The American Bucking Bull Magazine November - December Issue by ABBI

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features

departments

Las VEgas Recap

2010 Las Vegas Awards

2010 ABBI Breeder of the Year

2010 Horizon Breeder of the Year

Mikel Moreno Scholarship Award

by Sugar Kuhn

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by Susan Bedford

Event recaps

Behind the Chutes ABBI Biz

Reminders, notes, deadlines, and schedules

ABBI Youth Profiles

The USBBA Junior Breeder Program

Blast from the Past

D&H Cattle Bred to Buck Classic

Ardmore, Oklahoma

D&H Cattle Bred to Buck Futurity

Jerome Davis PBR Invitational

Davis Rodeo Ranch Trailer Challenge (Round 3)

Ardmore, Oklahoma

Archdale, North Carolina

by Susan Bedford

Columns

2010 ABBI Classic World Championships by Sugar Kuhn

2010 ABBI Futurity World Championships by Susan Bedford

ABBI Leaves Lasting Impression on 55,000 Future Farmers of America Preparing for Calving Season

On the cover:

Bushwacker at the 2010 PBR World Finals

Clovis Fall Spectacular Classic

Clovis Fall Spectacular Futurity

Springfield Super Classic

ABBI Wild Card Competition

ABBI Las Vegas Futurity Qualifier

Clovis, California

Springfield, Missouri

Stephenville, Texas

Photo by Andy Watson

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Susan Bedford Editor in Chief Sept/Oct 2010

Hannah Gant Dr. Gary Warner Marlissa Gonzalez

Rebecca Walker Frank Cuccurullo Darren Epstein

Contributing Writers

Account Executives

Sugar Kuhn

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Creative Director

Andy Watson Allen Glanville Matt Breneman Photography

Assistant Editor The American Bucking Bull Magazine is owned and operated by the United States Bucking Bull Association in conjunction with American Bucking Bull Inc.

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Phone: 719-242-2747 Fax: 719-242-2746 email: info@americanbuckingbull.com

President’s Message

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I hope you, your family and loved ones are enjoying the holiday season. I can’t believe another ABBI season has already come to a close. We had another great year and, despite the economy, paid out over $1.8 million at events. I hope you were able to join us in Las Vegas for the World Finals. We had a record number of bulls in Las Vegas. We had an outstanding group of Classic bulls competing and it was Bushwacker who earned the $250,000 Classic prize and title. Bushwacker was also our Year-End Champion and in the running for the PBR’s Bull of the Year. Moon and Bad Blake shared honors as Reserve Finals Champion. Ragin JT beat out 34 Futurity bulls to take the Futurity crown and $100,000. Ragin JT also finished first at the Finals Qualifier event in Stephenville, beating out 144 bulls. Sham-Wow and Black Betty split the Reserve title. Super Cool Cat was the Year-End Champion. While the Finals was going on in Las Vegas, we also had ABBI staff at the annual FFA Convention where over 500 FFA kids took part in our bucking bull judging pilot program. As I always say, the kids are the future of our sport and this is another way we can get kids involved and excited about the ABBI. I look forward to another year as your President and encourage you to reach out to me and all the Board members with your ideas and suggestions. I’d also like to welcome our newest ABBI board member, Cindy Rosser. We’ll be having our annual New Year’s Eve event in Fort Worth to kick-off the new ABBI season, hope to see you and your family there to ring in 2011.

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bucking bull livestock while maintaining the integrity and enhancing the value of the breed. q Provide beneficial services for ABBI members that enhance

and encourage “best practices” in bucking bull ownership, breeding, training and welfare. q Generate interest and growth in ABBI through registered

cattle ownership, membership, education, sponsorship and involvement through marketing, promotion, advertising and publicity of the bucking bull breed and ABBI benefits, services and events. q Develop diverse and comprehensive programs and events

that will educate and familiarize owners, members and the general public in the unique heritage and qualities of bucking bull livestock.

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Brad Boyd President, American Bucking Bull Inc.

Behind the Chutes

with Susan Bedford

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I hope you had a chance to make it out to Las Vegas. This was my twelfth trip to the Finals to watch the world’s best bucking bulls. Thanks to the dual powerhouses of PBR and ABBI, there is bucking bull action going on almost non-stop. Between the events at Thomas & Mack and the PBR Fan Zone, if you love bucking bulls—as a breeder, contractor or fan—it was a week of bliss. Make that a hectic, insane, busy week of bliss. With the PBR changing their Finals format (from eight rounds spread out over a 10-day period) to six rounds in five days, I knew the 2010 Finals would be a super-condensed experience. I was looking forward to being away from home less, but wondering how the heck I (or anyone else) would be able to squeeze it all in. Seven days passed in a blur of bulls and events. So I’m now apologizing for never once making it to the long bar at South Point (or any bar for that matter) to talk shop with breeders and catch up with friends. I’m sorry to everyone I didn’t have time to stop and chat with while hurrying from Point A to Point B. I’ve now realized I’d need a month in Vegas to be able to do everything I’d like to do (and take everyone up on their offers to grab a bite to eat). I did make it a point to have lunch with Rossi Hoefer though. This remarkable young lady was the recipient of the Mikel Moreno Scholarship Award and after an hour with her I was humbled by her drive and determination to not only better herself but to find a way to make raising bucking bulls part of her future. In the past, ABBI events were often held on the days that the PBR didn’t have performances. This year, everyday there were great bulls bucking somewhere that you didn’t want to miss. I’m really proud of this year’s ABBI Finals Program we produced for our exciting events. If you didn’t pick them up at one of the PBR merchandise booths or kiosks in Las Vegas, please visit abbinow.com to order your copies (you can also get the ABBI 2011 Calendar online). The support of ABBI members and fans in Vegas was phenomenal and I heard more than once that the ABBI World Champion Classic race was the race people were really excited about. That is really important for us as an industry—the average PBR fan (who is now turning into an ABBI fan) is starting to get it and is really excited by what is going on in our organization. The fact that we had two nights at the PBR World Finals that showcased ABBI Classic bulls says it all—our bulls are that good and that exciting. It was such a rush to watch our Classic bulls buck against the best cowboys in the world at Thomas & Mack. It was cool to see Bushwacker continue his winning ways and finish the season unridden by the world’s best cowboys. And despite the weather, the Futurity was awesome and everyone was on the edge of their seats from start to finish. By the time you read this, you will probably still be recovering from a big Thanksgiving dinner. I wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday season. Who knows what the future holds, but I’m actually already looking forward to the 2011 Finals. Let the new season begin…

There was a lot to celebrate in Las Vegas. The confetti marked Guilherme Marchi riding Classic contender Priceless for 90 points. Another D&H Classic bucker, Hustlin, took Robson Palermo for a 90.5 ride. Priceless finished fourth overall while Hustlin split seventh.

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Craig Hummer and Justin McKee did a great job of broadcasting all of the ABBI action to the TV audience. Hummer and McKee made sure everyone knew about the outstanding ABBI atheletes competing in Las Vegas.

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Troubadour

A BIG ABBI THANKS to Bo Davis and Billy Cochrane and their team for all their hardwork and dedication. Thank you for helping to make our Las Vegas events a success

Cat Man Do

Troubadour and Cat Man Do both retired at the Las Vegas Finals. Troubadour was named by the late Mikel Moreno, in honor of songstress Jewel, and was a fan and cowboy favorite for years. Cat Man Do, owned by the NFL’s Chad Pennington, came out of JW Hart’s program and helped to establish Hart Cattle Co.’s as a powerhouse breeding program.

2011 National Little Britches Rodeo Queen Katie Rasmussen and Hadley Lamoreaux Both teenagers did a fantastic job helping out at the ABBI Futurity and Katie did a great job for our Futurity opening in the arena

Kids Creativity Contest

ABBI is looking for your artwork that highlights the beauty and strength of bulls. The categories are: Art, Creative Writing, Computer Generated, and Photography. (Participants under age 14 will be judged separately). Theme: “It’s All About the Bulls”. The champion of each category will receive a $25 ABBI gift card to our online store and one USBBA Membership good for a year. More info on: www.abbinow.com. Search under “Youth Division”.

For Sale! “Limited Edition” 2010 ABBI Finals Program and the 2011 America’s Greatest Bucking Bull Calendar. Available ONLY on www.abbinow.com. Hurry! While supplies last.

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The American Bucking Bull: Perfect Present for the Holidays!

Did you know you don’t have to be an ABBI member to get The American Bucking Bull Magazine? By joining the USBBA (or buying a membership for friends and family interested in the industry), you get 6 issue a year of the leading magazine about the bucking bull industry. Go to abbinow.com or call the ABBI Office at 719-242-2747. Cost is just $25, making it an economical gift that anyone who enjoys bucking bulls is sure to appreciate.

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ABBI 2010 Awards

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(Classic based upon money) (Futurity based upon points)

Ronnie Roach Award Breeder of the Year

(1st Registered Breeder of Classic Finals Winner) Gist Buckle – $1000 Certificate toward CM pickup flatbed Bronze Statue

Horizon Award

(Breeder of Futurity Finals Winner) Gist Buckle – $1000 Certificate toward CM pickup flatbed

High Money 3-year-old Bull

Gist Buckle - Custom plaque

Top 5 Year End Money Winners for 2-year-old, 3-year-old and 4-year-old bulls

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Finals Champion Classic Bull

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Finals Champion Futurity Bull

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Reserve Finals Champion Classic Bull

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Year End Champion Classic Bull

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President Brad Boyd

Vice President Kaycee Simpson

Treasurer/Secretary Cindy Rosser

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ABBI’s

YOUTH PROFILES If you’re young, rambunctious and love bucking bulls, the ABBI’s USBBA Junior Breeder program is for you!

If you’re young, rambunctious and love the American Bucking Bull the ABBI’s USBBA Jr. Breeder program is for you! The sky is the limit when you become a Junior Breeder. The opportunity to raise and buck bulls, buy and buck bulls, be sponsored by a mentor with a bull you can buck, or root for your peers from the sidelines are only a small list of the opportunities available to you as a Junior Breeder. If you’re a 4-H member consider using the American Bucking Bull as an approved project. If you’re a FFA member, it’s already possible to use the American Bucking Bull as your latest approved SASE project. If you’re lined out for entering your own bull in competition, we’ve got you covered. Preparations for the 2011 Junior Breeder Futurity season are already underway so visit abbinow.com frequently to stay up-to-date as the year unfolds. Another exciting opportunity is being created for you FFA and 4-H die-hards in the way of judging. If you’ve ever judged livestock and love bucking bulls the USBBA is hard at work trying to bring a bucking bull judging contest to you. In October, USBBA attended the 2010 FFA National Convention in Indianapolis where members had an opportunity to try their hand at judging bucking bulls from videos. The booth was busy and interested FFA members kept coming. The hope is that one day this program will not only groom youth for becoming bucking bull judges but that it will also provide youth another judging opportunity at contests across the nation. Look for the terminology manual, sample classes, their placements and oral reasons coming soon AND stay tuned for more on the exciting ventures available with USBBA Junior Breeder programs!

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ABBI’s

YOUTH PROFILES

The Junior Breeder program is open to all kids through age 18. Kids can start entering and competing with futurity bulls at age 9, but can become a junior breeder at any age.

Megan Walker: Walker Bucking Stock by Hannah Gant

photo courtesy of Walker Family

Megan Walker has been profiled before in this column, alongside her two brothers Zane (9), Quentin (8) and a sister Amber (8). But the 17-year-old Stephenville, Texas cowgirl had such an outstanding ABBI Junior Futurity season that we thought we should wrap up the 2010 season by shining the spotlight on Megan. Megan’s parents Trevor and Rebecca Walker started their breeding program over 20 years ago. Walker Bucking Stock (Trevor is originally from Canada) have been breeding and participating in ABBI from the beginning. They were the ABBI Breeder of the Year in 2004, and although Trevor Walker and Rebecca Walker are now divorced they continue to both be active members today. Trevor, along with girlfriend and partner Joy Hawks, has Walker Bucking Stock while Rebecca is working on her own herd. Some of the Walker foundation bloodlines consist of Canadian Heritage, Vitamin Pack, and they also have some Neon Nights. With a background like that, it is probably no surprise that Megan has the knowledge and work ethic to be a successful junior breeder. Megan is a junior member who participated in all the ABBI Junior Futurities for the last three years. She also placed with a calf all three years of competition. Megan’s calf she participated with this year was Nite Ranger, a Neon Night’s grandson. Nite Ranger bucked excep-

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tionally well, ultimately putting her in second place at the end of 2010 Junior Futurity Season. Nite Ranger also competed at some regular ABBI Futurities. Walker Bucking Stock regularly has bulls at PBR BFTS events and Megan has even flanked bulls at this elite level. Megan is not only involved with bulls, she also is part of the Texas High School Rodeo Association where she barrel races, breakaway ropes, runs poles, and goat-ties. She is a member of the FFA (Future Farmers of America) and is extremely involved in that as well as a chapter officer. Other hobbies she has are training horses, helping with the bulls, and farming. Her favorite bull, of course, is her own- Nite Ranger. Some of Megan’s favorite things about being involved in the bucking bull business are that she likes getting to be handson and learning how the system works. She also enjoys being one of the girls in what is still a male-dominated industry, and she hopes to serves as a role model to younger girls thinking about getting involved with the ABBI Junior Futurity system. We hope you are looking forward to another great season in 2011. If you want to get involved with the ABBI Junior Futurities (as a participant or supporter), contact the ABBI office now. Have a safe and happy holiday season.

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Q & A:

YOUTH PROFILES

Bucking Bull Basics

Q: What does the average bull weigh?

