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J.B. Mauney breaks the PBR record, at that time, for most consecutive qualified rides (16) with this one for 85.5 points on #55 Destroyer (Dakota Rodeo / Berger / Struve) in Chicago, IL - January 2014. Photo by Andy Gregory.
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On The Cover - Ouncie Mitchell captures his first Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour win in Wichita, Kansas.
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Practice Pens 44 Real Time Pain Relief for Real People 11 Talking Bull w/ Brayden 7 Through My Eyes 8 Where’s the Beef 40 Humps-Horns.com · 5 · October 2018
Georgia Akers Justin Felisko Barbara Pinnella Keno Shrum
Andy Gregory Phillip Kitts Kelly B. Robbins Andy Watson
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Letter from the Editor
It’s officially Fall! I love this time of year since it means that we have survived another summer of the heat and can look forward to some cooler temperatures. However, living in Texas, that may not always be the case. As I write this, today’s high temperature is expected to be near 100 degrees. I know many of you don’t have to deal with the heat during the summer months but you endure so much more with the harsh winters in your climate. Stacie and I decided many years ago that we would endure the heat so we don’t have to battle through the cold in the winter. Another reason that I love this time of year is the return of college football. That is about the only sport that I enjoy watching as much as I enjoy rodeo and bull riding. The atmosphere that surrounds a college campus on game day is quite an experience. I also think it is exciting so see the atmosphere that surrounds some of the bull riding events in smaller communities when everyone rallies together to host a successful event in which the community pride can be put on display for all to see.
Every month we have a listing of events, large and small, in our Where’s the Beef section (page 42) so you can find an event in your neck of the woods. I hope you will take some time to find one of these rodeos or bull ridings that you can support. So many of these events pour their proceeds back into the community to help support the next generation. Let’s do all we can to help them make a difference. Until next time, Terry
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Talking “Bull” with Brayden
to sit out the Regional and State Finals with TCJBR in Andrews, Texas where I was sitting second in my region. Hi my name is Brayden Hollywood Brown and I am a miniature bull rider. My bull riding season is coming to an end. I only have finals left. I’d like to talk about how this year of bull riding has gone for me. So let’s get into it. It’s been an amazing year with the Texas Christian Junior Bull Riders, the Branded for Christ Tour to Vegas for the Junior National Finals Rodeo, and the Miniature Bull Riders. Recently I had a crazy Labor day weekend. I had a double header in Junction, Texas with the TCJBR. Then we were going to go to the last Junior NFR that night in Crockett, Texas. I rode my first bull that morning where I placed third, but when I got off I hung my spur in the tail of my rope which yanked me on my back. The bull flung his back hooves on my left shoulder and my liver which fractured my arm and lacerated my liver. After a visit to the ER, a helicopter ride, hospital stay, and a bunch of doctors visits, I’m feeling like I could get on tomorrow, but they say I’m out 6 weeks. I will have
The Junior NFR has really been one of my favorites this year. I rode the Branded for Christ Tour and it was really fun. I rode every bull, but due to my injuries I could not get on my bull in the last Junior NFR that night. I was worried I would I not qualify for Finals in Vegas. Fortunately I was only bumped down one spot and will have the opportunity to go. Doctors say I will be healthy enough to ride in the Finals in December. So far in the junior division of the MBR I’m sitting 6th in the world. It was my first year in the junior division, so I’m really excited that I have done so well. It’s been a good year in the the MBR, but I’m not sure I will be healthy enough to ride in the World Finals this year. I would like to say thank you to everyone that organized, helped with, and supported these associations this year. It takes a true servants heart to give your time, so us young bull riders can have the opportunity to fulfill our bull riding dreams. I would like to thank all who sponsor, support, train, and encourage me to live this crazy dream....... to be the best me, I can be. Thanks for reading I look forward to writing to you each month. To find out more about me go to my Facebook page @ Brayden Hollywood Brown. Thank you, Brayden Hollywood Brown
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Love Overrides Everything... Love can only be experienced with others. Love is alive. I can’t love a book but I can Love the one who wrote it or the one who gave it to me, I don’t have love for an ice-cream cone but I can have love for the one who serves it up. Love is the power of the Fathers Kingdom, it has no boundaries and is is about people. If it was about anything other than people what good would it be. 1 Corinthians 13.... If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
The Covenant of reconciliation is between the Father and the Son. And it has to do with Love for humanity. Because of that Love We are the recipients of the gift. The gift is that we’ve been given the right to be called a child of God. Love is what sets everything into perspective and is the characteristic that the Fathers children are to take from Him and to give to others. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— (John 1:10-12) Don’t take someone else’s word for it. Just because I tell you that Love is the answer doesn’t mean it automatically takes root in your life, your experience and His way of Loving you is your proof. I am where I am now not only because of something I read or something I heard, I have experienced life and know His love personally. Get in and make your relationship your own through experiencing His Love. Love is where it all started and Father is unique in His creation. You were created in His unique image with His Love for you in mind. You are Loved. Jesus Loves You! Cody Custer
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Chicken Cacciatore INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • • • •
½ cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic (sliced thin) ½ cup flour 1 ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 4 cups canned tomatoes – pureed in blender 1 ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 1 TBL oregano 1tsp chopped parsley
INSTRUCTIONS Heat in Dutch oven (until garlic is lightly browned) ½ cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic (sliced thin) Meanwhile: Prepare and coat (either shake in bag or toss in large bowl) with flour mixture 2-3 boneless chicken breasts cut in small pieces.
Flour mixture: ½ cup flour 1 ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Place chicken in skillet with oil & garlic; browning chicken and turning as necessary ( it sticks to pan so add more oil as needed) While browning chicken combine: 4 cups canned tomatoes – pureed in blender 1 ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 1 T pregano 1tsp chopped parsley Slowly add tomato mixture to browned chicken Simmer for 2-3 hours or until it thickens. If it gets too thick add water until just right consistency. In last half hour add ¼ cup white wine To double the recipe double the chicken and tomatoes
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Submitted by Julia B. - Duncansville, PA
A Bull Rider’s Mom I’m a bull rider’s mom, not an easy thing to be, My hearts in my throat Till I know he’s ok The thrill of the ride the buck of the bull fills him power that nothing else could A ride that’s forever but 8 seconds long I watch my son praying that nothing goes wrong. The buck of the brahma the pounding of hooves rankest of rank they are judging his moves. I wait and I watch till the end of the ride and he gets to the fence and he makes it outside He hits the ground hard the bull jumping and twisting is he really all right did he miss the bull’s kicking? My son’s a cowboy there’s pain and there’s falls but a bull riders mom, hurts the hardest of all. Photo by Phillip Kitts / Avid Visual Imagery
- Pam Lorenzetti
If your child ever deals with pain, it can be a trying situation, especially if the pain makes it hard to get good sleep at night. As a parent, you will do anything you can to help them get relief. Luckily, there are some alternatives for pain relief that don’t have a long list of side effects. Before reaching for a pill bottle, here are 6 tips to try the next time your child needs pain relief. 1) Heat or Cold Therapy Everyone knows that heating pads and ice packs are effective, but do you know what method to use based on the symptoms? If your child has swelling accompanied with pain, apply ice. Cold therapy reduces blood flow to the injured area and can help to provide relief for swelling and pain. When dealing with a muscle cramp or spasm, or stiff and sore muscles, apply heat. Heat therapy helps muscles relax by increasing blood flow to tense muscles.
