM ARTS & CRAFT SHOW July 2-4, 2022

COWBOY CHURCH July 3, 2022

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“This is the best rodeo I’ve ever been to and I’ve been to the NFR in Las Vegas and rodeos in Wyoming but Prescott is special. It’s fun, it’s entertaining and it makes you proud to be an American and especially to be part of the western culture in Prescott. We go every year and it never gets old. Love our Prescott Rodeo.”

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A RodeoWelcome

Welcome, rodeo fans, to the 135th World’s Oldest Rodeo® presented by Prescott Frontier Days® Inc. and our magnificent sponsors! Having the distinction of the birthplace of rodeo and our extremely rich tradition, we are the definition of “Authentic Western Rodeo.” We have an exciting eight performances that are sure to be PRCA’s best of 2022, plus brand-new bucking chutes, arena, and the addition of mutton bustin’. We will finally be watching the youth compete on sheep prior to the performance, and it is sure to be a thrill for fans and kids.

We will have the top contestants in our great sport competing for increased prize money thanks to the board of directors and our GM, Jim Dewey Brown, with his vision to continue to grow the prominence of our hometown rodeo. We also welcome back our partners, the Vold Rodeo Company and their pickup men (Dalton Ward and Ty Atchison). The Volds have been bringing us top quality stock for over 50 years and of course the pickup men keep the livestock and cowboys safe. Our announcer Randy Corley is looking forward to having a partner in the announcer’s stand, James Horcasitas. This team-up will be entertaining and sure to keep the fans informed all through the night. We are very proud to have our Barrelman Justin Rumford back again and three-time PRCA Specialty Act of the year Bobby Kerr and his Mustangs.

We have many other activities planned during Prescott Frontier Days, and this year is no exception. We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of the movie “Junior Bonner” filmed right here in Prescott. We want to thank all the local organizations that have planned and worked together with us to make this year extra special, including the ramrod Stuart Rosebrook. We encourage you to join us for the parade on July 2nd Downtown around the Plaza and see “Junior Bonner”-themed displays by our parade entries, including the Prescott Frontier Days Board of Directors aboard the wagon pulled by the powerful Broken Spoke Clydesdales. The Rodeo Dance will continue at Depot Marketplace after the rodeo on Thursday through Saturday. New this year, the DTX (Downtown Rodeo Experience) at Mile High Middle school’s field off Goodwin Street includes vendors, entertainment for the youth, and livestreaming of the rodeo Thursday through Sunday (five shows) and tons of good fun! After you attend the rodeo, check out and enjoy the DTX. Bring your friends.

We hope you have an amazing experience in Prescott and truly enjoy all we have planned for the 135th World’s Oldest Rodeo and Prescott Frontier Days celebration 2022! Thank you to all the volunteers that make this the No. 1 Best Historic Rodeo in the country, and God Bless!

Safe and Happy Trails Y’all and Stay Cowboy!

Chris Graff

Chris Graff, President Prescott Frontier Days® Inc.

Chris Graff President

Welcome Friends

Welcome to the 135th year of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®, brought to you, our loyal fans, by Prescott Frontier Days® Inc.

With my first WOR as General Manager under my belt, I have strived to bring about some new ideas and goals for Prescott Frontier Days! As you can see we have completely rebuilt the arena and pens with help from our friends at Priefert Manufacturing. This much needed renovation provides our rodeo stock a safer, more comfortable area and our contestants a user friendly environment to compete in.

Another new introduction for this year — Mutton Bustin’! Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. is proud to bring in our youngest competitors (kids 4-7) for three pre-rodeo performances.

After last year’s successful introduction of Women’s Breakaway Roping, we are proud to fully integrate the event with equal prize money and an opportunity for the women of professional rodeo to compete at this great rodeo!

We hope you enjoy your visit to Prescott and the World’s Oldest Rodeo® because without the continued support of our sponsors, volunteers, and fans this rodeo would not survive. Thank ALL of you for your continued support. Here’s to another 135 years with PFD and the WOR!

Let’s Rodeo!

Jim Dewey Brown, General Manager Prescott Frontier Days® Inc.

Jim Dewey Brown, General Manager

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ANIMAL HEALTH CARE

ARCHIVES/HALL OF FAME MUSEUM

ARENA INVENTORY/ JUSTIN ROOM

Jim Cartee

Dan Rogers

Jerry Cochell

ARENA SIGNS

Samantha Rusnak AWARDS

Gail McElhinney

Kim Nabb

Matt Camacho BEVERAGE

Dave Morano

Casey Robinson

Cherye Jechura

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Llyod Cook COWBOY

Nicole Daniel

Mary Ann Suttles DANCE

Barbara Boyer

Yvonne Gibbs

FLEET MAINTENANCE

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Brenda Griffin

Becky Cochell

Jerry Cochell

Joe Butner

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RODEO SECURITY

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Ginny Bonacquista

Steve Schmidt

TAKERS

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Jordan Cook TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK

Christina Watson

Brett Mills

Suzy Davidson

Kim Nabb

Danielle Adams

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PARADE

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Diane Judge

Pat Sayers MEMBERSHIP

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Greetings Rodeo Fans

Dear Guests of Prescott Frontier Days®,

Welcome to beautiful Prescott, the state of Arizona and the 135th year of The World’s Oldest Rodeo®

On July 4, 1888, a group of Prescott merchants and businessmen organized what they called a “cowboy tournament” offering cash prizes. These pioneering Arizonans showcased the spirit, skill, and athleticism of local cowboys and ranchers.

Ever since, competitors and fans have come from around the world to enjoy the excitement of the Prescott Rodeo — an event that showcases the boundless spirit of Arizona and the Southwest desert.

No matter the challenges over the years, the Prescott Rodeo has endured. Thank you to this year’s rodeo organizers and sponsors for your hard work and support.

I look forward to Arizonans and rodeo fans enjoying many more years of The World’s Oldest Rodeo.

Douglas A. Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona

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A Big Local Welcome

Welcome from the entire Yavapai County Board of Supervisors. We hope you enjoy the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

A group of Prescott merchants and professional businessmen organized the first formalized “cowboy tournament” in 1888. The earlier editions of Prescott’s rodeo were most appealing to the local cowboys and ranchers as it gave them a chance to bring their ranch-bred skills to town for people to see. The western lifestyle has been the envy of people all over the world and is still alive and well today.

We want to thank everyone for coming to Yavapai County to enjoy the Prescott Frontier Days® celebrations. Also, we would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all the volunteers, participants, and spectators of this awesome event.

We hope you enjoy your time in beautiful Yavapai County.

Mary Mallory

Mary Mallory, Chairman Yavapai County Board of Supervisors District 5

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A Mayor’s Welcome

Greetings Rodeo Fans and Welcome to Prescott,

Prescott is home to long-standing traditions like the iconic World’s Oldest Rodeo®. We are extremely proud to include the World’s Oldest Rodeo and associated events as one of the most anticipated and celebrated times of the year in Prescott.

Our rich history dates back to our founding in 1864 as the Territorial Capital of Arizona. Our city features more than 700 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. While here in Prescott be sure to visit all the oneof-a-kind, locally owned restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes, and shops that add to the unique charm of Prescott.

With a comfortable year-round climate, access to the Prescott National Forest, hundreds of miles of trails, five sporting lakes, and four museums, Prescott offers “Old West” culture mixed with artistic creativity and a love of the outdoors.

Prescott is also home to four institutes of higher learning, including the internationally acclaimed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Prescott is an ideal place for those seeking a historic, charming community surrounded by natural beauty, infused with culture and higher education.

Thank you for joining us to celebrate the 135th World’s Oldest Rodeo, the 50th anniversary of the filming of “Junior Bonner,” and over 155 years of rich Prescott history.

Enjoy the rodeo, and best of luck to all our riders and contestants!

Sincerely,

Phil Goode, Mayor of the City of Prescott

Delighted You’re Here

Greetings Rodeo Fans,

It is with great honor and pleasure that I welcome you to Prescott, home of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®!! The rodeo is an exciting time for our communities to showcase the amazing events and venues that the Prescott and Prescott Valley areas have to offer.

As the mayor of neighboring Prescott Valley, I would like to personally invite you to explore the fantastic hiking, golfing, shopping, and hospitality that Prescott and Prescott Valley have to offer. Whether you are hiking Thumb Butte, fishing in Fain Lake or even catching a concert or show at the state-of-the-art 5,000-seat Findlay Toyota Center, all who have visited will agree that our area is a-one-of-a-kind location to visit, explore and relax.

For those of you who live in the Prescott/Prescott Valley area, I am sure you will agree that even though we may have grown in size and population over the years we have not lost that small-town feel that we all fell in love with when we moved here. Our residents enjoy the friendly community and knowing that we truly believe in each other and that every citizen and visitor is valued. Prescott Valley is proud of being the safest community in Northern Arizona, and we want you to know that our public safety personnel are some of the best in the country.

In conclusion, thank you again for choosing to spend your time in our area. We are confident you will make memories and want to come back soon. Do not forget to tell all your friends and family members about what a great time you had here in our great community!

Sincerely,

Kell Palguta

Kell Palguta, Mayor of Prescott Valley

Let’’s Rodeo!

On behalf of Chino Valley residents, staff, and Town Council, it is my pleasure to welcome all fans of Prescott Frontier Days®, home of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

During your visit we encourage you to take a short drive northwest of Prescott to see us in the plains and rolling hills of Yavapai County. Chino Valley offers a wide variety of outdoor adventures, family-friendly, and adult activities.

Stroll along our section of the Peavine Trail by horse, bike, or on foot (but don’t forget your water and sun protection). If you prefer to travel by ATV, we have miles of off-road trails begging to be explored. Perkinsville Road is a favorite that can take you all the way to Jerome. Practice your aim at our outdoor shooting range, or engage family and friends in mock combat at the state’s largest airsoft field. We invite you to pause and reflect at our 9/11 Memorial; it is a profoundly moving tribute that by itself is worth the trip.

Our local eateries will greet you with small town charm and customer service, and delight your taste buds with BBQ, ethnic, farm-to-table, and gourmet offerings. If you’re craving an adult beverage, check out our local microbrewery or winery.

From the friendly folks who relish our rural character, the sprawling landscapes brimming with opportunity, to the quiet evenings offering rest and relaxation, we believe you will love Chino Valley as much as we do.

Jack Miller

Mayor Jack Miller, Town of Chino Valley

It is with great anticipation that we welcome the World’s Oldest Rodeo® back to Yavapai County again this year! As we venture out of the past two long pandemic years, this event gives our community the opportunity to get out, create, and relive unique memories; continuing the tradition of bringing one of the most exciting local events to you, our rodeo fans!

Even during the pandemic, when most rodeos were postponed or events were cancelled, the World’s Oldest Rodeo made several COVID preventing adjustments and was a success. This year the rodeo is gearing up to be an awesome event! As the local public health director, I have worked with the rodeo planning committee and it is my hope that this event will provide a safe venue that brings out the spirit of community and entertainment that has always been a part of rodeo history here in Yavapai County.

To accommodate the needs of those who cannot attend in-person, the rodeo is likely to be televised to alternate Prescott locations, and on the Cowboy Channel for additional viewing and enjoyment.

It is a pleasure to be a part of the planning of this event, and I hope that you, the fans, will bring your family out to safely enjoy the rodeo, our local businesses, and our beautiful community.

Sincerely,

Leslie Horton, MA, MCHES Director, Local Health Officer, Yavapai County Community Health Services

PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS® 2022

Rodeo Royalty Queen

“Hello rodeo fans! My name is Brooke Smith and I am extremely grateful to say that I am your 2022 Miss Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo Queen! When I’m not in the saddle, traveling to rodeos all over the state representing our great rodeo, or riding with my equestrian drill team the Copper State Renegades, I am hard at work obtaining my degree from Arizona State University or having fun doing anything outdoors. I have had the best year while representing PFD, and I can’t wait to see you all at the rodeo!”

— Brooke Smith

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What is PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS®, INC.?

Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. is a nonprofit volunteer organization of people of all ages from Prescott and the surrounding areas. They give their time and talents as volunteers to produce a number of events each year including the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. currently has more than 200 yearround members, and during peak season through the 4th of July, that number increases to more than 700 volunteers who stage the events, including the Rodeo Parade, the Rodeo Dance, Happy Hearts Rodeo for Exceptional Children, Cowboy Church, and of course the World’s Oldest Rodeo.