A: The average bucking bull that competes with a rider weighs in at 1,700- 1,800 pounds. The bull very rarely weighs less than 1,200 pounds unless they are competing in the futurities with only a bucking dummy aboard. Q: What is the lifespan of a bucking bull? A: Bucking bulls often live well into their teens, which is considered geriatric for any bull. Though a bucking bull may often be in his prime as an athlete around age 5 or 6, many bulls buck past the age of 10, and when they retire from competition they are used as sires in bucking bull breeding programs. Q: What makes a bull buck? A: The success of bucking bull breeding programs around the world has proven that genetics is the most prevalent factor in determining a bull’s desire and ability to buck. One of the most common misconceptions about bull riding is that the flank strap is tied to the animal’s

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testicles; this is far from the truth. This is a soft rope that is loosely tied around the bull’s midsection in the flank area and slipped onto the bull when it enters the alley to the chute. The slack is taken out of it before the ride, but not tied too tight, and the strap is removed immediately after the ride. (Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review Journal). It has nothing to do with the genitals, as some uneducated detractors would attest. In fact, care is taken to ensure that the genitals are not involved, as that would adversely affect the performance of the bulls. The flank rope is more of an annoyance than anything else, and the bulls will kick their hind legs out at the height of their bucking action in an effort to dislodge it, resulting in a more uniform and less erratic performance.

Coming Next issue Look for more Junior Member profiles every issue! If you want to be included, first get your parent’s permission and then send us your picture and the answers to the questions to Sugar@ americanbuckingbull.com. We are also still accepting mascot entries!

Watch for profiles on contributors in upcoming issues.

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2010 Las Vegas Awards 1

World Champion Classic Bull

Bushwacker

World Champion Futurity Bull

Ragin J.T.

Reserve World Champion Classic Bull

Moon and Bad Blake (tie)

Reserve World Champion Futurity Bull

Black Betty and Sham-Wow (tie)

Year End Champion Classic Bull

Bushwacker

Year End Champion Futurity Bull

Super Cool Cat

Reserve Year End Classic Bull

Moon

Reserve Year End Futurity Bull

Good Night

Breeder of the Year

Flying U/ Cotton Rosser/Julio Moreno/Cindy Rosser

Horizon Breeder of the Year

Mike White

PBR Bull of the Year

Bones

PBR Stock Contractor of the Year

Jeff Robinson

Mikel Moreno Scholarship Award

Rossi Hoefer

High Money 3-Year-Old Bull

Pit Boss

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World Champion Futurity Bull: Ragin J.T.

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World Champion Classic Bull: Bushwacker

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Cindy Rosser and Julio Moreno

ABBI President Brad Boyd, Billy and Kay Jaynes, Jerry Tuttle, ABBI General Manager Andee Lamoreaux

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Moon

Bad Blake

Reserve World Champion Classic Bull: Moon and Bad Blake (tie)

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Andee Lamoreaux with Paul Daniels

Reserve World Champion Futurity Bull: Black Betty and Sham-Wow (tie)

Andee Lamoreaux and Gene Baker

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Year End Champion Classic Bull: Bushwacker

Sham-Wow

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Not pictured, Jimmy Crowthers and Jimmy Monger whose bull ShamWow was the Co-Reserve Futurity Champion

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Andee Lamoreaux and Cody Ohl watson photo

Reserve Year End Classic Bull: Moon

Reserve Year End Futurity Bull: Good Night

Breeder of the Year: Flying U/ Cotton Rosser/Julio Moreno/Cindy Rosser

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Horizon Breeder of the Year: Mike White

Chris Shivers accepts the Horizon Breeder Award from Brad Boyd on behalf of his best friend Mike White

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Brad Boyd, Cindy Rosser, Julio Moreno, Cotton Rosser and Andee Lamoreaux

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Jeff Robinson accepts the Breeder of the Year Award from 2009 winner Chad Berger

PBR Bull of the Year: Bones

PBR Stock Contractor of the Year: Jeff Robinson

(Teague Bucking Bulls)

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Mikel Moreno Scholarship Award: Rossi Hoefer

Cindy Rosser, Rossi Hoefer and Julio Moreno

High Money 3-Year-Old Bull: Pit Boss

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2010 ABBI Breeder of the Year:

Flying U Rodeo, Cotton Rosser, Julio Moreno & Cindy Rosser No ABBI award says quite as much as the Breeder of the Year Award. This award given in memory of Ronnie Roach and commemorated by a bronze that’s fashioned in the form of Rafter 7r bull Rooster is bestowed upon the individual or group responsible for the mating which produces each year’s ABBI World Champion Classic Bull.

by Sugar Kuhn

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(On the couch) Linsay, Levi, Katharine (kneeling), Cindy, Reno (back row) Lee, Bonnie, Cotton, Karin, Mikel & Julio (not pictured) Brian & Michelle Rosser

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he 2010 ABBI World Champion Classic Bull Bushwacker is definitely the product of a group effort stemming from the foundations of the original concept of “born to buck” programs. The brazen bucker was born in 2006 on the Flying U Ranch in Marysville, California after the Rosser/Moreno family crossed the infamous bucker Reindeer Dippin’ over cow MO 110. MO 110 came from David Fournier and into this legendary group’s program after Mikel Moreno expressed his desire to try some out-crossing in one of the industry’s longest standing breeding programs. Unfortunately Mikel passed away from a long and challenging fight with leukemia before he could fully witness the impact out-crossing would ultimately have on the Flying U family’s historical legacy. Flying U Rodeo has been in the rodeo production business for over 50 years and has become synonymous with showmanship, creativity and fan-flare that is second to none. For the past several decades Cotton Rosser and the Rosser family have worked hard to make Flying U Rodeo a premiere rodeo business. The company’s flamboyance and spectacular showmanship skills often spear-headed by Rosser’s daughter Cindy have been the pivotal opening act for numerous high-profile venues like the National Finals Rodeo, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Grand National Rodeo in San Francisco among a slew of others. Cotton Rosser grew up in Long Beach, California and talks freely about growing up watching and mimicking the showmanship and style of western icons like Gene Autry and Hop-along Cassidy. “During the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s stock contractors had a lot of class and flare for showmanship. The pageantry and color that you saw back in rodeo’s heyday at places like Madison Square Garden in New York, Boston, Chicago, Houston and Ft. Worth is something Flying U has tried to always present. The idea is to keep those fans entertained because if you don’t they will go somewhere else,” explained the living legend. Ty Murray has many tales from the trail and some of the best ones come from early in his career. When talking about Flying U Rodeo and Cotton Rosser his memories are as colorful as Rosser himself. “The very first pro rodeo I ever went to was a Flying U rodeo and I had just barely turned 18. I won the bareback riding and didn’t know I was supposed to do a victory lap. I got done and went back behind the chutes and Cotton came over there horse-back hollering “dang it kid, get out here and take that victory lap” and then he asked “can you even ride a horse son”, Murray laughed. “You know he calls everybody son and I’d won 5 or 6 all around titles before he ever called me Ty.”

In its attempt to continue its never-ending drive for improvement, the ABBI welcomed its newest member to the board of directors while in Las Vegas at the World Finals. Heavily decorated bucking bull breeder and rodeo icon Cindy Rosser was elected as the board’s Secretary/ Treasurer and promises to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. Rosser who secretaried her first rodeo at age 15 and has been an avid and successful barrel racer since she was a child admitted that the nomination came as a surprise. “I was shocked and wasn’t expecting it at all,” said a shocked Rosser. “Being nominated is definitely an honor. I really appreciate that they think that highly of me and that they thought I was right for the position.” Rosser who is no doubt qualified to serve on the board is expected to bring decades of experience and a fresh perspective to an already thriving board. The California native cut her teeth on the boot straps of pro rodeo and is the daughter of Cotton Rosser legendary founder and owner of west coast based Flying U Rodeo Co. Cotton Rosser, synonymous with rodeo pageantry and public appeal, is also a long standing pillar in the rodeo community and well-respected as an elite stockman. Some of the prestigious stock awards the family has garnered include PRCA world titles and NFR event titles for their rough stock including Bareback and Saddle Bronc horses Classic Velvet, Short Fuse, Buckskin Velvet, Skoal Sally, Angel Blue and I’m No Angel, as well as bovine buckers Reindeer Dippin’, Troubadour and 202 Bring It who won Bull of the NFR last year. While Rosser may be surprised by the nomination, industry insiders saw her as an easy and perfect fit on the ABBI board. After all she was named Secretary of the Year in the PRCA in 1985, served on the WPRA

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Julio Moreno with the set of 2006 bull calves which included Bushwacker

When speaking about Rosser’s style and persona Murray had no trouble articulating what the showman is all about. “Cotton is definitely a character. It’s almost like he fell in love with the sport when he was young and he’s never lost sight of what made him fall in love with it--and that in itself is pretty amazing.” Still all the showmanship and grandeur

in the world can’t completely fool an audience and the Rosser family relies on the quality and caliber of their bucking stock by acknowledging that great stock is truly the heart of any contracting business. The Rosser family is one of the original rodeo companies to implement and truly breed rodeo livestock from a “born to buck” belief. They have been breeding some

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of the best broncs, bareback horses and bucking bulls for generations and have successfully been able to furnish a free-flowing river of livestock to fill a successful and thriving contracting business. Over the years, Flying U purchased many sour saddle horses that went on to buck professionally including PRCA Bareback Horse of the

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Year winners Short Fuse (1964) and Classic Velvet (1981-82). More impressive are some of the broncs that were truly bred to buck on the Flyin U Ranch like Skoal Sally, Angel Blue (1985-89 PRCA Saddle Bronc of the Year) and her super flashy son I’m No Angel who was eventually retired and buried on Ty Murray’s ranch. “I loved both I’m No Angel and his mom Angel Blue. They were both fantastic and really neat looking horses. Angel Blue was really rank and a horse that you could win first on every time if you could ride her and ride her well.

board for approximately 20 years, put on the opening ceremonies for the NFR for 11 years and also won the WPRA Coca Cola Woman of the Year award in 1995. In addition she was a California Circuit Finalist 14 years in a row and their Barrel Racing Champion in 1982. Behind the scenes she’s also been a very successful event promoter. She co-produced the Reno Rope and Barrel Horse Sale held in conjunction with the Reno Rodeo for 3 years and the Barrel Horse Futurity for 11. Rosser is also currently in the process of producing her third ABBI Best of the West Sale and has plans to produce the 2nd Annual ABBI Clovis Futurity and Classic. With all the accomplishments and awards, Rosser is amazing when she talks about what to her is the greatest thing she’s done. “To tell you the truth, the best thing I ever accomplished was having Mikel. Being his mother is what I’m the most proud of. After all it was Mikel who initiated bringing in outcrosses to our herd and because of that Bushwacker came to be,” said Rosser referring to family’s latest accomplishment of being awarded with their second ABBI Breeder of the Year title. With all of these accomplishments, it’s hard to imagine Rosser still has more she’d like to do, specifically as an ABBI Board Member. “My first order of business and priority as a board member is the breeders trust program. We’ve got to fix it and make it right for everybody. The ABBI Breeders Trust is very important to all of us. It’s important to the breeders, the registry and the American Bucking Bull breed. We’ve got to make it simpler, easier to understand and something that everyone can appreciate and see the value of. Ultimately I’d like to see everyone that has an eligible bull participate. As it is, people just don’t understand it and we have got to really work to fix that. My hope is to see it become bigger and better, and become what it was originally intended to be. When it comes to the Breeders Trust, I want the smaller breeder to understand that it’s another way to generate earnings for any bull that is competing. It makes calves more valuable and that’s something the industry could really use right now. Once we get that back on track I think we need to start doing more things to promote the ABBI. I’d really like to see more 3 year old events. I would really like to see a finals for the 3-year-olds and hopefully with some work and effort we will be able to continue creating more opportunities for all breeders.”

