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The Bull Riding Hall of Fame held their annual reunion and induction ceremony on May 15, 2021. The Class of 2021 Inductees include Bad Company Rodeo, Clint Branger, John Clark, Quail Dobbs, Michael Gaffney, Duane Howard, Ben Jordan, Phil Lyne, Chris Navarro, Red Rock, Willie Thomas, and Mike White. Photo by Phillip Kitts / Avid Visual Imagery.
Humps N Horns June 2021
On The Cover - Abe Morris makes a ride during his career as a professional bull rider. Photo provided courtesy of Abe Morris.
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A Modern Day Renaissance Man
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16 Lane Frost Challenge
Kade Madsen Youngest Champion in LFC History
18 International Miniature BullRiders Association
Provides Big Opportunity for Young Bull Riders
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Georgia Akers Justin Felisko Barbara Pinnella Keno Shrum
Causing Mayhem Among the Two Year Olds
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Letter from the Editor
We are excited to bring you the June issue of Humps N Horns! It is really exciting to see the number of rodeos and bull riding events being held across the country continually increase as we move through 2021. We have some terrific features this month including a familiar face We also get a chance to learn more about one of the great youth to many long time readers of Humps N Horns. Abe Morris used bull riding associations, the International Miniature BullRiders to write a monthly column, which was called My Cowboy Hat Association (IMBA), who recently named Cody Custer as its CEO. Still Fits, prior to the time Stacie and I purchased HNH. I always Custer and the Board of Directors are working hard to give young enjoyed reading his piece each month and learned about some bull riders every opportunity to develop their skills while facing great people in the history of bull riding. This month, however, the right level of stock. we have turned the tables a bit and Miss Georgia Akers has the opportunity to interview Abe. I know you’ll enjoy reading more With the summer upon us, I know many of you will be out and about Abe since he retired from professional bull riding. about at events. We certainly plan to do the same thing! It is a privilege to be able to meet many new friends and see some old As most fans of the sport know, there is often a surprise that seems friends, too. If you see the Humps N Horns booth out on the road, to pop out of the blue. Some call them an overnight success but please stop by and say Hi! those who put in the hours of work and training realize it was not an overnight success but the culmination of a lot of planning, preparation, and perseverance. There has been a young two year Until next time, old bull, Mayhem, that has been doing that over the past few months at several bucking bull futurities. We get to learn about Terry how special this calf is and how he wound up in this position.
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Talking “Bull” with Brayden 87.75 points. What can I say, if you want to bet on anyone to get a qualified ride and have a good score, Joao is your guy. He’s so consistent you’d think the guy never bucks off, and for someone his age to be riding that consistently, is crazy.
Hi my name is Brayden Hollywood Brown and I’m a miniature bull rider. Today we are gonna be recapping the Nampa Idaho PBR. So let’s get into it. In round number one, Kaique Pacheco rode VOODOO Box for 87.75 points. I’ve only seen this bull once or twice but boy does he buck. Not only does he buck, but the number one bull rider in the world drew and covered this bucker for good points. Next up, Derek Kolbaba put on a show aboard Renegade for 88 points. Derek has his ups and downs, and to me it seems like he is either really big points or bucks off. This was one of those big point bull rides. Then you have Chase Dougherty and Jose Vitor Leme tying for the round win with 89.25 points. Chase rode Liston. This is an ABBI bull that I’ve never seen or heard of before but with these points being put up and Chase doing his job I’ll be sure to remember the name Liston from now on. Jose rode XO. I have heard of this ABBI bull before and he didn’t disappoint here. Personally, I would have put Jose in the 90s but the judges thought different. In the 15/15 Bucking Battle, Jose Vitor Leme was the only qualified ride and boy was it a big one. He earned 92.50 points on Top Shelf for the 15/15 Bucking Battle win. The funny thing is the weekend before this event Jose was 90 plus points on this bull. What a lucky draw for Jose and an amazing bull ride.
In the championship round Jose Vitor Leme rode The Right Stuff for 89.50 points. This is only the second time this bull has been ridden and even though Jose rode him it wasn’t pretty. If he’s had more control then he would have been 94 or 95 points. Needless to say, Jose did his job and got a good score. Coming in second was Dener Barbosa riding Talking Smack for 90 points. This is another bull that had a insane buck off streak, but Dener put on a rank bull ride for a fantastic score to end the streak. The 2018 PBR world champion Kaique Pacheco was the only cowboy to go 3 for 3. That means he got the event win and it was aboard one of my favorites, Chiseled for 90.25 points. Everytime someone rides this bull you can bet you are gonna be 90. Its crazy how this son of Bruiser bucks so much like his dad in my opinion. If Kaique drew this bull every event there would be no doubt in my mind that Pacheco would win every event. Kaique had first pick and picked the best one he could. This bull fits him perfectly and was big points. Thanks for reading. I look forward to writing to you each month. To find out more about me my Facebook is Brayden Hollywood Brown and my Instagram @Braydenhollywoodbrown. Thank you, Brayden Hollywood Brown
In round number two, Mauricio Moreira rode Foghorn Leghorn for 87.25 points. I haven’t seen this bull in a while even though last season he was one of those bulls that was in almost every round. Everyone wanted to draw this bull because he always has a good score like this. Coming in second, Cody Nance rode Sam I Am for 87.50 points. This is another decent bull that Nance has been on before. Fun fact, when Cody rode the bull in the past he dislocated his hip. This was a spectacular way to get his revenge against Sam I Am. In the end, the vetaren himself Joao Ricardo Vieira rode Drop The Hammer for Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media
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The Kingdon of God So much liberty in knowing that we are (above all else) His Child. The Father’s Spirit validates our place and verifies His love to us. If we’ll buy into our place in His Kingdom as sons and daughters there will be no mistake of who He really is because it’ll not be theory alone. When we receive His love through salvation, it becomes a relationship that we own. His Kingdom is about people, it has no boundaries and is not exclusive. Cody Custer
Here is a list of Schools I have scheduled and contacts to sign up for them. Dayton IA Johnny Hopkins (515) 571-6922
May 27-29
Winchester, CA Junior Saenz (760) 214-0186
June 2-4
Vernon TX Cody Custer (580) 729-1962
June 7-9
Ogden, UT Tobie Olson (208) 634-9229
July 15-17
Friendship, TN October 1-3 Cowboys for Christ Arena Ernie Roberts (731) 676-4586 New River, AZ Cody Custer (580) 729-1962
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November 26-28
Outside the Arena with...
