Bull power on display at the PBR Teams Series Rattler Days in Fort Worth, TX.
Photo courtesy of BullStock Media.
Humps N Horns
October 2024
On the Cover - J.B. Mauney makes the transition from bull rider to coaching the next generation of bull riders as the Head Coach of the Oklahoma Wildcatters in the PBR Teams Series.
Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Wildcatters.
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Letter from the Editor
This issue of Humps N Horns features athletes, human and bovine, on both ends of the career timeline.
We were excited to catch up with JB Mauney, who was forced to make a transition due to a career ending injury. Although he was forced to hang up the bull rope, he was asked to become the head coach of the Oklahoma Wildcatters and has found an exciting way to remain involved in the sport that he loves.
On the other end, is a young futurity bull, Futrell 6K, that has been making a name for himself in the ABBI Futurities. At the time of this writing, Futrell 6K has the lead for both points and money won going into the ABBI World Finals this month in Las Vegas.
We also get to meet a young bull rider from California, Macoy Attebury, in our monthly Rider Rundown feature.
By the time the next month rolls around, the PBR Teams Series will have crowned its 2024 Champions. Las Vegas always seems to provide plenty of action, so we look forward to the PBR Teams Championships.
Until next time, Terry
PBR Teams: Rattler Days at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX. Photo courtesy of BullStock Media.
By Alex Dodd,
Boquet wins Pendleton Whisky
Xtreme Bulls Finale
Dustin Boquet needed a big week at the Pendleton Whisky Xtreme Bulls Finale.
The three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier hasn’t been to rodeo’s premier event since 2021, but a monster performance in Pendleton, Ore., pushed him back into contention.
Boquet capped the event on Tuesday with 260.5 points on three head, winning the average title and $24,072.
“Man, it’s really special,” Boquet told the ProRodeo Sports News. “I’ve been putting in a bunch of hard work this year and it’s finally coming through. It’s been tough. It’s been a different year than my normal years.”
The 30-year-old entered the event with just over $85,000 to his name and a lot of ground to make up in the PRCA | RAM World Standings after an up-and-down season.
“This means a bunch to me,” Boquet said. “I came here, kept my head down and did my job. I remembered to go back to the basics and have fun. I haven’t been having much fun through the summer and haven’t been riding good. But I knew I had it in me.”
When the dust settled, he surged to 18th in the world standings with $109,691, putting him squarely in contention to return to Las Vegas with less than a month remaining in the regular season.
“I knew it was going to come through,” Boquet said. “So we just kept dodging bullets and finally taking advantage of the good ones I drew. I’d rather go into the NFR sitting No. 1. But at this time of the year, as long as I make it, that’s the goal.”
During the Xtreme Bulls Finale, the top 24 riders on the tour battle four bovine opponents over two days with a pair of rides per night.
Boquet opened the competition on Monday with no score on Big Stone Rodeo’s Misunderstood. He rebounded with an 85-point trip on Macza Pro Rodeo’s Koulee’s Pet to finish fourth in Round 2 and pick up $2,686.
On Tuesday night, he kept up the momentum with an 88-point ride on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Ivy League to finish tied for second in Round 3 and add $4,700.
When Boquet hopped aboard Four Star Rodeo’s Westec Joe in the final round, he knew what he needed to do. Jeter Lawrence stood atop the leaderboard with 258 points on three head, meaning Boquet needed at least 86 points to put himself in position for a win.
The Bourg, La., native answered the bell with an 87.5-point trip to move to the top, and he held on to secure the average title. The ride earned him fourth place in Round 4 and an additional $2,585.
“I knew I had a good bull. I knew I had a good draw,” Boquet said. “Cody Rostockyj, our bull riding director, was right there and told me, ‘You’re a badass. Just go do your job.’ And I kept my head down, nodded and did what I knew how to do. And it all worked out.”
Lawrence finished second in the average to pick up $10,810. Cooper James earned third place with 256 points on three head to pick up $7,990.
Article provided courtesy of PRCA.
Don’t Be In Such A Hurry
Hey Bull Rider,
Don’t be in such a hurry....
Slow down a little bit in your pursuit of a bull riding career. Take the time to conquer the easy type bulls and don’t skip the process of being able to get the proper foundation on the inside of you.
The foundation you have will either make or break you in the future. If you watch the top guys you will be able to pick out the ones who have proper foundation and the ones who skipped getting on the right kind of bulls in the process.
