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Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo schedule of events

By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic Mitchell residents and visitors will see no shortage of local events to attend with the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Events kicked off Tuesday at the rodeo grounds in Mitchell. On its opening day at 5 p.m., the rodeo featured a rodeo mixer, followed by NBRA barrel racing.

“The big change to our kickoff event was we thought folks confused the mixer with being limited to members of the Chamber of Commerce,” rodeo chairman Jim Miskimins said. “So we’re calling it a community kickoff celebration dinner.

We’re hopeful that a big crowd shows up to have some free food and learn about what’s happening the rest of the week.”

At the dinner, Miskimins said the parade marshall will be announced along with hall of fame entrants.

On Wednesday, the Midcontinent long range contest kicks off at 11 a.m. at

Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell. The longest drive contest will be held on Hole 1, with interested parties being able to participate with three balls for $5. The winner will receive a new driver valued at $400.

The Midcontinent rodeo golf classic begins at noon, with a $40 entry fee for the two-person 18-hole scramble tourney.

“We’re very fortunate to have Midcontinent Communications as our partner for the classic,” Miskimins said.

“We keep tweaking it to try and satisfy our golfers, we want as many as possible to participate. The big winner can win a really nice driver.”

At 2 p.m., the Dakota Discovery Museum celebrates Badger Clark, with Mountain Thunder, a ballad of Badger Clark cowboy poetry.

Registration for team roping begins at 7 p.m. at the Rodeo Grounds, with jackpot team roping to follow. Admission is free

to the public.

At 8 p.m. Thursday, the first of four rodeo performances kicks off, with mutton bustin’ open to children ages 4-6 and 60 pounds or under. The riders will compete nightly for trophies. A kids candy toss will be held nightly as well.

The rodeo competition runs nightly from Thursday through Sunday.

“We’re excited,” Miskimins said. “We hope the weather cooperates, and we expect our crowds to show up and support us. We’re working hard to do good things in the community.”

The rodeo slack begins at 8 a.m. on Friday at the Rodeo Grounds, followed by the second of four rodeo performances at 8 p.m.

The rodeo parade kicks off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday on Main Street. The 2015 rodeo parade theme is “homegrown.”

Prizes are awarded to category winners at the 8 p.m. rodeo performance on

Saturday.

A cowboy church service will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday at the Rodeo Grounds, followed by a chili cook off at 11 a.m.

Chili will be served to the public at noon, with prizes being awarded for “best chili” and “best camp site.”

In addition to the final rodeo performance at 8 p.m. Sunday, Midcontinent and KMIT present Family Day. Wagon rides, inflatables, train rides, face painting, hot dogs, Pepsi and snow cones will be available.

Attendees are encouraged to wear purple and to help raise funds for the “Man Up Crusade” by participating in a frisbee toss. All funds raised will go toward raising awareness to help stop domestic violence and to assist the Mitchell Area Safehouse with assisting its clients.

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An event-by-event look at professional rodeo Throughout this special section, there are explanations of each event at the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo. The explanations are reprinted with permission from the professional rodeo website, prorodeo.com.

Bareback riding Bareback riders endure more abuse, suffer more injuries and carry away more long-term damage than all other rodeo cowboys.

To stay aboard the horse, a bareback rider uses a rigging made of leather and constructed to meet PRCA safety specifications.

The rigging, which resembles a suitcase handle on a strap, is placed atop the horse’s withers and secured with a cinch.

Bareback riding has been compared to riding a jackhammer with one hand. Jason Jeter can probably attest to that definition.

As the bronc and rider burst from the chute, the rider must have both spurs touching the horse’s shoulders until the horse’s feet hit the ground after the initial move from the chute. This is called “marking out.” If the cowboy fails to do this, he is disqualified.

As the bronc bucks, the rider pulls his knees up, rolling his spurs up the horse’s shoulders. As the horse descends, the cowboy straightens his legs, returning his spurs over the point of the horse’s shoulders in anticipation of the next jump.

Making a qualified ride and earning a money-winning score requires more than just strength. A bareback rider is judged on his spurring technique, the degree to which his toes remain turned out while he is spurring and his willingness to take whatever might come during his ride.

It’s a tough way to make a living, all right. But, according to bareback riders, it’s the cowboy way.

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Rodeo parade continues to grow ‘Homegrown’ selected as theme by Corn Palace Stampede Committee

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic The parade stands out as one of the highlights every year during the Corn Palace Stampede rodeo.

Throughout the week of events and the actual rodeo, the parade down Main Street is a staple of the entire Corn Palace Stampede week.

“We’re very excited for the parade. It’s one of our very best events,” Corn Palace Stampede rodeo chairman Jim Miskimins said. “Any time you can drive down Main Street and see 9,000 or 10,000 people in our communi-

ty, it’s really exciting.”

This year’s theme for the 45th Corn Palace Stampede rodeo parade is “Homegrown”.

“We’re very pleased with our theme of ‘Homegrown,’ ” Miskimins said. “We just think whether a business is 1 year old or 100 years old, big or small, anybody can take advantage of celebrating Mitchell and other surrounding small communities as homegrown towns.

We’re hopeful that folks find the inspiration to be creative, and put together some great floats and have a great time with the

parade.”

The parade will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday on Main Street and Lawler Street in Mitchell.

This year’s parade route begins at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Main Street and heads south until First Avenue.

It then heads east one block to Lawler Street and it heads north until it ends at Seventh Avenue.

Corn Palace Parade Committee Chairman Stan Peterson said word of mouth has helped the parade grow and succeed every year.

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“The community really joins in and puts in good entries that people enjoy seeing,” Peterson said. “This year’s theme is pretty broad based and it’ll be very interesting because people can take a lot of different angles.”

Last year, Peterson said there were 115 entries in the parade and around 10,000 spectators watching the 1-hour, 45-minute event. Peterson was unsure of the number of entries for this year’s parade when this special section went to press.