In addition to the membership activities, Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. is active year-round with events in and around the greater Prescott area. PFD participates in the two Christmas parades and PFD Royalty attends other rodeos and events statewide. PFD Royalty contributes each year to the community book and food drives and a Valentines for Vets program.

The organization has a board of directors, chairmen and assistant chairmen...who are all volunteers.

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Hassayampa Happenings

Rodeo Dance

THURSDAY , JUNE 30, 2022 — FAMILY NIGHT: 8:00 PM-MIDNIGHT

FRIDAY & SATURDAY , JULY 1 & 2 — 21 & OVER: 8:00 PM -1 :00 AM

GATE ADMISSION — $5 PER PERSON

LOCATION — 303 MONTEZUMA ST. (IN THE DEPOT MARKETPLACE PARKING LOT)

BAND — LONESOME VALLEY

Popular local musician Sky Conwell has been called Prescott’s “hardest-working” entertainer. With four working bands and a solo act playing all around town nearly every day (often multiple times in one day), he certainly lives up to the hype. When asked the question “Where do you play?” he often replies with a question of his own, “Where do I NOT play?” There is a reason Sky is so popular — he is talented, fun, personable, and he has a way of making his audience smile of pure enjoyment.

Country music is Sky’s roots. His band Lonesome Valley plays popular country dance hits that span decades. Set lists include tunes by Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Darius Rucker, Kenny Chesney, and Chris Stapleton. The band also likes to throw in some familiar classic country rock dance tunes to liven things up... tunes by The Eagles, CCR, or Tom Petty.

Also in the band is George Janak, the most wanted bass player/lead guitarist in town, and drummer Mike Hutchinson, who has shared the stage with many celebrities such as Charlie Rich, Dottie West, and Barbara Mandrell.

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History & Culture

BY WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO’S® YVONNE GIBBS

It survived two world wars, the Texas Revolution, the U.S.Mexican war, the American Civil War, and the 2020 pandemic. In the early years of the United States, it started as a simple ranch versus ranch competition, with no chutes, gates, or time limits. As Larry Bastian wrote and Garth Brooks sang:

It’s boots and chaps

It’s cowboy hats

It’s spurs and latigo

It’s the ropes and the reins

And the joy and the pain

And they call the thing rodeo

You are witnessing the culmination of hundreds of years of skills that came to be known as rodeo, from the Spanish word rodear, to surround. It is a magnificent mixture of cultures, genders, and traditions that showcase the ultimate human and animal athletes. What we know of rodeo today most likely started with Spanish ranchers and Mexican vaqueros, whose traditions began a century earlier with the conquistadores.

Blending Anglo and Spanish cultures led to the birth of the American cowboy era in the early 1800s. The real-life skills

used to break horses to ride and to catch cattle were brought from the frontier ranches into local towns. Early cowboy contests were informal events with cowboys and vaqueros testing their work skills against one another. Prescott, Arizona Territory held the first competition on July 4, 1888; the term “rodeo” was first used there in 1924.

Our Prescott Rodeo defined much of what we know today of the sport of rodeo. Seeing the popularity of cowboy contests, a committee of local merchants planned and promoted the activities, then established the structure that is still seen today: establishing rules for competition, inviting cowboys and cowgirls to compete, charging admission, and awarding prizes. The original events included bronco riding, steer roping, and cow pony races. In 1889, the first steer riding competition was held; later this event became modern bull riding. By 1917, calf roping was added at Prescott.

Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc., is made up of people of all ages from local communities who share their time to put on events each year. There are currently over 200 active rodeo members, and during the peak period around July 4th that number increases by an additional 700 volunteers. They help with the World’s Oldest Rodeo® Cowboy Golf Tournament, the Rodeo Parade, the Happy Hearts rodeo for exceptional children, an Old Timers’ Gathering, and of course, the eight thrilling performances of the World’s Oldest Rodeo.

GO EXTREME! Wild Horse Racing

Wild horse racing became a part of the Prescott Frontier Days® Celebration in 1913 as part of the first Cowboy Contest to be held at the present site. The first race consisted of five to eight teams of three men catching, saddling the wild horse, and racing around the half-mile track to determine the winner.

The wild horse race was stopped in 1950 due to the traveling expense of the teams across the U.S. In 1972, with the arrival of Harry Vold and his top rated rodeo stock company, wild horse racing became the opening event once more at the World’s Oldest Rodeo®

Today, the show is pretty much as it was in 1913 within arena space limitations. The teams consist of three key players. A shankman, a mugger, and a rider.

The unpredictable sport often leaves spectators mesmerized by an arena filled with wild horses and cowboys running about. The object of this Buckaroo Brilliance is simple

— contain a 1,200 pound unbroken bucking horse with nothing but a lead shank and halter. Bring him to a stop, control the animal’s actions, cinch down a saddle and buck him to the finish line. This must be performed while other teams are trying to accomplish the identical task at the same time and all in less than two minutes. Does the expression Wild Wild West come to mind?

Over the past 100 years, the event of three-man bronc riding has been refined, and the sport has evolved into more than just a tradition, but one of the most challenging and competitive events in professional rodeo.

As with many sports, cowboys are always looking to up the ante... Just as the sport of MotorCross introduced us to the “X-Games,” television reality show competitions brought us “Xtreme Fear Factor,” and even the PRCA has introduced Extreme Bulls. In 2012, a group of professional cowboys decided to take rodeo to the next level with the introduction of Xtreme Bronc Riding.

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Steer Wrestling

Steer wrestling demands coordination between two mounted cowboys – the contestant and a hazer who controls the steer’s direction – and their horses. The cowboys back their horses into the box on each side of the steer. When the contestant nods, the chute gate opens and the steer gets a head start before the cowboys start to chase him. As the steer wrestler draws even, he dismounts from his horse, which is moving at perhaps 30 miles an hour. He grasps the steer’s horns and digs his boot heels into the dirt to slow down the 500- to 600-pound steer. Then he wrestles the steer onto its side; when all four legs point in the same direction, the clock stops. Times vary widely depending on the size of the arena.

STEER WRESTLING

The 411

The fastest cowboy wins the event. Cowboys can be penalized with a “speeding ticket” for breaking the barrier in front of the wrestler. The goal is to get the steer rolled over within 30 seconds. A good time is under five seconds. If the cowboy misses the steer coming out of the chute or the steer gets away, the cowboy gets no time.

This event is tough as the steer doesn’t generally like to cooperate, making it one of the rough events on the schedule.

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2021 WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO® BUCKLE WINNER

Dirk Tavenner Rigby, ID

Bareback Riding

Bareback riding is one of the most physically demanding events in rodeo. A bareback rider sits directly on a bucking horse, with only his own “riggin’” to hang onto. As the horse comes out of the chute, the cowboy’s feet must be above the break of the horse’s shoulders. He holds his feet up at least through the horse’s first move, usually a jump, then spurs the horse on each jump, matching the horse’s rhythm and showing control rather than flopping around. He may not touch the horse, his equipment, or himself with his free hand. If the ride lasts eight seconds, two judges award up to 25 points each for the cowboy’s “exposure” to the strength of the horse and his spurring technique and up to 25 points each for the horse’s bucking strength and moves.

BAREBACK RIDING

The Info

Cowboys ride one-handed, bareback on the horse using a leather rigging to hold on. Their free hand cannot touch either the horse or their own body during the ride. A qualifying ride is eight seconds.

Riders must keep the rowels of both spurs in front of, and touching, the break of the bronc’s shoulders as it moves out of the shoot and must be in this position when the bronc’s front feet first hit the ground.

A “pick up” rider assists the cowboy at the end of the ride to see him safely to the ground.

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Tie-Down Roping

To start this sprinting event, the tie-down roper and his horse back into the box; the cowboy carries a rope in one hand and a “piggin’ string” in his mouth. When the cowboy nods, the chute opens and the calf gets a head start. The cowboy throws a loop over its head; his horse stops and pulls the rope taut while the cowboy jumps off, dashes down the rope, lays the calf on the ground, and uses the piggin’ string to tie any three of its legs together. Then he lifts his hands to show he is finished, and the field flag judge drops a flag to stop the clock. The horse is trained to keep the rope taut until the cowboy remounts and moves the horse toward the calf, giving the rope slack. If the calf’s legs stay tied correctly for six seconds, it’s a qualified run and the time stands.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

The Lowdown

The fastest time wins after any fines are assessed. If the calf breaks free after being tied, the roper gets no time. A 10-second fine applies for breaking the barrier at the start of the run.

The cowboy may use two loops if both ropes are carried. He must dismount and catch and throw the calf and cross and tie any three feet by hand. If the calf is already down, he must allow it to rise and then throw and tie.

Once tied, the roper will call for time and the tie must last at least six seconds.

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Women’s Breakaway Roping

Don’t blink or you may just miss the run. Breakaway roping is the event comparable to the men’s tie-down roping on the cowboy side except the cowgirls are not required to dismount and tie the calf. In breakaway roping, the cowgirl has a flag tied close to the end of her rope and a nylon string tied from the rope to the saddle horn. Once the barrier is released and the calf leaves the roping chute, the cowgirl gives chase, throwing the loop around the calf’s neck. When the rope grows tight after the calf is roped, the string breaks away from the saddle horn and the flag goes flying, signaling the timer to stop the clock. The time in the breakaway roping can sometimes get as fast as 2.0 seconds and since it is a timed event, the fastest time wins. A broken barrier results in a 10-second penalty.

WOMEN’S BREAKAWAY ROPING

The Scoop

The roper enters the box on the right side of the roping chute where the calf has been loaded. Waiting until her horse is squarely looking ahead, she nods and the gate opens allowing the calf into the arena.

The calf has a small rope looped around its neck, connected to the rope barrier in front of the roper. When the calf runs far enough from the chute, the barrier breaks and releases to rope and the roper may leave the box. A 10-second penalty is applied for breaking the barrier early.

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Saddle Bronc Riding

In rodeo’s classic event, the saddle bronc rider sits on a specialized saddle – it has no horn, and the stirrups are set forward. In the chute, the cowboy adjusts his grip on the rein and perhaps the horse’s position. When the gate opens, his boots must be above the breaks of the horse’s shoulders. After the horse’s first move, usually a jump, the cowboy begins spurring in long, smooth strokes, in sync with the horse’s jumps – legs straight when the bronc comes down, toward the back of the saddle at the top of the jump. His only handhold is a six-foot braided rope; his free hand may not touch his equipment, his body or the horse. If the ride lasts the required eight seconds, it is scored by two judges – one on each side – who assess difficulty and control. Each judge awards up to 25 points for the cowboy’s performance and up to 25 points for the animal’s performance, for a potential of 100 points.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

The Rules

Qualification requires the rider be touching the horse with spurs over the break of the shoulders when the horse’s front feet land on the first jump. The riding hand and rein must be on the same side. The ride must be eight seconds. The rider will be disqualified for touching the horse, rein or saddle with the free hand, being bucked off, losing the stirrup, or changing hands on the rein.

The horse is rated on the force of his bucking action as well as height of kicks and any twisting action.

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Team Roping

Team ropers work as partners: one header and one heeler who move in precise coordination. They and their horses start in the “box.” When the header nods, the chute gate opens and the steer gets a head start. The header throws the first loop, which must catch the steer’s head or horns, protected by a horn wrap. Then the header dallies – wraps his rope around his saddle horn – and moves his horse to pull the rope taut, changing the direction of the steer. That gives the heeler the opportunity to catch both of the steer’s hind legs with his own rope; most heelers try to time their throws to catch the legs when they are in the air. After the catch, the heeler also dallies, to stop the steer. When the ropes are taut and both horses face the steer, the time is recorded. Times vary widely depending on the size of the arena.

TEAM ROPING How it works

The two ropers in this event are the “header” and the “heeler.” The two must get a loop around the steer’s head or horns (header) and then lasso both hind legs at the same time (heeler). The timer stops once the steer is stretched out with the fastest time designated the winner.

A time of less than 10 seconds is enough to win most team roping events.