It’s never too late to get on the right kind of practice bulls. Find ones that you don’t have to put out everything in you just to make the whistle. Make your practice session a bit easier so that your mind can be helping you rather than just your reactions.
I got on 192 bulls in competition the year I won the world and I’ll bet I got on about 50 practice bulls that year. All but a few of the practice bulls were about 17-18 pointers, this lessened the danger factor in the practice pen.
My mind and reactions were sharp when I did get on a bucker because my foundation continued to be reinforced and my practice session had great value to my riding.
Just a guy who used the process to have a career.
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Macoy Attebury
By Katlin Truelsen CAC Media Group
One of the first questions I usually ask riders when I start an interview is how long they have been riding. Most of them tell me since they were three or four, that they started with mutton busting and have been riding their whole lives. That isn’t the case for the 3rd overall National High School Finals Rodeo bull rider however, he has only been seriously riding for about a year and a half. Yep, you read that right, third at Nationals, California High School State Champion, and only a year and a half of serious work. 17-year-old Macoy Attebury has got something figured out, that’s for sure. Here’s what he had to tell me about his success.
KT: Hi, Macoy. Thanks for the interview. Can you tell my readers some basics, like where you live, how old you are, and all of that?
MA: Yeah, sure. My name is Macoy Attebury, and I am a senior, I am 17, and I live in Springville, California.
KT: And what other rodeo events do you do, or do you focus just on riding bulls?
MA: I focus on riding bulls. I used to play varsity baseball and football, but I quit my sophomore year because I loved riding bulls more. I missed riding and wanted to get back into it, so this is only my second year in high school rodeo.
KT: That is really impressive because you had a very successful summer. Can you share a little more about how you did?
MA: I won the CJCA this summer early on. I also won my district here in California and qualified to ride at state high school finals and I won that and was able to qualify for the National High School Finals Rodeo.
KT: What do you mean you won your district? I am not familiar with how that works.
MA: California does things a little differently. The state is split up into different regions or districts and your rodeos are in those areas, those are the guys you compete against. I think we have about 10 riders in my district. And then the top four from each one get the chance to ride at state finals. Once you get to state finals, your points from the season are wiped clean, just like Nationals. Everyone starts at zero points and the top four riders make it to Wyoming.
KT: That is interesting. How many guys qualify to ride in your state finals then?
MA: I am going to guess there were around 50 riders at the state finals. I am not sure of an exact number.
KT: That is a lot of riders to beat to win the state.
Macoy Attebury, 17, Springville, California
MA: Yeah, it was a cool experience. I was excited to go to Nationals, it is a lot of fun.
KT: At one point you were sitting in first at Nationals, right?
MA: Yes, Ma’am, I was first after the first round for a bit, a couple of guys marked higher at the end, but then I bucked off my second-round bull. I thought I was going to get him rode, but I didn’t.
KT: Where did that put you for the short round?
MA: I think I was sitting 16th for the short go. Definitely not where I wanted to be, but I had a good ride and ended up third overall.
KT: So, you have only been riding a year, won state finals, and ended up third at Nationals?
MA: Yes, Ma’am, I was really excited. The finals were a great time. It is one of my favorite places I have ever ridden.
KT: It sounds like you have a lot of natural talent. What made you decide to try bull riding?
MA: I rode calves when I was little, I quit at about 10 because my mom didn’t want me to ride bulls because my uncle got hurt pretty bad. My uncles are stock contractors for the PBR, so I have been around it my whole life, but I went with football and baseball for a while. I missed riding though and finally; I told my mom that I was going to ride and eventually she gave in.
KT: What was that transition like for you having to go up to bigger bulls instead of growing with the stock the way some riders do?
MA: It was definitely a challenge. I didn’t ride them right away. It took a couple of months for me to start figuring stuff out. I didn’t do any junior bulls, I went right into the bigger stuff my uncles have, so it was a big step up.
KT: I would guess it was a challenge in the beginning like you
said. What do you have coming up for the rest of this fall?
MA: The day I got back from Nationals I went to get on a practice bull and when I got off, I stepped down wrong and rolled my ankle and then the bull came down on my leg and shattered everything from the knee down.
KT: That sounds awful! You needed surgery, I am guessing?
MA: Yeah, I had two surgeries on it over the summer. I am hoping to be back here soon. I should be getting close to healed up. I am missing some of my high school rodeos though, so once I get released, I am going to have to get on as many bulls as I can to make sure I still have time to qualify for next July.