“We try to get it organized so people know where to get their information,” Peterson said. “We also have a lot of people that have been in the parade before, so they know what to expect.”

Here is a list of last year’s parade winners: All Around: Muck Agency; Youth: Katelynn and Victoria Schulz, 2. Mitchell Premier Cheer, 3. Extreme Cheer and Dance; Horse Drawn: Hansen Wagon Wheel, 2. Wells Fargo, 3. Ethan Trial Riders; Commercial: 1.

Robertson Trucking and Racing, 2. Davison County Implement John Deere, 3. Dales A-1 Transmission; Retail: 1. Trudy David’s, 2. James Valley CycleClub/ Klockworks, 3. Fashions Unlimited; Best Use of Theme: 1. Iverson Chrysler Center, 2. Jim Grosz, 3. Dental Care Center; Antique: 1. David Mutziger, 2. Ken Recker, 3.

Twin Rivers OldIron; Humorous: 1. Muck Agency, 2.

Area Community Theater, 3. SDSU - Hobo Day; Shrine: 1. Shrine Hillbillies, 2. Big Bend Shrine, 3. El Riad Shrine Animal Unit; Equestrian: 1. Ethan Trail Riders, 2. Mitchell Area Special Olympics, 3. Courage to Confront.

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Past Stampede Rodeo Parade Themes 1979: Salute to the Clowns 1980: Bulls, Barrels and Buckskins 1981: Mitchell Re-Discovered 1982: Rodeo Fever 1983: Salute to Country Music 1984: Old West Heroes and Legends 1985: TV Westerns on Parade 1986: USA — We’re No. 1 1987: Clowning Around 1988: Days of the Frontiersmen 1989: South Dakota Then and Now 1990: Twenty years of Memories and Dreams (20th Anniversary) 1991: Spirit of America 1992: Palaces of the Past 1993: Clowning Around 1994: Famous Western Women 1995: A Salute to Rodeo (25th Anniversary) 1996: Wild, Wild West 1997: Rodeo Stars of the Future 1998: “Once Upon a Time”: A Storybook Rodeo

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1999: A Century Gone By 2000: Unsung Heroes 2001: Outlaws of the Past 2002: Lawmen of the Past: A Salute to U.S. Marshals 2003: Welcome to Our Town America 2004: Discovering South Dakota’s History 2005: Do You Remember When 2006: Palace Pride — Celebrating Corn Murals of the Past 2007: Our Boys are Back in Town: A Salute to our Armed Forces 2008: Great Western Icons 2009: Making Music Come Alive 2010: Celebrating 40 Years of Cowboys, Kids & Country (40th Anniversary) 2011: Come to the Cowboy Carnival 2012: Even Cowboys Like a Little Rock and Roll 2013: The American Way 2014: From Horses to Horsepower 2015: Homegrown

CORN PALACE STAMPEDE RODEO TAB Steer wrestling Speed and strength are the name of the game in steer wrestling. In fact, with a world record sitting at 2.4 seconds, steer wrestling is the quickest event in rodeo.

The objective of the steer wrestler, who is also known as a “bulldogger,” is to use strength and technique to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible.

That sounds simple enough.

Here’s the catch: the steer generally weighs more than twice as much as the cowboy and, at the time the two come together, they’re both often traveling at 30 miles per hour. Speed and precision, the two most important ingredients in steer wrestling, make bulldogging one of rodeo’s most challenging events.

As with tie-down and team ropers, the bulldogger starts on horseback in a box. A breakaway rope barrier is attached to the steer and stretched across the open end of the box. The steer gets a head start that is determined by the size of the arena. When the steer reaches the advantage point, the barrier is released and the bulldogger takes off in pursuit. If the bulldogger breaks the barrier before the steer reaches his head start, a 10-second

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penalty is assessed.

A perfect combination of strength, timing and technique are necessary for success in the lightning-quick event of steer wrestling.

In addition to strength, two other skills critical to success in steer wrestling are timing and balance.

When the cowboy reaches the steer, he slides down and off the right side of his galloping horse, hooks his right arm around the steer’s right horn, grasps the left horn with his left hand and, using strength and leverage, slows the animal and wrestles it to the ground. His work isn’t complete until the steer is on its side with all four feet pointing the same direction. That’s still not all there is to it.

To catch the sprinting steer, the cowboy uses a “hazer,” who is another mounted cowboy who gallops his horse along the right side of the steer and keeps it from veering away from the bulldogger.

The efforts of the hazer can be nearly as important as those of the steer wrestler. For that reason, and the fact that he sometimes supplies the bulldogger with a horse, the hazer often receives a fourth of the payoff.

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Fanning takes fourth in steer wrestling

Olivet native qualified for National High School Finals Rodeo

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic OLIVET — Cameron Fanning wants to make the most of his final year competing in high school rodeo.

Fanning, an Olivet native and Parkston High School graduate, finished fourth in the steer wrestling competition at the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals on June 27 in Belle Fouche.

“I didn’t have a time in my first go-around so that really hurt,” Fanning said. “I knew I had to do good in the second go-around and I ended up winning it. I

managed to do enough to squeak in.”

Fanning finished with 59 points in the event and recorded a time of 4.23 seconds in his second go-around.

“I think my experiences with the (Parkston) football and wrestling team taught me how to overcome adversity,” Fanning said. “My goal was to make it to Nationals and I just needed to get over my first run and concentrate on the next run.”

He finished in fourth place and qualified to represent South Dakota at the National High School Finals Rodeo July 12-18 in Rock Springs, Wyo. “It all worked out in end,” said Fanning, who qualified to nationals in the steer wrestling competition in 2013 and 2014.

“It’s a lot of fun, being up there a whole

week and meeting new people. It’s a fun place to be and you get to see a lot of cool things.”

