NEWSLETTER Junior Edition Junior Newsletter September 1, 2010
Rex Samford Gets Tricky
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Gets Tricky, 1st Place Winner. © Allen Glanville
ex Samford won the second ABBI Junior Futurity event of the season with his bull Gets Tricky. There were 23 Futurity bulls entered and Lightning C Arena in Claremore, Okla. played host to the event on July 17. Rex Samford won $6,375 when Gets Tricky earned an 86 to take home the title. One More Dip (Jonathan Jaynes) and Money For Bucking (Aaron Halpain )split second with an 83.75, followed by Nite Ranger (Megan Walker) with an 82. Rounding out the money slots was Isaiah Kephart with a 77.75 for Neoshoslinger. The ABBI Youth Members
Inside This Issue: Winners Circle
2
DNA Testing
3
ABBI vs PBR
4
Pearls of Wisdom
5
Upcoming Events
5
Tidbits &Tailhairs
5
Junior Awards
6
Chewing the Cud
7
From the Mailbag
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Rex Samford ( ↑ ) & Zane Walker ( → ) receive heifers at the ABBI Junior Awards. More on page 6.
were also allowed to enter the ABBI Futurity. The quality of bulls in the Junior event was so high that three bulls from youth members also won money in the ABBI Futurity. Jonathan Jaynes' One More Dip and Aaron Halpain's Money For Bucking split third in the ABBI Futurity, earning over $5,800 apiece between the two events. Megan Walker's Nite Ranger split sixth in the ABBI Futurity, giving her a total of over $4,000. Jonathan Jaynes is now first in the overall junior standings with 47 points, followed by Megan Walker with 40. The next Junior Futurity will be in 2011. -Sugar Kuhn
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Winner’s Circle Claremore, Oklahoma Results - Top Ten Juniors Pos
ID#
Bull
Owner
Round 1 Score
Payout
1
801
Gets Tricky
Rex Samford
86.00
$6,374.52
Aaron Halpain/JATT Bucking Bulls
83.75
$3,718.47
2/3
JATT1 Money for Buck2 ing
2/3
M526 A
One More Dip
Jonathan Jaynes
83.75
$3,718.47
85
Nite Ranger
Megan Walker / Walker Bucking Stock Breeders
82.00
$2,124.84
810
Neoshoslinger
Isaiah T. Kephart / Kephart Bucking Bulls
77.75
$1,770.70
55
Jack 55
Matt Jack
77.25
U46
Page U46
Cash Roberts / D&H Cattle / Buck Cattle
77.25
812
Sour Apple
Zane Walker / Walker Bucking Stock Breeders
75.50
60
Comin Undone
Billy Adcock
75.25
832
Arco
Colt Baker / Cade Baker
75.25
4 5 6/7 6/7 8 9/10 9/10
Sulphur Springs, Texas Results - Top Ten Juniors Pos
ID#
Bull
Owner
Round 1 Score
Payout
1
887
Devil's Spit
Rex Samford / Billy Williams
20.50
$6,052.86
2
860
Terrell 860
Tyler Terrell
20.25
$4,218.66
3
834
Rip the Jacker
Tyler Terrell
19.25
$2,934.72
4
870
Gotch U Some
Rex Samford
18.75
$2,017.62
5/6
853
18.50
$1,559.07
5/6
55
Jack 55
Matt Jack
18.50
$1,559.07
7
85
Nite Ranger
Megan Walker / Walker Bucking Stock Breeders
18.00
Special Delivery Cash Kuhn & Zane Kuhn
Nite Ranger, © Allen Glanville
Devil’s Spit, © Allen Glanville
8/9
81
JF 81
Kaleb King
17.50
8/9
M526 A
One More Dip
Jonathan Jaynes
17.50
10
885
Off The Line
Zane Walker / Walker Bucking Stock Breeders
17.25
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DNA Testing—How Does It Work? It is amazing how much we can learn from a tiny blood sample. These days, the process to isolate the DNA information has became so easy. As soon as the blood from your heifer or bull gets dropped on the blood card the cell walls breakdown to expose the DNA. Then by placing it in a test tube
with a liquid agent the DNA is purified and then it is ready to be evaluated. Lab assistants use additional methods to analyze it with the naked eye and pinpoint the specific information. ABBI uses this information to determine who the sire and dam are for the animal submitted, which is important to track the animals that are known bucking bull producers.