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Barrel Racing

Barrel racing is just that – a race against time in a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels set up in the arena. A rider can choose to begin the cloverleaf pattern to the right or left. The time begins when the horse and rider cross the predetermined start line and stops when they come back across the same line. Each run is timed to the hundredths of a second, making every fraction of a second count. (Starting in 2012, Canadian rodeos now time to the thousandth of a second.) Each tipped-over barrel adds a five-second penalty to the time. Although barrel racing is one of seven events common to many PRCA-sanctioned rodeos, it is administered by a separate organization, the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, which produces its own online media guide.

BARREL RACING

The Scoop

There is a 60-second limit to complete the course. The fastest time wins. A rider will be disqualified for running past a barrel or off pattern. A five-second or more penalty will apply for knocking over a barrel that could cause the final time to be too slow to win.

Barrels must be 55 gallons, metal, at least two colors, and enclosed.

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2021 WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO® BUCKLE WINNER

Bull Riding

Bull riding is rodeo’s most dangerous event. In the chute, the bull rider settles on the bull’s back, wraps his braided rope around the bull’s girth, then loops the rope around his hand and back into his palm so he can grip it tightly. When he nods, the gate is opened and the bull lunges out of the chute. Spurring is optional – the primary goal for the cowboy is to stay on for eight seconds without touching himself, his equipment or the bull with his free hand. The cowboy will be scored highly for staying in the middle of the bull, in full control of the ride. If the ride lasts the required eight seconds, it is scored by two judges who assess difficulty (the bull’s spinning, jumping and kicking, lunging, rearing and dropping, and side- to-side motion) as well as the cowboy’s degree of control. Each judge awards up to 25 points for the cowboy’s performance and up to 25 points for the animal’s performance, for a potential of 100 points.

BULL RIDING Scoring

A rider must remain on the bull for more than eight seconds to be scored in this event. High score is 100; 50 for the bull and 50 for the rider. The scores are added and averaged between judges to reach the final score.

The harder the ride, the more points awarded. Bulls are judged on speed, agility, and power while riders are judged on control and rhythm with the bull.

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Steer Roping

Some PRCA rodeos include steer roping, which resembles tie-down roping but requires the cowboy to catch and control a large steer (about 450-600 lbs.). The mounted cowboy backs into the box and nods when he’s ready; the steer gets a head start, just as the calf does in tie-down roping. The cowboy must catch the steer by first roping it around the horns, which are protected by horn wraps and reinforced with rebar. Then he tosses the rope over the steer’s right hip and rides to the left, bringing the steer to the ground, a frontier technique modern ranch cowboys still use to bring down fullgrown steers that need medical attention. When the steer is lying on its side and the rope is taut, the rider dismounts and runs to the steer, tying any three of its legs. As in tie-down roping, the steer’s legs must remain tied for six seconds after the tie is complete and the roper remounts his horse.

STEER ROPING

The Technique

The champion of this event will be the rider with the fastest time roping a steer that stays tied for six seconds.

In competition, the steer must be roped around both horns. Once the roper catches up with the steer, he’ll secure the head loop and try to execute the trip by placing the trip just below the hip of the steer. The roper then moves to the left of the steer, while riding on the left side of his horse to lay the animal on the ground. The roper jumps of his horse, runs to the steer and ties three of its legs together.

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All-Around Cowboy

Many cowboys compete in more than one event. Some rodeo committees award a special prize to the top money-earner among all the cowboys who entered more than one event at their rodeos, starting with the cowboy who won the most money in two or more events – the all-around champion, a prestigious title indeed.

ALL-AROUND COWBOY The Job

Being a cowboy is a demanding job that requires time and dedication for success. Modern day cowboys love the outdoors and working with animals in this physically and emotionally demanding job.

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MUTTON Bustin'

Mutton Bustin’: Rodeo’s youngest cowboys and cowgirls cinch up their jeans and climb aboard an atypical rough stock animal — sheep, also known as mutton. While all contestants are winners in the mutton bustin’ competition, the rider who holds on the longest will receive a shiny, gold belt buckle. To qualify, all mutton bustin’ participants must be between the ages of 4 and 7 years old and not weigh more than 55 pounds.

Get in on the Fun!

We are offering Mutton Bustin’ as a pre-rodeo activity three nights this year. For more info please call: 928.445.3103 or visit: worldsoldestrodeo.com

RODEO LIVESTOCK

The Humane Facts

In professional rodeo, cowboys share the limelight with the livestock. Rodeo is a rugged, wild sport. Like a well-conditioned athlete, an animal can perform well only if it is healthy. Any cowboy will tell you he takes home a paycheck only when the animal is in top form. Specific rules govern how long an animal can remain in transit before a rest, how many times an animal can perform in a specified period of time, and that an inspection of the animals is required before each performance; any animals deemed not in top condition, do not perform. Additional rules govern facilities to be free of hazards to the animals, specify arena preparation, a conveyance for transport of injured animals, the use of fleeced-lined flank straps placed away from animal’s genitals, prohibit sharpened spurs by riders, and require the presence of a veterinarian on site for all performances.

Stock contractors pay up to five figures for top rated animals. Naturally, this motivates care of these investments. For many, these animals are more than mere investments; they are “members of the family.” The average bucking horse, or bull, works less than five minutes a year in the arena, as a result they can live to be 20 years of age and 15 years respectively. Veterinarians attribute these long, healthy lifespans to good care, quality feed, and adequate exercise.

Some bulls and horses have natural bucking tendencies. The absolute determination to buck if something is on its back, often an inherited trait, is what makes an animal a candidate for rodeo livestock. This tendency is the focus of the “Born to Buck” breeding program. Simply stated, “If everything is done right, when the animals arrive at the arena, they’re excited. They know the game and they’re looking forward to it. They are ready to buck!”

Prescott Frontier Days® takes pride in the care and well-being of all animals used in performances of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®

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JUSTIN SCOTT

Justin Scott, HOAMCO’s CEO and original employee, has lived in Prescott since 1972, when his family relocated here when he was a child. He grew up attending Prescott schools and has deeply rooted memories in this community.

He worked his way through college, graduating from Northern Arizona University with a degree in business management. Justin returned to Prescott in 1991 and HOAMCO (Homeowners Association Management Company) began with a vision and hard work.

The company’s growth into seven states managing more than 500 communities is attributed to consistent professional attention on making a neighborhood into a community. The company’s clients benefit from 30plus years of proven streamlined processes, given the personal touch by highly-trained, exceptional staff. As Prescott has grown and changed through the years, one constant has remained, the Prescott Frontier Days® rodeo. HOAMCO is proud to sponsor this worldwide legacy born in “Everybody’s Hometown.”

Community — We built a company around it.

VOLD RODEO COMPANY

Kirsten Vold, Owner — The youngest of six children, Kirsten started taking over the Vold Rodeo Company when she was just 25. Since, she has built on the legacy her Canadian-born father began nearly six decades ago. It may seem like a natural progression, but Kirsten didn’t always see herself living on the rodeo trail.

Home-schooled until her freshman year in high school, Vold grew up on the road, ensconced in the life of the cowboy and the excitement of the rodeo. After graduating from University of Southern Colorado in 1996 with a B.A. in communications, Kirsten decided to put her degree to work with a job in sports marketing and promotion.

“If you ask me the No. 1 reason why I do what I do, it’s because of the animals,” she beams. “I love working with animals.”

Vold is now considered a trusted veteran in the industry, and her family’s company sets the standard by which all others are measured.

Whether at the rodeo or the ranch, Kirsten’s horses are her life and she is committed to breeding and raising champions. In 2015 Kirsten was the recipient of the Tad Lucas Memorial Award and was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame.

The Vold Rodeo Company has been the stock contractor at the World’s Oldest Rodeo® for the past 50 years. Their legacy continues with the amazing bucking horses and bulls that they bring each and every year.

More information is available at www.voldrodeo.com

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‘JUNIOR BONNER’ The Legacy of

The World’s Oldest Rodeo® honors the classic Western on its 50th anniversary.

BY STUART ROSEBROOK

Over Labor Day weekend in September 1970 screenwriter Jeb Rosebrook received a call from his agent Mike Wise. “Robert Redford wants a rodeo story. Do you have one?” Wise asked.

Little did the agent know that Rosebrook had just written a first draft of “Bonner,” a short story about an aging rodeo star whose career, family, and hometown are all on the line. Wise also didn’t know that “Bonner” was a highly personal tale about my father’s adopted hometown. Rosebrook had found his inspiration for “Bonner” after a short visit back to Prescott on the 4th of July for the 1970 World’s Oldest Rodeo. Little did anyone know that the short story would change the fate of so many, so quickly — especially our family.

My father, who first came to Prescott as a 9-yearold boarding student to attend the Orme School in 1945, had not been to Prescott since 1955, and the changes he witnessed while driving into the historic Yavapai County seat from Cordes Junction through Mayer, Humboldt, Dewey, and Prescott Valley made a strong impression on him, especially the early development of the wide-open spaces of the Fain Ranch.

When presented with the script in late 1970 and early 1971, both Steve McQueen and Sam Peckinpah signed on quickly to star and direct the film for Joe Wizan. The reasons were many and personal on why they wanted to leave the confining nature of film production in Hollywood in the summer of 1971, but most important, they wanted to make the film on location in Arizona in the real-time of Prescott’s Frontier Days® Parade and the World’s Oldest Rodeo.

Jeanne McLain of Prescott sits on the steps of the wardrobe truck with Steve McQueen during a break in the filing of the movie “Junior Bonner.”

Chase McQueen, Grand Marshal

In honor of “Junior Bonner’s” leading man Steve McQueen, who was a major reason the film was produced in Prescott, his grandson Chase McQueen is the Grand Marshal of the 135th annual World’s Oldest Rodeo and Prescott’s Frontier Days Parade. The 27-year old Los Angeles native and son of Chad McQueen and Jeanie Galbraith is a former professional soccer player. Like his grandfather and father, Chase loves fast cars and racing when he is not working in social media management.

Bill Pierce, Honorary Grand Marshal “Junior Bonner” is a deeply personal homage to family, historic Prescott, and the small towns and ranchlands of Yavapai County. One reason the film was successful — and remains such a snapshot in time and history — was its location manager William Pierce, the local Arizona Film Commission representative, president of the Fair Association, and the Prescott Jaycees rodeo chairman.

The local businessman was well connected, friend to all, and was not intimidated by Peckinpah or overly in awe of McQueen. Pierce actually drove the leading man around on his motorcycle to get to locations during the parade sequence. Pierce’s local connections also helped secure a local track for McQueen and his son to race their dirt bikes.

Pierce was successful in landing the production of “Junior Bonner” for Prescott and Yavapai County because he recognized the locales my dad wrote about in the script, and he was able to open the doors to secure all the film’s locations. Pierce’s contribution to the making of the film a reality was so appreciated by the production company that the film ends with a heartfelt message of special thanks to the people of Prescott and Pierce.

After a long career in insurance, Pierce continues to be very active in the Prescott community, working part time at Mortimer Farms and as board member of Prescott’s Western Heritage Center. He makes his home in Dewey with his wife Marcy.

This heartfelt thanks we should continue to express, for without Bill Pierce and the generosity of spirit of the people of Prescott and Yavapai County, we would not be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1971 production and its release in 1972.

Stuart Rosebrook is the editor of True West magazine. A resident of Prescott, he assisted his late father in publishing his memoir “Junior Bonner: The Making of a Classic with Steve McQueen and Sam Peckinpah in the Summer of 1971.”

Steve McQueen and Robert Preston ride the parade route as the ABC Film crew record the action for the movie “Junior Bonner” being filmed here.

These cowboys were all contestants and the Prescott rodeo - rode the rough stock, saddle broncs, barebacks and bulls.

Grand Entry

OVER 60 YEARS OF EXCELLENT

EYE CARE

The World’s Oldest Rodeo® is steeped in tradition. One such custom is the Grand Entry, which was first documented in 1920. It’s a time-honored tradition with an inspirational oration when more than 50 riders fill the arena. Featured riders include Prescott Frontier Days® (PFD) members, volunteers, competing cowboys and cowgirls, and rodeo royalty. Riders display colorful flags representing the featured sponsors of the 2022 World’s Oldest Rodeo. This is our opportunity to thank the sponsors who continue to support the vision and tradition of the World’s Oldest Rodeo, celebrating its 135th year at this arena!