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Bushwacker’s dam MO 110 was purchased from David Fournier

I’m No Angel was a really great horse to ride and super flashy. I think there was more money won on him than his mother because she’d get a lot of guys on the ground or they’d have trouble with her in the chute,” said Murray. While the family’s been raising bucking horses since the late 60’s, their bucking bull program came about through Cindy Rosser and then husband Julio Moreno. Moreno’s day to day time spent entrenched in the business sparked a deep desire to breed bulls that were also born to buck. Moreno’s interest in the bull industry really peeked in the late 80’s and has come a long way from its start. Initially the bull side of Flying U’s program began with NFR bulls Copenhagen One Eye, Copenhagen Smiley and 74 Dodge Ram Tough over some cross-bred heifers that he and Cindy purchased from Cotton. The subsequent heifers from

this cross were then mated to 7-time NFR and 5-time PBR Finals bull 97 Whitewater Skoal, one of the industry’s most influential sires. Additionally H7 Typhoon, also a multi-time NFR bull was used to round out an ever-evolving bucking bull program that would later produce bulls like Reindeer Dippin’, Werewolf, Charlie Bullware, Troubadour (ABBI’s 2007 World Champion Classic bull and 2007 PBR Bull of the Finals) and now the super-sensational Reindeer son Bushwacker. Moreno also an 11-time NFR Team Roping qualifier partnered with Richard Oliveira on Bushwacker and it wasn’t long before the bull took the industry by storm. Only one year after Troubadour landed the Flying U family their first ABBI Breeder of the Year title in 2007, Bushwacker qualified for the 2008 ABBI Futurity Finals. In 2009 he was the ABBI Reserve

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Wild Card Champion and finished 3rd overall in the Classic Finals. This success launched the bull into his 2010 ABBI Classic season as a 4-year old. He not only won the year end classic race and the ABBI World Champion Classic title but was also a strong contender in the 2010 PBR Bucking Bull of the Year race. Murray who was also the last rider to straddle Flying U’s super-producing bull Whitewater Skoal in 2002 at the Bakersfield PBR before the bull’s retirement shared his thoughts about the people responsible for bringing Bushwacker to the table. “You are talking about a group of people that have been dedicated to the sport heavily for a lot of years. Flying U Rodeo, the Rosser family, Cindy Rosser and Julio Moreno have understood the importance of breeding programs for a long time. They have a real passion

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Bushwacker strikes a champion pose in Vegas at bull housing

and love for the sport and also a passion for trying to raise the best animals they could. They have raised some of the greatest that there has ever been--and some very famous ones at that. It looks to me like they still have some more famous ones coming down the pipe with that sort of potential too,” said Murray. “Looking back now they already seem legendary but as time goes on you will see their legendary status as breeders become even more profound.” While the Flying U family, Cotton Rosser, Cindy Rosser and Julio Moreno enjoy their second ABBI Breeder of the Year title, the industry can reflect on the legendary accomplishments that both the family and their livestock have accumulated over the years which will surely seal their place in rodeo and born to buck history. The American Bucking Bull q Nov/Dec 2010

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2010 Horizon Breeder of the Year: Mike White

by Susan Bedford

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I think Mike White thought I was pulling his leg when I told him he was Horizon Breeder of the Year. At the conclusion of the 2010 ABBI Futurity Finals, I went up to Jerry Tuttle and Billy Jaynes to congratulate them on their big $100,000 win with Ragin J.T. I then went to talk

to White, whose breeding program the ABBI Futurity World Champion came out of. “I won Horizon Breeder, really?” White questioned. Yes, I confirmed. “I can’t believe it,” said a stunned White. “This is something I’ve been working toward for the last decade. What an honor. This is

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something you dream about. ” That is a pretty impressive statement coming from someone who has spent the last 15 years in the spotlight as one of the country’s best bull riders. Despite all of his professional accomplishments on the backs of bulls, the great White was floored by winning an award

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A Man of Many Talents: Bucking Bull Breeder Mike White worked as a pick-up man at the PBRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2010 Iron Cowboy Invitational event at Cowboy Stadium

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Mike White rides Teague’s Moonshine for 84.75 points during the third round of the St. Louis Built Ford Tough series PBR.

for breeding bulls. White, a Louisiana native, now makes his home with wife Hannah and son Logan on their ranch just outside of DeKalb, Texas White retired from bull riding at the Kansas City Built Ford Tough Series event this year. After a long and decorated career, “Mighty Mike” was done riding bulls. The 1999 PRCA World Champion had won nearly 50 titles over the course of his professional career. When the PBR star left the arena, the fans stood in respect and awe of the great athlete. What many of the cheering fans in the stand didn’t know that day in March was that White had already started a second-career, as a successful bucking bull breeder. About 11 years ago, White acquired Pretty Boy Floyd from Don and Janelle Kish. What started out as an enjoyable hobby soon transitioned into a serious business as White started

researching genetics and deciding how to best develop his herd. “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for Jim Anderson and H.D. and Dillon Page,” shared White of his influential mentors. “Jim bent over backwards helping me with breeding bulls and crossing up my genetics with some of his cows,” White explained. “H.D. helped me by sending me some of their breeding bulls to use. “I’ve told them how much their help has meant to me, but I don’t think they really get it—I mean it when I say I couldn’t be at this point in such a short amount of time with my program if not for them. They have helped me tremendously.” White has Mr. T in all his cows and Mossy Oak Mudslinger and Backlash in his program. “I also have some Berger cows that have come from Jim. I’ve kind of crossed up a bunch between H.D.’s program and Jim’s program,” he

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explained. White also bred to Anderson’s 546. “That bull himself wasn’t anything special, but he’s raised a lot of good bulls.” Last year, White sold his yearling bull calves to The Jaynes Gang and 8CD, LLC (Chad Ducey, Craig Ducey and Jim Carrigan). Ragin JT was among them. Ragin JT is a 159 Shaggy son (out of 665 Yellow Wasp) and out of a Coffey cow, Elle Mae. The 27 yearlings were bucked and most were put in the Exclusive Genetics Auction Ring and MEGA-Genetics sale. “Billy (Jaynes) buys my yearling bull calves every year,” White explained. “He has really helped me out by getting my bulls out there.” Even though White sells his yearlings regardless, he wasn’t terribly impressed by the looks of Ragin JT. “After I weaned Ragin JT off his momma, I really didn’t like the looks of him,” said White honestly. “So I consigned his momma in the Spring Spectacular Sale.”

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About half way through this year when Ragin JT started showing off his sizeable talent, White tried to buy the cow back. It turned out, the owner had bid online and he bid on the wrong cow. “It wasn’t the cow he meant to buy,” said White, “so he traded her off when he got her.” White is still trying to locate Elle Mae and get her back to breed or flush to. “We started his dad right here at the house,” said White of Ragin JT’s sire Shaggy. He was a really good spinner, but he wasn’t a great bull by any means. He went to a few PBR events and they were like 86 points on him.” Ironically, Ragin JT was the yearling that didn’t get sold easily. He had been for sale in a few Exclusive auctions before Jerry Tuttle saw video of the yearling and was impressed. Despite not having much kick, Tuttle liked how Ragin JT turned back right away and thought the bull had enormous heart and potential. Tuttle, who is involved with NASCAR and Childress racing, already owned some bucking bulls but didn’t have a ranch nor the time to haul bulls. After getting Ragin JT for just $6,500, Tuttle turned to his buddy Jaynes to see if he’d want to come in as a partner on the bull and to haul and house the latest addition to his herd. Jaynes came in as a partner and even talked Tuttle out of selling Ragin JT when he got frustrated with being “near the top but never winning.” “Billy told me, if you sell him and some other guy leaves Las Vegas with $100,000 check—how would that feel?” shared Tuttle. Tuttle then knew his gut instinct about the bull was correct and he had faith big things would happen. “I’m sure glad I listened to Billy!” Even with Ragin JT’s success, White plans to continue to sell off his yearling crop each year to Jaynes rather than competing with his bulls himself. “I’ll just continue to raise my bulls and then just haul and train bulls for other people.” Despite nearly $1.5 million in prize money over the course of his PBR career, White acknowledges that a big herd takes big money— and he’s not that rich. “I spend all my money in the roping arena,” chuckled White, “not the bucking bull arena. I’d love to play the game with the big boys but I can’t afford my roping habit and a bucking bull habit. So I’ll continue to sell my yearlings and enjoy watching other people compete with them at Futurity and Classic events.” “I have about 75 head of bucking cows and that is about where I want to be at,” he explained.”I’m also partners with Jim on his stuff and he probably raises about 50-60 bull calves a year, so between my herd and his herd I have my hands full.” White was nervous watching Ragin JT buck at the ABBI Futurity Finals. “When I saw Black Betty buck I was nervous he could beat JT. That bull was outstanding and looked good, and if he had won I couldn’t complain. But I wanted JT to win, regardless of whether or not I got an award,” said White. “It is so special to see a bull you raised go on to do so good.” White got out of riding bucking bulls when he longer was passionate about it. Now he is passionate about raising bulls. The bucking bull industry will continue to benefit from the considerable talent of Mighty Mike White. The American Bucking Bull q Nov/Dec 2010

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Mikel Moreno Scholarship Award: Rossi Hoefer

by Susan Bedford

Mikel, the late son of Julio Moreno and Cindy Rosser, was a successful bucking bull breeder, talented athlete and allaround amazing person. After losing his long battle with leukemia in 2006, his parents established the Mikel Moreno Award. The award helps other junior breeders follow their own college dreams, a goal that Mikel never got to achieve.

so surprised and honored. I was on my way to work driving when I found out and was just freaking out,” shared the teenager. Rossi and her younger brother, Thor Jr., have their own herd of bucking cattle. They also have two younger half-sisters who will probably also get into the bull business when they are old enough. “We are planning to start competing at Futurity events next season,” shared Rossi.Their herd began with a bred cow from Alex Naccarato. They now have a herd of 10 with plans to expand and have genetics from Steve and Julie Ravenscroft and Chad Berger. Her eventual goal is to have bulls at the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series and “hopefully in the PBR short round someday!” The senior at Priest River Lamanna High School has worked since she was 14. Despite having waitressing shifts three to four days a week, she has a B average and is actively involved with helping out with her dad’s bucking cattle herd. Rossi drove from Idaho to Las Vegas to accept the award in person at the PBR/ABBI Awards Banquet on October 24. She also helped her dad while in Las Vegas by driving out to the Legends Ranch to feed and care for the family’s bulls. Rossi missed her Senior Homecoming in order to attend the Award Banquet. “I was really nervous before I went on stage at the ban-

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Rossi Hoefer is the fourth recipient of the Mikel Moreno Scholarship Award. Last year, it was awarded to Taylor Hurst. In 2008, Bryn Agnew earned the honor and the inaugural award went to Jonathan Chandler. “She (Rossi) wrote quite an essay about herself and Mikel. It was heartwarming,” said Cindy Rosser of the winning scholarship application. “I also had another person read the applications, so I also took their opinion into account.” “I grew up around the Rosser family, so this honor means even more to me knowing Mikel’s story and his family,” shared Rossi. The 16-year-old considers Oakdale, Calif. home although she currently resides with her father, ABBI breeder Thor Hoefer, in Idaho. She is the granddaughter of 8-time NFR Saddle Bronc qualifier Bill Martinelli. “I’m sad the award exists, because it is because we lost Mikel. But I am so grateful and thankful to him and the legacy he left behind. His passion for the bucking bull industry will continue to inspire so many young breeders like myself and to help us to go to college and reach our dreams,” Rossi explained. Rossi will be attending Herrington College in the Fall. “I want to be a dental hygienist,” she explained. “I want a career that will allow me to still have cattle and to be a full-time bucking bull breeder and be able to haul them to Futurities and Classics.” Rossi first heard about the award from her grandmother, and then she went to the ABBI website (abbinow.com) to learn more about it and submitted her application. “I found out just a few weeks later (that I won) and I was

quet. So few people get this opportunity and it meant so much to me,” she explained. Besides Mikel, Rossi counts her grandfather as her hero and is also quick to credit her dad for the impact he has had on her life. “My grandmother (Kay Martinelli) is probably my biggest supporter,” said Rossi. “She is always behind me 100% in anything I do.” Rossi is a young women who has many people singing her praises, however she is the one who is quick to offer thanks and praise to others. “I would like to thank Cindy Rosser, Cotton Rosser, Sugar Kuhn, Susan Bedford, Julio Moreno, Tater Porter, Wrangler, ABBI, and the PBR for everything they did for me at the World Finals,” shared Rossi after the banquet. “It means the world to me to have such wonderful people in my life, and even when they had so many things going on in Las Vegas, they still managed to help me out.”

2010 ABBI Classic Finals Rank

Bull

ABBI #

round 1 score

owner

round 2 score

total score

payout

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Bushwacker Moon Bad Blake 22S Priceless Bad Medicine Pure Smoke Lil' Red Cat Powerline 66T Hustlin Pit Boss Womanizer Back Bender Minor Incident Copp Hou Mad Max Wine Hu

10058008 10047396 10053276 10042079 10041279 10062441 10068184 10039113 10046078 10062489 10040325 10061225 10086752 10044285 10067215 10039399

Julio Moreno / Richard Oliveira Jackson, Holmes, Robinson & Baker Lightning C Cattle Co. D&H Cattle Co. / L&E Bulls Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC Cody Ohl / Ken & Tex Beshear Boyd-Floyd / La Rue Jeff Robinson D&H Cattle Co. Ace of Spades / Pit Boss Syndication Ben Holmes, Gene Baker & Robinson Ackerman / Cox Boyd-Floyd / Cunningham Lightning C Cattle Martinez Bucking Bulls Lightning C / PB&J

90.75 88.25 89.00 88.25 86.75 87.50 86.50 86.50 85.75 87.75 87.50 87.00 87.75 86.75 86.00 88.00

92.75 89.00 88.25 88.75 89.75 88.75 89.00 89.00 89.75 87.50 87.50 87.50 86.25 87.00 87.75 84.25

183.50 177.25 177.25 177.00 176.50 176.25 175.50 175.50 175.50 175.25 175.00 174.50 174.00 173.75 173.75 172.25

$250,000.00 $67,211.47 $67,211.47 $24,861.01 $21,036.24 $19,123.85 $15,299.08 $15,299.08 $15,299.08 $11,474.31 $10,518.12 $9,561.93 $8,605.73 $7,267.07 $7,267.07 $5,928.40

16/17

Kish's Wish This

10069978

Don & Janelle Kish

85.75

86.50

172.25

$5,928.40

18/19 18/19

Tomahawk Pop Knot

10066775 10072320

Boyd-Floyd / Martinez XS Ranch / Mike Lane

85.75 86.00

86.25 86.00

172.00 172.00

$4,972.20 $4,972.20

Flirting With Disaster

10042117

JW Hart, Switch House Ranch, Mick Plummer

87.00

84.50

171.50

$3,824.77

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Bull

Ragin J.T. Black Betty Sham-Wow Bad Mama Jama Duty Calls Stripper Dust 814 Copp Speed Wagon Backfire Bravo Romeo Split The Cash Wilburn 830 "Pen Breaker" Super Cool Cat Jack the Ripper Don Phillipe Bar Lights Hous Back Jail House Rock Sandy Bob TBB 8043 R351 Messy Mossy Crash Kat 845 Black Out High 850 Buttermilk Biscuit Surf Dancer Gunsmith Stuff Happens Right On Rotten Apple Mean Velvet Skeeter

