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Jones Navigates Path to Nampa Pay Window K.C. Jones may have to train a little harder to get ready to compete and the soreness of a muscle strain may not subside as quickly as it once did. Still, there are advantages to being 42 and having the experience of 18 ProRodeo seasons under your belt.

Jones had to call on just about every one of his veteran moves to earn the Snake River Stampede steer wrestling title July 20, a performance that depended as much on logistics and planning as it did on his performance in the dirt of The Idaho Center.

The short version is that Jones flew into town from California on a charter jet, caught a ride in from the airport, won the final round in 4.0 seconds and took the three-head average by a halfsecond over world standings leader Casey Martin.

But it wasn’t as straightforward or calm as all that sounds. Not nearly.

“The rodeo (in Salinas, Calif.) was running a little late,” Jones said, “and we didn’t finish bulldogging until 4:15 (p.m.).

When you charter one of those things, they go when you want them to, but we were running out of time. One of the pilots – we had two of them – said it would be 7:45 before we touched down. That was going to put us in real danger of missing the perf.

“So, I called (rodeo secretary) Sunni Deb (Backstrom) from the plane and she was able to tell me there was a full field in the bareback riding and the grand entry was going to be a little bit longer than usual. So, there was a chance. Then I called (fellow

competitor) Tyler Waguespack to ask him to warm up our little black mare (Smoker) that we had left there, so she’d be ready to ride.”

A hurried drive from the airport got Jones to the rodeo grounds less than 30 minutes before he was to compete and everything went according to plan.

Jones had 10-year-old Smoker, the Jud Little horse who Jones has trained since she was 4 years old and who he rode at last year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, waiting in Nampa and had Bumble Bee and Tebow waiting for him at other stops on the rodeo road this weekend.

“I’m real fortunate,” Jones said. “Great steer wrestling horses are freaks; they are so hard to come by. It seems like it’s taken me 20 years to get this kind of horsepower.

“Smoker is just my little girlfriend. She does so great for me.”

This was Jones’ third big win this month, following Cowboy Christmas titles in Livingston, Mont., and Oakley City, Utah.

He’s gone from 29th in the world standings on June 10 to 10th after the Fourth of July week (aka Cowboy Christmas) and is now third.

That would seem to make it a very likely bet that Jones will again be on the outside AND the inside of ProFantasy Rodeo (the official fantasy rodeo game of the Wrangler NFR) for the seventh time since Jones and his buddy – La Junta, Colo., stock contractor Jace Honey – created the game back in 2002.

“I don’t think anybody who has ever won the game has had me on their roster,” Jones said.

“Just tell people that if they want me to do good, they shouldn’t

draft me. I don’t need the extra pressure. If I miss one, I have people walking up to me and saying, ‘Oh, man, you’re killing me (in the game).’ I just say, ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to’ …”

ProRodeoLive Expands Its Audience On Rural Radio ProRodeoLive.com and Rural Radio have partnered to provide unprecedented broadcast coverage of major PRCA rodeos, including the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the San Antonio Stock Show and the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo.

Since 2008, Steve Kenyon’s ProRodeoLive has exclusively owned the radio and Internet rights to produce the WNFR and the PRCA’s other top championship events. These will now be available to a greatly expanded audience via the partnership with Rural Radio, the recently launched Agribusiness and Western Lifestyle channel 80 on SiriusXM satellite radio.

ProRodeoLive and Rural Rodeo will present live coverage of the championship round of the legendary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, beginning at 2 p.m.

(ET) July 28. It will be anchored

by Kenyon, the 2010 recipient of the PRCA Excellence in Broadcasting Award, with analysis by 1987 NFR saddle bronc riding average champion Butch Knowles and interviews by former Miss Rodeo Idaho and Miss Rodeo America Runner-up Freya Walton.

“Rural Media Group is spearheading a new direction for rodeo and Western sports and I’m proud to say that ProRodeoLive is part of this amazing tidal wave of progress,” Kenyon said. “This is a big deal for our industry.”

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or 29 years the Roy Cooper Junior World Championship Calf Roping has been one that junior calf roping and breakaway roping competitors always look forward to. This year’s 29th Annual event was once again the highlight for many of the toughest young competitors from across the country who came out to see who is the best of the best.

