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The 2015 Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo had a rain-soaked arena to add to the complexities of the competition. Not only did the cowboys have to fight unruly livestock, they had to fight the mud too.
Welcome to the 131st World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR
Every year for 131 years cowboys, their families and friends have flocked to Payson for the August Rodeo — now often called the August Doin’s. Old-timers argue that was never the name back in the day, “Doin’s” was how any big event was referred to, they say. But the “Doin’s” in August have had staying power where many other oldtime events have fallen by the wayside — like the community barbecue that used to be part of the rodeo and the community Christmas party. These are distant memories for the aging survivors of the area’s early families. The barbecue became too much of an undertaking for generous Rim Country souls when more and more Valley residents started showing up once Highway 87 was improved. The community Christmas party has morphed into an assorted array of events around the holidays, most of which are designed to benefit the area’s underprivileged children … When the com-
munity Christmas party was eagerly anticipated by everyone, just about all of them could probably be considered underprivileged by today’s standards. Those hardy souls mostly lived hand to mouth and it was probably the only time any of the community’s children received a gift and special treats. But that was in the day when you took care of your own and your neighbors as best you could. So, why has the August Rodeo had staying power? Enthusiastic volunteers putting in thousands of hours have kept the flame fanned. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has given it its blessing, making it count toward the annual points contestants accumulate through each season of competition. Corporate and community sponsors have stepped up to keep the bankroll in place. If you tilt your head just right as those magnificent teams of man and beast bust out of the chutes into the arena, you can see shadows in the dust reaching back 131 years. At least 200 of the best cowboys
and barrel racers are expected to participate in the 2015 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo at the Payson Event Center. Guests will see contestants compete for the best times and prize money in the “Big Seven” — bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling (sometimes called bull-dogging), team roping and tie-down roping (also known as calf roping). Starting with the Women’s Professional Rodeo barrel race competition the evening of Thursday, Aug. 20 — which also includes several other kinds of competitions — the rodeo arena lights will brighten the Rim Country’s night skies. In addition to the Thursday night show, there will be evening performances both Friday and Saturday, with another competition on Saturday afternoon. The Friday night performance theme is Tough Enough to Wear Pink. For every contestant and audience member wearing pink, funds will be donated to Payson area cancer support groups.
Patriotism is the theme for the Saturday night show. The always-fun rodeo parade is at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 22 starting at Green Valley Park and moving east on Payson’s Historic Main Street to the Sawmill Crossing. The U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard will take part in Saturday’s parade and in that evening’s Patriotic Performance. The Cowgirls Historical Foundation, will also be part of the festivities with specially choreographed programs during the rodeo presentations. Following the evening performances of the rodeo another old-time tradition continues — the Rodeo Dance. Held under a big tent on the rodeo grounds, the family-friendly dances will feature live music. Moonshine Mafia performs starting at 9:30 p.m., both Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22. There will also be live music in advance of Saturday night’s show by Junction 87. DJ Craig Miller will have music playing prior to the Friday night show.
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Longtime rodeo volunteer loves all the arena action BY MICHELE NELSON
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Jerry Hawkins and his wife Kathi have so many friends they can barely do an interview. “How are you doing? Haven’t seen you for awhile!” “You guys look great! What have you been up to?” “How are the grandkids?” The interruptions keep Jerry from talking about his rodeo volunteer service until everyone has heard from him. Not surprising as the Hawkins have lived in the Rim Country since 1983 — and Jerry has volunteered for the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee for all the intervening years. He has watched the rodeo move from under the pines of Rumsey Park to the Payson Event Center arena outside of town. It was that longtime service that made the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee President Dan Wile immediately recommend Hawkins for an interview. “He’s a true volunteer. He helps us with the set up of the arena and tear down,” said Wile. Jerry said he enjoys working before and after the rodeo, but not during. He said he’d rather watch the events. “Those guys on the Pro Rodeo
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Jerry Hawkins has volunteered with the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee since 1983.
Committee work throughout the whole event,” he said. “I don’t want to work while the events are going on.” Jerry said he wishes he could compete, but would describe himself as a “frustrated rodeo person.” He means he just doesn’t have the time to practice enough to compete. Even though he looks ranch born and bred, neither Jerry or his wife grew up on a ranch. They said they both went to school in Scottsdale, where they met in high school. Then Jerry started working for APS as a lineman and worked his way up to construction
manager in Payson before he retired. But Kathi said horses got under Jerry’s skin and he’s had one pretty much the whole time they’ve been married. Jerry said his love of horses started earlier. As a youngster, he found work to be around horses. “I worked at a stable to be around horses,” he said. While he worked for APS Jerry would take a vacation from the line work to work on ranches. Even today, he still works on a couple of ranches in Rim Country. He loves all things cowboy and ranching. So he sets up and breaks down the V.I.P. area, the tent and floor for the dance, runs all the electronics for the vendors, hangs the banners, rakes stalls, and cleans water troughs in preparation to watch his favorite events, roping, bronc riding and barrel racing. Jerry said it was easy to join the ranks of the volunteers. They happily took him in as he said they would do today. “They’re always looking for more volunteers,” he said. And he hopes more people will volunteer because sometimes something can
happen that touches the heart. He told the story of a mutton busting sheep giving birth to triplets. However, by the time he and other volunteers arrived to find the lambs, two had died. The third was weak and could not reach its mother’s milk. As the only volunteer with experience with young animals, Jerry milked the ewe then found a syringe, put a nipple on it and fed the baby. Meanwhile, volunteers from the Valley had no idea what to do, but they helped as much as they could. “There were 10 guys around there almost in tears, helping it to survive,” said Jerry. “We went over there every three hours. By the end of the day, that lamb was looking better.” One volunteer, a big burly former firefighter wanted to adopt the little guy, but the sheep farmer ended up taking the lamb home after the rodeo was over. Jerry said the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee gets volunteers from as far away as Washington State. One volunteer was a pilot. Another is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who now has his doctorate. “One thing — there’s a diverse background,” said Jerry, “it’s not just good old boys.”