of pain. And, when your child is in pain, you want to give them relief as fast as possible. One of the things most people love about topical pain relief lotions is that they absorb and work quickly, rather than waiting for a pill to kick in and provide relief. Ingredients to look for in a topical lotion include menthol, arnica, emu oil, hemp oil, calendula, willow bark, and more. Make sure to find a topical pain relief lotion that has lower menthol concentrations (0.5-1.5%). As an adult, you may like one that is particularly strong, but menthol concentrations over 3% can cause topical discomfort or irritation, especially for children. Tip: Test topical lotions on a small area of skin first, to check for any discomfort or irritation. 3) Massage
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you can find some books or online resources to learn about the best massage methods to try to help your child get some relief. Tip: During a massage is a great time to apply a soothing topical pain relief lotion. Topical lotions containing menthol can relieve aches and pains, muscle strains, cramps, sprains, and more. There are also homeopathic formulas containing arnica as the active ingredient; they can be effective for pain, bruising, and stiffness. 4) Soak in a Warm Bath Soaking in a warm bath helps muscles relax. It is also known as Hydrotherapy and has been used for centuries because it is relaxing, and it can help provide relief if someone is suffering with body aches, or other pains. For an extra soothing bath, try adding a bath bomb to the water. If you find the right bath bomb containing an active ingredient for pain, like Arnica, you can turn a simple bath into a pain-relieving experience. Bath bombs are designed to fizz and dissolve in warm water, and some formulations release beneficial ingredients into the water like Arnica, Willow Bark, Helichrysum, Turmeric, and more. 5) Calcium and Vitamin D Kids’ skeletal systems grow rapidly, so proper nutrition is important for making sure that their muscles and bones develop well. Kids need lots of calcium and Vitamin D, especially teenagers. Their bodies are very efficient at absorbing calcium from food sources so providing adequate amounts of calciumrich foods is highly recommended, and might even help to prevent muscle cramps or injury. Also try to pay attention to how much caffeine and salt your child consumes. Excessive amounts can affect levels of calcium in the body. Other beneficial nutrients to give children include Magnesium, Vitamin K, good sources of protein, zinc, B vitamins, vitamin A, and other micronutrients. You can find numerous books and online resources about children’s nutritional needs for healthy growth and development.
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6) Proper Hydration Staying hydrated is very important when it comes to preventing muscle cramps or tension. As the body dehydrates, muscles become more susceptible to tightness. Sweating causes the body to lose electrolytes, and an electrolyte imbalance can lead to muscle spasms and cramps. On days that children are active and sweating, encourage them to drink plenty of water, and explain why it is important. As an additional option, you could give them a low-sugar electrolyte drink. But not too much, because excessive amounts Humps-Horns.com · 12 · October 2018
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Inspiration Point
should say unusual to us. In the prison in which he was born to one of the prisoners, it was the standard fare. All of the inmates were fed poisoned food. Yes, that’s right— the food had poison in it—the sort of slow poison that gradually weakened and killed over many years. The amazingly good news was that Jared was no longer a prisoner. He’d been ransomed and set free. In fact, he’d been adopted by the most wonderful father you could imagine. So you might imagine Jared’s brother Ethan’s surprise when he walked into the room and saw Jared eating poisoned food.
by Keno Shrum
Swallowing Poison I helped an acquaintance recently find a new job. He had been working in the oil fields when he was recently laid off. He came to me and asked if I knew of anyone who was hiring. It just so happened that a friend of mine had mentioned to me a week or so prior, that he was needing to hire someone for his growing excavation business. So I referred my job seeking acquaintance to him for work. The only thing that concerned me with this referral was that my acquaintance was a heavy smoker, I’m talking one off the end of another, as well as a foul mouthed individual. My friend, who happened to be a pretty staunch Christian, was not a big fan of either habit. However, I knew they could get something worked out and that my acquaintance would make my friend a good hand. A few weeks later, I saw my friend in town and I asked him how things were going with his new employee. He said to me that he was very pleased with his work performance. He was also pleased with his initiative and drive. The only thing that bothered him was that he wanted to take a cigarette break every ten minutes, and that he used such foul language. So my friend told him that he was doing great but that he was going to have to slow way down on the smoke breaks, and he was going to have to get his language under control. The new hire responded that he would certainly work on the smoking but as far as the language, that would be a different story. He said, “You’ve got to understand the kind of work I’m used to doing. In the oil field, that’s the way people talk.” My friend said, “That may have been the type of talk you used to work around but it’s not anymore. You are no longer in that environment and you know longer ‘have to’ talk like that.” This exchange between the two reminds me of a short story I read in the Christian Perspective by Kate Loop. I’d like to include it for you to read.
“Jared, why are you eating that again?” his brother Ethan asked. Jared shrugged. “I just can’t help it,” he mumbled. “I’ve always eaten this.” Ethan grabbed the plate out of his brother’s hands. “You can to help it!” he replied. “Father set you free—you’re not a prisoner. You don’t have to eat this anymore. There’s lots of good food to be had.” Jared reached for the plate. “Just leave me alone for now. I’m just so tired—I need this.” “You’ll only get more tired eating that,” Ethan remarked. “Come on, Jared, don’t you remember how this poison works? It messes with your mind, so you can’t think clearly. It takes away your energy, so you’re unable to accomplish anything of value. It slowly destroys you.” Jared did remember. Oh, why was he swallowing poison again? You see, it doesn’t matter where we came from or what we did previously in our lives. Once you accept Jesus as your Savior through the plan prescribed in the New Testament, you’re no longer bound to sin as the Apostle Paul states in the book of Romans. You can change. You can be who you want to be. You can be the new Godly you. But only you can make that change and it begins with making a commitment to God. If you’d like to learn more about how you can make that commitment, then please, “Come now and let us reason together...” (Isa 1:18) In HIS Love, Keno
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Outside the Arena with...
Kenzie Stewart By Georgia Akers
The American Heritage Futurity is held in Duncan, Oklahoma each year in June. This year my partner and I had a few bulls competing as did most of the major stock contractors. This is a great event and very intimate. The snack bar is staffed by local young people trying to raise money for their charity. There was a fenced in sand pit where thousands of nickles had been mixed in for the kids to dig and play in a safe environment right in front of where the parents were sitting. The older kids were playing nerf football in an unused area of the huge building. This kept all children occupied or otherwise they would have become bored after the tenth bull. There
was approximately 178 entries in the Futurity. The spectators were sitting on the bleachers visiting and watching the competition. Being held in June, it was inside and there was air conditioning! The local television talked about the event and I met some very nice ladies who just came to see what it was all about. They had never been to any bull riding event like this. Unless you have a bull competing, it is a great way to spend an afternoon/evening. If you have a bull competing, you are sitting on pins and needles until the last bull bucks. In addition, there was a Women’s Futurity. I had an opportunity to meet one of the contestants. Kenzie Stewart and her husband, Brandon. We normally think of anything bull related as a man’s sport, but not so. One of the best things about an event such as this is you meet all sorts of great people that you normally would not and have an opportunity to have a conversation. Tell us about your background and how you got into the bucking bull business? I am originally from Oregon, and came to Texas on a rodeo scholarship to Tarleton State University. I grew up rodeoing, so the western industry has always been a part of my life. When I met my husband, I was the secretary for the bull ridings for an association he entered bulls in. My husband (Brandon Stewart) was already an established and successful bull breeder when I met him, so I guess you could say I married in to the bull business!