KT: What about farther down the road, what are you looking at?
2024 National High School Finals Rodeo Round 1 for a score of 81.
MA: I have one more summer of high school rodeo that I am going to try for and then I want to go into the PBR draft. I would like to ride with one of the teams for their series.
KT: That sounds like a good goal. What are you doing to help yourself get there?
MA: I go to the gym a lot and practice at home on my drop barrel. Really it is about getting on as many practice bulls as I can. I am lucky because my uncles are contractors, so I have a chance to ride really good bulls four to five times a week at practice, which will help me make that next step.
KT: And who are some of the people who will be important in helping you make that transition?
MA: Definitely my uncles because they rode bulls and have bulls and my parents. They have been supportive of me with bull riding. Even after I got hurt, they still supported my decision to keep riding and to go forward with what I wanted to do.
KT: It is good to have that support, I am sure it makes things easier. What about outside of your family, who are your role
models in the sport?
MA: Ky Hamilton; I like seeing him ride. He is a gritty rider, he doesn’t give up, he keeps his hand shut and tries really hard. Even if he is in a bad spot, he never looks off, he just keeps his focus and stays on them.
KT: When did you start to feel like you were transitioning into a rider who tried hard and kept his hand shut and was in a position to maybe make something of bull riding?
MA: I would say when I started leading my district. That was a big moment for me because I hadn’t been around it the way some of those other guys had but I was able to prove that I could ride too and that I could be successful.
KT: Well, I think you certainly proved that this year. It sounds like aside from the leg you had a good season. Alright, I always end our interviews with some fun questions, so readers get to know you better and since I don’t get to interview many guys from California, what would you say is a misconception about your state?
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2024 National High School Finals Rodeo Short Go for a score of 83.5.
Cassio Dias, Man Hater stamp PBR record books once more via flashy 98.25-point dance
PUEBLO, Colo. – If it seems like PBR and record-breaking feats have gone hand in hand this summer, it’s because that’s exactly been the case as the PBR Camping World Team Series continues to provide top-notch thrills to fans around the world.
Knowing the tour record for most conversions has been set and quickly reset over the course of the past two weekends (with 62 rank conversions occurring in Anaheim, California, before seeing the pack bump that figure to a whopping 65 qualified rides last weekend in Greensboro, North Carolina), it seems safe to say the boys — and bulls — have been entertaining, to say the least.
Naturally, it was a pair of reigning World Champion athletes in Cassio Dias and Man Hater who teamed up to ink the record books once again.
And it’s only fitting that the score came in the heart of cowboy country – and the new home to PBR’s headquarters in Mule Alley.
“Lightning CAN strike in the same spot three times. Wait for this score! Two World Champions just danced and the lights almost went out,” Craig Hummer exclaimed on the Merit Street broadcast Friday night.
“I know we are in the electronic age, but if you have a printed ticket for this one – go find Cassio Dias, get him to autograph it. Then go find Gene Owen and get your second signature.”
The all-star duo has danced before, of course, twice earning a combined ride score north of 93 points (with the two originally teaming up for a 94.75-point mark in Los Angeles during the 2024 Unleash The Beast campaign, eventually followed up the next month in Albuquerque, New Mexico, courtesy of an epic 93.25-point effort.)
But this ride … this one was something special.
While the industry’s biggest star continues to improve his English, he didn’t need any translation help from Guilherme Marchi this time around as he chatted with Matt West on the Merit Street broadcast following the epic out.
He knew exactly what he wanted to say. Short, sweet and onto the next bull.
“I’m feeling the best,” Dias said.
“Thank you, I love you. Thank you God. Thank you everybody.”
From the moment the two exited the chutes, fans, riders, tour
personnel and beyond could see this out wasn’t just history. It was destiny.
And by the time the 2024 World Champion finished his patented dance atop the shark cage to further provide some entertainment, it was nearly impossible to hear his 98.25-point score be announced throughout Dickies Arena.
Just three weeks after Man Hater dispatched Sage Steele Kimzey in a quick 2.41 seconds to record the highest-ranked bull score in PBR history, he found himself paired against Dias for a third time Friday night.
Apparently when stock contractor Gene Owen shared he wouldn’t be shocked to see his prized bovine one-up his own epic out back in Kansas City, he wasn’t kidding.
49-point bull scores historically don’t, and haven’t, come around too often.