ABBI #

10085388 10113094 10064355 10061379 10066410 10115275 10070347 10084397 10073725 10085885 10073824 10068129 10076628 10065102 10090129 10067945 10084392 10082535 10080685 10075855 10066390 10108177 10068629 10063775 10068625 10057740 10082573 10072544 10067977 10083903 10067303 10078065 10082129 10067183 10075286

owner

Jerry Tuttle / The Jaynes Gang Paul Daniel Jimmy Crowther / Johnny Monger Two Pair Bucking Bulls / The Jaynes Gang Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls Sandoval Livestock Lightning C Cattle Co. Oakes & Greene Bucking Bulls Clifton Wiggins Anchor Bull Company 5D Bucking Bulls Kent Cox / Warren Dozier Wilburn Bucking Bulls and Curtis Leschyshyn Craig, Terrell & Baker Jeff Hubbard & Tommy Lee D&H Cattle Co. / Phillip Harrison Cody Ohl / Ken & Tex Beshear Ace of Spades / Beach City / Lone Star Bucking Bulls Jay Hudgins & Ricky Carpenter Pillow / Barrett / Teague Bucking Bulls Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC Clapp Cattle Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls Jerry Lindley Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls D&H Cattle Co. / Buck Cattle Co. Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC Rodney & Carrie Robinson - Rockin 3 R Cattle Co. D&H Cattle Co. / Rotner Bucking Bulls Douglas Ackerman / Ruth Irving Kenny Jack , Bobby Stallings, Rick Taylor Shippy Rodeo Bulls / Beach City Colt Hawks / Walker Bucking Stock Breeders Leffew, Isbell, Sweeney Jimmy Crowther / Johnny Monger

score

22.75 22.50 22.50 22.25 22.00 21.50 21.50 21.25 20.75 20.75 20.50 20.25 20.00 20.00 19.75 19.75 19.75 19.25 18.75 18.50 18.00 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.25 16.25 15.75 15.50 15.25 15.00 15.00 13.25 12.00 11.25 10.75

payout

$100,000.00 $29,343.96 $29,343.96 $15,894.65 $13,449.32 $11,615.32 $11,615.32 $9,781.32 $7,947.33 $7,947.33 $6,724.66 $6,113.33 $5,196.33 $5,196.33 $3,994.04 $3,994.04 $3,994.01 $3,301.20 $3,056.66 $2,445.33

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2010 ABBI Classic World Championships October 20-23, 2010

Las Vegas, Nevada

by Sugar Kuhn photos by Andy Watson

Andee Lamoreaux, Brad Boyd, Richard Oliveira and Julio Moreno

The culmination of the 2010 ABBI Classic season reached its pinnacle during the world finals in Las Vegas. The much anticipated annual event for ABBI Classic bull owners brought the top 40 regular season bulls (by season earnings totals) and an additional 4 last minute wild card qualifiers to the competition block. These 40 bulls competed in rounds 1 and 4 of the PBR World Finals under the world’s craftiest riders. During Wednesday’s round 1 competition Julio Moreno & Richard Oliveira’s year-end winner Bushwacker landed on top after polishing off Harve Stewart. The bull marked a 90.75 which gave him the early lead by 1.75 points ahead of second place bull and wild card qualifier Bad Blake from Lightning C Cattle. Black, ABBI veteran Priceless from D&H Cattle and L&E Bucking Bulls and Moon from Jackson, Holmes, Robinson & Baker both put up 88.25 point marks to tie for third and fourth place during the first round battle. Lightning C Cattle took another top 5 slot in the initial war with their white campaigner Wine Hu after he posted an 88.00 underneath rider Paulo Lima. Boyd-Floyd & Cunningham’s Minor Incident and Ace of Spades & the Pit Boss Syndication matched marks of 87.75 to nab the sixth and seven slots in the first round of competition. Last year’s ABBI Futurity champ and 2010 wild card qualifier Pure 34

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Smoke from Cody Ohl & Ken and Tex Beshear was scored an 87.50 after being unsuccessfully straddled by Kasey Hayes which tied him up for eighth and ninth place with Womanizer from Holmes, Baker & Robinson. Rounding out the top ten during round 1 was another even pair of 87 marks for 3-year-old Fender Bender son Back Bender from Ackerman & Cox and J.W. Hart, Switch House Ranch and Mick Plummer’s stealthy bovine Flirting With Disaster. Those classic bulls lucky enough to land in the top 20 positions took a couple nights off before returning for one last duel during round 4 on Saturday night’s much anticipated event. During the bull draft Jody Newberry anted up and selected Bushwacker and although his attempt was unsuccessful his effort helped Bushwacker to a world championship via another big mark of 92.75 points for the bovine. This mark coupled with the bull’s round 1 90.75 made him the only bull to gather not only one 90-point out but two during the classic world final contest. With a total of 183.50 points from his two showings Bushwacker easily sealed up the world title and the $250,000 win. His success also gave Flying U, Cotton Rosser, Cindy Rosser and Julio Moreno their second ABBI Breeder of the Year title. Second place during this second round of classic competition was

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Jody Newberry attempts to ride Moreno/Oliveira’s Bushwacker during the fourth round of the 2010 PBR World Finals

a tie between Teague Bucking Bulls wild card qualifier Bad Medicine and D&H Cattle Co.’s Hustler son 66T Hustlin each marking 89.75. Bad Medicine’s total of 176.50 on two outs gave him a fifth place finish overall and Hustlin’s 175.50 total pushed him into an event finish for a threeway tie in the seventh place slot. Jackson, Holmes, Robinson & Baker’s blond bomber Moon bounced back under Mike Lee in the second go with an 89 point out making his 177.25 point total enough to tie with Lightning C Cattle’s Bad Blake for second overall and checks for each owner for over $67,000. Moon was not the only bull to net an 89.00 during the second round of fierce competition. Boyd-Floyd & LaRue’s proven powerhouse Lil’ Red Cat bucked off L.J. Jenkins for an 89.00 and Jeff Robinson’s Powerline 36

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mimicked the marking also posting an 89.00 score. Ultimately each lined up beside D&H’s Hustlin’ in a three-way tie for an overall finish for seventh. D&H and L&E Bucking Bulls’ bucker Priceless and Cody Ohl and Ken & Tex Beshear’s Pure Smoke both were marked an 88.75 for their second out efforts sealing a fourth place payout of nearly $25,000 for Priceless and a sixth place finish for Pure Smoke. The three bulls completing the top ten during the second round of competition were Ace of Spades & the Pit Boss Syndication’s Pit Boss, Womanizer from Holmes, Baker & Robinson and Ackerman & Cox’s Back Bender each marking 87.50 giving Pit Boss a tenth overall position, Womanizer an eleventh finish and Back Bender twelfth.

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Mike Lee attempts to ride Jackson/Holmes/Baker’s Moon during the fourth round of the 2010 PBR World Final. Rank

Bull

ABBI #

Bushwacker

10058008

Moon

10047396

Bad Blake

10053276

Priceless

10042079

Bad Medicine

10041279

Pure Smoke

10062441

7/8/9

Lil Red Cat

10068184

7/8/9

Powerline

10039113

7/8/9

Hustlin

10046078

Pit Boss

10062489

Womanizer

10040325

Back Bender

10061225

Minor Incedent

10086752

14/15

Copp Hu

10044285

14/15

Mad Max

10067215

16/17

Wine Hu

10039399

16/17

Wish This

10069978

18/19

Tomahawk

10066775

18/19

Pop Knot

10072320

Flirting With Disaster 10042117

Owner

Julio Moreno & Richard Oliveira Jackson/Holmes & Baker

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire) long go short go total payout

A67 Reindeer (Naccarato) x MO 110 (Fournier Breeding) Gunfighter (Gunslinger) x W51 (Devil’s Advocate) Tahanta (Tahanta’s Back) x MO 135 Lightning C Cattle (White Water Skoal) D&H Cattle/L&E Bucking Best Shot (Houdini) x TBB K327 Bulls (Kish’s Lock & Load) Teague Bucking Bulls Real Deal (Too Legit) x MA K411 (Mr. Juicey) Cody Ohl & Ken & Tex Hargis 54 Up in Smoke (Gunslinger) x 3/T 4042 Beshear (Monsoon) Boyd-Floyd & LaRue Red Cat (Pole Cat) x CPR 34 (CPR Breeding) Yellow Jacket (Wrangler Rivet ) x ET 06 Jeff Robinson (K78 Unforgiven) Hustler (Playboy Skoal) x Page 16-132 D&H Cattle Co. (37 Copperhead) Ace of Spades/Pit Boss Blenderhead (Burns) x Adele (Houdini) Syndication Ben Holmes, Gene Baker Houdini (White Sports Coat) x NA & Robinson Ackerman/Cox Fender Bender (Andrews -6) x SA 135 (Zandy) Boyd-Floyd & NA x 311 Rodeo (Juma Breeding) Cunningham Houdini (White Sports Coat) x Copp B-84 (Copp/ Lightning C Cattle Newman Breeding) Martinez Bucking Bulls Maximus (Hyatt Breeding) x Painted Girl (Automatic) Lightning C Cattle/PBJ MS 32 (Houdini) x Montana Wine (Blueberry Wine) Bulls Don & Janelle Kish Kish’s Top Gun (Hemsted Breeding) x NA Kiss This (Really Roddy) x TD Black Boyd-Floyd/Martinez (Black Scorpion) Tahanta’s Back (Girletz Breeding) x Adams 305 XS Ranch/Mike Lane (Tyrell) J.W. Hart/Switchhouse Best Shot (Houdini) x TBB K324 (No Can Do) Ranch/Mick Plummer

90.75

92.75

183.50

$250,000

88.25

89.00

177.25

$ 67,211

89.00

88.25

177.25

$ 67,211

88.25

88.75

177.00

$ 24,861

86.75

89.75

176.50

$ 21,036

87.50

88.75

176.25

$ 19,124

86.50

89.00

175.50

$ 15,299

86.50

89.00

175.50

$ 15,299

85.75

89.75

175.50

$ 15,299

87.75

87.50

175.25

$ 11,474

87.50

175.00

$ 10,518

87.00

87.50

174.50

9,562

87.75

86.25

174.00

8,606

86.75

87.00

173.75

7,267

86.00

87.75

173.75

7,267

88.00

84.25

172.25

5,928

85.75

86.50

172.25

5,928

85.75

86.25

172.00

4,972

86.00

172.00

4,972

84.50

171.50

3,825

87.00

total payout (actual) $575,661.43

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2010 ABBI Futurity World Championships October 22, 2010

Las Vegas, Nevada

by Susan Bedford

Over 150 2-year-olds came to Stephenville for the ABBI Futurity Las Vegas Qualifier in hopes of earning a coveted slot to the ABBI World Finals. Any competitor who had earned points during the regular season was eligible to compete. When the last bull had bucked in Texas in early October, many of the season’s top performers had finished out of the top 30 slots and wouldn’t be making the trip to Nevada. Ragin JT from Jerry Tuttle and The Jaynes Gang was the top-scoring bull in Stephenville. Coming into Las Vegas, it looked like he might be the bull to beat. In his last eight trips, he’d never finished less than fourth and in his last four outs, he’d never scored less than an 88.25.

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Jerry Tuttle, Jaynes Gang and breeder Mike White accept award for 2010 Futurity World Champion Ragin JT

The morning of October 22 was like the most of the days that week—rainy with a chance of thunderstorms. No one could remember the last time there was weather like that during Finals. Every year it seems it’s either hotter or colder than you’d expect in Las Vegas—but no one could remember a year where it rained day after day. The drizzle started mid-morning, but that didn’t deter the crowd that packed the seating 38

at the PBR Fan Zone at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The ABBI Futurity Finals was about to start and despite the weather everyone was in good spirits. Dedicated fans looking to stay dry watched from the parking garage adjacent to the outdoor arena. By the fifth bull out, the whole crowd had witnessed thunder and lightning—but of the bovine kind. Ragin JT put on a fantastic performance and the judges marked him a 22.75.

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Now it would just be a matter of waiting to see if any bull could beat the Jerry Tuttle/Jayne’s Gang stand-out. After a brief rain delay, which affected the TV cameras more than the ground condition, the action continued. Paul Daniel’s Black Betty and Jimmy Crowther/Johnny Monger’s Sham-Wow (formerly known as just 803) both looked like they could pose a threat to the leader, but ultimately the Houdini grandsons came

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2010 ABBI Futurity World Championships cont.

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ABBI Futurity Champion, 33-8 Ragin J.T.

up a quarter-point shy of stealing the $100,000 prize. They split the reserve title and each took home $29,344. ABBI Futurity Champion Ragin JT came out of Mike White’s breeding program. “Chad Ducey bought all of Mike White’s yearling bull calves and Chad put him (Ragin JT) up for sale a couple of times before, but no one bought 40

him,” explained Tuttle. “The first time I saw him, I thought ‘I like him. I want him.’ I was the only person who bid on the calf and then they called and told me Chad would knock $1,000 off the reserve if I would take him. And that is how I got him!” Tuttle bought Ragin JT for just $6,500. After Las Vegas, the bull had earned over $134,000

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for the year. “It was like finding a needle in a haystack.” Tuttle’s statement is probably true, but he also deserves the credit for having an eye sharp enough to spot that needle. “When they put him in the chute he had the intensity,” recalled Tuttle of seeing video of Ragin JT. “When they opened the gate he would turn right out of the gate. He didn’t have a lot

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Crowd watching from afar during the 2010 ABBI Futurity World Championships

Rank 1 2/3

Bull 33-8 Ragin J.T. 846 Black Betty

ABBI #

Owner

10085388 10113094

Jerry Tuttle / The Jaynes Gang Paul Daniel Jimmy Crowther / Johnny Monger Two Pair Bucking Bulls / The Jaynes Gang Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls Sandoval Livestock Lightning C Cattle Co.

