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THE MAGAZINE FOR TEAM ROPERS

FEATURES 8

Just the Way It Is

USTRC Championship Results

by Ben Clements

Priefert US Open Tour

USTRC Announcements

Gold Plus #12 Champions

By the Numbers

Gold Plus #10 Champions

by John Findlay

Priefert US Open Tour Champions

Gold Plus Report

Cruel Girl Champions

#15 Shoot-Out Champions

#13 Shoot-Out Champions

#12 Shoot-Out Champions

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#10 Shoot-Out Champions

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Upcoming Events — South Georgia Classic

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JUST the WAY IT IS

his year is coming to a close and Christmas is right around the corner. It seems like just yesterday, that my wife and I were buying Christmas presents for our daughter’s first Christmas and our first Christmas as parents. I cannot believe how fast it has gone by. I am amazed at how my life is on a fast track and sometimes I wonder where all of it goes. As the year winds down and we look back on 2012 I find myself reflecting a bit on all that transpired. It has, indeed, been a very busy year. A lot has taken place and I wonder what I missed because I was so busy. We all have a lot going on and so it is easy to miss something. I know there is good in all that happens, and there really is method to this madness. As I reflect, one thing that sticks in my mind is the simple thought of all that connects us and brings us together. I can honestly say I’m blessed and I truly treasure the things that we all have in common. Not only do we share the love of team roping, this sport that is so embedded in our inner being, but we share many other things as well. Team roping is so much more than a sevensecond run. It is much more than a header and a heeler or a steer and a horse. It is a relationship and a bonding of sorts. This sport that we love brings people together from all different walks of life. It is almost nowhere else that the doctor and the mechanic, and the lawyer and the janitor can be one and the same. I want to celebrate who we are and what we have together. Team roping being a given, we also share our faith, our families, the fellowship of friends and ropers, and we share so many other things, as well. We all are on this road called life. Sometimes it is hard, and sometimes it is a walk in the park. We share the victories and the

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hardships and I suppose most of all we share the love and compassion that others have for us and we have for them. I watched team ropers come together at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping under an umbrella of competition, opposition and rivalry. Out of this rose fellowship, friendship, camaraderie, and partnerships that will last for many years to come. Things we don’t think about connect us and bring us together. It may be a brief meeting and discussion, sharing ropes or horses, helping to change a tire or fix a truck. Regardless, things connect us in ways we never actually stop and think about. It is, whether we know it or not, a true celebration of who and what we are. We should be proud of that. Team ropers, rodeo people, and all of us in this business of the so called Western lifestyle are a special group if I may say so myself. There is nothing we cannot do or conquer because of our faith, our families, our beliefs, our standards and our morals. We believe in the cowboy way and we will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. We are raising our kids and our families to appreciate hard work, honesty, integrity and all those other values that we deem important. Our connections, the things that bring us together are the things we rely on and live on a day-to-day basis. The things that bring us together are cause for celebrations because we know we will never stand alone in a world that struggles on a daily basis. I want to say thank you to all of you who have made my job easier, who give me your insight and input, and who take the time to help someone along the way. That is cause for celebration. We are a connected, intertwined group and I’m very proud to be a part of all that you are and that is just the way it is…..

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Announcements THANKS! The USTRC wants to say thanks to all of you who attended the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Because of you it was a fantastic event. Thanks for your support and see you next year! The dates for the 2013 Cinch USTRC NFTR are October 26-November 3, 2013.

USTRC Flex Earnings All USTRC members receive Flex Earnings upon participation at a USTRC Sanctioned or Affiliate Event. Gold Spur members receive $1,000 and Gold Plus members receive $3,000, which can be used at any Regional Finals or the Cinch National Finals of Team Roping. USTRC Membership Renew your membership today for 2013. The USTRC membership makes a great stocking stuffer and is the perfect gift for your favorite team roper. 2013 Gold Plus Memberships are $300 and Gold Spur Memberships are $100. Call 254.968.0002 today or get online to www.ustrc.com and make your purchase.

Send Us Your Letter! Do you have a question, concern, complaint or praise you would like to address to the USTRC? In today’s high tech world it is easier than ever to send us your “Letter to the Editor.” We invite you to send us an email at feedback@wspubs.com with your comments about the USTRC, team roping in general or the magazine.