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What is the Cowgirls Futurity? The Cowgirls Futurity is a class specifically for women who want to enter and flank their own two year old bull. The dummy is released remotely at that time. Men can be behind the chutes, but they cannot touch the flank or help the women with the flank at any point in time. The women also have to tell the gate man when to open the gate. Each year the Cowgirls Futurity has continued to grow, and there is usually about 20+ entries at each event. How did you get involved with it? I love being very hands on and feeling like I’m helping or being a part of our business. I told my husband I wanted to have a bull to flank for the cowgirls futurities, and he has been gracious enough to let me flank some of our heavy hitters this year. How many women compete, where are they from? On average, each event has around 20 entries. Women are from Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Montana, Kansas, New Mexico, Arkansas, North Carolina, etc.
then added up and the goal is to get as close to 100 as possible, that is a perfect score. After every bull has bucked each of the bulls are placed based on their score, and the bull with the highest score wins. The winner often times gets a belt buckle as well as money. The number of places paid depends on the total amount of entries. The competition for us starts at home before we ever get to the event. We take a great deal of pride in our feed program and the supplements our bulls receive. We feed a custom feed ration, as well as make sure all of our bulls, and cows, have access to a SweetPro supplement tub. All of our competition bulls get handfed twice a day. When we are entered into a competition, we load our bulls up and haul them to where ever the event is that weekend. Once we get there, we unload and our bulls go through a check-in process where they get a numbered tag glued to their hip and put in a designated pen. Often times, I try to get ahead of the process and start putting buckets out and filling up with water before the bulls even get to the pens. Sometimes we have as many as 20+ bulls with
Do you raise your bulls? My husband and I raise our own bulls, but we also haul bulls that our partners have purchased. Brandon has had his hand in the bucking bull industry since he was 12, so he has done well keeping up with the genetics and making sure we have quality cattle. How do you pick the ones to enter into competition? We buck through everything at home before we enter them. You learn fairly quick which ones will be consistent competitors and which ones won’t. The thing to remember is, once the gate opens, they are out of our control. We do everything we can to give them the best shot possible to win. From running them through at home to our feed program. We try not to leave anything to chance. But they are an animal and some variables we can’t control. How does the competition work? The bulls are two years old. They are not ridden by a rider due to their age. A 23 pound dummy is used and the ride is for four seconds. The dummy is released remotely after 4 seconds. Everyone pays an entry fee to be able to compete. When the bulls buck, they are judged by a set of judges on a scale of 1-25. The judges scores are
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us, so graining, haying, and watering each of them can take time. We don’t feed our bulls the morning of the competition because we don’t want them to buck on a full stomach.
sell their animals.
When we are in Las Vegas for the finals, we spend time cleaning out the bulls’ pens and laying down shavings so they are comfortable for the week-long stay. We do this on a daily basis. Feeding morning and night, and cleaning out their pens once a day. Usually for a weekend competition, we don’t worry about cleaning out their pens or exercising them because they are not in their pen for an extended period of time.
Raising, selling, and competing with bucking bulls is what provides our main source of income. It is something that my husband and I are passionate about and we are fortunate enough to be able to make it a profitable business. We have fun doing it, too! We enjoy traveling, the relationships we have curated in the industry, and we love the animals.
Are the men allowed to help if you have a bull that is uncooperative in the chute? Men are allowed to touch your bulls, but they cannot touch the flank. Many women have their husbands, dads, boyfriends, friends helping them behind the chutes. We have a couple of bulls my husband likes to tail out, so he does that. That helps insure the bulls don’t hip themselves (hit their hip on the corner of the chute) their first jump out of the chute. What is the hardest thing about the competition? I am a very competitive person, so the hardest thing for me is seeing one of our bulls put together an awesome trip at home, entering him into a competition thinking he’s got a shot to win it, and then when the gate opens he decides he does not want to buck that day. It can get frustrating, but we just go back to the drawing board and try again. What has been the most exciting thing for you? Like I said above, I am a competitive person, so I do enjoy winning (who doesn’t!). But to sweeten winning even more, it is always exciting to see a bull you have raised, or worked with since they were young, put a trip together that is worthy of a 90 point score! I have had the opportunity to flank bulls outside of the Cowgirls Futurity in an open competition. Thankfully my husband trusts me to flank bulls that are competing in the open futurity. It is exciting to flank against all of the men and win!
Is this something you do for fun, or is it what you do for a living?
Do you ever flank bulls in any other class than the Cowgirls Futurity? Yes, I flank bulls in the open from time to time. My biggest accomplishment outside of the Cowgirls Futurity would be splitting first place with D&H Cattle at the 2018 Futurity Series Finale. My women’s calf, D-17 Suns Up owned by Joe & Nina Webb, posted a 90.20 score and brought home over $32,000 that day. Who is your favorite bucking bull in your herd? My favorite bucking bull is 842 Hou’s Back. My husband was hauling him to the PBR’s when we first got together. He is a pet! I always like when you are able to love on a 1500 lb. animal that is used to throwing cowboys to the dirt. He is now retired and is one of our main herd sires. His calves are proving themselves at the competition level.
If the readers have any comments or suggestions of persons they would like to have featured, please email me at humpshornsgeorgia@ gmail.com
What other things are you involved in? Our bucking bulls and cattle operation take up the majority of my time, but I also own my own business. It is called Turquoise West Co., and I buy and sell Native American made turquoise and sterling silver jewelry. I am a livestock insurance agent for Randy Miller Livestock Insurance, so I am able to insure bulls, cows, and horses. I also have continued to rodeo, so I still rope and run barrels when I can fit it into my schedule. My husband and I also own Elite Breeder Sales, an online auction company that offers a platform for breeders to market and
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Ty Rinaldo
TZ Bucking Bulls By Kelly B. Robbins
What possesses a man to throw his rope around a living tornado and climb aboard? Every cowboy who lashes on his cowboy boots, zips up his vest, hitches up his chaps and straddles an 1,800-pound fur storm will tell you the same thing. “I am addicted to the adrenalin rush. There’s something wild deep down inside that helps me ignore the tug of war going on in my head between reason and insanity. Then I nod to the gate man, hang on tight and let ‘er rip!”
Ty Rinaldo was a member of that peculiar species we call bull riders. His love of bull riding started when he was just a young cowboy, growing up on the family ranch in Grand Junction, Colorado. “I used to get on the calves at the brandings,” Ty revealed. “And at the rodeos, I loved the bull riding the most. My passion has always been the bulls. I started competing at the age of twelve. I held my pro card for nine years.”
