Black Hills Stock Show 2015

BLACK HILLS

Stock Show &Rodeo

Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo速 January 25 - February 8, 2015 See p. 101 for schedule, maps and vendor list.

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6th Annual Production Sale

March 23, 2015 1:00pm

at Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange Selling 100 Yearling Angus Bulls

SAV Final Answer 0035

Featuring 70 Calving ease bulls

SAV Resource 1441

Connealy Consensus 7229

BW -.9 WW 62 YW 103 MILK 23 $B 61.92 BW 3.9 WW 76 YW 128 MILK 34 $B 104.88 BW 2.2 WW 63 YW 104 Milk 33 $B 129.37

Connealy Confidence 0100

Connealy Comrade 1385

BW –2.9 WW 50 YW 90 MILK 31 $B 101.78

BW –2.4 WW 60 YW 111 MILK 28 $B 106.89

SAV Pioneer 7301

SAV Potential 0205

BW 2.1 WW 61 YW 109 MILK 30 $B 91.61 BW 2.1 WW 54 YW 109 MILK 36 $B 105.41

SAV Bismarck 5682

BW .3 WW 58 YW 97 Milk 23 $B 74.89

Hoover Dam

BW .1 WW 51 YW 96 MILK 30 $B 107.01

Iron Mountain Cattle Co. Belle Fourche, SD For information contact Mike Davis 605-892-2039 Ironmountain@hughes.net Check our web site www.ironmountaincattle.com for information on all sale bulls

Featured Sires:

Crook MT Windy 91 • Foos Right Time 135 Foos Windy 916 • Crook MT Really Windy 8834

LOT 1

Foos Really Windy 261

LOT 8

Foos Right Time 740

Reg# 17906687 Sire: Cook MT Really Windy 8834 MGS: Foos Alliance 09-09 CED BW WW +11 -1.1 +45 YW MILK +70 +22

Reg# 17906682 Sire: Foos Right Time 135 MGS: B Bar Rainman 985 CED BW WW +6 +1.2 +49 YW MILK +72 +22

Bwt 74 - 205 WW/Raito 714/117

LOT 10

Foos Right Time 952

Bwt 95 - 205 WW/Raito 704/115

LOT 41

Foos Windy 812

Reg# 17906676 Sire: Foos Right Time 135 MGS: Hero 6267 of RR 2418 CED BW WW +10 -.4 +44 YW MILK +63 +24

Reg# 17906663 Sire: Foos Windy 916 MGS: CAR Super X 223 CED BW WW +8 +.1 +43 YW MILK +60 +21

Bwt 90 - 205 WW/Raito 650/106

Bwt 81 - 205 WW/Raito 625/102

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Mrnak Hereford Ranch 48th Annual Production Sale Mrnak Hereford Ranch 48th Annual Production Sale

Sunday, February 8, 2015

1:00 p.m. (MST) - Bowman Auction Market - Bowman, ND 1:00 p.m. (MST) - Bowman Auction Market - Bowman, ND SELLING: 105 Performance Tested 2 Year Old Hereford Bulls 300 Yearling Black Baldy Replacement Heifers 50 Bred Hereford Heifers LOT 3171

LOT 3288

MH TRUST 3171 1ET

LOT 3194

MH MONUMENT 3288

MH RAMBO 3194

BW: 3.4 - WW: 57 - YW: 101 MM: 29 - M&G: 58

BW: 5.0 - WW: 61 - YW: 113 MM: 27 - M&G: 57

BW: 4.4 - WW: 66 - YW: 95 MM: 20 - M&G: 53

LOT 382

LOT 3136

LOT 3191

Sire: NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET

Sire: MH MONUMENT 3147

Sire: MH RAMBO 757 1ET

MH 9126J DOMINO 382 1ET

MH DAKOTA LAD 3136 1ET

MH MONUMENT 3191

BW: 2.6 - WW: 56 - YW: 92 MM: 29 - M&G: 58

BW: 3.7 - WW: 45 - YW: 73 MM: 32 - M&G: 55

BW: 4.3 - WW: 68 - YW: 94 MM: 27 - M&G: 61

Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET

Sire: MH DAKOTA LAD 6238 1ET

Sire: MH MONUMENT 567

Wayne Mrnak • 701.523.6368 • Terry Mrnak • 701.523.6386 Brent Mrnak • 701.206.0604 • Andy Mrnak • 701.206.1095 Mrnak Hereford Ranch: 14501 91st St. SW • Bowman, ND 58623

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Ranchers with lonely cows

THORSTENSON GELBVIEH & ANGUS 34th Annual Production Sale Saturday, March 7, 2015 - At the Ranch Selling 200 Gelbvieh, Angus & Balancer Bulls Most are Feed Efficiency tested Exciting progeny from these herdsires sell.

BEA Common Sense 200Z ET AMGV 1232187

CED: 9 BW: 1.6 WW: 70 YW: 109 Milk: 34 MARB: 0.29 REA: 0.48 FPI: 77.67 Brian & DeDee

Vaughn & Wendy

THORSTENSON GELBVIEH & ANGUS

Woodhill Daybreak U280-X20 AMGV 16706194 BW: -2.2 WW: +57 YW: +112 Milk: +24 REA: +.69 Mb: +0.51

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ECR AL REE HEIGHTS 3003 ET {DLF, HYF, IEF}

ECR HIGH CLASS 3009 {DLF, HYF, IEF}

Sold to Mrnak Herefords and Carswell-Nichols Herefords.

Sold in last years sale to Blume Herefords, Jimmy Atlas, Keith Carmichael and Knippling Bros.

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• 100 Commercial Hereford Bred Heifers • 85 Black Baldy F1 Yearling Heifers • 40 Registered Hereford Yearling Heifers • 6 Registered Bred Heifers • 1 Active Donor

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• 50 Horned and Polled Yearling Bulls • 50 Two-Year-Old Bulls • 10 Yearling Angus Bulls

PlusWHO MAKER

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015

ECR Who Maker 210 ET

15 ACTIVE HERD BULLS AVG NUMBERS BREED AVG NUMBERS

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At the ranch, Ree Heights, SD

WE HAVE THE NUMBERS…

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Bulls like these sell!

ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

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AND THE MOST PRODUCTIVE INCREDIBLY UDDERED COWS

1/8 IN-HERD SEMEN INTEREST IN SELLS AS LOT 1

GROUP OF 2 YEARS OLD BULLS DHD Turbo HH 1103

CL1 Domino 2109

— Semen for sale — Call or email for more info

— Semen for sale —

HH Advance 2029 — Semen for sale —

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13167 Arapahoe, Dr. JD Hewitt 605-347-1100 Piedmont, SD • 57769 Tyson Hewitt 605-206-0034 605.791.2300 ph Tanner Hewitt 605-490-7952 605.791.2312 fax

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ING R D N PE SIDE S E N R L SA L CO OFFE L WI KUP C BA

The HO Ranch irrigated farm located just west of Vale. SD, is one of the most well improved farm properties in the area. The property is comprised of 149.01 acres consisting of approx. 130 ac. irrigated, class I and II soils, custom built 4,352 sq. ft. home, 2008 two pre-engineered steel buildings (86x50 & 99x40), barn (136x42) and 2013 pivot irrigation system.

The property is being offered either in its entirety priced at $1,050,000.

OR Purchase the 109 acres (98.6 irrigated acres) class I and II soils, 2013 pivot irrigation system, with loafing shed and free flowing spring fed tank. Piced at $450,000

Sweetman Ranch, Sioux Co. Harrison, NE (and Fall River Co. SD): Well-balanced ranch located along the SD/NE boarder. Comprised of 7,485+/- acres, consisting of approximately 1,400 acres in cultivation, 1,900 ac. tame pasture, 600ac. CRP with the balance in well sodded native pasture. Pipeline water, two sets of improvements, with 3+/- miles of creek bottom and 460 AUM’s grazing lease. This all contiguous ranch is loaded with production potential and priced to sell at $4,300,000. A REAL VALUE ON TODAYS MARKET!

NEW LISTING: Located northeast of Newell, SD this 320+/- acre parcel is close to town and near Hwy 212. It is comprised of 268 acre tillable, with 153 acres of irrigation water through the Belle Fourche irrigation district. The property has been in winter wheat production and is ready for your cropping program. Income on this property is just around the corner! Priced to sell at $576,000.

Outstanding Business Opportunity in the Newell South Dakota Area Newell Service Center was created in 2011 and has grown its Market Share through great customer service along with the increase in North Dakota Oil Activity. Offering includes Steel Building with 2 Shop Bays, Bathroom, Office, Sales Lobby, Storage Rooms, 2 Bedroom Living Quarters, and Wash Bays. All tools, equipment, and computer systems pertinent to running the business are included in the sale. Regular course of business includes: Vehicle/Tractor Repair, Tire Sales/Service, Parts Sales, and 2 Carwash Bays. Tremendous access on a corner lot along Main Street just a few blocks from the junction of US Highways 212 and 79.

Call Tyson at 605.206.0034 or JD at 605.347.1100 Haakon County Farmland, Philip SD: Located in eastern Haakon County is this 320+/- acre parcel of highly productive cropland. The property is comprised mostly of nearly level Ottumwa loam soils with easy access. Spring 2014 possession is still possible. Priced to sell at $640,000 Call Kendall at 605.222.6261.

Table of Contents About the cover artist .................p. 10 Jason Rich

Agribusiness Person of the Year.........................................p. 16 Silvia Christen

By Maria Tussing

Stockman of the Year...................p. 20 Thompson Livestock

By Maria Tussing

By Jan Swan Wood

Black Hills Stock Show® staff listing..................................................p. 63 Equine equity – using horses attract a crowd................................p. 64

By Carrie Stadheim

Hall of Fame Honoree..................p. 25 Ken Kirkeby

By Maria Tussing

2014 Supreme Row Champions and Breed Champions ................p. 27 Meet the cattle exhibitors..........p. 34 Weber Land and Cattle Coudron Charolais Ernst Herefords Chestnut Angus

By Heather Hamilton-Maude

BHSS to host first Cattlemen’s Conference.......................................p. 70

By Heather Hamilton-Maude

For the kids.......................................p. 74

By Nicole Michaels

Boots and Beer Festival...............p. 77

By Nicole Michaels

Cattlemen’s Family Legacy Scholarship......................................p. 82

Gold Rush Embryo Sale...............p. 46

By Amanda Radke

AQHA Show.....................................p. 48

By Nicole Michaels

Cowhorse event offers twice the points..........................................p. 52

By Nicole Michaels

Ranch Horse Competition puts spotlight on using horses..........p. 56

By Jan Swan Wood

Stallion Row.....................................p. 59

By Nicole Michaels

Open 4D Jackpot barrel race a popular event..............................p. 60

By Amanda Radke

Black Hills Stock Show® Foundation scholarship recipients..................p. 84 It’s a good trade.............................p. 87

By Nicole Michaels

Buffalo Producers’ Association changes with the times...............p. 88

By Nicole Michaels

Stock Show & Rodeo Schedule

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About the Cover Artist Jason Rich

J

ason Rich grew up on a small farm in southern Idaho riding, training and drawing horses.

Western roots and artistic passion influenced his decision to complete undergraduate and master’s degrees in art at Utah State University and pursue art professionally.

For eighteen years Jason has established himself in the western art market in many prestigious shows

and galleries—winning awards, accolades and feature exposure in esteemed publications for his distinct depiction of western life. Rich rides alongside cowboys working the corrals or packing through the mountains then combines experience, imagination and research to depict authenticity of the cowboy way.

Jason and his wife Kari have three children and live in the Cache

Valley area of northern Utah on a small horse ranch. They are active in the community and their faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and love to bike the open roads near their home.

Kari is a published author, a columnist for The Herald Journal, a blogger at kari-on.com, and a freelance writer and graphic designer.

Jason Rich

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Schedule.....................................................................................................101 Trade Show maps...................................................................................108 Vendor List, By Location......................................................................110 Vendor List, Alphabetically................................................................112 Advertiser Index..................................................................................158

Publisher: SABRINA “BREE” POPPE Cell (605) 639-0356 · Office (877) 347-9104 spoppe@tsln-fre.com Editor: CARRIE STADHEIM cstadheim@tsln-fre.com Assistant Editor: MARIA TUSSING mtussing@tsln-fre.com Graphic Designer: CAMILLE YAX LIVESTOCK MARKETING DEPARTMENT Field Service & Ringmen Department Director: West River ND-SD-WestNE SCOTT DIRK: (605) 380-6024 – (877) 347-0111 sdirk@tsln-fre.com Central & Southern SD DAN PIROUTEK: (605) 544-3316 dpiroutek@tsln-fre.com

PRCA Rodeo Events.................................................................... p. 114 Bullfighters, Josh Rivinius and Colin LaMont................... p. 122 Music production, Josh Hilton............................................... p. 123 Broadcaster Justin McKee........................................................ p. 124 Announcer Wayne Brooks....................................................... p. 125 Rodeo Clown Justin Rumford................................................. p. 126 Barrelman Keith Isley................................................................. p. 128

East River ND-SD-EastNE CHRIS EFFLING: (605) 769-0142

Stock Contractors........................................................................ p. 129

In-house Advertising Sales for NE & Livestock Marketing Department Coordinator: Carissa Lee: (877) 347-9114 clee@tsln-fre.com

Sutton Rodeo WNFR stock list................................................ p. 133

Special Projects Coordinator & Account Manager: DIANNA PALMER: SD–N. of I-90 West of the River (605) 423-6045 · (877) 347-9112 dpalmer@tsln-fre.com

Chance worth taking................................................................. p. 137

Sutton Rodeo history................................................................. p. 135 Chuckulator: World champion bucking horse................ p. 139

Account Manager: SUSAN CABLE: SD–S. of I-90 Rosebud East Territory (605) 840-1986 · (888) 648-4449 scable@tsln-fre.com

Wrangler Champions Challenge........................................... p. 140

Major Accounts Manager SARAH SWENSON: Wyoming & Montana (303) 710-9254 · (855)370-0539 sswenson@tsln-fre.com

20X High School Showcase..................................................... p. 148

Classifieds: classifieds@tsln-fre.com MAINLINE: (877) 347-9122 Copyright. All rights reserved.

Errors:

The Tri-State Livestock News & Farm & Rancher Exchange shall be responsible for errors or omission in connection with an advertisement only to the extent of the space covered by the error.

Girls in Spurs.................................................................................. p. 144 Sutton Rodeo History................................................................ p. 154 KBHB Bucking horse and bull sale........................................ p. 155 Get the most with Yost.............................................................. p. 156

Opinions stated in letters or signed columns do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of Tri-State News.

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Agribusiness Person of the Year Silvia Christen

Executive Director, South Dakota Stockgrowers Association

By Maria Tussing

A

she is now.

n interest in policy and a background in production agriculture brought Silvia Christen to where

Today that’s behind the desk at the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, in her role as executive director, but tomorrow it may be talking with legislators, scheduling meetings with members or testifying on behalf of the SDSGA members in Pierre. For the last year a lot of her time was spent coordinating fundraising efforts for the Ranchers Relief Fund

following the Atlas blizzard in October of 2013.

agriculture in the discussions we have about policy,” she says.

Christen grew up on a cow-calf operation in Missouri, and remembers how much time her dad had to spend away from the ranch, trying to influence the policies that would affect their livelihood. “I remember thinking I want to spend part of my life helping producers with these issues because they are taking time away from their place. I feel like there’s a lot I can do to help represent production

While her job keeps her going down the road to meetings a lot, she says she loves the production part of agriculture. “I love being out working. It’s one of the coolest jobs, working so close to nature and family, caring for animals and all that goes into that.” Her parents, brother and sisters, and nephews are all still in Missouri, but she gets home to see them and help out on the ranch as often as she can.

Silvia Christen and Willie Cowan as Willie presented a plaque and appreciation to Silvia at the 2014 South Dakota Stockgrowers Convention.

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Sylvia appreciates the support the South Dakota Stockgrower’s Association board of directors provided for her efforts with the Rancher Relief Fund.

Though her job in South Dakota is more likely to have her walking the halls of the capital than working cows down an alleyway, she appreciates being able to help the people in agriculture. “The ranchers I work with

are some of the most humble and hardestworking people I know. I enjoy helping them find their way through the political process.

These people often feel left out of the political process. I like making a difference on some

of these fronts for people who are certainly smart enough, but crossing that hurdle of going to Pierre or Washington, D.C.—I enjoy getting to help with that.”

Sylvia with her parents, siblings and nephews in summer 2014.

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In all of her political work she represents production agriculture and ranchers, which requires not only knowing where they stand on issues, but why they do. “The challenge is often that ag is not well-understood once you leave the rural areas. In Rapid City or Sioux Falls people often don’t understand or have much empathy for what goes on on ranches. There’s a gap between the ranch and the people who make decisions. That information gap is our biggest hurdle. We have to help them understand what our farmers and ranchers are doing out here and why we’re doing it.”

As she works through political processes and encounters both ignorance and disagreement, she relies on some of the best advice she’s received: “It’s important to listen to people that you don’t agree with. In politics it’s easy to draw sides, draw lines, decide who you’re going to agree with and not agree with.

One of the best pieces of advice in this business is to listen and be willing to work with anyone who might help you move forward.”

Christen is being recognized as the Agribusiness Person of the Year at this year’s annual Stockmen’s Banquet and Ball, for her work on the Rancher Relief Fund following the Atlas blizzard.

“I have an incredible bank of memories about the Atlas blizzard and the work that so many people did in the days and weeks and months following that. The biggest thing is just the people we met and encountered and experienced through the whole thing.

The ranching community felt an incredible hopelessness. One of the biggest hurdles was

to accept the help that came our way. I was amazed at the power of people to not only build the Rancher Relief Fund, but to come out and clean up and get together and host fundraisers, to work on whatever needed to be worked on. The power of people to overcome. They found hope again and rebuilt. A year later we can look back and say what a fantastic year we’ve had.”

The Rancher Relief Fund raised $5.6 million that was distributed to the ranchers who were affected by the Atlas blizzard in

South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming.

“I have to say it’s a little strange to me to be receiving this award because the work of the Rancher Relief Fund was so far beyond my individual work,” Christen says. “Really, I think it’s a testament to so many people. I’m humbled by this award, honored to receive this award. The ability of the ranching community to recover is a lot bigger than any one individual.

Stockgrowers Association to spend the effort and time on the Rancher Relief Fund, but certainly the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and South Dakota Sheepgrowers are a part of this as well. Without the partnership we had there I don’t think we would have had near the response that we did.”

“I have to acknowledge the support I got from the board members of the South Dakota

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Stockman of the Year Thompson Livestock

By Maria Tussing

Tommy, Ted and Coy Thompson work together as part of Thompson Livestock.

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n 1985 Ted Thompson bought 1,000 head of heifers in Modesto, California, loaded them on trucks and delivered them to a ranch east of Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Those heifers weighed 600 pounds and cost 48 cents a pound—$288 a piece.

Almost 50 years to the day earlier, Ted’s great-grandfather, Charles Thompson did the exact same thing, with nearly the same number of heifers. But he loaded them on the rail and shipped them to Nebraska, then drove

them north to South Dakota—just a few miles from where Ted’s cattle ended up.

Ted didn’t know about the parallels until after he returned from his trip, and his grandfather pointed it out. “He said, ‘They say history don’t repeat itself, but it sure does.”

That’s just one of the memories that sticks with Ted after 45 years of buying, selling and caring for cattle. His dad, Tommy Thompson, can add another 20 years to those memories, and they’re both still making more.

Ted and his grandson, Rio, gather cows.

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Ted, his son Coy, and Tommy all work together as ranchers, cattle buyers and Superior Livestock representatives. Tommy has spent 60 years sitting in sale barns, raising his number at the tap of the gavel, and he has the hearing to prove it. He defers media interviews to Ted, but he still goes to sales and fills the orders. “It’s a big team effort,” Ted says. “We’re really glad he’s there to help us.”

Tommy’s wife, Charlotte, helps with the bookkeeping.

Back, left to right: Tara, Coy, Ted and Kathy Thompson, Kempton and Katie Olney, Kelly and Rod Anders. Front, left to right: (Tara's children) Lily, Tava and Rio Sexton, Taken and Jonnie Jo Anders (Kelly and Rod’s children).

The Thompson family has been in this business since 1884, when Tommy’s greatgranddad started bringing cattle in from Wisconsin. History has been repeating itself ever since.

In addition to Coy, who is part of Thompson Livestock, Ted and his wife, Kathy, have

three daughters, who help whenever they can.

Their daughter Tara helps outside and in the office. Their daughter Kelly is married to Rod Anders, and they ranch near Elm Springs, South Dakota. She’s a sheep buyer and will occasionally buy cattle for the family business, and trains horses as well. Katie Thompson Olney is a lawyer and lives in Pierre with her

husband Kempton, but she helps when she gets a chance.

Ted’s brother, Colin Thompson gets the cattle from A to B. “He takes care of all of our trucking operations, which is a big, big job,” Ted said. He also fills in as a buyer when necessary.

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Raising and buying cattle have kept the Thompson family busy for going on seven generations.

Ted started trading cattle at age 16, and has taken care of the cattle at the ranch since he was 14. He remembers 1973, when calves were really cheap, and 1979-80, when calves started out high, then got really cheap in the fall, then the buyout in the 1980s. He adds the Atlas blizzard of 2013 to the list of tough times in South Dakota’s cattle industry.

He is currently in training and AHL Firewater N Ice is a full bother being used to AHL Codysgolden Jets and AHL Firewater Twister, both accomplished and on the ranch.

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Ted credits—or blames—technology for many of the changes in the business. Not too long ago, a set of calves would have quite a few buyers, but today, thanks to the internet, there may be 600 buyers looking at a set of calves.

Technology has also made it more efficient to run more cattle. “The feeding industry has got into a lot bigger hands. We don’t have as many small farm feeders as we used to have.

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When my dad first got started he had books of customers who’d buy one load or two loads. That’s all changed. The cost of equipment—everything today—it’s hard to own a feed truck to feed one or two loads of calves.

They’ve got it so much more efficient.”

After 45 years of the highs and lows of the business, he says he wouldn’t change any of it. “I’ve had a good life, raised a good family, worked hard. Sometimes struggle is good for your family too. It can’t always go good.

Some of the tough times are very good learning experiences. Hopefully I can pass that on and the next generation can avoid some of the mistakes I’ve made. I wouldn’t change much.

I’ve been very blessed.”

While four generations are active in the Thompson Livestock business today, seven generations have been in the business of buying, selling and raising cattle in western South Dakota. It’s that heritage that will be honored during the annual Stockmen’s Banquet and Ball during the Black Hills Stock Show®, when Thompson Livestock will be presented with the Stockman of the Year award.

“It’s pretty humbling,” Ted says. “I thought there are sure a lot of people who are a lot more deserving than us. It’s quite an honor to be recognized, especially for my father for as many years as he’s put into this business.