2/3

803 Sham-Wow

10064355

493B Bad Mama Jama 32 Duty Calls 817Stripper Dust 814 Copp

10061379

5 6/7 6/7

fourth and added nearly another $16,000 to his 2010 earnings. Rounding out the top five was Duty Calls from the Torres Bros. with a 22 worth $13,500. “I really want to thank all of the breeders who hauled their bulls to Las Vegas to participate and everyone who turned out to support this event,” said ABBI General Manger Andee Lamoreaux. Despite the weather, the event went off without much of a hitch thanks to the outstanding arena crew. Bo Davis was in charge of PBR University, the arena where the Futurity was held. His team and the ABBI staff worked together and, despite Mother Nature, produced an outstanding event.

10066410 10115275 10070347

366 Speed Wagon

10084397

9/10 9/10 11 12

10073725 10085885 10073824 10068129

13/14

U3Backfire 8009Bravo 4-Romeo 83Split The Cash Wilburn 830 "Pen Breaker"

10076628

13/14

821 Super Cool Cat

10065102

15/16/17 832 Jack the Ripper

10090129

15/16/17 83U Don Phillipe

10067945

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of kick and stuff, but you could tell there was something about him. He really wanted to do good.” After buying the bull, Tuttle turned to Billy Jaynes. “When I bought the bull I talked to Billy—because I don’t have a ranch or anything—and asked him if he’d be my partner and train, feed and haul him. He said he’d be glad too and it worked out really well. We’ve become really good friends,” said Tuttle. The Jaynes Gang had another reason to celebrate besides Ragin JT’s stellar finish. Bad Mama Jama, The Two Pair Bucking Bulls and Jaynes Gang standout who had finished the regular season strong, earned a 22.25 for

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire) Shaggy ( 665 Yellow Wasp) x Elle Mae (Coffey Breeding) Nixon 51 (Houdini 329) x Nixon 108 (2101 Wild Fire)

22.75 22.50

$100,000.00 $29,343.96

01 Nightlife (Houdini 329) x JC 25 (JC 325)

22.50

$29,343.96

Leprechaun (240 Sky King) x BBD 493 (SJR 611)

22.25

$15,894.65

22.00 21.50 21.50

$13,449.32 $11,615.32 $11,615.32

Houdini 329 (161 White Sports Coat) x 3 Ladybug (211 Hair Trigger) 809 Wildside (624 Kish’s Wolfman) x TBB AN 419 (Naccarato Breeding) Copp 1546 (207 Spittin Image) x Chicken -100 (B100 Headhunter) Short Out (790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger) x C72 Oaes & Greene (Oakes & Oakes & Greene Bucking Bulls 16 Greene C1) Clifton Wiggins 36 Backlash (Broke Back V) x Page 10-120 (Page 10-103) Anchor Bull Company 104 Encore (611 Smarty Pants) x Knox 009 (671 Knox Breeding) 5D Bucking Bulls KH K73 (KH 28) x Gant 621 (Jack the Ripper) Kent Cox / Warren Dozier 966 Cowboy Cash (161 White Sports Coast) x C S11 Hot Lips (-90 Texas Red) Wilburn Bucking Bulls and 469 Spin Doctor( 749 Rooster) x Wilburn 430 (N/A) Curtis Leschyshyn 10 Supercool (15 Playboy Skoal) x p4 Waspy Mama (57 Red Wasp/Western Craig, Terrell & Baker Hauler) Jeff Hubbard & Tommy Lee 180 CactusD (790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger) x MT 32 (978 Buckin Crazy) D&H Cattle Co. / Phillip Page 347 Crazy Train (920 Boding) x Page 525 (Stretch 24) Harrison Cody Ohl / Ken & Tex Beshear 558 Neon Lights (555 Neon Nights) x 46 Painted Girl (112 Frick Breeding) Ace of Spades / Beach City / 36 Backlash (Broke Back V) x Floyd 42 (Houdini 329) Lone Star Bucking Bulls

18.75

$3,056.66

18.50

$2,445.33

15/16/17 846 Bar Lights

10084392

842Hous Back

10082535

230/8 Jail House Rock

10080685

Jay Hudgins & Ricky Carpenter

S17Sandy Bob

10075855

Pillow / Barrett / Teague Buck- 413 Sharp Dressed Kid (Sharp Dressed Man -46) x Sandy’s (784 Ram Jam) ing Bulls

score payout

21.25

$9,781.32

20.75 20.75 20.50 20.25

$7,947.33 $7,947.33 $6,724.66 $6,113.33

20.00

$5,196.33

20.00

$5,196.33

19.75

$3,994.04

19.75

$3,994.04

19.75

$3,994.01

19.25

$3,301.20

total payout (actual) $280,954.40

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Columns

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ABBI Leaves Lasting Impression on 55,000 Future Farmers of America While most of the ABBI’s staff was on location in Las Vegas during the World Finals, Marlissa Gonzalez and Alyssa Parga were attending the Future Farmers of America’s National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Gonzalez and Parga both experienced FFA’s symbolic blue jackets filling the streets of Indianapolis during this year’s annual convention which drew over 55,000 attendees. “Future Farmers of America” which was founded by a group of young farmers back in 1928, has always relied on their mission to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. From its inception, FFA has taught that agriculture is more than planting and harvesting—it’s a science, it’s a business and it’s an art. FFA continues to help future generations rise up to meet those challenges by helping its members to develop their own unique talents and explore their interests in a broad range of career pathways. American Bucking Bull Inc. and many other high-profile companies like RFD-TV, Wrangler, American Stockman, Purina and hundreds of oth-

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er agricultural based business groups were on hand in the Indianapolis Convention Center for the FFA Career Show, which was tailored toward FFA students and their advisors. The ABBI booth was extremely busy with students and advisors who tried their hand at judging a class of ABBI Futurity Bulls bucking in competition on video, in a format similar to the traditional livestock judging contests that FFA is known for. Once interested parties entered the booth it was an intellectual feast about the ins and outs of the ABBI and the opportunities available for youngsters.

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Warner’s Corner

with Dr. Gary Warner

Photos courtesy of the Drost Project

Preparing for the Calving Season Now that the world finals are over and everyone is back at home with chores on their minds I thought it might be a good time to prepare a little for the upcoming calving season. Yes, it’s right around the corner for you early birds planning to have that next champion. Even though, as a general rule most of the calves of bucking stock heritage are small in birth weight, occasionally a mal-presentation will occur that will impede proper delivery. Here are some tips about how to decide what is normal and abnormal when it comes to parturition or the calving process.

Diagram of proper calf positioning in the reproductive tract during stage two of a normal delivery

WHAT IS NORMAL? Normal is all about presentation and birth weight. Most of the time when we get into issues of delayed or prolonged deliveries, calf weight and/or size is the actual problem. In these cases there is simply not enough room in the pelvis for everything to move through. Parturition or calving is a continuous act. There should be a normal progression of activity until the calf is delivered. There may be a delay during certain stages, but the delay should not be prolonged and the natural progression of delivery should continue. For instance once the “water bag” is noticed part of a foot should be showing within ten or fifteen minutes. Or, if both feet are showing, a nose should appear shortly. Seven out of ten calving cases are normal presentation with the front feet and head presenting first. In two out of ten calving cases the rear feet may present first which is also considered a normal presentation. Mal-presentation is when any other presentation occurs and when trouble begins.

ABNORMAL DELIVERY Many things can affect the birthing process. As mentioned earlier calf size and weight is usually the biggest problem in difficult de-

liveries. Mal-presentations are most often due to the fact that the calf is too large to exit the cow’s pelvis. For instance, when a calf’s head is turned back, there is not enough room in the pelvis for both of the calf’s limbs and head, so the head rotates back as it contacts the pelvic rim. The same thing can occur when a leg is turned back, there is just not enough room in the pelvis for both legs and the head so the last thing to pop up gets turned back. It should also be noted that a calf’s weight and size can be normal for one cow but abnormal for another cow that has a narrow or small pelvis. A breech delivery (butt first) is not necessarily a positioning problem caused by a lack of pelvic diameter. This presentation is more often a development issue which occurs as the calf is developing in the uterus. If a calf is not positioned correctly and grows to the point that size impacts his ability to turn into the proper position for normal birthing, breech presentation can occur. When we notice a cow straining continually with fetal membranes showing and nothing else, breech presentation is likely the issue. Delivery of a breech calf presentation requires more expertise and repositioning the calf is greatly facilitated by the use of epidural anesthesia in the cow. Another presentation in which no obvi-

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ous calf structures are present is when the calf lies sideways in the uterus. Although rare, this position is an enormous challenge for even the most experienced individual to deliver. In many cases this condition will go unnoticed until the calf has started to deteriorate or even expired. The final thing regarding presentation and birthing that I want to discuss is twinning. It’s common for the first calf to present back feet first. Most twins are usually smaller than single birth calves. If you have to assist a cow and deliver a calf, especially when the back feet present first, always check the tract after the first calf is delivered to make sure there is not a second calf present.

WHEN TO ASSIST This is a very controversial subject and everyone has an opinion regarding when intervention should occur. In my mind, there is a definite difference in the time it should take a heifer and the time it should take a mature cow to deliver. Routinely, I advise clients to give a first calf heifer at least 2 hours to initiate and progress through labor. The heifer should progress with her labor development at a slow but consistent pace. If at any time calving stages stop for more than 2 hours intervention should occur. In other words if a foot is show-

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ing for 2 hours and nothing else is happening (no nose or a second foot) then there should be an evaluation of the process. Intervention with mature cows should occur when no new signs of normal labor progression have been noted and more than an hour has past. Still, all of this is relative since many of us do not have the good fortune to be sitting there at the initiation of labor. That being said, if you find a cow calving and she looks like she is worn out and no additional progression of labor is occurring, intervention is in order. It is better to be over cautious than to wait all day only to deliver a dead calf come nightfall. Finally please realize this feature is not a complete guide to cow parturition and that many other problems can occur during calf delivery that were not mentioned in this feature.

This is merely a discussion of some of the most common issues that occur and meant as a brief overview for identifying normal and abnormal birthing situations. If you would like to see more in this column about calving, surgical assistance and other means to help with a calf delivery problem please contact me at elginbullvet@yahoo.com. I would be glad to answer your questions in the next article. I would like to thank the Drost Project, Visual Guide to Reproduction for the availability of the photographs used with this article. These photos are a compilation of many different authors we have tried to acknowledge. During the times of a difficult delivery, there is no opportunity for a private practitioner to record the process with photographs.

A cow in the early stage of labor with membranes that have ruptured and feet that are showing

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A cow in the second stage of labor after the calfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feet and head have emerged

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An example of an assisted delivery with proper technique and cow positioning

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In the American Bucking Bull’s nostalgic series Blast from the Past, veterans of the sport share short notes from the past about prestigious venues, bad buckers and some of the most accomplished riders who pursued both. In this Blast from the Past, PBR co-founder and 7-time World Champion Ty Murray and I reminisced about his five unsuccessful attempts to cover Dan Russell’s big, strong handful of a bucker White Lightening.

q “He was a rank, rank, rank bull. He was big, strong and never did the same thing twice. He’s the only bull I can ever remember hearing myself grunt while I was riding. He was just that tough and every time I got on him he beat me fair and square--and every one of those times I gave it everything I had. He’s the only bull in my entire career that I would ever have had that many tries at and not gotten him rode. He had a lot of forward movement and he had some serious rolls and he’d get you strung out on the end of your arm. In this picture you can see he’s rolling me into my hand. He’d just do whatever it took. He’d always throw you to your vulnerable side and he’d always jump away from you. He really hated having you on his back and he knew how to eliminate that problem,” shared Ty. Growing up on the west coast, I certainly remember those Russell bulls like Pacific Bell (who was named after the phone company jingle “reach out and touch someone”). And true to the Western Rodeos style Pac Bell’s pen-mate White Lightening followed suit in his distaste for riders. “He was mean and kinda psychotic really—and he’d hook the fire out of you. I rode him like 7.5 seconds at the NFR-that was the closest I ever came to riding him. When he bucked me off he hung me up for a jump--long enough for me to get to my feet--and in mid-air he was trying to turn around and hook me, but when he did, he fell flat on his side and that’s the only reason I got away. ” Most stock contractors like to see their bulls win. It’s even sweeter when it’s against one of the all time greats and it’s repetitive—and as you may have guessed, Dan Russell didn’t miss an opportunity to razz Murray about his in-ability to cover White Lightening. “Dan always used to love to tease me and have that over my head that I couldn’t ride White Lightening. As a matter of fact he gave me a picture of one of those outs and he wrote right across it “0-6” even though I only got on him 5—and then Dan would just laugh over it. Every time I had him I would think that this was going to be the time I’d ride him, but it never happened. He was a bad cat.”