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Look for American Pride on display in rodeo parade BY ALEXIS BECHMAN
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Break out your patriotic garb for this year’s August Doin’s Rodeo Parade where the theme is American Pride. Some 50 floats and entrants will roll, drive, walk or trot down Main Street to kick off a weekend of activities for the 131st World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. The parade begins at 9 a.m. at Green Valley Park and makes its way east on Main Street to the Sawmill Crossing. Among the entrants are Tonto Rim Search and Rescue in their fluorescent orange shirts and souped up Jeeps; the U.S. Forest Service; 4-H and FFA; Rim Country Classic Auto Club; members of the Builders Club from PineStrawberry Elementary School; Payson High School band, cheerleaders and football team; Chapman Auto, Mayor Kenny Evans and many others. Other crowd favorites that are making the trip up from the Valley include the Shriners and their miniature cars and the APS Volunteer Clown Troupe, made up of employees that have put in dozens of hours training and learning the history of clowning, makeup, costuming, creating the perfect balloon
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Clowns, including members of the APS Volunteer Clown Troupe, will be part of the 2015 Payson Rodeo Parade, which features the theme, “American Pride.” It starts at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 22 at Green Valley Park, moves east on West Main and ends at Sawmill Crossing.
creature and magic tricks. And expect to see some rodeo royalty ride by during the parade. Miss Rodeo Arizona and Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona are part of the festivities, including 2015-2016 Payson Junior Teen Queen Paige Creasy, 12, a sixth-grader at Rim Country Middle School.
There will be dozens of other local businesses, volunteers and civic groups, said Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country president Elise Pitterle. “We are excited,” she said. This is the fourth year Kiwanis has organized the parade after the chamber of commerce handed over the reins. Bobby Davis, president elect of the
local Kiwanis chapter, said helping with the parade meets Kiwanis’ goal to help children. All money raised stays local and goes toward scholarships. It costs $15 to enter a nonprofit float and $30 for a business. “What is more fun than a parade?” he said. “This is a great time for Payson to celebrate its heritage.” The grand marshal of this year’s parade will be the Color Guard. Pitterle hopes to get a member from every branch of the military represented. Pitterle said someone has promised to bring an extra large American flag for the parade that takes several people to carry horizontally. And making sure parade-goers know what is going on and who is passing them will be four DJ booths set up along the street. Staffing two of those booths will be KRIM Radio, Fred Carpenter at another and KMOG Radio at the final booth. Pitterle said it is hard to gauge the crowd size, but the entire street is usually lined with people so it is a good idea to arrive early if you want to claim a particular spot along the curb. “This is one of the biggest events we organize,” she said.
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Arizona’s reigning rodeo royalty keep crowns – Payson pageant to determine 2016 successors BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR
The reigning Rodeo Arizona royalty, Sammi Miles, Miss Rodeo Arizona 2015, and Brigitte Kennison, Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona 2015, will retain their crowns through the end of the year. This will allow Miles to compete in the Miss Rodeo America pageant at the National Rodeo Finals at the end of the year. The young women seeking the crown at the pageant in Payson over the course of Rodeo Week will be something akin to Miss Rodeo Arizona in Waiting. The pageant’s schedule of events: Friday, Aug. 21, 1 p.m., horsemanship at the Payson Event Center rodeo grounds and 6:15 p.m., doors open for informal modeling and introduction speeches, Tonto Apache Tribal Activity Center (gym across from casino); Saturday, Aug. 22, 10:15 a.m., doors open for fashion show, state speeches,
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Sammi Miles will represent Arizona at the Miss Rodeo America competition in December.
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sport of rodeo. Currently Sammi and her equine partner Oreo enjoy representing Western heritage with the Cowgirls Historical Foundation drill team, preserving the past to protect the future. As the first lady of rodeo for Mohave County and Miss Rodeo Arizona, Sammi’s main goal is to be a positive role model to all by encouraging others to gallop down the path with “Miles of Smiles.”
Payson Event Center rodeo grounds; Sunday, Aug. 23, 9 a.m., coronation at TAT Activity Center. Admission to the Friday evening event is $25 per person, includes a buffet; Saturday morning admission is $30 per person and includes a brunch; admission to the coronation is $15 per person; those 6 and under will be admitted for half price. Seating is limited. SAMMI MILES, MISS RODEO ARIZONA 2015
Sammi Miles is an outgoing 20-yearold who resides in Mesa, Ariz. with her paint horse Oreo and mini Aussie Raine. Sammi grew up in the small town of Mohave Valley, Ariz. and at the age of 7 she began taking riding lessons, over the years becoming proficient in English and Western riding. At the age of 14 Sammi was appointed her first rodeo princess title and found her passion in the world of rodeo queen pageants. Throughout high school she held several titles and was crowned Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona in May of 2012. That same year, she obtained her associate’s degree from Mohave Community College one week before graduating from high school.
BRIGITTE KENNISON, MISS TEEN RODEO ARIZONA 2015
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Brigitte Kennison from the White Mountains is the reigning Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona.
In December of 2014 Sammi graduated from Arizona State University with her bachelor’s of science degree in communication and has plans on obtaining her master’s degree after her year of representing the professional
Brigitte Kennison, Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona 2015, is the daughter of Brian and Sylvia Kennison. Born in Arizona, raised in the White Mountains, Brigitte learned to enjoy her life in the outdoors with her animals. Being a native of the state, Brigitte feels it is a great honor to represent the title of Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona. She has been riding horses since she was 18 months old, and learned many different techniques of riding: everything from Western pleasure to hunter jumping, and to her new found love — barrel racing. Since she was little, Brigitte has spent her summers traveling the coun-
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try, going from horse show to horse show, winning many titles. But it wasn’t until she was 14, did she find a love for the sport of rodeo and began her career as a rodeo queen with her first title as the Show Low Deuces Wild Teen Queen. Through her rodeo pageant journey Brigitte has learned many things that have made her fall more in love with rodeo. From watching the saddle bronc riding to the tie-down roping, and her favorite event, barrel racing, Brigitte has found something to love about every aspect of the sport. Her future endeavors include finishing her associate degree in applied science at Northland Pioneer College and begin work as a certified medical assistant. She later plans on attending the University of Arizona in entering its new veterinary program. Brigitte loves representing Arizona, and is looking forward to meeting everyone along her journey as Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona. See stories about the women seeking to be crowned Miss Rodeo Arizona and Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona for 2016 on the following pages.