Abe Morris By Georgia Akers
You hear the expression Renaissance man. The expression came about hundreds of years ago when the world was emerging from the Dark Ages and became more aware of thinking, philosophies, art, etc. Some examples of Renaissance men are Leonardo Da Vinci (painter, chemist, philosopher, engineering), Sir Winston Churchill (great military mind, novelist, historian, sportsman and painter) and Thomas Jefferson (president, horticulture, architecture, archaeology and founded a university) to name a few. Films that had Renaissance men were the James Bond, Captain America and Iron Man films. The characters all had a broad range of skills. The modern-day Renaissance Man reads books, he works out, he takes up a sport and is a sportsman, he takes classes, he becomes an entrepreneur, he travels, he earns a college degree, he is sociable, brave, is a gentleman and is humble.
Now I know you are wondering where I am going with this, but my interview is with Abe Morris, a former bull rider. The more I visited with him and heard his story, the term Renaissance man seemed to define him. We had some phone calls that went beyond the interview and hopefully I will be able to meet him at the PBR finals. Tell us about yourself. I was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and lived there for three years before moving to Woodstown, New Jersey. I lived in Woodstown and graduated from Woodstown High School in June 1974. My family consisted of three boys and three girls. I’m the oldest boy. My two younger brothers David and Reuben are now deceased. My father, the late Reverend Abraham J. Morris Sr., was a Baptist minister who had his own church for about 18 years. My mother Christine (deceased) worked for many years as a teacher’s aide at the Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School in Woodstown, New Jersey. Our family grew up on a dairy farm in Woodstown. My father was the manager of the milk processing plant and so our family got all our dairy products for free. How did a kid living in New Jersey get into bull riding? I got involved in rodeo because of my first cousins Gene, David, Jimmy Lee and Willie Ed Walker. My father sent me to live with them for the entire summer before I ever went to kindergarten. My dad wanted them to toughen me up. Cowtown Rodeo in Woodstown was only about 150 yards from their home. They were already into riding horses and ponies and eventually convinced me to become a rodeo cowboy just like them.
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What was it like during the early years riding bulls? I started riding junior bulls at the age of 10 at Cowtown Rodeo. The first time I competed I won second place and $7.50. My cousins were great coaches and put me on the easiest bull in the whole pen. They all bucked off and I rode. You received a rodeo scholarship from the University of Wyoming. How did you come on their radar and get offered it? I ended up going to the University of Wyoming in Laramie because Gene Walker, a legendary bull rider and bareback rider, went to Casper College a few years ahead of me. I wanted to follow in his footsteps. Mostly I attended school on academic scholarships and grants. I wasn’t awarded the rodeo scholarship until my senior year in college. I competed on the rodeo team for four years. What was it like moving from the east coast to the west? I always knew that I wanted to go out West and rodeo. I loved watching all the black and white television Westerns as a young kid growing up in New Jersey. Going out West was a very easy decision for me. I could not wait to get out of high school and head West. I was the first Black cowboy ever to attend the University of Wyoming. You were one of the early black cowboys in western sports. What was that like? I lived in Orr Hall with the college football team players. When they found out that I rode bulls they embraced me and became my biggest fans. The judges were not so receptive to me at the college rodeos though. They would not give me my just due when it came time to writing down their scores. You have had many wins in bull riding. Which was the most special to you? The most special win for me, during my entire rodeo career, was winning first place at the Laramie River Rendezvous College
Rodeo which was held right on campus in the fieldhouse. The college newspaper The Branding Iron, had published a full-page article on me and my bull riding career the day before the rodeo started. Until then 90% of the student population didn’t even know I existed. So, the students were all anxious to see me compete. Hollywood could not have written a better script because I came through after all the pressure and won my first two trophy belt buckles in the process. I have been inducted into two different Halls of Fame. When did you retire from riding? I was forced into retirement when I got hurt in August 1994 at a PRCA rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. The night before I had won first place in the bull riding event at Riverton, Wyoming. I suffered a severe hip injury and had to learn to walk all over again. I was on crutches for several weeks and had to go to physical therapy for about six weeks. Did you have a plan as to what to do next? I was already working as a licensed insurance agent selling life insurance and annuity products to a ton of rodeo cowboys. I worked for a company called Marketing and Management Corporation of America and finished third in the nation as a top producer. Even to this day I still have my license. At one time I was also a registered financial services representative with the NASD and FINRA. For several years you were a rodeo announcer at events such as the Cheyenne Rodeo. How did you get into sports announcing? I started to announce the weekly PRCA rodeos in Laramie, Wyoming for Pete and Hal Burns. Afterwards I was able to apply and was approved for my PRCA announcer’s card. Hall
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loved to read and literally bugged and bugged me until I finally sat down and started to write my personal story. She had already convinced me that I have a very unique story and I needed to put it in writing. The only reason I started writing was she would not leave me alone. Now I am glad that she was so persistent. It is called My Cowboy Hat Still Fits. I wrote my second book because I was constantly sharing my divorce and custody issues with my publisher Annette Chaudet from Greybull, Wyoming and she convinced me that I needed to write it as well. She told me up front that she would publish it, as well. I was granted permanent custody of my son Justin and he moved to Colorado to live with me in August 2008. Justin graduated from Seton Hall University in December with a degree in journalism. He now lives and works in New Jersey writing the sports column for a New Jersey newspaper. This book is called Justin: A Father’s Fight for His Son. A current friend and co-worker at the Department of Veterans Affairs convinced me that I needed to write one more autobiography and I recently started one in March. I honestly had no desire to write another autobiography. Annette is going to publish that one, as well. I hope to have it finished by the end of this year and get it published sometime in 2022. What is now your full-time job?
of Fame announcer Bob Tallman was the contract personnel director at that time. I am the first Black person to obtain a PRCA announcer’s card. Almost 40 years since I got my card, there are only two Black announcers in the PRCA. I was the only one for about 35 consecutive years. I did an interview with a news crew from Prime Sports Network at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and divulged that I had earned my announcer’s card. The very next year they were back in Cheyenne to televise the Final of that rodeo. They contacted me and asked me to be a broadcast commentator for the production. That fateful day was July 30, 1989. I interviewed several rodeo cowboys including 1987 World Champion Bull Rider Lane Frost before the show started. Lane was killed that day and it just so happened that I was the last person to ever interview him on camera. I broke down and cried like a little baby after the rodeo. After a few years, Prime Sports Network was purchased by Fox Sports Network. I announced Cheyenne Frontier Days for nine consecutive years.