To be exact, they’ve only been recorded four times in more than 31 years of PBR action (two of the marks now belonging to Man Hater alongside elite efforts dating back to the early 2000s, with Hammer posting a 49-point out in 2003 and Hercules logging
the organization’s first mark of 49 in 2000).
So, for this bull to produce CONSECUTIVE 49-plus-point outs is … literally mind-boggling.
While the bull score came damn close to matching his recordshattering out from last month, which was scored a rank 49.5 points, the most talented bull on planet Earth was ready for his encore performance.
Except this time his opponent wasn’t go anywhere.
Nowhere but the PBR record books, that is.
Earning the highest-marked ride in PBR Teams history while edging out Adriano Salgado’s previous season-high effort of 93 points by a whopping 5.25 points, Dias, rightfully so, received an electric applause after completing one of the most epic rides the industry has ever witnessed.
Specifically, the second highest-score in outright PBR history, trailing only the legendary combination of Jose Vitor Leme and Woopaa.
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Champion vs Champion Cassio Dias rides Man Hater for 98.25 points in Game 2 on Day 2 of the 2024 PBR Teams: Rattler Days in Ft. Worth, TX.
Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media
Inspiration Point
Spirit of Humility
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” — Philippians 2:3-4
The word humility may not be a word we use daily. Nonetheless, there is great importance in humility. The bible encourages us to humble ourselves and have a spirit of humility. We can also learn from Jesus’ example of humility to understand what it means to be truly humble.
“For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” — Luke 14:11, NIV
You may be wondering, what is humility and what does it mean to have a spirit of humility? When we are humble, we are not focusing on ourselves and our accomplishments. Rather, we set aside our pride and trade it for appreciation and gratitude.
In a biblical sense, we are able to have humility when it comes to trusting in God and putting our future in his hands. His ways and plans are higher and better than our own could ever be ( Isaiah 55:8-9). However, putting our own desires and pride away to humble ourselves can be difficult.
Here are a few practical examples of how to be a humble person in your daily life:
Showing thanks to God and others
Keeping an open mind to listening to others
Appreciating the little blessings
Accepting fault when we are wrong
Giving credit to others when due
Trusting in God’s plan when it might not make sense
Showing love and patience to others
Refraining from showing pride and arrogance
“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” — Luke 2:6-7, NIV
Jesus is the ultimate example of humility. He came to earth as a humble baby. He spent his first moments in a manger for animals. Not only this, but he humbled himself enough to die in an ultimate sacrifice because of his love for us.
This beautiful display of humility can show us the spirit of humility we should have in our relationship with God and others. Jesus was born as a man and died because of his love for us, so we can show him our gratitude by giving him our hearts.
Green Beans and Potatoes, with Bacon
INGREDIENTS
• 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 4 cups baby potatoes (or 4 large potatoes, peeled and diced)
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 packet (1 oz) ranch seasoning mix
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large skillet, cook the chopped bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon and set it aside, leaving the drippings in the pan.
2. In the same skillet with the bacon drippings, add the diced onion. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for another minute.
3. Add the diced potatoes to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes start to brown slightly, usually about 5-7 minutes.
4. Stir in the green beans, ranch seasoning mix, dried thyme, and dried rosemary.
5. Pour in the chicken broth and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the skillet, reduce the heat to low, and cook for about 1520 minutes, or until the potatoes and green beans are tender.
6. Once the vegetables are tender, stir in the cooked bacon. Season to taste with with salt and pepper.
Submitted by Sam G. - Dallas, GA
The Reinvention of
J.B. MAUNEY
By Barbara Pinnella
Photos courtesy of Oklahoma Wildcatters
One of the most popular bull riders of all time has got to be J.B. Mauney. Yes, perhaps he did not fit the norm, especially in his younger years. He expected to ride every bull he got on, and by choice, he got on the best in the business; most notably Bushwacker and Asteroid. When he bucked off he was mad at himself, and we often saw that side of him.
He was a smoker, something that most athletes, especially bull riders, did not do. But the things that some would call negatives did nothing to diminish his popularity. His stock as a bull rider just kept getting higher. But when he broke his neck at a PRCA Xtreme Bulls event in September of last year, things changed
for good. Ironically, looking back, J.B. is not bitter regarding how he had to stop riding.
“Nothing has really changed except I just don’t ride bulls anymore. This is actually the best way it could have worked out, as opposed to going out on my own terms. The way I was wired, I would have never been able to tell myself I couldn’t do it. This is the best way. I’m still upright, I can still do everything I was doing, I just can’t get on bulls anymore. The alternative was pretty bad.”