The calf ropers were shaking out loops and making lightning fast runs to attempt to take home their part of the cash and prizes. North Texas Premier Equine Facility, Diamond T Arena in Denton, Texas was again the host for the event. Roy Cooper’s World Championship Jr. Calf Roping is designed specifically for juniors and features six different divisions of competition in this once-a-year event. The events included 12 and Under - Boys and Girls Breakaway, 12 and Under Tie Down Roping, 13 to 15 Girls Breakaway, 13 to 15 - Boys Tie Down Roping, 19 and Under Girls Breakaway and the 19 and Under Boys Tie Down World Champion Jr. Calf Roping.

The event dates were July 4th through 6th and each day started at 9 a.m. and consisted of both calf

12 and Under Breakaway Champion, Cutter Carpenter

13-15 Girls Breakaway Champion, Lena Whitehead

roping and breakaway action in 5 divisions that included three full go rounds and a top 10 short round that would eventually determine the champions on a total of 4-head of cattle. The big event of the weekend was the 19 and Under World Championship Junior Calf Roping that took place on Saturday. This roping consisted of a 3-head roping with the top 12 coming back to Elimination Rounds where the 2 slowest ropers were eliminated in each round. That meant the final two contestants in this roping roped a total of 9 calves.

The crowd was at the edge of their seat for the final round between Reid Zapalac and Marcus Theriot. This was Marcus’s first year in this age group after winning the 13-15 Boys Tie Down Championship last year. Marcus was hoping to make it two in a row, but when the round ended it was Reid Zapalac as the 2013 Roy Cooper’s World 13-15 Boys Tie Down Champion, Raeben Meyer

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Championship Jr. Calf Roper. For winning the championship Reid received an OxBow Trophy saddle, roping chute from Priefert, a one year endorsement from Cinch, Rope Can from Smith Brothers, and a buckle from Montana Silversmith.

The other champions included, 12 and Under Breakaway Average winner Cutter Carpenter, 12 and Under Tie Down Average winner Dawson Cantu, 13-15 Girls Breakaway Average Winner Lena Whitehead, 13-15 Boys Tie Down Average winner

Raeben Meyer and 19 and Under Girls Breakaway Average winner Logan Gentry This year also included for the first time two contestants that were chosen to receive “The Roy Cooper Rope Your Dream Award Scholarhip” from the Cooper Rodeo Foundation. The winners of the $500 scholarships for 2013 were Sara Burks and Deon Atkins.

Sponsors of this year’s event were: Oxbow Tack and Saddles • Priefert • Cinch • Fastback Ropes • Smith Brothers • Tuf-E-Nuf Energy Drink • Farnam • Bex Sunglasses • Tandem Nutritional Supplements • Montana Silversmith • Get Patched.com • Durham Trailer Ranch • James Wood Autopark • Say I Won’t Clothing • Just A Little Western • Eight Away Breakaways • Justin Discount Boots • Craig Beman • Rerun the Roping Calf • Barton Performance Horses

19 and Under Girls Breakaway Champion, Logan Gentry

19 and Under Roy Cooper Junior Calf Roping Champion, Reid Zapalac

Cooper Rodeo Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Deon Atkinds

Cooper Rodeo Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Sara Burks

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Diamond T Arena is a rodeo and equine event facility located in Denton, Texas. With it’s wide array of services and features, Diamond T plays host to roping, barrel racing and rodeo events, futurities, trainings, schools, meetings, corporate events, parties and more. For more information about the arena, future events or sponsorship availability, you may visit the website at www.diamondtarenatexas.com

RESULTS 12 Under Breakaway

Round 1 Jake Vance, 2.65, $318 Cinch Moody, 2.67, $263 Gatlin Peck, 2.79, $209 Cutter Carpenter, 2.91, $154 Luke Leathers, 3.17, $99 Joel Harris, 3.26, $55 Round 2 Jaxon Clegg, 2.56, $318 Rance Doyal, 2.72, $263 Cutter Carpenter, 2.88, $209 Wells Mitchell, 2.89, $154 Brody Baugh, 2.99, $99 Chet Weitz, 3.02, $55 Round 3 Rance Doyal, 2.23, $318 Riley Webb, 2.47, $263 Cash Enderli, 2.77, $209 Peyton Walter, 2.86, $154 Joel Harris, 2.88, $99 Garrison Koehn, 2.89, $55 Short Go Chet Weitz, 2.55, $220 Brody Baugh, 2.57, $165 Shad Mayfield, 2.75, $110 Tommy Crouse, 2.80, $55 Average Cutter Carpenter, 11.94, $478 Chet Weitz, 12.21, $395 Joel Harris, 12.55, $313 Brody Baugh, 13.03, $231 Shad Mayfield, 13.21, $148 Peyton Walters, 13.57, $82