My full-time job is at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Denver, Colorado. I have been there for seven years. I input and process new applications for health benefits for the spouses and children of veterans who have been injured while serving in the military. I am in the data entry department that verifies if candidates are eligible and qualify for benefits based on a series of criteria. You have now ventured into a new line of business: baking and selling cookies. How did a bull riding cowboy get into baking and selling cookies? I started baking chocolate chip cookies right after I graduated
What is the hardest part about being a rodeo announcer? Rodeo announcing was a cinch to me. I have the gift of gab and was a natural at it. I have never had any sense of pressure while announcing a rodeo. I really enjoy it. You are also an author. Tell us about the books you have published. What are they about? The first book is about bull riding and a rodeo career. A co-worker, Treisha Kong-Rodney, at the financial services company who
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from college at the University of Wyoming in 1980. The only reason I started baking chocolate chip cookies was because my sister Janice baked them a lot when we were growing up. I love chocolate chip cookies and realized the only way I was going to have access to them on a regular basis was to bake them myself. I started baking chocolate chip cookies around 1981-82 when I lived in Laramie, Wyoming. I tweaked my recipe multiple times over the years. In the fall of 1994, I was still recovering from my hip injury when I met Mike Bond (deceased) at the Pulse Health Club. We played racquetball and soon became lifelong friends. One day I gave him a couple of my cookies. He loved them. Mike invited me over for Thanksgiving dinner with his folks and I asked him what I should bring. He suggested cookies. Everyone loved them. My cookies and I became a regular fixture at his family functions for several years. As soon as I showed up, people would tear into them before we even sat down to dinner. I started passing cookies out to friends at the health club and one lady bugged me for the recipe. I told Mike I was going to give her the recipe so she would leave me alone. Mike’s exact words were “No Way. Do you realize you could mass market these cookies?” Until that day mass marketing had never even crossed my mind. That was over 20 years ago and since then I have given away over 1,000 homemade chocolate chip cookies. Fast forward to the VA. My co-workers would gang up on me on a regular basis and ask when I was going to launch my cookie business. I finally officially launched it in 2019. I took all the proper steps. I have attended a Colorado food certification class and have a business license. What is your best-selling cookie? I now have four varieties of cookies. In a few months I plan to add one more variety. I bake chocolate chip cookies with or without pecans and oatmeal now. I just started that one in December 2020. I give credit for that recipe idea to Chris and Michelle Risoli. I stayed with them during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December 2020. I also bake a cinnamon snicker doodle with white chocolate chips. I plan to add a lemon cookie version in a couple more months. My most popular cookie is the chocolate chip cookie with pecans. Don Gay, the eight-time PRCA World Champion Bull Rider says that my chocolate chip cookies are absolutely the best. Lots of other rodeo cowboys, women and fans LOVE my cookies. How can people get your cookies? My websites are www.abemorris.com and www. cowboychuteoutcookies.com. My business phone is (303)3376554. I do not plan on establishing a way to mass market the cookies until I retire from my full-time VA job in two more years. Then I will bake and market the cookies as much as possible. The
name of my business is Cowboy Chute Out Cookies. Right now, I attend various western sports events and sell cookies there. What advice would you give young men going into bull riding regarding the sport and after their career is over? Bull riding is a very dangerous sport and the competition window does not last long. Riders need to have a backup plan in order to survive and pay the bills long after their careers are over and done with. I also want to recognize the importance of sponsors for our sport. I have been fortunate to have had a close relationship with Jeff Chadwick with Wrangler and Kerry Vastine with Roper Western Wear. Photos provided courtesy of Abe Morris.
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Inspiration Point
attempted to navigate your life alone and have come to the realization that you can no longer do it. You need someone. You need to know that someone is with you and has your best interest at heart. No matter where you go or what you do. The good news is that you don’t have to be alone any longer. In the book of Deuteronomy, we are told in Chapter 3 verse 18, “And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” Regardless of your current situation in life, you need to know that there is a loving God that is waiting for you to come to Him and build a relationship with Him. He is ready for you to turn to Him and rely on Him and go through whatever journey you might be on, with Him by your side.
by Keno Shrum
Alone Jamie and I watch a reality show on television called “Alone”. On this show, ten contestants are selected from a group of applicants to be dropped off in various locations in the wilderness. They then spend the next days, weeks and months adapting to their environment and surviving with very few supplies and rations. The key to the adventure is that the entire time they are in the wilderness, they are alone. They have to rely on their knowledge, on their skills, on their talents and on their sanity to help them survive. Each contestant is given a satellite phone that allows them to “tap out” when they can no longer continue. The last person remaining wins a large sum of money as a reward.
If you would like to visit about how you can build this relationship with God, then please, “Come and let us reason together…” (Isaiah 1:18) In His Love, Keno
So, what would make a person “tap out” or give up this opportunity to win this large prize? Maybe to us viewers at home, it would seem the wildlife might be a discouragement and a reason for them to quit early. After all, the area where they have been dropped off is home to an extremely large number of black bears, cougars and wolves. That would certainly send me packing! Maybe a lack of food or fresh water would cause the contestants to end this journey early. They are allowed very few rations. They have to rely on their skills to catch fish, identify edible plants, trap animals or rodents, etc. Many lose quite a bit of weight because they are taking in so few calories during this adventure. Water is not readily available either. They certainly cannot drink the saltwater from the sea. The area they are in is a large island. The seawater would cause severe dehydration and hallucinations so the contestants must find a fresh water source that they can rely on as a safe way to stay hydrated. These are all certainly great concerns; however, it has been my observation that the thing that causes most contestants to give up on this huge reward is…being alone. Surely they would be prepared for this wouldn’t they? After all, it is the name of the show! Alone. Yet, time after time, contestants tap out because they cannot take that feeling of loneliness. We are humans. We are social creatures. We have a hard time navigating this life alone. Maybe you can relate to these contestants. Maybe you have
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Chicken Pasta Bake INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
• 16 ounces pasta uncooked, such as bowtie or elbow macaroni • 3 tablespoons butter unsalted • 1 chicken breast cut into small pieces • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1 cup heavy cream • 3/4 cup parmesan cheese grated • 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded • salt and pepper to taste
1. Preheat your oven by turning your broiler on. Cook pasta according to packing instructions. Before draining, reserve 2 cups of water. This will help thin the sauce later. 2. In a large, cast-iron or oven-proof skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add cubed chicken, and cook through. Remove the chicken to a plate. 3. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the same skillet. Once the butter has melted, add the heavy cream and whisk with the butter. Add flour and whisk until thick. Season with salt and pepper, then add the Parmesan cheese. Continue whisking vigorously until the sauce is quite thick. Add some of the reserved pasta water to help thin the sauce. 4. Add the chicken back to the skillet along with the cooked pasta. Stir well until the chicken and pasta are well-coated.
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5. Top the dish with mozzarella cheese and place under the broiler for 5 minutes until golden brown.
Submitted by Tom M. - Aurora, CO Humps-Horns.com · 15 · June 2021
By Sarah Atkins
Photos by Becenti Photography
KADE MADSEN MAKES HISTORY AS YOUNGEST LFC CHAMPION VERNAL, UTAH - This last year has been unpredictable, but then again, so is the sport of Bull Riding. The 21st Annual Lane Frost Bull Riding Challenge kicked off the weekend with one of the largest crowds the event has seen. As 50 Cowboys from seven states entered the arena they were reminded of their diverse backgrounds, strong points to prove, and similar desire to keep the spirit of Lane Frost alive.