We’re pretty tickled for the recognition of what he’s done.”

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Being named to the Black Hills Stock Show® Hall of Fame is a true honor for him. “I was overwhelmed. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve been on the selection committee in past years and I feel very honored to be among the ones who have won it before,” Kirkeby said. At the stock show, Kirkeby says he enjoys the people, but also the horse and cattle sales. “And naturally, the rodeos. The old saying is that you can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.”

Now a relator and real estate developer in Rapid City, Kirkeby honed his entrepreneurial skills buying and selling rabbits as a kid.

When he grew up he bought an all-service gas station in Eagle Butte. He added tire sales, car sales and became the innovator of the top-tobottom, side-to-side $2 car wash.

For selling the most tires West River one year, he won a trip to a fishing tournament in Minnesota, where he was partnered with Larry Lewis. After winning the fishing tournament thanks to their lead-weighted fish,

Kirkeby and Lewis decided they would make good business partners.

Kirkeby sold his gas station, hooked up his mobile home to a trailer toter and became a Rapid City resident. After two attempts, he passed his real estate test and started selling houses.

In the early 1980s Kirkeby and some partners bought the Alex Johnson Hotel, intending to remodel it into a premier hotel and night spot in Rapid City. While that endeavor ended up being more fun than fruitful, according to Kirkeby, some of his more recent, successful projects include bringing Cabela’s to town and developing Rushmore Crossing.

While making his way in the business world, Kirkeby has always made it a priority to contribute to the community. He has served on various Central States Fair committees, including rodeo and finance. As president of CSF, he helped get the events center built.

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Kirkeby’s wife, Vicky, has also served as president of the CSF, and his son, Mark, is still on the board. Kirkeby has been president of both the Western South Dakota Buckaroos and the Custer Trail Riders for over 20 years, and has been on the board of the Black Hills Stock Show® Foundation and the Central States Fair Foundation. He has served as the president of Rapid City Economic Development and on the boards of the State of South Dakota Board of Realtors, U.S. Marshals Posse, Chamber Diplomats, Rapid City Defense Housing and many others.

Over the years he has been named South Dakota Realtor of the Year, recipient of the George Award, the Ep Howe Award, Diplomat of the Year for the Chamber of Commerce, and top producer for Coldwell, Banker, Lewis, Kirkeby, Hall Real Estate.

He has seven children, 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren and he adores them all.

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attle producers from a variety of breeds, backgrounds and locations converge in Rapid City each year for the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo®. Regardless of breed, producers who participate in the show say they appreciate the fact that it is attended by real cattlemen who are discerning bull and heifer customers, that the staff is welcoming, and that it has provided additional opportunities to them far beyond a handful of trips into a show and sale ring.

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Jesse and Michelle Weber continuously work to improve their herd, but Jesse said none of their success would be possible without the help and assistance of his parents, Joe and Jodi. “We’re all involved in this. My parents help us a lot labor-wise, mom and Michelle do a lot of website and marketing work, and my dad is my go-to person,” he said.

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esse Weber’s dad Joe got out of the commercial cattle business a year before Jesse “drug him back in” when he started purchasing Red Angus heifers as 4-H projects in 1997 at around age 10.

“From there we’ll say things escalated – we started showing at junior shows and at the Watertown Farm Show around the year 2000, then we started selling bulls. The first cow I ever purchased raised a heifer we named Dolly, and her first two calves both won the National Western Stock Show for us. That’s what put us on the map,” explained Jesse.

Those first two bulls, Doc Holiday and Dr. Phil, paved the path for a herd that has become known for both foundation females and exceptional bulls. Today, Jesse, his wife Michelle and their young son Wacey run a herd of just over 100 cows. The couple hosted their fourth annual female sale after Thanksgiving, and will hold their second annual bull sale March 11 in Madison, South Dakota.

“We still show at NWSS, where we had the champion pen of bulls in 2014, as well as at the NAILE (North American International Livestock Exposition) in Louisville, Kentucky each year. We started showing at BHSS in

2006, and it is bar-none my favorite that we attend. The people that run it keep it so relaxed, the facilities are great, and the amount of traffic we get from people interested in buying bulls makes it more than worth the trip. It’s an exceptional atmosphere to sell cattle in,” said Jesse.

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“BHSS is a great atmosphere for selling cattle. I would never stop going because we’ve gotten along so well with our bulls.

We always feel they bring what they’re worth,” said Jesse.

work, the fact that they give class winners lick tubs, and those reaching Supreme Row additional lick tubs – that really makes it worth the stay,” he said.

Going forward, Jesse said he has no major changes planned for his operation or involvement at BHSS. “We like where we’re at and plan to just keep progressing. We are focused on quality over quantity and can do that effectively with the numbers we currently run. Our motto is to raise awesome females with extra style and muscle that are in a functional package. Red Angus does that for us, and BHSS provides us the opportunity to have a great time doing business with good cattlemen,” he said.

In conclusion, Jesse said, “There is nowhere I would rather be than sitting right here with some good Red Angus cows, watching some serious growth and interest in the breed continue to happen. I would also like to thank my parents, Joe and Jodie. Without them, this never would have happened, and they continue to be a major reason we are successful. We do this out of the love of great cattle, and are thankful we can do that as a family.”

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Coudron Charolais Monticello, Minnesota

“To see our genetics go on to improve other herds or succeed in the show ring is the ultimate pat on the back,” said Kim Coudron.

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hile on a family vacation to Florida in 1978, Kim Coudron’s parents, Wally and Alice Coudron, met Wally’s brother along the way, attended a Charolais sale in Ocala, and partnered on a cow. She was aptly named “Florida” and effectively started the Coudron family’s career in the Charolais business.

“I grew up in it, showing in 4-H and Junior Nationals. Today we run about 40 head of purebred Charolais cows just 60 miles from the Twin Cities, and focus primarily on selling show females to youth,” said Kim.

The family began showing at BHSS in the late 1980s. It began as a trip for Kim and her dad, and has become a tradition on their show circuit in the years since.

“I like BHSS because it seems like people in South Dakota value Charolais bulls to put on their commercial cows. It attracts quite a crowd, which makes it a great marketing opportunity, plus we’ve found many of the people we meet there turn into repeat buyers,” said Kim. Coudrons exhibited the champion Charolais bulls in 1993 and 1994. From 2010 on

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their success transitioned to the female side, where they have won multiple heifer titles.

“More importantly, Colin Weinbach has bought and shown one of those heifers, taken her to Central States Fair and won it. A real highlight for us is watching youth take our cattle and go on to be successful with their purchases. We are very grateful that BHSS provides an outlet to get those animals into different kids’ and producers’ hands to show.

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Kim Coudron has been attending BHSS since the late 1980s, when she and her dad started making the trip together. Today, Kim has carried on the tradition of bringing quality bulls and heifers to show and sell. This year Coudrons will have three Charolais herd sire prospects and one show heifer prospect in Rapid City.

success whenever we’re able to help youth accomplish that,” said Kim.

herds or succeed in the show ring is the ultimate pat on the back,” she said.

Another highlight resulting from selling bulls at BHSS came when a purebred Wyoming Charolais producer bought multiple head years ago.

Looking to the future, Kim explained that expansion is unlikely due to the operation’s close proximity to the city, but she looks forward to continuing to raise the best Charolais cattle possible.

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“That operation dispersed in 2007, and seeing so many of their foundation females going back to bulls they bought from us at BHSS was something we see as an honor and a success.

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Ernst Herefords are currently finalizing a lease agreement with Accelerated Genetics on one of their primary young herd sires.

“The folks coming there are looking to buy quality genetics – they know their livestock and the good ones that will work are always rewarded in the sale,” said Marshall.

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arshall Ernst has been involved with registered cattle since he was 12 years old. He attended the University of Wisconsin, graduating with a Meat Science degree before returning to farm with a relative in Wisconsin. He and wife Barb later moved to Colorado through Marshall’s work in the meat industry, and began adding numbers to their herd of registered Hereford cows.

“I worked in the meat industry to make ends meet during the years the cattle industry faced many challenges. Although we still face many obstacles as an industry, at least beef is strong in today’s market and looks to stay that way for several years,” said Marshall.

Located near Windsor, Colo., Ernst Herefords runs 120 females on their home place and through a 2,400-acre lease located at 8,000 feet north of Fort Collins. They hope to continue adding to their herd numbers in response to the drought easing and son Kevin returning full-time to the operation.

“We have four children, and they all grew up working with our herd and attending multiple shows, including every Junior National Hereford Show but one from 1990-2013.

However, today we only take cattle to two shows: the Yards show at NWSS and BHSS because they give us good exposure to our customers,” said Marshall.

The Ernsts’ first BHSS was around a decade ago, making them the longest running consecutive Hereford seller and exhibitor according to Marshall.

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Ernst Herefords have been showing and selling at BHSS for over a decade, and say they appreciate the discerning, intelligent cattlemen that attend the show to purchase cattle.

Located near Windsor, Colo., Ernst Herefords runs 120 females on their home place and through a 2,400-acre lease located at 8,000 feet north of Fort Collins.

selling bull in 2012 that stood on the prestigious Supreme Row. Our bulls are consistently in the upper 10 percent of the prices, and we’ve found the customers at BHSS to be very discerning and willing to pay for

quality cattle. Many of those customers have also become regulars at our annual bull sale and through our private treaty offerings.

That makes it worth attending for us,” said Marshall.

Ernst Herefords often come directly from NWSS to BHSS, and seeing friends and customers in the cattle business made over the years at BHSS is among Marshall’s favorite aspects of attending the show.

“We get to interact with cattlemen and women at BHSS that drive the industry. The folks coming there are looking to buy quality genetics – they know their livestock and the good ones that will work are always rewarded in the sale. It’s a really good place to show off your breeding program and interact with customers directly involved in the cattle business,” he said.

Regarding the future, Marshall looks forward to watching son Kevin becoming more involved in the operation, and continuing Ernst Herefords into the next generation.

“We raise Herefords because of what they bring to the cattle industry and how that translates into profit for our customers. They cross well with every breed and maintain longevity in the cowherd. They adapt well to a variety of environments and always maintain strong maternal characteristics with great dispositions. Proof is in the pudding as the industry is experiencing high demand today for baldy females,” he said.

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CHESTNUT

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“Our motto is to make our customers more money through their use of our bulls and females. We have to raise the kind of cattle that improve your operation, and we have to do it better each year,” said Glenn Johnson.

“I started out buying registered bred heifers from Cottonwood Angus farms when I was 15 years old. Then, when Sherri and I got married we each had a handful of registered cows that totaled about 30 head. Today we farm and run about 235 registered Angus cows,” said Glenn Johnson.

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Chestnut Angus currently sells between 35 and 40 females annually, as well as 70-75 bulls each February in their production sale. But, prior to reaching adequate numbers to host a sale, Glenn showed and sold at the Sioux Falls Farm Show, then BHSS.

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“I got the point I thought I had enough quality animals following Sioux Falls that I thought we should do something else, so we decided to come to BHSS in 1997 or 1998. It has been really good to us ever since. We’ve had numerous champion bulls and heifers, as well as high selling bulls and females. This is the only show where I still sell cattle. It’s a good place to bring high end cattle, and to compare your cattle to those raised by others. Plus, it’s a fun atmosphere and a beautiful facility – not dirty, dusty or cold. We really enjoy it,” he said.

Beyond the livestock, Glenn said one of the highlights of his involvement has been the people he and Sherri and have met over the years.

“We have met a lot of good cattle people, and have made some very good friends that we stay in touch with year-round. They have the same mindset we do about the cattle business, and I think if anything ever happened to us, they would give the shirt off their backs.

It’s always nice to take a break right before calving, go somewhere with much better winter weather, and catch up with those friends,” said Glenn.

While he and Sherri are gone, their boys Wesly and Dawson hold down the operation, something Glenn hopes to see continue in the future.

“When I leave for Denver or Rapid or anything else, Wesly takes care of it just like I would. He has a good interest in cattle, has

been heavily involved in 4-H, FFA and various judging events, and honestly may know our cowherd better than I do today. My other son, Dawson, is also good with cattle, but particularly likes the farming aspect of our operation, and is great with a tractor.

“Our goal for the future is to grow to 2,5003,000 acres of farmland and 350-400 head of cows to make room for the boys, and their families when that time comes,” said Glenn.

He also listed the goals of continuing to raise better bulls and females each year for Chestnut Angus customers, as well as to retain within his own herd, saying he is never satisfied with where he’s at, and is always of the mindset that the cattle should be better next year.

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ome might say there is a “gold mine” of good cattle genetics available today. The hand-picked sale offerings for the Black Hills Stock Show’s® fifth annual embryo sale might be thought of as the polished and shined-up pure gold nuggets.

“We have a pretty strong offering this year with 30 quality lots on the sale,” said Kadee Hande, BHSS livestock coordinator. “We have lots from national champions, full siblings to top sires in multiple breeds, and great clubcalf embryos for sale. One of the cool things about this sale is it attracts both commercial cattlemen and seedstock producers.”

Breeds represented on the sale include Angus, Red Angus, Charolais, Hereford and several club-calf matings. Lots are consigned by several area breeders and regular BHSS exhibitors including Chestnut Angus Farms, Thomas Ranch, Polzin Ranch, Bachmeier Livestock, Muller Cattle Co., Johnson Family Cattle, Leddy’s, Assman Land & Cattle, Grace Show Cattle, among several others.

“We try to offer different packages that would appeal to cattlemens’ needs,” she said.

“Embryo prices can range from $300 to $1,500, based on what’s hot from year to year.

This is our fifth year offering the sale. When we started it in conjunction with the 50th

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anniversary of BHSS, we wanted to make it really prestigious, so we decided to take the sale from the live sale ring to the ballroom.”

The sale kicks off with a social that runs from 5:30-7 p.m. From there, the sale is run off a power point that lists the lots, with information for each package selling.

“The power in the genetics that we have available is pretty incredible,” said Hande.

“Buyers have a chance to get some really highdollar embryos and genetics that you might not get anywhere else.”

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AQHA Show January 25-29, 8 am James Kjerstad Event Center, Central States Fairgrounds

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he Latin phrase, "omne trium perfectum" might well be used to describe the American Quarter Horse Association Show at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo® in Rapid City.

Everything that comes in threes is perfect and complete, the phrase says, and competitors in this triple-judged show would likely agree.

According to stock show reports, 330,000 people visit the stock show as a midwinter reprieve.

In life, three is the smallest number needed to establish a pattern. It’s also a beginning, a middle, and an end.

That system has made the Zoetis Animal Health Winter Classic AQHA Horse Show a champion among champions.

As a spectator, take in the show Jan. 25-29 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., seeing top competitors from across the U.S.

According to the competition department of the national office of AQUA in Amarillo, Texas, only roughly 20 shows out of 3,000 shows held annually get tripled judged.

The show will feature 54 different classes from reining, working cow horse, halter, cutting, and roping.

“It’s a winning formula that keeps people coming back,” says Jill Swanhorst, horse coordinator. “We love this show and so do our competitors.”

There seems to be inherent magic in the number three.

Along with the AQHA Show, competitors can participate in a special event category with ranch horse pleasure and roping.

AQHA is the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization.

Membership benefits include America’s Horse Magazine, competitions, the horseback riding program, record keeping, and discounts.

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It’s hard to beat earning three times the points in a single event.

The number appears frequently in folklore and fairy tales, and three has become a dream come true for AQHA members whose association made the change to triple points - you guessed it – three years ago.

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National Reined Cow Horse Association Show Jan. 26-28, 11 am James Kjerstad Event Center, Central States Fairgrounds

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t may not be the country’s biggest event, but Rapid City’s National Reined Cow Horse Association show is classy, popular, and downright supercharged when it comes to points and earnings.

Like a good cow horse, it really gets down and dirty to get the job done.

Running concurrently with the Zoetis Animal Health Winter Classic American Quarter Horse Association Horse Show, the BHSS Winter Spectacular gives competitors a chance to move forward competitively without extra saddle time.

Competitors earn points in both events in a single ride.

That’s easier on horses and competitors alike, says Deb Brown, president of the South Dakota RCHA. “These are shows that can really help you qualify for World’s,” Brown says. “You can get the points you need for AQUA and also the earnings in NRCHA.” Classes during the three-day event held Jan. 26-28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. will showcase the skills of horse and rider in reined work and cow work. Open Bridle,

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Open Hackamore, Non Pro Bridle, Non Pro Hackamore, and Non Pro Limited comprise the show.

There is added money of $300 in the Open Bridle and Hackamore and $200 in the Non Pro Bridle and Hackamore. There will be 100 percent payback on entry fees.

Iowa’s Luke Jones, who travels year round, will bring several studs and mares he has been riding. “It’s a great place to show,” Jones says.

“It’s well-run with lots of points and money to be won.”

A lifetime rodeo competitor who came up through the ranks training and riding his own stock, Jones’ 2014 accomplishments include championships and reserve championships in NRCHA and SDRCHA events as well as AQUA. Speaking from experience, Brown, a former competitor, describes the arena as spacious, rates the ground good, and the cattle nice as well. That formula keeps top riders and horses coming back.

The event is an inspired choice made twelve years ago by the founders of the state’s reined cow horse association.

“It’s all because they said, ‘We can do this,’” Brown says. “The Reined Cow Horse Association was not big back then. It was a bold move.”

Today’s show horses trace their roots back to the meticulous practices of the old California vaqueros, an elegant training tradition that performed well in a rough and tumble ranch setting.

The vaqueros’ equine working partners were valued for their unparalleled lightness in the bridle combined with speed and grit.

“It takes a special kind of horse to do this,” Brown says. “Not all horses can handle it.”

Today’s trainers never stop preparing, using regular pasture work to keep horses fresh, Brown says.

The NRCHA was formed in 1949, with the goal of preserving and educating the public about that rich history in horsemanship. It promotes the sport and ensures the standards of competition.

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Ranch Horse Competition Puts Spotlight On Using Horses

By Jan Swan Wood

Ranch Horse Competition James Kjerstad Event Center Central States Fairgrounds February 1-2 • 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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ith seven divisions in the Ranch Horse Competition, there's a level for nearly every horse and rider.

The Ranch Horse competition originally began in 1999 at the Central States Fair in August. It was so popular that it was then held in 2000 during the Black Hills Stock Show® and has grown steadily since then.

The competition showcases the ranch horse's ability to perform tasks, from opening gates and dragging a log, to cutting a cow, working it down the fence and in some divisions, roping it and logging off. The event is judged at each task with a time limit for each rider.

The Rancher and Ladies Rancher divisions include non-professional competitors that reside on a working ranch or are a full time employee on the horse owner's ranch. The two Rancher divisions also require that the horse be owned by the owner or rider for at least six months prior to the show.

The Open and Ladies Open divisions are open to anyone, plus those who are deemed a professional trainer can also enter. A professional is anyone who rides horses for other people for training purposes in other events.

The Youth Division is for any youth that is age 16 years or younger. Many of the youth are there with a parent or parents who are competing in the other divisions.

The Three-Year-Old Division is for any horse that is three years old in 2015, and is a true test of newly-learned skills for a young ranch horse.

The Novice Division is meant to encourage anyone that is new to this sort of competition to come and compete and test their skills against the course and other riders.

This popularity isn't a surprise for event coordinator Jill Swanhorst, who says "It's just plain fun to do and there's a division for everyone. Whole families compete in it."

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"We had 153 entries in 2014 and I expect that many or more this year," says Swanhorst.

"It's not only fun to compete in, it's fun to put on and I really enjoy it."

The Sunday, Feb. 1 show will include the Ladies Rancher, Ladies Open, Three Year Old and Youth divisions. On Monday, Feb. 2, participants can enter the Rancher and Open divisions. Both days start at 8 a.m. and will be over around 4 p.m.

With $5,000 in cash and prizes, there's plenty of incentive to test one's abilities against that of their fellow horsemen and women, plus it's a fun event to participate in.

Admission is also free for the spectators, who can watch horses from colts to finished horses and maybe start dreaming about being a part of it next year.

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t a horse sale in 1963, a young woman with good instincts bid while her partner was out of the room, buying a filly that topped the sale at $720. It was the first time Frances Loiseau had ever made a purchase without her husband helping her bid, but they had both admired the 2-year-old and James had stepped out when the striking horse came through the sale ring.

One stud is for sale this year, and at least three were at the AQHA World Championship Horse Show.

That filly became the dam to Frenchman’s Guy, $8 million sire of many great barrel and rodeo horses.

The horses are stalled in Rushmore Hall at the Civic Center the first weekend of the Stock Show, where they can be seen Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

The family tradition of fine stock continues as their daughter Lis Hollmann exhibits at the Black Hills Stock Show® for the sixth year. Hollmann, of Frenchman’s Quarter Horses in Hot Springs, South Dakota, looks forward to the event, which she has done for about six years.

“The nice thing about Stallion Row,” she says, “is it puts (the stallions) in front of breeders, other owners, ranchers, cowboys and people who just come to see the stock show.”

Nineteen exhibitors will participate in the 2015 event in Rapid City that gives regional stallion owners the chance to showcase their breeding programs. The barn gets a boost this year from some new blood, says Jill Swanhorst, coordinator.

The stallion exhibit complements the Exiss/Sooner Horse Sale and some will book breedings out of the event.

Stallions will be shown in the ring before each sale, and commented on by a pedigree expert.

Arena previews are held in the Crystax Bio-Barrel Arena at 1:20 pm.

Hollman will exhibit Jess Vegas, a palomino who combines racing blood with rodeo blood to sire some good-minded athletic colts that are easy to work with, she says. His dam goes back to the original mare, Casey’s Lady Love. His sire is a race horse that has sired earners of more than $44 million in winnings.

Frenchman’s Guy is now 27 and the leading sire at Myer’s Training Stables in St. Onge, South Dakota, owned and operated by Bill and Deb Myers.

“We’ll have a lot of new bloodlines in the area,” Swanhorst says. “We have Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska and one Kansas.”

Represented are runners, barrel horses, rope horses, cow horses and cutters and foundation bred horses.

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4D Jackpot Barrel Race February 8 James Kjerstad Event Center Central States Fairgrounds

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he Black Hills Stock Show® showcases many horse events, but the fastest paced one is no doubt the Open 4D Barrel Race.

The barrel race is a popular event with participants coming from all over the region to compete. States represented in the past include North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Montana and Iowa. In 2014, there were 137 entries.

Organizer Wanda Brown says she usually gets 100-250 entries. One year there were 270. “If it's really cold or the roads are bad, there will be fewer," she said. She thinks the reason it's so popular is that it helps make a long trip worthwhile for a lot of folks. "They come to something else and like to bring their horses and run while here. It's kind of a family tradition for many of them."