12 Under Tie-down Round 1 Shad Mayfield, 11.66, $287 Chet Weitz, 13.74, $238 Dawson Cantu, 14.12, $188 Tommy Crouse, 14.24, $139 Trevor Hale, 15.13, $89 Jaxon Clegg, 15.86, $49 Round 2 Lance Doyle, 11.47, $287 Dawson Cantu, 11.70, $238 Tommy Crouse, 12.07, $188 Mason Theriot, 13.44, $139 Peyton Walters, 13.59, $89

Wells Mitchell, 14.00, $49 Round 3 Clayton Downing, 9.66, $287 Carsyn Sunvision, 10.97, $238 Chet Weitz, 11.34, $188 Cash Enderli, 11.52, $139 Dawson Cantu, 11.57, $89 Shad Mayfield, 11.64, $49 Short Go Tommy Crouse, 10.87, $198 Dawson Cantu, 12.58, $149 Riley Webb, 12.90, $99 Cole Walker, 12.92, $50 Average Dawson Cantu, 49.97, $431 Tommy Crouse, 53.59, $356 Chet Weitz, 55.70, $282 Riley Webb, 59.20, $208 Cole Walker, 61.30, $134 Cash Enderli, 71.83, $74

Round 2 Zack Jongbloed, 10.28, $278 Raeben Meyer, 10.32, $224 Sy Felton, 10.56, $180 Andrew Burks, 10.67, $135 Caleb Butler, 10.93, $81 Round 3 Zack Jongbloed, 9.03, $278 Ty Harris, 9.15, $224 Dakota Felton, 9.81, $180 Davon King, 10.07, $135 Luke Potter, 10.21, $81 Short-Go Ty Harris, 9.09, $269 Raeben Meyer, 9.54, $180 Average Raeben Meyer, 42.75, $417 Davon King, 43.41, $337 Ty Harris, 51.43, $269 David Doughert, 51.69, $202 Caleb Butler 52.28 $121

13-15 Girls Breakaway Round 1 Makayla Mack, 2.73, $286 Brooke Jordan, 2.74, $171 Nikki Ray, 2.89, $114 Round 2 Katie Keith, 2.74, $286 Tera Arledge, 3.01, $171 Lenna Whitehead, 3.08, $114 Round 3 Brooke Jordan, 2.50, $286 Kambria McDougal, 3.17, $171 Tera Arledge, 3.46, $114 Short-Go Kambria McDougal, 2.99, $171 Brooke Jordan, 3.27, $114 Average Lena Whitehead, 16.79, $428 Brooke Jordan, 8.51 on 3, $257 Kambria McDougal, 9.78 on 3, $171

13-15 Boys Tiedown Round 1 Dakota Felton, 10.34, $278 Davon King, 10.90, $224 Austin Atkinson, 11.02, $180 Westyn Hughes, 11.73, $135 Raeben Myer, 12.17, $81

19 under Girls Breakaway Round 1 Sadie Roberts, 2.48, $479 Kambria McDougal, 2.50, $397 Lauren Bane, 2.89, $314 Tera Arledge, 2.95, $231 Devin Riggins, 3.04, $149 Nicole Espenson, 3.28, $83 Round 2 Rachel Allemond, 2.46, $479 Makayla Mack, 2.53, $397 Torey Little, 2.83, $314 Tera Arledge, 2.87, $231 Kendell Emmons, 3.08, $149 Jesse Valdez, 3.08, $83 Round 3 Samantha Little, 2.21, $479 Sarah Green, 2.40, $397 Blair Bullock, 2.41, $314 Abby Miller, 2.52, $231 Marlyn Melvin, 2.56, $149 Loni Kay Lester, 2.63, $83 Short Go Taylor Engesser, 2.38, $330 Kelsey Graf, 3.03, $248 Logan Gentry, 3.64, $165 Tera Arledge, 3.90, $83