NFTR DVDs The DVDs from the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping will be available online later this month in time for Christmas. The DVD will show all five go rounds of the US Open plus the short go round. It will also include the short rounds of all Shoot-Outs, the Cruel Girl and the Century Roping. This makes a great gift for the team roper in your family. DVDs should be available for purchase on line at www.ustrc.com the week of December 10.

LOST AND FOUND Here are the lost items turned in at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Call the USTRC National Office at 254-968-0002 to claim lost items. u Large navy rope bag with several ropes—has 1 Marlboro cigarette and 1 other item in it! Identify other item and brand name on outside of bag. u Trophy maroon rope bag with several ropes inside. Identify the name of the arena embroidered on the bag. u 1 pair of black frame glasses-probably a woman’s. u 1 pair of black-black plaid frame glasses-prescription-woman’s. u 1 key ring with leather strap attached. Three keys-no vehicle keys on it. Clothing: u 1 tan and blue jacket, size large with lining, knit cuffs and band around waist. u 1 black Columbia brand jacket, size large. u 1 green velour-type partial zip pullover, Gap brand, size XL shirt. u 1 grey partial zip pullover Port Authority brand, size M with Clinton embroidered on it. u 1 dark green pullover hoodie with design Cowboy Up, size XL. u 1 new pair of Cinch light blue jeans with tags attached-unusual size-identify size.

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BY JOHN FINDLAY

NUMBERS 2012 Cinch National Finals Where Did They Come From?

still change. We also had representation from two Canadian ow! What a Finals! It wasn’t the largest or provinces and seven ropers from Brazil. For what I attribute richest ever but it was by most of my accounts, to various reasons, we had a respectable increase in teams, the best ever. The cattle were great, the ropings ran smooth, reversing the trend from the last few recession-ridden the payouts were, as always, enormous, and the overall years, as the 3,235 ropers attending in 2011 were surpassed mood of attendants was positive and enthusiastic. With by the 3,656 at the Finals just held, an 11.5% increase. I very few limited exceptions, contestants were happy, staff would attribute the increase to the following reasons, (1) was happy, vendors were happy, even horses and cattle the economy is, albeit very slowly, improving, (2) the were in a good mood. There was an abundance of cheerful USTRC’s million dollar added money guarantee along with lowing and lighthearted nickering. There were no major the associated elimination of the injuries, no major snafus. Even the sanctioned roping Shoot-Out Fee and weather was unseasonally balmy up (3) the uniting of the USTRC and until the final weekend. Okay, it got a World Series of Team Roping little windy and then cold but, hey, it is Nothing could throw a classifications. All three of these items late October in Oklahoma. But nothing damper on the proceedings, led to greater participation at our could throw a damper on the 2012 season sanctioned ropings that proceedings, from the trade show to from the trade show to the thusly led to the awarding of more the team roping seminars, from the team roping seminars, from Shoot-Out spots and the economic Challenge Pen to the Clinton upturn allowed more ropers to make Anderson Jr Looper Championships, a the Challenge Pen to the the trek to Oklahoma City. Looking at good time was had by all. And the Clinton Anderson Jr. Looper the two maps, you will see that, while ropings! Nearly 4.3 million in cash was the concentration of dots is still in the awarded plus all the incredible prizes Championships, country’s mid-section, there are more from Martin Trophy saddles to Ram a good time was had by all. dots showing in states in the outer Dually pickups. There were a total of reaches in 2012 than in 2011. The 8,142 teams that made at least one run accompanying table, “Cinch USTRC down the action-packed main National Finals Ropers by State, coliseum arena during the nine days. A Province and Country 2011 - 2012” (page 14), bears me out. total of 3,656 ropers made up those eight thousand plus It lists all the states, provinces and countries sending ropers teams. And the question that I nearly always ask in this to the Finals sorted by the difference between the number December National Finals issue, “Where did they all come of ropers sent by the state from 2011 to 2012. States like from?” Virginia, Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, The accompanying US maps will show you almost Kentucky, Tennessee, all were sending more to the Finals in exactly from whence our Finals ropers came, last year and 2012 than in 2011. Granted, their relative numbers are this year. At least it shows the home zip codes of the ropers small, but some did see significant increases like South who attended according to our membership files. I must Dakota that went from only 5 ropers in 2011 to 29 in 2012. apologize to our Canadian and Brazilian attendees as my A total of 22 states sent more ropers this year than last software application for mapping does not include the while 14 sent less with 6 sending the same number. The top ability to pinpoint the non-U.S. dwelling contestants. But as five states sending more ropers this year than last were, in far as our home country goes, we had ropers from 42 of the order, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Missouri and Kansas. 50 states. The missing eight were mostly in New England, The five states that lost the most number of attendees were, still not a bastion for team roping devotees. But that could 12 / DECEMBER 2012