Mickey Kathrein, Dickinson, North Dakota, who won the 2014 1D said, "I thought it was a very well run barrel race. It moves along quickly and the ground is really nice. It's nice to go to something in the winter that isn't an actual rodeo and get that first run of the year made." Mickey rodeos for Dickinson State University, competes in some pro rodeos in

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the Badlands Circuit, and goes to NDRA and SDRA- sanctioned rodeos. She adds, "Some people take younger horses to it to get them some seasoning. We'll haul as many horses as will fit in the trailer and split the cost of the trip. We usually come down a day early so we can go to the stock show. The rodeo's good and you see a lot of people there."

Hallie Kroeplin, Highmore, South Dakota won the 4D level last year. She usually travels to the Black Hills Stock Show® with her sister.

"It's a lot of fun being indoor and it's a nice change. It's well run and has good ground.

Usually I just go to 4-H rodeos so it's fun to run against the people at the jackpot and get to see them," she said. Hallie is a freshman in high school, so competing against all ages adds to the fun of the trip.

An important draw to the event is that the ground in the event center is good, which Brown explains "I always have Randall Christianson work it and he does such a good job and spends a lot of time getting it right."

The barrel race is also well run and organized and has a good reputation, which is very important to the barrel racers. "We have $500-$1,000 added purse each year, so it's sure worth hauling to," says Brown.

The exhibition runs will begin at 9 a.m. and the 4D Open and Youth Jackpots will follow the exhibitions and not before 12:30 p.m. The

admission to the event is free for spectators, so it's a fun place to go and watch the top barrel racers in the region.

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Exiss/sooner Horse Sale

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Equine equity Using horses attract a crowd year after year

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f you show up at 2 p.m., on Friday or Saturday, when the sales begin, you will likely be standing throughout the sale.

The videos help the committee determine whether the horse is something they “want to sell and can sell,” in the upcoming sale.

A popular event every year at the Black Hills Stock Show®, the Exiss/Sooner Horse Sale typically draws a standing-room-only crowd, with the late-comers often looking over shoulders and around felt hats at the horses ridden or led into the sale ring.

“This year we had 197 applicants,” Swanhorst said. That is down a little from the 200250 consignments they generally receive.

It’s little wonder horse lovers enjoy the sale.

The top five horses in the Black Hills Stock Show® Exiss/Sooner Horse Sale averaged over $21,000 last year, and over $20,000 the year before.

Event organizer Jill Swanhorst said that the selection committee met shortly after the Nov. 14 consignment deadline to pick the 2015 sale lineup.

Consignors are required to submit videos of their horses, and going through them takes some time.

The committee sets out to choose 150 horses for the sale but has exceeded that number at times. This year they cataloged 158.

“We’ve never gone under it. We just feel that we’ll take the number that we can get sold at a fair market value. We have to have confidence that we’ll get them sold.”

Swanhorst said it is “hard to say” what the secret committee is looking for but that they want to give buyers a good variety of options, from started to finished horses, broodmares, stallions and more. “We keep what we feel will make a balanced sale,” she said.

While there are generally some well-known bloodlines represented in the sale, Swanhorst said there are no pedigree requirements and

that ponies and grade horses often make the cut, along with papered horses.

Consignors and horses come in from several states. This year Swanhorst said horses will arrive from South Dakota, Washington, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and Iowa.

Often a consignor will put more than one horse in the sale.

Swanhorst said the committee tries not to overload the sale with horses from one particular person, and she thinks four from one consignor is the most they’ve had in the past.

“We don’t want to make it someone’s production sale.”

A handful of consignors will likely sell two or three horses this year, she said.

One of those sellers brought horses to the sale for at least 14 years steady.

Jim and Ethel Whitcher of Scenic, South Dakota, will bring two mares this year – a coming 2-year-old blue roan filly and a mare out of High Brow Cat.

Jim and Ethel Whitcher will sell Sancie Cat in the Black Hills Stock Show® sale.

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The Whitchers are not horse traders. The horses they sell in the sale are ranch-bred and trained at home by Jim. “Everything we sell is out of our breeding program,” Ethel said.

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Taking top horses to the Black Hills Stock Show® sale year after year has helped build their program by creating notoriety for their horses. They don’t consign to any other sales because this sale provides enough advertising for them.

“It’s not like we take a horse that we don’t like, we take our top prospects,” she said.

Those prospects catch they eye of many a salegoer. They often get requests for breedings to their stallion and for Jim’s horse training services after folks see their Black Hills Stock Show® sale consignments.

“And it seems like it happens every year, we’ll sell some just because of the horse that we have at the BHSS.” The Black Hills Stock Show® treats them well, Ethel said, probably due to a trust that has been established. “I think they know that what we bring in will be consistent with what we say. That’s what we’ve kind of built our deal on. They are not some trader horse that we are just going to turn a quick buck on.”

Ethel said many of their horses end up as performance horses, often in the cutting or reined cowhorse event but some are used for barrel racing, roping and ranch horses too.

Their genetics should and usually do produce cowy mounts.

“We’re ranchers and Jim tries to get the best mares he can for the money. We’re not going to go squander the family farm to be in the horse business. We try to do things really logically and produce the best horse possible for the money,” Ethel said. “I think our reputation for this has kind of grown.”

Jim puts a good foundation start on anything they sell broke. “They are as broke as can be for the age and they are able to go on to different things. That’s what we try to do, just market something out of our program that we’re really proud of.”

Linda Paulson will sell Purty Boy at the Black Hills Stock Show®.

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Linda Paulson has taken part in the Black Hills Stock Show® horse sale for at least ten years.

The Fairfax, South Dakota, horse breeder usually takes two, but will offer three this year.

When she was getting started in the business she sometimes brought colts to the sale but more recently has consigned horses prepared by Paul Greimsman, a local trainer.

Two of Paulson’s horses are heading horses and one is being trained on the heeling end.

All are ranch broke by Paulson before they begin their arena training.

While the horses she sold last year were home-raised, this year she will be offering horses she purchased from another breeder, she said.

She leans toward the cow bloodlines and has found success in the sale ring with them.

Sons and daughters of Palo Duro Cat, an own son of High Brow Cat, are some of her favorites.

“I was in the cutting and I like the cutting horse bloodlines - something with a lot of cow that will work in the pasture,” she explains.

And the horses she brings often end up in the arena or on the ranch. “That guy that

bought my mare last year, he kept her on the training program. His ten year old son is roping on her.” Paulson said she’s found “great success” at the Black Hills Stock Show® sale and has sold horses into Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.

While flashy color or markings do help attract attention, a “good-looking, well-broke performance horse,” of any color will bring on the bids, she said.

Sometimes the buyer talks to her about her horse before the sale, but not always.

“The gentleman that bought the mare last year just liked how she looked in the ring, he hadn’t even seen her before that. I’m amazed

Justin and Leslie Hill will sell Play All Your Cards along with another horse in the Black Hills Stock Show® sale.

Their stallion will be on stallion row.

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This Shiners Lena Doc daughter was consigned by Colorado’s Karey Franz.

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sometimes they haven’t even watched them in the preview,” she said. “If they do come and talk to me I’ll represent them the way they are.”

She expects the sale to go particularly well this year, partly because of the strong cattle market.

Plus the horses should be good. “They sort through them and get quality horses there and it will bring the buyers. They manage it well; Lynn Weishaar (auctioneer) and Johnny Johnson (pedigree caller) do an excellent job.

So does Jill Swanhorst (event organizer).

“I love that sale,” Paulson said. “I look forward to that sale and try to make sure I have good horses for that one.”

Hauling from the warmer country of Peyton, Colorado, Justin and Leslie Hill consigned the high seller to last year’s Black Hills Stock Show® horse sale.

“Our experience was great in spite of the cold,” Leslie joked.

The top seller was a 14-year-old Shining Spark mare pregnant with a WR This Cats Smart foal. They also sold her 2-year-old “baby,” also out of WR This Cats Smart. One

of their initial consignments wasn’t chosen by the committee to go through the sale.

“The preview works well,” she said. “We love the experience of that.”

The young horse had been started by Justin.

The high selling mare had been shown in the snaffle bit futurity in Reno.

First-timer Karey Franz is looking forward to horse sale day at the Black Hills Stock Show®.

The Hills chose the Black Hills Stock Show® sale after seeing the quality of horses sold in previous years. “It seemed to us that it was a cowboy market and that people would appreciate good using horses.”

The Elbert, Colorado, horsewoman hopes her consignment will fetch $15,000.

She said the sale has a good reputation and appeared to have “the type of buyers” they were looking for.

They weren’t acquainted with the mare’s buyer but have now gotten to know him. “He’s a wonderful man. I think they had seen her in the catalog.” The new owners reported to the Hills when the mare foaled. “She had a filly.

Both mom and baby did well,” said Hill.

This year they will bring three horses to the sale - a 14-year-old stallion, a son of WR This Cats Smart with one year of riding and a coming 4-year-old out of their own stallion.

The younger horses will show in the preview, probably sorting or cutting a cow.

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“Mine is a show horse. I showed her at Reno. We won the novice non-pro. We won a saddle and $10,000. She’s really a good mare but that was my purpose was to sell her. That’s what I do, I get prospects going, show them at Reno and then resell them.”

The show and preview prior to the sale attracted Franz to the Black Hills Stock Show® horse sale.

“I like the fact that they have the show beforehand so you can show your horse and then take it to the sale,” she said. “I was trying to find a sale where I could showcase her and then resell, so that is what I was able to do at the Black Hills Stock Show®.”

Franz’s horse is a daughter of Shiners Lena Doc, and a granddaughter of Kwackin, a wellknown cutting mare.

“I don’t think it will be a problem, finding someone that will like her,” Franz said.

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industry.

he Boehringer Ingelheim Cattleman’s Conference is a new aspect of the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo®. It is designed as an opportunity for livestock producers to become informed on a variety of current topics affecting the livestock

“We’ve seen a big need for an educational aspect at BHSS for several years, and this conference is due in part to response to a previous survey where people asked for something educational with quality speakers on current topics. When Behringer Ingelheim came to the table with their commercial heifer development program and ideas for additional speakers it worked out great and we’ve been moving forward ever since,” explained BHSS Livestock Coordinator Kadee Hande.

A collective look at the livestock industry, relevant issues, and available speakers resulted in the one-day conference that is free to the public and includes lunch.

Kicking off the event at 10 a.m. will be an estate planning session, a topic Hande said has been presented in the past and always outgrows its room.

“Second will be a South Dakota legislature roundtable discussion providing an overview of bills brought before the legislature last year, or which are expected in the upcoming session that will potentially affect the livestock producer and/or the agriculture industry. We see a need to get such information into the producer’s hands in a timely manner to allow for discussion,” said Hande.

Following lunch, the afternoon session will shift to a production focus with replacement heifer development and vaccine consideration topics, both of which tie into Behringer Ingelheim’s heifer development work, preceding what Hande said is an incredibly timely closing speaker.

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“Dr. Kate Brooks, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will be providing an economic outlook for the coming year. What makes this an exceptionally great session is that the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) only releases their projection data once a year.

For 2015, they are releasing that data on Jan. 30, meaning Dr. Brooks will be the first person to present their information to producers the very next day,” said Hande.

Looking to the future of this event, Hande said the conference is designed to grow as needed, and could easily become a two or threeday event over time.

For more information, please contact Kadee Hande at 605-355-3861 or kadee@blackhillsstockshow.com .

See schedule on p. 72.

Congresswoman Kristi Noem visits with a constituent.

“We’ve had people call in about attending, and people call in stating they would like to add to the program with their presentation. We see that combination of interest as a great opportunity,” she said.

For those wanting to attend this year’s conference, Hande asked them to email or call her office with any questions, or to simply let her know how many plan to attend.

“Another thing we are letting people know is the Hilton Garden Inn will be running shuttles from both the fairgrounds and the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center to the event. While it’s a little out of the way, a shuttle means no one has to fight with parking,” she noted.

In closing, she said she hopes to see everyone at the event, and looks forward to hearing their response to the BHSS’s inaugural Cattlemen’s Conference.

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BHSS youth events World’s Smallest Rodeo Stick horse races Jan. 31, 10 a.m.

Crystalyx Sale Ring Ages: 3-5

Youth Day Saturday Jan. 31 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Ages: 8-18

Petting Zoo Jan. 30 - Feb.7 10 a.m – 7 p.m.

Ages: all

Petting zoo The Barnyard Petting Zoo runs throughout the stock show, showcasing livestock and what each animal means to South Dakota.

Exhibitors will be available to answer questions about their animals including care, history, and relevance to modern agriculture.

The petting zoo is in Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and is free to the public. It is open daily 10am to 7pm.

Youth Day Saturday

Adults don’t get to have all the fun at the Black Hills Stock Show®.

There’s plenty for kids to do, too.

Stick Horse Rodeo The First Interstate Bank World’s Smallest Rodeo Sat., Jan. 31, 2015 is a great family event featuring little cowboys and cowgirls on stick horses.

Children ages 3-5 years of age will get on their boots and hats and head to the Crystalyx Sales Ring. A parade introduces the riders, with prizes awarded from First Interstate Bank for best dressed cowgirl and cowboy.

Children who participate in rodeo classes receive a certificate, a back number, and an official Black Hills Stock Show® Wild Stick Horse.

Entrants are eligible for stick horse barrel racing, pole bending and a wild ride.

Entries are limited to 65 contestants. Junior Miss Rodeo Queens will assist with the 10 am event.

Youth Day Saturday is a big draw. The county extension office produces the program at the Pennington 4-H Offices and Central States Fairgrounds.

“We had close to 375 kids last year,” says Tiffany Meyer, program advisor. “We are always growing so we hope to have even more this year. It’s a jam-packed day.”

Children ages eight to 18 to participate in a variety of classes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 4-H members and non-members alike participate.

Activities range from a Beef Cook-Off, Livestock Judging, Livestockology, Horse Quiz Bowl, Hippology, a dog show and Youth Pork Quality Assurance.

Programming is designed to advance youth in state fair and state congress competitions.

“A lot of these kids go on to state better prepared because of this event,” Meyer says. “It gives them the experience they need.”

Youth will travel to Rapid City from several states to participate.

Youth Day and the stick horse rodeo require preregistration. Go to http://www.blackhillsstockshow.com/events/2015/youth-day for details.

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here’s a new event bubbling up at the Black Hills Stock and Rodeo Show.

Boots and Beer Festival hopes to introduce 600 people to a variety of South Dakota brewed “craft beers” that reflect the season and the region.

“We are pulling out all the stops,” says organizer Ty Littau. “The idea is to get every cowboy that ever thought about trying a craft beer to try one.”

Visitors can sample up to 40 varieties of beer brewed in the state, mostly in the west.

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“It’s an art form,” says Littau. “I’ve asked all our exhibitors to bring an old standby and then something new.”

There is talk of featuring a specially made boot-shaped tasting glass, and the list of vendors is a good read: Crow Peak, Miner Brewing Company, Sick and Twisted. Firehouse, Bitter Esters, Wooden Legs. The Knuckle.

Brewers will be joined by dueling pianos, acoustic guitar, and concessions.

Food goes better with beer than wine, says Josh Fritz, co-owner of Crow Peak, South Dakota’s largest brewery.

“The flavor profiles for beer are better,” Fritz says. “You can get everything from smoke to chocolate.”

Fritz, a former rancher, will be towing his makeshift four-tap beer wagon: It’s a bootlegged, 70s era single horse in red and silver.

The Crow Peak brand adds seasonal offerings to year-round brews like cream ale and porter. This year, they are experimenting with the fresh growth from spruce tips. Says Fritz: “That might be one we’ll bring that’s seasonal.”

Local brewers will offer a "new" and an "old standby" beer option.

Littau says this is an opportunity to sample and savvy something new. “It’s a chance to visit with the breweries and ask them about what they do. Why do you make beer? What are you trying to achieve with this?”

Craft beer can be effervescent, Littau says, or relatively flat. It might be pale or dark. Seasonal tastes, he says, tend to favor full bodied and malty blends in the colder months.

Fritz said stainless steel is the standard for aging craft beverage, although some microbreweries experiment with whiskey and wine barrels. The brews take a few days to a few weeks to complete, and vary widely in alcohol content from 3.5 to 9.5 percent.

For reference, Budweiser is 5.0.

Littau is a development representative with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture.

The event originated when he got feedback from breweries that things slowed for the industry after tourist season.

Bring your palette, he says, and an open mind. “To ask for a Bud Light here would be like going to someone’s ranch home, sitting down at the dinner table, and asking, ‘Where are the chicken nuggets?’”

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Cattlemen’s Family Legacy Scholarship Bethany, Emerson, Jeremy and Cash Lehrman of Windy Creek Cattle Co.

Windy Creek Cattle Co. Donates Heifer to Cattlemen’s Family Legacy Scholarship

By Amanda Radke Photos courtesy Jody Hoiten In a year when calf prices are off the charts, the donation of a heifer is no small gift.

For Windy Creek Cattle Company, owned

by Jeremy and Bethany Lehrman of Spencer, South Dakota, donating a heifer to the Black Hills Stock Show® Cattlemen’s Family Legacy Scholarship program is a perfect way to support area youth who are interested in the cattle business. The Lehrmans, who exhibit seedstock each year at BHSS, donated a SimAngus heifer.

The scholarship program is geared for youth ages 8-17. A cattle producer donates a heifer, passing on the ranching legacy. The recipient takes possession of the heifer at the conclusion of the 2015 BHSS and must return to show her at the Western Junior Livestock Show.

“I’m a strong believer in supporting youth,” said Lehrman, who has two children with wife Bethany, Cash (age 8) and Emerson (age 4). “When we look at the average age of the U.S. rancher (58 years old), we realize we have to find ways to get the next generation started in production agriculture. If we can help out in any way, then we are happy to do so. We hope this scholarship program helps youth get interested in the beef business, in showing cattle, and in the Simmental breed.”

This year’s recipient is Garrett Wessel, a 16year old from Chamberlain, S.D. To qualify, Wessel had to show cattle in the 2014 Western Junior Livestock show. He also had to write a letter telling about his commitment to

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agriculture, his future goals, and his ability to raise the heifer in a proper setting. He will be required to submit progress reports throughout the first year, and to show her at the Western Junior Livestock show.

The heifer isn’t a loan; Wessel will take ownership of the heifer free and clear. When Lehrman went out to choose which heifer to donate, he looked for one that would build a solid foundation for the youth rancher.

“We wanted to give the recipient one of our best from our replacement pen,” said Lehrman. “We want this heifer to be something he can build his program around.”

WINC Start 471B, a half-blood Simmental out of the popular sire, MR NLC Upgrade U8676 is the gift heifer. She’s black and polled with above average EPDs. She will be on display for viewing throughout this year’s BHSS. “I believe this program helps give kids the tools needed for their future,” said Wessel in his application. “Being given the opportunity

Jeremy Lehrman looks over the cattle at Windy Creek Cattle Co. with his son, Cash, age 8.

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to help build in the genetics of a breeding program would be a dream come true to someone like me.”

Lehrman offered some advice to Wessel upon receiving one of his heifers.

“Welcome to the Simmental breed,” he said.

“We hope you can continue to grow and develop your breeding program. Don’t be afraid to bend the ear of others in the business. I attribute a lot of where I’m at today thanks to the advice of some of the foundation cattlemen in the Simmental breed – Scott and Dale Werning, Chris Effling, Steve Eichacker, and Steve Reimer. Their advice has been instrumental in helping me make decisions in my program.”

Although Lehrman grew up on a commercial cattle operation, Windy Creek Cattle Co. was established in 2005, after Lehrman graduated with an animal science degree from South Dakota State University. He quickly grew his purebred business to 100 Simmental and SimAngus cows, and he plans to continue to grow his operation with the hopes of passing it onto his children one day.

Jeremy maintains a full-time job with Sedona Ag Services as a representative for Elanco Animal Health, while Bethany works as a chemistry professor at Dakota Wesleyan University. They market their bulls through BHSS, as well as the Profit Through Performance Bull Sale in partnership with Melroe Farms, which is scheduled for March 1, 2015 at Aberdeen Livestock.

“In the long-term, I want to be able to hand this business down to my children some day,” he said. “I want to continue to see us grow and become a leader in the industry by providing high-quality genetics people can count on.”

For more information, check out www. windycreekcattlecompany.com. To learn more about the Cattlemen’s Family Legacy Scholarship, see www.blackhillsstockshow. com/events/2014/cattlemans-family-legacyscholarship.

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BRIANNA CLEMETSON

PEYTON DEJONG

Brianna is the daughter of Kevin and Melissa Clemetson of Keystone, SD. She is a senior at Hill City High School and participates in band, high school rodeo, 4-H, volleyball and basketball. She is also secretary of the Hill City National Honor Society. Brianna will be attending Chadron State College this fall and on completion of her degree plans to return home and pursue a career in Agricultural Education while operating her own ranch.

Peyton attends Philip High School and is the daughter of Travis and Pamela DeJong of Philip, SD. While excelling at her studies she participates in 4-H, FFA, FCCLA, band, choir, volleyball and golf. Also, as a senior , she was chosen as Wendy’s Heisman Award-South Dakota State Finalist. Peyton will be attending SDSU this fall and plans to double major in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Communications while continuing to build and manage her own cattle herd.

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MILES ENGLEBERT Miles attends Edgemont High School and is the son of Everett and Dawn Englebert of Edgemont, SD. He plans to attend Chadron State College and pursue a degree in Secondary Education with a goal of teaching history or science and coaching football. Miles has participated in 4-H, National Honor Society, rodeo, basketball, football and track. It is his goal to return to Edgemont as a teacher/coach, role model to the youth of the area and to the family ranch.

OLIVIA EDOFF Olivia is the daughter of Scott and Veronica Edoff of Hermosa, SD and she is a student at New Underwood High School.

She participates in 4-H, rodeo, chorus, National Honor Society, Student Council and is a recipient of the 4-H Presidential Award and American Legion Award. She is very sought after by her peers for assistance both in school and community activities.

Olivia intends to pursue a Law Degree while attending USD and as an attorney, protect the rights of ag families like hers.

TESSA KOPREN

SHAELYNNE HEITSCH

Tessa attends Bison High School and is the daughter of Ross and Beverly Kopren of Prairie City, SD. She will pursue her secondary education at SDSU majoring in Agricultural Business and Leadership. Tessa has participated in FFA, 4-H, basketball, volleyball, rodeo, National Honors Society and Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. Her career choice is promoting agriculture through an agricultural related organization.

Shaelynne is the daughter of Thomas and Tracy Heitsch of Hermosa, SD and attends Rapid City Central High School. She plans to attend the University of Wyoming to obtain a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Her career aspiration is to be a rural traveling Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in rural hospitals and clinic settings. Over and above her academic achievements Shaelynne has been involved in 4-H, rodeo, National Honor Society, track and field, Special Olympics volunteer and Student Tutor for the Cobbler Mentor Program.