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It wasn’t long before Ty was ranked in the top fifteen bull riders in the country. “I have always enjoyed a good, scary challenge,” said Ty, who was also a full-time firefighter for 25 years. He recently retired from the Tri-Lakes Fire Department, serving 20 years as a captain. “I hate a roller coaster, because you don’t have any control. But as a bull rider, I always felt like I had a measure of control, at least most of the time. Fighting fires was the same challenge of danger.” Ty’s career as a bull rider ended with an injury. “I had several injuries,” Ty disclosed. “But that last one was a head injury, and I ended up on a Flight for Life helicopter trip to the hospital. That was the end of my bull riding days.” Ty had been buying and training some of his own bulls since college, to help him train for competition. He had always planned to raise bucking bulls. After his injury ended his riding career, continuing to raise bulls was a natural step for Ty. Being a stock contractor was a way to keep himself and his dream alive.
help feed, water and exercise the bulls, especially when Ty is on the road hauling bulls to an event. Ty hauls and flanks the bulls and is sometimes gone for three or four days at a time. “I’m really glad that Tanner and Tucker had no interest in bull riding,” Ty confessed. “They are a big help with the business, though. They have both been involved in all kinds of sports like football, baseball, wrestling and lacrosse.” The TZ brand has been in the family for many years. Ty’s grandpa, L.O. Griffith, had the TZ Ranch and raised world champion quarter horses and registered red Brangus cattle. “Grandpa gave the TZ brand to me about ten years ago,” Ty commented. “I was honored and proud to get it.” For PRCA events, Ty partners with Jim Kenney and JK Rodeo from Texas. Ty provides the bulls and Jim provides the horses. Ty recently started another business as well. Total Zone Certified Home Inspections is a home inspection business for realtors. “My experience as a firefighter helps me to provide thorough and precise home inspections.”
TZ Bucking Bulls is on the family ranch in Larkspur, Colorado. There his wife, Nancy, and sons Tanner, 22 and Tucker, 18, I asked Ty if he has a favorite bull. “S19 Perfect Storm is my work together with Ty to care for the bucking bull herd. They favorite bull right now,” Ty said. “He’s eight years old and a real Humps-Horns.com · 21 · October 2018
trooper. He went to the PBR Finals in 2015. Then in 2016, he broke his back. He had a lump and we took him for x-rays. They determined he had broken his back. I really don’t know how he did it. He must have gotten into a fight out in the pasture. We spent the money for surgery. They cut out a bone and fixed him. He was off for a year. Then we slowly started to exercise him.” “Eventually, we started letting him buck with a bucking dummy,” Ty continued. “He’s just gotten stronger and stronger. This year I’ve started hauling him on the road again. He’s a big, flat-horn brindle bull who bucks hard. And he is mean. He knows when it’s game day, too. When you load up the bulls, if he’s left behind, he runs the fence line as if to say, ‘Hey, you forgot me!’.” I asked Ty to describe Perfect Storm in one word. “Well, I actually need to use two words,” Ty laughed. “Dreaded and a character. When he’s here at the ranch, he’s just a character. You can walk out to the pasture and you’ll see him looking at you out of the corner of his eyes, kind of goofy-like. He’s always doing something funny. But on rodeo days, he knows its game
day, and he becomes a different bull. He gets mean and surly. To the cowboys, he is dreaded. They don’t like to get on him.” “As a bull owner, I have three jobs,” Ty shared. “My first job is to keep the bulls in shape. We have a 150’ x 300’ arena. I get on the four-wheeler and run the bulls around the arena to keep them exercised. The second job is to feed them right. We have a specially blended feed from AC Nutrition out of Ardmore, Oklahoma. We buy it from Pro Rodeo Originals here in Larkspur. This feed is 16% protein and keeps them in good shape. The third job is to allow them to have fun. We take them out to the pasture occasionally. It makes them last a little longer.” “These bulls are truly part of our family,” Ty offered. “We hate to sell them. They are a huge investment and we take really good care of them. We love them as great big pets.” Photos provided courtesy of Ty Rinaldo.
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Sean Willingham
By Barbara Pinnella
NYC 2019 set to be Last Hurrah
Yes, it is official. After 19 years in the PBR this will be Sean Willingham’s last season. But like so many others have done before him, it will not happen at the World Finals in Las Vegas, but rather at the first event of the new season in New York City. Humps N Horns Bull Riding Magazine had a chance to speak with Sean about this and other topics as he was on the road. “The decision is still hard,” he told us. “I was thinking about it today. It’s just the injuries; I kept getting hurt. I have been in the PBR for quite some time and I had never been away from the sport due to injuries for more than a couple of weeks, four or five at the most. The last few years it seems like I’ve been away for a long time. I had some pretty bad injuries and it seemed like it took me longer to get back to riding at that level. “But even though it took me longer to come back there never was a time that I wasn’t sure about returning. When I broke my neck,
everybody was, ‘Well, you’re done, you might as well go ahead and retire.’ And not just family members; people I have known my whole life were trying to convince me to be done. “Sometimes I would just hang up the phone on them. I didn’t want to hear that negative stuff. For me, I was counting down the days when I could come back and get on,” he laughed. “My mind was that I’d be back to riding bulls in three months – which I did! I am hard-headed; I don’t listen to people very well. “So it’s still a hard decision for me to walk away from something I’ve done since I was a teenager, especially in the PBR. It’s gonna be sad and it will definitely be hard for me to make it happen, but as of now I plan on retiring at Madison Square Garden in New York in January. So if I’m fortunate to make it to the World Finals again I’ll go to Vegas and then retire at the Garden.” With that retirement planned for the Garden, it cannot be ignored that New York is the first event of the 2019 season. Sean has been asked what would happen if he should win that opening event and he is number one in the World, does he keep riding? “I tell them, ‘Well, when you’re 24 years old you definitely keep riding, but at my age I think you just go out, and then I can say when I went out I was the best bull rider in the world!’” Sean was well aware of what the risks were and what could happen when he started with the sport, and he is content with that. He feels that unless you do something really crazy the doctors can always put you back together, and he has always tried to stay positive.
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Sean Willingham on Rocking I Rodeo Co.’s Slinger Jr. in Sioux Falls, SD. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStockMedia.com
The fact remains however, that Sean feels as healthy as he’s ever felt, making the act of hanging up his spurs even harder. Right now he feels like he could ride another year or two, but he was quick to admit that that is this minute. He knows that can change in the matter of eight seconds.
“I did that, I accomplished that goal. I can scratch that one off the bucket list. My other goal is to make the World Finals again. That would be my 12th year. As of now we’re 29th in the World, so we’re doing OK. I’m looking to accomplish the goals I set at the beginning of the year and still retire.
There were others factors that played into Sean taking this next step. He has a wife Kayla and two children, a girl Lani Michael and a son, Conlee. The kids are growing up now, and being gone is harder on him than it used to be. He is gone four or five days a week and Kayla works five days a week, so that can make things difficult as well. And his kids remind him of another thing to consider.
“I’ve had a great career,” he continued. “I have gotten to compete against some of the best bull riders of all time. Jim Sharp was still riding bulls when I was first here in the PBR, which is pretty amazing that I got to compete against him. And some of the founders of the PBR were still competing as well, and I was here riding against them.
“Even though I still think I can still ride a few more years, I don’t want to push my limits. I don’t want to be crippled from this sport, ya know? I’m probably already gonna hurt enough when I get older, but I want to be able to enjoy my kids growing up and play ball with them, and whatever else their little hearts desire. I want to be there with them and not be slowed down and crippled up.” Willingham did set two particular goals for this year; one of which was to ride in front of his home state fans in Duluth, Georgia. That event took place back in March.