Average Logan Gentry, 13.09, $719 Kelsey Graf, 14.32, $595 Lena Whitehead, 18.27, $471 Jordan Prock, 18.61, $347 Taylor Engesser, 21.53, $223 Tera Arledge, 22.20, $124

19 under Boys Tie-down Round 1 Anthony Jordan, 9.35, $563 Sherman Lasker, 9.90, $422 Lane Livingston, 10.12, $282 Seaver Tate 10.31 $141 Round 2 Sherman Lasker, 9.16, $563 Joshua Walker, 9.49, $422 Ty Cochran, 9.59, $282 Cooper Raley, 9.78, $141 Round 3 Tyson Arledge, 8.10, $563 Anthony Jordan, 9.29, $422 Russell Isle, 9.51, $282 Reid Zapalac, 9.65, $141

TOP 12 Tyson Arledge, 31.45, $1127 Sherman Lasker, 31.51, $845 Reid Zapalac, 32.04, $563 Luke Madsen, 33.62, $282 Anthony Jordan, 34.09 Cooper Raley, 34.41 Marcus Theriot, 37.94 Joshua Walker, 38.99 Sy Felton, 40.02 Cole Frey, 40.15 Seaver Tate, 40.61 Riley Smith, 41.51

Final Four Marcus Theriot, $500 Reid Zapalac, $500 Tyson Arledge, $500 Seaver Tate, $500

Final Two Winners Reid Zapalac 8.93, $2000 Marcus Theriot NT, $1000

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5-Header

the weekend and compete in some awesome roping.

Many calf ropers showed off their stuff throughout the weekend, but one calf roper in particular snuck in when no one was watching.

Martin Poindexter, even though he did not win the average of the #1 roping, with three go round wins and a second place average finish he was the high money winner of the weekend. Martin’s winnings for the event totaled $1,140.

Average winners for the USCRA Firecracker 5 Header were: EE – Randy Roberts; 00 – Cody Lambert; 00 Select – Dale Dove; #1 Scott Hodges.

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ot only were there fireworks going on at the Stephenville City Park over the holiday this year but the Lone Star Arena in Stephenville, Texas was putting on a show also. The USCRA held its annual Firecracker 5- Header July 6-7, 2013 at the Lone Star Arena.

As in years past, this event is the place to be for calf ropers over the July 4th holiday weekend. Calf ropers rolled in from all across the region and some top-notch calf roping took place. There were two days of great calf roping action. Fast times and good cattle provided an opportunity for everyone to enjoy

00 Roping Average Winner, Cody Lambert

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00 Select Roping Average Winner, Dale Dove

#1 Roping Average Winner, Scott Hodges

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EE Roping Average Winner, Randy Roberts

Firecracker 5-Header Results EE

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Round 1 Doug Hammer, 11.20, $350 Clayton Downing, 11.96, $290 Billy Thompson, 12.24, $235 Sidney Johnson, 12.44, $175 Trevor Ludtke, 12.72, $120 Round 2 Doug Scott, 11.13, $350 Randy Roberts, 11.44, $290 Doug Hammer, 12.20, $235 James Seanor, 12.37, $175 Hoyt Foster, 12.41, $120 Round 3 Roy Richey, 11.85, $350 Kenneth Black, 12.02, $290 J.E. Teaque, 12.22, $235 Calvin Steen, 12.23, $175 Kent Fisher, 12.27, $120 Round 4 Hoyt Foster, 11.14, $350 Cody Wilkerson, 11.29, $290 Frank Holliman, 11.98, $235 Randy Roberts, 12.12, $175 John Mattheis, 12.18, $120 Round 5 Cal Wolfe, 10.84, $350 Hadley Seider, 11.31, $290 Roy Richey, 11.84, $235 Clay Thomason, 12.20, $175 J.E. Teaque, 12.34, $120 Average Randy Roberts, 49.88, $585 Will Parker, 70.23, $485 Doug Hammer, 71.11, $390 Johnny Melman, 77.76, $290 Doug Scott, 78.76, $195