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The BHSS Trade Show is open Jan. 30 – Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

It’s a Good Trade

By Nicole Michaels

BHSS Trade Show Civic Center Jan. 30-Feb. 7 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (closes at 6 p.m., Feb. 1)

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her collection of dressy and daily duds demanded by what she calls “the modern rancher.”

The Black Hills Stock Show® Cinch Trade Show features 200 vendors at two locations with western wear, ranch equipment, and everything in between.

Her business Steamboat Ranchwear out of Steamboat Springs, Colo., prides itself on personal service, choosing from a variety of products. Need boots? They start at $130 and you can spend $600 if you must.

Get out cheap with a $30 shirt or splurge at $150.

Starting Jan. 30 and going through Feb. 7, 2015, shop Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and the Central States Fairgrounds for some brands that may only come to town for this event.

Vendors open daily at 10 am.

Veteran vendor Mariane Sasak will cram a good-sized cargo trailer full of merchandise and take a day and a half to unpack.

When it’s all put out for display, her mobile western ranchwear store will take up half of the Alpine Room or a 90x8 square foot sales space.

“This show, it does nothing but get better,” says Sasak, who skedaddles all the way from the Denver Stock Show with

“We try to fit everybody,” Sasak says.

“We are just like any other store, only we’re mobile.”

Sasak specializes in winter wear, so the Black Hills venue is a natural and she heads north when other vendors go to Texas. The Rapid City crowd, she says, favors daily wear compared to the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas and Denver folks.

Sasak credits a strong cattle industry for strong sales, and hand picks every item as her own buyer. Dressed at home in camo leggings and a turtleneck and hanging out with her dogs, she jokes “you wouldn’t

know I had any fashion sense by the way I dress myself.”

Newcomer Doctor Scratch LLC, Cattle Dusters & Mineral Feeders hails from Watertown, South Dakota. The company changed hands in 2013. New owners Betsy and Tony Oleson will show off their patented system to get mineral and external parasite treatment to cattle.

They’ve added a powder-coated finish to the product that they say naturally attracts cattle and helps them shed.

“They tend to look a little sharper with our system,” Betsy Oleson says. “The rubber fingers help them shed and keep them dusted ‘cause they’ve got something to scratch themselves on. You don’t have to train them to use it.”

The Olesons forged a strong partnership, Betsy having used the product herself for 10 years, and Tony being a machinist who can fabricate. They will have some units to sell at the show and also a list of dealers, and will be on hand to answer questions.

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Buffalo Producers’ Association

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By Nicole Michaels

Black Hills Buffalo Classic Show and Sale Feb. 8, 10 a.m.

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t’s an old species – a massive, hardy herbivore native to the grasslands of the Great Plains - but innovation and consumer interest make buffalo a contemporary product.

Top buffalo producers from the U.S. and Canada will gather at the Black Hills Stock Show® for an annual sale and winter conference. Held by the Dakota Territory Buffalo Association, the Black Hills Buffalo Classic Show and Sale is no lightweight when it comes to buffalo production.

South Dakota is the number one production state in the country, and not only will the sale bring in top quality animals, performance tested classes are a draw.

There’s been growth in the regional herds this past year, says Karen Conley, executive director of the 20-state organization that also serves two Canadian provinces.

“We’ve had great weather and a good hay crop,” Conley says. “Expansion is the buzz word in the industry.”

In a strong market, the event competes with private sales off the ranch, so keeps changing to encourage participation.

“The demand for meat is so high right now,” Conley says, “that ranchers can sell just as many off the ranch without the additional work of coming to a show and the stress on the animal. We keep changing to benefit our producers and to fill a niche.”

Last year, the show added live online bidding and expanded the sale catalog. They won’t know until January how many animals will be entered into the show and sale.

The group also hosts educational seminars, ranch tours and summer meetings, and involves itself in meat promotion, participating in trade shows.

Buffalo compares to grass fed beef, and the organization continues to gather data from a carcass class to help producers feed and

market animals, considering itself a leader in both areas.

A lean meat with taste and texture to similar beef, buffalo is lower in calories and higher in protein. It has rich flavor and is nutrient dense.

Bison are not graded by USDA, and inspection is voluntary.

Producers say buffalo’s grazing habits make them easier on native grasses and water sources, and they are less labor-intensive than cows and are well-adapted to their terrain.

DTBA’s performance programs for bulls and heifers are in their seventh and third years, respectively. Bulls and heifers are kept for one year at a host ranch, worked, and shown at the stock show.

The top selling bull nationwide last year sold at this auction, going for $13,250 and was judged on five criteria. The sale remains competitive with larger sales in its numbers, Conley says.

Based in Rapid City, South Dakota, the association has 180-200 members, most of which are producers. It was formed in 1996 and this is in its 19th year at the stock show.

Traditional single animal show classes were in a decline nationwide, so the association no longer offers them. In addition to the performance tested classes, they will offer an open consignment auction for all classes of production animals.

Summing up the accomplishments of the association, Conley expects to remain competitive.

“Nobody else in the country is doing anything like this,” she says.

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USED BALERS 2-NH BR 7090, Wide Pickup,endless Belts, 1000pto, 6000 Bales, Super Sharp, Your Choice, $22,750.00 2-NH BR 7090, Net Wrap, Wide Pickup, Endless belts, 1000pto, 3500-5100 Bales, Starting At $23,500.00 2-NH 688 Starting at $7,500.00 4 NH BR780 Starting at $8,000.00 4-NH BR780A Starting at $9,500.00 3-NH BR7090 Starting at $18,500.00 NEW AND USED GRAIN AUGERS AND GRAIN VACS Westfield Farm King, Harvest International,brand Grain Augers all Sizes, Over 30 In Stock New Brandt and Rem Vacs On Hand 2-Brandt 1545 LP Sp Conveyors - New Call for price Westfield, Farmking, Brandt, Harvest International - All Sizes, Call For End of Year Prices Brandt and Rem Vacs on Hand 1-Batco 1545 FL, conveyor, self-propelled, 2012 model gas engine, excellent shape $19,500 1-Westfield mk13”x111”, low profile hopper, $18,500 1- Harvest International 13”x92’ low profile, Hopper w/electric mover $15,500 1-Westfield mk 13”x81’ hyd hopper mower $14,500 1-Westfield mk13’x91’, like new $15,000

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NEW AND USED HARROWS 1-Summers 70’ Superharrow - new 2-Degelman 70’ Harrows, with or without Hydangle - new 1-Summers 70’ Superharrow Plus, with new teeth $22,500

... 4020 SAV Brilliance x Steel Force (genetic full sister to Broker).

72 pound birthweight, calving ease prospect.

Bulls like these also available

PRIVATE TREATY January 1st.

Sires Represented ...

Hart Eclipse Final Answer

Broker Earth Quake

L15 (Angus) Upgrade

CK CATTLE

Chris, Kristi, Cagney, Chesney & Kenidey Effling Chris: 605.769.0142 • Kristi: 605.769.1308 • Cagney: 605.870.0368 19650 Hwy. 47 • Highmore, SD 57345 • 605.852.2684

WAGER CATTLE

Lanny, Jayne & Dusty Wager 605.765.9314 • Lanny: 605.769.1211 • Dusty: 605.769.5010

423 ...

A Broker half-blood.

High weaning weight bull of 2014 calf crop.

30032 Dodge Draw Rd • Gettysburg, SD 57442

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ANGUS RANCH February 10th, 2015 1 pm MST at the Ranch, Mott ND Selling 75 Yearling Bulls o Sires Carlson Right Effect 203 o 10 Two-Year Old Bulls o 25 Bred heifers A.I bred to SAV Resource 1441 o Mohnen South Dakota 402 Capitalist 028 o RB Active Duty 010 and more...

Connealy Capitalist and Prairie Pride Next Stepo 30 Purebred Commercial Heifer Calves

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Birth wt 82 205 wt 747

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Carlson Rapid Effect 4008

Birth wt 79 205 wt 752

Sire: Mohnen South Dakota 402 MGS: Rito 707 of Ideal 3407 7075 A extra long herd sire prospect with abundant thickness and performance. His Dam is a full sister in blood to the $95,000 SAV Eliminator 9105.

CED BW WW YW Milk

CED BW WW YW Milk

CED BW WW YW Milk

+2 +3.2 +70 +114 +32

Sire: Carlson Right Effect 203 MGS: Brockhill Prophecy 4P Calving Ease bull by Right Effect 203 with plenty of muscle and style. 5 flush brothers sell.

CED +6 BW +.6 WW +52 YW +87 Milk +23

DOB 3/1/14 DOB 1/24/14 Birth wt 86 Birth wt 80 Carlson Rapid Fire 4006 Carlson Capitalist 402 Carlson Resource 435 205 wt 847 205 wt 752 Sire: Carlson Right Effect 203 MGS: Brockhill Prophecy 4P Sire: Connealy Capitalist 028 MGS: Whitestone Black Arrow Z101 Sire: SAV Resource 1441 MGS: SydGen Contact Deep bodied, masculine Right Effect son A stylish, long bodied Resource son from A top herd sire prospect with a superb with lots of fleshing ability. Dam was the a big performance daughter by SydGen pick of the Soo Line Dispersal. 5 flush pedigree and phenotype.

Contact. brothers sell. +0 CED +4 CED +7 +2.4 BW +1.9 BW +.9 +76 WW +75 WW +62 +117 YW +126 YW +101 +24 Milk +34 Milk +31

DOB 2/1/14 Birth wt 69 205 wt 823

CED BW WW YW Milk

DOB 3/1/14 Birth wt 79 205 wt 885

DOB 2/21/14 DOB 3/2/13 Birth wt 83 Carlson South Dakota 439 Carlson Active Duty 421 Carlson Lady 361 205 wt 914 Sire: Connealy Consensus 7229 MGS: SAV Final Answer 0035 Sire: Mohnen South Dakota 402 MGS: Mogck Whispering Wind 584 Sire: RB Active Duty 010 MGS: SAF Hi Choice 0027 Consensus 7229 bred heifer comes from the Big time beef bull from the first calf crop by Deep, soggy Active Duty son with loads of famed Lady cow family who brought us RB Mohnen South Dakota. Dam is an easy Active Duty, RB Tour of Duty, Gaffney Game muscle and numbers to match. fleshing, wide based whispering wind daughter

Changer. Due in March to Ridl Excitement 318 Jon Carlson (701) 690-7190 carlsoncattle@outlook.com Sale Book can be Jim & Sallee CArlson scarlson@ndsupernet.com robert & Angela Carlson H: (701) 563-4630 C: (701) 690-9059 viewed online at 68th St. SW Mott, ND 58646 At the ranch 3 1/2 miles north of Mott carlsonangus.livestockdirect.net february 10th, 2015 1:00 PM MST

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2015 BULL & FEMALE SALE March 16, 2015

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Chestnut Angus Farm 17th Annual Production Sale

Please join us Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 1:00 PM at the Farm, Pipestone, Minnesota

60 Angus Bulls • 10 Simmental & SimAngus™ Bulls • 15 Bred Heifers & 15 Bred Cows

Sells at the Black Hills Stock Show Chestnut PF First Round 234

Reg#17947363 VA First Round x SAV Bismarck 5682 BW #87 • Adj WW #936 • BW +1.3 WW +63 YW +98 Milk +26

Sells at the Black Hills Stock Show Chestnut Substance 114

Reg#17947370 Benfield Substance 8506 x VAR Rocky 80029 BW #79 • Adj WW #908 • BW +2.5 WW +64 YW +108 Milk +28

Sample of Bulls Selling on our 17th Annual Production Sale on February 25th!

Chestnut First Round 204

Reg#17947368 VA First Round x Plainview Sun Dance G39 BW #88 • Adj WW #986 • BW +4.8 WW +68 YW +108 Milk +28

Chestnut First Round 244

Reg#17947361 VA First Round x Pine Ridge Hammer S322 BW #86 • Adj WW #891 • BW +4.1 WW +65 YW +102 Milk +22

Chestnut Angus Farm

Glenn & Sherri Johnson Family 2242 90th Ave., Pipestone, MN 56164 507-368-9220 or 507-820-1502 Cell Email us at: chestnut@itctel.com www.chestnutangus.com

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Guest Simmental Breeder:

Craig & Angie Raatz, 280 241st St., Jasper, MN Phone 507-348-3846 or 507-215-1952 Cell

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Val & Lori Eberspacher 507-532-6694 or 612-805-7405 Kelly Schmidt 406-599-2395 View online at www.ebersale.com

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Schedule 2015 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® January 24 – February 8, 2015

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

9 a.m. Thar’s Ranch Sorting, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

8 a.m. Zoetis Winter Classic AQHA Horse Show, sponsored by Zoetis, Ray’s Western Wear, RM Tack & Twisted X Boots, G Bar G Saddlery, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Hagen Glass, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

Sunday, January 25, 2015 7:30 a.m. Zoetis Winter Classic AQHA Special Event Ranch Horse Pleasure, sponsored by Zoetis, Ray’s Western Wear, RM Tack & Twisted X Boots, G Bar G Saddlery, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Hagen Glass, Jenner Equipment –Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 2:30 p.m. Zoetis Team Roping Futurity, sponsored by Zoetis, AQHA, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Webster Enterprises, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 3:30 p.m. Zoetis Calf Roping Futurity, sponsored by Zoetis, Jenner Equipment, Webster Enterprises – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 4:30 p.m. Zoetis Winter Classic Special Event AQHA Show (Roping Events), sponsored by Zoetis, Ray’s Western Wear, RM Tack & Twisted X Boots, G Bar G Saddlery, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Hagen Glass, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 8 p.m. Zoetis Team Roping Futurity Finals, sponsored by Zoetis, AQHA, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Webster Enterprises, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

Monday, January 26, 2015 7:30 a.m. Zoetis Winter Classic AQHA Horse Show, sponsored by Zoetis, Ray’s Western Wear, RM Tack & Twisted X Boots, G Bar G Saddlery, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Hagen Glass, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 1 p.m.

Winter Spectacular NRCHA Show (run concurrently with the AQHA Working Cow Horse Classes), sponsored by Quarter Horse News, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 7:30 a.m. Zoetis Winter Classic AQHA Horse Show, sponsored by Zoetis, Ray’s Western Wear, RM Tack & Twisted X Boots, G Bar G Saddlery, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Hagen Glass, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 1 p.m.

Winter Spectacular NRCHA Show (run concurrently with the AQHA Working Cow Horse Classes), sponsored by Quarter Horse News, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 8 a.m. Zoetis Winter Classic AQHA Horse Show, sponsored by Zoetis, Ray’s Western Wear, RM Tack & Twisted X Boots, G Bar G Saddlery, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Hagen Glass, Jenner Equipment – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 8 a.m. Stallion Row Check-In, Rushmore Hall, Civic Center 11 a.m.

Horse Sale Check-In, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 5 p.m. Horse Sale Consignors Meeting, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 6 p.m.

Stallion Row Consignors Meeting, Rushmore Hall, Civic Center 7 p.m. BHSS Stray Gathering, sponsored by Zoetis, Pendleton - Music by Brandon Jones and The Thirsty Fish to follow – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

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Schedule Friday, January 30, 2015 8 a.m.

Exiss/Sooner BHSS Horse Sale Preview: Ranch Horse Select Competition, sponsored

by Lynn Weishaar, John Johnson & Sale Preview – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m.

– Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. black Hills Stock Show® Leather Show, Theater Lobby 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 1:20 p.m.

Exiss/Sooner Stallion Row Preview, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 2 p.m. Exiss/Sooner BHSS Horse Sale, sponsored by Exiss/Sooner, Ravellette Publications, The Cattle Business Weekly, Larry Larson Photography, Scoggins Veterinary, Hutchson Western – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 7:30 p.m. PRCA Xtreme Bulls, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

Saturday, January 31, 2015 8 a.m.

Exiss/Sooner BHSS Horse Sale Preview, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 8 a.m. 4-H Youth Day Activities, sponsored by First Interstate Bank - Central States Fairgrounds 9 a.m.

Rodney Yost Horsemanship Clinic, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m.

– Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Black Hills Stock Show® Leather Show, Theater Lobby 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank World’s Smallest Rodeo, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall

Cattleman's Conference 10 a.m.

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Cattlemans’ Conference, Hilton Garden Inn 10 a.m.

Estate Planning Seminar presented by Casey Peterson & Associates 11 a.m. Legislative Watch: Ag Leader Roundtable 12 p.m. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Cattlemans’ Lunch 1 p.m. Developing Quality Replacement Heifers, presented by Marty Sheppard, 4S Cattle Co 1:45 p.m. Vaccine Considerations for the Cow Herd, presented by Dr. Travis VanAnne 2:45 p.m.

Beef Cattle Economics and Outlook, presented by Dr. Kate Brooks, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1:20 p.m.

Exiss/Sooner Stallion Row Preview, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 1:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 2 p.m. Exiss/Sooner BHSS Horse Sale, sponsored by Exiss/Sooner, Ravellette Publications, The Cattle Business Weekly, Larry Larson Photography, Scoggins Veterinary, Hutchson Western – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 5 p.m. Stockman’s Banquet & Ball, sponsored by Budweiser, Galloway Bit & Spur, Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Security First Bank, BH Corp, Black Hills Power, KOTA – Ramkota Hotel 7:30 p.m. PRCA Xtreme Bulls, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

Sunday, February 1, 2015 8 a.m.

Ranch Horse Competition, sponsored by AQHA, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Conrad’s Big C Signs, Budweiser, Hutchison Western, Jenner Equipment, Triple R Tack, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Sof Tubs – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 8 a.m.

Cattlemen’s Steak & Egg Breakfast, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Warm Up Arena, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 9:30 a.m.

High School College Fair, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

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Schedule 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 6 p.m. – Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Commercial Heifer Show, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Tri-State Neighbor, Runnings Farm & Fleet, ORIgen, Farm Credit Services of America, New Direction Equipment – Warm Up Arena, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 10 a.m. Black Hills Stock Show® Leather Show – Theater Lobby 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 11 a.m. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Commercial Heifer Sale, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Tri-State Neighbor, Runnings Farm & Fleet, ORIgen, Farm Credit Services of America, New Direction Equipment – Warm Up Arena, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 1 p.m. SD High School 20X Extreme Showcase, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 2 p.m.

South Dakota Auctioneers Association Bid Calling Contest, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 5 p.m. PRCA Barrel Slack, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

Monday, February 2, 2015 8 a.m.

Ranch Horse Competition, sponsored by AQHA, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Conrad’s Big C Signs, Budweiser, Hutchison Western, Jenner Equipment, Triple R Tack, SD Chic Beads, Clark & Associates Land Brokers, Inc, Sof Tubs – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 9 a.m. Angus Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m.

– Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Quilt Show, sponsored by the Black Hills Quilters Guild – Theater Lobby 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 10 a.m.

PRCA Timed Event Slack, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

1 p.m. Angus Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 6 p.m.

Black Hills Gold Rush Cattle Genetics Sale Social, Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Ballroom 7:30 p.m.

Black Hills Gold Rush Cattle Genetics Sale, sponsored by Cattle Business Weekly, New Direction Equipment, ORIgen, Hutchison Western, Zoetis Animal Health, Central States Fair Foundation, Martin-Trudeau Insurance Agency, Polzin Embryo Center – Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Ballroom 7:30 p.m. Professional Roughstock Series World Finals, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

Tuesday, February 3, 2015 8:30 a.m.

Touchstone Energy Safety Seminar, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 9 a.m. Ranch Rodeo Qualifying Round, sponsored

by Rapid Chevrolet, Budweiser, Security First Bank, Cabela’s, Tri-State Livestock News, Farm Credit Services of America, Crown Royal, WOW, Dex Media, Super 8 Motel I-90, WW Livestock Systems, Blake’s Trailer Sales, Godfrey Brake, Jenner Equipment, CINCH, Zoetis, Black Hills Fox, Kat Country – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 10 a.m. Charolais Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m.

– Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Quilt Show, sponsored by the Black Hills Quilters Guild – Theater Lobby 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 10 a.m.

Touchstone Energy Safety Seminar, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 12 p.m.

PRCA Timed Event Slack, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 1 p.m. Charolais Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 5:30 p.m. Ranch Rodeo Calcutta, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m.

Ranch Rodeo Finals, sponsored by Rapid Chevrolet, Budweiser, Security First Bank, Cabela’s,

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Schedule Tri-State Livestock News, Farm Credit Services of America, Crown Royal, WOW, Dex Media, Super 8 Motel I-90, WW Livestock Systems, Blake’s Trailer Sales, Godfrey Brake, Jenner Equipment, CINCH, Zoetis, Black Hills Fox, Kat Country – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m.

Professional Roughstock Series, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 9:30 p.m. Music following the Ranch Rodeo, Kjerstad Event Center

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 9 a.m.

Rodney Yost Horsemanship Clinic, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 10 a.m. Hereford Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m. – Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Quilt Show, sponsored by the Black Hills Quilters Guild – Theater Lobby 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 1 p.m. Hereford Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 4 p.m. Girls In Spurs – Ladies Night, independently produced – Rodeo Zone 7:30 p.m.

PRCA Wrangler Champions Challenge, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

Thursday, February 5, 2015 8:30 a.m. Red Angus Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Gelbvieh Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m.

– Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 10 a.m.

BHSS National Sheep Shearing Championships, sponsored by KICK 104 – WarmUp Arena, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 10 a.m. Sutton Ranch Rodeo Qualifying Round, Independently produced – Civic Center Arena 11 a.m. Shorthorn Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 1 p.m. North American Sheepdog Trial Preliminaries, sponsored by Ace Hardware, TriState Neighbor, America’s Best Value Inn, Budweiser, Godfrey Brake Service, Hagen Glass, Gold Pages Publishing, Webster Enterprises - Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 1 p.m. Red Angus Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 2 p.m. Gelbvieh Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 3 p.m. Shorthorn Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 7 p.m.

The Mutton Bustin’ Championships, sponsored by Midcontinent Communications – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m. North American Sheepdog Trial Finals and National Sheep Shearing Championships, sponsored by Ace Hardware, TriState Neighbor, America’s Best Value Inn, Budweiser, Godfrey Brake Service, Hagen Glass, Gold Pages Publishing, Webster Enterprises - Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m.

PRCA Rodeo/Ranch Rodeo Finals, independently produced – Civic Center Arena

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Schedule Friday, February 6, 2015

Saturday, February 7, 2015

9 a.m. Limousin Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 9 a.m. BHSS Open Team Roping, sponsored by Miller Lite, Security First Bank, Ray’s Western Wear – Kjerstad Event Center Fairgrounds 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m.

– Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 10 a.m.

KBHB Bucking Horse Sale, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 10:30 a.m. Maine-Anjou Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 1 p.m. Limousin Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 3 p.m. Maine-Anjou Sale, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 7 p.m. BHSS Stampede featuring Dueling Pianos, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 9:30 p.m. BHSS Stampede featuring Casey Donahew Band, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

7 a.m. Old Timers Breakfast & Awards: Awards at 8am, Fine Arts Building, Fairgrounds 7 a.m. Team Roping Registration (entries close 8:30 a.m.), Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 8 a.m. Simmental Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 9 a.m. BHSS Open Team Roping, sponsored by Miller Lite, Security First Bank, Ray’s Western Wear – Kjerstad Event Center Fairgrounds 9 a.m.