As our grand entry procession exits the arena, we salute in song and presentation of the American flag, the symbol of our country. As the flag circles the arena, please take a moment to remember the symbolism it represents: stars on a background of blue for “faith from above,” red for “courage,” white for “strength,” and blue for “justice.” Let these ideals guide our lives, each and every day. Additionally, on the 4th of July in honor of Military Appreciation Day, military flags are scheduled to be posted by the PFD grand entry riders. Please join us in paying homage to our veterans and first responders — past and present, home, and abroad. May they all return home safely one day! Rummel Eye Care generously sponsored the purchase of matching shirts, saddle blankets, and horse equipment for our pivot riders. We thank Rummel Eye Care for their support of the World’s Oldest Rodeo.

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RANDY CORLEY

Rodeo Announcer

Randy Corley, Rodeo Announcer — Randy is a rodeo legend who is well respected, trusted, and known around the sport of professional rodeo.

His accomplishments in the industry are impressive (to say the least). They include induction into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2017 by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and being named the Rodeo Announcer of the Year in 1984, 1990 through 1996, 1998, 2003, 2011, and 2015, also by the PRCA.

Randy has been the “voice of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®” for the past 36 years, and many generations of rodeo fans, families, and contestants have grown fond of him over nearly four decades. He is considered a great friend of Prescott Frontier Days® because of his longevity, loyalty, and the knowledge he brings to the sport of professional rodeo.

Before each performance, he studies the contestants, gaining awareness of the latest developments in their rodeo careers. It makes for great rodeo when he can announce and discuss their latest accomplishments. He understands the sport of rodeo and it resonates with fans and contestants of this traditional rodeo.

Randy is active year-round announcing professional rodeos (big and small) throughout the U.S. and is one of the announcers at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) in Las Vegas every year, 18 times to be exact (1985- 86, 1992, 1994-96, 2007-2020). The WNFR is the Super Bowl of rodeos and draws people from all over the world.

His knowledge, friendly demeanor, talented voice, and engaging personality makes every person attending the rodeo feel welcome and included in on the action.

It truly is an honor to have Randy Corley in our arena every year! Please say hello to this rodeo legend if you get the chance.

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JAMES HORCASITAS

Rodeo Co-Announcer

“Rodeo, music, and great sound is what I know and love. I am committed to providing excellent sound quality and rodeo commentary to your event.”

— James

James Horcasitas has had a lifetime of experiences in rodeo. As a former contestant and promoter of rodeo events, he has an enthusiastic and friendly personality that enables him to engage and excite a rodeo crowd and put the contestants at ease. He also provides the knowledge and upbeat commentary that is critical to any rodeo performance that builds energy throughout the event and creates a “high voltage” rodeo experience.

James is a lifelong resident of New Mexico and has seen his rodeo career excel and send him to arenas he has always dreamed of performing in. He received his PRCA card in 2008 and hasn’t looked back. “Everything about rodeo is exciting and daring, and I truly enjoy sharing my love for the sport with everybody that attends an event.”

Even though his travels take him all over the nation, he still enjoys running, boxing, carpentry, and tinkering on small equipment.

IMPROVING LIVES Every Day

While not quite as old as the World’s Oldest Rodeo®, Desert Financial has been serving the people of Arizona for more than 80 years. Like the rodeo, our roots are in Arizona, which is why we care so deeply about the communities we serve.

Through such things as community grants, scholarships, teacher appreciation events, and employee volunteering programs, we commit our time, money, expertise, and resources in ways that support Prescott and beyond.

In 2021, we gave back over $245,000 to the Prescott area, including $85,000 before our branch in Prescott Valley even opened, as well as $78,000 during the grand opening celebrations. We also recently awarded $137,500 in grants to 12 Arizona nonprofits, with a focus on education and youth development.

Like Desert Financial, the World’s Oldest Rodeo brings people together and has donated thousands of dollars in past years to many community organizations. We’re proud to be your new neighbors and to take part in this great Arizona tradition.

To learn more, visit www.desertfinancial.com/prescott

Rodeo’s Rules of Wide Fame 1928 PRESCOTT RULES

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By 1928 “Prescott Rules” had become “Rodeo’s Rules of Wide Fame.” They had been worked to a fine point by Lester Ruffner, former arena director; Doc Pardee, arena director in 1926, 1927 and 1928; and Grace Sparkes, secretary of Prescott Frontier Days® since 1915. By 1928, these rules had been found to be almost foolproof and had been copied and used at many of the big rodeos held throughout the country. Few complaints had been lodged against them or the judges during this era, and the Prescott rodeo was being held up as a shining example to be copied in other places where cowboy sports were featured.

In 1928, many noted Wild West shows are conducted on the rules adopted in Prescott many years ago and made famous through their general acclaim by the show-following punchers. The rules, worked out first by Ruffner, the former arena director, and now adopted and expanded by the new director, Pardee, are held to be fair to all concerned, the show

directors, the participants, and the public that pays its money to take in the contests.

With the big show, the 40th annual Prescott Frontier Days celebration started in 1888, less than a month distant, it is held to be not too soon to print the general rules for the contests, which follow:

This contest will be held in the afternoon, commencing exactly 1:30 P.M. You can dance all night, sleep and recuperate in the forenoon, but be sure to be in the parade at 12:45 P.M. every day of the show.

Every contestant must have his own outfit and be ready when called and no cowboy will be entered who is not willing to wear his big hat and boots at all times. If you are ashamed of being a cowboy, stay away from here.

The management assumes no responsibility for accident or injury to contestants or stock, and each participant by the act of entry or participation waives all claims against the management for any injury they or their stock may sustain. Management has the right to withdraw any contestant’s name and entry and refuse to allow stock to be used for any of the following reasons, to-wit:

• “Rowdyism.”

• “Quarreling with judges or officials.”

• “Abusing stock.”

• “Failure to give assistance when requested to do so by the arena director.”

• “Not being ready for events when called.”

• “Being under the influence of intoxicants, or attempting to take unfair advantage of rules.”

• “The management is going to run a snappy program and every contestant will be required to lend his assistance to keep it going.”

• “Any contestant refusing to ride, rope or participate in any event when called or withdrawing from any event in which he is entered, will be disqualified in all events in which he is entered.”

• “Identification numbers will be issued and must be worn in a visible manner at all times while in the arena.”

• “Every contestant must ride in every parade and grand entry. Failing to do so means disqualification.”

• “There will be no substitutes in these contests. This is a contest of cowboy sports. open to the world of cowboys, who are sportsmen, so if you do not think you can win without help or if you are afraid of getting hurt, get a grandstand seat instead of a receipt for entrance fees.”

• “The management positively will issue no passes. Only contestants wearing official numbers will be admitted to the grounds.”

• “Mounted parade contestants will be admitted to arena grounds only.”

• “The management reserves the right to refuse entry of, or withdraw from entry, any contestant who has been dishonest in the competitions, or who has proven to be an undesirable character at any recognized cowboy contest, or elsewhere, and entrance fee shall be forfeited.”

• “Any attempt to take unfair advantage of any rule in any event will result in disqualification of contestants from this and all other contests held under this management.”

• “Any contestant who protests the decision of the judges, automatically disqualifies himself. These judges are elected by contestants and are given their service gratis. Their decision must be respected.”

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If you are familiar with the World’s Oldest Rodeo, you know we typically sell out most performances. We are excited to introduce a new family friendly experience that brings the rodeo to the historic Prescott downtown area. The World’s Oldest Rodeo Downtown Experience will feature an LED big screen, livestreaming rodeo performances direct from the Prescott Rodeo Grounds; Ride Hard Entertainment- bringing a mechanical bull, mutton busting, & their Legendary Longhorns; bars, food and craft vendors, music and more! A ‘new’ way to enjoy the World’s Oldest Rodeo®!

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PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS® 2022 Rodeo Parade

SATURDAY — JULY 2, 2022 AT 9:00 AM DOWNTOWN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA

On behalf of the Rodeo Parade Committee, our parade sponsor Barrett Propane, and the many volunteers, we welcome you to the 2022 Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo Parade. This year our rodeo parade theme is “Celebrating 50 Years of ‘Junior Bonner.’”

The first 4th of July parade took place in 1864 when Arizona was still a territory. Now the annual Rodeo Parade is a traditional part of the weeklong rodeo.

After the rodeo parade, we invite you to continue your journey into the celebration of our rodeo and western heritage, visit the new Downtown Experience, our many historical museums, browse the work of local artisans where tradition lives on, visit our local shops and restaurants, and take part in this grand tradition. We hope you will return often to the greater Prescott area and enjoy the local atmosphere.

Thank you to our Parade Sponsor

Photo from Prescott Frontier Days® Archives

Bobby MustangKerrAct

A horse trainer of more than 40 years, Bobby Kerr has shown skill in roping, reining, working cow horse, and cutting. His experience training mustangs into brave and talented trick horses led him to perform rodeo acts at rodeos across the country. His memorable “Good and broke limo” sees his horse sit in the passenger seat as Kerr exits the arena after a performance.

His popularity garnered him awards such as 2017 PRCA Specialty Act of the Year, 2016 NFR Specialty Act, and 2012 Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover Champion and Fan Favorite.

Career highlights include:

• 2020 Extreme Mustang Makeover Champion, 2020 Mustang Magic Celebrity Freestyle Champion

• 2x PRCA Specialty Act of the Year (2017, 2019)

• 2013 IPRA National Finals Rodeo Showcase Champion

• 2012 Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover Champion

• Fan Favorite

Also a talented craftsman, Kerr has made metal signs, motorcycles, and more with his son Cody. He has also produced several Texas music concerts featuring the country’s top music artists.

(Bio credits: www.tchof.com)

The Mustang Act Experience

Bobby and his team of American Mustangs have inspired audiences around the nation with their incredible display of courage and trust. Visit www.bobbykerr.net

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Broken Spoke Clydesdales

At Broken Spoke Clydesdales, we’re blessed to travel across the country participating in rodeo exhibitions, fairs, and tons of other fun events! Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of being involved in many competitions, including the North American Six-Horse Hitch Classic Series Finals in 2016.

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Bullfighters

QUIRT HUNT

Quirt Hunt started his bullfighting career in high school rodeos, stepping in as a back-up.

Since then he has become one of Pro Rodeo’s top bullfighters. Good friend and rodeo announcer Hadley Barrett describes him best, “There are many responsibilities that go along with wearing clown and bullfighters makeup, and Quirt Hunt meets them all head on. He can protect a bull rider from a charging bull, to entertaining an adult audience, yet create the kind of image that a child can have as their hero and parents can be glad that they did. These are the kinds of things that go through the mind of Quirt the Clown and Bullfighter each day of his pro rodeo life. In my opinion he meets these qualifications and does them well.”

Quirt was ranch raised and knows the value of man’s relationship with animals. This makes him a natural at bullfighting and protection. He also has a love for horses and established himself as a topnotch horse trainer. It is a treat to watch him ride and work horses. If you are fortunate enough to see him training a horse between rodeo performances, be sure to take advantage of it. It truly is amazing!!

LUKE KRAUT

Raised on a small cattle station in Queensland, Luke Kraut was born with a passion for livestock and knew that he would make his living around livestock.

At 15 he started entering some small rodeos in steer riding and novice bullriding then continued to ride bulls in Australia until the age of 19. He came to Arizona with some friends and went to an elite rodeo school and knew America was the place to be if you wanted to rodeo for a living. Luke thought that sounded like it was what he had been looking for and moved to Arizona permanently in1995.

He fought bulls at an amateur level to supplement his living to get on his feet while starting a farrier service in the greater Phoenix area.

Luke then got his PRCA and PBR cards and rode bulls for approximately six years, but he truly missed fighting bulls.

Luke says, “Fighting bulls has been great to me, and it’s truly my passion, it has enabled me to see this country and to supplement my living and pass on this great lifestyle to my three sons and their kids, hopefully.”

Over the past 12 years, Luke has been selected to fight bulls for the Turquoise Circuit Finals, he also got selected to work the 2019 RAM National Circuit Finals.

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JUSTIN RUMFORD

Justin Rumford is making his way back to Prescott, Arizona to perform for the Prescott Frontier Days® in 2022! The 10-time PRCA Clown of the Year is excited to be performing in front of rodeo fans for the World’s Oldest Rodeo®, and he’s bringing the laughter as always!