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Other beef associations use DNA information for determining the Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs). EPDs can help breeders pick which sire they might use for the next breeding season depending on
what is important to each individual breeder and how they want to manage their herd. Lengths of connected DNA molecules, called genes, are like tiny pieces of a secret code. They determine what each organism is like in great detail . By looking at this, scientists can learn more about hereditary diseases of humans, plants and animals. So the next time you have to help your parents draw blood think about all the cool things we can learn from that little spot of blood. -Marlissa Gonzalez
TYPES OF DNA TESTING
Blood Cards Tail Hair
Got Blood?
Semen Straws Bone
To purchase DNA Kits: If you need to register your animals, but don’t have a blood card yet, you can order blood cards 3 ways:
Call the ABBI Office 719-242-2747
Mail a 2010 ABBI Work Order
101 W. Riverwalk Pueblo, CO 81003
Order Online www.abbinow.com
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ABBI vs. PBR — What’s the Difference? A Look Behind The Scenes
American Bucking Bull, Inc. and Professional Bull Riders, Inc. are headquartered in sunny Pueblo, Colorado. Both companies share an office space and work together tightly to sponsor bull riding events and keep accurate information. ABBI and PBR are the companies behind the
sport of bull riding, with Professional Bull Riders, Inc. owning 50% of American Bucking Bull, Inc. When bulls enter a competition, ABBI will take entries and post the bucking order. Next, PBR will use the bucking order to assign Bull Riders to each animal, and create the rider draw.
Both the bulls and the riders are judged on their individual performance, and winners are determined accordingly. At the end of the year, the ABBI and PBR hold their World Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event showcases the best bulls and riders, and is always a fun show to watch.
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American Bucking Bull, Inc. (ABBI) was created in 2003 to help organize the Bucking Bull Industry. When a person is looking to buy a bull, they want to make sure they are getting what they pay for – a bull that is healthy, bucks hard, and has good features. The best way of making sure is to take a look at the animal’s parents.
An animal registry like the ABBI keeps track of an animals’ history, and tells yo u ex ac t l y where your animal came from. Once your own bull is registered with the ABBI, you can enter him into competitions. At competitions, bulls are judged on their in-
tensity, spin, kick, difficulty, and buck. The winners of these competitions can take home a lot of prizes including money, belt buckles, and best of all – bragging rights!
PBR Professional Bull Riders, Inc. is an organization which began in 1992. PBR holds several tours worldwide, in countries such as Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. PBR’s biggest tour is called the Built Ford Tough Series. Each event has many
riders, and the top fifteen riders get to compete in a shorter round, called the ‘short-go’. The bull rider tries not to be bucked off before the 8 seconds is up, or else he will not receive a score. A perfect score is 100 points, but that has never happened in PBR history.
Some of PBR’s world champions include Justin McBride, Kody Lostroh, and Ty Murray. Several of these competitors also raise livestock and own their own bulls.
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Black Pearls’ Pearls of Wisdom American Bucking Bull, Inc. has members all over the world—Including Australia, Canada, and Brazil!
©Allen Glanville
Bulls are colorblind. When you have twelve or more cows together, it is called a flink.
The Festival of San Fermin, better known as The Running of the Bulls, takes place in Pamplona, Spain every July. Thousands of people come to the city’s streets for the occasion.
Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
Bulls do not have front, top teeth. This toothless area is called the ‘pad’.
Upcoming Events EVENT
WHERE
WHEN
Jerome Davis PBR Invitational & Davis Rodeo Ranch Trailer Challenge (Round 3) Presented by Neckover Trailers
Archdale, NC
Sept 3 & 4, 2010
Clovis Fall Spectacular Classic & Futurity
Clovis, CA
September 5, 2010
Springfield Super Classic
Springfield, MO
Sept 17-19, 2010
You can re gister for any Ju nior Futurity ev ent and flank y our own bull?
Tidbits & Tailhairs Do bull riders get to pick their favorite bulls to ride? Not usually. Except for drafts at Built Ford Tough Events, bulls and riders are paired randomly by ABBI and PBR officials prior to each event.