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Paige Creasy is Payson and Rim Country’s rodeo royalty Rim Country Middle School seventh-grader Paige Creasy, 12, serves as Payson Pro Rodeo’s Junior Teen Queen. Born and raised in Payson, Creasy is the daughter of Stephanie and Tony Creasy, and actively serves as a member of the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee. She is also the granddaughter of perennial Payson Rodeo Boss Bill Armstrong. Nancy Landino, a member of the rodeo committee, said Payson used to have its own rodeo queen for years, but stopped the practice some years ago. She said the committee has no plans to revive the pageant, but jumped at the chance to appoint Paige. “She’s doing a great job,” said Landino. For someone so young, Paige has tremendous poise. “I go around the state of Arizona and represent Payson and its committee,” she said. But sometimes, she gets tired of posing said her mom. “I’ll ask her if she’s tired and she will tell me, ‘Yes!’” said Stephanie. As a junior teen rodeo queen, Paige has a public service theme — “8 Seconds to NO.” Paige hopes her goal, reminding young people it only takes 8 seconds to say no to drugs, makes a difference. But this isn’t Paige’s first time in the ring. Her first royalty title was the Navajo County Rodeo Princess in 2012-2013. In 2014-2015, she was Globe’s Copper Dust Rodeo Stampede Missy. Paige has visited many rodeos around the state, but her favorite is in her hometown, where she has had the honor of carrying the American flag to start off the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo this past May. Paige loves her horse Shadow and
her new horse, Baby, and spends all of her free time with them. Together, they belong to 4-H and enjoy competing in horse shows. When not competing, Creasy loves to take her horses on trail rides and explore the Arizona scenery. Paige not only loves rodeo, but basketball, hunting, fishing, camping, spending time with family and friends and off-roading, where she seldom lets anyone else drive. She dreams of one day holding the title of Miss Rodeo Arizona and then competing for Miss Rodeo America in Las Vegas. When she grows up, Paige hopes to become a large animal veterinarian. She is currently in the National Junior Honor Society and carries a 4.0 grade point average. “My favorite class is math with Nicole Ward,” said Paige. Current Payson Pro Rodeo Junior Teen Queen Paige Creasy rode sheep then steer before outgrowing all that and graduating to other rodeo activities. The seventh-grader at Rim Country Middle School hopes to compete in barrel racing, pole bending and perhaps breakaway steer roping in the Arizona Junior High Rodeo Association this season, which begins next month, and possibly the Arizona Junior Rodeo Association. She admitted getting on the back of an animal that doesn’t want you there can be a frightening experience for a youngster. “You think you’re in the big game and the animal’s basically as tall as you,” she said. But she quickly overcame any fear. “I wanted to do it,” Creasy said of her first experience trying to bust a mutton. “I was a little nervous at the beginning, but then I loved it afterwards.” She certainly proved adept at it, winning three times.
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CHF is saddled up for service at 2015 August Doin’s BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR
The members of the Cowgirls Historical Foundation (CHF) are proud to support the great sport of rodeo and are honored to participate in Payson’s World Oldest Continuous Rodeo once again. This unique equestrian drill team is known for its original choreography and unique costuming to fit the theme of the rodeo. The CHF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and preserving the Western heritage of America. All CHF activities are aimed at educating, entertaining, and making a positive impact on communities. Through CHF, members gain life-long lessons that develop character, citizenship and strong foundations for solid futures. This talented group of beautiful horses and cowgirls has ridden in the Tournament of Roses Parade more than eight times. They have been nominated for many community service awards such as the National Day of the Cowboy Keeper’s award, Governor’s Volunteer Service Award and Veterans Medical Leadership Council 2015 Community Heroes
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Members of the Cowgirls Historical Foundation return to Payson to help residents and visitors celebrate the 2015 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. Look for them in the parade and in performances both Friday and Saturday nights.
Award. The CHF members donate more than 3,000 community service hours annually. It is well known that people who serve others end up with a happier and more content heart. The Cowgirls Historical Foundation
wishes to express gratitude for all the unselfish acts of service donated by the volunteers and rodeo committee members of the Payson Rodeo. “How far that little candle throws his beams; so shines a good deed in a weary world.” — William Shakespeare
Kelly Bennett, who works in the aerospace industry, is one of the original members of CHF. “I love how we have been able to evolve and grow into the successful, diverse group we are today,” she said. Bennett was not one of those riding a horse before she could walk. “I got into horses later in life (late 20s/early 30s) but I’ve always had a passion for them. I’ve always been a very active person (can even be considered somewhat of an adrenaline junky) and have done many sports (gymnastics, skiing, skydiving, trapeze just to name a few) but having horses and competing is something that will be a part of my life forever.” She said she loves to compete and knew she had to learn quickly since most of her competition had been riding all their lives. “I took some crash training lessons and started competing in events such as roping, barrel racing, team penning and more before I even owned my own horse. “Once I got my first horse, it was all downhill from there because I bought another and another because I love them so much. Horses are a big part CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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of my life and since I’ll try just about anything. I ended up getting into cowboy mounted shooting which is a sport I call ‘barrel racing on steroids.’ I won my first world title in 2007 as a beginner and although I don’t always win a check, I still remain competitive despite the fact that I never have time to practice. My next adventure I’m hoping will be trick riding.” While there are competitions for drill teams, she said CHF has never participated in one, though members have kicked the idea around some. She explained what makes drill competition difficult is that CHF is not solely a “drill team.” “Even though we perform drills at various events, we do so many other things besides that. Drills however are one of my personal favorite activities and although we don’t practice year-round, we pride ourselves in performing drills that have more of a meaning to them than just doing a fast-paced routine to loud music. Our drills have meaning and even though some of them are a little slower-paced, their message touches people’s hearts. “One of my favorites is
the “PINK” drill. We will be performing it Friday night in Payson and it is dedicated to those who are (or who have) suffered from cancer. I still cry every time we perform it and there is usually not a dry eye in the stands. That drill has been dedicated to several people, including one of our own members who was able to come back and perform it after she had battled it and won. Everyone knows someone who has been affected by the awful disease so everyone can relate to the message we try to portray.” Bennett currently has three horses and a mini donkey. Since one of her horses is 32, she only rides him bareback for pleasure. “However, I have another horse that is 29 that I still compete on. I used to use him for drill, but since 29 equates to an 89-year-old human, I only use him for events that don’t require several minutes of hard riding. I tried to retire him, but he didn’t want to quit, so now I let him run at his own pace — which is still pretty darn fast sometimes. “The third horse I have is a big, beautiful Appaloosa (with not a spot on him) who is 20 years old that I ride for both