Fanning said everyone on team South Dakota gets along and supports each other well, despite being from all corners of the state.

“In South Dakota, we all cheer each other on,” Fanning said. “It’s a lot different than other sports because it’s not Parkston versus Canton. Everyone just helps everyone out. I really enjoy it.”

Fanning has been competing in the steer wrestling event at rodeos for more than 10 years. He won a state title in the event in 2013. This year, he won the steer wrestling at the Watertown Regional high school rodeo on June 14 with a time of 6.130 sec-

onds.

Fanning said the key to having a strong performance in steer wrestling is not to act conservative.

“You always have to stay aggressive,” said Fanning, who also competed in the team roping event at this year’s state finals. “Once you hold back, that’s when things go bad.”

Heading into his final appearance at the NHSFR, Fanning said he’s excited to see what he can accomplish this year.

“I’ve never been as good as I am now,” said Fanning, who added he’s never made it in the top-20 at Nationals. “I’m looking to make it to the short-go and finish in the top 20 this year.”

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Charities making an impact at rodeo

By GARRICK HODGE The Daily Republic Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo attendees will have the opportunity to make a difference by donating to the rodeo’s sponsored charities throughout the week The “Man Up Crusade” and “Tough Enough To Wear Pink” charities will be in attendance at the rodeo, with help from Mitchell-area communities.

“Several years ago, the community really supported our efforts to raise our awareness for cancer,” rodeo chairman Jim Miskimins said.

“Through the generous efforts of people that partnered with us we raised over $50,000 for cancer awareness through the sale of T-shirts. We took a several-year break from doing it, but we noticed in the off-

season that we still see those shirts around from several years ago. It was a reminder of what the rodeo can do for the community. We decided to start it up again.”

The You’ll Never Walk Alone Foundation and the Mitchell and Alexandria women’s dart leagues are helping raise money for “Tough Enough to Wear Pink,” a charity that raises funds for breast cancer awareness, by distributing T-shirts. Miskimins said there isn’t a set figure for a desired amount to be raised, but hopes the community participates and buys shirts for the cause.

The “Man Up Crusade” is a non-profit organization designed to bring awareness to the issue of domestic violence.

“The goal is to educate

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everyone that domestic violence is a problem and that we want to help stop it,” Miskimins said.

In support of the cause, the rodeo is partnering with the Mitchell Area Safehouse on Sunday’s rodeo. Fans can purchase a frisbee, to be thrown into the rodeo arena at a designated time. If a rodeo fan throws a ringer into a barrel, that individual will split the pot of the total funds raised.

The other half will go to the Mitchell Area Safehouse. The Kelly Gross insurance agency (affiliated with De Smet Farm mutual insurance) partnered in the purchase of the frisbees.

Rodeo fans will be encouraged to wear purple on Sunday, in support of the “Man Up Crusade” official color.

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Team roping, the only true team event in ProRodeo, requires close cooperation and timing between two highly skilled ropers — a header and a heeler — and their horses. The event originated on ranches when cowboys needed to treat or brand large steers and the task proved too difficult for one man.

The key to success? Hard work and endless practice. Team roping partners must perfect their timing, both as a team and with their respective horses.

Similar to tie-down ropers and steer wrestlers, team ropers start from the boxes on each side of the chute from which the steer enters the arena. The steer gets a head start determined by the length of the arena.

Team ropers such as Joe Beaver and Travis Tryan spend long hours perfecting their timing with each other and their horses. One end of a breakaway barrier is attached to the steer and stretched across the open end of the header’s box. When the steer reaches his advantage point, the barrier is released, and the header takes off in pursuit, with the heeler trailing slightly further behind. The ropers are assessed a 10-second

penalty if the header breaks the barrier before the steer completes his head start. Some rodeos use heeler barriers too.

The header ropes first and must make one of three legal catches on the steer: around both horns, around one horn and the head or around the neck. Any other catch by the header is considered illegal and the team is disqualified.

After the header makes his catch, he turns the steer to the left and exposes the steer’s hind legs to the heeler. The heeler then attempts to rope both hind legs. If he catches only one foot, the team is assessed a five-second penalty. After the cowboys catch the steer, the clock is stopped when there is no slack in their ropes and their horses face one another.

Another important aspect to the event is the type of horses used by the ropers. The American quarter horse is the most popular among all timed-event competitors, particularly team ropers. Heading horses generally are taller and heavier because they need the power to turn the steer after it is roped. Heeling horses are quick and agile, enabling them to better follow the steer and react to its moves.

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Parking lot lighting improved Horseman’s Sports Arena continues to experience upgrades

By ERIC MAYER The Daily Republic Getting out of the parking lot at the Horseman’s Sports Arena late following the rodeo has been an issue fans have dealt with for years.

This year, that process should be a little easier.

Eight new light poles have been installed on the north side of the parking lot to provide better lighting for drivers leaving the rodeo.

“Every year at the rodeo we have the search and rescue group helping get cars out of the rodeo,” Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Grounds Committee Chairman Dave Emmert said. “A couple of them have been tapped by cars because there isn’t enough light when it gets dark. They bring their own lights, but it’s not really enough to light up the whole parking lot.”

Emmert said the light poles were donated by the city of Mitchell to be used on the rodeo grounds. The

donated poles were from a project that installed new lights on Havens Street in Mitchell.

“We got some old light poles from the city to help light the parking lot a little better,” Emmert said. “We found the time to do it this year.”

In total, Emmert said around 1,000 feet of wire was entrenched and eight concrete foundations were poured for the eight light poles to be installed.

“It’s going to help people get out of the rodeo,” Emmert said. “They will be able to see the driveway that leads out of the arena.”

Emmert said Mike Titze’s construction company helped entrench the wire as a donation to the rodeo.