That is an understatement for sure. The break was about one millimeter away from him being a paraplegic.
“You can’t take time off. When I broke my neck, my left leg, my left foot, and my right ankle were broken. Sitting 15th in the world, I had to keep going. When I landed, my first thought was, ‘Thank God he didn’t step on my leg. But when I rolled over to get up, I knew I broke my neck.
“There was never a Plan B, ever! It was always Plan A, and I had to make sure it worked,” he laughed. “When I was still riding – well, I wish I was still riding now – but I was doing pretty good. I was sitting 15th in the world, and about to make the NFR again. But you play the cards you’re dealt. I figured it was the Big Man upstairs tapping me on the shoulder, saying, ‘Hey, it might be time to hang that bull rope up. Give that bull rope to me, son!’”
Sitting around wearing a neck brace was not J.B.’s style, but he had no choice. And since there was still no Plan B, he was certainly not gearing up for anything. Until the phone call from Brandon Bates.
“When Brandon called me, I really hadn’t thought about it at all. I couldn’t do a whole lot. And Brandon told me there was a new team coming in for Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Wildcatters, and would I be interested in coaching it? I told him, ‘Ya know what? Yes I would, because I broke my neck and my last job let me off, so I don’t really have a whole lot to do right now.’
“Everybody always asks me about putting on bull riding schools, and I’ve put on a few of them,” J.B. said. “I don’t really like putting them on, because if you take 10 kids, there are four or five of them there to just come to say they went to your school. Then you have a couple who really need to be in your school, and then the other ones have parents that are making them do it. I didn’t like that, because I don’t have a very good filter, and I got into it with a few parents. I just can’t deal with all that.”
Since J.B. had that intense competitive attitude, we wondered if it was hard for him to pick a team that would be able to accept what he had to offer.
“I kind of had to hit the brakes. Not everyone goes about it the way I did, and I understand that. But I knew I wanted young guys, and that’s what I told Brandon. Most young guys have more drive and fire, and are ready to go. With the team we’ve got right now, it’s working out just like I had planned.
“I didn’t know what to expect, but it’s pretty fun. Oklahoma City was the first event, and everybody was saying, ‘Man, it looked like you were having fun on the back of the chutes.’ I was! I don’t get quite the same adrenaline rush as I did when I rode, but I still get pumped up when they make good rides, and I don’t hurt near as bad,” he laughed.
When I mentioned that I could never catch up with him before, because it seemed that whenever we had something scheduled, he was in Sports Medicine, he laughed again and said, “I stayed in there a lot! But they kept me on the road. They taped everything back together, because they knew I wasn’t gonna have surgeries on anything, so we taped everything for a while.”
By now most of you have seen photos and videos of bull rider in the making, young Jagger. Of course, who could be a better coach than dad, J.B. But might there be problems associated with that?
“Riding bulls is totally up to him. If he wants to ride bulls I’m all for it, and if he wants to do something else, I’m all for that, too. It can be a little bit hard to coach him, because of the fact that he is my son. But this has helped me a lot in coaching the team; to just kind of back off.
“I have told Jagger, and he knows, that playing, and jumping on the trampoline, and to play bull riding is one thing. But he’ll
come over and get on calves at the house, and I tell him that this is serious time now, this is not play time. He has figured it out. He’s playful, but when he gets on, he means it.
“That’s the one thing I wanted,” J.B. continued. “I knew he was young, (Jagger is five years old), and he was playing around. I made sure he knew that when he was jumping on the trampoline, things like that he could play. But I told him that when he got in the bucking chutes, it was not play time, this was serious time. He takes it seriously.”
We wondered just how hard it would be, should Jagger continue down the same road that his dad did. Would that be harder for J.B.?
“I worry way more about him than for me,” he responded without hesitation. “It is hard, but he’s pretty tough, though. He’s hit the ground pretty hard a few times, and I don’t make it a big deal. I just walk out there, put my hand down, and ask if he’s alright. Sometimes he will tell me, ‘That hurt!’ I will answer that it looked like it hurt, and ask if he wants to get on another one. The answer is always yes.”
That is the best way to handle the situation. Because it always makes it worse, J.B. does not panic, so Jagger does not panic, either.
