NEWSLETTER Junior Edition Junior Newsletter September 1, 2011
Heather Adcock—One girl’s story
-Alyssa Parga
Heather Adcock is an 18 year old Oklahoma girl studying at Seminole State College. In her free time she says she loves to ‘watch movies, listen to music, watch college football, and read.’ Not only is she a Junior Breeder with ABBI, but she’s the only female in the top ten of the Junior Futurity 2011 Season Standings. Heather agreed to answer some questions for me, where I got to learn more about the one hobby she hadn’t mentioned yet… Q: How did you get into my sister saw a limousine the bull industry? (as in the car) and she HA: One of our friends, said "Hey look there's a Rick Taylor, is a stock limousine!" and my contractor and he got a brother, being completely bull for my brother, Billy, serious, replied "Where's to compete with in the a cow?" Junior Futurity last sea- Q: What are your future son. When this season plans within the bucking rolled around I asked if I bull industry? could get a bull and compete. So Rick and an- HA: I plan on getting another contractor, Kenny other bull for next year Jack, looked around and and competing and hopefound Oklahoma Break- fully doing as good as I down and I'm glad they did this year. did! Q: How did you feel about
▲ Heather and her brother in Ardmore ▼ Oklahoma Breakdown
th Q: What was your first tying for 6 place at the Junior Futurity in Ardexperience with a bull? more, OK? HA: I have been around cows and bulls all my life HA: I kind of couldn't beso I don’t really remember lieve it! Oklahoma Breakit. To prove my point down bucked toward the when my brother was beginning and I expected about 4 years old we to slowly get pushed furwere driving through town ther and further down the
list but he stuck with the best of them. At the event it all happened fast so I didn't realize how good he had bucked until I went back and watched it on tape and then I was like "Oh yeah, I see how I tied for 6th now" Q: How do you feel about Breakdown’s performance in Claremore? HA: I was proud of him in Claremore and he didn't place as good in Claremore as he did at Ardmore, but I think he bucked better at Claremore. It was just that the competition was quite a bit harder at Claremore. About the last second or two he flattened out, if he could have got one more buck in I think he would have been in top 5. X
Inside This Issue: Winners Circle
2
Pearls of Wisdom
5
Junior Sponsors
3
Upcoming Events
5
Chewing the Cud
4
Tidbits & Tailhairs
5
Creativity Contest
4
From the Mailbag
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◄Rex Samford takes 1st place in Ardmore for his bull, 920 Bring It On
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Winner’s Circle 2011 Season Standings as of August 18, 2011
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Wyatt Crowder’s 708 The Rocker ▲ Taw Sherrell’s 1404 AWOL Nation ▼
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Pos
ID#
Bull
Owner
1
6322
Wild Willie
Aaron Halpain—JATT Bucking Bulls
79.00
$6,683.65
1
920
Bring It On
Rex Samford
79.00
$5,657.95
3
38
Butter Bean
Kaleb King
62.00
$571.40
4
-82
Jack –82
Matt Jack
61.00
$2,170.19
5
708
The Rocker
Wyatt Crowder
57.00
$1,876.35
5
1404
Awol Nation
Taw Sherrell
57.00
$1,679.59
7
-88
Red Liner
Rex Samford
54.00
$1,321.63
8
2339
Oklahoma Breakdown
Heather Adcock
53.00
$857.10
9
622
Crack the Latch
Aaron Halpain—JATT Bucking Bulls
52.00
$2,581.25
10
09
Box K 09
Kaleb King / Karis King
42.00
$2,581.25
10
6455
Brenny
Ethan Yell—JATT Bucking Bulls
42.00
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Junior Awards Banquet—Bowling! Join us in Las Vegas for a Bowling Party & Awards Banquet to recognize ABBI Junior Participants. More details to come.
Juniors Getting Jackets
Congratulations! The following junior breeders have entered more than 1 event during the 2011 ABBI Junior Futurity Season, qualifying them for an ABBI jacket pre- ©bullstockmedia.com sented by Box K Cattle Co. Ethan Yell Matt Jack Taylor Halpain Heather Adcock Megan Walker Thomas Cruz Kaleb King Paige Stout William Adcock III Mason Watters Rex Samford Wyatt Crowder Austin Brito Aaron Halpain Collin Taylor Sadie Lynn Clay Scherotter Taw Sherrell Danyl Graumann
Points Earnings
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Junior Sponsor Highlight: Box K Cattle The story of Box K Cattle begins with Kaleb King asking his dad, Ken, why they didn’t have PBR bulls like he saw on TV. Four years and many great bucking bulls later, Box K is now a common name among the bucking bull industry. Ken and Robin, along with son and daughter Kaleb and Karis, are active members in ABBI and participate in Classic, Futurity, and Junior Futurity competitions. The King Family is no stranger to the Junior Breeder program. Last year, Kaleb competed with his bull 05 Sofa Pizza, and with 774 Twighlight the year before. This
year’s American Heritage event was special because it It was a ct ual was the first that Kaleb’s little ly Ken ’s son, K aleb, w sister, Karis was old enough ho pro mpted to compete in. Dad to get int o t he bus For the 2011 season, Box K iness o Cattle is presenting youth f buckin g bulls jackets to any junior member . who has entered more than one event. But the generosity doesn’t stop there. Box K According to Robin, the best part supports lots of kids’ programs. of being in the Bucking Bull indusRobin says, “It’s a worthwhile try is watching the bulls grow, get cause, our kids enjoy it. It also helps new kids and encourages big, buck, and also meeting new those who might want to be stock people. Thank you, Box K, for givcontractors themselves or go into ing juniors an opportunity to do the same. X animal science.”