The parking lot lighting project was just the latest in a series of projects Emmert has seen accomplished at the Horseman’s Sports Arena in his 10 years in charge of the grounds.

Last year new bleachers were installed to replace all the old,

wooden bleachers at the venue.

The bleachers installed last year included 20 rows of seats — compared to the 12 rows of seats in the old, wooden bleachers — and be 129 feet long, adding hundreds of seats to the arena.

Replacing the wooden bleachers with metal bleachers helped the committee cut out an average cost of $14,000 annually to maintain the wooden bleachers.

“You don’t have to replace the worn out boards and you don’t have to worry that someone is going to fall and get hurt,” Emmert said.

With new bleachers and parking lot lighting installed, Emmert said the next project area could be improving the crow’s nest seating.

“We are still looking to maybe do some work on the crow’s nest area, but we are getting pretty close to Eric Mayer/Republic where we want to be,” Emmert Pictured is one of the eight concrete bases for new light poles installed at the said. “It’s getting to be a very nice Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. facility.”

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Saddle bronc riding Saddle bronc riding is rodeo’s classic event, both a complement and contrast to the wilder spectacles of bareback riding and bull riding. This event requires strength to be sure, but the event also demands style, grace and precise timing.

Saddle bronc riding evolved from the task of breaking and training horses to work the cattle ranches of the Old West.

Many cowboys claim riding saddle broncs is the toughest rodeo event to master because of the technical skills necessary for success.

Every move the bronc rider makes must be synchronized with the movement of the horse. The cowboy’s objective is a fluid ride, somewhat in contrast to the wilder and less-controlled rides of bareback riders.

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the chute. To properly mark out his horse, the saddle bronc rider must have both heels touching the animal above the point of its shoulders when it makes its first jump from the chute. If the rider misses his mark, he receives no score.

While a bareback rider has a rigging to hold onto, the saddle bronc rider has only a thick rein attached to his horse’s halter. Using one hand, the cowboy tries to stay securely seated in his saddle. If he touches any part of the horse or his own body with his free hand, he is disqualified.

Judges score the horse’s bucking action, the cowboy’s control of the horse and the cowboy’s spurring action.

While striving to keep his toes turned outward, the rider spurs from the points of the horse’s shoulders to the back of the saddle. To score well, the rider must maintain that action throughout the eight-second ride. While the bucking ability of the horse is quite naturally built into the scoring system, a smooth, rhythmic ride is sure to score better than a wild, uncontrolled effort.

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Thomas Kronberg competes in last year’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo.

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Here’s a list of South Dakota and North Dakota cowboys in the 2015 Badlands Circuit standings (as of June 28) who are ranked in the top 5 in their respective events with town names and dollar amounts won listed: All-Around 1. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, $9,929.46; 2.

Justin Scofield, Volga, $7,266.44; 3. Paul David Tierney, Oral, $4,976.21; 4. Taygen Schuelke, Newll, $3,375.03; 5. Rex Treeby, Hecla, $2,834.82 Bareback riding 1. Joe Gunderson, Gettysburg, $5,681.16; 2. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., $4,773.09; 3.

Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., $4,043.93; 4.

Blake Smith, Zap, N.D., $3,546.21; 5. Mac Erickson, Sundance, Wyo., $1,489.90 Steer wrestling 1. Chason Floyd, Buffalo, $4,773.08; 2. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, $3,483.17; 3. Tyler Haugen, Sturgis, $3,006.59; 4. Taz Olson, Prairie City, $2,850.66; 5. Evan Entze, Golden Valley, N.D., $2,733.48 Team roping (headers) 1. J.B. Lord, Sturgis, $7,190.77; 2. Logan Olson, Flandreau, $3,962.68; 3. Layne Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D., $3,354.60; 4.

Tucker McDaniel, Midland, $2,789.45; 5.

Turner Harris, Killdeer, N.D., $2,107.95 Team roping (heelers) 1. Levi Lord, Sturgis, $5,236.74; 2. Tim

Tie-down roping As with saddle bronc riding and team roping, the roots of tie-down roping can be traced back to the working ranches of the Old West. When calves were sick or injured, cowboys had to rope and immobilize them quickly for veterinary treatment. Ranch hands prided themselves on the speed with which they could rope and tie calves, and they soon turned their work into informal contests.

As the event matured, being a good horseman and a fast sprinter became as important to the competitive tiedown roper as being quick and accurate with a rope.

Today, the mounted cowboy starts from a box, a three-sided fenced area adjacent to the chute holding the calf.

The fourth side of the box opens into the arena.

A cowboy’s success in tie-down roping depends in large part on the precise teamwork between him and his horse. The calf receives a head start that is determined by the length of the arena. One end of a breakaway rope barrier is looped around the calf’s neck and stretched across the open end of the box. When the calf reaches

Franzen, Sidney, Mont., $3,354.60; 3. Jake Nelson, Creighton, $2,789.45; 4. Ross Carson, Killdeer, N.D., $2,107.95; 5. Justin Scofield, Volga, $2,024.38 Saddle bronc riding 1. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, $7,715.67; 2. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, $4,935.94; 3.

Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, $4,297.86; 4.

Taygen Schuelke, Newell, $3,574.82 Tie-down roping 1. Trey Young, Dupree, $8,304.31; 2.

Justin Scofield, Volga, $6,743.14; 3. Boe Brown, Valentine, Neb., $6,185.64; 4. Paul David Tierney, Oral, $5,042.01; 5. Clint Kindred, Oral, $4,633.54 Steer roping 1. Ora Taton, Rapid City, $322.73; 2. Coy Thompson, Whitewood, $171.28; 3. Bobby Harris, Highmore, $171.28 Bull riding 1. Abe Dillman, Grassy Butte, N.D. $6,164.25; 2. Riley Blankenship, Killdeer, N.D., $4,996.98; 3. Tate Thybo, Belle Fourche, $2,487.38; 4. Wyatt Gregg, Highmore, $2,449.18; 5. Shawn Harris, Prairie City, $2,404.39.

its advantage point, the barrier is released. If the roper breaks the barrier before the calf reaches its head start, the cowboy is assessed a 10-second penalty.