Round 1 Ty Bain, 10.57, $245 King Pickett, 11.09, $215 Justin Tyler, 12.17, $150 Round 2 Laramie Philips, 9.97, $245 Jackie Moore, 11.79, $215 Ricky Peoples, 12.01, $150 Round 3 David Martin, 11.18, $245 Cody Lambert, 11.74, $215 Gilbert Castleberry, 11.80, $150 Round 4 Joe Morris, 10.63, $245 Cory Pipal, 11.44, $215 Larrime Phillips, 11.91, $150 Round 5 King Pickett, 10.79, $245 Cory Pipal, 11.53, $215 Lee Reed, 11.88, $150 Average Cody Lambert, 69.97, $410 Danny Baker, 94.76, $360 Lee Reed, 52.45 on 4, $255

Round 1 Cory Pipal, 10.23, $280 Kirk Kirkes, 10.62, $210 Dale Dove, 12.67, $140 Landon Lamert, 12.80, $70 Round 2 Dale Dove, 10.44, $280 Carl Cox, 10.48, $210 Riley Lambert, 10.74, $140 King Pickett, 10.76, $70 Round 3 Ty Harris, 8.38, $280 Riley Lambert, 10.09, $210 Jackie Moore, 10.27, $140 Ruben Wood, 10.43, $70 Round 4 Riley Lambert, 9.38, $280 Jamie R. Smith, 9.54, $210 Kirk Kirkes, 10.52, $140 Danny Stephens, 10.62, $70 Round 5 Jaime Smith, 8.97, $280 John Guest, 10.05, $210 Bobby Ralls, 10.08, $140 Donnie McQueen, 10.68, $70 Average Dale Dove, 59.82, $470 Bobby Ralls, 61.71, $350 Rex Bland, 68.03, $230 Riley Lambert, 45.33 on 4, $115

Round 1 Chance Jones, 11.39, $255 Chad Boggs, 12.07, $225 Jackie Moore, 12.76, $160 Round 2 Martin Poindexter, 10.45, $255 Scott Hodges, 11.07, $225 Hayes Worthington, 11.64, $160 Round 3 Martin Poindexter, 11.16, $255 Hayes Worthington, 11.40, $225 Scott Hodges, 12.28, $160 Round 4 Josh Huntington, 9.85, $255 Stephen Robinson, 10.34, $225 Cole Bolton, 10.38, $160 Round 5 Martin Poindexter, 9.76, $255 Guy Yarbrough, 10.40, $225 Colton Turbeville, 10.79, $160 Average Scott Hodges, 59.62, $430 Martin Poindexter, 62.30, $375 Cole Bolton, 70.29, $265

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2013 USCRA NATIONAL FINALS CALF ROPING SCHEDULE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13 EE & 00 Showdown Finals

10:00 a.m.

EE Showdown Finals All 4 Rounds and Short Go

3:00 p.m.

00 Showdown Finals All 4 Rounds and Short Go

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14 EE, 00, 00-S & #1 World Championships

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15 00-S & #1 Showdown Finals

8:30 a.m.

Church Service

10:00 a.m.

00-S Showdown Finals All 4 Rounds and Short-Go

2:00 p.m.

#1 Showdown Finals All 4 Rounds and Short-Go

10:00 a.m.

We will start with the EE followed by 00, 00-S & #1. 3 Rounds of each division will be roped, then we will come back and rope the Short Rounds in same order after all the 3-headers are completed.

6:00 p.m.

World Championship Awards Party at the Hard-8 Restaurant

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ENTRIES Showdown Finals entries are call-ins and walk-ups only. Pay your fees in cash at the Finals. Walk-up entries will go first in the first round. Call-ins are September 4 - 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 979.540.7755.

World Championships entries are mail-in entries only. Fees must be mailed in by September 5, 2013. After September 5 any of the top 15 positions that have not bee filled will be opened up on a first come, first served basis. Personal checks will be accepted. Mail to: USCRA P.O.Box 690 Giddings, TX 78942 FEES, FORMATS & PRIZES Showdown Finals will be 4 full rounds with a short round for $300. Any member that has attended at least 3 ropings is eligible to enter. Custom buckles will be awarded to the Average winner of each division.