White Lightening Status: Deceased ABBI Registry #: 10000750 Owner: Danny & Linda Russell/Russell Ranches, LLC/Western Rodeos, Inc. ABBI Registered Offspring: 35 Noteworthy Descendants: Little Lightening, Lightening Strike, Lightening Returns, White Lies Known Career Outs: over 200 Known Qualified Rides: 2 known Charlie Sampson and Terry Don West who rode him in Anaheim at a BRO for 93 points Awards: Although White Lightening never won any titles it wasn’t because he didn’t deserve it. White Lightening traveled among some of the industry’s toughest and rankest bulls on record. Unfortunately for him his pen mates came in the form of Pacific Bell and Grass Hopper who ultimately covered him up for bull of the year recognition on multiple occasions.

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Ty Murray attempts to cover Dan Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy Charbray White Lightening in Ft. Worth during the PBRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early years.

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Recaps

D&H Cattle Bred to Buck Classic ABBI Classic, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Recap and Photos by Allen Glanville

August 28, 2010

Kent Cox accepts his winning buckle from Dillon Page

Mini Jr. Bull Riding Champion, Tristan Mize

The ABBI teamed up with D&H Cattle Co. for the Classic event of the season at the Hardy Murphy Facility in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Thirtyeight bulls traveled to this event, some from South Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska all looking for money to qualify for the ABBI Finals. The pen of bulls was outstanding, but the riders were not up to the task with only three qualified rides. The judging was tight and it took a score of 87.5 just to place, leaving 10 or more bulls one point or less outside the money. Each year the bar is lifted in the Classic competition. I guess we were given a sneak preview earlier this year in Ardmore with the ABBI Derby, where over 80 bulls entered and they were amazing. Julio Moreno/Richard Oliveria’s bull MO 350 13/6 Bushwacker hit a grand slam with a score of 93.75 outscoring his competition by 3.25 points.. It’s hard to get MO 350 shown at the Built Ford Tough Series events, let alone a Touring Pro since most riders can’t get past 2 seconds on him. Flankman Kent Cox remarked, “MO 350 only gets better each time we buck him and I don’t think you could ask anymore from a bull like he was today. He gave me everything he had. We are going to just

keep doing what we have all season and hope it all comes together in Vegas.” Second place went to 22S Priceless, owned by D&H Cattle Co/ L&E Bulls with 90.5 and third was 24S Best Ever, owned by D&H Cattle CO with 90. The Pages (Dillon, H.D., Johnna and the entire Page crew) took care of everyone’s needs and did an outstanding job. The Pages presented the winner of this event with a custom-made pair of spurs to go with the ABBI buckle. The turnout for this event was tremendous, probably the largest crowd I have seen at this facility. The Junior cowboys on mini bulls gave the crowd plenty to cheer about with half of the bulls getting covered. Tristan Mize of Brian, Texas was the champion for this event, riding his bull for 84 points. Mize took us through his ride, “I had a nice bull tonight that jumped, kicked and got me pulled over the front, but I got my butt back under me and got lucky.” Mize was enjoying his ride so much that at seven seconds he began waving to his buddies.

Rank

Bull

ABBI #

1 2 3/4 3/4 5/6 5/6 7 8

Bushwacker 22S Priceless Womanizer 24S Best Ever Minor Incident Sleeper Wild Child Lil' Red Cat

10058008 10042079 10040325 10042081 10086752 10096694 10067747 10068184

9/10

83T Charlie T

10047347

9/10

Wine-Hu

10039399

Owner Julio Moreno / Richard Oliveira D&H Cattle Co / L&E Bulls Homes & Baker D&H Cattle Co Boyd-Floyd / Cunningham Boyd-Floyd / Cunningham Cliff Wiggins Boyd-Floyd / LaRue D&H Cattle Co / Shaw Enterprises Lightning C / PBJ

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SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire)

Score PAYOUT

Reindeer (Naccarato Breeding) x MO 110 (Fournier) 88 Best Shot (Houdini) x TBB K327 (Kish 105) Houdini 329 (WSC) 88 Best Shot (Houdini) x TBB K304 (Kish-643) Unknown x Rodeo (Juma Breeding) Cisco (Juma Breeding) x Juma H799 (Black Powder) Wildlife (Houdini 329) x Page 7205-184 (Super Dave) Red Cat (Pole Cat) x CPR 34 (CPR Breeding)

93.75 90.5 90 90 89.25 89.25 88.5 87.75

$7,900.62 $4,514.64 $3,103.82 $3,103.82 $2,186.78 $2,186.78 $1,692.99 $1,410.83

Squirt Gun (Roll the Dice) x Page 25-459 (Backlash)

87.5

$1,058.12

MS 32X (Houdini 329) x Montana Wine (Blueberry Wine)

87.5

$1,058.12

total payout (actual) $28,216.52

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Bushwacker strikes a familiar riderless pose to win the Ardmore Classic

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Recaps

D&H Cattle Bred to Buck Futurity ABBI Futurity, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Recap and Photos by Allen Glanville

August 28, 2010

Wilburn Bucking Bulls, winners of the Ardmore Futurity

D&H Cattle Co. added an ABBI Futurity to their Classic event at the Hardy Murphy Arena, located in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Even though it was late in the futurity season, 43 three bulls showed up to compete— many for the first time. Wilburn Bucking Bull’s 861 Flash dominated the competition with his 87.75 point score. 861’s quickness was something to admire along with his buck and kick. Two of the judges gave 861 a 4.75 spin score and one gave him a 5.0 for intensity. All who were watching knew what the ‘wow’ factor was all about. Becky Wilburn remarked about 861, “We bucked 861 as a yearling and he showed much potential, having what it takes to be competitive. He is a very intense bucker with lots of speed that everyone could see today. He has a white tip on his tail and when Rank

Bull

ABBI #

Owner

1 2

Wilburn 861 "Flash" 15U Momma's Night Out

10076606 10061803

Wilburn Bucking Bulls D&H Cattle Co

Super Cool Cat

10065102

Craig, Terrell and Baker

4 5 6 7/8

Wilburn 830 "Pen Breaker" Happy RG-807 Time 2 Party

10076628 10067361 10083334 10068131

Wilburn Bucking Bulls Owens Cattle Black Diamond Ranch Tolman, Samford, Dozier

7/8

Sand Dollar

10083392

Rafter HB / Bryan Smith

9 10

U17 Holy Hairy Special Delivery

10115564 10082834

D&H Cattle Co / Harrison Kuhn Livestock

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he spins it looks like a Flash. We are especially proud of 861 since he was born and raised on our ranch and came out of our breeding program.” Shortly after this event former professional hockey player Curtis Leschyshyn became a partner with the Wilburn’s on 861 Flash. Second place bull 15U Momma’s Night Out, owned by D&H Cattle CO scored 85.75 and third was Craig, Terrell and Baker’s 821 Super Cool Cat with 83.5. Wilburn backed up 861’s win with their bull 830 Pen Breaker who finished fourth with 76. This event was added at just the right time for many who were hoping their bull would show enough skill to enter the big ABBI futurity qualifier coming up in Stephenville, Texas on October 1.

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire) Rafter 7r 974 (Chaos) x Wilburn 631 (Spider Monkey) Page 323 (Mossy Oak) x Page 674 (Night Life) Supercool (Playboy Skoal) x P4 Waspy Mama (Red Wasp/ Western Hauler) Spin Doctor (Rooster) x Wilburn 430 (Not Available) Happy Jack (Katie Did) x Page 550 (Crossfire Hurrican) Wipe Out (Walls H59) x RG 680 (Not Available) Party Time (Mighty Tricky) x MS-2 (Jim Dandy) Vortex (Mossy Oak Mudslinger) x Plummer's Backlash (Backlash) Deadwood aka Holy Moly (Roughwater) x Page 247-159 (A6) Kuhn 44 (Houdini 329) x Kuhn 530 (Hargis 54 Up in Smoke

Score points PAYOUT 87.75 85.75

42 41

$4,951.80 $2,829.60

83.5

$2,122.20

76 75.25 75 74.75

39 38 37 35

$1,768.50 $1,503.23 $1,237.95 $972.68

74.75

$972.68

74 73.5

34 33

$707.40 $618.98

total payout (actual) $17,685.02

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Jerome Davis PBR Invitational ABBI Classic, Archdale, North Carolina

By Susan Bedford Photos by David Russell

September 3-4, 2010

Riley Bucking Bulls/Teague Bucking Bulls’ Austin Nights underneath rider Josh Faircloth winning the Classic event title

The Annual Jerome Davis Invitational was held on September 3-4. Also an ABBI Classic event, some of the country’s best 3 and 4-year-old buckers turned out for the North Carolina event. Riley Bucking Bulls/Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC. won the 12th annual event when Austin Nights was the high scoring bull of round one with an 89. In round two, he earned an 88.25. His 177.25 total was worth almost $5,400 and he beat out 32 other bulls for the honor. Jeff Robinson’s RMEF Elk County was the reserve champion with a total score of 176, paying out $3,083. Event hosts Jerome and Tiffany Davis had the third place bucker Hard Rock, who finished just a quarter-point behind Elk Country. Austin Riley purchased half-interest in 6459 Austin Nights at the 2008 Teague Bucking Bulls, “Big Time Teague Sale in Texas.” The event champion is sired by Neon Night and out of a Little Yellow Jacket daughter. Rank

Bull

Austin Nights

RMEF Elk Country

Owner

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire)

Riley Bucking Bulls and 555 Neon Nights (55 Gunslinger) x TBB LYJ Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC 637 Straight Jacket (Houdini 329) x MT 25 10058678 Jeff Robinson (515 Hokus-Pokus) Rodeo Ranch & Hard Rock 10044457 Davis H47 Spider Monkey (A6) x Wilburn 250 (98 Fowl Play) Luna Womanizer 10040325 Holmes & Baker Houdini 329 (161 White Sports Coat) x NA (NA) 77 Yellow Jacket (LH600 Wrangler Rivet) x ET06 (K78 Powerline 10039113 Robinson / Lilly Unforgiven) Bucking Bulls, 942 Here’s Your Sign (Toews Breeding) x Kish 500 (103 TBB 7477 10092724 Teague LLC Bullet Bob) 74 Wrangler Sports Jacket (77 Yellow Jacket) x 4B 303 Tragedy 10060013 Fox Mountain Cattle Co. (315 Panhandle Slim) Bucking Bulls, 514 Real Deal (20 Kish’s Too Legit) x MA K411 (635 Mr. Bad Medicine 6258 10041279 Teague LLC Juicey) Brothers Bucking 790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger (Page 01) x Page 388-489 TBB 76 10050545 Torres Bulls (790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger) 61 Lyons King (301 Sports Machine) x Locke L27 (76 Little Brother 10084859 McKee Bar-M Ranch Locke Breeding)

3 4 5 6 7 8/9 8/9 10

ABBI #

10044692

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round 1 Round 2 score score

total score

PAYOUT

89.00

88.25

177.25

$5,396.65

87.50

88.50

176.00

$3,083.80

87.50

88.25

175.75

$2,312.85

88.00

87.50

175.50

$1,927.38

87.75

87.50

175.25

$1,638.27

86.50

88.25

174.75

$1,349.16

87.25

86.75

174.00

$1,156.43

85.75

87.75

173.50

$867.32

87.00

86.50

173.50

$867.32

86.00

173.25

$674.58

87.25

total payout (actual) $19,273.76

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Archdale classic winner Austin Nightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; big-kicking style brings down his rider

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Davis Rodeo Ranch Trailer Challenge (Round 3) Presented by Neckover Trailers

ABBI Futurity, Archdale, North Carolina

By Susan Bedford Photos by David Russell

September 4, 2010 The third round of the Davis Rodeo Ranch Trailer Challenge was held in Archdale, N.C. on September 4 at the Davis Ranch Arena. The Neckover Trailers ABBI Futurity once again utilized the 3-D system. The 3-D system paid the top bulls in each division. 803 (Jimmy Crowthers/Johnny Monger) was the high-scoring animal of all divisions with a 21.5 (out of the 25 point scoring system), earning $2,298 and winning D-1. D-1 paid places 1-5, D-2 paid 8-14 and D-3 paid 29/30. Crowthers purchased 308, a Nightlife son, and his mother as a pair in 2008 from Teague Bucking Bulls’ Big Time Teague Sale in Texas. In addition to taking first-place in D-1, 803 won the $20,000 Teague Bucking Bull ABBI Futurity Incentive. Any 2008 bull calf out of a female owned and sold by Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC in the 2008 Teague sale was eligible for the $20,000 incentive and approximately 38 bull calves Rank