“So it’s great to ride with those that have started our sport, and now to ride with the up-and-coming young kids is a pretty good accomplishment for me. I’ve had a great career, and a great run in this sport. And several memories – some good and some bad,” he chuckled. Riding with some of the best bull riders in the world provides Sean with some of his greatest moments. But he had others he felt were important to mention. “I have met so many great people in this sport, and I have ridden
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in every country that this sport goes to. I even got to ride bulls in Alaska one time; that was pretty impressive. We rode in Hawaii and that was fun, as well. As a kid and going to amateur rodeos and bull ridings at home, I never thought that I would get to venture out and ride in four or five different countries.” As for his favorite bull, one came to mind for Sean, and he really didn’t hesitate. “Mossy Oak Mudslinger was definitely one of my favorites. He was a World Champion bucking bull and all the guys loved to get on him. If you were able to ride him he was gonna give you a good score. He was rider friendly, but if you made a mistake he was gonna buck you off. “I always wanted to get on Bushwacker. I never got the chance to get on him. Most guys didn’t want to get on him, but when Bushwacker became Bushwacker, there was a point where you thought, ‘Hey, I want to try him just to see what it’s gonna be like.’ I never got that opportunity. “Another bull I think was one of Julio Moreno’s, Charlie Bullware. I always wanted to get on that little white thing too, and I never got to.” Sean does have a son, but he does not want him to become a bull rider. It is probably a bit too soon to worry about that however, as
Conlee is only two years old. “He does love bull riding. He has all his little toys and stuff. I come home and he asks me, ‘Daddy ride the bull?’ But when I ask him if he is gonna ride bulls he says, ‘No, Daddy do.’ We’re in the clear for now. Maybe if I go ahead and retire he won’t even remember that I rode bulls. I’ll just hide all my stuff away to where he’s old enough that I can show him.” When he is no longer going up and down the road, Sean has plenty to do to keep himself busy. He has a pressure washing business that he started a couple of years ago, and while it is not really big right now, Sean thinks that it could be. So he could feasibly have as much work as he wants. He also promotes his own PBR Touring Pro event in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and that is something that he wants to continue doing for years to come. “And who knows? Maybe the PBR will hire me to come do some talking every once in a while about these young kids riding. Regardless, I will definitely not be bored. I’m a busy body, so I’ll definitely find something to do. My wife wants me to get a day job, but I’m really not on board with that. I am shooting for my pressure washing business to become my day job. That way I’m my own boss. “I’m also kicking around that I may ride in some amateur rodeos
Willingham attempts to ride Long John (D&H Cattle Co. / Tim Dougherty) during the Last Cowboy Standing in Las Vegas. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStockMedia.com
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Sean Willingham and Jesse Byrne take a hit from The Grinch in Round 3 of the 2013 PBR BFTS Stanley Make Something Great Invitational in Billings, Mont. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStockMedia.com
around the house from time to time,” he continued. “Just because I know I’m gonna be gung ho to go get on a bull. That way I can get my fix without getting too crazy and having to get on a 22-pointer.” What Sean will miss the most is the competition between himself and the bull. It is not the competition with the guys because they are all friends, but that eight-second battle between himself and the bull will leave a void.
Sean is a pleasure to speak with and watch ride. As he was talking about retiring I could hear the emotion bubbling up to the surface just a little bit. We hope he is at the Finals and makes a terrific showing in Vegas, and want to wish him all the best in whatever he decides to tackle next.
Willingham would like people to remember him as someone who has always wanted to please the fans both in and out of the arena. “I have always tried to be approachable for the fans and always try to sign everybody’s autographs for them. If it wasn’t for those people we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. They are the ones who really pay our bills. If they didn’t come, there wouldn’t be a show to put on.” Sean showed his sense of humor during the interview when he said something out of the blue about a street being a half a mile away. OK, I must admit I thought he lost it there for a moment. Then he explained that there was GPS in the car and it just popped up and said that, so he repeated it. “You can put that in the interview too. ‘And then as he was telling me about his bull riding career, he tells me where the directions said to go.’ Ah, that’s funny,” he said. We got a laugh out of that.
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Around The
Horn
with Bucking Bull TV’s Jeff Bressler
I’ve always had the greatest respect for Oklahoma’s Ryan Dirteater. Beyond the fact that he is having a great season, as of this writing he is coming fresh off a win in Atlantic City and sitting thirteenth in world points, he is also a bull rider who shows the greatest determination and grit.
Another Oklahoma cowboy who is always focused is Colten Jesse. The 21 year old is well on his way to becoming one of the top riders for a long time to come.
It seems like the Cherokee Kid over his career has had to deal with a yearly medical chart of devastating injuries that would get an ordinary cowboy heading for a more carefree life.
How good is Colten this year? He currently sits 17th in the World Standings, tied for the lead in the Velocity Tour and eight in the Touring Pro standings. Add to that the good chance he has to be the 2018 Rookie of the Year and you can see that Jesse is firing on all cylinders.
Throughout his career Ryan has dealt with concussions, serious knee surgeries, broken ribs and a litany of other injuries and related problems that have had his career on hold for extended periods numerous times.
I’ve seen Colten ride from the start when he competed in events for EG and The Jaynes Gang when I worked on the ranch and we all knew that the then 16 year old eventually would develop into one of the great ones.
Due to long stretches of medical inactivity Ryan has over and over again had to start from the bottom to work his way back to the PBR Premier Series. He has hit the Touring Pro and Velocity trail to get the valued world points needed to get back to the top. It takes a special man to overcome this kind of adversity and Ryan is that man.
Colten has always been focused, has a quiet determination and is very even keeled. I asked him if this is a key to his success. Jesse told me, “Some guys let their emotions get to them. Some don’t. I can’t really say that I’m one of those guys. I’ve always been loose and cool, that’s the way I was raised. I think it helps and that’s how I feel.”
I spoke to Ryan a few weeks back about overcoming the worst. Dirteater told me, “Adversity can make you or break you. And that really sets the standard for the strength and determination of a bull rider. You really have to work hard to get back to where you want to be.” Ryan continued, “It’s a lesson in life. And it’s not just in bull riding. It can be an ordinary person. It doesn’t mind what sport you play or what you do. You can be a doctor or a stock contractor. Life has its ups and downs, just keep on swinging for the fences.” A great life thought from an exceptional bull rider.
Stay loose and cool. Another great life thought.
When folks are asked who the greatest bull fighter of all time is many will say Joe Baumgartner. Already enshrined in the PRCA ProRodeo Hall of Fame Joe is getting ready for another special distinction. During the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas Baumgartner will be honored with the Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award at the Annual Hero’s and Legends Celebration on November 6th. Joe who was seriously injured several times in his long career
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never gave that a second thought as his mission was always to provide the shield to keep bull riders out of harm’s way. Just look at the California great’s long resume to see why he is receiving this new special distinction. Baumgartner retired in 2011 after 23 years of bullfighting, He worked 18 consecutive PBR World Finals and had 14 National Finals Rodeo appearances under his belt. He fought tens of thousands of bulls – he’s estimated to have fought 6,000 bulls in Las Vegas alone – and won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bullfighter of the Year Award from 2004-2007. When he retired, Baumgartner wanted to do so quietly, a mindset befitting a man who spent his career focusing on others. Spending you career focusing on others. A third great life though for today!