Rodney Yost Horsemanship Clinic, independently produced – Civic Center Arena 10 a.m. CINCH Trade Show Opens, Closes at 7:30 p.m.

– Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 10 a.m. First Interstate Bank Barnyard Petting Zoo, Rushmore Hall 10 a.m. Western Art Show, public viewing, sponsored

by The Central States Fair Foundation, Black Hills Surgical Hospital – Theater Lobby 10 a.m. Hay Camp Wood Carvers Demonstration, Upper W. Concourse 10:30 a.m. Chi-Influenced Show, sponsored by Hubbard Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica – Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 1 p.m. Simmental, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 1:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo, independently produced – Civic Center

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Schedule 3 p.m. Chi-Influenced Sale - Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 3:30 p.m. Western Art Quick Draw Contest, Theater Lobby 4 p.m. Boots & Beer Festival, SD Brewery Beer Tasting, with music by The Black Hills Wood Shredders – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds, event ends at 7 p.m.

4:30 p.m. Western Art Quick Draw Auction Viewing and People’s Choice Voting, Theater Lobby 5:30 p.m. Western Art Quick Draw People’s Choice Award, Theater Lobby 5:30 p.m. Hubbard Feeds Supreme Row Judging & People’s Choice, Crystalyx BioBarrel Sale Ring, Rushmore Hall 6 p.m. Western Art Quick Draw Auction, Theater Lobby 7 p.m.

Hubbard Feeds Supreme Row Parade, Drawing for Featherlite Trailer – Civic Center Arena 7 p.m. Boots & Beer Festival featuring Dueling Pianos, Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds

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Sunday, February 8, 2015 All Events at the Fairgrounds 8 a.m. Black Hills Buffalo Classic Sale Preview, sponsored by Dakota Territory Buffalo Association – Captain Glen Building, Fairgrounds 9 a.m. Open 4-D Barrel Race, Exhibitions & Jackpot (will not start before 12:30 p.m. ), sponsored by Webster Enterprises, Today’s Horse – Kjerstad Event Center, Fairgrounds 10 a.m. Black Hills Buffalo Classic Sale, sponsored

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Vendor List - By Location Booth.................................. Company A 90-91-9.................... Webster Enterprises A 93............................. Lester Buildings, LLC A 94.....................Hibner Insurance Agency A 95-96...... Warne Chemical & Equipment A 97..............................................KBHB Radio A 98-100...............Cammack Ranch Supply A 101-102; ..................... Jenner Equipment A 103-104.. ...................................Softub, Inc. A 105.. ......................... Farm Credit Services A 106.. ................................ Prairie Industries A 107-108.. ...... Global Equipment Co., Inc. A 109.. ..........................Moly Manufacturing A 110.. ........................................... ABS Global A 111-112; O14............................................... ............................For-Most Livestock Equip.

A 113 ...................... R & S Building Systems A 114.. .................................................... Vitalix A 115 ............................ Taylor Construction A 116 .. ........................................ BZ Welding A 117-118.. ............ SD Stockgrowers/R Calf A 119; O 5 &15........................ Cow Country A 120 .............................................Merial Ltd. A 121; O 9-10.. . Vern's Manufacturing, Inc. A 122.. ............................................... BioZyme A 123-131; 133-141................Exiss/Sooner A 132.. .......................... Webster Enterprises A 142.. .............................. Clark & Associates A 143.. ....................................................Genex A 144-145.. ...................................... Runnings A 146.. ................................ Furst McNess Co. A 147-149.. .................... Seymour Cow Care A 150.. .......................... Ritchey Livestock ID A 151-152.. ............. WW Livestock Systems A 153 154..................................Bridger Steel A 155-156; O 53........ Linn Post & Pipe, Inc. A 158-159.. ........ Warren Window & Supply A 160.. ..................Reaves Building Systems A 164.. .................................Anderson Group A 165-166 .....................Blake's Trailer Sales A 167.. ............................ Hutchison Western A 171.. ..................... Ravellette Publications A 172.. ...................Select Sires MidAmerica A 173.. ........................ Accelerated Genetics A 174.. .................. Tri-State Livestock News A 175; 1/2 of 176.................... Powder River A 177; 1/2 of 176; 2OS.................................. ........................... New Direction Equipment A 178; 191........................................................ ................. Sunderman Manuf/Box S Fence A 179.. ........................................... Adams, ISC

A 180-181; 188-189....................................... ......... Common Sense Manufacturing, Inc. A 182................................ Bieber Red Angus A 183....................................Wienk Charolais A 184.........................Boehringer Ingelheim A 185.................................................... ORIgen A 186... USDA Natural Resources Conserv.

A 187......................................Doctor Scratch A 190................................ SD Farmers Union A 192..................................... Hubbard Feeds A 1001; ........................ Webster Enterprises A 1002-1004.......................Rapid Chevrolet A/P 1.....................................Lazy KT Designs A/P 2.................................. A & D Enterprises A/P 3..............Colton Levi Derr Foundation A/P 4................. Bristol's Hearing Solutions A/P 5....................... Alternative Health Care A/P 6; 1/2 of 7.............Lange's Ranch Rugs A/P 8; 1/2 of 7......................... Cowgirl Style AP 9....................................... Pampered Chef A/P 10...............................Cream of Country A/P 11-13.......................... Cow Creek Cedar A/P 14; 23............... Lindskov Fur & Leather A/P 15/16; 1/2 of 17................. Le Mar Toys AP 1/2 17; 18................... Designs by Susan A/P 19-21; 25-28; 22...................................... ..............Steamboat Springs Western Wear A/P 24.................................. Silpada Designs B 1 & 2.................................. G Bar G Saddles B 3........................ Cowboy Company Songs B 4-6...................................................Pink 629 B 7...........................Star of the West Hat Co. B 8-9-10-11-11A-12-13................................. ...............Event Center Ray's Western Wear B 14-15.............................. Maynard Buckles B 16.............................. Webster Enterprises B 17-18................................ SD Farm Bureau B 19-20...............Exclusive Home Products B 21; 22; 22A.. ................ RM Tack & Apparel B 23..........................................Tracy's Studio B 24................................... Watkins Products B 25-26....................Grimm's Pump Service B 27................................. D & M Distributing B 28............................... Galloway Bit & Spur B 29-30.........................Dakota Log Accents B 31.......................... Jorgensen Log Homes B 32-33.......................................Hagen Glass B 34-35.............Superior Sleep Experience B 36-37.................................................. AQHA B 38-39............................ Gently Loved Furs B 40............................................ Rapid Diesel B 41-42........................ Webster Enterprises

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B 43-44...... Midwest Window Brokers, Inc. B 45................................High Plains Journal B 46-47.....................Tribe America Leather B 48-50; 59-61. . ............. Slick Rock Designs B 51-53.............................. Boot Baby Ranch B 54.................................. Flagpole Country B 55 ......................................... Bray Saddlery B 56.............................. Webster Enterprises B 57-58..............................Touchstone Elect B 62.............................................Moda-Stone B 63..................................................... Cabelas B 64-66.................. Hills Western Outfitters B 67-72; 79-82; B 21-22-22A........................ ......................................... RM Tack & Apparel B 73......................................... SD Chic Beads B 74.......................................... Collins Siding B 75.......................................... Today's Horse B 76; 89. . ..........Complete Family Orthotics B 77.......................... Outback Survival Gear B 78.................... Midwest Outdoor Resorts B 83-84..................... Morton Buildings Inc. B 85.............. Black Hills Health & Wellness B 86..................................... A & A Engraving B 87..................................Tri State Neighbor B 88........ Producers Livestock Mktg. Assn.

C 1.. ..................................... Custer State Park C 2.. ......................................................Cowbos C 3.. ...........................Universal Semen Sales C 4.. ........................... Hewitt Land Company C 5.. ................. Bigger Gun Sporting Goods C 6.. ................................. Arena West Trailers C 7.. .................. Farmers National Company C 8.. ................................... Dakota Properties C 9-10.. .......................................Schaeffer Oil C 11-12................Western Horse Company C 13.......................................... Dakota Travel C 14........................................ Leichty Homes C 15..........................Chadron State College C 16....................................... Cleary Building C 17.......................... Farm Bureau Financial C 21-22........................ Webster Enterprises C 23.......................................SD Weed & Pest C 24................................ Semper Fi Aviation C 25............................................... Sam's Club C 26.............................................Suncatchers D 1........................................... Water Moover D 2-4.. .....................................................Flora's D 5............................................. Renapur USA D 6................................... Jewels of the West D 7.........................................SD Elk Breeders D 9......................... SDSU - Extension Office E 1-3; 44-45. . .................... Wild Rags by Lois

ALPHABETICAL VENDOR LIST ON PAGES 112/113 E 4-7............................... Sleep Pros Therapy E 8 ..................................... Cowgirls Attitude E 9.......................Mud Puddle Moon Studio E 10-11........................... Exquisite Lifestyles E 12-13.............. Someone's In The Kitchen E 14.. ................... Sondance Design Leather E 15-16............................... Dally Up Designs E 17.. .......................... One Blessed Mommie E 18-19..........................................Jade Gypsy E 20.. .................................................... Norwex E 21-23; 26-27..................................Pink 629 E 24.. ................................. Nectar of the Vine E 25.. .........................................Lizzie & Grace E 28.. ...................................... Western Charm E 29.. .............................Dadas Western Baby E 30.. ...... Pennington County Republicans E 31.. ......................Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC E 32-33.................. Line Camp Saddle Shop E 34.. ....................................... Click Heat, Inc. E 35.. ......................................... Cutco Cutlery E 36-37......................... Webster Enterprises E 38-40.....................Little Bit of Everything E 41 ............................. Rushmore Mtn. Taffy E 42.. ................................... Cut by Light, LLC E 43.. ............................ Wright Vision Center F 1..........................................Bur-Mars Shoes F 3..........................Central City Remodelers F 4 .................................................. Nite Shine F 5-6..................................................Pittsticks F 7........................................... Andy's Jewelry F 8 .................................... Billys Soaps & Spa F 9........................................................Rostech F 10-11................................... Cadillac Ranch F 12.. ..........................The Wildwood Gallery F 13.. ............................................... Thrive Life F 14.. ..................................Heartland Market F 15.. ......................................Emu Lady (The) F 16.. .......... Modern Woodmen of America F 17.. .............................. Cedar Feathers, Inc. F 18.. ......................SD Trappers Association F 19-20......................................L & L Designs F 21.. .....................................................Nerium F 23.. .............................Darlene Berger Gifts F 24.. ........................... Ranch Horseshoe Art F 25.. ........................................... Origami Owl F 26-27.................... Horseshoeflags-n-Beer F 28-29........................Salvation Army (The) F 30.. ........................................ Little Luxuries F 31-33........................RC Regional Hospital F 34-35........................... Dave's Coffee Cake F 36.. ............................. Webster Enterprises G 1-3.................................Go Spur 1 Apparel

G 4................................Olde Westport Spice G 5-15; 26-28; 33-35...................... Teskey's G 16-17............ Ponderosa Screen Printing G 18; 22; 18A..........Rustic Wood Creations G 19-21; G1-3.................Go Spur 1 Apparel G 23-24......................... Everything Western G 25................................................. Do TERRA G 29............................................ Kaye's Krafts G 30... Lilla Rose Independent Consultant G 31................................................... KC Video G 32......................... Northern Lights Safety H 1, 1A, 2..................... Webster Enterprises H 3........................ Fifth Avenue Collections H 4................................................L.A. Projects H 5....................................... Scentsy Candles H 6..................................The Handbag Store H 7-8........................................ D J's Boutique H 9-11................................. Purse Man (The) H 12................................................ Exit Realty H 13-14......................................... Seeley, Inc. H 15-16..................Red Barn Woodworking H 17-18-18A.............Dally O Western Wear H 19................. Behind the Times Furniture H 20-21...........R. Clausen Enterprises, LLC. H 22-23................. Roger Wagoner Designs H 24 ..................................................TDX Tech H 25............................The Journey Museum H 26....................................... Sandy Petersen H 27-30.............................................. All of Us H 31...................................................In Things H 32.....Northern Hills Hearing Aid Center H 33-34......................................... Lokken Co. H 35-36.................................. Covey of Quail H 37......................................... Tandy Leather H 38......................................Cowboy's Touch H 39..........Shakes Alive / Tuning Elements H 40- 43................................Oak Reflections Lower Rushmore.... Don Bruner Sales, LLC Theatre Lobby.. ........... Images West Studio Theatre Lobby.. ...........John Lopez Bronzes Theatre Lobby.. .................... Kathy Sigle Art Theatre Lobby.. .......... Linda Meyer Pottery Theatre Lobby.. ............. Marion Toillion Art Theatre Lobby.M ark Levsen Woodcarving Theatre Lobby.. ................ Out of No Where Theatre Lobby.. .................... Richard Tucker Theatre Lobby.. ........ Turning Leaf Designs Event Center.. ................Blakes Trailer Sales Event Center.. .................Go Spur 1 Apparel Event Center.. ........................ Hitch & Buggy Event Center.. ............... Hutchison Western Event Center.. ................ Jenner Equipment

Event Center.. ....... Rhonda Evans Massage Event Center.. ........................... Rodeo Riggs Event Center.. .......... Scoot Em & Shoot Em Event Center.. ............................Triple R Tack Event Center 14x50....Ray's Western Wear Rodeo Zone. . .................Blakes Trailer Sales Rodeo Zone. . ................ Dakota West Books Rodeo Zone. . ....................................... Dodge Rodeo Zone. . ....... Energy Panel Structures Rodeo Zone. . ........Exquisite Lifestyles, LLC Rodeo Zone.. Fast Cover Fabric Structures Rodeo Zone. . ................... FMG Feed & Seed Rodeo Zone. . ........HiQual Livestock Equip.

Rodeo Zone. . ....................... Jack's Campers Rodeo Zone. . ................................. Mavericks Rodeo Zone. . ... Ranchers Livestock Equip.

Rodeo Zone. . ........................................... RDO Rodeo Zone. . ....................... Rodeo Rigs LLC Rodeo Zone. . ................................................... ..................... SDSU Rodeo & Steer for State Rodeo Zone. . ........................ Superior Sleep Rodeo Zone. . .......................... Sutton Rodeo Rodeo Zone. . ..................... Titan Machinery Rodeo Zone. . ......................... Walker Mower Rodeo Zone. . ......................... Werk Weld Inc Rodeo Zone. . .............................. Boar Wheel Rodeo Zone. . ....... Branding Stove Candles Rodeo Zone. . .................................Eco Works Rodeo Zone. . ............ Western Dakota Tech Rodeo Zone. . .............................. Verde Vines Room 102. . ...........................All That Glitters Room 102. . ........................................Pink 629 Room 102. . .........................Turquoise Ranch South Concourse............Butler Machinery South Concourse.......... Carl's Trailer Sales South Concourse................................... RDO South Concourse........................ SD Lottery South Lobby. . ...... Knotty Pine Embroidery South Lobby. . ............................... Nite Shine South Lobby. . .............. Rancher Tack Shack South Lobby. . ........................... Rodeo News South Lobby. . ...................Rodeo Treasurers South Lobby. . .................................................. ......................... Sutton Rodeo Merchandise SE Concourse............. Knaefler Enterprises SE Concourse.... SD Beef Industry Council SE Concourse.............................Time Rental SE Concourse.................................................. ..................Western SD Community Action Upper NE Concourse.. .......................... Level

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Vendor List - Alphabetically Company..................................Booth A & A Engraving......................................B 86 A & D Enterprises..................................A/P 2 ABS Global............................................. A 110 Accelerated Genetics.......................... A 173 Adams, ISC............................................. A 179 All of Us.............................................. H 27-30 All That Glitters.............................Room 102 Alternative Health Care.......................A/P 5 Anderson Group................................... A 164 Andy's Jewelry.. ......................................... F 7 AQHA...................................................B 36-37 Arena West Trailers...................................C 6 Behind the Times Furniture................. H 19 Bieber Red Angus................................ A 182 Bigger Gun Sporting Goods...................C 5 Billys Soaps & Spa..................................... F 8 BioZyme................................................. A 122 Black Hills Health & Wellness...............B 85 Blakes Trailer Sales..................Event Center Blakes Trailer Sales................... Rodeo Zone Blake's Trailer Sales......................A 165-166 Boar Wheel................................ Rodeo Zone Boehringer Ingelheim.. ....................... A 184 Boot Baby Ranch.. .............................B 51-53 Branding Stove Candles......... Rodeo Zone Bray Saddlery.. .........................................B 55 Bridger Steel................................. A 153 154 Bristol's Hearing Solutions.................A/P 4 Bur-Mars Shoes.......................................... F 1 Butler Machinery............South Concourse BZ Welding............................................ A 116 Cabelas......................................................B 63 Cadillac Ranch...................................F 10-11 Cammack Ranch Supply............. A 98 - 100 Carl's Trailer Sales...........South Concourse Cedar Feathers, Inc.................................F 17 Central City Remodelers......................... F 3 Chadron State College.......................... C 15 Clark & Associates.. .............................. A 142 Cleary Building....................................... C 16 Click Heat, Inc..........................................E 34 Collins Siding...........................................B 74 Colton Levi Derr Foundation..............A/P 3 Common Sense Manufacturing, Inc.......... ........................................A 180-181; 188-189 Complete Family Orthotics......... B 76 & 89 Covey of Quail.................................. H 35-36 Cow Country......................A 119 / O 5 & 15 Cow Creek Cedar.......................... A/P 11-13 Cowbos........................................................C 2

Cowboy Company Songs........................ B 3 Cowboy's Touch..................................... H 38 Cowgirl Style. . ........................ A/P 8-1/2 of 7 Cowgirls Attitude. . .................................... E 8 Cream of Country.............................. A/P 10 Custer State Park. . .....................................C 1 Cut by Light, LLC.....................................E 42 Cutco Cutlery...........................................E 35 D & M Distributing. . ................................B 27 D J's Boutique........................................H 7-8 Dadas Western Baby.. .............................E 29 Dakota Log Accents .......................B 29-30 Dakota Properties. . ...................................C 8 Dakota Travel.......................................... C 13 Dakota West Books.................. Rodeo Zone Dally O Western Wear............ H 17-18-18A Dally Up Designs. . .............................E 15-16 Darlene Berger Gifts. . .............................F 23 Dave's Coffee Cake...........................F 34-35 Designs by Susan................ AP 1/2 17 & 18 Do TERRA................................................. G 25 Doctor Scratch. . .................................... A 187 Dodge......................................... Rodeo Zone Don Bruner Sales, LLC.. .. Lower Rushmore Eco Works................................... Rodeo Zone Emu Lady (The).. ......................................F 15 Energy Panel Structures......... Rodeo Zone Everything Western......................... G 23-24 Exclusive Home Products.. ..............B 19-20 Exiss/Sooner.. ........A 123 - 131 & 133 - 141 Exit Realty................................................ H 12 Exquisite Lifestyles...........................E 10-11 Exquisite Lifestyles, LLC.. ........ Rodeo Zone Farm Bureau Financial.......................... C 17 Farm Credit Services........................... A 105 Farmers National Company. . ..................C 7 Fast Cover Fabric Structures.. Rodeo Zone Fifth Avenue Collections.. ...................... H 3 Flagpole Country...................................B 54 Flora's.......................................................D 2-4 FMG Feed & Seed..................... Rodeo Zone For-Most Livestock Equipment. . ................. ............................................... A 111-112; O14 Furst McNess Co................................... A 146 G Bar G Saddles.................................. B 1 & 2 Galloway Bit & Spur. . ..............................B 28 Genex...................................................... A 143 Gently Loved Furs.............................B 38-39 Global Equipment Co., Inc.........A 107-108 Go Spur 1 Apparel................................G 1-3 Go Spur 1 Apparel................ G 19-21; G1-3 Go Spur 1 Apparel..................Event Center

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Grimm's Pump Service....................B 25-26 Hagen Glass.. ......................................B 32-33 Heartland Market. . ..................................F 14 Hewitt Land Company.. ...........................C 4 Hibner Insurance Agency.................... A 94 High Plains Journal.. ...............................B 45 Hills Western Outfitters...................B 64-66 HiQual Livestock Equipment.Rodeo Zone Hitch & Buggy. . ........................Event Center Horseshoeflags-n-Beer....................F 26-27 Hubbard Feeds..................................... A 192 Hutchison Western.............................. A 167 Hutchison Western.................Event Center Images West Studio. . ...........Theatre Lobby In Things.................................................. H 31 Jack's Campers......................... Rodeo Zone Jade Gypsy.........................................E 18-19 Jenner Equipment......................A 101-102; Jenner Equipment..................Event Center Jewels of the West .................................. D 6 John Lopez Bronzes............Theatre Lobby Jorgensen Log Homes...........................B 31 Kathy Sigle Art. . ....................Theatre Lobby Kaye's Krafts............................................ G 29 KBHB Radio. . ............................................ A 97 KC Video................................................... G 31 Knaefler Enterprises............. SE Concourse Knotty Pine Embroidery.. ...... South Lobby L & L Designs. . ....................................F 19-20 L.A. Projects. . ............................................. H 4 Lange's Ranch Rugs.. ............ A/P 6-1/2 of 7 Lazy KT Designs....................................A/P 1 Le Mar Toys. . ............ A/P 15/16 & 1/2 of 17 Leichty Homes. . ...................................... C 14 Lester Buildings, LLC............................. A 93 Level. . .......................... Upper NE Concourse Lilla Rose Independent Consultant... G 30 Linda Meyer Pottery. . ..........Theatre Lobby Lindskov Fur & Leather.. .......... A/P 14 & 23 Line Camp Saddle Shop..................E 32-33 Linn Post & Pipe, Inc... .... A 155-156 / O 53 Little Bit of Everything. . ...................E 38-40 Little Luxuries..........................................F 30 Lizzie & Grace.. .........................................E 25 Lokken Co.......................................... H 33-34 Marion Toillion Art. . .............Theatre Lobby Mark Levsen Woodcarving.Theatre Lobby Mavericks. . ................................. Rodeo Zone Maynard Buckles. . .............................B 14-15 Merial Ltd.. . ............................................ A 120 Midwest Outdoor Resorts. . ...................B 78 Midwest Window Brokers, Inc........B 43-44