Bull

ABBI #

Owner

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire)

score

PAYOUT

803

10064355

Jimmy Crowthers / Johnny Monger

01 Nightlife (Houdini 329) x JC 25 (JC 325) Houdini 329 (161 White Sports Coat) x 3 Ladybug (211 Hair Trigger) S5 Stray Kitty (NA) x Page 630 (790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger) 942 Here’s Your Sign (Toews Breeding) x TBB 513 (01 Night Life) SG Squirt Gun (819 Roll the Dice) X AN 3601 (A111 The Apprentice) Just a Dream (1 Romeo) x TBB NL 54/4 (01 Night Life) 790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger ( Page 01) x Pgae S57 (61 Little Yellow Jacket) 514 Real Deal (20 Kish’s Too Legit)l x Kish 500 (103 Bullet Bob) 01 Night Life (Houdini 329) x Kish 650 (Kish 296) 581 Notorious (224 Spook) x OA 16 (NA) F12 Scene of the Crash (840 Rock-N-Roll) x GRC W44 (749 Rooster) 790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger (Page 01) x Knox 131 (671 Knox Breeding) 942 Here’s Your Sign (Toews Breeding) x TBB DK 425 (635 Mr. Juicey) SG Squirt Gun (819 Roll the Dice) x TBB 303/5 (1 Larry the Cable Guy) 104 Encore (611 Smarty Pants) x Knox 009 (671 Knox Breeding) 10 Supercool (15 Playboy Skoal) x P4 Waspy Mama 555 Neon Nights (55 Gunslinger) x Page T-43 (22 Hotel California) 514 Real Deal (20 Kish’s Too Legit)l x Kish 547 (123 Kish’s Sniffler) RK 330 (749 Rooster) x 521 Rad’s Little Velvet (61 Little Yellow Jacket) NV B 026 Wildnights (02 Wildlife) x R49 (CVM -17) 194 Smooth Move (450 Kish’s Top Gun) x AN 6320 (A54 Rain Wolf) Ellis/Hiatt 85 (469 Maniac) x 68 Howdy Mama (280 Davis Breeding) NA (NA) x 0604 Sandee’s Promise (0066 Rapid Hopper) SG Squirt Gun (819 Roll the Dice) x TBB AN 422 (21 Naccarato Breeding) Ellis/Hiatt 85 (469 Maniac) x -84 Chrome Speck (Chrome 74) 790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger (Page 01) x Knox 131 (Knox Breeding) 404 I’m A Gangster (High 007 Yippy High Yea) x High 519 Blue Belle (8 Abracadabra) Ellis/Hiatt 85 (Maniac 469) x 99 Hollywood Wine (441 Blueberry Wine) 44 Carter Breeding (Carter Breeding) x RC 659X (13X Kid Rock) 322 Mississippi Heat (-33) x 258 Black Mama (Knox Breeding)

21.50

$2,298.15

Duty Calls

10066410

Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls

3/4

845

10068625

Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls

TBB 8444

10067863

Teague Bucking Bulls

D - 1 3/4 5

TBB 8324

10085041

Teague Bucking Bulls

6/7

TBB 8043

10066390

Teague Bucking Bulls

6/7

Messy Mossy

10068629

Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls

8/9

Fortune 500

10067885

McGuire / Porter

8/9 American Gangster 10/11/12/13/14 ABC 816

10088494 10085919

Jay Hudgins Anchor Bull Company

10/11/12/13/14 Davis / Clapp 311

10082328

Davis Rodeo Ranch

10/11/12/13/14 TBB 8051

10065266

Teague Bucking Bulls

10/11/12/13/14 8452

10062239

Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls

10/11/12/13/14 Squirt

10071761

Ace of Spades

15/16/17

10085885

Anchor Bull Company

Bravo K8009

15/16/17

Super Cool Cat

10065102

Craig, Terrell & Baker

15/16/17

TBB 8040

10066389

Teague Bucking Bulls

D - 2 18/19

D-3

were in contention for the bonus. Winning the D-2 group was Fortune 500 (from McGuire/Porte) and American Gangster (Jay Hudgins) with an 18.25 worth $1,532. Fortune 500 is a Real Deal son who was also purchased in 2008 along with his mother as a pair from the Teague sale. American Gangster is also a Night Life son. Winning D-3 was Get Jiggy With It (Roy Carter) and Lil Jimmy C (from East Coast Bucking Bulls) with scores of 15.5 worth $1,276. The overall points leader from all three events, Tom Teague, won the Neckover Trailer. Jerome and Tiffany Davis put on an outstanding trio of Futurities and they and their entire staff made it possible to have a top-notch east coast ABBI event.

8445 Keepin' It Real 10062237

Jim Anderson / D&H Cattle Co.

18/19

RAD's 821

10079209

K Bar J Bucking Bulls

R351

10108177

Clapp Cattle

21/22

TBB 8092

10066399

Teague Bucking Bulls

21/22

Davis 868

10089381

Davis Rodeo Ranch

860

10113917

Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls

24/25/26

U422

10113456

McGuire / Porter

24/25/26

Davis 884

10089383

Davis Rodeo Ranch

24/25/26

TBB 8061

10065267

Teague Bucking Bulls

High 848

10082557

Teague Bucking Bulls

Davis 899

10089257

Davis Rodeo Ranch

29/30

Git Jiggy With It

10086574

Roy Carter

29/30

Lil Jimmy "C"

10068792

East Coast Cattle Co

20.75

$1,659.78

20.00

$893.72

20.00

$893.72

19.50

$638.38

18.75

18.25

$1,532.10

18.25 18.00

$1,532.10 $153.21

18.00

$153.21

18.00

$153.21

18.00

$153.21

18.00

$153.21

17.50

17.25

17.00

16.75

16.50

16.25

16.00

15.75

15.50

$1,276.75

15.50

$1,276.75

total payout (actual) $12,767.50

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Jimmy Crowthers & Johnny Mongerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painted up bull 803 winning the final leg of the Archdale Neckover Trailer Series

Presentation of awards at Davis Futurity (from left to right) Chris Cobb of East Coast Cattle, Roy Carter, Jayme Carter, Jerome Davis, Tiffany Davis, Zack Craig, Sean Porter, Terry Medlock of Neckover Trailers

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Clovis Fall Spectacular Classic ABBI Classic, Clovis, California

By Sugar Kuhn Photos by Gus Reyes

September 5, 2010

Cindy Rosser presents the winning buckle to Julio Moreno for his bull Junior’s classic win

September 5 was a big day for the west coast’s ABBI Classic bull owners. The Clovis Fall Spectacular in Clovis, California was the location of the season’s only California classic of the season. The event drew 17 entries from enthusiastic breeders and paid out over $8,500 in prize money. Cindy Rosser of Flying C Livestock, and Francis and Stan Dandy of Sis and Stan Bucking Bulls put in much time and effort to make this a very successful event. Their group effort was obvious by the turn out and success of the event which had an extra special touch. Mikel Moreno’s memory was observed in the raising of over $5,000 for the Make-a-Wish Foundation to benefit Levi, a terminally ill young boy, whose wish was to go to Disneyland with his family. Rank

Bull

ABBI #

Owner

Junior

10058023

Julio Moreno

High Pockets

10039474

Thor Hoefer Thomas Ranch Bucking Bulls Ricky Franks Don & Janelle Kish Cindy Rosser/Flying C Livestock Julio Moreno Leffew, Isbell & Sweeney Thomas Ranch Bucking Bulls Francis & Stan Dandy

Ghost Rider

10047124

4 5

Coyote Kish’s Wish This

10057094 10069978

13/7

10088288

7 8

Cowboy Black Velvet

10067566 10038189

8/7

10068818

Drill Bit

10057972

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When the scores were totaled it appeared as if Mikel may have even had a hand in the event results. Julio Moreno’s Reindeer Dippin’ son Junior came out on top with a 90.25 point mark. The event judges were Allan Jordan, Harry Rose, Bill Pacheco and Steve Yoast. ABBI’s registry manager Toby Pollock and Vice President Kaycee Simpson along with secretary Gina Graham from Texas, soundman Richard Jones from New Mexico and local announcer Ed Kutz all provided the working components required to produce a super successful, first class event.

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire)

Score points PAYOUT

Reindeer( Naccarato) x MO 133 (White Water Skoal) Fist Full of Dollars (Mudslinger) x SJR 228 (White Water Skoal)

90.25

$2,414

88.75

$1,379

SA 353 ( Bo Dippin) x CCC 27 (Andrews -20)

87.25

$1,035

Coyote ( Berger Breeding) x Berger 424 (Berger Breeding) Kish’s Top Gun (Hemsted Breeding) x NA

86.25 85.75

$ 862 $ 733

Reindeer (Naccarato) x MO 262 (657 Bluegrass)

85.50

$ 603

Reindeer (Naccarato) x MO 131 (Katie Did) Oscar’s Velvet x Zena (Kish’s Wolfman)

85.00 84.75

$ 517 $ 431

Werewolf (Naccarato ) x Moreno 020/5 (Domino Dip)

83.50

$ 345

Reindeer (Naccarato) x NA

83.25

total payout (actual)

$ 302

$ 8,621

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Clovis event producer Cindy Rosser, Woodlake Lions Rodeo Queen Tara Rowland & Touring Pro event winner Mike Lee

Meeko Moreno discusses the Classic bull draw with riders

The Glory Riders entertain a full house in Clovis

Rosserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event raised over $5,000 for the Make-aWish Foundation in memory of Mikel J. Moreno

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Clovis Fall Spectacular Futurity ABBI Futurity, Clovis, California

By Sugar Kuhn Photos by Gus Reyes

September 5, 2010

VP of the ABBI Kaycee Simpson, Toby Pollock, futurity winner David Sandavol, Cindy Rosser and gateman

The Clovis Fall Spectacular on September 5, 2010 was just what the doctor ordered for those west coasters that have been hankering for some ABBI competition. The event drew 26 entries from enthusiastic breeders and paid out nearly $10,000 in prize money. Cindy Rosser, Flying C Livestock, and Francis Dandy, Sis and Stan Bucking Bulls really hustled to make the event happen and did it in style. The event judges were Allan Jordan, Harry Rose, Bill Pacheco and Steve Yoast. ABBI’s registry manager Toby Pollock and Vice President Kaycee Simpson along with secretary Gina Graham from Texas, soundman Richard Jones from New Mexico and local announcer Ed Kutz all provided the working comRank 1 2 3 4 5 6

Bull Stripper Dust Oscar Kish This Panhandle Dance Nasty Spotted Velvet

ABBI # 10115275 10067184 10092486 10067189 10092485 10115560

Owner Sandoval Livestock Leffew, Isbell, Sweeney Ricky Franks Leffew, Isbell, Sweeney Ricky Franks Leffew, Isbell, Sweeney

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ponents required to produce a super successful, first class event. David and Allison Sandoval’s Stripper Dust blew into the first place finish with an 84.50. “It was pretty exciting. What Cindy did here in Clovis was really great. It was by far the best event I’ve seen here in California. It was great to get together and meet other west coast breeders. Hopefully this is the first of many more ABBI events here in California,” said David. The win propelled Sandoval’s bull onto the Las Vegas Qualifier in Stephenville where he ultimately grabbed a qualifying position for the World Finals in Las Vegas.

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire) Wildside (Wolfman ) x TBB AN 419 (Naccarato) Oscar’s Velvet x Oka Lusa 43 (Wardance) 588 Sharp Dressed Man (Spook) x 573 (Black Powder Skoal) Panhandle Slim (WSC) x Oka Lusa 43 (Wardance) 588 Sharp Dressed Man (Spook) x 43 (Broke Back V) Oscar’s Velvet x Oka Lusa 43 (Wardance)

Score points PAYOUT 84.50 84.25 79.50 78.50 74.25 73.00

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$3,219 $2,244 $1,561 $1,073 $878 $780

total payout (actual) $9,755.00

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Clovis event producer and ABBI Board Member Cindy Rosser

ABBI Shareholder & Board Member Kaycee Simpson hams it up behind the chutes

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Springfield Super Classic ABBI Classic, Springfield, Missouri

By Susan Bedford Photos by AndyWatson

September 17-19, 2010

Shane Proctor attempts to ride Moreno/Oliveira’s Bushwacker during the first round of the Springfield Built Ford Tough series PBR.

The ABBI’s second Super Classic was held in Springfield, Mo. in conjunction with the PBR’s BFTS event. The event featured the ABBI’s Classic bulls bucking twice, once on Friday and again on Saturday. It was the most money ever paid out at a regular season Classic event, tying the payout for the Tulsa Super Classic. Bushwacker scored an 89 during round one. True to form, he came back stronger being bucked the next night and posted a 94. The great bull added yet another title to his growing list of accomplishments, making Julio Moreno, Richard Oliviera and flankman Kent Cox extremely proud. Moon was the reserve champion with an 88.75 and 89.25, finishing five points behind the winner. Moon’s performance earned Jackson/Homes/ Baker $11,472. Minor Incident posted the highest score of round one with a 90. He earned an 87 the second time out, enough to take third for owners Boyd-Floyd/Cunningham and earn over $8,000. Rank

Bull

ABBI #

Owner

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire)

Payout

MO 350 13/6 Bushwacker

10058008

Reindeer (21 Naccarato) x MO110 (Diamond's Ghost)

89.00

94.00

183.00

$20,076.00

61 Moon

10047396

Gunfighter (Gunslinger) x W51 (Devils Advocate)

88.75

89.25

178.00

$11,472.00

611 Minor Incident

10086752

NA (NA) x 311 Rodeo (Juma Breeding)

90.00

87.00

177.00

$8,604.00

4 5

68 Lil' Red Cat 632 Copp Hou

10068184 10044285

70 Red Cat (21 Pole Cat) x CPR 34 (CPR Breeding) 329 Houdini (161 White Sports Coat) x Copp B-84 (157)

88.50 87.25

88.00 88.75

176.50 176.00

$7,170.00 $6,094.50

64S Flirting With Disaster

10042117

Julio Moreno / Richard Oliveira Jackson, Holmes & Baker Boyd-Floyd / Cunningham Boyd-Floyd / LaRue Lightning C Cattle Hart Cattle / Switchhouse Ranch / Plummer Martinez Bucking Bulls D&H Cattle Co / Enlow / The Gilberts

round 1 round 2 Event score score Score

88 Best Shot (329 Houdini) x TBB K324 (604 No Can Do)

63 Mad Max

10067215

20T Train Wreck

10045500

66T Hustlin

10046078

D&H Cattle Co

61 Wine-Hu

10039399

Lightning C / PBJ

85.50

90.25

175.75

$5,019.00

122 Maximus (315 Hyatt Breeding) x 305 Painted Girl (497 87.00 Automatic)

88.50

175.50

$4,302.00

Page 347 Crazy Train (920 Boding) x Page 25-140 (790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger)

87.50

87.75

175.25

$3,585.00

77 Hustler (15 Playboy Skoal) x Page 16-132 (37 Copperhead) MS 32x (329 Houdini) x Montana Wine (Blueberry Wine)

87.00

87.75

174.75

$2,868.00

86.75

173.50

$2,509.50

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total payout (actual) $71,700.00

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Super Classic winner Moreno/Oliveira’s Bushwacker

Austin Meier attempts to ride Jackson/Holmes & Baker’s Moon during the first round of the Springfield Built Ford Tough series PBR.