Kade Madsen, a 15-year-old bull rider from Honeyville, Utah made history Saturday night by being the youngest ever winner of the LFC Bull Riding Championship title. Madsen started the weekend off with a 73 point ride on “Red” from Silver Creek Pro Rodeo. This new rider went on to score another 73 points in the second round and a jaw dropping 90 point final ride on “Red Dirt Rivets” in the Championship Round! Madsen was the only person to ride all three bulls for a combined score of 236 in just his second year competing professionally. Much like Lane Frost, whose first win came at a mere ten years old, young Madsen shared wisdom far beyond his years “Just believe that you can and give it your all.” Madsen plans to spend his winnings on a new truck to rodeo in, which will be waiting for him when he is old enough to drive. Brandon Olson placed second with a total of 170.5 points on two head. This 25-year-old from Franktown, Colorado led the pack Kade Madsen aboard Swamp Thing (Silver Creek Rodeo) in Rd. 1.
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Brandon Olson takes care of business on Johnny’s Dream (Silver Creek Rodeo).
Friday night with an 86 point ride on Whitley Bucking Bulls, “City Lights”. Olson has been riding in the PRCA for the last 6 years and aspires to be the best cowboy he can be. When asked what advice he would give to up and coming riders, Olson recognized the importance of friendship, “Find the right people to travel with. They help keep you in the right mind set.”
Creek Pro Rodeo. Payton has been on the pro rodeo circuit for four years and says his faith is what keeps him strong, “I have to give glory to God, because it’s impossible without him.” Even with a pandemic shutting down events Nelson was still able to attend around 50 rodeos in 2020. Nelson is grateful to the LFC for putting on such an excellent and safe event.
Third place winner, Payton Nelson, is a long-time competitor and our 2020 LFC Event Champion. Nelson started strong on Friday night with a score of 80 points on “Smoke Wagon” from Silver Creek Pro Rodeo, and finished Saturday’s Championship Round with an 85 on “No Better” from Silver
We here at the LFC Bull Riding Challenge are reminded each year of one inspiring young man, Lane, whose luck was determined by “hard work, faith in myself and in God.” We are proud of these riders that strive to chase their dreams and we look forward to the 2022 event. Hope to see you there!
Kade Madsen and Red Rivets (Silver Creek Rodeo) team up for a 90 point ride in the championship round.
Payton Nelson is flying high on the bull No Better (Silver Creek Rodeo).
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Provides Big Opportunity for Young Bull Riders By Barbara Pinnella Photos by Katie Clouss So, you have a young child who tells you they want to be a bull rider. What do you do? Where do you go? Nobody can deny it’s a dangerous sport, so what is the next step for the justifiably nervous yet supportive parents? One option might be to check out the IMBA. That stands for the International Miniature BullRiders Association. In their own words they are, “An association dedicated to providing appropriate miniature bulls for youth with a fun family atmosphere.” At the helm of the organization as President is Tobie Olson. His son began riding mini bulls, so they went down that trail for a year or two, but there just wasn’t anything local to his area of Idaho. That was what ultimately got them into the promotion.
“I have been doing this for five years now,” Tobie told us. “This seems to be a vastly growing industry. We have always been about the quality of the stock for the riders. We want to make sure that the riders are getting on the right animal for their skill level. That’s the first thing of importance. “The second thing to consider is that our association is rapidly evolving. There are a lot of youth rodeos out there, but our focus is to do it in a professional way. We want the best riders on the best stock. Ultimately our goal is for the PBR or the PRCA actually keeping an eye on us and who we have coming out of our ring.” Tobie told us that he handles the day-to-day workings of the association, but it is one of the original founding fathers of the PBR and World Champion Bull Rider Cody Custer who is the CEO. His interest in youth bull riding did not happen last week, however. He had been closely tied to a couple of youth bull riding associations along the way since about 2005. “I have been a youth bull riding advocate for a lot of years,” Cody said. “But I had not really laid my name to any organizations. Last year the board members took over the IMBA. Many of the stock contractors are also board members and several of them reached out to me, and we had a lot of conversations. “I realized that their main priority was to take care of the kids, and grow these kids into real bull riders. So, after talking with these people and getting their ideas and concepts, I felt I needed to be a part of it. They wanted me to be on the board, but I really didn’t have time for that. “I told them that I would be an advisor. ‘Let’s just do it that way,’” I told them. “They came back after a couple of meetings and said, ‘How about we just call you the CEO? You can help us with public relations and sponsors and things like that, as well as being an advisor.’ I thought that would be great.” Cody made it clear that his voice in the association is not the be
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all, end all. He makes a lot of suggestions, but he doesn’t have a vote on the board. And he is very happy with that role. He believes that his work in the last 16 years trying to reeducate people on how to raise these kids is paying off this year. “I don’t know everything. I know a lot,” he laughed, “but there are other people who know more about other things than I do, so I welcome people asking me why I think the way I think. It’s been a really good relationship.” Because a lot of the board members are also stock contractors, there is no shortage of quality stock at all levels for the IMBA events. Last year at the Finals, every single out was written down to come up with the short round bulls that would be used. It is understood that not every bull riding will be exactly as they would like it to be, but there are standards that must be met each time. Cody explained how the individual events work. “Every stock contractor has a series of no less than five bull riding events. The top two in each division go to the Finals. We might end up with 15 stock contractors, so that would be 30 kids in each division. There will also be about eight or 10 single qualifiers. “There are four divisions that we do competitions in,” Cody continued. “There is also what they call walk/trot for little bitty kids. We actually call it the FUNdamental stage, with the emphasis on fun. That is not judged, but they can start to understand what to do in the chute, and what it feels like to be on an animal and be in front of an audience.”
The entire association is really looking forward to the Finals this year, and all of their focus and efforts are being put in that direction. “This year the Finals will be held in Reno, Nevada, November 9-13,” Tobie said. “We want to put on the highest quality professional Finals of any miniature association out there.” Cody added to that. “Once we scored the contract to have the Finals in Reno, we really started getting busy. We want people to be proud that their kid qualified for it, and want the people who attend to be looking forward to buying a ticket the next time we show up. “Reno is called The Biggest Little City in the World, and we are saying that Reno is the host to the Biggest Little Bull Riders in the World! The kids are going to be able to ride for a lot of money in November. I think it will continue to grow. “With the exposure we are getting with Humps N Horns and social media, we will have a lot to offer the sponsors. My idea is to get back to the Old School sponsors who have been left out a little bit by some of the youth organizations, not just at our Finals, but at all events.” After hearing the determination in the voices of Tobie and Cody, there is no doubt that this association will achieve all that they are setting out to accomplish and more. Best of luck to the IMBA!