“He’s not like that, and when it comes to that kind of stuff, I’m not very gentle about it. I do understand when he’s hurt, but
he’s always been that way. If he’s crying, he’s hurt bad. He has hit the ground hard, and just popped right back up like it never happened.”
Since there has not been an off season for the teams, J.B. doesn’t know what he will do. But he does breed bulls, and has a set of cows. He is always working with bulls, bucking bulls, and just, in his words, messing with them.
“Most of my life I’ve been gone every weekend going to bull ridings. I rode bulls professionally for 18 years. I would have gotten bored if I’d been sitting at home. So the coaching job worked out great. I’m really enjoying it.”
As of this writing, the Oklahoma Wildcatters are in eighth position in the Team standings. But never count J.B. out. He is a new coach with a new team, and they will be a force to be reckoned with. We wish them all good luck at the PBR Camping World Teams Championships in October!!
(L to R) - Brandon Bates - General Manager, Talor Gooch - Owner, J.B. Mauney - Head Coach
Photo courtesy of BullStock Media.
Win Caps Sellars’ Season
It’s been nearly four years since bull rider Clayton Sellars last competed inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge.
That hiatus is coming to an end thanks in part to his success at the Cinch Playoff Governor’s Cup at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Wildwood, Fla., native rode three out of the four bulls he matched up against at the event.
The highlight of his weekend came during the Final-Four championship round. Sellars went head-to-head with Burch Rodeo’s Cookies and Cream for 88.5 points. It was a bull he didn’t have much intel on headed into the ride.
“I have never been on that bull before,” said Sellars, a three time NFR qualifier.
“But a cute little muley in the four-man for $30,000, c’mon it doesn’t get a whole lot better than that.”
In 2023, Sellars didn’t have much success at the Governor’s Cup, getting bucked off both bulls he climbed on. The 26-yearnold
flipped the narrative this time around.
“Last year I didn’t do very well here in Sioux Falls, but now I love this place,” Sellars laughed.
His three rides resulted in a $30,000 payout, bumping him up to fifth in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. He will now turn his focus to preparing for the NFR. Sellars said he will have a different approach to the 10 nights in Las Vegas this time around.
“I’m super excited to go back. I feel like this is the first time I’m going to the NFR as an adult, and I know what I’m doing,” Sellars said. “I’m ready to see what I can do in Las Vegas at my best and what I can do with a plan in place.
“This year, I’m really going to focus on practice. In the past, I didn’t really do much to prepare because I was young and didn’t really have a plan. We have some good practice bulls, so we are going to do a lot of riding on them leading up to the NFR.”
Article provided courtesy of PRCA Media
PRCA ProRodeo photo by Clay Guardipee
By Kelly B. Robbins
futrell 6k
In games of chance, rolling snake eyes is considered a losing roll and bad luck. Bart Futrell of Bow F Bucking Bulls and Dillon and HD Page of D&H Cattle Company took a chance, partnered together, and rolled the dice with the bucking bull Snake Eyes, who sired Futrell 6K. 6K has become a solid winner as a futurity bull!
6K qualified for the inaugural ABBI Million Dollar Futurity that was held May 11 at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, during the 2024 PBR Unleash the Beast World Finals. 6K scored the highest marked out of his career with 93.84 points and earned his owners a check for $250,000!
“This was the first time for that event,” revealed Bart. “It was extremely exciting. The adrenaline was flowing! It’s the biggest thing I’ve ever been involved in! All the phone calls and congratulations meant a lot to me! I appreciate the efforts of Jay Daugherty and the ABBI for the event and giving us a chance!”
6K continued to climb toward the top of the ABBI Futurity World Standings with scores from 91 to 93.50 points. Fast forward to September 14, 2024, in Duncan, Oklahoma, where 6K took over the number one spot with a score of 92.72 points, winning $5,180 for the event. He now sits in the number one spot for money won at $299,000 and the top average score of 91.94 points. As he heads into the ABBI World Finals October 14-19 in Las Vegas, his owners hope he can hang on to that number one position and become the 2024 ABBI Futurity World Champion.
The futurity bulls buck with a fourteen-pound bucking dummy strapped to their back. This dummy has a time release and will automatically release and fall off after four seconds. Each ABBI Futurity event has five judges, who score the bucking bulls between 0-100 points. For the four seconds that the bull is bucking, they are looking at how hard they are bucking, how high they are kicking, the intensity of their bucking, any direction changes, and the degree of difficulty.