The horse is trained to come to a stop as soon as the cowboy throws his loop and catches the calf. The cowboy then dismounts, sprints to the calf and throws it by hand, a maneuver called flanking. If the calf is not standing when the cowboy reaches it, he must allow the calf to get back on its feet before flanking it. After the calf is flanked, the roper ties any three legs together with a pigging string - a short, looped rope he clenches in his teeth during the run.

While the contestant is accomplishing all of that, his horse must pull back hard enough to eliminate any slack in the rope, but not so hard as to drag the calf.

When the roper finishes tying the calf, he throws his hands in the air as a signal that the run is completed. The roper then remounts his horse, rides forward to create slack in the rope and waits six seconds to see if the calf remains tied. If the calf kicks free, the roper receives no time.

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TREVOR BRAZILE ALL-AROUND STEER ROPING Trevor Brazile, at 38 the reigning King of the Cowboys, has won 12 all-around world championships, including the last nine in a row – both records.

Among the reasons Brazile has more gold buckles than any rodeo cowboy in history (21, another record): his work ethic, versatility, ever-improving roping and horsemanship skills, and positive attitude. “If I leave tomorrow, I’ll be way more successful than I ever thought I’d be,” Brazile said. “I just try to make the most of what I have. I love to rodeo.

When you do three events and want to excel, you’ve got to put in the time.” Just to qualify for the all-around standings, a cowboy must earn at least $3,000 in at least two events. Last year, Brazile earned $494,369 and he did something unprecedented by banking more than $100,000 in three events.

Over his 20-year career, he’s earned nearly $5.5 million in the arena – another record. His 2014 earnings were the second-highest in ProRodeo history – he owns the top eight marks – and were just behind his 2010 total of $507,921. Brazile has won five steer roping gold buckles (2006-07, 2011, 2013-14), three tie-down world championships (2007, 2009-10) and a team roping header crown (2010), when he partnered with heeler Patrick Smith.

In 2014, Brazile finished second in the world standings in team roping with partner Travis Graves and second in tiedown roping – just weeks after winning the National Finals Steer Roping average title and the steer roping gold buckle.

Brazile has qualified for every Wrangler NFR since 1998, either as a team roper or tie-down roper, and usually in both events. Plus, he’s qualified for every National Steer Roping Final since 1997.

By qualifying in all three events in 2014, he has 45 National Finals appearances, tying the record set by Tee Woolman.

Brazile has often claimed that a major factor in his success is his ability – really, it’s a decision, he says – to remain positive through good times and bad. “This sport has a way of keeping you humble through injuries and the luck of the draw; there are variables in this sport like no other, which can be a blessing or a curse,” he said. “That’s one of the great things about this sport. It doesn’t matter who you are; this sport can keep you humble.”

KAYCEE FEILD BAREBACK RIDING Kaycee Feild wants to surpass everyone, and his career goal is simple: “I want to win seven world titles.”

The bareback riding record is five – shared by Joe Alexander and Bruce Ford.

Kaycee knows the story about Alexander, who could’ve won seven straight gold buckles except that the rules changed, and the NFR average champion was also declared the world champ from 1976-78.

That cost Alexander two more titles.

Feild has no such problem, and the 27-year-old figures he’s still in the prime of his career. So, just how far can the bareback riding machine extend his record streak of four consecutive world championships that coincide with four straight “Realistically,” Feild said, “I feel like I could do five more – in a row. When I achieve my goals, it just makes me more excited for next year. It’s building on what I’ve done, and bettering myself each year. I think I was better this year, in Despite his success, Feild doesn’t think he’s solidified his place in history. And he definitely wants to cement his name in the memories of fans and fellow “I hope I’m remembered as one of the best already,” he said. “But I could mess up the next few years, and it’ll be forgotten pretty quickly. I’m in the books but I want to go out swinging. I feel like I have at least eight years where my body will allow me to be where I’m at now.”

He felt strong and healthy in Rounds 9 and 10 – when he took first and second to finish fast and hold off 22-year-old challenger Austin Foss, who had won “I was feeling pressure, for sure,” Feild said. “Austin was riding outstanding. I could see his confidence growing every night. I stubbed my toe a few times (at the Finals), and I was really disappointed in how everything was going. It got Feild earned $294,980 for the 2014 season while Foss finished second with $201,025 and

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Richmond Champion was third after a second-place result in the LUKE BRANQUINHO STEER WRESTLING Steer wrestler Luke Branquinho’s prospects for capturing his fifth gold buckle didn’t look good entering the 2014 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It’s just never wise to count out one of the greatest bulldoggers in ProRodeo history.

Branquinho arrived in Las Vegas after sitting out 20 weeks of rodeo competition while recovering from surgery to repair the latissimus dorsi muscle under his right arm that he injured July 18 at California Rodeo Salinas. When Branquinho returned to the arena in the Thomas & Mack Center, he sat eighth in the world standings. But he looked better than ever once the competition began and the veteran steer wrestler steadily climbed to the top of the standings and won the gold buckle with $202,380.

“This one feels good because I sat out with an injury and had surgery, so to be able to win it is pretty meaningful to me,” Branquinho said. “Every time you have to have surgery on a tendon repair, there’s a chance you may not come back.

But I took the risk and my therapist at home and the doctor that put me back together said everything healed up and looked great.”

The Los Alamos, Calif., cowboy also won the world championship in 2004, 2008 and 2011-12. He is now only one gold buckle shy of tying ProRodeo Hall of Famer Homer Pettigrew’s event record of six.