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Humps-Horns.com · 20 · June 2021
927 MAYHEM By Kelly B. Robbins
Here’s a news flash for all you diehard bull riding fans: There is a young bull named 927 Mayhem, an up-and-coming two-year old to keep your eyes on! He’s a really good bovine athlete, and now whenever he shows up to compete at a Futurity event, he’s starting to live up to his name. He’s beginning to create mayhem in the minds of the stock contractors who watch him out jump, out kick, and out buck their own young bovine athletes for a piece of the prize. He recently showed his stuff by winning the Open Futurity at the Evolution TwoBulls Challenge in Duncan, Oklahoma
in April by being scored 92.75 points! He was also the high marked bull of the entire event! “Mayhem has finished in the money in his last four outs,” owner Todd Malabanan revealed. “He won a futurity in Ash Flatt, Arkansas a few weeks ago. He earned a check last weekend in Belton, Texas with a good, not great, trip for him, but he scored 90.6 points. Hopefully, he’ll continue to get better. I’d like to take him as far as he is capable of going.”
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It has not been an easy road for Todd or for Mayhem. “He’s been exciting at times, and very trying at other times,” Todd shared. “He was a really hot calf. He was mean, and he got riled up pretty easily. He was focused more on fighting than bucking. I used to have a hard time getting him in the trailer to go to an event. Now he just walks right into the trailer and turns and looks at you. He seems to take the hauling a lot better now.”
to sell him. I told him I would sell him to Todd or bring him home. Todd bought him.”
Bruce Hedden of Rocking H Bucking Bulls in Grapevine, Arkansas, bred and raised Mayhem. “I usually sell all of my calves,” Bruce stated. “I held two calves back for potential breeding bulls. Their dams had never had bull calves. These calves just stood out. I saw something special in them. They showed a lot of intensity in the beginning. They bucked and played and were really athletic. Todd came by and saw the calves. I asked him to take them and buck them, to get a few trips on them, and he agreed. 927 Mayhem was alert, athletic and always on the go. He had potential to be special.”
There was no crystal ball that Todd was able to gaze into and see what the future held for young Mayhem. “I bought him because I saw glimpses of his natural talent when he bucked at the house,” Todd claimed. “The problem was, as a young bull, he was not real sure of his feet. He would buck really good at home, but when I took him on the road, he would misstep, like he was trying to figure out where his feet were. Like his mind was going a hundred and twenty, and his feet were going a hundred. I kept working with him and bucking him at home. I have to give a good friend of mine, Donnie O’Brien of Rafter O Bucking Bulls, some credit on the success with this calf. I would try something, then I would call Donnie and he would tell me something else to try. We tried enough with him that we finally started seeing some positive progress. I knew if he could put it together on the road, he had the potential to be a winner. But I also figured
“I had decided I was going to get out,” Bruce continued. “I had put all my chips in on these calves. 927 was bucking good at Todd’s house. But on the road, he started traveling out in the arena instead of turning back in. I decided he just wasn’t going to be a good dummy bull. I told Todd I wanted
“Bruce asked me to take them and buck them,” Todd explained, “to get a few trips on them. I agreed and started bucking them. After several trips, Bruce decided that Mayhem was not going to make it bucking with a dummy and wanted to get rid of him. So, I bought him.”
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if he didn’t make it as a dummy calf, I would like to see what he would do as a derby bull.” “927 Mayhem’s current success and future potential is no accident,” declared David Locke of Locke Bucking Bulls. “We have a motto: The Great Ones are bred to be that way.” He went on to explain Mayhem’s talented bloodline. “927 Mayhem’s sire was 027 Mayhem, who was a Locke bull and a top ten finisher at the 2012 American Heritage. Bruce Hedden and I purchased 027 after he was retired, to use as a breeding bull. Bruce used him first over his Cajun Blast daughters, one of which was 927 Mayhem’s dam. Locke Bucking Bulls also raised Cajun Blast, who was later a PBR short round bull owned by Circle T Ranch and Rodeo.” “027 Mayhem was a son of Little Johnny, also a Locke raised bucking bull bred by Dillon Page and Tom Teague, and 027 Mayhem’s dam was a Lyon’s King daughter. Little Johnny was a son of D&H Cattle Company’s 2006 PBR World Champion Bull Mossy Oak Mudslinger. Little Johnny produced 027 Mayhem along with Locke and Loaded, who became the UBBI Classic Champion and a PBR short round bull. He also produced Jitter Critter, the Bordertown Casino Futurity champion, Packin’ Heat, who was in the top five of the 2012 ABBI finals, and Muscles and Shovels, a PBR Finals short round bull. That’s quite a pedigree!” 927 Mayhem resides at Malabanan Farms in Clinton, Arkansas. Todd runs 35 bred to buck cows and has 15 or so bulls. “I grew up around rodeo,” Todd reflected. “I worked the back pens for a small local rodeo association, team roped, and even tried my hand on a few bulls when I was young.” Now that 927 Mayhem is in the spotlight, I asked Todd what’s in the future for this exciting young bucking bull. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed. We are the underdog against the field of calves that are going up and down the road right now. I just hope the best is yet to come from 927,” Todd concluded. “We hope Mayhem keeps on the path he has started down. We’ll try to keep him healthy, and hope he continues what he is doing.”