HD Page said,” Snake Eyes calves are real good, but real wild! 6K has been special since day one, but it’s been a project to get him settled down. Bart is real patient with the bulls. He works with them, and he does a really fine job of getting them used to bucking from the chutes.”
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“It’s so hard to figure these calves out,” Bart observed. “6K has taken a long time and a lot of work. As a yearling, we entered him in the series, and he didn’t win a dime! Every time the chute opened, he would jump out and fall down, or trip, or hit the chute. Then he’d get mad and try to hook somebody! I’ve put in a lot of extra work with him.”
“He’s come around a lot, and he carries himself with a lot of pride now,” Bart continued. “He used to try to hook me getting off the trailer. Now he just stands there looking proud. I think he finally likes his job. I hope that’s heart and I hope he continues.”
“I think the best bull will win in Las Vegas,” Bart predicted. “There are five or six bulls at the top. They have flipped back and forth all season. Bulls like K22 Cid’s Kid, 226K Lolly’s Lunitic, and 23 Johnny B. Good. And of course, 6K!”
D&H Cattle Company is in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Bow F Bucking Bulls is in Stephenville, Texas. “I moved from Union Grove, North Carolina to Stephenville, Texas about three and a half years ago,” Bart disclosed. “I grew up in North Carolina. I rode bulls back in the 80’s and early 90’s, but I have always
worked. I owned a concrete finishing business, and I wasn’t a good bull rider. But I liked the bulls, so I hooked up with my good friend Dillon Page and got started in bucking bulls. Dillon has been partnering with me on bull calves for 20 years. I would not be where I am today or have what I have without the help Dillon gave me. He is one of my best friends.”
“I am also partners with Chet Kidd, and we own and operate an amateur rodeo company there in North Carolina. We’ve been putting on rodeos for thirty years. But I moved my family and Bow F Bucking Bulls to Texas. We are trying to change with the times, so we moved to Stephenville, in the heart of all the futurity events. I love what I do. I enjoy the bulls and the cows, and I like to be home at night. I figure when I get old, I’ll get me a job! But for now, it’s all good!”
I asked Bart what’s in the future for Futrell 6K. “Well, I plan to offer him for sale at the premier ABBI sale in Vegas after the Finals. We want to raise futurity bulls. My plan is to raise them, win with them, and then sell them. If 6K doesn’t sell, I’ll keep him until he’s four, but I won’t buck him. I’ll turn him out on the cows and see what happens next.”
Futrell 6K (Futrell / D&H Cattle) posted a monster score of 92.72 points to claim the Open Futurity title in Duncan, Oklahoma!
“I am a Carolina boy, not a Texan,” Bart admitted. “I’ve got four kids, all grown now. My two younger boys wanted to live in Texas. I want to say thank you to my family. My wife Keri, my daughter Paige, and my sons Matt, Clay and Cole. They have
Futrell 6K (D&H Cattle Co. / Futrell) posted a score of 93.84 points to win the biggest Futurity in ABBI history and take home a check for $250,000!
inspired me to work a little bit harder. They have given me the drive and the will to win that it takes to be successful in this business!”
MA: I would say that when people think of California, they think of beaches and surfers, but we have some pretty rank cowboys out here too.
KT: That’s a good answer. I definitely think of the beach when I think of California. Next question, if you could have dinner with any bull rider past or present, who would it be and why?
MA: J.B. Mauney, without a doubt.
KT: Why Mauney?
MA: Because he is rank. He gets jerked down and gets right back up. He even rode with a broken leg. I am sitting here with my leg broken but he was out riding bulls.
KT: If you didn’t ride bulls, what other rodeo event would you do?
MA: Bareback. It is something I have always wanted to try, and I might still try it, maybe before I graduate, I don’t know.
KT: What is one unique thing that we might find in your gear bag?
MA: I keep a Bible in my gear bag, and I pray before every ride. My family is a Christian family, and I really do believe that God
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“No offense to anybody – that’s the best ride I’ve ever seen in my life,” Outlaws Head Coach J.W. Hart shared with Matt West on the Merit Street broadcast.
There’s a reason the Kansas City Outlaws have been the hottest team on tour this season.
Well, plenty of reasons, really. And while it’s been Sandro Batista who’s led the team in conversions for most of the summer, it’s Dias who continues to lead the way in eye-popping performances while reminding his team they are 100% a “Championship or bust” unit.
