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In Another Life
In Another Life…
By Doreen Shumpert
Have you ever wondered what your favorite rodeo cowboys and roping heroes would be doing if they did NOT rodeo and rope? So did we, here at STT!
We asked…and left most of them stumped. But after some deep thinking and the occasional sound of crickets…here’s what they shared.
Question: If you did not rope for a living, what occupation would you choose for a day job?
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Joe Beaver
A criminal defense lawyer. I told my mom when I started to rodeo if it didn’t work out I would go to college and that is what I would do. But rodeo worked out, and I never looked back!
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Trevor Brazile
Oh my gosh. I’m going to say the only other thing that interests me is real estate, and stuff like that. Patrick Smith and I have an oil field service company too that we started about six years ago, and it is really busy rightnow. We do all kinds of services from hydrovac trucks to Porta Pottiesto trash trailers, well testing, everything. Relentless is a licensingcompany that we started about nine years ago too, and it has been a lotof fun.
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Shane Hanchey
Can it be a sports athlete? I miss the chance to be a pro golfer. I follow professional golf pretty heavily, and I think it would be awesome to be a pro golfer.
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Tyler Magnus
Not involving a horse or cow? Oh my gosh. That is a tough one. I can’t imagine doing anything that doesn’t involve a horse! I guess I would be a hunting guide. I don’t take the time to hunt anymore, I enjoy it, used to do it as a kid, but usually I get on a horse and take a rifle! We hunted, fished and trapped on the ranch back then. The way I was brought up, that’s what you did.But if I could spend any time on anything else and take my family, it would be that.
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Junior Nogueira
What I have really liked since I was little-it’s weird-is those people who aren’t really cops but try to find out all the crimes. A detective I guess. Since I was little I watched those movies, and tried to find out who did it, and guess it…I love that kind of stuff! So, I would probably be some kind of detective!
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Speed Williams
I teach roping. I can answer that question very well! Ever since the disk issue in my neck three years ago, it has really affected my ability to compete, so I can answer this honestly. But if I could not be around the industry at all, I would gamble. Play poker. World series of poker. You try to gather all the information before you make a decision, like you do before you compete, and that part of the game I really enjoy.