VENDOR LIST BY LOCATION ON PAGES 110/111 Moda-Stone.. ............................................B 62 Modern Woodmen of America............F 16 Moly Manufacturing........................... A 109 Morton Buildings Inc.......................B 83-84 Mud Puddle Moon Studio....................... E 9 Nectar of the Vine...................................E 24 Nerium.. .....................................................F 21 New Direction Equipment........................... ........................A 177 and 1/2 of 176 & 2 OS Nite Shine................................................... F 4 Nite Shine................................. South Lobby Northern Hills Hearing Aid Center..... H 32 Northern Lights Safety......................... G 32 Norwex......................................................E 20 Oak Reflections............................... H 40- 43 Olde Westport Spice............................... G 4 One Blessed Mommie............................E 17 Origami Owl.............................................F 25 ORIgen.. .................................................. A 185 Out of No Where..................Theatre Lobby Outback Survival Gear.. .........................B 77 Pampered Chef....................................... AP 9 Pennington County Republicans........E 30 Pink 629.. ................................................. B 4-6 Pink 629.. ..............................E 21-23 & 26-27 Pink 629.. ........................................Room 102 Pittsticks.. ................................................ F 5-6 Ponderosa Screen Printing............ G 16-17 Powder River............. A 175 and 1/2 of 176 Prairie Industries.................................. A 106 Producers Livestock Mktg. Assn..........B 88 Purse Man (The)................................. H 9-11 R & S Building Systems....................... A 113 R. Clausen Enterprises, LLC............ H 20-21 Ranch Horseshoe Art............................. F 24 Rancher Tack Shack................ South Lobby Ranchers Livestock Equipment.................. ..................................................... Rodeo Zone Rapid Chevrolet...................... A 1002-1004 Rapid Diesel.............................................B 40 Ravellette Publications....................... A 171 Ray's Western Wear.............................. B 8- 9 -10-11- 11A-12-13 / Event Center Ray's Western Wear.... Event Center 14x50 RC Regional Hospital.......................F 31-33 RDO............................................. Rodeo Zone RDO ...................................South Concourse Reaves Building Systems.................... A 160 Red Barn Woodworking.................. H 15-16 Renapur USA............................................. D 5 Rhonda Evans Massage.........Event Center Richard Tucker......................Theatre Lobby

Ritchey Livestock ID............................ A 150 RM Tack & Apparel....................B 21,22,22A RM Tack & Apparel......................................... ........................ B 67-72, 79-82; B 21-22-22A Rodeo News.............................South Lobby Rodeo Riggs.............................Event Center Rodeo Rigs LLC......................... Rodeo Zone Rodeo Treasurers.................... South Lobby Roger Wagoner Designs.. ............... H 22-23 Rostech........................................................ F 9 Runnings........................................A 144-145 Rushmore Mtn. Taffy..............................E 41 Rustic Wood Creations.. ... G 18 & 22 &18A Salvation Army (The).......................F 28-29 Sam's Club............................................... C 25 Sandy Petersen. . ..................................... H 26 Scentsy Candles....................................... H 5 Schaeffer Oil. . .......................................C 9-10 Scoot Em & Shoot Em............Event Center SD Beef Industry Council.... SE Concourse SD Chic Beads..........................................B 73 SD Elk Breeders........................................ D 7 SD Farm Bureau. . ...............................B 17-18 SD Farmers Union................................ A 190 SD Lottery. . .......................South Concourse SD Stockgrowers/R Calf. . ............A 117-118 SD Trappers Association.. ......................F 18 SD Weed & Pest...................................... C 23 SDSU - Extension Office......................... D 9 SDSU Rodeo & Steer for State..................... ..................................................... Rodeo Zone Seeley, Inc.. . ....................................... H 13-14 Select Sires MidAmerica.. ................... A 172 Semper Fi Aviation................................ C 24 Seymour Cow Care......................A 147-149 Shakes Alive / Tuning Elements.. ........ H 39 Silpada Designs. . ................................ A/P 24 Sleep Pros Therapy............................... E 4-7 Slick Rock Designs............... B 48-50; 59-61 Softub, Inc.....................................A 103-104 Someone's In The Kitchen..............E 12-13 Sondance Design Leather. . ...................E 14 Star of the West Hat Co... ......................... B 7 Steamboat Springs Western Wear............. ................................... A/P 19-21, 25-28 & 22 Suncatchers. . ........................................... C 26 Sunderman Manuf/Box S Fence................. ..................................................... A 178 & 191 Superior Sleep.......................... Rodeo Zone Superior Sleep Experience.............B 34-35 Sutton Rodeo. . .......................... Rodeo Zone Sutton Rodeo Merchandise.. South Lobby

Tandy Leather......................................... H 37 Taylor Construction. . ........................... A 115 TDX Tech.................................................. H 24 Teskey's....................G 5-15; 26-28 &33- 35 The Handbag Store.. ................................ H 6 The Journey Museum.. .......................... H 25 The Wildwood Gallery........................... F 12 Thrive Life.................................................F 13 Time Rental.............. Southeast Concourse Titan Machinery....................... Rodeo Zone Today's Horse. . .........................................B 75 Touchstone Elect.. .............................B 57-58 Tracy's Studio. . .........................................B 23 Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC.. ......................E 31 Tri State Neighbor..................................B 87 Tribe America Leather.....................B 46-47 Triple R Tack.............................Event Center Tri-State Livestock News.................... A 174 Turning Leaf Designs..........Theatre Lobby Turquoise Ranch..........................Room 102 Universal Semen Sales.. ...........................C 3 USDA Natural Resources Conserv.... A 186 Verde Vines. . .............................. Rodeo Zone Vern's Manufacturing, Inc..A 121 / O 9-10 Vitalix...................................................... A 114 Walker Mower. . ......................... Rodeo Zone Warne Chemical & Equipment...... A 95-96 Warren Window & Supply..........A 158-159 Water Moover........................................... D 1 Watkins Products....................................B 24 Webster Enterprises.................. A 90-91-92 Webster Enterprises............................ A 132 Webster Enterprises.........................A 1001; Webster Enterprises...............................B 16 Webster Enterprises.........................B 41-42 Webster Enterprises...............................B 56 Webster Enterprises........................ C 21-22 Webster Enterprises.........................E 36-37 Webster Enterprises............................... F 36 Webster Enterprises..................... H 1, 1A, 2 Werk Weld Inc........................... Rodeo Zone Western Charm. . ......................................E 28 Western Dakota Tech.............. Rodeo Zone Western Horse Company............... C 11-12 Western SD Community Action.................. .................................................. SE Concourse Wienk Charolais.. .................................. A 183 Wild Rags by Lois................... E 1-3 & 44-45 Wright Vision Center..............................E 43 WW Livestock Systems...............A 151-152

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Rapid City Hosts Premier

PRCA RODEO Events

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orld Champions, Badlands Circuit Champions, college champions and high school champions all are coming to compete in South Dakota’s biggest nine day rodeo event in Rapid City, January 30 through February 7 in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center’s Barnett Arena.

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The Cattle Range

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orld Champions, Badlands Circuit Champions, college champions and high school champions all are coming to compete in South Dakota’s biggest nine day rodeo event in Rapid City, January 30 through February 7 in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center’s Barnett Arena.

The 38th annual event will showcase some of the nation’s strongest competitors as they compete for World Standings and over $330,000 in cash & prizes. The schedule includes PRCA elite events; (2) PRCA Xtreme Bull Tours, (5) PRCA Rodeos, (2) Professional Roughstock Series, Sutton Ranch Rodeo, SD High School 20X Extreme Showcase, PRCA Timed Event Slack, KBHB Bucking Horse Sale and the PRCA Wrangler’s Champion Challenge, one of ten exclusive rodeos in a team series featuring the top competitors in the world that will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

Since 1978, the Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo® has been renowned as one of the country’s leading platforms for men and women to test their skill, training, and dedication. The Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo®, nominated 16 times for the “PRCA Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year," has won this prestigious award twice. It also won the Badlands Circuit “2013 Rodeo of the Year.” This is a reflection of the top quality competitors and rodeo personnel that work this event. PRCA’s 2014 Announcer of the Year, Wayne Brooks and Justin McKee, “Voice of the PBR,” will be calling the rodeo action. They will be joined

by WNFR barrel men, Keith Isley, the most awarded Barrelman in PRCA history and Justin Rumford, the 2014 Clown of the Year.

Every day in the Barnett Arena, there will be world class competitors, starting Friday with Xtreme Bulls and Saturday’s PRCA Rodeo and Xtreme Bulls. Sunday will see the future stars in the 20X High School Showcase followed by PRCA Barrel Racing slack. Monday and Tuesday has PRCA Timed Event Slack during the day and at night features the Professional Rough Stock Series 2014 World Finals. The event will feature the twelve of the top athletes in the world in the three most exciting and dangerous disciplines of rodeo, Bareback, Saddle Bronc, and Bull Riding. This Series is televised on RFD TV.

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Wednesday night is a “Mini-NFR” with PRCA’s eleven team, Wrangler Champion Challenge event. The top seven competitors in each event from the 2014 world standings were drafted to participate in the $80,000 event.

Four of the remaining teams are two from the leaders in the 2015 world standings and two from the 2015 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour standings. All 88 team members will be signing autographs in the Barnett Arena following the event!

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Thursday kicks off the remaining four PRCA Rodeo performances, along with the KBHB Bucking Horse Sale Friday, Feb. 6. Top bucking stock will compete with new and upcoming riders for top dollar sales. There is something for everyone with the free to the public Touchtone Energy Safety Seminars, a college fair for rodeo students and Rodney Yost Horsemanship Clinics, one of the state’s top horse trainers.

You’ll also want to watch the four-legged competitors at this year’s event. Sutton Rodeo was awarded all three categories of Badlands Circuit Livestock of the Year; Bareback, Crystalyx, Saddle Bronc, Chuckulator (2012 Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year and the NFR. Chuckulator also won Bareback and Saddle Bronc of the Badland Circuit Finals in 2011, the first horse to win both awards in the same year) and Bull of the Year, Johnny Ringo.

2014 WNFR stock, Real McCoy, Time Rental, Campfire and Cactus Juice will be entered along with stock from eight top PRCA stock contractors.

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The 2015 PRCA Rodeos and Xtreme Bull Tour promises to showcase the same spirit of competition, hard work, and perseverance the event is known for. We look forward to the attendance of all competitors, and once again enjoying the company of friends from across the region.

Tickets & information at www.gotmine. com or 1-800-got-mine Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD

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SADDLE WOES: The Off-Side Cinch Strap

BY HEATHER HAMILTON-MAUDE FOR TRI-STATE LIVESTOCK NEWS One late July or August day years ago, my brother and I were sent an hour south of our place to get the bulls out of our yearling heifers. As in years previous, we were prepared with our geldings, enough semi-heavy duty panels to convert the twopen corral into something you could load a bull out of, and the necessary trailer to haul the whole works home.

We arrived, set up, cinched up and headed to the spring-fed creek in the middle of the 600-acre pasture of rolling hills, bad cross fences and exceptional grass we rented. As we eased into a slow, ground-covering trot, visiting away about which water hole the bunch was most likely at, I looked over and noticed something odd. My brother and his saddle were beginning to slip.

I began to say, “Kyle, your saddle is slipping…,” when halfway through the thought and a fraction of the way through the words everything gave way and he unceremoniously slammed into the ground.

We would later learn his off-side cinch strap had rotted through, quite suddenly, from my vantage point. This caused an immediate reaction in his horse, Otis, who had no idea what the heck was going,

but who has always had a strong flight versus fight mentality – if you can hang on he will take you to safety with him, if you cannot, that is a personal problem for you.

I also knew that of our two horses, his was hands-down the faster, and my heart leaped into my throat at the thought of him being dragged and me not being able to do a thing about it, as, simultaneously, the situation gained momentum with impressive speed.

His horse burst into a run in a nano-second, and thankfully a dazed and mad Kyle stayed behind on the ground to watch as his gelding did a beautiful arcing circle back toward the barn, which we were only a couple hundred yards away from. It was an impressive sight considering he was nearly breaking a land speed record, with a saddle hanging from the back cinch between his back legs. Pieces of tack rained behind him, and as each landed in the grass my brother’s color went up another notch.

I wisely left my ticked off brother and went to remove what I expected to be only a back cinch from his horse – you learn when to offer assistance to the hu-

man or the animal after a few of these experiences.

After gathering up his horse and completing the unplanned unsaddling process, I began to wonder how long it would take me to get three bulls sorted out and into the less-than-ideal corral by myself. I turned with the two horses to see much of the problem solved for me.

There was my brother, walking in the arcing circle his horse had made, picking up pieces of his tack. In a curious, bellering, slobbering and dust-infused circle around him were our yearling heifers, acting as yearlings do. While this did nothing for his mood, I immediately saw the humor in the situation, and the three bulls they had graciously brought right to the corral for us.

It only took a few minutes to corral and pull bulls that year, causing much teasing regarding my brother’s unique way of improving our average time for the task. The saddle required quite a bit more time to repair, only to be sent back to the saddle maker 364 days later for a complete rebuild following another bull incident…

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Rodeo Features

Josh Rivinius

Bullfighter

Josh Rivinius from Elgin, North Dakota, began his rodeo career at an early age, from riding calves and steers, to steer wrestling and bareback riding through high school. He soon found fighting bulls was his specialty. In 1997 he attended Sankey Rodeo School where he developed his skills.

He provides one major job - cowboy protection. Rivinius says victory is achieved every time cowboys and bullfighters leave the arena unharmed.

Some of his achievements follow: 10x Badlands Circuit Finals Bullfighter, Black Hills

Stock Show®, National Western Stock Show, 2x Tour Finale, Ram National Circuit Finals, College National Finals.

When not running around bulls, Rivinius spends his time at home managing a commercial cow operation.

Colin LaMont

Bullfighter

Colin was born in 1983 and raised on a family ranch near Glenham, S.D. At age 17, Colin joined the South Dakota Army National Guard. He served for 8 years and is an Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom veteran.

During his time in the Guards, Colin attended South Dakota State University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Range

Science. While at South Dakota State University, he met his wife Whitney. Together, Colin and Whitney, with their daughter Landree, currently ranch near Lodgepole, South Dakota.

The ranch life has given Colin the natural ability to read and understand animals.

This ability and experience has carried over into the rodeo arena, where Colin has been

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fighting bulls since 2004 and professionally since 2006.

Colin appreciated the opportunity to protect the bull riders at 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Badlands Circuit Finals. He doesn’t take his job to protect cowboys lightly, and he finds it an honor to be chosen by the bull riders to protect them.

Rodeo Features

Josh Hilton

Music Production

Josh Hilton hails from a small town in southwest Iowa known as Sidney. Growing up a cowboy in a town known as “Rodeo Town USA” it is easy to see where his passion for the sport comes from. Josh learned early on that his roping talent wasn’t going to cut it in the big leagues so he started looking into other avenues to remain in the business. Having always had a knack for entertaining, what better field to look into than production?

His first opportunity came as a part of the production team at the Tour Finale in Omaha,

and from there, he took part in the Finale in Dallas, Texas. Those experiences really put the taste in his mouth for production.

In 2005, Josh got a call that changed his life – Mike Cervi offered him a production job with the Cervi Championship Rodeo Co. Josh jumped on the chance and started out working their smaller rodeos. During this time he was lucky enough to observe the best rodeo productions at work many times. He learned what it should look and sound like.

Josh’s natural ability to entertain continued to grow and he got his big break when the National Western in Denver called him to head up their rodeo production. “That was my big break. It just took off from there,” he recalls.

Since then Josh has been blessed to be a part of some of America and Canada’s biggest and best rodeos. He looks forward to every rodeo as a chance to do his best work and make each rodeo a better production for the paying customer.

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Rodeo Features

Justin McKee broadcaster

Justin McKee’s enthusiasm is hard to miss.

Whether he is talking rodeo, ranching or speaking at a Cowboy church his energy is contagious yet genuine and his presentation is meaningful. His practical wisdom comes from years of hard work, biblical values and watching and learning from some of the most successful and well-known people in the western lifestyle.

McKee’s voice is synonymous with televised bull riding. He is probably best known as "the Voice of the PBR," where he worked as host and/or colorman on several television networks including: NBC, CBS, Foxsports, Versus and RFD-TV. He is host of the Pro Roughstock Series on RFD-TV. Justin has also voiced National Ads for: B&W Hitches, Ford Trucks, the City of Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Priefert manufacturing, the PBR and PFI Western Store.

Justin also has announced some of the biggest PRCA rodeos in the country including Cheyenne Frontier Days, Pendleton RoundUp, Calgary Stampede and the Ellensburg Rodeo. The ranch-raised cowboy not only talks about rodeo, he is still very active as a competitor. He finished in the top 35 of the PRCA World Standings of Steer Roping in 2005 and 2011 after entering just a few rodeos.

Justin's career behind the microphone started when he was just seven years old - selling baby goats at his parents’ livestock auction. His senior year of high school Justin's FFA chapter put on a high school rodeo and since he was the chapter president he got the call to announce. Little did he know that he would become one of the best-known voices of the sport.

One of his latest projects included Justin as co-host of "Inside the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo" on Great American Country network (GAC) this past December in Las Vegas.

Guests on the show included superstars from both Rodeo and Country Music. In 2013 Justin hosted a weekly series on RFD-TV called "The Road to the American" which led up to the richest one-day rodeo ever at Cowboy Stadium.

Justin also pastors Cowboy Capital Fellowship and along with his wife Jeannie and 14-year-old daughter Kassidy, own a cow calf operation with herds in Kansas, Oklahoma and East Texas. They also raise and train barrel horses at their home in the beautiful Bluestem ranch country in Northeast Oklahoma.

He also works as an endorsee for Wrangler, Priefert, Cactus Ropes and Silver Lining Herbs.

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Rodeo Features

Wayne Brooks announcer

As a PRCA announcer, Wayne Brooks brings a fresh enthusiasm to the sport enjoyed by thousands across the nation. Like many announcers, his rodeo career began in the arena as a contestant. While competing in the rough stock events, he gained an insight into the sport that he presents to the audience to help them feel a part of each performance. His broadcasting background has proven invaluable in rodeo promotion and sponsor recognition. Combining these experiences, Wayne creates an announcing style that is both informative and entertaining. Whether it’s wild and western or polished and professional, it’s excitement at its best!

A PRCA member since 1994, Wayne had the honor of being chosen as the 2005, 2010, 2013 and 2014 PRCA Announcer of the Year, with six additional nominations in this category. Wayne was selected as one of the announcers at the Wrangler National Finals in 2005, 2013 and 2014 after making his NFSR debut in 2000 with the legendary Clem

McSpadden. He has announced the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho, three times and the Pace Picante ProRodeo Chute-Out five times. Wayne has been the voice at the Canadian Finals Rodeo for the past six years, as well as the Indian Nationals Finals five times. His resume also includes finals in the Mountain States, Turquoise, Columbia River, and Wilderness Circuits. He announces other such respected rodeos as the Calgary Stampede, Reno Rodeo, Pendleton Roundup, California Rodeo Salinas, Rodeo Austin, Red Bluff Roundup, and the Clovis Rodeo.

It’s the people that make a difference-and rodeo has the best”.

When he’s not announcing rodeos, Wayne serves as a commercial voice talent. He and his wife, Melanie, have two daughters, Taylor and Sheridan, and a son, Ace. Although they travel across the United States and Canada, they make their home in Lampasas, Texas.

Though he was born in Prescott, Arizona, he was reared on the ranchlands of Wyoming and Colorado. He believes it was this raising that instilled in him the importance of preserving the heritage of the West. He continues to give credence to the mystique of being Western at each performance he announces.

He believes “being involved in rodeo has provided me the opportunity to do what I enjoy.

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Rodeo Features Justin Rumford Rodeo Clown

E E R T E LLOONaNEnTcRhEE

R h c n a R

Rumford grew up in a rodeo family and competed in junior high, high school and college rodeo.

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The only difference between Justin Rumford and a stand-up comedian is that he’s doing his job from the middle of a rodeo arena instead of a stage with a spotlight. Rumford, who lives in Ponca City, Okla., is a rodeo clown at events from coast to coast. His job during the rodeo is twofold. He provides the laughs and banters with the announcer. Then when the bull riding starts, so does the dangerous part of his job. Rumford is a barrelman, the cowboy who works the barrel, providing an oasis of safety for bullfighters and bull riders, if an angry bull decides to chase them.

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He was a full time steer wrestler but then blew out his knee. While he recovered, he worked as an assistant rodeo coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

After his knee healed, he helped with the Cody (Wyo.) Night Rodeo for three seasons, then began as a livestock truck driver for stock contractor, Bennie Beutler of Beutler and Son Rodeo.

He never considered being a full time rodeo clown, but after a few tries as clown, he changed his mind. “I worked the Pretty Prairie, Kansas, bull riding, and they gave me $1,000.

And I thought, why the heck am I working so hard for $800 a week when I can make $1,000 a weekend? So I jumped ship for that.”

And lucky for rodeo fans, Rumford is still clowning, and winning honors at it. In 2012, 2013 and again in 2014 he was honored as the PRCA’s Clown of the Year. The award is voted on by his peers and rodeo committees, and Justin is humbled to get it. “I don’t know if I deserve it, but I’m fortunate to accept it. It’s unbelievable.” In September of 2013, he and his wife Ashley became the parents of triplets, daughters Livi and Lola, and a son, Bandy.

The babies were already at their first rodeo in Austin, Texas in March, and Justin can’t wait to take them on the road with him. “I have a 44 foot trailer,” he said, “and I can bring the whole family with me."

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Pfaff Angus and Ernst Herefords Annual Bull Sale at Shamrock Livestock • O’Neill, NE Tuesday, March 31, 2015 • 1:00 p.m. CST

Feature Sire: MOGCK Bullseye

Feature Sire: KT Built Tuff 1010

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Other Top AI Sires: SydGen Liberty GA 8627, MOGCK Daybreak 1990 Rex & Tracy Pfaff 35616 302nd Street Bonesteel, SD 57317 (605) 208-0129 Cell

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Selling 3 Two year old bulls at BHSS Hereford sale

Leased to

Marshall & Barbara Ernst • 970-381-6316 Kevin Ernst • 970-218-7140 Windsor, CO 80550 www.ernstherefords.com

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Rodeo Features

Barrelman

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hen Keith Isley steps into the arena as the barrel man at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo®, he will have an extra spring in his step.

The ever-energetic entertainer has been widely recognized as one of the greatest entertainers in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He joined the PRCA in 1995 and just had five rodeos booked.

His status in the association grew in 1999 when he received the Specialty Act of the Year award. That remains the highlight of his career. He has earned more awards, but he said it would be hard to top.

He also recalls the honors he received in December 2009, 2010 and 2011. The PRCA recognized the sport’s top personnel and rodeo committees at their annual awards banquet.

Isley left the banquet those years as the most decorated winner of the night with three

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Keith Isley buckles. He has earned Clown of the year five consecutive times, Coors Man in the can three, and Comedy Act of the Year four.

A couple years later bullfighting caught his eye. At that time, bullfighters were expected to do comedy as well.