And while the team’s eventual 359.75-176.75 victory over the Nashville Stampede may have gotten lost in the headlines, it wasn’t lost on their team’s skip. Especially not after the team dropped a bit of an unexpected decision to the New York Mavericks the night prior.
“We’re so proud of all the guys. We really stumbled and fumbled the ball last night and we felt like we were lost. We all kind of
is watching out for me when I am riding and that when I am successful it is because of my belief in him.
KT: That is great to hear, and I am sure your faith has been helpful these last few months as you have been recovering. Last question. Since it is almost Halloween, what is your favorite Halloween candy?
MA: I would say Nerds are my favorite, the chewy ones.
KT: Those are good, I haven’t had them in a while. Alright, Macoy thank you for catching up and best of luck getting back on bulls.
MA: Yes, Ma’am, thank you.
KT: For more information about junior bull riding, you can check out the National High School Finals Rodeo page or the Yeti Junior World Finals on Facebook. Be sure to look for a new rider featured in our Rider Rundown piece next month.
Katlin Truelsen is a member of the CAC Media Group and specializes in digital and print media. She is currently a high school senior and lives with her family on a diversified grain and livestock farm.
got together in the locker room last night, we refocused and rededicated ourselves,” Hart added.
“God says ‘when you put your hands on the plow, you don’t look behind you, you forge forward and dig the ditch,’ and that’s what we’re going to do.”
Knowing the No. 1 Carolina Cowboys remain their biggest threat when it comes to the 2024 regular season championship honors, if not within the postseason gauntlet itself, means the orange and black contingent didn’t take the rest of the night off to celebrate.
Unfortunately for their regular season championship odds, they dropped a Saturday night finale to the Oklahoma Wildcatters. Thankfully for said same race, the Cowboys suffered defeat to the Austin Gamblers, thus keeping them just one game ahead of Kansas City.
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Texas Rattlers beat Nashville Stampede to complete homestand sweep, clinch postseason berth
By Kacie Albert
FORT WORTH, Texas – The 2023 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Teams Champion Texas Rattlers continued their streak of perfection when riding at home Saturday night, improving to a perfect 9-0 in Fort Worth, Texas, in three seasons of league play, as they beat the Nashville Stampede by two ride scores, 175.5-0.00 in front of a sold-out crowd inside Dickies Arena.
With one event remaining in the regular season, the Rattlers clinched a Championship Weekend berth in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas by locking into the Top 6.
PBR Rattler Days also marked the first-ever PBR Teams event in league history to sell-out all three days of game play.
The Rattlers took the game lead in the bottom of the first and never looked back. The pivotal score was an 87.5-point ride from Brady Fielder on Wingman. Fielder, who was 5-for-6 on the weekend,
grew his lead in the 2024 PBR Teams MVP race to 109.5 points ahead of No. 2 John Crimber.
Texas secured the game win early after Nashville failed to make the 8 in any of their five outs. Rattlers’ Joao Ricardo Vieira then punctuated the game win with a ride to remember, dominating Haymaker for 88 points.
Texas earned their first victory against Nashville this season in three games, beating the Stampede 175.5.
The Rattlers’ perfect 3-0 weekend allowed them to improve to 1511 this season, remaining No. 4 in the league. Nashville concluded their time in Fort Worth 0-3, falling to 11-15 this season to slide from No. 6 to No. 7 in the league, now outside the playoff cutline.
Article provided courtesy of PBR.
Brady Fielder leads the Texas Rattlers to victory with an 87.5 point ride on Wingman (D&H Cattle Co. / Buck Cattle Co.).
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Western Wanderings
a cowboy’s viewpoint
I like to view the sky at night
When the stars are bold and bright
And the morning view is fine as well When the sun first peeks into sight
But the view that really warms my heart Is the view astride my horse
To gaze upon this beautiful land
Framed between his ears of course!
The view of distant snow-capped peaks Seems especially grand
Or the sight of a faraway river
As it winds its way through the land
Watching my cattle grazing Fills me up with pride
And working beside my pardner
Stirs something down deep inside
The ranchin’, ropin’, ridin’ life Is how I’ll spend my years
This cowboy’s viewpoint is the best Framed by my horse’s ears
By Kelly B. Robbins
Illustrated by Mike Aemmer
Lucas Divino leads the Austin Gamblers to victory over the Carolina Cowboys 340.25 - 86.5 at the PBR Teams Series Rattler Days in Fort Worth, TX. Divino covered Rank Frank (Rafter G Rodeo) for 88.5 points.
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