Pettigrew won his steer wrestling buckles in 1940, 1942-45 and 1948.

Branquinho came to the Wrangler NFR with $65,992 – that was $25,812 behind leader Trevor Knowles – but made up ground on his competitors with an outstanding performance in Vegas.

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main thing was I was on the elliptical (machine), making sure I didn’t gain a lot of weight,” Branquinho said. “I also was on a healthy eating plan. I dropped 15 to 20 pounds and that was before I really even started going to therapy, and then I built some of Even with the lost time and rehab work, he still went to Las Vegas with high “A gold buckle is always in the back of your mind,” Branquinho said. “I knew I would just run at them in the go-rounds, because I was far enough behind and that’s what I had to do.

Unfortunately for some guys, they had a lot of mishaps that let me just kind of jump up in the standings and I stayed.”

First-time WNFR qualifier Kyle Irwin was a distant second in the standings to Branquinho with $147,699.

CLAY TRYAN & JADE CORKILL TEAM ROPING Clay Tryan and Jade Corkill were the best team ropers in the world in 2014.

The cowboys not only captured their second consecutive world championship as a team – it was each man’s third gold buckle overall – but they were the top pair in both the regular season and for the 10 nights of the Wrangler “Sometimes you have to leave no doubt,” said Tryan, who won the 2005 world title with Patrick Smith before capturing the last two with Corkill. “All three times I’ve won the world, I’ve come into the NFR with the lead. We always want to be the best team in the regular season, because that’s what all the practice is for.”

As Tryan said, there was little doubt as to who the best team roping duo was. At no point during the season did it appear that Tryan and Corkill were going to let anybody deny them another gold buckle.

“If you win one (world title), you’re in an elite group of people who have won it, and then the more you win, the smaller the group gets,” said Corkill, who started his run of three straight titles with Kaleb Driggers in 2012. “At the end of the day, to even be categorized with the guys

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that I looked up to, and still look up to, that part doesn’t seem real.”

Corkill’s three consecutive heeling gold buckles put him into an elite class. Since 1994 – the first year in which both header and heeler world championships were declared – only one heeler has won three straight world titles. The magnitude of the achievement is something that even a great roper like Corkill has a hard time grasping.

“When you’re young, you watch the other teams do it and think, ‘Man, that is unbelievable,’” Corkill said of having so much WNFR success. “And now, we’re the guys out here doing it, and I don’t think of myself as being that guy now at all. I still feel like the little kid watching other guys do it, which probably helps, because I don’t think of it as me out there winning. I’m watching what we’re doing on paper, but it doesn’t feel like it’s actually me doing it.”

SPENCER WRIGHT SADDLE BRONC RIDING As Spencer Wright walked away from the arena dirt after his victory lap on the final night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the 24-year-old saddle bronc rider looked like he had seen a ghost. And

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who could blame the WNFR rookie for the frozen expression on his face as he slowly walked up the tunnel. He had just completed one of the most stunning comefrom-behind wins in rodeo history.

Wright took his victory lap for winning the WNFR average title, but that was just the beginning of the craziness. His Round 10 ride earned a fifth-place check, and when Cort Scheer – who finished second in the average – didn’t place in the round, it meant a gold buckle for Wright.

The youngest of the Wright brothers – who made history when four of them qualified for the WNFR – liked being called a world champion.

“I could sure get used to it,” Wright said. “I knew this was a possibility, but it’s just a little hard to take it all in right now. I’m speechless, and I really don’t know what to say at this moment. All I can say right now is that I’m proud and It was a moment that stood to remind us all why sports are so amazing.

Sometimes the underdog becomes the big dog right before our very eyes.

Wright entered the WNFR 13th in the world standings. No saddle bronc rider in rodeo history had ever come from farther back than fifth to capture the gold Bill and Evelyn Wright of Milford, Utah, can now proudly claim to be the only parents in rodeo history to have three children who won a world title – all of

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The eldest of their 13 children, Cody, won gold buckles in 2008 and 2010, and Jesse Wright grabbed the gold in 2012.

Jake Wright, Jesse’s twin, nearly won it all in 2014, finishing second in the world by $10,067.

“Spencer, Jake and Jesse are like the 3 Musketeers – what’s good for one is good for all,” Evelyn said. “Spencer has always gone about his business quietly. He doesn’t talk a lot, and he’s always been our quietest child, but he always is paying attention and knows what direction he’s headed.”

TUF COOPER TIE-DOWN ROPING Tuf Cooper learned a hard lesson in 2013, but it helped him win another gold buckle in 2014.

After winning back-to-back tie-down roping world championships in 2011-12, Cooper suffered through a disappointing Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2013 and let the chance to win a third consecutive gold buckle slip through his grasp as he finished fourth in the world standings.

The Decatur, Texas, cowboy made amends at the 2014 Finals, and won his third gold buckle with $241,734. “Not winning (in 2013) helped me so much in everything I did,” Cooper said. “It lit a fire for me I didn’t know I had. I’m also so blessed because I got to rodeo with my brother-in-law, Trevor Brazile, all year

long and he helped me learn so much throughout the season. Without his consistent help all year, I wouldn’t have been able to put myself in this situation.”

Brazile, who has won a record 21 gold buckles, finished second in the tie-down roping world standings ($210,315). Cooper was able to hold off Brazile and thirdplace finisher Matt Shiozawa ($199,888), thanks to winning $87,912 at the WNFR. “Tuf did a great job,” Brazile said.

“What people don’t understand is, he had a lead to protect and he did it, and you have to make business decisions when you’re in those situations. I got to see it full circle, and I love seeing hard work pay off for me or anybody, and nobody worked harder than he did this year, in and out of the arena.

“Physically and mentally, he was ready to be the world champion again, and he did what it took and made the sacrifices it takes. The message to kids out there is to watch what he’s doing, and try and mimic it.”