Jeff Bressler is the host for the Bucking Bull TV Weekly Bucking Bull Report on his Rural Sports Network broadcast exclusively on Carbon TV. You can reach him at jeff@bbtvmedia.com or message him via the Bucking Bull TV Facebook page.
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Ouncie Mitchell Fishing For PBR Gold
By Barbara Pinnella
Ouncie Mitchell is a 23-year-old bull rider from Fresno, Texas (now living in Houston) and has ridden bulls since he was just a child. When Humps N Horns caught up with him, he had just gotten home from work, and he has an interesting job. “I stage furniture in model homes,” he told us. “It’s pretty cool. I get to see a lot of big houses and stuff like that.”
“I started on sheep when I was really young, then went to calves. I rode probably only two or three steers before I got out of it for about two years. The break was not really by choice; my mom didn’t want me riding, so while I was with her the riding stopped. When I came back I went straight to bulls, and have been riding as a professional since 2013. My dad still helps me now and is in my corner 100%.”
Ouncie came from a rodeo background. His father is Teaspoon Mitchell who was both a bull rider and is still currently a bullfighter, and it is Teaspoon to whom Ouncie gives credit for teaching him how to ride. And just in case you were wondering, no, those are not their given names!
Ouncie has ridden in other organizations, with his biggest success to date coming in the National Professional Bull Riders (NPBR), where he is a two-time World Champion. He has also tried the pro rodeos as well, but that didn’t work for him. He felt that there was more traveling for less money.
Ouncie Mitchell receives championship buckle first Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour win in Wichita, Kansas. Photo by Andre Silva/Bullstockmedia.com
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Ouncie Mitchell spurs one on his way to the National Professional Bull Riders championship in Mercedes, Texas. Photo by Kierce Photography, provided courtesy of NPBR.
“When I was first jumping out there and going to open rodeos, somebody introduced me to the NPBR. It was pretty big back then. They had events two times a month. So my friend talked me into going, telling me that I rode well enough. I said I would, and I went to my first event, rode all my bulls, and won. “I went to every one after that and I kept winning. It was me and Zach Miles that were first and second. I think I beat him by like fifty bucks. That was the first year. The next year I won every event but one. I rode all my bulls except for one at the Finals and won it that year too. The year after that I was in the race for first and J.T. Moore won it. I bucked off ALL my bulls at those Finals. J.T. is like my brother. And then this year Shane Semien won it, and he was my roommate in college. And he beat me by a dollar – one single dollar!” But now the focus for Mitchell is on the PBR and he intends to do all he can to make a name for himself. “I plan to hit every PBR I can, every weekend. My plan is to make it to the World Finals. I’m already seeded in the Velocity Finals, so I want to get my points up and make it into the World Finals. Those Velocity Finals are just one small step below, and you’re getting on the same bulls. It’s just the name of the bull riding that’s different.”
Ouncie travels with several different people depending on the time and place. He usually travels with his cousin Ezekiel Mitchell, and every now and then with Justin Glover. He also rodeod with Cody Rodeo Tyler and J.T. “J.T. and I actually grew up together,” Mitchell told us. “I’m originally from Fresno, Texas, and J.T. is from Alvin, so we were not even 30 minutes from each other. We started riding steers together, stuff like that. But eventually he just decided to go with the pro rodeo and I love the PBR, so…” One of the wins he remembers the most is the Conroe Shootout in 2015. He rode both of his bulls and nobody else rode anything. “That was my first PBR win. They got me on stage and I was all excited because I was gonna win a buckle. But instead I got a chrome pistol with a wood-grained handle. Actually, that was pretty cool. And of course all the winning I did in the NPBR is memorable also.” If he is ever given the opportunity to do so, the bull that Ouncie wants to get on is Bruiser. “When I was in Salt Lake City for the Days of ’47, I walked around every day thinking that I wanted Bruiser in the short round; that
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Soft-spoken and big-hearted, Ouncie is a young man to keep your eye on. We want to wish him good luck in all of his bull riding ambitions.
would be some good watching. I like that Bruiser and you’re gonna win it on him if you ride him. Hopefully in Vegas I can draw him.” When Ouncie is not riding bulls he has another passion – fishing. He loves to take people out on his boat and fish. On a recent week, he had been out two times and caught more than 20 fish. He normally catches red drum. “I’ll take friends, or sometimes I don’t even know the people. I will post my fishing pictures on Facebook and folks ask if I can take them out with me. I tell them to come on. Most people want to charge them a lot of money to take them on a fishing trip, but I tell them to just come on with me. “But I will go by myself too, I just love it. One time I went out and caught 25 croaker, six gafftop catfish, and a big bull drum. That was by myself in one day. One time my cousin and I fished for two days, just slept on the boat and started back up in the morning. That time we left with more than 30 fish.” If you are thinking that he and his family can’t eat that many fish you would be right. But they don’t go to waste. “I will give them away to people in the neighborhood or people that can’t go fishing. I clean the fish all up for them and give the people some fish.”
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National Professional Bull Riders Association News The Bryan Breakfast Lions Club 47th Annual Bull Riding and Rodeo hosted the National Professional Bull Riders on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Bryan, Texas. Announcer, Terry Starnes from Glen Rose, Texas, started the performance with a patriotic opening including the legendary hometown drill team, Catalena Cowgirls, on phenomenal paint horses. Each drill requires a great deal of concentration and coordination by each Cowgirl and is critical to making every presentation a successful and breathtaking experience.
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With chaps, spurs and ropes in hand, each bull rider paid his fees for an opportunity at the $2,000 added money and a chance to win the Monsoon Silver Trophy Buckle. Every bull rider will get on two bulls and the winnings will be based on the average. On this typical Texas hot summer night, the bulls came to buck with four bull riders making the 8 second whistle in Round 1. Foster McCraw, 83, on M Bar M 331 Weird Kevin, Laramie Craigen, 77, on M Bar M 302 Little Moe, Jonathan Brown, 76, on Mark Swearingen 31 Sweet Wine and Logan Bottoms, 75, on 554 Snoopy from the M Bar M string….Round 2 proved to be a bit more of a challenge for the bull riders…Ryan Ender, 75, on # 14 and Logan Bottoms, 77, on # 770, both bulls provided by Sammy Catalena. Logan Bottoms, Beaumont, Texas, put two 8 second rides together winning first in the average and taking home the Monsoon Silver Trophy Buckle. Congratulations Logan!!!
Pictures are courtesy of William Kierce at kiercephotography.com
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2018 Standings 1. Troy Garcia 2. Shane Semien 3. Laramie Craigen 4. John Pitts 5. D.J. LaFleur 6. Logan Bottoms 7. Jonathan Brown 8. Ezekiel Mitchell 9. Jorge Valdiviezo 10. Austin Richardson 11. J.T. Moore 12. Daniel Galvan 13. Gunner Conklin 14. Brandon Parrish 15. Foster McCraw 16. Tevin Weston 17. Justin Mire 18. Chance Lopez 19. Estaban Bustamante 20. Jaycob Brownig 21. Tres Garcia 22. Ouncie Mitchell 23. Jamarcus Whiting
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J.T. Moore wins the round 1 of the NPBR event in Kingsville, Texas.