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Saturday, May 15th, 2021 Wall Street Ranch - Springtown, TX DERBY #
Del Bull Name
Contractor
J1. KIMBRO
J2. BUSBEE
Score
Earnings
1
930F
R
Not Yet
Barney Beavers
21.5
21.75
43.25
2
815
R
Cool Hand Casanova
5AR Cattle Co / McCombs
20.75
21.25
42
3
842
R
Pequeno Guerrero
21
20.5
41.5
4
802
R
20.25
21
41.25
19.5
19.5
39
J1. 0 KIMBRO
J2. 0 BUSBEE
0 Score
Earnings
$ 1,585.00
Prophet Bucking Bulls Saturday, May 15th, 2021 Swamp Donkey Kennedy Bucking Bulls Wall Street Ranch - Springtown, TX
$
1,125.00
5
22
RFUTURITY Rodeo Red
6
28 #
L Many Del BullShadows Name
1
929
R
Money Maker
Barthold / Wilson
22.25
22.75
45
2/3
43G
R
Buster
Southern Cross Bucking Bulls
22.25
22.25
44.5
$
1,127.50
2/3
904
R
Cash on Black
2X / Bucking Bulls
22.5
22
44.5
$
1,127.50
4
918
R
Down Payment
BS Cattle / Zane Walker / Webb
22
22
44
$
620.00
5-7
903
R
Freedom
J&L / 2H
21.75
21.75
43.5
$
113.00
5-7
992
R
Playing in the Gravy
Two Bulls Ranch / Wilson
21.75
21.75
43.5
$
113.00
5-7
19-4
L
Black Diamond
22
21.5
43.5
$
113.00
8
194
Phoenix Marshall
21.5
21.5
43
9-11
909 #
R Bull No Fear Del Name
J&L / 2H Contractor
21.5
21.25
42.75 Score
Earnings
9-11 1
007 06H
Rodeo Time L L 06H
Ellis Cattle Bucking Company / Sheets / JH Bucking Bulls Morrison Bulls
21.5 22.25
21.25 22.5
42.75 44.75
$ 1,420.00
2122.25
22.25 21.75
44.5 42.75
$ 1,220.00
21 22
44 42.5
$
960.00
2121.75
21.75 21.5
43.5 42.5
$
710.00
21.5 21.25
21.75 20.75
43.25 42
$
460.00
$
305.00
C-C
Mason Bucking Bulls Contractor
Saturday, May 15th, 2021 Wall Street Ranch / Big Guns Wall Street Ranch - Springtown, TX
L Main Event PRE-FUTURITY
2 9-11
120 932
L L Straight 932 Nights
BarneyMBeavers Rockin
3 12/13
018 019
L L Peanut Eff Me
Stacy Hatcher Ellis Cattle Company / JH Bucking Bulls / Davenport
4 12/13
03 933
Mickey Sharp Co.Bucking Bulls Tomaski Rodeo/ /S&M LazyCattle A Hole
5 14
2051 904
R L Buzz Bad Bubba R L Pearl Snap Cocoa Pop
15
901
6
031
R
7
0721
R
8/9
110
L
16 17
8/9
0721
5AR Cattle Co / McCombs / Allen
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20-7
18 1/2 10 19 1/2 11 20 3 12 21 4 13 22
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14/15 24 6
112 946 903
16/17 25 7 1-3 16/17 26 1-3 18 1-3 19
015 901 25G 019 2061 910 569G 20-11 914 2070
14/15 5 23
L
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031
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901 003
81D 908 960 #
Ellis Cattle Company / Sheets / JH Bucking Bulls
Bad News
Just For Kicks
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R
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Contractor Wall Street Ranch / Big Guns
Prime Time
Big Guns / Dobbs / Cage
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Storie's Wild Side L R Crown D 003
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Del Bull Name
R RR L RR L L RL
901 07 8126 007
22/23 6 22/23 7/8 24 7/8 1 25 9-11 26
007 92X 005 913 # 173 94 911 8135 197 091
RR James Bond 007 Showtime's Main Event YOUTH R Crown D 005 L BSMS 913 Del Bull Name L Hunker Down L Coors Night Life Heart Burn L L 8135 Norman RR Buckoholic
28 9-11 29 12 30 13
Just For Kicks C-C Jennifer Green
Wall Street Ranch / Big Guns Tomaski / Lazy A Hole Bucking Bulls LonnieRodeo & Amy Austin
21 4/5
2 9-11 27
ChrisCattle Downer Starnes Co /- Shelley Barthold / Wolf Wilson Starnes
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4/5 20
LL 8126 Rodeo Time Wall
2021 Street Ranch - Springtown, TX Contractor
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Jack the Moon LR Shoot
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21.522
21
41.5
19.75
21
40.75
21.25
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21 21
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21
19.5 16J1. 20
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BUSBEE
21
20.75 J2. 16 20
BUSBEE
19020.75 21 020.5 21.25 19.75 21.25 18.5
42.25 42 42
39.25 43 41.75 38 43 41.5 37.75 42.25 41.25 37.5 41.5 40.75 37
Earnings
$
525.00
$
525.00
40.25 41 36.5 40.25
32 40 Score 39.75 0 38.5 42.5 39.75 0 42.5
38.5 42.5 38.25
Earnings
$
765.00
$
765.00
$
765.00
21.25 18.5
21.5 18.75
42.25* 37.25
$
127.50
17.75 21.5
19.25 21.25
37 42.25*
$
127.50
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108 192 163 913
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15.5 20.75 13 19.75
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21.25
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829
J2. BUSBEE
0 19.5
36 2122 42 18.25 36 J2. 21.5 41.75* Score BUSBEE 18.25 35.75 21 41.75 21.25 43 18.5 34.5 20.25 40.75 17 21.5 4234 2115 40.75 31
2015 13 20.75
0 20.25
30.5 40.75 26 40.5 0 39.75
Earnings
$
350.00
WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
Added $
Open
Time
Call-In #
Assn/Event
BULL RIDING EVENTS JUNE Jun 4
Kalispell, MT
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jun 4
Elizabeth, CO
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jun 4
Fort Worth, TX
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jun 4-5
Knoxville, TN
PBR Velocity Tour
Jun 5
Great Falls, MT
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jun 5
Jasper, IN
Jun 8
Weatherford, TX
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jun 9
Gladewater, TX
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jun 10
Union, OR
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jun 11-12
Las Vegas, NV
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
Jun 11-12
Deadwood, SD
Jun 12
Hope, AR
Jun 12
Bartlesville, OK
Jun 12
Crownsville, MD
Jun 17
Reno, NV
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jun 17
Northwood, IA
Central Bull Riders Association
Jun 18-19
Bismarck, ND
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jun 19
Carmi, IL
Jun 23
Clear Lake, SD
Jun 24
Allison, IA
$2,500
6/21
6-9pm
608-412-0799
NFPB
Jun 25
Fredonia, PA
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
Jun 25-26
Rocksprings, TX
Jun 25-26
Sullivan, MO
Jun 25-26
Tryon, NC
Jun 26
Odessa, TX
Jun 26
Antigo, WI
Jun 26
Binford, ND
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jun 26-27
Belgium, WI
Central Bull Riders Association
$2,000
5/24
5pm
573-823-2569
NFPB
PBR Touring Pro Division $200
Mon/Tue 870-299-8159 or 870-703-2416
Rafter J Buckle Series Bull Riders, Inc.