He was nominated again for these awards in 2012 and 2013, and won 2013 PRCA Comedy Act of the Year.

Isley found his niche and now entertains rodeo crowds across the country as the barrel man and with his specialty acts. His ability to train animals is well known. He has learned to work the crowd and spends every second in the rodeo arena doing his best to make sure that every audience member has a good time.

The native of North Carolina is quick to give credit to the rodeo committees that hire him and while he may not be a natural born entertainer he has embraced the challenge and developed routines that leave audiences wanting more.

“I was really shy and the audiences were intimidating,” he said. “I finally got comfortable with face paint and baggy pants. They put a shield between me and the audience. I started telling jokes and when the audience reacted, I enjoyed that,” he said.

His career in the rodeo arena started as a competitor. He competed in bareback riding and bull riding as a teenager in junior rodeos.

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“After being in this business for over 30 years, I still get nervous he said. “Then when you see the people react to the things you do, it’s very rewarding.”

He will be gauging the reactions of the fans in the Rapid City Civic Center during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® and doing his best to show them why he is one of the most decorated entertainers in the PRCA.

Rodeo Stock Photo by Robin Reinhold

Sutton Rodeos Inc. Jim Sutton - Onida, SD Bucking Stock of the Year: SB-Deep Water, 1979; BB-Tombstone, 1985; SBChuckulator, 2012 Jim’s father, James H. Sutton-a Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame member-produced his first rodeo on the home ranch in 1926. Sutton Rodeos was formed in the late 1960’s and

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with 80 years of rodeo experience, the Sutton tradition continues, raising 90% of their horse breeding stock. Jim started the Wrangler Bullfights in 1981 in Rapid City, SD and produced the NFR openings in 1995 and 1996. Steve (son of Jim), is co-owner and NFR pickup man in three decades (1978, 1981, 1986, 1993, 1995). Jim’s wife Julie is in charge of publicity, advance promotion. Steve’s wife, Kim times, does publicity and marketing. Their daughter, Amy, started timing PRCA rodeos in 2006 and

assists with marketing. Her husband Steven is a PRCA flank man and assists with livestock and rodeo production. Their son, Brent, started his PRCA career as a pickup man in 2004 and contestant in 2007 and competes in college rodeos for SDSU. Other son, Brice, became a PRCA pickup man and contestant in 2010. Both assist Sutton Rodeo with livestock and rodeo production. With the exception of one year, they have had stock selected to every NFR since 1959.

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Burch Rodeo Company

Burns Rodeo Company

Chad Burch - Rozet, WY

Summit - Laramie, WY

Bucking Stock of the Year: SB-Blood Brother, 2008, runner up, 2002-03; Lunatic From Hell-Top 3, 2014

Bucking Stock of the Year: BR-Mr. T, 1986, BR-Blender Head-Top 3, 2004: CrossThe Line, 2014

Max Burch has bred bucking horses for more than 20 years that cowboys describe as “rank” or “eliminators”. Burch purchased Midwest Rodeo Company from Steve Sutton in 1999, and now Max’s son, Chad, runs the company. Burch Rodeo sent three bareback horses, four saddle bronc and two bucking bulls to the 2011 Wrangler NFR.

Pete Burn’s stock is kept at the High Plains arena, six miles from Laramie and at Burn’s own ranch some 23 miles from Laramie.

Located in Wyoming’s southeastern section, the various portions of the ranch top 8,500 ft in elevation. Burn’s son Hal, began his own bucking stock breeding program a few years ago. They are bucking various young horses they raised and now have bull calves sired by NFR bulls Mardi Gras and Mr. T. Burn’s has had stock selected for the Wrangler NFR every year since 1983.

Powder River Hank, Lori & John Franzen - Riverton, WY Bucking Stock of the Year: Hall of Fame Bareback Horse Khadafy Skoal, 1990, 1995-96; saddle bronc Miss Congeniality, 2005, 2007, top 3 2008; reserve champion bareback Skoal’s Frontier, 1991.

Hank Franzen, a gold card member, began in the PRCA stock contracting business in 1986 after spending all his life in rodeo arenas. He and his wife, Lori, started the company on their own. In those 25 years, they have earned 148 “top stock” awards, including Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo and circuit awards. Their children, Jill and John, are a huge part of their family entertainment productions. Hank also serves as stock contractor representative for

Photo courtesy Sutton Rodeo

Sutton Rodeo stock was honored with the 2014 Badlands Circuit Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull of the Year. Pictured l-r: Brice Sutton, Steven, Amy, Shaden Muller, Julie, Jim, Kim, Steve, Brent Sutton, Jason Jensen, Max Weppler, Minot Y’s Men Rodeo committee.

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the RNCFR. Powder River sent three bareback horses, four saddle broncs and four bucking bulls to the 2011 Wrangler NFR, where Smooth Groove was among the top five bucking bulls.

Brookman-Hyland Rodeo Company Dave Wieferich - Sidney, MT In 2006, Cathy and Dave Wieferich and their three children, LaTasha, Tesa and Tate, took over the rodeo business from the late ProRodeo Hall of Fame stock contractor Marvin Brookman, Cathy’s greatgrandfather. While continuing to focus on Marvin’s famous breeding program, the Wieferiches have added sound, production and rodeo entertainment to the sport and added Joe Hyland as a partner. They produce 10 rodeos across the northwestern United States and subcontract for many events all over the U.S. They had one saddle broncs and two bucking bulls selected to the 2011 WNFR.

New Frontier Rodeo Jimmy Crowther - Powell, WY Jimmy Crowther bought Rumford Rodeo in 2009. Rumford Rodeo was a threegeneration stock breeding and contracting family business, producing 10-15 PRCAsanctioned events annually and taking part in high school and college rodeos.

The company also has produced Wild West shows and rodeos in Finland, France, Venezuela, Oman and most recently Spain.

Bar C5 Rodeo Vern McDonald - Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada Situated on the edge of the Boreal forest of northern Alberta, the Bar C5 Ranch was founded in 2008 by Vern McDonald of Lac La Biche. With over 80 top quality mares and five stallions with superior bloodlines, The Ranch is producing world-class

bucking stock. Bar C5 is proud to be apart of the training of potential cowboys from colleges across Alberta, such as Olds College and Vermillion College. The Ranch donates its horses, time and trucking to these colleges to help young and upcoming cowboys excel in bronc riding.

Painted Pony Shaun Graham - Lake Luzerne, NY After six years in amateur rodeo, Shawn Graham got his PRCA stock contractor card in 2006, shortly after purchasing 56-year-old Painted Pony Championship Rodeo from Jack McCue. Painted Pony took a bareback horse to the Wrangler NFR in 2013 – five years after they became the first New York stock contractor to take a bucking horse to Las Vegas for the big event – and a saddle bronc was also selected but unable to attend.

Dvorak Herefords 2015 Bull & Heifer Sale Friday, February 6, 2015 • 1:00 p.m., CST At the ranch just NE of Pickstown, SD

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- All sale animals are registered and sell with registration papers - 30 Coming two year old bulls - Ultrasound carcass data on all sale bull - 4 Feature herd bull prospects bull calves - Both horned and polled - 6 Halter broke show prospect heifer calves genetics bulls suitable for - 30 Registered replacement heifer calves - Many use on heifers

FEATURING GET OF THESE BREED LEADING SIRES:

BKR SANDERSON 73C 60S (42696328) • KB RB LINER 122L ET B631 (42539303) BOYD STOUT 1094 ET (43186793) • G DOMINO 442 (42534749) TG RED DIAMOND 0139 (43086277) • MH MONUMENT 909 (43019669) KB L1 DOMINO 665 (42674365) • KB L1 DOMINO 454P (42523485) PF ABOUT TIME 0031) 43150574) • LCX MD KEEEPSAKE 113 ET (43167933) DVOR 665 9175 DOMINO 150 (43185217) TH 89T 755T VICTOR 468Z (43279203)

Dvorak Herefords

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Bar T Rodeo Jeff Flitton - Chester, Utah Bucking Stock of the Year: Alley Cat, tie, 1977, also top-three bareback horse at NFR 1976, 1982, and top bareback horse of the Wilderness Circuit, 1976-77, 1981-83.

Bar T Rodeo has been a family-run operation for more than 60 years. In 1997, Swanny Kerby, who started the business, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. His son, saddle bronc rider and pickup man Bud Kerby, and Bud’s wife Evelyn built up Bar T Rodeo’s breeding program and helped produce the first-ever Olympic exhibition rodeo in Farmington, Utah, in 2002. In 2012, Evelyn sold the business to their daughter and son-in-law Wendie and Jeff Flitton, their son Cody and daughter Kellie Addington and her husband Sam, who operate it with another Kerby daughter, Lori Pierce, and her husband, Martin. Bar T Rodeo won the Remuda Award in 2005 and 2011 for providing the best, most consistent pens of bucking horses to PRCA rodeos.

Eagle Ridge Ranch

Lodge on Lytle Creek

Sundance, WY

Hulett, WY

Amazing Black Hills ranch with 442 deeded acres and a 320 acre State lease. Located where Riflepit Divide and the canyons of Sundance Creek run. Wooded hills, steep canyons, hidden valleys, hay meadows, and panoramic views. A custom log home is set in secluded surroundings at the crest of a hill.

Several outbuildings and two hunting cabins.

A unique offering with end of the road privacy. $1,500,000.

The Podio Cabin

Lytle Creek Ranch

Four Corners, WY

Hulett, WY

High country Black Hills cabin on 10 acres.

Four bedroom log cabin tucked in the woods with a naturally scenic landscape. Eat-in kitchen open to the living room, a large wrap around deck off of the living room and kitchen is a great spot for entertaining, lower level family room. 30’ x 60’ shope with plenty of room for vehicles, ATVs and snowmobiles.

Between Buckhorn and Four Corners with highway frontage. $300,000.

Aladdin, WY

Carlile, WY

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Black Hills ranch with 1,160 acres in one of the most picturesque and private settings available in the Bear Lodge Mtns. It’s a hidden gem at the end of the road with nearly 2 miles of live water and bordering National Forest. A striking mixture of pine covered hills, steep canyons, aspen groves, high plateaus, unobstructed views, creek bottoms and bur oak draws provide an exquisite landscape.

It’s been in the same family for generations. $3,480,000.

Oak Creek Ranch

Thorn Divide Retreat

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Remarkable 12 acre property with live water in a premier Black Hills location just minutes from Devils Tower and the Black Hills National Forest. Lytle Creek runs year round through this park-like venue, which has a thick stand of bur oak trees, open meadows, views across the valley. Two custom homes are nestled in the woods above the stream. This excellent Black Hills retreat has it all! $598,000.

Scenic setting on 99 acres that includes about 32 acres of hay meadows and a timbered canyon with an intermittent creek. The custom 3 bedroom home was designed for entertaining and includes granite counter tops, stone fireplace, hardwood floor, formal dining room, office with sitting area, sun room. Two-car garage, 24’x31’ pole barn and 30’x70’ shop with cement floor. Quality and comfort throughout! $710,000.

Western Black Hills ranch with 446 acres in the hills north of Aladdin along Oak Creek and bordering State land. A picturesque setting with long-range views of the surrounding Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains. Varied topography with open meadows, creek bottoms, high plateaus, wooded hills. Good water resources including Oak Creek, 2 reservoirs, 2 wells plus a shared well. Scenic Black Hills setting. $860,500.

Phone: 307-746-2083 Box 98, Newcastle, WY 82701 Print brochures at www.eRanches.com Licensed in WY, SD & MT

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Sutton Rodeo 2014 WNFR Stock List Bareback: Crystalyx, 303: He is an eleven year old black stud horse, second time selection to the NFR. His sire, Justin Boots, dam Easy Cut, and dam’s sire, Mr. T, were all were selected to the NFR. He has been selected five times as the Bareback Horse of the Year in the Badland’s Circuit and 3 times Horse of the Finals. Steve Sutton says the horse has a dual personality. “He’s kind of two horses. If a

cowboy can get by the first four seconds, he’s nice to ride the last four seconds.”

Saddle Bronc: Chuckulator, 420: The nine year old bay stocking legged stud horse has put together an impressive career in a short amount of time. He was named “2012 PRCA Saddle Bronc of the Year & 2012 PRCA Saddle Bronc of the Finals”. He has been selected

Angus & Hereford Bulls Selling at Private Treaty

HV Monument 401

Born 1/3/14 • Sired by Soo Line Motive 2008

SELLING AS LOT 42 at Black Hills Stock Show Prices starting at $3,000

These bulls are developed with the cattlemen in mind. They are in their everyday working clothes and not pushed for exceptional gains. They will be sound on their feet and legs and be able to travel in rough pastures to get the cows bred. Buy with confidence from a family operation, that understands the commercial cattleman. Bulls will be semen tested and guaranteed for first breeding season. Half down now with the balance due upon delivery.

Woods Family

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Tyler 605-499-9671 Todd 605-206-0090 Justin 605-430-5594 21458 Elk Vale Road, Sturgis, SD 57785

REGISTERED ANGUS AND HEREFORD 13 Miles North of Exit 61 I90, Rapid City Hillsviewranch@aol.com

to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2014, being voted as a Top Ten Saddle Bronc at the NFR in 2010 & 2011. He won Bareback and Saddle Bronc of the Badland Circuit Finals in 2011, the first horse to win both awards in the same year. He also won Badland Circuit Saddle Bronc Horse of the year again in 2012, 2013 & 2014. “He’s cowboy friendly,” Steve Sutton says. “Cowboys like him. He has an attitude and is hyper and athletic. He’ll buck you off if you stub your toe, or let you win first place.” His Sire Justin Boots, Dam Midnight Star and Dam’s Sire Mr. T all were all selected to compete in the National Finals Rodeo.

Bareback: Time Rental, 507: An eight year old mare, born to the famous NFR stud, Justin Boots and NFR dam Time Rental. It’s her second trip to the NFR, but 2013 she came in the saddle bronc riding. She was voted 2013 Saddle Bronc Horse of the Badland Circuit Finals. “She is very cowboy friendly and they win a lot of money on her,” Steve Sutton said.

“She’s had an exceptional year in the bareback and the saddle bronc riding.

Saddle Bronc: Campfire, 246: A twelve year old NFR mare sired by Dakota Bob, a Burch Rodeo Stud. This will be her fifth trip to the NFR. She has been selected to the Badlands Circuit Finals the past five years. She has been featured in the eliminator pen at the NFR, bucking off four of the top contestants.

Saddle Bronc: Real McCoy, 837: A six year old mare, this was her first NFR. She won two rounds at the 2014 Ram National circuit finals.

Bareback: Cactus Juice, 88: A six year old mare, bred to Chuckulator, at her first NFR. Great short round horse and was the 2014 Badlands Circuit Finals Horse of the Year.

Bulls: Johnny Ringo, 902: He was selected Bull of the Finals at the 2013 Badland’s Circuit Finals. And 2014 Badland Circuit Bull of the Year. The white, five year old “didn’t get rode much this summer. He’s cowboy friendly, a spinner.” His buck off rate is 95 percent.

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Petersek’s

Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:00 CST

Selling 150 Yearling bulls 45 Coming Two’s (March and April born calves) We will offer the pick of the 2014 heifer crop.

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Sire Connealy Gold Rush 026E MGS Hoover Dam • BD 1/17/14 • BW 88 • 205 wgt. 813/100 ET Dam’s NR 2/105

This Gold Rush son is one of the thickest bulls that we have ever raised. His brother is Raven Powerball 53 that was a sale highlight last year that sold to Sitz Angus in MT. A true standout out of a great cow family.

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354 is going to be a sale favorite for his shear power in his muscle type, eye appeal and docility. His dam is a nice uddered Pioneer heifer that did an excellent job on her first calf.

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604 has been a standout since birth. His dam is a second generation pathfinder that we are flushing now.

She is out of the Blackbird 315 cow that has been so great for us. He will be a sale favorite!!!!

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Raven Superior 2034

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2034 is out of our new sire Sitz Superior that probably has our most consistent sire group. He will be a rancher type bull along with his brothers, easy keeping with muscle and eye appeal along with excellent feet.

ravenang@gwtc.net • Fax: 605-842-2919

www.ravenangus.com Colome, SD

Rod (605) 842-2919 RJ (605) 840-1826 32554 287th St. 28665 326th Ave.

Reed (605) 840-1292 Box 253

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Sutton Rodeo History

T

he history of Sutton Rodeo Company parallels the growth and development of rodeo for nearly the entire 20th century and beyond.

In 1926, the Edwin Sutton family began producing their own rodeos on the home ranch in Sully County. Originally the rodeo was just a pleasant pastime when a group of people got together on a Sunday. However, Edwin saw a possibility for profit and joined with George Fairbank to begin a touring rodeo. The Depression shut down the productions and they did not begin again until the mid-40s.

James H. Sutton, Sr. took Sutton rodeo to the next stage in the 1950s when he entered into a partnership with Erv Korkow. As one of the first members of the RCA, Sutton/Korkow stock performed at the first National Finals Rodeo at Dallas, Texas in 1959. The Company won Bull of the Year with “Baldy” in 1961 and had Reserve Champion horses “Snake River” in 1962 and “Yellow Jacket” in 1964. James was the first Stock Contractor to be inducted in the PRCA Hall of Champions in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1982.

In 1968, James Sutton, Jr. became a partner with his dad forming Sutton Rodeo Company and the tradition continued. Sutton Rodeo had two top horses in the nation, “Deep Water” in 1979 and “Big Bud” in 1985.

Jim, along with wife Julie, took the company to the next level with a focus on production and innovation. Jim started producing the PRCA rodeo at the BHSS in 1978, a rodeo nominated 15 times for PRCA "Indoor Rodeo of the Year" winning this award in 2002 and 2003. Jim originated the Wrangler Bullfights and the Bailey Bail-Off. He is famous for his

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pageantry and colorful rodeo openings, including the openings at the NFR in 1995-96.

Jim has been nominated four times as “Stock Contractor of the Year”. Jim’s wife Julie, an experienced rodeo secretary and timer, is in charge of publicity and advance promotion.

particularly enjoys producing college, high school and 4-H rodeos. In 2010 Steve was inducted into the Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center as “Present Cowboy Great”. Wife Kim assists the rodeo company in the areas of timing, publicity and marketing.

Jim’s son, Steve, is co-owner of Sutton Rodeo and NFR pickup man in three decades (1978, 1981, 1986, 1993 & 1995). As the fourth generation of Sutton Rodeo Company, Steve has been a PRCA member since 1976, and became a Stock Contractor in 1982. He takes great pride in the history of Sutton Rodeo, striving to breed top quality bucking stock and produce top notch rodeos. Steve

Steve and Kim’s children, the fifth generation of Sutton Rodeo, while reaping the benefit of over 80 years of experience are hard at work, looking at ways to continue the legacy and add their own improvements to the company. Their daughter, Amy, started timing PRCA rodeos in 2006 and helps with Sutton Rodeos Inc. marketing, her husband Steven Muller helps with the rodeo production. Son,

Brent, started his career as a pickup man in 2004 and became a PRCA contestant in 2007.

Son, Brice, joined the PRCA ranks in 2010.

All have pursued college degrees in Animal Science and/or Business and intend to use these degrees to continue the tradition of raising 90 percent of their breeding stock. Grandson Shaden James, son of Amy and Steven starts the sixth generation!

Sutton Rodeo stock has been selected to perform at 51 of the 53 National Finals Rodeos. Through six generations Sutton Rodeo has had the pleasure of producing rodeos at every level – 4-H, high school, college, Indian National Finals, SDRA & PRCA.

406-628-2341

Montana-Wyoming West PC, Laurel, MT

Tranquility Ranch Tranquility Ranch encompasses over 70 square miles (45,830 acres) of grass lands beginning 12 miles northwest of Casper, Wyoming. With over 28,000 deeded acres, it is cheap to operate. Miles of creeks, reservoirs, wells, and a large lake offer water resources. Cattle share the rich grass with antelope, deer, upland birds, and the occasional elk. The ranch has paved road frontage, two newer homes, and a large working corral with scales. The ranch has had no livestock since March 10, 2014 and is available for immediate possession.

East Fork Ranch The 220 acre East Fork Ranch near Dubois, WY was the headquarters of the Double Diamond Ranch. The ranch has the original stone house, log horse barn, log cabins, and corrals. The Double Diamond Ranch once covered over 50,000 acres and ran over 2,500 mother cows.

Gary McMahan, wrote the song “The Ol’ Double Diamond” which Chris LeDoux sang. Surrounding the East Fork Ranch is the Spence & Moriarity Wildlife Habitat Management Area where thousands of elk, deer, bighorn sheep, and antelope winter. The public are locked out from December 16 through May 15. The East Fork of the Wind River flows through the entire ranch on the east side. The Teton Mountain Range is the south border, and the Absaroka Mountain Range and Yellowstone Park are north of the ranch.

Indian Springs Indian Springs has 1,800 contiguous deeded acres in the Yellowstone River Valley in Sweetgrass County west of Reed Point, Montana. The waterfowl, turkeys, and pheasants love the lowlands. Mule deer and occasionally an elk love the foothills of the Beartooth Mountains. The ranch owns a natural gas well that has not been produced. Two shallow irrigation wells producing tremendous volumes of water, have been drilled.

The handcrafted 5 bedroom home was built in 2008.

If you need assistance searching for a ranch, or to help you market yours, give me a call. All calls are confidential.

Other ranches available.

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Clifton M. Berglee, DVM, 406-860-7319, Montana-Wyoming West PC, Laurel, MT Licensed in MT, WY, ND, and SD

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Chance Worth Taking Sutton, contractors come together in crossbreeding effort

By Debbie Kelley/ProRodeo Sports News

Photo by Robin Reinhold

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teve Sutton is a gambling man. But he’s playing no ordinary game of chance. Sutton’s using mares as chips and superstar studs as his ace in the hole.

There isn’t much to lose, the South Dakota stock contractor figures. A little time, effort and money could be up in smoke if his experiment fails. On the other hand, a windfall could be in the cards.

Patience is in order first. He and five other stock contractors won’t know if their wager will pay off for about five years.

“Nope, there are no guarantees,” Sutton said. “It’s a risk, and I’ve had people tell me I was crazy. But the bucking horse world needs a boost, and I’m hoping this deal can help.”

Earlier this year, Sutton, who co-owns Onida, S.D.-based Sutton Rodeos Inc., with his father, Jim, launched the Breeding to Buck Program of 2012.

“I watched the bull world change from 20 years ago by trading semen. I couldn’t talk anybody in the horse world into doing that,” Sutton said. “Now, we’re in the same situation with bucking horses – there’s a shortage of good ones.”

The population of bucking horses has been in a crisis mode before. After World War II ended and rodeo resurged in popularity, stock contractors scrambled to meet demand, as more wide-open spaces became fenced, and fewer wild horses roamed the land.