Cooper, who has qualified for seven straight WNFRs, has been in the top four of the world standings every year since 2008.

He said winning another gold buckle with his ProRodeo Hall of Fame father, Roy Cooper, in the stands made things even more meaningful. Roy won tie-down roping gold buckles in 1976, 1979, 1983 and 1995, and steer roping world champion-

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“I saw my dad in the stands when I was making my victory lap and it looked like he had a tear in his eye,” Tuf said. “It’s so special because he helps us all day, every day. He wants us to do good. He wants us to follow in his footsteps and be better. He has given my brothers and me such great opportunities to do what we love to do.”

SAGE KIMZEY BULL RIDING Sage Kimzey will have to build a new trophy case to hold all the awards he earned during the 2014 rodeo season.

The 20-year-old bull rider from Strong City, Okla., put together one of the finest rodeo seasons in not only his event’s history, but in all of rodeo history.

Kimzey earned $318,631 and ran away with not only the world title, but also the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average buckle, as well as the PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year award and the RAM Top Gun truck.

“Everything I accomplished this season and in Vegas is pretty surreal,” Kimzey said. “It’s special enough to make it to the NFR during your rookie year, but to do everything I’ve been able to do feels amazing.”

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the regular season or the 10 nights of the WNFR. He was so dominant in both that he clinched his first gold buckle after just eight nights in Las Vegas. As he clutched the gold buckle after Round 10, it all started to sink in.

“This is a dream come true, and it’s what I’ve wanted to get my hands on since I was 3 years old,” Kimzey said of rodeo’s ultimate prize. “I had been (to the WNFR) before as a fan to watch the gold buckle presentation, so to be standing here now and holding it, and to be at the pinnacle of the sport, it’s making me want to do this all over again next year.”

Kimzey had already become just the second rookie bull rider to win the world title; Bill Kornell did it in 1963. And he was the only rookie to win both the world and average title in bull riding.

He broke the WNFR bull riding earnings record with $175,466, and came within just $2,135 of bull rider Matt Austin’s record for the best single-event earnings total in rodeo history.

“This experience has shown me how truly important each bull you get on is during the course of the season and the NFR,” Kimzey said of just missing the record. “There were a bunch of times I could’ve tried harder during the year and

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could’ve set that record, but now it’s on to next year with that mindset.

That record is something to chase next year.”

From winning the Permit Challenge in 2013 to having one of the greatest rodeo seasons in history, Kimzey put an empathetic stamp on his claim as the best bull rider in the world in 2014. -- Source: Prorodeo.com

Rodeo competition, in the beginning, was a natural extension of the daily challenges cowboys confronted on the ranch — roping calves and breaking broncs into saddle horses.

Bull riding, which is intentionally climbing on the back of a 2,000-pound bull, emerged from the fearless and possibly fool-hardy nature of the cowboy. The risks are obvious.

Serious injury is always a possibility for those fearless enough to sit astride an animal that literally weighs a ton and is usually equipped with dangerous horns.

Regardless, cowboys do it, fans love it and bull riding ranks as one of rodeo’s most popular events.

Bull riding is dangerous and predictably exciting, demanding intense physical prowess, supreme mental toughness and courage.

Like bareback and saddle bronc riders, the bull rider may use only one hand to stay aboard during the eight-second ride. If he touches the bull or himself with his free hand, he receives no score. But unlike the other roughstock contestants, bull riders are not required to mark out their animals. While spurring a bull can add to the cowboy’s score, riders are commonly judged solely on their ability to stay aboard the twisting, bucking mass of muscle.

Size, agility and power create a danger that makes bull riding a crowd favorite every-

where. Balance, flexibility, coordination, quick reflexes and, perhaps above all, a strong mental attitude are the stuff of which good bull riders are made.

To stay aboard the bull, a rider grasps a flat braided rope, which is wrapped around the bull’s chest just behind the front legs and over its withers. One end of the bull rope, called the tail, is threaded through a loop on the other end and tightened around the bull. The rider then wraps the tail around his hand, sometimes weaving it through his fingers to further secure his grip.

Then he nods his head, the chute gate swings open, and he and the bull explode into the arena.

Every bull is unique in its bucking habits.

A bull may dart to the left, then to the right, then rear back. Some spin or continuously circle in one spot in the arena. Others add jumps or kicks to their spins, while others might jump and kick in a straight line or move side to side while bucking.

All around The PRCA world all-around champion is considered by many the most talented and versatile cowboy in the sport. The PRCA Cowboy who wins the most prize money in a year while competing in at least two events, earning a minimum of $3,000 in each event, wins the world all-around championship.

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Terms to know before going to the rodeo

By Metro Creative The growing popularity of rodeo, which, according to the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association attracts 30 million fans each year, has piqued the curiosity of many people who have never before attended a rodeo or watched an event on television. Upon discovering the rodeo, men, women and children often find it as compelling if not more compelling than most popular mainstream sports.

For those interested in rodeo but uncertain about its terminology, the following are a few terms to know, courtesy of the PRCA. • Barrelman: An entertainer who uses a barrel to distract a bull after a ride.

Such distractions sometimes protect the cowboy.

• Breaking the barrier: This occurs during a timed event when a rider leaves the box too soon, failing to give the bull a sufficient head start. Riders who break the barrier are assessed a 10-second penalty.

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Chute: a pen that holds an animal safely in position.

Covering: this occurs during roughstock events when a rider stays on at least the minimum time of eight seconds.

Draw: Conducted three days before each PRCA rodeo, the draw is random and assigns each roughstock competitor a specific bucking horse or bull.

Time-event contestants are assigned a calf or steer in a random on-site draw shortly before each rodeo begins.

Flags: used in rodeo’s timed events so judges can signal the timers to stop the clocks. Judges in the arena will drop the flags.