World Championships will be 3 full rounds with the top 5 coming back to 2 short rounds for $500. The top 15 money winner of each division that have attended at least 3 ropings will be invited. Custom buckles will be awarded to the winner of the Average and the World Champion.

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World Championship Finals Entry Form • Fees for World Championship Finals are $500

• Format is 3 full rounds with the top 5 in the Average advancing to two short rounds.

• Fees must be received by September 5, 2012. After September 5 any positions that have not been filled will be opened up to ropers 16th on down on a first come, first served basis. Ropers 16th and lower can mail their entry fees in before September 5 and be put on a waiting list. Fees will be returned if you do not get entered.

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All credit cards will have a 5% processing fee.

DISCLAIMER: The USCRA reserves the right to re-classify or change classification numbers at any given time. I will not hold USCRA and all associated with the arena performed in liable for injuries. I understand I am roping at my own risk.

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USCRA World Standings

The USCRA will crown a true World Champion in the EE, 00, 00 - Select #1 and #2 Divisions.

• World Champions will be determined on money won.

• Top 15 in World Standings will be invited to World Championship Finals (WCF).

• Money won at WCF counts as double points.

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2013 PRCA Tie-Down World Standings

EE - Top 25 1. Randy Roberts.........$3,210 2. Bob Haygood ..........$2,420 3. John Mattheis ..........$1,665 4. James Seaman ........$1,635 5. Aaron Matthijetz ......$1,350 6. Billye Thompson.......$1,350 7. Brady Denney .........$1,330 8. Kenneth Black .........$1,245 9. Rick Davis...............$1,210 10. Bob Hawkins...........$1,125 11. Cody Wilkerson ........$1,115 12. Glenn Mauldin.........$1,090 1.

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Stephenville, TX Decatur, TX Colbert, WA Decatur, TX Giddings, TX Aubrey, TX Teague, TX Hico, TX Childress, TX Yorktown, TX Castor, LA Roosevelt, UT Spanish Fork, UT Idabel, OK Winnie, TX Durant, OK Seymour, TX Stinnett, TX Decatur, TX Comanche, OK Blackfoot, ID Stephenville, TX Stillwater, OK Hockley, TX Plain City, UT Sulphur, LA Ellensburg, WA Prairie View, TX Lubbock, TX Hereford,TX Ottawa Lake, MI Portales, NM Stephenville,TX Pueblo,CO Gering, NE Pueblo, CO Dublin, TX Broadus, MT New Waverly, TX Apache,OK Valentine, NE Stephenville, TX Stephenville, TX Decatur, TX Chubbuck, ID Tomball, TX Cameron, TX Childress, TX Oakdale, CA Cut Bank, MT

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• Format for the World Championship Finals will be 3 head with top 5 in the Average advancing to two short rounds.

• Fees: $500 • Added Money at the World Championship Finals (WCF).

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1. Joe Morris ...............$4,139 2. Russell Moore..........$2,724 3. Ricky Peoples ..........$2,527 4. Cory Pipal ...............$1,712 5. Steve Kolle..............$1,455 6. Freddy Vest ..............$1,120 7. Rock Stephens.........$1,100 8. Scott Collins ............$1,055 9. Stephen Perry..........$1,050 10. Tanner Hawkins ..........$940 11. DeVante Wolford .........$935 12. Doug Hough...............$930 13. Larry Becker...............$905 14. Cody Lambert.............$895 15. Bo Adams ..................$853 16. Laramie Phillips..........$770 17. John Cline ..................$720 18. Kenyon Wolford ..........$705 19. Heath Maddox............$660 20. David Gaston .............$535 21. Layton Little...............$510 22. Monty Reed................$480 23. Wendell King..............$478 24. King Pickett................$460 25. Roosevelt Walker ........$435 00-Select - Top 25 ................