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drill and mounted shooting. Although he is my ‘young’ horse, he is still considered pretty old for a competition horse — yet he still does great and is super fast!” She said CHF has developed at least one new routine each year so it now has 10 or so. “I mentioned the one dedicated to those battling cancer. Another was created in memory of those injured/killed in the unfortunate bombing in Boston a few years back and many have been done to honor our military who are overseas fighting for our freedom — these are just a few.” Learning a routine and creating one are totally different, she said. The group puts a lot of time and thought into the creation of a drill as it not only needs to fit the music, but the members want it to have an impact as well. The group typically practices once per week just a few weeks before an event and the amount of time it takes to get everyone in sync depends on which set of riders are performing. “When we have veteran riders practicing together, we can usually pull it off with a few practices. However, when we have new riders and new horses, it takes
longer to teach spacing, rating and synchronization in order to pull off a flawless, meaningful performance. Safety is also extremely important so we try to emphasize that to the younger, newer riders in an effort to help avoid accidents from occurring and how to handle an unexpected situation.” Bennett said there are so many things that are rewarding for her being part of CHF, “I would have to say the two main things are how good it feels to help the various charities we support and the relationships we’ve built with each other. Each of the CHF girls is different in their own way, but we have developed such a great camaraderie, and some of us have known each other for more than 15 years. It’s almost like we have been friends all our lives.” Her biggest challenge is being able to get off of work in time to make practice because she works so many hours in the aerospace business. “On a more serious note, what I believe is one of our biggest challenges is coordinating everything for every event. We provide such a diverse offering — from horse events, to charity events, to children’s
learning events, etc. — that it requires a ton of logistics. As our PR person, Julee Brady facilitates not only our calendar of events, she coordinates the many outfits we wear, the time schedule, tack, speeches, etc. that sometimes we get so busy we have to turn down events that we wish we had more time to do. It’s a good problem to have, but a challenge nonetheless.” Bennett’s advice to young riders would be to be real, “Be yourself and be genuine. Do what you say you’re going to do, be there for each other and eradicate negativity. This group is the first group of women I’ve enjoyed hanging out and doing things with because we don’t prey on people’s weaknesses, we support each other and we avoid drama. “I’ve been through many challenges in my life — many near death experiences — and I’ve learned to make the best of everything I encounter. You need to live life to the fullest and be grateful for every day because you never know when it will be your last. My motto is, ‘Life’s happiness is only 10 percent what is handed to you, it’s the other 90 percent what you do with it that matters.’”
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USMC Mounted Color Guard returns to Payson Rodeo BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR
The inspiring U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard is making a return visit to Payson for the 2015 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. The USMC Mounted Color Guard, the only remaining Mounted Color Guard in the Marine Corps, will be part of both the Rodeo Parade and grand entry at the Patriotic Rodeo Performance Saturday, Aug. 22. At Saturday’s evening show, the USMC Mounted Color Guard will bring the U.S. flag into arena following the presentation of the flags of each branch of the military by the Payson Military Honor Guard and the Cowgirls Historical Foundation. Following the U.S. Marines’ entry into the arena, the national anthem will be presented. ABOUT THE USMC MOUNTED COLOR GUARD
Lt. Colonel Robert Lindsley, U.S. Marine Corps retired, formed the USMC Mounted Color Guard at the Marine Corps Logistic Base in Barstow, Calif. in 1967, according to information on the Bureau of Land Management website. Lindsley purchased four palomino domestic horses from St. George, Utah
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The USMC Mounted Color Guard has participated in rodeo-related events throughout the western U.S., including this Cody Rodeo Stampede Parade in Cody, Wyo.
and the fifth palomino was purchased in the Barstow area. The first parade the USMC Mounted Color Guard attended was in Ridgecrest, Calif. in 1967. In 1968, the Color Guard was designated an official Mounted Color Guard
by the Headquarters Marine Corps. The USMC first adopted a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse in 1988 for the Mounted Color Guard. In January 1985, the Mounted Color Guard made its first appearance in the Tournament of Roses Parade in
Pasadena, Calif., and has been given the extreme honor of the first military unit to lead the parade. Since 1990, the Mounted Color Guard has participated in every Tournament of Roses Parade. The USMC Mounted Color Guard travels all over the western United States participating in parades, rodeos and numerous events and ceremonies. Lindsley died in May 2010 and the stables at the Marine Corps Logistic Base in Barstow, Calif. are named for him, according to the official U.S. Marine Corps website. Gunnery Sgt. Mike Bate, the staff non-commissioned officer formerly in charge of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’s Mounted Color Guard diversified the unit. “When I came here, the Mounted Color Guard was for infantrymen who were to go on cool down tours after their deployments,” he explained. “I wanted to bring Marines from a broader spectrum.” Now the Mounted Color Guard has Marines that worked in corrections, communications and music, along with an infantryman. The Mounted Color Guard is a nationally recognized image of the USMC, according to the USMC website.
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Getting that first taste of rodeo glory in mutton bustin’ BY KEITH MORRIS ROUNDUP SPORTS EDITOR
The cowgirl seemed deep in thought as she waited in the stall for her mount. Take a look in a young cowboy’s eyes and you’ll see concentration. Then the gate opens and the animal bursts into action, racing across the arena trying to rid themselves of this unwanted cargo. That cowboy or cowgirl, meanwhile, tries to hang on as long as possible. Most never seem to get a grip and crash to the dirt within a second or two. Thankfully they all wear helmets and padded vests to protect them. Some can’t wait until their next ride. Their smiles tell that story. Tears rolling down the faces of a few indicate once is probably enough for others. For the rare champion able to stay on for an extended ride, a rodeo rider may be born. Most seem to enjoy their initiation into rodeo competition during the ever-popular mutton bustin’ and steer riding events featured at rodeos such at the 131st World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo at Payson Event Center set for
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Young Kody, grandson of Roundup staffer Paula VanBuskirk, takes mutton bustin’ seriously. This is the last year he can compete.
Aug. 20-22. Chapman Auto Center sponsors the event along with Justin Boots. “We fill it every year and it’s gotten to where it fills earlier and earlier, so it does seem to be gaining in popularity,”
said Chapman sales manager Todd Hamblen, who teams with Lynn Waters and Lanie Olszewski to run the mutton bustin’ and steer riding events during both the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo in August and the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo in the spring. During last week’s Payson Pro Rodeo Committee meeting came the announcement that only Thursday spots were available as the maximum number of contestants were signed up for the Friday night and Saturday afternoon and evening performances. That speaks to the popularity of these kids’ races. Boys and girls ranging in age from 4-7 can enter the mutton bustin’ event and those 8-13 the steer riding. Paula VanBuskirk’s grandson, Kody, 7, is a sheep rider from way back. He’s been entering the mutton bustin’ event for four years. But he’s about to enter the arena on a sheep’s back for the final time in this rodeo. He’ll have to move on to steer riding next year. Or not. “I asked him if he wanted to ride steers and he said he didn’t want to,” VanBuskirk said. “He can do it in the spring, but this is his last year mutton bustin’ in this rodeo.”