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ABBI Wild Card Competition ABBI Classic, Stephenville, Texas

By Sugar Kuhn Photos by Allen Glanville

October 1-2, 2010

Andee Lamoreaux and Brad Boyd present H.D. Page with D&H Cattle Co. & Margy Haines’ awards for their Wild Card win with Flyin Train

A few weeks prior to the Finals, the ABBI Wild Card Classic was held in Stephenville, Texas. This event gave animals which had yet to qualify a last-chance to earn a coveted spot at the Finals. Over 100 bulls entered and the winner was D&H Cattle Co. and Margy Haines’ brindle bucker Flyin Train. His score of 91 was worth $50,000 and a trip to Las Vegas. The other bulls advancing out of the October 1 event to Vegas were Ohl and Beshear’s Pure Smoke with an 89.25, Teague Bucking Bull’s Bad Medicine with an 89.00 and MB 789 (aka Bad Blake) from Lightning C Cattle with an 89.00. Rank

Bull

ABBI #

Flyin Train

10046072

Pure Smoke

10062441

3 3

Bad Medicine MB 789

10041279 10053276

Shakey Waters

10089994

6 7 8 9

Main Event Soul Train Boosie Hay Grazer

10092724 10049220 10096462 10045444

Comanche Moon

10054158

Circle T 700

10048182

Crab Legs

10058176

Owner

D&H Cattle & Margy Haines Cody Ohl & Ken & Tex Beshears Teague Bucking Bulls Lightning C Cattle Show Sports Bucking Bulls Teague Bucking Bulls MR Bucking Bulls Boyd & Floyd Bull Co. Diamond S Bucking Bulls Larry Barker/H&A Bucking Bulls Circle T Ranch & Rodeo Ravenscroft/Boyd-Floyd/ Kash Cattle Co.

SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire)

Score points PAYOUT

Crazy Train ( Boding) x Page 325-478 (Hotel California)

91.00

Hargis 54 Up in Smoke (Gunslinger) x 3/T 4042 (Monsoon)

89.25

Real Deal (Too Legit) x MA K411 (Mr. Juicey) Tahanta (Tahanta’s Back) x MO 135 (White Water Skoal)

89.00 89.00

Blues Man (Bodacious) x Page 22-207 (Roughwater)

89.00

Here’s Your Sign (Toews Breeding) x Kish 500 (Bullet Bob) Crazy Train (Boding) x Page 509 (Page 340) Super Dude (Super Dave) x Owens 3F1 (Hells Bells) Crude (Exodus) x Diamond S 13 (Western Wishes)

88.75 88.25 88.00 87.75

Dueces Too (Dueces) x 4D2 214 (Katie Did)

87.50

Jumpin Jack Cash (Kish’s Cash) x Wine Glass (DH79)

87.50

Fistful of Dollars (Mudslinger) x SJR 291 (Smokin’ Buckle)

87.50

$50,000

total payout (actual) $50,000

Since only four bulls could advance to Las Vegas, a tie breaker was necessary for the third place split using the total of all six judges. Of the three bulls that split third, Bad Blake and Bad Medicine advanced to the World Finals after the final judges decision.

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D&H Cattle Co. & Margy Hainesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brindle bucker Flyin Train demonstrates the power and athleticism that earned him $50,000 and the Wild Card win

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ABBI Las Vegas Futurity Qualifier ABBI Futurity, Stephenville, Texas

By Sugar Kuhn Photos by Allen Glanville

October 2, 2010

Vegas Futurity Qualifier Winner, Ragin J.T.

American Bucking Bull, Inc. pressed into the World Finals through the Las Vegas Futurity Qualifier event held in Stephenville, Texas at the 4C’s Arena on Saturday, October 2. The qualifier drew 145 entries that were judged by category. Jimmy Morris judged the Buck category, Chuck Lambert judged Kick, Mel Kimbro judged Spin, Monty Mask judged Difficulty and Dean Randolph judged Intensity. When the event wrapped it was Jerry Tuttle & The Jaynes Gang’s Ragin’ J.T. that impressed the point pickers. The bull pulled a 22.75 point marking to place first in the qualifier. The marking was a point and a

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quarter more than second place finisher Hous Back from Ace of Spades & Lone Star Bucking Bulls. Ragin J.T. has been a real adrenaline rush for his owner. Tuttle who resides in the Nascar’s hotbed of Winston Salem, North Carolina drives hauler for Childress Racing. He became interested in owning a bucking bull last year in Las Vegas at the PBR World Finals and ultimately purchased Ragin J.T. who was bred by PBR bull rider Mike White. “When I saw this bull at the auction, I said man I’m going to bid on this calf right there—and I was the only one who bid on him. His

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intensity is really what drew me to him. When he came out he just tried so hard.” Tuttle has always loved rodeo and especially the PBR. In fact he attends regular PBR events throughout the season. “I’m fascinated by it. I never actually thought about owning a bull until last year in Las Vegas. I bought six bulls but this one’s turned out to be the best one by far. I can’t tell you how much fun it’s been and he just gets better and better and better. I hope maybe he’ll get more recognition after this and that he does this again in Vegas.” When asked if there were any commonalities between racing and bucking bulls Tuttle was quick to talk about the aspect of competition and adrenaline. “I’ve been an athlete all my life and drove race cars. I’ve actually ridden a few bulls—I wasn’t any good at it, but the adrenaline rush when they open the chute is just awesome. Really that was more a rush to me than my first trip around Daytona to be honest.” So where has Ragin J.T. been hiding? Well, right in front of our eyes. “The third event he was in, when he started he looked like he was maybe going to win the event and then he fell down. I was so disappointed that I even talked to Billy (Jaynes) about maybe putting him on the sale block. Luckily he talked me out of it.” The qualifier was the bull’s tenth trip under a dummy and interestRank

Bull

ABBI #

Ragin J.T.

10085388

Hous Back

10082535

2 4 4

Messy Mossy Sandy Bob Speed Wagon

10068629 10075855 10084397

Pen Breaker

10076628

4 8 8 8 8

Try Me Backfire Copp 814 Black Betty Sham-Wow

10094973 10073725 10070347 10113094 10064355

Buttermilk Biscuit 10072544

12 14 14 14 14 18 18 18 18 22 22 22 25 25 25

Surf Dancer Bad Mama Jama Gunsmith 83 Dozier Skeeter 845 Crash Kat High 850 Duty Calls R351 Romeo TBB 8043 Stuff Happens Bravo Right On

10067977 10061379 10083903 10068129 10075286 10068625 10063775 10082573 10066410 10108177 10073824 10066390 10067303 10085885 10078065

Rotten Apple

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Jack the Ripper Bar Lights Super Cool Cat Black Out Don Phillipe Stripper Dust Jail House Rock Mean Velvet

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Owner Jerry Tuttle/The Jaynes Gang Ace of Spades Ranch/Lone Star Bucking Bulls Torres Bros. Bucking Bulls Pillow/Barrett/Teague Bucking Bulls Oakes & Greene Bucking Bulls Wilburn Bucking Bulls & Curtis Leschyshyn Greg Talbert Cliff Wiggins Lightning C Cattle Paul Daniel Jimmy Crowther/Johnny Monger Rodney & Carrie Robinson-Rockin 3R Cattle D&H Cattle Co./Rotner Bucking Bulls Gary Fortier/The Jaynes Gang Douglas Ackerman/Ruth Irving Kent Cox/Warren Dozier Jimmy Crowther/Johnny Monger Torres Bros. Bucking Bulls Jerry Lindley Teague Bucking Bulls Torres Bros. Bucking Bulls Clapp Cattle 5D Bucking Bulls Teague Bucking Bulls Kenny Jack, Bobby Stallings, Rick Taylor Anchor Bull Company Shippy Rodeo Bulls/Beach City Colt Hawkes/Walker Bucking Stock Breeders Jeff Hubbard & Tommy Lee Cody Ohl/Ken & Tex Beshears Craig, Terrell & Baker D&H Cattle/Buck Cattle Co. D&H Cattle/Phillip Harrison Sandoval Livestock Jay Hudgins & Ricky Carpenter Leffew, Isbell & Sweeney

Billy Jaynes and Jerry Tuttle, winners of the ABBI Futurity Qualifier

ingly enough the last seven times he’s bucked competitively he’s placed in the top four. Now that our eyes have been opened to this stellar youngster from his finish in Stephenville it will be interesting to see what happens in Las Vegas. One thing’s for sure, if Ragin’ J.T. has his day again during World Finals, what happens in Vegas surely won’t stay in Vegas! SIRE (Sire’s Sire) x DAM (Dam’s Sire)

Score

Shaggy ( 665 Yellow Wasp) x Elle Mae (Coffey Breeding)

22.75

Backlash (BBV) x Floyd 42 (Houdini)

21.50

Mudslinger (01) x Page S57 (Little Yellow Jacket) Sharp Dressed Kid (Sharp Dressed Man) x Sandy’s 7 (Ram Jam) Short Out (Mudslinger) x Oakes & Greene C72 (Boding)

21.50 21.25 21.25

Spin Doctor (Rooster) x Wilburn 430 (NA)

21.25

TW414 (TW 074) x FR 5205 (Walker -15) Backlash (Broke Back V) x Page 10-120 (40 Shorty) Copp 1546 (Spittin Image) x Chicken-100 (Headhunter) Nixon 51 (Houdini) x Nixon 108 (Wildfire) Nightlife (Houdini) x JC 25 (JC 325)

21.25 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00

Rockstar (Up in Smoke) x Rafter D 724 (Red Eye)

20.75

Holy Moly (Roughwater) x Miss California 36 (Hotel Calif.) Leprechaun (240 Sky King) x BBD 493 (SJR 611) Cowboy Cash (WSC) x Grey Goose (Buck Buck) Cowboy Cash (WSC) x KC S11 Hot Lips (Texas Red) Rattler (Crowthers Breeding) x JC 016-C (Bone Collector) Stray Kitty x Page 630 (Mudslinger) Red Kat 4 (Skit Skat) x Cassie (Cowboy Crash) I’m A Gangster (High 007 Yippy High Yea) x High X423 (High 007 Yippy High Yea) Houdini (WSC) x Ladybug (Hair Trigger) Wildnights (Wildlife) x R49 (CVM -17) KH K73 (KH 28) x Gant 621 (Jack the Ripper) Just a Dream (Romeo) x TBB NL 54/4 (Nightlife) Neon Lights (Neon Nights) x Rafter D V1354A (Pistolero) Encore (Smarty Pants) x Knox 009 (Knox Breeding) Double Shot (WSC) x Secret Centennial (Secret Agent)

20.75 20.50 20.50 20.50 20.50 20.25 20.25 20.25 20.25 20.00 20.00 20.00 19.75 19.75 19.75

TW55 (Neon Nights) x TW 516 (Neon Nights)

19.75

Cactus D (Mudslinger) x MT32 (Buckin’ Crazy) Neon Lights (Neon Nights) x Painted Girl (Frick Breeding) Supercool (Playboy Skoal) x P4 Waspy Momma (Red Wasp) Backlash (BBV) x 918 April (Copperhead) Crazy Train (Boding) x Page 525 (Stretch) Wildside (Wolfman) x TBB AN 419 (Naccarato) Houdini (WSC) x BBD MI575 (Milkman) Oscar’s Velvet (Naccarato) x OKA LUSA 43 (War Dance)

19.75 19.50 19.50 19.50 19.50 19.50 19.50 19.50

The American Bucking Bull q Nov/Dec 2010

PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Permit 622 St. Cloud, MN

ALL 2009 BORN BULLS ARE ELIGIBLE! al Offer! SpTheeciregular nomination fee is $1000, but pay BEFORE December 31, 2010 and select which bull will be your Triple Horn Bull and pay ONLY $300. Or, pay $500 by December 31, 2010 to buy a slot in the Triple Horn Futurity and choose which bull will be your Triple Horn Bull by February 15, 2011.

TRIPLE HORN FUTURITIES February 26, 2011 - The 4C’s Open Futurity - Stephenville, TX May 7, 2011 - Diamond S Earth Shattering ABBI Futurity - Weatherford, TX June 18, 2011 - The Texas Bash NBBA Futurity - Glenrose, TX

** Nomination fee does NOT pay the futurity entry fee into each event. Event promoter will determine the event entry fee.

Win one (event) horn of the futurity, and you win $10,000. Win two (events) horns of the futurity, and you receive $10,000 per horn won plus a $10,000 bonus for winning two. Win all three horns of the futurity, and you win $10,000 per horn won plus a ONE MILLION DOLLAR BONUS for winning all three!

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October 25, 2011 @ High Noon • South Point Hotel & Casino This event is open to the world and is a Pre-Futurity for 2010 born bulls. Limited to 100 entries on a first come first serve basis. To enter you must purchase a spot for $500 by January 31, 2011 and then make two sustaining payments of $750 by June 6, 2011(nomination of bull with this payment) and August 30, 2011. Held in Conjunction with the 2011 Million Dollar Futurity which will be held on October 25, 2011 at 7 PM.