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NFPB Producers:
314/630-7791 608/734-3469 918/740-0022 608/412-1544 660/909-8404 573/259-2451 715/218-0323 320/367-2875 816/215-3391 618/615-8542 417/924-3591 417/252-4384 731/377-2730 217/556-0551 417/252-0055 218/472-3573 319/759-7569 573/248-9334 417/259-3361 501/344-8196 417/962-3211 608/734-3469 217/556-0551 217/254-3634 731/377-2730 501/253-0687 573/823-2569 660/287-0498 417/849-4394
Amped Up Productions 660/909-8404 Big League Bullriders 920/250-2705 Great Frontier Bull Riding Co. 320/367-2875 High Point Rodeo Productions - Wayne West 417/629-6216 Jackson-Walkowe Productions 417/924-3591 Bryan Huffman 618/615-8542 High Stakes Bucking Bulls - Jake Stubbs 816/215-3391 M-5 Bucking Bulls - Shane & Dakota Mayberry 417/252-0055 Rafter 7P Productions 573/823-2569 Lonnie Nye 319/759-7569 Card carrying photographers should be given first priority. CONTRACTORS AND PRODUCERS If you are doing an event, take into consideration this list of personnel: Announcers Dillon Gross 417/546-1583 Jesse Knudsen 920/250-0663 Brandon McLagan 660/238-0266 Chris Pyle 660/366-5050 Photographers Cindy Butler 573/308-9505 Kent Kerschner 620/662-5520 Barrelmen Josh Foster 970/948-4416 Tuffy Gessling 417/209-6956 Dustin Jenkins 918/210-2293 Jesse Larson 218/391-7352 Dalton Morris 816/739-9615 Todd Pettigrew 660/287-0498 Shawn Thompson 712/215-2666 Freddie Waltz 715/338-8858 Wayne West 417/629-6216 Bullfighters Cole Bass 636/235-8814 Michael Early 573/881-9704 Cody Halverson 608/341-7906 Josh Jacobs 812/887-4356 Travis Miner 573/692-0770 Caleb Oostenryk 563/249-7406 Dylan Schmitt 563/568-7851 Keaton Shaw 660/253-0335 Ryan Sweet 573/308-7473 Joshua Taylor 608/606-5862 Eric Welch 573/247-8457 Judges Jarrod Berg 715/651-1857 Justin Carlton 731/377-2730 Brad Check 608/412-5807 Bret Griffin 816/838-7601 Bryan Huffman 618/615-8542 Jim Kreke 217/254-3634 Ron McDaniel 816/344-6926
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Kyle Moore Kerry Nichols Michael Niemeier Lonnie Nye Steve O'Brien Ben Prilwetz Josh Redhage Jared Strunk Steve Tracy
479/879-2496 573/544-6317 660/375-1216 319/759-7569 641/680-0327 573/823-2569 636/359-1374 573/263-1607 573/639-9328
2018 Federation Cup Standings
1. Cristiano Figueredo Oklahoma City, OK $11,891.47 2. Timothy Vaughan Tonganoxie, KS $7,303.00 3. Christian Cox Clay City, IL $6,885.82 4. Skyler Sims Peculiar, MO $6,310.70 5. Ueberson Duarte Sherman, SD $5,787.05 6. Nick Volden* Mondovi, WI $4,894.92 7. Brandon Davis* Convoy, OH $4,128.30 8. Luke Bradley Seligman, MO $4,062.83 9. Matthew Weaver* Grovespring, MO $4,025.06 10. Javier Garcia* Baja California, Mexico$3,698.00 11. David Yutzy* Waverly, IA $3,645.00 12. Henry Schwartz Tripoli, IA $3,357.00 13. Jack Gilmore* Ironton, MO $3,327.66 14. Buddy Asher* La Plata, MO $3,025.26 15. Daniel Garcia Soper, OK $2,869.20 16. Joe Phillips Effingham, IL $2,527.00 17. Jesse Tillman Olathe, KS $2,423.52 18. Daniel Lambright Waverly, IA $2,416.41 19. Quincey McDonald Ava, MO $2,372.40 20. Albert LeBaron Chihuahua, Mexico $2,297.00 21. Lucas Phipps Mtn. View, MO $2,005.32 22. Creek Young* Fordland, MO $1,955.94 23. Hunter Ball* Carsonville, MI $1,929.96 24. Ryan Essenpreis* Lebanon, IL $1,848.96 25. Eduardo Oliveria* Gainesville, TX $1,836.00 26. Shea Russell Iberia, MO $1,718.90 27. Casey Coulter Farmington, MO $1,692.05 28. Justin Hineman* Freeman, MO $1,672.00 29. Dakota Eagleburger Fair Grove, MO $1,549.53 30. Keith Hall Blakely, GA $1,441.89
*Denotes Rookie
Ride hard and God bless. We will see ya down the road!
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MANASSAS, VA AUGUST 13, 2018 BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. GRAYSON COLE 86 PTS. ON GUCCI GALORE FOR $596 2. ADRIAN STACKHOUSE 80 PTS ON 4611 ROLLER COASTER FOR $397 SHORT GO 1. SHANE STIFFLER 85 PTS ON 502 TALL TIMBER FOR $993 AVERAGE - NO QUALIFIED RIDES ON 2 HEAD. CARRIES OVER $993 NEW CASTLE, PA AUGUST 17, 2018
BULLRIDE MANIA RESULTS SHARTLESVILLE, PA AUGUST 11, 2018
BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. DERRIAN METZINGER 69PTS ON 115SHORT CIRCUIT $510 SHORT GO - NO QUALIFIED RIDES AVERAGE - NO QUALIFIED RIDES ON 2 HEAD. $1,020 carries over MANASSAS, VA AUGUST 12, 2018 BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. AUSTIN SUTLIFF 86 PTS. ON PNV07 SAY WHAT FOR $378 2. AUSTIN BETTY 81 PTS ON 4900 HEADS UP FOR $252 SHORT GO - NO QUALIFIED RIDES $1260 CARRIES OVER
BULL RIDING LONG GO / SHORT GO NO QUALIFIED RIDES $2244 CARRIES OVER MEYERSDALE, PA 8/22/2018 BULL RIDING LONG GO - NO QUALIFIED RIDES SHORT GO 1. SHANE STIFFLER 91 PTS ON DIARRHEA COCKTAIL FOR $1138 $2276 CARRIES OVER HARFORD, PA 8/24/2018 BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. SHANE STIFFLER 87PTS ON PNV07 SAY WHAT FOR $567 2. ELI YODER 73 PTS ON 4002 PRONGHORN PEDRO FOR $340 3. SOLLOMON YODER 72 PTS ON 011 HICKTOWN FOR $227 SHORT GO - NO QUALIFIED RIDES - $2266 CARRIES OVER WATTSBURG, PA 8/30/2018 BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. SHANE STIFFLER 84PTS ON 579 BLACK PAGE FOR $573 2. NICK HUDSON 83 PTS ON 9A BARB WIRE HALOFOR $344 3. DERRIAN METZINGER 78.5 PTS ON 3940 AWESOME VAQUARO FOR $229 SHORT GO 1. SHANE STIFFLER 87PTS ON 45 DIARRHEA COCKTAIL FOR $1145 AVERAGE 1. SHANE STIFFLER 171 PTS FOR $1145