He certainly has someone willing to help him prepare for future steer rides. “He practices at home on Ashley,” VanBuskirk laughed talking about her daughter. “She goes through the house trying to buck him off and he holds onto her.” She said her grandson certainly enjoys the cheers when he’s in the arena. “Everybody cheers the kids on,” VanBuskirk said. “It’s all for them.” Hamblen said the schedule typically calls for about six steer riders and from 13 to 15 mutton busters in each of the rodeo’s four performances. Anyone still hoping to enter their child in Thursday’s rodeo should stop by Chapman Auto Center and talk to Todd Hamblen to find out if any openings remain. “We only have so many animals and so much time during the rodeo allotted to us, so we’re limited on the number of contestants,” Hamblen said. Like many fans, Hamblen enjoys the event. “I think it’s grown into the crowd favorite,” he said. Hamblen said volunteers are key in helping make sure the events run smoothly.
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Rim Country music stars entertain at rodeo dances BY MICHELE NELSON
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Get ready for a slew of Rim Country faces entertaining the crowds with music at the 2015 Payson August Doin’s Rodeo — the oldest continuous rodeo in the world. Local rodeo folks won’t let anyone forget that. Disc jockey and photographer extraordinaire DJ Craig Miller will spin the discs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21 before the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo Performance. Miller plays a variety of music from the early days of rock ’n’ roll, to modern-day pop. When not entertaining at the rodeo, Miller plays music for school dances and weddings. On Saturday, Aug. 22, one of the Rim Country’s most popular country bands, Junction 87, will play from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. before the Patriotic Performance Rodeo. Junction 87 plays classic country music live with three members — Billy Ichida on fiddle, and Jim Norman and Bob Lewis on guitar and vocals. The group has been playing together for 11 years. They keep sharp by performing each Sunday at the Buffalo Bar and Grill from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. The band often shares the stage with amateur musicians to give the performance a hometown flare, while locals kick up their heels two-stepping and dancing the schottische. The band has quite the fan base, but so does Moonshine Mafia, the headlining band for the rodeo dances both Friday and Saturday nights. Moonshine Mafia features local
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Moonshine Mafia, one of the Rim Country’s most popular bands will provide live music for the dances under the big top at the Payson Event Center following both the Friday and Saturday night performances of the 131st World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo.
boys Clay Sopeland and Taylor Hale, who met each other when they were 5 years old and neighbors in Round Valley. Hale started performing with his father when he was 14 staying in Rim Country to continue playing, while Sopeland moved to Prescott for school. Sopeland then lived in Phoenix and California before meeting up with Hale again when he moved back to the Rim Country at 21. The two have played together since. Sopeland plays guitar and sings vocals. Hale plays bass guitar. On stage with the two locals, Deak Dietrich, plays lead guitar. Dietrich brings professional experience with him. In his past life, he did a
lot of studio gigs in Los Angeles. Sopeland said to this day, sound company guys will stop Dietrich on the street to catch up. Marty Tkachyk backs everyone up with drums. Sopeland said Tkachyk is originally from North Dakota, but ended up playing with a bunch of bands from Flagstaff. The members of Moonshine Mafia have played together for six years. The band plays everything from Merle Haggard to Eric Church, said Sopeland, but his favorite country musician is Waylon Jennings. Besides the August Doin’s Rodeo, Moonshine Mafia plays other rodeos around the state, as well as the
Lorraine Cline Memorial Poker Run in Tonto Basin. Sopeland’s wife Laci organizes the Tonto Basin benefit each spring. The band also volunteers in local schools performing for one of Payson High School’s public service assemblies on drunk driving. The band once opened for Aaron Pippin, a big star in the Atlanta area in the ’90s. They have also played in Reno, Nev. But playing at home is their favorite venue — so long as the audience dances. “For us it’s great to be at home and play for our friends,” said Sopeland. “But there’s gotta be dancing. If people aren’t dancing, we’re not having fun.”
Corporate and local support make the rodeo possible The 131st World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson Aug. 20-22 is not possible without the support of corporate sponsors and local businesses and individuals. The corporate sponsors of this year’s celebration of the traditions of the Old West are: Coors, Wrangler Western Wear, Ram Trucks, the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, Justin Boots, Swire Coca-Cola and Resistol. The members of the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee would like to thank these sponsors for their continued support. Without their contributions it would not be possible to produce the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. Also making the rodeo possible are event and spur sponsors: bareback riding, Swire Coca-Cola USA;
steer wrestling, Bob’s Western Wear; team roping, both header and heeler, Gila County Board of Supervisors; saddle bronc riding, Roy Haught Excavating; tie-down roping, Town of Star Valley; barrel racing, Preferred Women’s Care, Dr. Cynthia Booth; bull riding, Ron McDaniel family; all events, Payson Concrete & Materials. Sponsoring the chute gates at the Payson Event Center rodeo arena are Coors, Boot Barn, Payson Concrete & Materials, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Swire Coca-Cola and USA Wells Fargo. The Gila County Board of Supervisors sponsors the return gate; Waste Matters & Recycling sponsors the entry gates; and Gila County Sheriff Adam J. Shepherd sponsors the timed events return gate.
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Donnie Landis brings specialty act back to Rim Country BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR
Donnie Landis provides the specialty act entertainment at Payson’s 2015 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. Landis is a fourth generation rodeo cowboy. He grew up in a rodeo family. His great-grandfather was a pickup man and his grandfather rode bucking horses. His mother was also involved as a rodeo secretary for many years. His father did most of all — from riding rough stock, clowning, bullfighting and producing some of California’s greatest rodeos. His father was also one of the founders of the California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association. Landis has been entertaining and working rodeos since age 12. He joined the PRCA at age 18. In addition to being selected to twice work the World National Finals Rodeo and the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, he has worked rodeos in Salinas, Calif., Houston, Texas, Pendleton, Ore. and the Calgary Stampede. Among his acts: Wild Cantbeatalope — he rides a shaggy creature in a test against a horse; Mario the Flea is his trained flea act; Claimjumper gets all the kids involved and might be a
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Donnie Landis returns to the Rim Country with his specialty act for the 2015 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. He entertained crowds at the Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo in May.