Are there women bull riders? Yes! Women compete in the WPRA as bull riders and are often seen roping as well.
Bulls can buck at any age, but are allowed to enter ABBI events competitively at age two. Competitions between two year old bulls are called Futurities.
How old do bulls need to be to buck?
What makes a miniature bull so small?
The answer is in their DNA! Miniature Bulls are specifically bred to be small. Miniature cattle are typically between 3646 inches in height.
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Junior Awards Ceremony The Annual Junior Awards Ceremony was held in Sulphur Springs, Texas last month. The Champion, Jonathan Jaynes received a buckle, jacket, and a plaque. All year-end top ten winners received ABBI jackets. Donation prizes such as heifer calves were also given away by random drawing. Keep up the good work!
Final Season Standings
CHAMPION
Jonathan Jaynes—One More Dip Megan Walker/Walker Bucking Stock Breeders—Nite Ranger
Reserve 3rd Place
Tyler Terrell—Rip the Jacker
4th Place
Aaron Halpain/JATT Bucking Bulls—Money for Bucking
5th Place
Colt Hawks/Walker Bucking Stock Breeders—Off the Line
6th Place
Zane Walker/Walker Bucking Stock Breeders—Sour Apple
7th Place
Cash Roberts/D&H Cattle /Buck Cattle—Page U46
8th Place
Cade Baker/Colt Baker—Arco 832
9th Place
Clay Scherotter—Oops 72
10th Place
Matt Jack—Jack 55
Jonathan Jaynes with 1st place winnings, © Allen Glanville
Thank you for your calf donations! Boyd-Floyd Cattle, Kent Cox, Hart Ranch, Superior Genetics, and Two Bulls Performance Cattle,
Matt Jack, Clay Scherotter © Allen Glanville
Megan Walker © Allen Glanville Aaron Halpain, Colt Hawks © Allen Glanville Tyler Terrell © Allen Glanville
Claremore, Oklahoma Junior Participants
© Allen Glanville
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Chewing the Cud with Bradley the Bull Hello folks! I’m Bradley the Bull and I am enjoying the last of my summer days before the school year starts up again. I’ve been to a few of ABBI’s events lately and it sure does seem hot outside. Since I’m a bull, and quite a lot bigger than you, heat affects me differently. Sometimes when I’m uncomfortably hot I eat less and this lowers my daily gain. When my friend Bessie gets too hot, she’ll produce less milk. I have other friends who react differently too. My buddy Alex is an Angus Bull and he has black hair and a black hide. When he is out to pasture in hot weather, he really needs to be able to get to shade. He’d prefer if it were cloudy all day long and not have any sunshine at all! My other friend, Leo is a Brahman, and he hardly notices the heat. When I get hot, sometimes I can do other things to help. I will shed my hair or sweat to keep
cool. Leo the Brahman bull is the best sweater of all – his sweat glands are 2 ½ times bigger than mine. He’s vacationing in the tropics right now. Since I live in a hot and humid environment, my body is smaller than others of my breed who live in cooler areas. This is because my body has adapted by giving me a smaller surface area per unit of weight. Another reason I look different is because of my food. When grass gets hot, it’s harder to digest. This is why cattle in hot areas have much larger rumens than others – I’m not likely to have a smooth underline like a show cow. When I get really hot, my body increases blood flow to my skin in order to cool me down. A thick hide allows for more blood flow and less heat. Sometimes I pant too, but mom tells me to stop since that only makes me hotter. My hair also helps me keep
cool. Since my hair is glossy and sheen, it reflects more sunlight than other breeds with long, dull hair. White animals reflect much more light than dark red-brown animals do. I prefer my hair to be light, but I’d rather have a dark hide to protect me from the sun. My body is very complex, and I am still learning about it. Speaking of learning – I better get ready for school! I’ll moo at you next time.
Bradley
Futurity: To get to the finals, Futurity Bulls will compete in the Las Vegas qualifier in Stephenville, TX. After this competition, the top 30 bulls will advance to the Finals in Las Vegas in October.
Classic: On October 1st and 2nd, there will be a Wildcard Event in Stephenville, TX. The top 4 bulls from the Wild Card will advance to Las Vegas to compete with the current top 40 for the title of the 2010 ABBI World Finals Champion.
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