Rumford started his rodeo career helping the family stock contracting business, Rumford Rodeo Company of Abbyville, Kansas. He then moved on to steer wrestling and riding saddle broncs in junior high through high school and taking him to a full ride scholarship with Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma. While competing for the college rodeo association, he also received his PRCA card in 1998. He made four trips to the College National Finals in both of his events and graduated with his bachelor’s degree. He went on to have a great career steer wrestling in the PRCA, with many trips to the Prairie Circuit Finals.

However, in 2010 Rumford knew it was time to move in a different direction. Rather than making his buddies laugh behind the chutes, he wanted to try his hand at making the audiences laugh and add to the entertainment of the rodeos. He hung up his spurs and put on some baggies and clown paint, and that’s exactly what he has been doing ever since. He is now one of the most decorated entertainers in the history of the PRCA, winning the PRCA Clown of the Year a record-breaking 10 times (2012-2021), Coors Man in the Can in 2013, 2015 and 2018, and working the prestigious National Finals Rodeo in 2014 before moving on to host his own NFR preview and live viewing show in Las Vegas. He has now added co-host to his resume with a successful rodeo comedy podcast called “RumpChat” with his buddy Josh “Hambone” Hilton.

Rumford currently lives in Ponca City, Oklahoma with his wife Ashley and his 8-year-old triplets, Livi, Lola, and Bandy. “There is nothing more rewarding than being able to do what I love with my family right beside me,” he said. “I’m living my dream!”

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Photo courtesy of Junstin Rumford

“This is one of the best rodeos I have ever seen, the events are spread out evenly throughout the week. Some of the best cowboys and cowgirls in the country come here to compete for the purse and the bragging rights. There is a rodeo dance two or three evenings with outstanding western music.”

— Robert S.

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TOUGH ENOUGH to wear pink

Tough Enough to Wear Pink (TETWP), the grassroots cowboy campaign to fight breast cancer, celebrates its 18th anniversary. Through the combined efforts of hundreds of volunteers and regional rodeos across the U.S. and Canada, TETWP has raised over $37 million since its inception in 2004. The money raised benefits local breast cancer charities and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which funds breast cancer research projects throughout the word.

Tough Enough to Wear Pink was created when Terry Wheatley teamed up with former director of special events at Wrangler Karl Stressman and issued a challenge: wear the color pink during competition at the Wrangler NFR. The idea was to bring attention to the need for breast cancer early detection and a cure. While pink is not typically associated with rough and tumble rodeo cowboys, the industry and fans rose to the challenge, filling the arena with the symbolic color. Inspired rodeo associations began asking how they could put on TETWP events at their own hometown rodeos, and the grassroots fundraising took off, one rodeo at a time.

In 2021, Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. raised $9,900 from our Tough Enough to Wear Pink project. The money is used for Fry’s gift cards and donations to YRMC BreastCare Center for cancer patients in need. These gift cards can be used to help with prescription costs, food needs, and fuel to get to their treatment appointments.

No administration fee is deducted, allowing 100% of the proceeds to go directly to those in need. Since 2006, Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. has donated over $54,500 to help local cancer patients. Profits from pink merchandise available for purchase at the rodeo will go to this community program. The amount donated will depend on the generosity of the community.

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Empty Saddles

PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS® WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO® FONDLY REMEMBERS THOSE WE LOST IN 2021 AND 2022

Patrick Nielsen 10/13/61 – 11/20/21

Joe Cyr 01/04/38 – 01/24/21

Mike Winter 11/01/35 – 10/2/21

Cam Smith 03/07/40 – 02/03/22

Albin Wisnieski 01/22/37 – 02/08/22

Stephen Corona 08/29/62 – 01/28/22

Pedro Navarro 05/05/52 – 03/11/22

Kathleen “Kat” Camacho 06/14/64 – 03/19/22

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The power of together.

From cultural celebrations and community gatherings to new opportunities and honored traditions, join us in keeping our communities vibrant and Arizona’s future bright.

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Those who lend a hand

IMAGINE THE ARENA QUIET, THE PENS EMPTY, ONLY DUST AND SKY

Rodeos, whether small or large, legendary or local, depend on volunteers and sponsors to bring a rodeo to life! To produce the World’s Oldest Rodeo®, and others like it, takes the community, one and all, their generosity in body, mind, and resources. With the help of volunteers and funds contributed, arena floors are lovingly prepared, grounds and pens are prepared for incoming stock and competitors, grandstands are cleaned, repaired, painted, and areas stocked to await the faithful fans. Behind the scenes, budget and marketing promote rodeo, enlightening a new generation to the unique experience of rodeo.

Most rodeo organizations survive on a small group of individuals handling the day-to-day operations, but when rodeo season comes ... time, talent, and resources are in high demand but generally in scarce supply. It doesn’t matter

your age, your physical abilities, your skills, or your economic status in the community, everyone is welcome, everyone is appreciated. Every job is important; every cent is valued.

Rodeo is not just a sport. It is a way of life, honored traditions, and heritage founded on the open range. For Prescott, and other communities like us, rodeo is the principle that drives our communities, our citizens, and our moral character. To our volunteers and our sponsors, we owe everything! Without you, there would be no rodeo. For 135 years, we have shared our common love of rodeo. We are most humbled and most grateful for your past and present support and for the future, yet to come.

Sincerely, Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc.

PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS FOUNDATION, INC.

Prescott Frontier Days Foundation, Inc. is pleased to offer for sale this year’s rodeo poster celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Junior Bonner” movie. The poster and representative T-shirts are available for sale in the grandstand during all performances and on the Courthouse Square 4th of July weekend.

The mission of the Prescott Frontier Days Foundation, Inc. is to preserve, protect, improve, and enhance the infrastructure and grounds of the World’s Oldest Rodeo® owned by the City of Prescott, and educate the public as to the western heritage and historical significance of the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo. Our mission includes creating and maintaining a museum and hall of fame for the Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo. Our mission also includes providing financial assistance to deserving citizens of Yavapai County, for their post high school, college, and technical education, and including grants and/or scholarships and including emergency monetary assistance to help individuals and/or families cope with tragic or catastrophic loss such as serious illness, bodily injury, fire, natural disaster, or other emergency situations. Our mission is to perform any and all tasks we deem necessary in accordance with IRS 501(c)(3).

2022 RODEO POSTER

Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner Poster & T-shirt is being printed by western artist Kinsey Artfitch. Posters $15 each

Posters available during all Rodeo performances and on the Courthouse Square. For more information call 928.445.3103

Proceeds go to scholarships for graduating senior in Yavapai County. Visit the Prescott Frontier Days Mercantile for other great rodeo souvenirs.

PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS FOUNDATION, INC.

Board of Trustees

Joe Butner, President

Bill Oden, Vice President

Mary Ann Suttles, Secretary

Suzy Davidson, Treasurer

Steve Shmidt, Director

Dan Rogers, Director

Guthrie Packard, Director

Danielle Adams, Director

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A Program for Exceptional Children HAPPY RODEOHearts

JUNE 30, 2022

During the 1980s, the wife of a PRCA cowboy conceived an idea to offer exceptional children a first-hand “rodeo experience.” In partnership with the PRCA, the idea became reality. Prescott Frontier Days® was honored to participate. After several years, the PRCA program was dissolved, but PFD continued the tradition, recognizing the need within our own community. All rodeo events are modified and take place on the ground so each contestant can be involved. There are no limits to what they can achieve as long as we help them believe.

All participants are treated to dinner and the evening rodeo performance. A goodie bag is provided by the sponsors. In recent years, the partnership with Horses with Heart has expanded the program using resources of this locally based charitable organization directly designed to extend and enhance the experiences for our exceptional children. They are truly the “heart” in our rodeo. Please support this truly extraordinary organization.

Thank you to the Happy Hearts 2022 Sponsors

The Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo Committee wants to thank all our Sponsors, Horses with Heart and Volunteers; past, present and future in making this event successful each year.

BECKY, JERRY COCHELL, PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS®, INC., & HORSES WITH HEART

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Our goal is to support The Prescott Frontier Days, Inc.® in creating a world class rodeo experience.

THE ‘88 CLUB IS COMPOSED OF BUSINESS & COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO VALUE OUR COMMUNITY ABOVE ALL ELSE.

OUR CONTRIBUTIONS GO DIRECTLY TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON THE RODEO GROUNDS, GENERAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTING PRIZE MONIES TO ATTRACT THE BEST COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS TO THE WORLDS OLDEST RODEO®.

“What a great evening. A world class rodeo, wonderful people, friendly warm atmosphere, and a can’t miss evening...thanks.”

— Bill D

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Old Timers Reunion 39TH ANNUAL

Each year, with honor and gratitude, Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. hosts and welcomes cowboys and cowgirls who competed at the World’s Oldest Rodeo® prior to 1979. Believe it or not, we have several rodeo legends that live in the Prescott area and around Arizona.

It is a time to stop, say thank you, and recognize the rodeo family that is legendary in many ways. Initially, it was by invitation only and was limited to those who lived only in Yavapai County. However, in 1988 during the centennial year, the invitation to attend was open to all those who competed before 1950 regardless where they resided.

This reunion is open to past cowboys and cowgirls, their spouses, and rodeo queens who competed prior to 1979.

The “Old-Timers” represent a special and unique breed of “cowboy.” Prior to 1948, rodeo was basically done by ranch cowboys. With the creation of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), professional cowboy athletes, who made their living from the rodeo way of life, began to emerge. The ranch cowboy found it difficult to compete with professional cowboys and one by one they withdrew from competition.

Today, we celebrate those who join us on the final performance of each year. Many “Old-Timers” get together with other “Old-Timers” and reminisce about old days but also talk about what is happening in their lives today. It is truly a joy and honor to watch history in the making, and sometimes this reunion is the only time they see each other all year.

Photos courtesy World’s Oldest Rodeo®

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TENTATIVE 2022 PLAYOFF SERIES RODEOS – SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Denver, CO

Ft. Worth, TX

Rapid City, SD

San Antonio, TX

Tucson, AZ

Houston, TX

Arcadia, FL

Austin, TX

Montgomery, AL Redmond, OR

Logandale, NV

San Angelo, TX

Red Bluff, CA

Clovis, CA

Guymon, OK

Redding, CA

Sisters, OR Reno, NV

Pecos, TX

Springdale, AR

Prineville, OR

Greeley, CO

Prescott, AZ

St. Paul, OR Cody, WY

Oakley City, UT Livingston, MT Vernal, UT

The Playoff Series Standings will be a points-based system for contestants at each qualifying Series Rodeo. There will be three levels of Series points based on the total payout at a Playoff Series Rodeo.

Points will be distributed for placings 1-40 for Series Rodeos. Contestants will be ranked by highest scores/ fastest times at the conclusion of the rodeo. At a Series Rodeo with two or more go rounds points will be distributed based on the average. Contestants that do not have a score/time will not receive Series points.

Tournament format rodeos will have points assigned based on the progression in the rodeo. Contestants will be ranked by farthest progression in the tournament 1-40. Contestants that make the finals will be ranked by highest score/fastest time in

Calgary, CN Casper, WY

Sheridan, WY

Nampa, ID

Ogden, UT

Salinas, CA

Spanish Fork, UT

Cheyenne, WY

Deadwood, SD

Dodge City, KS

Lovington, NM

Heber City, UT

Hermiston, OR Tremonton, UT

Sikeston, MO

Lawton, OK

Caldwell, ID

Canby, OR Baker, MT

Gooding, ID

Kennewick, WA

Bremerton, WA

Filer, ID

Ellensburg, WA

Walla Walla, WA

Puyallup, WA

Pendleton, OR Albuquerque, NM

the finals round. Contestants with no score/time in the Finals will be ranked by the highest score/fastest time in the semifinals. After contestants in the finals round are ranked and assigned points, contestants in the semi-finals round will be ranked by highest score/fastest time in the semi-finals round. Contestants in the semifinals with no score/time will be ranked by the long rounds. After contestants in the finals and semifinals round are ranked and assigned points, contestants in the long go rounds will be ranked by total highest score/fastest total time and assigned relevant remaining points available.

Additionally, turn-out fines will be doubled at 2022 Playoff Series events and contestants who turnout of these events will be assessed a 50-point deduction per Playoff Series Rodeo turned out.

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YOUTHRodeo

As you watch the skill and dogged determination of rodeo contestants, have you ever wondered where they got their start?

Youth rodeo began in the late 1940s with the inception of the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) and the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA). Since, many branches and types of youth rodeo have taken shape in various states and counties.