$1,000
$1,000
48 hrs prior
6/7
Call/text
5pm
717-334-7724
573-823-2569
BullRide Mania
NFPB PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Edwards County Fair Slick Rock Challenge $1,000*
6/14
5pm
573-823-2569
PBR Touring Pro Division NFPB PBR Velocity Tour
$5,000
6/21
6-9pm
432-296-0671
Ultimate Team Challenge BR Series
608-412-0799
NFPB
Jun 30
Cody, WY
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jun 30-Jul 3
Stamford, TX
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 2-3
Paris, TN
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 8
Laramie, WY
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jul 9-10
Gallup, NM
Jul 9-10
Shipshewana, IN
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 10
Amarillo, TX
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 10
Hope, AR
JULY
$7000
$200
6/24 (9a-12p) 6/25 (9-10a)
505-863-5402
Mon/Tue 870-299-8159 or 870-703-2416
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WildThing Championship Bull Riding
Rafter J Buckle Series
WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
Open
Time
Call-In #
Jul 15
Waseca, MN
Added $ $2500
Sun prior
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
Assn/Event
$4500
TBA
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
Jul 16
Edgerton, MN
Jul 16-17
Springdale, AR
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 17
Livigston, MT
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 17
Sacred Heart, MN
Jul 20
Spanish Fork, UT
$4000
Sun prior
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
Jul 21
Anoka, MN
Jul 22-24
Big Sky, MT
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 23-24
Estero, FL
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 26-27
Cheyenne, WY
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
Jul 28
Rifle, CO
Jul 30
Rochester, MN
$3500
Sun prior
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
Jul 31
Benson, AZ
$1500
7/26
4-10p
915-974-9867
Battle in Benson Bullbash
Jul 31
Montevideo, MN
$3000
Sun prior
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
Jul 31-Aug 1
Tulsa, OK
PRCA Xtreme Bulls $4000
Sun prior
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
YOUTH BULL RIDING EVENTS JUNE Jun 5
Leon, KS
Jun 5
Cuero, TX
Jun 5
Saginaw, TX
Jun 6
Woodbine, MD
Jun 7-9
Vernon, TX
Jun 11-12
Mtn. Grove, MO
5/31
620-313-0321 / 316-621-0252 Sunflower Mini Bull Battle 210-818-2460 / 979-224-5121 Texas Outlaws Youth Bull Riding South TYBR- Texas Youth Bull Riders
Mon prior
301-674-3187
Leal’s Junior World Finals NE Region
580-729-1962
Cody Custer Steer/Bull Riding School WCMB / Ozark Family Rodeo
Jun 12
Hope, AR
Jun 12
Blountstown, FL
$200
Jun 13
Porum, OK
Jun13
Hope Mills, NC
336-707-8135
WCMB / Shady Acres Series
Jun 18
Delhi, LA
Tue 9am-Thu 9pm
903-754-1034
Built God Tough Roughstock Series
Jun 19
Vivan, LA
Tue 9am-Thu 9pm
903-754-1034
Built God Tough Roughstock Series
Jun 19
Saginaw, TX
Jun 19
Colorado City, TX
Jun26
Okmulgee, OK
Jun 26
Thayer, MO
Jun 27
Whitney, TX
Jun 29-Jul 3
Fort Worth, TX
Mon/Tue 870-299-8159 or 870-703-2416
Rafter J Buckle Series Junior Bulls WCMB / Cuzin Mini Buckers
Mon prior
6-9pm
918-519-5729
Mini Bullridiing Tour
TYBR- Texas Youth Bull Riders 6/20
6-9pm
325-436-8535
7N Mini Buckers Summer Series
918-822-0722
WCMB / Lazy B-T / Tumble I WCMB / Ozark Family Rodeo
6/20
6-9pm
254-715-7402
Central Texas Jr Bull Riders
jrrodeo.org/jr-nfr Junior NFR
JULY Jul 3
Mt. Pleasant, TX
Jul 4
Hope Mills, NC
Jul 10
Gordonsville, VA
Tue 9am-Thu 9pm
903-754-1034
Built God Tough Roughstock Series
336-707-8135
WCMB / Shady Acres Series IMBA / BLM Bull Ride
Humps-Horns.com · 26 · June 2021
WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
Added $
Jul 10
Hope, AR
$200
Jul 16
Warrenton, VA
Open
Time
Call-In #
Mon/Tue 870-299-8159 or 870-703-2416
Assn/Event Rafter J Buckle Series Junior Bulls IMBA / True Grit Rodeo
Jul 16-18
Texas Outlaws Youth Bull Riding Finals
Jul 17
Colorado City, TX
Jul 24
Powhatan, VA
Jul 24
Whitney, TX
Jul 24
Colorado City, TX
Jul 29-30
Leesburg, VA
Jul 31
McAlester, OK
325-436-8535
7N Mini Buckers Summer Series IMBA / Longbranch Rodeo
7/18
6-9pm
254-715-7402
Central Texas Jr Bull Riders
325-436-8535
7N Mini Buckers Summer Series IMBA / True Grit Rodeo
Tue 9am-Thu 9pm
903-754-1034
Built God Tough Roughstock Series
BUCKING BULL EVENTS JUNE Jun 5
Porum, OK
ABBI Sanctioned / LJ Jenkins
Jun 5
Bennet, CO
Jun 5
Elk River, MN
Jun 11-12
Duncan, OK
Jun 12
Granbury, TX
Jun 19
Sandstone, MN
Jun 19
Osseo, MI
6/7-13
Jun 19
TBA, CA
5/31-6/14
209-761-2817
ABBI Sanctioned / Kelley Aue
Jun 26
Odessa, TX
432-296-0671
Ultimate Team Challenge BR Series
Jun 26
Stephenville, TX
Jun 26
Vinita, OK
ABBI Sanctioned / Buckers Unlimited 612-991-7814 5/24-31
ABBI Sanctioned / Ethan Skogquist ABBI American Heritage
218-349-1861
Texas Bucking Bull Association
320-279-1871
ABBI Sanctioned / Breanna Carlson
724-421-5601
ABBI Sanctioned / Kevin Shamblin
6/7-14
ABBI ABBI Sanctioned / Cheyenne Owens
JULY Jul 3
Porum, OK
TBA
Jul 3
Sandstone, MN
TBA
ABBI Sanctioned / LJ Jnekins
Jul 10
Vinita, Ok
TBA
Jul 10
Colome, SD
TBA
605-842-5089
ABBI Sanctioned / Randy Shippy
Jul 17
Elk River, MN
TBA
612-991-7814
ABBI Sanctioned / Ethan Skogquist
Jul 17
Kings City, CA
6/28-7/1
209-761-2817
ABBI Sanctioned / Kelly Au
Jul 17
Redmond, OR
EC 7/2
805-591-0927
ABBI Sanctioned / Kaley Blasdell
Jul 17
Archdale, NC
6/28-7/6
ABBI
Jul 24
Granbury, TX
7/5-12
ABBI
Jul 24
Sandstone, MN
TBA
Jul 30
Dierks, AR
Jul 31
Tulsa, OK
Jul 31
Bennet, CO
Jul 31
Newton Falls, OH
320-279-1871
ABBI Sanctioned / Cheyenne Owens
320-279-1871
ABBI Sanctioned / Breanna Carlson
918-960-1476
Mid States Bull Team Challenge
7/12-19
ABBI Classic
TBA 7/19-25
ABBI Sanctioned / Breanna Carlson
ABBI Sanctioned / Buckers Unlimited 724-421-5601
ABBI Sanctioned / Kevin Shamblin
Events highlighted in yellow have ads in this issue of Humps N Horns for more information.