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It can take six figures to win millions in barrel racing BY MICHELE NELSON ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER
It looks so easy — barrel racing. Just let ’er rip at the start, turn around some barrels, race for the finish and you’re done. Just so you know, it’s anything but easy. It only takes thousandths of a second to determine a winner or doom a loser. It all comes down to the relationship between the rider and their horse. But what does it take to make a winning combo? For the rider it takes money, a good head, and lots and lots of patience. The price tag for barrel racing can be upward of a quarter of a million dollars, but the pay out can be worth millions. Since the inception of the sport in the 1930s, barrel racing has turned into a sport with prize packages worth up to a quarter of a million and its own international organization. Picking the right horse
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Time, training and money are required to turn a horse into a champion barrel racer.
makes or breaks the success of the rider. Then the rider has to have the smarts to train the horse to get the job done and communicate with that horse during competition flawlessly. Here’s what experts say about finding the right horse: There seems to be a debate in the horse world between using horses that love to race and horses bred to cut cattle. Canadian veterinarian Jerry Black says that most
successful barrel racing horses come from the Quarter Horse racetracks. Those horses love to run, have an athletic build, good coordination, quick turning capabilities and a good mind, said Black and other experts. Yep, a great barrel racing horse has to have the desire to please and the will to drive through the speed and tight turns. Which leads some experts
to favor the cutting horse. Marilyn Camarillo, a champion barrel racer from Colorado, prefers cutting horses because they’re trained to stop, turn and move on quickly in order to work with cattle. She also said cutting horses mature earlier, have a good brain and take the pressure with a better attitude. “All a racehorse has been taught is to go fast forward. Stop is not in their vocabulary, and I understand that,” said Camarillo. “The easiest thing to do is teach a horse to run, but it’s hard to teach one to gather and turn around.” Then there’s training the horse. Experts in the area suggest walking the barrel pattern over and over to get the horse used to the course. Those who have successfully trained barrel racing horses suggest moving the horse up to trotting the barrel pattern only after walking the pattern makes complete sense to the horse. If not, then the horse
may never learn the barrel pattern. Only after the horse has the pattern down while trotting completely perfectly do the experts suggest moving onto cantering. Experts say cantering can make or break the training of a barrel racing horse. After increasing the speed to cantering, experts say it’s time to take the horse to an exhibition to get comfortable with rings and the competitive environment without any of the pressure of the timed event. The last step before committing to official competitions is to take the horse to numerous different competitions, none back-to-back or the horse could get over-run. While sitting in the stands watching those horses and riders go all out around the barrels, remember all of the time, resources and training that went into that brief few seconds of competition. It’s just not so easy.
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Safety, comfort combine in today’s rodeo ‘dress code’ BY ALEXIS BECHMAN ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER
For some, wearing a cowboy hat is still an everyday occurrence in Rim Country, but for most, the August Doin’s Rodeo is the one time of year to dust it off and break out the cowboy boots. What is now considered a fashion statement, Western clothing served a practical and utilitarian purpose for cowboys. Local ranch hand Butch, who would not reveal his real name, said there is a reason cowboys wear snap shirts, tall boots and bandannas. He once wore a button down shirt while herding cattle and when he threw his lasso, the rope caught his shirt and ripped all those buttons off. And when he once accidentally went without his hat on a ride he wound up branded by the sun, his forehead blistered into boot leather. And those boots? They once saved his calves from a kicking calf that didn’t want to get branded. Butch worked as a cowboy from the age of 18 to 30 and after retirement returned to that lifestyle. Butch is the kind of guy who likes to sit around and tell stories. Bob Judson, owner of Bob’s Western Wear, Payson’s largest supplier of Western clothing and accessories, invited Butch to the store recently to recount his life on the ranch and give a little insight into Western clothing. Judson, on the other hand, knows what’s in fashion today. He spent more than a decade traveling from rodeo to rodeo selling Western hats along with accessories. He finally settled in Payson and opened a shop in 2009. Pointing to a set of red long johns or one-piece underwear, Butch said some cowboys still wear those under their clothing, as was tradition because they offered protection from neck to ankles. Once, while sleeping around a campfire, a mouse ran under a fellow cowboy’s bedroll and the startled man jumped up in his long johns, but didn’t realize the button up back panel was open, giving everyone a show, including the innocent mouse. Judson doesn’t sell a whole lot of long johns today, however, some of the more popular items are boots, hats and shirts. SHIRTS
With shirts, retro, or more traditional looks are coming back in style. Saw tooth shirt pockets are in along with plaid and paisley patterns. All cowboy shirts were long sleeve, Butch said, to offer protection from the sun and elements. In the old days, shirts often didn’t have collars and came in one size — big, like a pillowcase. Cotton was worn in the summer
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Rodeo fans and competitors have a wide array of boot styles to choose from and they can be found at Bob’s Western Wear in Payson. The rest of the attire to be safe, comfortable and stylish can also be found at the shop and the all-important hat can be given a professional cleaning and special shaping too, as seen in the photo below.
and wool in the winter. Shirts are more fitted today, especially women’s, which also feature embellishments like embroidery and rhinestones. Judson said fringe is no longer “in” like it was in the 1990s. PANTS
Like the early shirts, pants didn’t come in a whole lot of sizes, Butch said. While the waist size changed, the length did not. The super long length meant it fit everyone. If you were short, you rolled up the jeans. Butch said a lot of his friends still roll their jeans even though they come in shorter sizes. Traditionally, pants were canvas or wool and usually brown, black or tan and did not have pockets because it was uncomfortable to ride all day in a saddle with full pockets. For that reason, cowboys traditionally wore vests.
VESTS
Vests were worn to carry a watch, tobacco and money and offered an extra layer of warmth and protection. Today, they come in a variety of materials, including leather and wool and Judson said he is seeing more people wear them to events.