The NHSRA mission statement is a perfect example of what it means to foster core values and love for the sport of rodeo:

“Promote the sport of rodeo and the highest type of conduct and sportsmanship and expose its positive image to the public. Preserve the Western Heritage. Offer a privilege of family bonding. Offer an opportunity of continuing education. Maintain the highest regard for our livestock.”

The mission of the NIRA is to foster and develop rodeo at the college level so that it provides educational and competitive opportunities for students. The goals and purposes of the NIRA are to emphasize the importance of scholastic advancement and to:

• provide, encourage, and promote opportunities for student members to pursue and complete postsecondary degrees at member institutions.

• encourage the development of sportsmanship and humane treatment of livestock.

• develop citizenship and leadership values and skills.

• encourage prospective college students to enroll in member schools by providing funding and competition opportunities related to the sport of rodeo.

• encourage rodeo programs and provide opportunities and training.

• promote competent and ethical coaching of student members.

• stimulate and develop public awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the sport of rodeo as well as its heritage and lifestyle, and

• promote rodeo on a national scale.

With these two core associations and the values they hold, the future contestants of Professional Rodeo and the World’s Oldest Rodeo will be great ambassadors to our sport! The PRCA has also initiated a youth rodeo support system through their PRCA Youth Camps. The camps’ mission is to provide a fun, positive rodeo experience as well as to unify and grow youth participation in core rodeo events. This helps develop a pipeline succession into ProRodeo and create life-long fans.

You can see these associations and events here at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds or around the area throughout the year. We encourage you to support them as they are our future contestants here at the World’s Oldest Rodeo!

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WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO®

CAMPBELL WILLIAM ‘CAM’ SMITH

1940-2022

Cam Smith was one of the fundamental figures responsible for shaping the World’s Oldest Rodeo® into what it is today, starting with the trademarking of the name of this iconic Prescott event 50 years ago.

As the rodeo’s chairman in 1972, he hired Harry Vold to bring his bucking stock to the show, and his company has provided livestock every year since, now managed by his daughter Kristen Vold.

A Prescott Leader

Cam was born in Illinois and came to Prescott with his family as a boy, graduating from Prescott High School in 1959 after being named the school’s first “most valuable football player.” He played football at Colorado State University and Arizona State College (currently known as NAU) and served in the Army before coming back home to work in his father’s construction businesses.

Cam stepped up as the founding president of Prescott Frontier Days® after he and other leaders came together in 1978 to continue the rodeo uninterrupted when the sponsoring Prescott Jaycees organization folded.

He stayed in that role through 1982 and returned for one more year, 1985, after $30,000 of debt had accrued. Prescott Frontier Days ended that year’s rodeo $20,000 in the black.

He was active throughout the community he loved with the Kiwanis Club, Masonic Lodge, the Sharlot Hall and Phippen museums, Yavapai County Contractors Association, the Western Heritage Foundation, and other groups.

Wild at Heart

But the rodeo was closest to Cam’s heart, and he continued filling the roles of director, chairman or assistant chairman through last year. He competed as a “mugger” for teams in its wild horse races in the ‘70s and won a championship buckle in 1979, which he wore proudly for decades.

The eventual owner of his family’s Yavapai Block and Precast Company, he donated $6,800 in labor and materials to build the Prescott Frontier Days offices onto the back of the Freeman Building in the 1980s.

Cam is remembered by family, friends, and all of Prescott as a guy with strong opinions and a heart of gold after passing away Feb. 3. He is survived by his wife Kitty, four children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His family encourages everyone to donate to Prescott Frontier Days in his memory.

“The best time every year! You gotta go to the rodeo, and Prescott’s the place to go!”

— Jan W.

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List of Champions

1888-2021

Saddle Bronc

Champions

1888 Juan Levias Charlie Meadows

1889 Juan Levias

1891 Ben Blackburn

1893 Doc Goodwin

1895 Eger Jones

1897 Ed Gatlin

1898 Chauncey Townsend

1900 Vicente Ortiz

1903 Frank Condron

1904 Fran Condron

1905 Harry Wright

1906 Will Stapp RW Coughran

1909 Logan Morris

1910 John Fredericks

1911 Thomas Miller

1912 John Fredericks

1913 Roy B Lewis

1914 Harry Henderson

1915 John Fredericks

1916 Doc Pardee Frank Thompson

1917 Johnny Dobbins

1918 Harry Vandergrift

1919 Luther Swanner

1920 Cheyenne Kiser

1921 Ritchie Lewis

1922 Ritchie Lewis

1923 Doc Pardee

1924 Slim Riley

1925 Tommy Scarlett

1926 Lawton Champie

1927 Leonard Bloodworth

1931 Lawton Champie

1932 Leonard Bloodworth

1933 Leonard Wood

1934 Tom Bride

1935 Penny Henderson

1936 Tom Bride

1937 Pat Woods

1938 Ward Watkins

1939 Ray Seeley

1940 Bill Taylor

1941 Dutch Martin

1942 Joe Tyree

1943 Logue Morris

1944 Penny Henderson

1945 Tommy Williams

1946 Dutch Van Brunt

1947 Walter Pruitt

1948 Walt Stuart

1949 Chuck Sheppard

1950 Logue Morris

1951 Poog Brenton

1952 Jesse Jones

1953 Poog Brenton Bill Wyrick

1954 Chuck Sheppard

1955 Dick Mrray

1956 Steve Chambers

1957 Jack Swauger

1958 Bill Kips

1959 Sam Spahan

Jack Swauger

1960 Roy Archer

1961 Sam Spahan

1962 Jim Polk

1963 Lyle Smith

1964 Don L Willson

1965 Jim Polk

1966 Floyd Baze

1967 Arnold Jones

1968 David Thompson

1969 Sam Graves

1970 Marty Woods

1971 Bill Nelson

1972 Gary Halford

1973 Bo Hunsaker

1974 Bill Smith

Dennis Reiners Ned Londo

1975 Ned Londo

1976 Dan Filippini

Bobby Brown

1977 Dan Filippini

Bobby Brown

1977 Dan Filippini

1978 John Forbes

1979 Larry Mahan

1980 Bud Pauley

1981 Dan Filippini

1982 Brad Gjermundson

1983 Clint Johnson

1984 Jon Scolari

1985 Mike Merchant

1986 Mel Coleman

1987 Chuck Morris

1988 Jim Jensen

Butch Small

1989 Dan Etbauer

1990 Bud Longbrake

1991 Gary McDaniel

Robert Etbauer

1992 Kent Cooper

1993 Tom Reeves

Jim Bob Custer

1994 Robert Etbauer

1995 Jake Ireland

1996 Brad Gjermundson

1997 Jake Ireland

1998 Jess Martin

1999 Jim Dewey Brown

2000 Scott Johnson

2001 Craig Latham

2002 Bart Nichols

2003 Craig Latham

Jim Brown

2004 Rawley McFarland

2005 Cody DeMoss

2006 Rod Hay

2007 Shaun Stroh

2008 Cody DeMoss

2009 Jesse Kruse

2010 Dustin Flundra

2011 Jacobs Crawley

Taos Muncy

2012 Jacobs Crawley

2013 Cody Wright

Tyler Corrington

2014 Chad Ferley

Heith Allan DeMoss

2015 Zeke Thurston

2016 Clay Elliott

2017 Sterling Crawly

Zeke Thurston

2018 Chase Brooks

2019 Taos Muncy

2020 Wyatt Casper

2021 Ryder Wright

Cow Pony Racing

1888 Mose Bryan

1889 Lizzie Dillion

1890 John Roberts

1891 Lonnie Livingston

1895 Grant Carter

1897 Charles Buck

1901 Grant Carter

1902 Dr Fitzsimmons

1903 EL Price

1904 Grant Carter

1905 Grant Carter

1906 Herb Cook

1910 Walter Cline

1911 JD Contreras

1913 Juan Olea

1914 Commodore Passey

1915 Mrs Henry Ritter

1917 Ursula Carter

1918 Della Ritter

1921 Stella Robinson

1922 Walter Cline

1923 Walter Cline

1924 Van Dickson

1925 Lawton Champie

1926 Lawton Champie

1927 Cort Carter

1928 Walter Cline

1929 GW Cox

1930 Cort Carter

1931 Cort Carter

1932 Cort Carter

1934 Carl Arnold

1935 Gorman Arnold

1936 Ed Dixon

1937 Breezy Cox

Grace Mullen

1938 George Cline

Cort Carter

1939 Joe Cline

1940 Walter Cline

Cort Carter

Clarence Conway

Shorty Hudson

Steer Roping Champions

1888 Juan Levias

1889 Jeff Young

1891 Ben Blackburn

1893 Alejo Ortega

1895 George Brown

1897 Black Chappo

1898 Johnny Munds

1900 Dolph Evans

1901 James Carter

1903 Henry Ritter

1904 Jim Carter

1905 James Carter

Lon Lancaster

Walter Cline

1906 Herb Clark

1915 CC Jackson

1916 CC Jackson

1919 Clay McGonagill

1926 Jim Gardner

1937 Mike Stuart

1939 Joe Cornwall

Bull Riding Champions

1889 Jeff Young

1901 Tot Young

1913 Tom Mix

1914 Lon Jordan

1915 Bill Simon

1916 Frank McCoy

1917 Jack Garnett

1920 Cheyenne Kiser

1921 Everett Hardin

Lee Robinson

1922 Sterling Ellis

1923 Dud Thomas

1924 Howard Carter

1925 David Hill

1926 Everett Bowman

1927 John Kyle

1929 Charley Matli

1930 Jack Kennedy

1931 Homer Ward

1932 Homer Ward

1933 Elmer Hepler

1934 Frank Schneider

1935 Tom Bride

1936 Smoky Snyder

1937 Smoky Snyder

1938 Lee Farris

1939 Clarence Stockdale

1940 Shorty Allard

1941 Dutch Martin

1942 Hershel Downs

1943 Logue Morris

1944 CL Shontz

1945 Linden Litten

1946 Cyril Stewart

1947 Lyman Tenney

1948 Eddie Jacques

1949 Gib Stratton

1950 Rocky Rutherford

1951 Bob Mitchell

1952 Stan Neal

1953 Arnold Jones

1954 Donnie Adams

1955 Lynn Sheppard

1956 Joel Sublette

Dick Carr

1957 Gib Stratton

1958 Torn Parrish

1959 Harold Fisher

1960 Sonny Payne

1961 Cliff Carr

1962 Don Adams

Clyde Fisher

Joel Sublette

1963 Joel Sublette

1964 Terry Couch

1965 Terry Couch

1966 Joel Sublette

1967 Joey Bishop

Joel Sublette

1968 Dave Ericson

1969 Jim Ericson

1970 Doug Brown

Champions Continued

1971 Bill Underwood

1972 John Quintana

1973 Joe Landers

1974 Vern Smith

1975 Monty Taylor

1976 Wacey Cathey

1977 Larry Mahan

Bill Dunn

1978 Don Gay

1979 Charles Sampson

1980 John Davis

1981 Bobby DelVecchio

1982 Ralph Pacheco

1983 Charles Sampson

1984 Ted Nuce

1985 Billy Wayne Busbee

1986 Danny Williams

1987 Danny Williams

Eb Richie

1988 Brent Terry

1989 Lane Frost

Todd Steinbock

Darin Price

1990 Terry Ward

1991 Tracy Crain

1992 Scott Mendes

1993 Tuff Hedeman

1994 Scott Mendes

1995 Rodney Lidgard

1996 Myron Duarte

1997 Royd Doyal

1998 Tracer Hand

1999 Greg Potter

2000 Phillip Elkins

2001 Sye Jones

2002 Myron Duarte

2003 Logan Knibbe

2004 Cassidy Matthews 2005 Greg Potter

2006 Shawn Proctor

2007 Mike Strong

Ted Bert

2008 Cory McFadden

2009 JW Harris

2010 Cody Whitney

2011 Trevor Kastner

2012 Cody Whitney

2013 Trey Benton III

Jeff Askey

2014 Reid Barker

2015 Kody DeShon

2016 Ednei Caminhas

2017 Dustin Bowen

2018 Tim Bingham

2019 Parker Cole McCown

2020 Dayton Swearingen

Dailee Mason

2021 Shawn Bennett Jr.

Steer Wrestling Champions

1913 Harry Knight 1914 Harry Knight

Harry Knight

Walter Long

Lee Robinson

R Abbott

Walter Bowman

RD Scott

Everett Bowman

Ed Bowman

OD Dominy 1929 Roy Adams

Gene Ross

Lawton Champie 1932 Everett Bowman

Everett Bowman 1934 Lawton Champie 1935 Leonard Ward 1936 Everett Bowman 1937 Hugh Bennett 1938 Joe Thompson 1940 Len Smith 1941 Barney Willis 1942 Elmo Carr

