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Hedeman Family
From the Rodeo Arena to the Show Ring BY TRACY HEDEMAN, TX
TRACY’S LIVESTOCK SHOWING BACKGROUND
I grew up on a Horned Hereford Ranch in Haslet, Texas where my dad (Jack Stepp) was the Ranch manager for 2 years where he ran about 500 cows at the ranch. We moved to Justin when I was 15 years old and my dad started to work for Bingham Limousin Ranch, it was a much smaller ranch but we had lots of show cattle. I helped my dad with the show cattle and traveled with him to all the stock shows and showed all the cattle for the ranch. When that ranch sold out we went to work for M&L Limousin ranch and I was in college at Oklahoma State but I still went to stock shows and showed the cattle. I had the opportunity to get involved with the Jr. Limousin Assocition and show at state and national shows. I was
mom still help me with the cows we raise today. It has been fun for our boys to show Limousin cattle and see friends I grew up showing with still involved with showing. I have made a lot of friends over the years going to stock shows then and now. When Tuff and I met we were in college and he was rodeoing in college and professionally and I was at stock shows showing cattle. TUFF’S RODEO BACKGROUND
very lucky to get to show lots of good heifers over the years at these ranches. My dad and I made a pretty good team. My dad and
Tuff’s rodeo career began junior rodeo competition entering various New Mexico Junior Rodeo Association competitions, taking him onto high school competitions and then to National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association rodeos, competing for Sul Ross MAY/JUNE 2011 THE SHOWTIMES 113