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Zip Codes of Contestants at 2011 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping

3,235 Ropers

Zip Codes of Contestants at 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping

3,656 Ropers

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Cinch USTRC National Finals Ropers by State, Province and Country 2011 - 2012

in order, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, California and Oregon. That is somewhat disconcerting as all five are from the west or northwest. Oh, and we also lost our three Italians from last year. Tanto triste. And the state that sent the most number of ropers? You’ll never guess . . . Texas with 1,202. The next four in order were Oklahoma (832), Kansas (252), New Mexico (172), and Arkansas (169). New Mexico recovered from a loss of 31 ropers in 2011 to a gain of 39 this year. Texas also bounced back from a loss of 76 in 2011 to a big gain of 140 in 2012. Oklahoma was a turnaround state as well going from a 17 roper loss to a 113 roper gain. And Missouri went from 15 down to 26 up. Colorado, however, lost ropers for the second year in a row, losing 21 in 2011 and another 14 this year. California also continued its losing skid, down 4 in 2011 to 5 this year. But states like Kansas, Arkansas, and Michigan have shown increases over both years. The trend is obviously up for the Finals. After an eight percent loss from 2010 to 2011, it is nice to see that trend so heartily reversed. If this enthusiasm holds, we are looking at a very upbeat 2013 and an even more impressive 2013 Cinch Finals. Have fun looking at the maps and tables to see how your state did. And you might want to make sure you are represented by a dot when I publish next year’s map. Because if the 2013 version is anything like this one, you won’t want to miss it! Now you know where they came from, next month, where the money went.

State Province Country

Number of Ropers 2011 2012

TX OK NM MO KS SD IA NE TN AZ FL MT Brazil AR MI KY MN AL MS ND PA VA AB SK UT CT DE GA MD OH WI IL NY SC HI IN NC WA WY Italy LA OR CA NV ID CO

1,062 719 133 111 227 5 42 57 30 84 40 1 1 164 6 7 4 27 41 11 3 1 27 3 1 18 2 5 12 12 4 8 13 9 4 5 16 3 111 7 25 18 18 138 3,235

1,202 832 172 137 252 29 65 76 41 91 47 8 7 169 10 10 7 29 43 13 5 2 2 1 28 3 1 18 2 5 12 11 3 7 11 7 2 3 14

Number Difference

Percent Difference

140 11.6 113 13.6 39 22.7 26 19.0 25 9.9 24 82.8 23 35.4 19 25.0 11 26.8 7 7.7 7 14.9 7 87.5 6 85.7 5 3.0 4 40.0 3 30.0 3 42.9 2 6.9 2 4.7 2 15.4 2 40.0 2 100.0 1 50.0 1 100.0 1 3.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -1 -9.1 -1 -33.3 -1 -14.3 -2 -18.2 -2 -28.6 -2 -100.0 -2 -66.7 -2 -14.3 -3 N/A 108 -3 -2.8 3 -4 -133.3 20 -5 -25.0 13 -5 -38.5 11 -7 -63.6 124SUPERLOOPER -14 MAGAZINE-11.3 / 14 3,656 421 11.5

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by Lauren Hardman

Hello Ropers! W ow! What a great Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR)! I hope everyone had an awesome experience at the Cinch NFTR, I know I did. For everyone who wasn’t able to make the Finals this year, I hope you were able to get in on the experience with The Final Spin on YouTube. Congratulations to all the winners and a big Thank You to all the NFTR contestants and staff for making it a memorable experience for the whole family. I would like to start off by introducing myself, I am Lauren Hardman and I am excited to be your new Gold Plus Representative. I am a West Texas girl; I was born and raised in Pecos, Texas-Home of the World’s First Rodeo. My parents are Jimbo and Sharlene Martinez and I have a younger sister, Shelly. I come from many generations of ropers on both sides of my family, but I did not pick up the sport until a few years ago. My family would be in the practice pen and I spent my time on the golf course. I attended Tarleton State University on a golf scholarship and I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness. After many years of competitive golf, a West Coast Regional Championship and an appearance at the NCAA Division II National Tournament (a first for Tarleton), I was drawn back to the great sport of team roping. I met my husband, Heath, while attending Tarleton and he