Flankman: a cowboy or cowgirl who works in the bucking chutes, adjusting the flank strap around the animal before the ride.

Go-round: each round of competition in a rodeo.

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right side of the steer from the contestant to make sure the steer runs straight.

Hooey: the knot a cowboy uses to finish tying the calf’s legs together in tiedown roping.

Piggin’ string: the small rope used to tie a calf’s legs together in tie-down roping.

Rank: an adjective of praise and respect used to describe especially challenging roughstock.

Riggin’: a suitcase-style handhold customized to a rider’s grip and attached to a molded piece of leather that is cinched, with a pad, around the horse’s girth.

Roughstock: the bucking horses and bulls used in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding, usually bred and raised for the job.

Stock contractors: the companies that bring livestock to the arena for rodeos.

Triple Crown Winner: a cowboy who wins three world championships in the same year.

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Bull riders’ gear protective and functional • Vest: A protective vest is worn by bull

Many fans of sports like baseball, basketball and football enjoy wearing jerseys of their favorite players when attending a game, watching at home or gathering with fellow fans to watch somewhere in public. While it’s nearly impossible to attend a professional sporting event today without seeing someone decked out in the same attire as their favorite player, such sightings are less likely to occur within the sport of rodeo.

Unlike baseball and basketball uniforms, the gear worn by many professional bull riders has more practical applications, namely to protect riders as much as possible. The following is a rundown of the gear professional bull riders wear during competition.

• Headgear: While many professional bull riders are allowed to wear cowboy hats during competitions, the Professional Bull Riders Inc., mandates that all new members who turned 18 years of age on or after Oct. 15, 2012, wear helmets. Those born before that date do not have to wear helmets, but some choose to do so to protect their heads from potentially threatening blows. In addition, bull riders can wear face masks to shield their faces and jaws from injury.

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riders to absorb shock and dissipate any blows to the body. The vest also was designed to protect riders’ torsos from punctures caused by direct contact with the bulls’ hooves and horns during competition.

Glove: Bull riders only wear one glove, which is on the hand they use to grip the bull rope. This leather glove makes it easier to grip the rope and offers some measure of protection to riders’ hands and fingers.

Chaps: Riders wear chaps on their legs, and professionals often wear chaps emblazoned with logos of sponsors. Chaps offer extra protection for a rider’s legs against the hooves and horns of the bull.

Bull rope: The bull rope, which is equipped with a handle braided into the rope, is a rider’s only anchor during a ride. The rope is flat and braided from nylon or grass and goes around the bull’s girth area behind the animal’s front legs.

Boots: Bull riders’ boots include a special spur ridge on the heel, and this helps their spurs to remain in place.

Some riders wear pull-on boots, while others prefer boots that lace up.

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Barrel racing is an exciting sport

By Metro Creative Sports fans and athletes have a plethora of sports to enjoy in this country and around the world, and those options include equestrian events. Equestrian sports have a deep-rooted history and have inspired some avid fans, including those enamored with the sport of barrel racing.

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Barrel racing originally was established as an event for women on the rodeo circuit. While men rode bucking broncos and bulls and competed in roping events, women displayed horse speed and stamina in barrel racing competitions. Today, barrel racing primarily is a female sport at both the collegiate and professional levels.

Barrel racing can be an entertaining experience for spectators and a rewarding one for riders. The goal of the barrel race is to complete a perfect pattern in the least amount of time, so the rider who completes the pattern the fastest wins the competition.

The pattern riders face is a complicated cloverleaf design. Riders can choose to enter the first barrel to the left or the right. They circle the barrel and proceed across to barrel number two, then finish out at the third barrel, where they will complete the pattern and exit the course.

The approach to the first barrel should be carefully timed and executed to set the stage for the rest of the course.

An official distance between barrels exists for professional races. Riders cover 90 feet between barrel one and two.

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and three and between barrels two and three. Finally, 60 feet marks the distance between barrels one and two and the entry/exit “score” line.

According to Michigan State University Extension, barrel racing requires a mild-tempered horse with natural athletic ability. Horses need to be fast, agile and intelligent. A hot-headed horse is not a good choice because he may fight the rider and cause injury. Riders also must be in tune with their horses’ movements and sit correctly in the saddle to allow the horse to hug the sides of each barrel.

Riders need to be both physically fit and capable of planning ahead to accommodate for their horses’ speed.

Experts advise riders run horses through repetitive drills to improve their performance. A horse learns by release and will think he’s done a good job if a rider moves on to a new task. If riders are unhappy with a turn, they should return to the same barrel over and over until it is mastered, as riders need their horses to remember the good techniques. Horses can do drills running straight lines as well as circles. Soon both horse and rider should develop a feel for each other and move more intuitively together.

Although barrel racing has been around for a long time, one of the premier governing bodies of the sport was only established 66 years ago. The Girl’s Rodeo Association was formed when 38 cowgirls came together in San Angelo, Texas, to create an organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of women in the sport of rodeo. In 1981, the association changed its name to the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, and it remains one of the most influential sanctioning bodies in the sport. It also is the oldest women’s sports association in the United States and the only one governed entirely by women.

In 2007, the WPRA instituted the My Horse’s Choice Junior Division for girls ages 17 and under. The junior division introduces a whole new group of members to the ranks of professional competition and allows mothers and daughters to compete for world points at some of the same events.

Barrel racing is most popular in the western and southern areas of the United States and some parts of Canada. To learn more about a particular racing circuit or the sport of barrel racing, visit www. wpra.com.

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(Above) The El Riad Shrine Car units zoom through a weave formation during last year’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo parade in Mitchell. (Below) Members of the El Riad Shrine Club dress up as hillbillies for a themed float during last year’s parade. This year’s parade starts at 10:30 a.m on July 18.

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Wanda Brown competes in last year’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo.

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Ben Madsen competes in last year’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo.

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