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CLASSIFIEDS Practice Pens
Practice Pens
PISGAH, AL - TIM COX, TCB, ANYTIME, CALL FIRST, 256-996-9426
JACKSONVILLE, NC - Aleck Barnard, Elite Cowboy Rodeo Assoc., Onslow Rodeo Arena, 6pm Every Other Sunday, Call First, 910-381-8597
NEW MARKET, AL - EC Hunt, 5:30pm Sun., 256-683-8169 BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, Anytime, Call First, 870-307-9923 CONWAY, AR - Mark Lindsey, Ride & Shine Cattle Company, Anytime, Call First, 501-730-4557 ELFRIDA, AZ - D Davis Bucking Bulls, 4pm Sat., Call First, 520-642-3737 LINCOLN, CA - B Bar Ranch, B Bar Indoor Arena, Rain or Shine, All Rough Stock, 916-206-4059 MARYSVILLE, CA - PacWest, 5pm Wed., Steers & Bulls, Call First, 530-751-6643 FRESNO, CA - Toro Bravo Arena, Thur. by appt., Call First, 559-577-2445 ELIZABETH, CO - Tuff Garcia, Tuff E Nuff, 6pm Mon., Rain or Shine, 970-846-0788 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO - Tuff E Nuff, 6pm Wed., Apr-Nov., 970-846-6828/3354 ALDEN, IA - Circle C Rodeo, 6pm Wed., Rain or Shine, Call for alternate dates 641-373-3625
Do You Have a Livestock Layover or Practice Pen? List it for FREE in the Classifieds.
WOODBINE, IA - Tom & Kristina Kelley, every Sun. (weather permitting). Beginner - rank bulls. Call 712-5922493
Call our office at 325-500-BULL (2855)
KENDALLVILLE, IN - B Bar A Bucking Bulls, Heidi Speicher, 7pm Every Thur, Call First, 260-564-5864/Troy
For More Information on listing your facilities
JACKSONVILLE, IL - Lazy C Rodeo, 10am-3pm Sun., Rain or shine, Call First, 217-245-8280
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CHANDLER, OK - JAM Bulls, 2pm Sun., 7pm Wed., Call First, 405-570-9010 SOPER/HUGO, OK - RBL Rodeo Bulls, Anytime with 4-6 hour notice, Rain or Shine, 307-461-1741 EAGLEVILLE, TN - BF Cattle Company, 2pm Sun., Jackpot, Call First, 615-336-4313 EMORY, TX - Oakes & Greene’s, 7pm Wed., 903-348-8630 LORENA, TX - Rocking S Ranch, Tue., Jackpot, Call First, 254-716-0779 MANSFIELD, TX - JC Knapp Ranch, 4pm Sun/6pm Wed., $5 at the gate to ride as many as you want, 817-223-3692 SIMMS, TX - Wilburn Bucking Bulls, 7pm Every Other Thur., 903-543-3025 PETROLIA, TX - Norris Dalton, 7pm Wed., 940-733-3020 DECATUR, TX - Cullen Calame, Denton Creek Farms, Call First, 940-393-3730 NOCONA, TX - 4x Arena, Call First, 501-944-1907 NOCONA, TX - Locke Bucking Bulls, Call First, 940-872-0733
Livestock Layovers BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, White River Rodeo, 870-307-9923 RAYMOND, IL - Randy Littrell, Shop Creek Cattle, 217-556-0551
CLASSIFIEDS Livestock Layovers MARYSVILLE, KS - Gary Hershey, 4H Bucking Bulls and Marysville Sale Barn, Call First, 785-292-4952 LAKE CHARLES, LA - Keith Strickland, Deep South Rodeo Genetics, 337-304-1493 SALEM, MO - Hwy 32 & 72, Salem Livestock Auction, 573-729-8880 HELENA, MT - Jim Horne, Bull Horne Ranch, 406-459-5706 FERNLEY, NV - Nathan Pudsey, Circle P Bucking Bulls, 775-750-2168 CLAYTON, NM - Justin Keeth, Lazy J 3 Bucking Bulls, 575-447-0877 BETHESDA, OH - 15 Miles off I-70, TCB Ranch, 304-281-4530 SOPER/HUGO, OK - RBL Rodeo Bulls, Anytime with 4-6 hours notice, 307-461-1741 BOX ELDER, SD - Gus “Duane” Aus, Lazy Heart O Ranch, 605-923-3426 BUCHANAN, TN - Parsons & Milam 731-642-8346
Livestock Schools Layovers
Miscellaneous
GARY LEFFEW BULL RIDING SCHOOL
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CLARKSVILLE, TX - Brian Agnew, BA Livestock, 903-669-9189
14 World Champions and counting! Learn the guru’s winning techniques: Bull riding drills and mental tricks for a smokin’ hot career!
DUBLIN, TX - Mike Godfrey, Godfrey 4X Cattle, 817-235-2852
www.garyleffewsbullridingworld.com
MANSFIELD, TX - JC Knapp Ranch, JC Knapp Rodeo, 817-223-3692
2021 Schedule
MIDLAND, TX - Ted Norton, Norton Bucking Bulls, 432-413-8433 DECATUR, TX - Cullen Calame, Denton Creek Farms, 940-393-3730 SIMMS, TX - Near I-30 Texarkana, Wilburn Bucking Bulls, 863-381-2799 CHEYENNE, WY - Floyd & Ann Thomas, TTnT Ranch, 307-778-8806
FMI and to register for school, visit
Saltillo, Mexico -Jun 22-26 (844) 255-3838 Uvalde, TX - Jul 15-17 Elgin, IL- Oct 8-10 Cave Creek, AZ - Oct 22-24 (ages 4 to 15 any level or beginners) Cave Creek, AZ - Oct 29-31 (ages 16-18+ intermediate / advance riders) Greenville, TX - Nov 24-28
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Western Wanderings a cowboy’s saddlebags There’s a piece of gear that heads them all It’s used for a cowboy’s survival It’s called the cowboy’s saddlebags And it really has no rival
Piggin’ strings will be there in a ball Next to tinder and matches for fire You’ll also find extra makin’s Cause a good smoke he does require
If you open a cowboy’s saddlebags You’re likely to find a small pan And a coffee pot, a cup and some coffee And some peaches in a can
There’s probably some bacon and hard tack And fishin’ line with a stout hook There might be a bit of dried fruit as well And you’d probably find an old book
There’s likely an extra shirt or two And some jerky just for fun He may have some extra bullets in there And a cleaning kit for his gun
Saddlebags are surely important All he owns is what they hold It’s a sure thing he can’t do without them On the trail pushin’ four-legged gold!
By Kelly B. Robbins