Stock contractors like Sutton’s grandfather James, a ProRodeo Hall of Famer, figured out how to breed horses to buck, and the process became an industry standard.

Today, demand for rank bucking horses is once again outpacing supply, according to stock contractors.

“It’s been the case for a while, and overall, there are more good bucking horses now than there were in the ’70s and ’80s, due to breeding, but we definitely need more,” said Ike Sankey, a Joliet, Mont., cowboy and the PRCA’s Stock Contractor of the Year in 1999.

Sutton’s concept is simple. He rallied five competing stock contractors, including Sankey, to agree to share bloodlines of their champion bucking horses. Each brought 10 mares and one high-caliber stud to Sutton’s ranch. All of the studs had been selected for

the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at some point.

From May 1 to July 1, Sutton babysat as the horses went to pasture. Sutton’s property is large enough that each band of mares – ranging from seven to 13 in number – had a separate pasture bordered by two fences, so the stallions couldn’t fight. Stock contractors paired at least one of their mares – some bred before, others maiden – with each stud.

The cross-breeding arrangement was all horse trade – no fees changed hands, with the exception of a feed payment to Sutton of $3 per day, per horse.

Some 15 stock contractors showed interest, Sutton said. But some snubbed the program from the get-go; others folded at the last minute.

Kirsten Vold, who runs Harry Vold Rodeo Co., which her father started in 1954, thought about joining but decided not to – not because she thinks it’s a bad idea but because the setup wasn’t right for her.

Sutton asked Vold to pony up Painted Valley, the PRCA’s 2010 Saddle Bronc of the Year

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and the top saddle bronc at the 2009 NFR. Vold declined.

“I’m glad more rodeo companies are working together to try to improve the genetics of our sport, and I appreciate the opportunity,” she said. “But I currently get $2,500 per mare for a breeding with (Painted Valley’s) semen, and I want to keep the value of the product.

My lack of involvement is not due to me not supporting the project but of protecting my commodity.”

While stock contractors sometimes arrange individual stud trades with a fellow contractor

to diversify bloodlines, they are generally protective of their stock. That, Vold said, has been a mistake.

“What everyone’s figuring out is we all succeed if we all share and cross bloodlines,” she said. “What Steve is doing is groundbreaking, the start of something new. It’s an easy way to breed a lot of different studs at one time.”

Breeding the same stud year after year results in good mixes with some mares but not others, Vold said, which can reduce the chances of ending up with a stellar bucking horse.

James Sutton Sr. Memorial Bronze The award of this sculpture made by Spearfish artist, Tony Chytka is given to the top Saddle Bronc rider of the PRCA Rodeo event. The award can only be won one time and to win you must have either been born or live in the state of SD. The 14 inch sculpture is a study of a larger piece commissioned by James Sutton, Jr. The sculpture and the award were developed to honor James Sutton Sr. who died in January, 1991, and to the many outstanding saddle bronc riders South Dakota has and continues to produce.

The larger piece, a half life-sized bronze statue, was unveiled at the 1992 Black Hills stock Show Rodeo®. The sculpture depicts long-time friend of James Sutton, and former world champion saddle bronc rider John McBeth riding “Half Velvet”, a horse that was an NFR competitor numerous times. The horse bucked under several names; Indian Sign, Coors Lite, Half Velvet and then One-Eyed Skoal. He was considered a real money horse because he always bucked the way cowboys like ’em.

The first recipients were the three top SD riders in 1992, three brothers from Ree Heights, SD. Robert, Dan and Billy Etbauer received the award for their performance in 1992 and for their overall contributions to the sport of rodeo. Past recipients include: 2002 Jesse Bail, 2003 Jeffrey Willert, 2005 Jake Costello, 2007 JJ Elshere, 2009 Ty Kennedy, 2012 Cole Elshere, and Jeremy Meeks in 2012.

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Sankey agrees it’s a challenge for breeders to introduce new genetics to their stock and said he was excited to give Sutton’s program a try, bringing two world-champion mares and others who have been good producers.

“The ideal situation would be to end up with 10 colts that were all world champions.

That’s not a realistic goal, but who knows?” he said.

A proven bucking horse that’s good enough to be selected for the NFR can fetch around $40,000, Sutton said, adding that the rare top bucking broncs have sold for $100,000 to $200,000.

Sutton did not test the mares in this year’s program to see if they’re pregnant. Foaling should occur in mid-April. The offspring won’t be bucked until they’re about five years old, which is when they’ll demonstrate their prowess.

No one seems worried about creating bucking horses that are just too rank for cowboys to ride.

“One thing time has proven: the better the horses are, the better the contestants are,” Sankey said. “I think raising bucking horses is going to spread out to more than just a select group of stock contractors. I think you’ll find investors starting to get into breeding because a horse can perform at his peak from five years old until 14 or 15. A bull has maybe two to three years, and he’s peaked.”

Sutton wants to make the crossbreeding program an annual event and has dreams of expanding to a larger-scale operation. He also has visions of being able to announce success in five years.

“I hope we’ll celebrate at the NFR the great thing that was started here,” he said.

Chuckulator World Champion Bucking Horse

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hen the 2012 PRCA Top Bucking Stock was announced, rewarding the best bull and bucking horses for the 2012 season, Chuckulator of Sutton Rodeo Company in Onida, SD was named “2012 Saddle Bronc of the Year”.

He went on to win 2012 Saddle Bronc of the NFR, a rare double win for NFR livestock.

The 8-year-old Chuckulator has put together an impressive resume in a short amount of time. The colorful bay stocking legged stud horse is hyper and athletic. He won Bareback and Saddle Bronc of the Badland Circuit Finals in 2011, the first horse to win both awards in the same year. He also won Badland Circuit

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Saddle Bronc Horse of the year in 2012 & 2013. He has been selected to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 being voted as a Top Ten Saddle Bronc at the NFR in 2010 & 2011 before winning it in 2012.

Chuckulator is a product of Sutton Rodeos “Born to Buck” program in which they raise 98 percent of the bucking horses they use.

His sire Justin Boots, dam Midnight Star and dam’s sire Mr. T all were all selected to compete in the National Finals Rodeo.

“He’s not even reached his prime and he made the top 10 vote the in his first two years at the NFR,” stock contractor Steve Sutton said. “He’s just kept getting better all the time, and then this year we ventured out to a few more places that had short gos and he drew good cowboys and they all did well on him.”

Other Sutton Rodeo stock honored by the PRCA includes 1961 Bull of the NFR in Dallas, Baldy owned by Korkow/Sutton & Reserve Bareback of the NFR, Snake River both owned by Sutton; 1964 Reserve Bareback of the NFR Yellow Jacket in Los Angeles; 1979 Saddle Bronc of the Year, Deep Water; 1985 Bareback Horse of the Year, Tombstone.

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Wrangler Champions Challenge Brings Rodeo Superstars to Rapid City Wrangler Champions Challenge • Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. • Rushmore Plaza Civic Center

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ponsored by Justin Boots, the Wrangler Champions Challenge has been buzzed about for months, and with good cause. The series marks an ultra-competitive, made for TV battle that will bring rodeo’s elite into the limelight, as well as the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center’s Barnett Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 4. As the entire competition has been created around the top-ranked men, women, and livestock in the PRCA, spectators should anticipate not only the best of the best, but the chance to meet the nation’s finest competitors in person.

riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, or barrel racing. The competition is less about the individual and more about the collective whole. It’s also about putting the nation’s top competitors in front of a captive audience. Every rodeo and contestant will be televised on the CBS Sports Network, with each sponsor gearing up to make superstars out of their athletes. Whereas typical rodeo features a revolving array of contestants, the

The concept is based on teams. The top seven contestants in each event out of the 2014 WNFR rodeo on December 13 were the only athletes selected to participate, turning the Challenge into a true showcase of talent. On Sunday, December 14 event sponsors gathered to draft their teams. The series will feature 11 contestants per event. Seven competing for sponsor teams, two based on 2015 World Standings and two based on 2015 Million Dollar Tour Standings.

Known as the Banquet Rough Riders, the Coors Rodeo team is exemplifying what it means to be top competition on a national stage that will now be viewed in roughly 60 million homes. Coors Barrel Racer Fallon Taylor is excited to take part in a new kind of challenge. “Most of the time I focus on my own event; I like the pressure of being a vital part of my team,” she says. “I can’t let a calf roper or a bull rider down. It unites seven events together. It’s exciting, because we don’t all work together like that typically.”

Indeed, each contestant will work to support their team, whether they compete in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull

Champions Challenge will allow viewers to get to know each competitor as the showdown progresses.

Coors Steer Wrestler Matt Reeves anticipates an incredible opportunity for fans.

“There’s only 10 guys in each event, and they’re some of the top ten cowboys in the world. They’re one day rodeos and then we’ll do public appearances, so if you want to talk to a cowboy and see them you’ll be able to do that. It gives us a chance to interact with fans, and we have great fans that we hear from. It also gives them a chance to learn more about us.”

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Like her teammate, Taylor also feels strongly about what the Challenge means to both fans and to herself. “I’m most excited about the people at home that don’t get to go to the rodeo in their city that will get to see and follow us on TV,” she explains. “They’ll be able to follow us all throughout the year instead of just at the national finals.” Participating in the Challenge is an dream come true for the young rider who began her career at age 7. “I came from a non-rodeo family. I started watching rodeo on TV, and knew I wanted to be a part of it. Being included in the Champions Challenge is a dream for me. Plus, it’s an empowering thing to watch a woman ride a horse at a high rate of speed. Rodeo is the original X Games. It’s always fun.

And barrel racers definitely bring the glitz and glamour to the sport – we bring the ‘pretty’ in.”

The 2015 Wrangler Champions Challenge will not only bring the pretty, but the nation’s leading competition to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center with an unforgettable lineup.

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We look forward to putting on a good show for everyone.”

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7:30 pm Wrangler Champions Challenge (Presented by Justin Boots)

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T his rodeo features the top three high school rodeo competitors in 10 events from all four regions of the state. Watch the state’s top high school athletes compete for scholarships, team travel funds from Farm Credit Services and the prized Maynard Trophy Buckles.

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T he top eight competitors in each event from the 2014 PRCA world standings have been invited to participate in the $128,000 event. The remaining two spots will go to leaders in the 2015 World Standings and Tour Standings, 30 days before each Champion Challenge event. The format will be a 10-person, single-round event with the wins going to the fastest times and highest scores. Autograph session will be held following the evening’s performance in the Barnett Arena. The Champions Challenge rodeos will be aired on CBS Sports Network in a made-for-TV series.

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Sutton Ranch Rodeo Qualifying Event

F our person teams compete in three compulsory preliminary events. Top eight teams advance to the Finals held during the PRCA Rodeo on Thursday night. Teams are competing for prize money. Top ranch hand and top ranch horse will be awarded prizes.

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T his is one of the top bucking stock sales in the nation, featuring 50 head of Sutton Rodeo Ranch Raised Bucking horses including colts from NFR studs & mares. This is a great opportunity to view new and upcoming bucking stock and riders.

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2015 20X High School Showcase

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n Extreme Showcase of South Dakota’s finest high school cowboys and cowgirls…that is exactly what you will find if you make your way to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center’s Barnett Arena on Feb. 1, at 1 pm.

One hundred and twenty four top high school rodeo athletes will be geared up and ready to go as they get an opportunity to showcase their rodeo talents during the 13th Annual 20X Showcase. South Dakota has four regions of high school rodeo contestants. The top three cowboys and cowgirls from each region in each event, based on points after state finals, are invited to compete in this exclusive rodeo event.

Each contestant will receive a Wrangler 20X shirt and a Wrangler jean gift certificate.

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by Maynard Buckles. Four $500 scholarships are available for senior contestants, one from Wrangler, two from the Black Hills Stock Show® Foundation and one from South Dakota Buckaroos.

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balcony of the Barnett Arena. This is a great opportunity for contestants to visit with NIRA rodeo coaches from South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

This will be an opportunity to see some of the best young rodeo talent South Dakota has to offer, matched up against top stock, competing in the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® venue. Combine this with the top contract personnel in the PRCA, and fans are sure to receive an afternoon of pure rodeo entertainment.

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The 20X Extreme College Fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the south

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FCSA CHALLENGE ISSUED TO HIGH SCHOOL RODEO An exciting challenge has been issued by Farm Credit Services of America to the 20X Extreme High School Rodeo Team.

2015 20X Extreme Rodeo Contestant List NW = NORTHWEST REGION ER = EAST REGION SR = SOUTHWEST REGION RR = RIVER REGION

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When the team members compete in the 2015 20X Extreme High School Rodeo at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Feb. 1, they will be competing for much more than the first place buckle. If they can meet or exceed the set challenge scores, they can win, for their national team, $100 per each of the 10 scheduled events for a total of $1,000.

This money will be donated by Farm Credit Services of America to the South Dakota High School Rodeo Association to be used by the National Team members for travel expenses at the 2015 National High School Rodeo Finals. "The Farm Credit Services 20X Extreme Challenge is a very generous contribution to South Dakota's best Rodeo Athletes, and it will add additional excitement to the already thrilling Rodeo" according to Ann Sundermann, Executive Secretary of SDHSRA. After reviewing the records from the past five years of 20X Extreme Rodeo performances, the time or marking that has been set would have been reached in each event 50 percent of the time. Below are the markings that would need to be met or exceeded for the SDHSRA to obtain the funds.

FCSA challenge score requirement: Bareback Riding...................................................................72

Anthony Gourneau, EA

Breakaway Roping.............................................................3.5

Jerald Habeck, NW

Calf Roping........................................................................11.5

Dylan Riggins, RR

Goat Tying.............................................................................7.4 Saddle Bronc.........................................................................73

SADDLE BRONC

Team Roping........................................................................9.5 Steer Wrestling....................................................................5.3

Taylor Tupper, NW

Barrel Racing.....................................................................13.2

Wyatt Schuelke, NW

Pole Bending.....................................................................20.3

Reed Arneson, NW

Bull Riding..............................................................................78

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BULL RIDING Chance Olson, NW Jake Foster, NW Jett Peterson, NW Teigan Gray, NW Jake Frazier, RR Casey Heninger, RR Olathe Schmidt, RR JD Phelps, SW Collin Hunt, SW Tristan Madsen, SW

STEER WRESTLING Cameron Fanning, EA Shane Boysen, EA Wyatt Fulton, EA Trig Olson, NW Jacob Kammerer, RR Carson Good, RR Brendon Porch, RR Herbie O'Daniel, SW Grady Egly, SW

TIE DOWN ROPING Brock Belkham, EA Cole Schneider, EA Kole Latham, EA Wylee Nelson, NW Clyer Dowling, NW Tyen Palmer, NW Reid Rutten, RR Jared Fulton, RR Lucas Kessler, RR Photo by Robin Reinhold

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Lathan Lauing, SW James Kirwan, SW Carson Johnston, SW

Team Roping

BREAKAWAY ROPING Jacey Hupp, EA Sheyanne Brodkorb, EA Karly Niemann, EA Brooke Howell, NW

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Jayci Lamphere, NW

Jeremiah Johnson, EA

Tanielle Arneson, NW

Ethan Parr, EA

Cedar Jandreau, RR

Tate Thompson, EA

Taylor Bothwell, RR

Brent Woodward, NW

Sloan Anderson, RR

Colby Hetzel, NW

Mykelsi Schnose, SW

Jon Peterson, NW

Savana Johnston, SW

Reece Wientjes, RR

Ashlee Kritenbrink, SW

Sierra Young, RR Wiley Heath, RR

GOAT TYING

Camden Sawvell, SW Cass Lytle, SW

Kaycee Monnens, EA

Courtney Peters, SW

Keelan Bialas, EA

Heeler Scott Halverson, EA JR Dees, EA Braden Pirrung, EA Sam Huffman, NW Carter Kudlock, NW Tucker Chytka, NW Nolan Richie, RR Ethan Fernau, RR Zane Zilverberg, RR

Taya Heisinger, EA Brianna Williams, NW Tayle Brink, NW Alix Thorstenson, NW Annie Fulton, RR Tanegai Zilverberg, RR Racquel Wientjes, RR Kaylee Clark, SW Karissa Rayhill, SW Carlee Johnston, SW

Riley Fortune, SW Rylee Schreiber, SW Zoey Osmotherly, SW

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POLE BENDING Maddie Schaack, EA Payton Donnelly, EA Kassidy Boyd, EA Jana Hunt, NW Joeni Lueders, NW Keanna Ward, NW Jordan Bickel, RR Kelsey Lensegrav, RR Ashley Theobald, RR Rachael McCoy, SW Riley Ann Smith, SW Arielle Clifford, SW

BARREL RACING Shelby Vinson, EA Brandi Wolles, EA Siarra Johnson, EA Rickie Engesser, NW Jordan Hanson, NW Dylan Lemmon, NW Madison Rau, RR Makayla Kroeplin, RR Laura O'Leary, RR Alyssa Lockhart, SW Josie Blasius, SW Mattee Pauley, SW

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SUTTON RODEO

2015 Schedule

PRCA Xtreme Bull Tour PRCA Rodeo PRCA Wrangler Champion Challenge North Dakota Winter Show SDSU Jackrabbit Stampede College Rodeo High School Regional Rodeo Finals High School Regional Rodeo Finals PRCA Crystal Springs Ranch Rodeo PRCA Mobridge Sitting Bull Stampede PRCA Corn Palace Stampede PRCA Days of ‘76 Rodeo PRCA Sully County Fair & Rodeo PRCA Defeat of Jesse James Days PRCA Badlands Circuit Finals PRCA First Chance Bonanza Rodeo Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Rapid City, SD Rapid City, SD

Jan 30-31 Jan 31, Feb 5-7

Rapid City, SD Valley City, ND

Feb 4 March 7-8

Brookings, SD

Apr 10-11

Huron, SD

June 5-7

Watertown, SD

June 12-14

Clear Lake, SD

June 25-27

Mobridge, SD Mitchell, SD Deadwood, SD

July 2-4 July 16-19 July 21-25

Onida, SD

August 14-15

Northfield, MN Minot, ND

Sept. 11-12 October 8-11

Brookings, SD Las Vegas, NV

November 6-7 December 3-12

PO Box 402 • Onida, SD 57564 605-258-2863

www.suttonrdeo.com

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Watch Them Buck and Buy One

2015 KBHB Bucking Horse and Bull Sale Feb. 6, 10 a.m. • Rapid City Civic Center

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he 30th Annual KBHB Bucking Horse and Bull Sale features 40 head of Sutton Rodeo Ranch Raised Bucking Horses including the coming 5-year-old colt crop raised by Sutton Rodeos. These colts are sired by studs Gunsmoke and Showtime, both sons of Justin Boots; Dakota Time & Dakota Bob. The

mares of these colts have produced top quality bucking stock.

With the bucking horse futurities that are going on, these colts are the right age, said Steve Sutton. The futurities in Faith and Las Vegas both had colts in the top final five that

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were purchased at this sale.

Bucking stock will be at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Thursday afternoon, so that you can view them prior to the sale. This is one of the premier sales in the nation and has continued to get better every year. This offering looks to be one of the best ones yet.

Bareback & Saddle Bronc contestants enter Feb. 6 at 8:30 a.m. at the Barnett Arena. There will be added prize money in the two rough stock events. Animals will be bucked on the

$75.00

day of the sale. This is a great opportunity to view new and upcoming bucking stock and riders.

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For sale information regarding load out, phone bids, temporary boarding of animals, contact Steve Sutton at 605-381-0270 or Sutton Rodeo Office 605-258-2863. See a complete sale listing and sale schedule at www.suttonrodeo.com closer to sale day.

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Get the Most with Yost

odney Yost is a fourth generation South Dakota rancher who has been involved with the ranching and horse customs his entire life. He's been horseback since he was a baby in diapers on his family's ranch, started training ponies at the age of 10, and trained his first horse at the age of 13. Since then, he has become one of the top horse trainers and clinicians in South Dakota and throughout the Midwest.

Over the past few years, Rodney has instructed many horsemanship clinics and demonstrations for all ages and riding levels.

His unique training style and sense of humor have made him a sought after horsemanship clinician throughout the United States and Canada. He is the first and only 4-time champion of the Crosswinds Ranch Colt Training Challenge that is held at Michigan State University every spring, and has won multiple

Ranch Horse Colt Futurity competitions. He has become known for creating a relationship with his horses to produce extremely supple, well-mannered, and responsive horses that are capable of many disciplines.

Growing up in the heart of cattle-country in South Dakota, Rodney developed a love for the land and livestock at an early age. Over the years, this partnership with the ranching

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lifestyle has blossomed into a progressive mindset regarding his family-owned and operated Broadaxe Ranch, along with its commercial cattle herd, and American Quarter Horse breeding and training program.

Breeding and training their own horses for ranch use started out as a necessity of the Broadaxe Ranch operation. Rodney Yost Horsemanship developed most naturally through many years of on-the-job learning and real life experiences of utilizing horses for everyday ranch work. For a horseman or horsewoman of any level to have the opportunity of an enjoyable and successful experience while horseback, Rodney believes it is clearly essential to have the correct tools and philosophy to enable all riders the ability to develop a horse that can pull the throttle back to sit, relax, and go slowly at times, while likewise having the ability to step down on the gas pedal when needed in the heat of the action.

Horses that have the training, foundation, and ability to make that distinction easily rise to the top and become the cream of the crop in all disciplines.

Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstrations and Ride-Along Clinics aim to demonstrate, teach, and enable everyone to have a variation of hypothetical tools, a commonsense training mindset, combined with the most elite training techniques. Along with Rodney's personal learning experiences over the years, Rodney Yost Horsemanship works tirelessly to give all individuals insight regarding the natural instinct, thinking process, and behavior of a horse in an effort to "help the horse to teach itself."

Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstrations will be held at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® this year on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. and Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9 a.m. at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in the Barnett Arena.

Demonstration in your area, please contact Rodney Yost at 605-680-0004, go to www. broadaxeranch.com to check out his family's Broadaxe Ranch website, or search for "Broadaxe Ranch" or "Rodney Yost" on Facebook.

For more information on how to schedule a Rodney Yost Horsemanship Clinic or

Rodney Yost Horsemanship Clinic & Demonstrations Jan. 31, Feb. 4 & Feb. 7 9 a.m. all three days.

Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Barnett Arena

Photo by Barbara Page

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Award winning horse trainer Rodney Yost works with a number of horses at different riding levels to show his process of creating a horse that respects the rider, while creating an unparalleled partnership.

He covers these subjects: your horse on the ground to gain control of his body and respect; softening and flexing from the ground and saddle; body control from the ground and saddle; rider safety from the ground and saddle, advanced horsemanship maneuvers while riding, a bareback/bridleless riding demonstration. Participants can feel free to ask Rodney questions and communicate with him throughout the demonstration to ensure you obtain the most knowledge through the experience.

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$2,250,000

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$1,150,000

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$4,750,000

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$6,400,000

$850,000