BOOTS
Besides their hat, cowboys are very opinionated about what type of boot they wear. With an endless array of styles, including varying shaft heights, heel and toe styles and materials there is something to fit just about every taste and use. Butch likes to wear an under slung heel and a boot that goes up to the knee to protect him from bucking calves. Judson said square toe boots are by far the most popular style. Most find square toe more comfortable
than pointy toed or J-toe boots. With women, Judson said fatbaby boots are trending. The boots have a round toe, chunky heel and low shaft and are very comfortable to wear. With dresses, women prefer more pointy-toed boots, said Shea Shields, a senior at Payson High School and employee at Bob’s. HAT
Nothing is more iconic in Western fashion than the cowboy hat. Judson carries everything from the traditional tan woven and felt hats to
causal straw hats made popular by Toby Keith. A good hat, Butch said, has beaver fur lining. Traditionally worn as protection from the sun or rain, many workers in Rim Country still wear a hat daily while working outside. Wes Chapman, who works for the town, likes to wear a wide, 4.5-inch brim hat to keep the sun off. He said he knows too many people who have skin cancer and he doesn’t want to be one of them. He picked up a new hat from Bob’s Wednesday — his current hat well worn with stains and scratches. Holding the hat out, Chapman said the hat looks pretty good considering it was covered in mud last week after he worked on the new water lines around town. Chapman had Judson shape his new hat in the store so it would have a custom look. Chapman said you can always tell when someone is wearing their first hat because it has the shape every hat has when it was taken out of the box. Chapman likes the front of his hat square like a shovel. Judson holds the hat over a stream of steam for a few seconds and then shapes it by hand. Besides the brim, Judson can also shape the top of the hat. Among his three molds are the quarter horse crown, cattleman and Montana peak crowns. Shields likes to wear a 4-inch brim hat with a low crown, the most popular size.
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Trio competes for state rodeo crown Friday–Sunday BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR
Three women are competing for the title of Miss Rodeo Arizona 2016 in pageant events during Payson’s World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. Competition is on Friday and Saturday, with a coronation ceremony on Sunday (see reigning royalty story for times and costs). The contestants are Katilyn Gheen, Alanna Hamilton and Jessi Muha. Katilyn “Katie” Gheen, 21, resides in Queen Creek, Ariz. with her two horses, Gambler and Cosmo, along with border collies Cici and Rusty. She is a full-time student at Chandler Gilbert Community College and working toward a degree in business. Since her family does not come from Western heritage, she believed getting into the rodeo world would be impossible. But that didn’t deter her from competing and in her first year, she won a saddle and then went on to pursue a queen title. While she did not know what a rodeo queen did, she has since learned the pride, determination and sense of family that the Western heritage brings to one’s life. As a result, she has yearned to
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further her dreams and become Miss Rodeo Arizona and encourages others to follow their dreams as well. Alanna Hamilton, 21, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps directly after high school, where she now proudly serves as a lance corporal. The Corps took her from California to North Carolina, and landed her at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., serving as a cryogenic technician. Earning the title of the Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo Queen, she said she had the best introduction to Arizona one could have. She says she was always meant to be in Arizona. Growing up in the rolling hills of San Geronimo Valley, Calif., she was known
for being barefoot and wild at heart with a passion for horses and her country. Always competing in both English and Western styles of riding, she settled on Western riding, and rodeo in particular when she became part of the California High School Rodeo Association. Her goal is to make the USMC her career, with plans to retire after 20 years. In her free time she loves anything to do with water, camping, swing dancing, and running barrels on her quarter horse, Miss Reckless. Hamilton feels very blessed to have horses and the sport of rodeo in her life. Jessi Muha started her first job in rodeo at the age of 6 working along side
Donna Vold-Larson and the Broken Arrow Rodeo Company. It was there that she fell in love with the sport and found her place behind the scenes of each rodeo after that. Now 14 years later she, her dog Mudd and horse Duchess are calling Snowflake, Ariz. home. She continues her love of rodeo by being a rodeo queen, because she feels this is the best way for her to spread her love and knowledge for this great American pass time. She would like to thank everyone who has supported her along this journey and hopes to make them proud, because without them she wouldn’t be standing here today.
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Three compete for Miss Teen Arizona Rodeo title BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR
The young women seeking the title of Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona are Haley Olsen, Codi Ross and Elizabeth Siegfried. Haley Olsen, 17, the daughter of Jeff and Ellann Olsen, is from Bullhead City, Ariz. She is entering her senior year in Primavera Online High School and will be taking college level and honors courses. Her plan after high school is to pursue studies that will allow her to become a doctor of veterinary medicine. When not in school or working, and time allows, she enjoys being part of the Turquoise and Leather Drill Team, dancing, sewing, swimming and riding her horse, Rodeo. She has been a 4-H member, participating in horse projects, since the age of 9. As part of 4-H, she competed in both English and Western riding horse shows. Through 4-H she has been to the state finals twice and won three first place buckles. As part of the organization, she has also served as a volunteer 4-H camp counselor for two years. Additionally she has volunteered at
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North Valley Animal Clinic, helping in the kennel and shadowing the doctors. Olsen has been a volunteer with Saving Animals in Need Together as well. Codi Ross, 17, is a senior from Ajo, Ariz. After developing a strong love for horses at a very young age, she has taken that love and turned it into a promising future and it has helped her to become a young woman who excels at everything she puts her mind to. She is a member of the National Honor Society and competes in Arizona High School Rodeo. When she is not spending time with her trusty steed and best friend, Patron, competing in reining cow horse or involved in rodeo queen activities, she competes in barrel racing and pole bending with equine companions Hoss and Corona.
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the sixth member of the family. Her two younger siblings are CJ and Emma. Her family’s land has goats, chickens and horses as permanent residents, but you may find sheep, pigs and steers there as well. She is now a senior at AAEC high school in Prescott Valley and is a student at Yavapai College. Through the FFA organization, she is the FFA sentinel and shows dairy goats as well as judge’s horses. She also enjoys ranch sorting and training her beloved horse, Caboose. For this past year she served as the 2015 Miss Prescott Frontier Days Senior Court and enjoyed it immensely. Siegfried hopes to be the Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona so that she can take another step toward being Miss Rodeo Arizona and eventually Miss Rodeo America.