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also loves to rope. Whether it’s the perfect day, 50 mph winds or its snowing he will want to rope, he is a die-hard roper. Within the last couple of years my family has moved to Stephenville and they love it. There are so many events to go to, all so close to home. Roping has been a part of my family for many generations and I am very dedicated to becoming as successful a roper as I was a golfer. Although there are many similarities between a golf swing and a rope swing, roping has been a very humbling experience. I was accustomed to being at the top level in my golf game and most places I went people knew my name. With roping I am starting the learning process all over and dedicating a lot of time to learning the sport. My parents have had a lot of success in the arena. My mom is an accomplished barrel racer and she also won a world championship in women’s team roping. My dad, well, he still loves to compete, but back in the day (before classification numbers) he was considered one of the “wolves” in West Texas. I am lucky to have great mentors in the arena and they inspire me to strive for greatness and to be as successful as they were in this great sport. I started working at the USTRC National Office immediately after college five years ago. During that time, I have gained experience in several departments, including Classification, Membership and Central Entry. In

addition, I have had the opportunity to assist the Gold Plus department from time to time and I am committed to continuing the great service to which you are accustomed. As the Gold Plus program continues to grow I want to provide Gold Plus members with premium VIP services. With that said, I am open to any thoughts or suggestions to make your experience as a Gold Plus member more enjoyable. At the end of the day, we all have the same goal, to enjoy the great sport of team roping with our family and friends. We are excited to start the 2013 season and look forward to all the great events across the country. Don’t forget this year the #10 Gold Plus roping will be available at all Sanctioned events. The holiday season is upon us so keep in mind Gold Plus members receive a 10% discount off all purchases at National Roper’s Supply (NRS). Another great idea is to give the gift of a Gold Plus Membership, your roper will thank you. The holidays are such a great time to give thanks and reflect on the past year, I would like to say a big Thank You to the wonderful USTRC staff for all their tremendous work and great events this last year! Thank you ropers for choosing the USTRC and cheers to another great year in 2013!

Happy Holidays! — Lauren Hardman

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Insider Interview with USTRC President

Kirk Bray by Ben Clements

he Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR) for 2012 is in the history books. The event welcomed over 8,140 teams to Oklahoma City and over 3,650 individual competitors, who roped for $5 million in cash and prizes. Each year after the Cinch NFTR I find time in the busy schedule to visit with USTRC President Kirk Bray. This year Mr. Bray was extremely pleased with the Cinch NFTR and the USTRC as a whole. Lets talk to Kirk. Ben: First off I want to commend you and the staff on a great 2012 season. The USTRC seems to be rolling along in fine fashion. What is your take on the 2012 Season and the 2012 Cinch NFTR? Kirk: From start to finish the 2012 season was one of the best in USTRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twenty-three year history. A mild winter enabled ropers to remain active and the momentum built from there. Event participation held strong throughout the Regional Finals season and set the stage for a great National Finals. Including the Cinch NFTR, USTRC events paid out nearly $25,000,000 in cash in 2012, which is $5 million more than the 2011 season paid out. The 2012 season was

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an incredible one for the sport of team roping, and more importantly, the ropers. Ben: By all accounts the 2012 Cinch NFTR was a great experience for ropers. What was the key to making it such a great production? Kirk: There were several, but first, it was the support of the ropers. There were 3,656 members that entered this year from 42 states, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. Without the national and international participation, the Finals would be just another roping event. My hat is off to Jeff Smith and Ike Cox for again providing an excellent set of steers. Even though cattle inventory remains in tight supply, Jeff and Ike, with help from Matt Sanchez, managed to send us a great set of cattle. It takes an incredible amount of work, time and resources to supply cattle for the NFTR and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t thank them enough for all they did to make it happen. Last, but certainly not least, the USTRC staff did an amazing job of keeping everything on track and organized before and during the event. The office staff in Stephenville did an amazing job of processing the more than eight thousand entries and preplanning the event. Mike Qualls and the entire chute crew kept the arenas running smoothly and the cattle well sorted and