1943 Frank Banks

1944 Clyde Taylor 1945 Gene Holm 1946 Fred Cook 1947 Dell Haverty

1948 Leo Patton

1949 Jay Parsons

1950 Poog Brenton

1951 Del Brooks

1952 Dick Williams

1953 Bud Baldwin

1954 Homer Pettigrew

1955 Dave Dolton

Don Adams

1956 Dell Haverty

1957 Dick Williams

1958 Ted Reed

1959 Poog Brenton

1960 Floyd Baze

1961 Elliott Calhoun

1962 Bill Henderson

1963 Frank Powell

1964 Arnold Jones

1965 Bill Gatlin

1966 George Andress

1967 Joel Sublette

1968 Walter Wyatt

1969 Frank Powell

1970 Leo Camarillo

1971 Leo Camarillo

1972 Walter Wyatt

1973 Richard Morgan

1974 Dick Aronson

1975 Wayne Jennings

1976 Cliff Armstrong

1977 Bill Owen

1978 Wayne Jennings

1979 Tim Tierney

1980 Dennis Karre

1981 Ben Hawkins

1982 Olie Smith

1983 Bob Miller

1984 Gary Green

1985 Marty Melvin

1986 Brent Hill

1987 Tommy Puryear

1988 David Courmier

1989 John Jones

1990 Steve Duhon

1991 Lance Robinson

1992 Dale Mienecke

1993 Brad Gleason

1994 Craig Wakefield

1995 JW Aldrich

1996 Brad Orick

1997 Steve Duhon

1998 Rope Meyers

1999 Spade Duvall

2000 Rod Lyman

2001 Birch Negaard

2002 Joey Bell Jr

2003 John Kieckhefer

2004 Teddy Johnson

2005 Roger Anderson

2006 Rod Lyman

2007 Bo Bleil

2008 Ryan Jarrett

2009 Matt Reeves

2010 Dean McIntyre

2011 Ryan Swayze

2012 Baylor Roche

2013 Stan Branco Tait Kvistad

2014 Dirk Tavenner

2015 Trevor Knowles

2016 Cutter Parsons

2017 Josh Peek

2018 Cody Cabral

2019 Ty Erickson

2020 Jacob D Edler

2021 Dirk Tavenner

Wild Horse Race (aka Team Bronc Riding)