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131ST WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS RODEO
Cowboys get on the spot help from Justin Sports Medicine BY KEITH MORRIS ROUNDUP SPORTS EDITOR
Anyway you figure, it hurts to be a rodeo cowboy. Bulls stomp them, broncs buck them, horses throw them, steers step on them. So all rodeos on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit feature an ambulance and emergency medical technicians on standby. Some also boast a sports medicine team, which puts them in a different league. Rodeo officials that aren’t fortunate enough to lasso a date on the Justin Boots Sports Medicine Team’s schedule envy those that have. Many cowboys participating in the 131st World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo at the Payson Event Center this weekend will benefit from the program as team members wrap sprained ankles, ice sore shoulders and check for possible concussions and a myriad of other injuries in one of the four trailers it sends to rodeos across the country. Now in its 31st year, the program offers PRCA members free treatment by either a doctor or athletic trainer. The Justin Boot Company finances the program. “When a guy comes in, I don’t have to ask about a co-pay or what insurance they’re on, we can just treat them, which is what we went to school to do,” said athletic trainer Mike Rich, the program’s executive director. “There’s no charge to the cowboy.” Rich, who lives in Gilbert, Ariz., is one of eight athletic trainers or physical therapists who travel across the country to help injured cowboys at rodeos. The program works approximately 130 to 150 rodeos each year. Rich, physical therapist Mike Stratton, the program manager who lives in Mesa, Ariz., and Dr. Michael Darnell of Payson formed the team that worked last year’s World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson. Although Payson’s August event isn’t as big as many of the rodeos across the country, the fact that it features this medical team makes it one of the best each year. Payson’s been a regular stop on the Justin Boots Sports Medicine Team’s schedule for most of the program’s existence. “We’re one of the first ones they had and we’re a real small rodeo,” said Payson Rodeo Boss Bill Armstrong. “They love to come here. There are about 40 rodeos that would like to have this sports medicine program. It’s one of the best in the world. The cowboys love them. Everybody’s safe when they’re here. They do one heck of a job for the Payson Rodeo Committee.” Rich said computers have made the program more efficient. “We took all the records to a Web-based program,” he explained. “So, if I see a guy here today, tomorrow he may be in another city, but my guy covering that rodeo can turn on a laptop and see what we did with him here today. So if we have X-rays we download them in there. We can do more follow up down the road now than we used to be able to.” The action keeps the team busy. “We probably treat 20 to 25 guys a day at each performance,” he said. “It could be two, it could be seven. It just varies on how many guys are out and how many get stomped on.” Rich has seen a lot of injuries since joining the team in 1987. He’s seen two deaths occur while working rodeos with the program. The second one occurred at the Payson Event Center five years ago when a steer wrestling hazer suffered a heart attack during a performance. “He came in with a heart issue none of us knew
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At the end of one of the rough stock rides — bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding — there is no guarantee any participant will land on their feet — as was the case in this double crash.
about,” Rich said. The other rodeo death he dealt with was much earlier in his career. “That was probably (19) years ago at the NFR in Vegas when a bull rider got his head stepped on,” Rich said. “It was not a good scene.” A helmet and face mask might have saved his life. But very few riders wore helmets in those days. Even today, many cowboys don’t wear them. Stratton, who’s been with the program for 23 years, said he wishes more bull and bronc riders wore helmets, but understands why many choose not to. “I’m really for the helmet,” he said. “We’re trying to educate cowboys coming up to wear them so they’re used to them. But it’s controversial because of the added weight.” Rich added, “Headgear’s good, but it adds weight to the top of your body and in bull riding the lower center of gravity’s better. So you start putting two and three pounds on someone’s head, it makes them top heavy. Besides that, the weight on their head and the width of the helmet increases sheer forces on the cervical spine.” Many cowboys who didn’t get used to wearing helmets in high school and junior high rodeos aren’t comfortable making the change. Helmet design is still a work in progress, according to Rich. “There’s only one helmet that’s been approved with all the standard testing, but it’s kind of a niche market,” he said. “It’s not like a football helmet. So for a Riddell or Nike or someone to jump on the bandwagon and do it, you’ve got to weigh liability versus income. So there are some off-shoot companies out there trying to design one that works really good.” While many bull riders still don’t wear helmets, a high percentage have gone to wearing padded vests.
“That saves them in a lot of ways,” Stratton said, “maybe not from catastrophic injury, but definitely from injury.” Rich compared the program to the role of an athletic trainer at a football game. “You’ll see them coming in before the rodeo to get treated, get new tape jobs and we’ll evaluate injuries,” Rich said. “If they’re coming in hurt, how can we get them to safely compete without injuring it worse and help them so they can compete at a high level?” He said cowboys have come to trust their advice. “With the program being around so long, when we tell them, ‘You probably shouldn’t get on, you’re going to be wasting your entry fee,’ over the years they’ve come to listen to us,” Rich said. “Over the years the veterans started trusting you, young guys coming up start trusting them that trust us. So you see a lot more stretching done now, hydration, a lot more exercising.” In addition to covering the cost of the cowboys’ treatment by the sports medicine team, Justin Boots also features the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund to help families of critically injured competitors. “We’ve got local docs that come in and help us and I just think it’s great that the whole community comes together and builds something,” Stratton said. “We involve the whole community.” Darnell has assisted with the program at the Payson Rodeo for the last six years. “Cowboys are athletes,” he said. “They’re unusual athletes compared to a lot of the other ones and they have their own unique set of injuries. “We take care of the cowboys and keep them in one piece as best we can. We just try to keep them healthy so they can compete. That’s how they make their living.”
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No matter which performance you attend during the 2015 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson, you’ll see great action.
Schedule of Events THURSDAY, AUG. 20
Women’s Professional Rodeo Barrel Racing, Payson Event Center. Gates open at 5 p.m.; performance at 6 p.m.; admission (1) can of food FRIDAY, AUG. 21
Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo Performance, Payson Event Center. Benefits local breast cancer support groups, Gates open at 5 p.m.; pre performance entertainment featuring DJ Craig starts at 5 p.m. and goes until 7 p.m.; rodeo performance at 7 p.m. Rodeo Dance in big tent at Payson Event Center begins at 9:30 p.m., a family friendly program featuring Moonshine Mafia. Ticket information below. SATURDAY, AUG. 22
American Pride Parade, 9 a.m., West Main Street, starts at Green Valley Park and ends at Sawmill Crossing. Day performance, Payson Event Center. Gates open at 11 a.m.; performance at 1 p.m. Ticket information below. Patriotic Rodeo Performance, Payson Event Center. Honors fallen, wounded, returning, and active duty military personnel with some money helping support the efforts of organizations serving the needs of our armed forces. Gates open at 5 p.m.; pre performance entertainment featuring Junction 87 starts at 5 p.m. and goes until 7 p.m. Rodeo Dance in big tent at Payson Event Center begins at 9:30 p.m., a family friendly program featuring Moonshine Mafia. Ticket information below. ADMISSION
Reserved seating tickets are $25 per person and includes guaranteed seating in reserve section. General admission: $18 per adult, 13-64; $16 per senior, 65 and older; $10 per child, 8-12; children 7 and younger admitted free, as are active members of the U.S. armed forces. Tickets can be purchased at the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, 100 W. Main St., Payson; Bob’s Western Wear, 605 S. Beeline Hwy., Payson; Circle Ks at 1009 S. Beeline Hwy. and 606 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson and 3675 Hwy. 260, Star Valley. Tickets can be ordered by phone at 877-840-0457 or online via the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee website: paysonprorodeo.com.
131ST WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS RODEO