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EBENSBURG, PA 9/2/2018 BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. DEVON WEAVER 83 PTS ON 533 YELLOW LEDBEDDER FOR $222 2. JOE PARKER 79 PTS ON 109 JOHNNY ROTTEN FOR $167 3. SOLOMON YODER 77 PTS ON 5711 RING EYE FOR $111 4. JOE HOSTETLER 75 PTS ON 011 HICKTOWN FOR $56 SHORT GO 1. JOE HOSTETLER 87 PTS ON 205 ROOSTER ON A ROPE FOR $555 AVERAGE - JOE HOSTETLER TOTAL 162 PTS FOR $555 STONEBORO, PA 9/3/2018 BULL RIDING LONG GO 1. JOE HOSTETLER 82 PTS ON 37 BLAZE FOR $255 2. JOE PARKER 71 PTS ON 715 3RD EYE BLIND FOR $153 3. DERRIAN METZINGER 54 PTS ON 115 SHORT CIRCUIT FOR $102 SHORT GO - NO QUAILIFIED RIDES $1020 CARRIES OVER Photos provided courtesy of Casey Martin Photography
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WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2018
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night (E)EST · (M)MST · (P)PST Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
WEEKLY EVENTS Fri / Sat Wichita, KS Fri / Sat Fort Worth, TX Fri / Sat Fort Worth, TX SEPTEMBER Sep 27 Fort Smith, AR Sep 27 Joplin, MO Sep 28-29 Huntington, WV Sep 28-29 Boonville, MO Sep 28-29 Pasadena, TX Sep 28-29 Austin, TX Sep 29 Wilburton, OK Sep 29 Windsor, ME Sep 29-30 Bordertown, OK Sep 29-30 Las Vegas, NV Sep 30 New Braunfels, TX OCTOBER Oct 6 Oct 6 Oct 6 Oct 6 Oct 6 Oct 6-7 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 13 Oct 13-14
Bellville, TX Chattanooga, TN Sulphur, OK Fredonia, PA Green Forest, AR Milwaukee, WI Columbus, OH Bartlesville, OK Rapid City, SD Greensboro, NC
Oct 13-15 Oct 18 Oct 19
Odessa, TX Liberty, TX Aiken, SC
Oct 20 Oct 20 Oct 20-21
Beckley, WV Llano, TX Nampa, ID
Added $
Open
Time
$500
Mon Thur Thur
6-10pm 6-10pm 6-10pm
Call In #
Assn/Event
316-204-2624 254-371-7343 254-371-7343
Club Rodeo Stockyards Championship Rodeo Billy Bob’s Texas
$3,500
9/17
918-484-5143
$2,000
9/24 9/24
6-9pm
660-441-3088 281-684-2477
$1,000
9/24
6-9pm
417-683-3057
9/10 EC 9/14
9am
10/1
281-684-2477
9/17-9/24
$1,000
$1,000
10/1
6-9pm
717-334-7724 417-683-3057
10/8
6-9pm
417-683-3057
EC 48 hrs prior to perf
10/8
281-684-2477
$2,000
10/15
6pm
864-682-9578
$1,000
10/15
6-9pm
417-683-3057
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PRCA Xtreme Bulls LJ Jenkins Bull Riding Tour RTPR Velocity Tour Amped Up Pro Bull Tour Backyard Bull Riders PBR Unleash The Beast DangerZone Bull Riding PRCA Xtreme/ Boots N Bulls ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Backyard Bull Riders PBR Touring Pro Division ABBI (Co-Sanctioned) BullRide Mania WSPBR/DangerZone Bull Riding PBR Unleash The Beast PBR Touring Pro Division DangerZone Bull Riding RTPR Velocity Tour PBR Unleash The Beast Backyard Bull Riders PRCA Xtreme Bulls American BullRiders Tour DangerZone Bull Riding PRCA Xtreme Bulls PBR Unleash The Beast
WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2018
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night (E)EST · (M)MST · (P)PST Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
Added $
Oct 21 Oct 26-27 Oct 26-27 Oct 26-27 Oct 27 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31
Aiken, SC Springfield, MO Colorado Springs, CO Jackson, TN Florence, TX Ladson, SC Ladson, SC Ladson, SC
$1,500
10/10
$1,000 $1,000 $1,000
NOVEMBER Nov 1 Ladson, SC Nov 2-3 Las Vegas, NV Nov 3 Fredonia, PA Nov 2-10 Las Vegas, NV Nov 7-11 Las Vegas, NV Nov 9-10 Wichita, KS Nov 10 Mansfield, TX Nov 17 Harrisburg, PA Nov 17 Ontario, CA Nov 24-25 New Caney, TX Nov 30Dec 1 Sedalia, MO DECEMBER Dec 1 Corpus Christi, TX Dec 1 Fredonia, PA Dec 6 Las Vegas, NV Dec 6-15
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 7-8 Dec 14
Wichita, KS Kearney, NE
Dec 31Jan 1
New Waverly, TX
Open
Time
Call In #
Assn/Event
9am
800-639-9002
10/22 10/22 10/22 10/22
6pm 6pm 6pm
281-684-2477 864-682-9578 864-682-9578 864-682-9578
IPRA LJ Jenkins Bull Riding Tour RTPR Velocity Tour PBR Touring Pro Division Backyard Bull Riders American BullRiders Tour American BullRiders Tour American BullRiders Tour
$1,500
10/22
6pm
864-682-9578
$1,000
EC 48 hrs prior to perf
$1,000 $2,500
11/5
$1,000
417-924-3591
NFPB National Finals
717-334-7724
RTPR Velocity Tour Finals BullRide Mania PRCA BR Rookie Challenge
717-334-7724
6-9pm 417-683-3057 10/27 2pm 832-326-4075 EC 48 hrs prior to perf 717-334-7724 11/19
$10,000
281-684-2477
American BullRiders Tour RTPR Velocity Tour Finals BullRide Mania ABBI World Finals PBR World Finals DangerZone Bull Riding JC Knapp Bringin’ The Heat BullRide Mania Finals RTPR Velocity Tour Backyard Bull Riders
10/15
6-8pm
EC 48 hrs prior to perf
Wrangler NFR $1,000
12/3
12/24
6-9pm
417-683-3057
DangerZone Bull Riding Buckers Unlimited (Co-Sanctioned)
281-684-2477
Backyard Bull Riders Finals
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 STEPHENVILLE, TX - Young Arena, every Sunday 2:30pm (rain or shine). $5 at gate to ride as many as you want or to watch. Variety of bulls - beginners to rank. Young Arena Facebook page or call Mike Young 254-967-2313 NOCONA, TX - Locke Bucking Bulls, Call First, 940-872-0733
Livestock Layovers BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, White River Rodeo, 870-307-9923
CLASSIFIEDS Livestock Layovers RAYMOND, IL - Randy Littrell, Shop Creek Cattle, 217-556-0551 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 CLARKSVILLE, TX - Brian Agnew, BA Livestock, 903-669-9189 DUBLIN, TX - Mike Godfrey, Godfrey 4X Cattle, 817-235-2852 MANSFIELD, TX - JC Knapp Ranch, JC Knapp Rodeo, 817-223-3692 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
Livestock Layovers
Miscellaneous
CHEYENNE, WY - Floyd & Ann Thomas, TTnT Ranch, 307-778-8806
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2018 Schedule Philadelphia, MS- October 5,6,7 Panguitch, UT- October 12-14 Chicago, IL-October 19-21 Weatherford, OK-November2-4 Egan, LA-November 21-25
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