1. Greg Modesette .......$1,695 2. Frank Meehan .........$1,575 3. Jacob Lewis.............$1,560 4. Eddy Smith .............$1,530 5. Bobby Ralls.............$1,435 6. Tye Barber ..............$1,180 7. John Denney ...........$1,170 8. Mitch McMillian .......$1,135 1. Dale Dove...............$1,045 10. James Girard ...........$1,020 11. Roger Pack..............$1,010 12. Justin Wimberly...........$985

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1. Riley Lambert..........$2,290 2. Chad Boggs ............$2,060 3. Kelly Wampler .........$1,590 4. Cole Bolton .............$1,450 5. Sy Felton.................$1,380 6. Eli Bee....................$1,177 7. Martin Poimdex .......$1,140 8. Rick McLemore...........$970 9. Ryan Rule ..................$865 10. Jim Mike Hutto ...........$824 11. Scott Hodges..............$815 12. Stephen Robinson.......$800 13. Wyatt Muggli..............$740 14. Guy Yarbrough ............$740 15. Kip Boggs ..................$695 16. Joseph Porter..............$695 17. Kinley Cunningham.....$625 18. Coy Kieth ...................$540 19. Randy Hay .................$530 20. Dalton DeWinne .........$500 21. Wayne Dabbs .............$500 22. Willie Collins ..............$495 23. Jaime Smith ...............$490 24. Jake Aragon ...............$485 25. Trinton Downing .........$470

USCRA Calf Roping Duncan, Oklahoma – July 13, 2013 EE ROPING Total Payout - S1,195 Round 1 Butch Marshal, 12.19, $145 Daniel Easter, 13.35, $95 Round 2 Colten Cargill, 12.10, $145 Will Parker, 12.57, $95 Round 3 Brenten Hall, 11.68, $145 Butch Marshall, 15.69, $95 Average Butch Marshall, 43.01, $285 Rance Doyal, 63.89, $190

00 ROPING Total Payout - $435 Round 1 David Daugherty, 11.13, $85 Round 2 David Martin, 11.64, $85 Round 3 David Dougherty, 11.29, $85 Average David Dougherty, 38.17, $180

00 Select ROPING Total Payout - $1,415 Round 1 Jeff Sechrist, 12.52, $170 Bob Nunn, 13.47, $115 Round 2 Joseph Porter, 10.15, $170 Carl Cox, 11.01, $115 Round 3 Dale Dove, 9.81, $170 Joseph Porter, 10.75, $115 Average Joseph Porter, 35.17, $335 Justin Wimberly, 38.72, $225

#1 ROPING Total Payout - $1,850 Round 1 Bill Sharber, 9.79, $220 Rick McLemore, 10.05, $150 Round 2 Randy Cross, 9.00, $220 Scott Hodges, 9.92, $150 Round 3 Joseph Porter, 8.61, $220 Martin Poindexter, 8.95, $150 Average Rick McLemore, 31.40, $445 Martin Poindexter, 33.23, $295

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Membership

$100 individual, $150 family May pay $10 per roping entered or get a $200 sponsor for Finals.

2013 Schedule August 11, 2013 Limon, CO Zeke’s Arena at 10 a.m.

September 15, 2013 Limon, CO Zeke’s Arena at 10 a.m.

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Results

New for 2013

50% of membership dues will go to added money at GTCRA Finals.

50% of membership dues will go to prizes.

To qualify, member must compete 4 days throughout season.

#EE Round 1 Levi Walter 10.84 Round 2 Bud Clemons 11.81 Round 3 Vernon Dillon 12.12 Round 4 Levi Walker 11.25 Round 5 Merlyn Atteberry 12.06 Average Merlyn Atteberry 66.88/5 #00 Round 1 Larry Becker 12.53 Round 2 Jeremy Young 12.38 Round 3 Phillip Pearsall 10.72 Round 4 Larry Becker 13.19 Round 5 Levi Walter 19.90

Average Levi Walter 86.59/5 Breakaway Round 1 Heather Grokett 3.21 Round 2 Heather Grokett 3.90 Round 3 Leah Mackey 5.15 Average Heather Grokett 7.11/2 #2 Round 1 Glen Stuckey 11.21 Round 2 Zack Leninger 11.12 Round 3 Glen Stuckey 10.6 Round 4 Glen Stuckey 12.21 Round 5 Glen Stuckey 13.09 Average Glen Stuckey 59.54/5 LOOPS MAGAZINE

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Teaching Your Kids To Fish

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he other day Jennifer posted a photo on our STS Ranch Wear Facebook page of Stone holding a calf’s legs while we were branding. On the photo was this saying: “Don’t handicap your kids by making their life easy.” That one post was viewed over 100,000 times and shared 25,000 times.