1913 WY Peck

1918 Harry Vandergrift

1919 Harry Henderson

1920 Cheyenne Kiser

1921 Al Littrell

1922 LE Smith

1923 LB Cox

1924 Ray Minter

1925 Carl Arnold

1926 Homer Ward

1927 Doc Pardee

1928 Tunie DeBell

1929 OD Dominy

1930 Sam Fancher

Joe Dunn

1931 George Fisher

1932 Tom Bride

1933 Shorty Allard

1934 Raymond Seeley

1935 Hugh Clingman

1936 Ken Hargis

1939 Dick Denny

1940 Sid Despain

1949 Leo Patton

1950 Vernon Mounce

1972 Dusty Mackin

1973 Carl Minnick

Hap Hansen

1974 Bill Hitchcock

1975 Keith Jones

1979 Danny Levie

1980 Danny Levie

1981 Ed Kyte

1982 Mike Nolan Team

1985 Ernie Hoehn Team

1986 Stoneburner Tram

1987 Ernie Hoehn Team

1990 Bert Hamilton Team

1991 Dan Agin Team

1992 Dan Agin Team

1993 Ron Dutras Team

Jr. Hollander Team

1994 Kurt Banks Team

1995 Antonio Mendive Team

1996 Mike Bozarth Team

1997 Eric James Team

1998 Jason Sisk Team

1999 Jerrod Horner Team

2007 Loren Ortega Team Charlie Logan Team

2009 Team Agin.com

2010 Team Agin.com

2011 TC Buntin Team

2012 BCB Team

2013 Pee Wee Buntin Team

2014 Blackbird Yoga Team

2015 Gary White Team

2016 Jason Smith Team

2017 TC Buntin Team

Brandon Begay Team

2018 Team Agin

2019 Team Agin

2020 Team Agin

Relay Horse Racing

1913 CE Koontz 1914 Walter Cline 1915 Alton Gardner

1916 Walter Cline

1917 Frank Cain

1918 Tom Wells

1919 Tom Wells

1920 Tom Wells

1921 Walter Cline

1922 Doc Pardee

1923 Van Dickson

1924 Ed Bowman

1925 John Osborne

1926 Ed Bowman

1927 Ed Bowman

1928 Ed Bowman

1929 Ed Bowman

1930 Ed Bowman

1931 Ed Bowman

1932 Ed Bowman

1933 Carl Arnold

1934 Carl Arnold

1935 Gorman Arnold

1936 Ed Dixon Port Parker

1937 Gorman Arnold

1938 Floyd Murphy

1939 Dave Davis

1940 Buck Nichols

Bareback Bronc Champion

1914 Doc Pardee

1915 Bob Anderson

1916 Doc Pardee

1917 Lon Jordan

1919 Cheyenne Kiser

1920 Cheyenne Kiser

1921 Cheyenne Kiser

1922 Howard Carter

1923 Ray Kane

1924 Bruce Redenbaugh

1925 Tommy Scarlett

1926 Charlie Fancher

1927 Charlie Fancher

1928 Ingersoll Heckle

1934 Frank Schneider

1935 Frank Schneider

1936 Joe Burrell

1937 Smoky Snyder

1938 Bob Estes

1941 Wag Blesing

1945 Bob Muller

1946 Ray Noe

1947 Vic Dossey

1948 Rockey Lewis

1949 Vic Dossey

1950 Arnold Jones

1951 Arnold Jones

1952 Chet Hall

1954 Don Whisenant

1955 Arnold Jones

1956 Donnie Adams

Champions Continued

1957 Walt Sullins

1958 Clyde Fisher

1959 Marvin Davis

1960 Jim Shupe

1961 Allan Houston

1962 Andy Milliate

1963 Dewey Dunaway

1964 Ralph Buell

1965 Alvin Deal

1966 Arnold Jones

1967 Charlie Winters

1968 Stan Smith Paul Howard

1969 Paul Mays

Ken Tanton

1970 Paul Mays

1971 Bob Berger

1972 JC Trujillo

1973 Ace Berry

1974 TJ Walker

1975 JC Trujillo

1976 James Ward

1977 Danny O’Haco

1978 Royce Smith

1979 Bruce Ford

1980 JC Trujillo

1981 JC Trujillo

1982 Gary Hemsted

1983 Larry Peabody

1984 JC Trujillo

1985 Chuck Logue Danny Brady

1986 Clint Corey

1987 Randy Slaughter

1988 Marvin Garrett

1989 Steve Smith Jr

1990 Danny McLanahan

1991 Marvin Garrett

1992 Danny McLanahan

1993 Randy Slaughter

1994 Chuck Logue

1995 Mark Garrett

1996 Eric Mouton

1997 Phil Smith

1998 Mark Gomes

1999 Lan Lajuenesse

2000 James Boudreaux

2001 Eric Swenson

2002 Jason Havens

2003 Chad Klein

2004 Wes Stevenson

2005 Tyson Thompson

2006 Andy Martinez

2007 Larry Sandvick

2008 Jess Davis

2009 Tim Shirley

2010 Tom McFarland Kelly Timberman

2011 Casey Colletti

2012 Brian Bain 2013 Joe Gunderson

Casey Coletti

Jared Smith

2015 Winn Ratliff

2016 Tim O’Connel 2017 Evan Jayne 2018 Steven Dent 2019 Kaycee Field

2020 Tanner Aus Ty Breuer

2021 Caleb Bennett

Calf/Tie Down Roping Champions

1917 H Eubank

1920 George Cline

1921 Lee Robinson

1922 George Cline

1923 Arthur Beloat

1924 Ed Bowman

1925 Ike Rude

1926 Omer Maxwell

1927 Ed Bowman

1928 Wid Fuller

1929 Arthur Beloat

1930 Jake McClure

1931 Breezy Cox

1932 Roy Admas

1933 Jake McClure

1934 Carl Shepard

1935 Arthur Beloat

1936 Jake McClure

1937 Richard Merchant

1938 Juan Salinas

1939 Lawton Champie

1940 Ike Walker

1941 Frank Sproul

1942 Bill Walls

1943 Wid Fuller

1944 Oscar Walls

1945 John Cline

1946 Buck Nichols

1947 Joe Cornwall

1948 Gilbert Nichols

1949 JD Hollyman

1950 Fred Darnell

1951 Cliff Whatley

1952 Fred Darnell

1953 Roy Snedigar

1954 JK Harris

1955 Walt Nichols

1956 Clyde Alfred

1957 Asbury Schell

1958 Walt Nichols

1959 Walt Nichols

1960 Gordon Wilkerson

1961 Don Nichols

1962 Dale Smith

1963 Jim Anderson

1964 Duane Reece

1965 Dale Smith

1966 David Eastlake

1967 Rick Snure

1968 Jim Anderson

1969 Howard Nichols

1970 Bill Snure

1971 Ron Poindexter

1972 Bill Darnell

1973 Allen Brunson

1974 Gary Good

1975 Bill Darnell

1976 Pow Carter

1977 Brad Smith

1978 WC Sibley

1979 Dave Brock

1980 Buford Neugebauer

1981 Roy Cooper

1982 Leo Camarillo

1983 Jerry Jetton

1984 Dee Pickett

1985 Mike Freeland

1986 Ralph McKinley

1987 James Zant

1988 Scott Baker

1989 James Zant

1990 Mike Johnson

1991 Jerry Jetton

1992 Ralph McKinley

Ken Bacque

1993 Roy Cooper

1994 Rusty Sewalt

1995 Keith Hudson

1996 Blair Burk

1997 Clay Cerny

1998 Shane Hatch

1999 Cody Ohl

2000 Blair Burk

2001 Jerome Schneeberger

2002 Scott Kormos

2003 Jerome Schneeberger

2004 Terry Kitchens

2005 Stran Smith

2006 Justin Maass

2007 Adam Gray

2008 Trevor Brazile

2009 Hunter Herrin

2010 Justin Maass

2011 Corey Solomon

2012 Cory Solomon

2013 Reese Riemer

2014 Bryce Runyon

2015 Marcos Costa

2016 Rhen Richard

2017 Caleb Smidt

2018 Cory Solomon Tuf Cooper

2019 J.D. Kibbe

2020 Hunter Herrin

2021 Shane Hanchey

Team Roping

Champions

1919 Art Sanders

Clay McGonagill

1920 Oscar Clay

Guy Schultz

1921 Perlie Morris

Logan Morris

1922 Perlie Morris

Logan Morris

1923 Walter Cline

JC Cline

1924 SA Faust

Tom Wells

1925 Arthur Beloat

Ike Rude

1927 Carl Arnold

Jack Trainor

1928 Wid Fuller

Logan Morris

1929 Arthur Beloat

Roy Adams

1930 Dick Conley

Arthur Beloat

1931 Homer Ward

Dick Conley

1932 Everett Bowman

Roy Adams

1933 Arthur Beloat

Jake McClure

1934 Arthur Beloat

Lawrence Conley

1935 Dick Conley

Tommy Rhodes

1936 Breezy Cox

John Rhodes

1937 Mike Stuart

Adolph Gill

1938 Asbury Schell

Joe Bassett

1940 Arthur McEuen

Delmar Asay

1941 Jack Clem

Bill Walls

1942 Buck Nichols

Gilbert Nichols

1943 Lawton Champie

Joe Lambert

1944 Arthur Beloat

Lawton Champie

1945 Arthur Beloat

Joe Bassett

1946 Gilbert Nichols

Hank Alrich

1947 Bo Giles

AD Browning

1948 Jack Clem

Charlie Mickle

1949 Joe Bassett

Joe Glenn

1950 Fred Darnell

Joe Glenn

1951 Fred Lambert

Joe Lambert

1952 Asbury Schell

Joe Bassett

1953 Buck Nichols

Gilbert Nichols

1954 John Clem

John Rhodes

1955 John Clem

John Rhodes

1956 John Rhodes

Dale Smith

1957 John Clem

Ed Schell

1958 Buck Nichols

Gilbert Nichols

1959 John Clem

Art Arnold

1960 Glenn Motes

Don Nchols

1961 John Clem

Tex Bidegain

1962 Glenn Motes

Choc Hamilton

1963 Dale Smith

Eddie Schell

1964 Gilbert Nichold

Howard Nichols

1965 Al Gastelum

Dick Richards

1966 Glenn Motes

Choc Hamilton

1967 Nick Nicholas

Gilbert Nichols

1968 Joe Glenn

Art Arnold

1969 Leo Camarillo

Bucky Bradford

1970 Jerold Camarillo

John Miller

1971 Leo Camarillo

Bill Darnell

1972 Ken Lumen

Jim Rodriquez

1973 Les Hirdes

John Deaton

1974 HP Evetts

Jerold Camarillo

1975 Leo Camarillo

HP Evetts

1976 Reg Camarillo

Jerold Camarillo

1977 Jeff Barnsby

Ed Hirdes

1978 Mark Arnold

Fred Davis

1979 Doyle Gellerman

Walt Woodard

1980 Leo Camarillo

Tee Woolman

1981 Billy Darnell

Jim Compton

1982 George Richards

Matt Silveira

Champions Continued

1983 Clay O’Brien Cooper

Bret Beach

1984 Doyle Gellerman

Walt Woodard

1985 Jimmie B Cooper

Allen Bach

1986 Joe Parsons

Clay Parsons

1987 Dick Yates

JD Yates

1988 Clay Parsons

Joe Parsons

1989 David Motes

Dennis Watkins

1990 Rube Woolsey

Kory Koontz

1991 Matt Tyler

Mike Beers & Clay O’Brien Cooper

Jake Barnes

1992 Clay O’Brien Cooper

Jake Barnes

1993 Tim Ross

Dee King

1994 Tee Woolman 23.2/3

Rick Skelton

1995 Terry Leonard

Tony Boggs & George Ishman

Billy Holland

1996 Kevin Stewart

Bobby Harris

1997 Matt Tyler

Monty Joe Petska

1998 Larry Harris

Cody Guess

1999 G Allen

Trey Johnson

2000 Speed Williams

Rich Skelton

2001 Mark Simon

Bret Tonozzi

2002 Jake Barnes

Clay O’Brien Cooper

2003 Jay Adams

Cody Hintz

2004 Rich Skelton

Speed Williams

2005 Michael Jones

Trevor Brazile

2006 David Key

Kory Koontz

2007 Tee Woolman

Cory Petska

2008 Cody O’Dell

JW Borrego

2009 Derrick Begay

Cesar de la Cruz

2010 Charly Crawford

Russel Cardoza

2011 Justin Yost/Kyle Crick

Nick Rawlings/ Dakota Kirchenschlager

2012 Derrick Begay

Cesar de la Cruz

2013 Brandon Beers

Jim Ross Cooper

2014 Levi Grantham

Dennis Watkins

2015 Brady Tryan

B.J. Campbell

2016 Riley Minor

Brady Minor

2017 Chad Master

Travis Graves

2018 Luke Brown

Jake Long

2019 Britt Smith

Jake Smith

2020 Clay Tryan

Jake Long

2021 Headers Derrick Begay & Cory Petska

Heelers Clint Summer & Ross Ashford

Single Steer Roping Champions

1982 Pecos Shannon

1983 Pete McEntire

1984 Larry Noland

1985 Charlie Price

2012 Chet Herren

2013 Brad Prather

2014 Shay Good

2015 Vin Fisher

2016 Jess Tierney

2017 Mike Chase

Bryce Davis

2018 Rocky Patterson

2019 Rocky Patterson

2020 Garrett Hale

2021 Taylor Santos

All-Around Cowboy Champions

1920 Cheyenne Kiser

1921 Walter Lynch

1922 Lee Robinson

1923 JC Cline

1924 Ed Bowman

1925 Ike Rude

1926 Jim Gardner

1927 Carl Arnold

1928 Wid Fuller

1929 Arthur Beloat

1930 Jake McClure

1931 Lawton Champie

1932 Everett Bowman

1933 Jake McClure

1934 Lawton Champie

1935 Arthur Beloat

1936 Tom Bride

1937 Mike Stuart

1938 Asbury Schell

1939 Joe Cornwall

1940 Delmar Asay

1941 Joe Tyree

1942 Joe Tyree

1943 Joe Lambert

1944 Lawton Champie

1945 Joe Bassett

1946 Fred Cook

1947 Sid Despain

1948 Pete Pascoe

1949 Joe Bassett

1950 Logue Morris

1951 Arnold Jones

1952 Fred Darnell

1953 Arnold Jones

1954 Don Whisenant

1955 John Clem

1956 Clyde Allred

1957 Asbury Schell

1958 Walt Nichols

1958 John Clem

1960 Glen Motes

1961 Arnold Jones

1962 Joel Sublette

1963 Chuck Sheppard

1964 Walt Nichols

1965 Walt Nichols

1966 George Andress

1967 Nick Nichols

1968 Don Nichols

1969 Leo Camarillo

1970 Doug Brown

1971 Leo Camarillo

1972 Leo Camarillo

1973 Larry Mahan

1974 Bill Darnell

1975 Leo Camarillo

1976 Rick Snure

1977 Brad Smith

1978 Sherrick Grantham

1979 Bob Monroe

1980 Brad Smith

1981 Ron Poindexter

1982 Leo Camarillo

1983 JD Yates

1984 Dave Brock

1985 Jimmie B Cooper

1986 Joe Parsons

1987 Lance Robinson

1988 Joe Parsons

1989 Steve Duhon

1990 Olie Smith

1991 Clay O’Brien Cooper

1992 Joe Parsons

1993 Kory Koonz

1994 KC Jones TD/TR

1995 Cody Lee

1996 Herbert Theroiot

1997 Brent Lewis

1998 Shane Hatch

1999 Chad Hager

2000 Scott Johnston

2001 Tom McFarland

2002 Cash Myers

2003 Bart Bailey

2004 Trevor Brazille

2007 Cutter Parsons

2008 Ryan Jarrett

2009 Trevor Brazille

2010 Joseph Parsons

2011 Bill Snure

2012 Clay Parsons

2013 Cimmaron Boardman

2014 Rick Kieckhefer

2015 Brent Lewis

2016 JoJo Lemond

2017 Trell Etbauer

2018 Seth Hall

2019 Tanner Green

2020 JC Mortensen

2021 Stetson Wright

Wild Cow Milking

1936 Arthur Beloat

Lee Barkdoll

1940 Chas Burgess

Joe Tyree

1941 Olan Sims

Bill Roer

1942 Tommy Walker

Bill Walls

Roy Prather

1943 Joe Lambert

Frank Banks

1944 Clarence Balcom

Ivan Jones

Charlie Matli

1945 Joe Bassett

1946 Clarence Balcom

Charley Matli

Ralph Stringfield

1948 Tommy Rhodes

Bobo Chapman

Logue Morris

1955 Joe Bassett

1956 Clyde Allred 1957 John Clem

1959 Don Nichols

1960 Clyde Allred

1961 Jack Branham

1962 Cecil Billingsley

1963 Chuck Sheppard

1964 Cliff Whatley

Poog Brenton

1965 Walt Nichols

Cliff Whatley

1966 Pat Orr

Gary Orr

1967 Glenn Motes

1971 Jack Branham

1972 Gene Ray Wood

1973 Bo Hunsaker

Bucky Bradford

1974 Art Savoini

1975 Sonny Stazenski

1976 Jim Martiny

1977 Sherrick Grantham

Bob Lester

1978 Dale Smith

Bob Lester

1979 Tanner Grantham

1981 Tom Ferguson

Barrel Racing Champions

1959 Phyllis Turnage

1960 Gerry Wales

1961 Sherry Laughlin

1962 Kay Sublette

1963 Pat Hatberg

1964 Shirley Davis

1965 Shirley Davis

1966 Shirley Davis

1967 Alexa Allred

1968 Sammie Thurman

1969 Barabara Baer

1970 Diane Morris

1971 Alexa Allred

1972 Alexa Allred

1973 Kathy Gary Fran Snure

1974 June Evetts

1975 Debbie Richards

1976 Joy Paddock

1977 Gail Tyson

1978 Phyllis Underdown

1981 Lee Ann Guilkey

1982 Bonnie Lemaire

1979 Gail Tyson

1980 Kathy McGuire

1981 Lee Ann Guilkey

1982 Bonnie Lemaire

1983 Kay Cline Goode

1984 Wanda Cagliari

1985 Rose Webb

1986 Barrie Smith

1987 Rose Webb

1988 Marci Alderman

1989 Rose Webb

1990 Joy Jean Bassinger

1991 Twila Haller

1992 Twila Haller

1993 Twila Haller

1994 Kathy Montono

1995 Sherry Potter Cervi

1996 Sherry Cervi

Champions Continued

1997 Kelly Yates Gail Hillman

1998 Tona Wright

1999 Kay Blandford

2000 Judi Reed

2001 Renee Gossett

2002 Jolee Lautaret

2003 Patti Jo Higdon

2004 Sheri Sinor-Estrada

2005 Sheri Sinor-Estrada

2006 Sheri Sinor-Estrada

2007 Brittany Hofstetter

2008 Maegan Reichert

2009 Brittany Pharr Pozzi

2010 Brenda Mays

2011 Brenda Mays

2012 Nancy Hunter

2013 Christy Loflin

2014 Kelli Thouvenell

2015 SherryLynn Johnson

2016 Falena Hunter

2017 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

2018 Nellie Miller

2019 Sarah Kieckhefer

Megan Champion

2020 Wenda Johnson

2021 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

Wrangler Bullfight Champions

1985 Rick Chatman

1986 Miles Hare

1987 Skipper Voss

Breakaway Roping Champions

2021 Amanda Coleman

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BY THE HORNS TAKE WORK

When you’re tending your herd, there’s no time to waste on things that don’t work. You need a vehicle purposebuilt to maximize productivity, offer comfort in all conditions, and minimize downtime. Polaris machines are engineered to make quick work of any task with plenty of power to tow and haul and the fast engaging true

AWD to help you tackle ranch roads that change as quickly as the seasons. Enclosed cabs keep you comfortable from sunup to sundown, no matter the forecast.

WHO WAS Jack Daniel?

The character of Jack Daniel’s, the whiskey with the iconic black-and-white label on the equally iconic square bottle, is bound up in the character of Jack Daniel, the brand’s founder and first master distiller.

The Jack Daniel’s website suggests its founder Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel was born in 1850 (the date on his tombstone); the Tennessee state library website lists his birthdate as Sept. 5, 1846; and in a 2004 biography, author Peter Krass says he was born in January 1849. Whatever his actual birthdate, his parents were Calaway and Lucinda Cook Daniel, and he was of Welsh, Scottish, English, and Scots-Irish descent.

Jack ran away from home after his father died and was taken in by a local lay preacher and moonshine distiller named Dan Call, and he began learning the distilling trade. In 1875, after receiving an inheritance from his father’s estate, Jack founded a legally registered distilling business with Call. He took over the whole thing shortly afterward when Call quit for religious reasons. In 1884 Jack purchased the hollow and land where the distillery is now located.

A physically small man only 5 feet 2 inches tall, Jack Daniel devoted his time to the ideal of making a whiskey that, thanks to charcoal filtering and other factors, he could be proud to sell at a premium price. He wanted his whiskey to be special so he used only the iron-free cave spring water on his property, along with the finest grains, filtering it through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal.

Jack Daniel never married and did not have any children. However, he took his nephews under his wing — one of whom was Lemuel “Lem” Motlow, who was skilled with numbers and was soon doing all the distillery’s bookkeeping. In 1907, due to failing health, Jack gave the distillery to Lem and another nephew. Lem soon bought out his partner and operated the distillery for about 40 years.

Jack died in 1911. For July 4, 2011, Jack Daniel’s launched a media blitz to celebrate the independent American spirit. A poster from that campaign reads, “56 men signed the Declaration of Independence, one man put it in a bottle.”

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