We thank our sponsors for helping us GROW
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JATT Bucking Bulls Boyd & Floyd Box K Cattle Co. Sis N Stan Bucking Bulls Steve & Julie Ravenscroft T.O. Peterson Kash Cattle Co. Lonnie & Crystal Tyner BonsallBuckingBulls.com Phillip Harrison Elizabeth Iorio/Platinum Pistol
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Classic Wild Card: Monday, Oct 24 Junior Futurity: Wednesday, Oct 26 Futurity Finals: Wednesday, Oct 26 Awards Banquet: Thursday, Oct 27 Chewing the Cud
with Bradley the Bull
Hello Folks! I am happy to say that the summer has been full of fun surprises. One of my favorite surprises is that this is the first year there will be a Junior Futurity event during World Finals in Las Vegas. I have already started packing—you can’t have too many bling-filled shirts in LV. Another surprise I’ve been looking forward to is the creation of a new children’s book. I have been helping the ABBI and PBR office publish this book, and there is lots to do! The best part
is that the book is about my all time hero: BUSHWACKER! D&S Schellenberg wrote the book, and the illustrator is Linda Rosser. Bushwacker grew up on the same ranch as Linda Rosser, so she is the perfect person to capture Bushwacker and all his beauty in water color. Look for it at World Finals, as that will be the first time anyone can get their hands on it. I know that I’ll be asking my mom to read it to me every night before I hit the hay.
Thanks for a great season in 2011. I can’t wait to see you and all my friends in October at the South Point Arena.
Bradley
Creativity Contest— Staff Favorite This drawing of a bucking bull at an ABBI event was entered into the Art Category of the USBBA Creativity Contest. Artist: Fallon Wentz, age 12
Don’t forget about Teddy Bear. Get your copy today!
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Black Pearls’ Pearls of Wisdom In 1995, Bodacious of Andrews Rodeo Co., Inc. was named PBR’s first-ever ‘Bull of the Year’. Cattle were first domesticated about 5,000 years ago. Modern domestic cattle evolved from a single ancestor, the aurochs (pronounced or-oks).
The average calf weighs between 75 and 95 pounds at birth. Cattle chew their cud for up to 8 hours each day and they spend approximately six hours eating. There are over 400 Junior Members of ABBI.
The dummy in a futurity is 25 lbs and stays on the bull for only 4 seconds. Bad Blake is currently ranked #1 in ABBI’s classic standings by money won. How much money? $35,789.17 !
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Upcoming Events EVENT
WHERE
WHEN
Jerome Davis PBR Invitational & Davis Rodeo Ranch Trailer Challenge (Round 3)
Archdale, NC
Sept 2 & 3, 2011
Bayside Western Trails Festival Maturity
Ogallala, NE
Sept 3, 2011
Claremore Classic & Maturity
Claremore, OK
Sept 10, 2011
Springfield BFTS Super Classic
Springfield, MO
Sept 16 & 18
A Maturity is an event fo r any bull ag e3 and older
Tidbits & Tailhairs How are riders chosen for ABBI Classic events?
Who determines the order bulls buck in for ABBI events?
PBR takes entries for these events, and picks riders based on the following criteria: One-night performance events are 30 or 35 Riders who have PBR Cards, chosen in order of qualifier standings, plus 5 Permits chosen by random draw. Two-night performances are 60 or 70 PBR cardholders chosen in order of qualifier standings, plus 10 Permits by random draw.
The buck order for ABBI events is always determined by random draw. This means that no bull is guaranteed to be first or last—it’s different every time.
While the payout is always different depending on the event and number of entries, ABBI paid out almost $60,000 in prize money to Juniors in 2010 How much can I win by going to an ABBI Junior Futurity?
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◄ ABBI Donation & Fundraiser for Dickson, OK Football Booster Club & Charles Evans Elementary School Choir in Ardmore, OK.
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...From the Mailbag
, r Breeders Hey Junio We want to hear from you. Do you have some cool pictures of your cows, bulls, or calves? Has your bull ever done something funny or outrageous? Do you have any questions about the bull breeding industry? Are you interested in hearing from ABBI Professionals and Real-Life Breeders? Have you earned any recognitions that deserve to be celebrated? If so, send a letter or picture to:
Sent in by Justin Steinmetz, ABBI Junior Breeder
American Bucking Bull, Inc. 101 W Riverwalk Pueblo, CO 81003 Make sure to include your own name and address!