I don’t think for a minute it’s easy to raise kids today. You can

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something himself. No, he won’t keep your kids safe enough for be as quick, or do it as well as you them to reach adulthood, but are would. That’s not the point. If you we teaching them good life don’t give him the opportunity to lessons? The saying goes, ‘Give a do a chore or complete a job or man a fish and feed him for a day. task he’s been given, you’re Teach a man to fish and you feed robbing him of the opportunity to him for a lifetime.’ be proud of himself.

It’s far easier, and quicker, to With technology today, almost do something for your kid than to CR VSA IN HOUSE PROOF every kid you CRX’D see is playing on a let him do it himself.

I’m guilty of phone, ipad, or some other this. It’s a real challenge to slow electronic device. It’s fun and can down and let your child do

challenging these days and you have to have a game plan. You can’t do anything successfully without one. It’s easier at home to let my boys do things for themselves. My dad was really

entertainment them for hours.

Some of those hours would be time better spent learning some responsibility or spending time with family.

We want so much for our children that we tend to hand them nice things without teaching them the value or making them earn it. Do you think a 13-yearold that’s riding a $5,000 to $10,000 horse really understands what a nice horse he has? Not likely.

I can’t even imagine trying to raise kids in the city. Folks in the country or on ranches have better opportunities to teach their kids how to earn the things P/U W CH VSA they want.

I’ve mostly been home for the last couple of years and I’ve enjoyed spending that time with my family. Raising kids is

good at letting me figure things IN HOUSE PROOF out.

It’s hard to believeCRX’D I was driving a tractor when I was Stone’s age.

Since we’ve been rodeoing this summer I find it way too easy to

‘hand my kids a fish’ rather than letting them fish. The nature of rodeo is to hurry from one to the next and time is a luxury we don’t always have.

No matter where you live, or what you do for a living, today you have to compete for your children’s attention.

This generation who is raising kids now has a big challenge. We have to teach them the value of a dollar.

We have to teach them how to work for what they want.

We have to let them learn how to do things, and sometimes fail, rather than do it for them.

As an adult, your child will be more likely to thank you for teaching the value of hard work than for letting him lay in front of the television.

Until next time, God Bless, and I’ll see you down the line.

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The American Dream

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bout 350 years ago a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a town site. The next year they elected a town government. The third year the town government planned to build a road five miles westward into the wilderness. In the fourth year the people tried to impeach their town government because they thought it was a waste of public funds to build a road five miles westward into a wilderness.

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Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish. But happy is he who keeps the law.”

Vision is the ability to see.

Helen Keller made a profound statement when she said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight, but no vision.” Our belief system is what dictates our vision to ourselves. Someone said if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything. Many times our vision falls short of what God created us to be.

When we buy into the belief system that we evolved from monkeys, it brings expectations much lower than God intended them to be.

We in our culture today have assumed the arrogance that we know better than God when it comes to defining marriage or defining the value of a baby in the womb of its mother. In our arrogance we truly believe that it is acceptable to God, and to everyone else, if we continually evolve with our thinking. The scripture says, “The truth will set you free.”

Very few people in our nation know the truth of God’s Word and because of that we tend to reason among ourselves and reevaluate God’s value system.

We tend to believe that God

will change His mind if we change our mind. God is not a puppet, nor does He evolve with the truth. Our president made the statement that he was evolving on his view on the definition of marriage.

Our country is charting new water with our culture’s perpetual disobedience to God’s Word. America will pay and because we are American, we will pay. I choose to say along with Joshua of the Old Testament, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

My question to you today is - “What is your dream for America?”

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

(2 Chronicles 7:14, NIV)

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Before you go to a roping or a rodeo, you must prepare your horse, yourself and your mind.

For example, if you are going to a three head average roping, you don’t want to rope everything fast or do anything to make your horse short, as he will shorten up every calf at the roping anyway. So you must prepare him, and in the same way you must prepare your mind. Don’t just run a million calves, with your mind not focused on what you want and what you need out of every run. “Score, ride, rope, and finish,” says PRCA Tie-Down roper, Josh Peek. Do everything the same when training and preparing your mind, just like you would when training a colt. Some people will play games in their head while at the practice pen, to simulate a rodeo or short go at

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