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cared for. Their days began well before the sun came up every morning and lasted well after the action ended each day. The office crew, announcers, timers, flaggers and stall crew are the best in the business and take great pride in doing things right. I am very fortunate to be surrounded by such professionals. Their passion for the USTRC and the sport knows no end. It takes more than 120 staff to pull off an event like the NFTR and all of them did their job extremely well. Ben: The team count at this year’s NFTR increased by more than eleven hundred teams over the prior year. What do you attribute the increase to? Kirk: In November of 2011 USTRC announced that beginning the 2012 season it would (1) guarantee one million dollars of added money at the 2012 NFTR from its own pocket, (2) eliminate the Shoot-Out Fund, which was made up of a 5% contribution from the ropers purse at sanctioned events and a 1.7% contribution from the producers commission, (This resulted in an additional $1 million paid out at sanctioned events throughout the season.), (3) change the payout structure at Sanctioned events to a full two-thirds pay back and (4) through an agreement reached with World Series (WS), USTRC would allow earnings won at a WS event to count toward Shoot-Out qualification. These four things helped participation all year and certainly contributed to the increase in teams at the NFTR.

Ben: Is there anything out there that you see as a struggle for the 2013 season? Such as cattle, the economy or anything like we have seen in the past. Kirk: While some better, the economy continues to be a concern. Pending the election, we probably won’t know the course the economy takes until after the first of the year. Cattle availability is definitely still a concern. As an industry, we started the 2012 season with a light inventory of roping steers, but by the spring, the Mexico cattle began to cross in greater numbers, and thankfully, that trend continued up to the National Finals. While the Mexico border remains open to crossing horned cattle, the inventory over there isn’t what it used to be. The drought in Chihuahua, Mexico has had a negative impact on herd numbers. In addition, a high feeder cattle market continues to entice breeders in Mexico and in the States to use beef bulls on their horned cows because their calves are worth more at a younger age. That said, USTRC is fortunate to have an alliance with the best roping steer contractors in the business. With their help, we’ve managed through some tough times the past couple of years and will again in the 2013 season. Ben: Thank you for taking time to visit and thanks for all you do for our sport of team roping. I wish USTRC the very best in 2013 and am excited about the growth in 2012.

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HORSE

Health

You Can Lead a Horse to Water Karen E. Davison, Ph.D. Manager, Equine Technical Services, Land Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lakes Purina Feed

ater is the main component of the body, for both humans and animals. In fact, a 1,000-pound horse is roughly 660 pounds (80 gallons) of water. About 2/3 of this water is inside cells, called intracellular fluid. About 1/3 is outside cells, called extracellular fluid. To function normally, the body must keep the amount of water in these areas in balance. Body water contains dissolved mineral salts called electrolytes, primarily sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Electrolytes exist as ions, charged particles that conduct electric currents across cell membranes. They are distributed through the body in a highly ordered way. Any disruption of this order can result in severe body dysfunction, including heart and gastrointestinal problems, muscle cramps, and impaired brain and nerve function. Water and electrolytes are excreted through sweat, urine and fecal output. Because electrolytes are not stored, they must be provided daily through the diet. The body attempts to maintain a close balance between dietary intake and excretion rates. When dietary level of electrolytes is lower than needed, kidneys will conserve and reabsorb them. If dietary supply is above requirements, kidneys will flush the excess. Hard work, especially in hot and humid conditions, will challenge normal water and electrolyte 20 / DECEMBER 2012

balance mechanisms. Under these conditions, horses can lose as much as 4 gallons of sweat per hour, which carries with it approximately 10 tablespoons of electrolytesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;primarily sodium, chloride and potassium. Human sweat is hypotonic, meaning the concentration of electrolytes in the sweat is lower than the concentration in the blood. When people sweat, a thirst response is triggered as sodium concentration in the blood rises. Horse sweat is hypertonic, so the concentration of electrolytes in their sweat is higher than the concentration in the blood. As horses sweat, sodium concentration in the blood remains unchanged even though large amounts of sodium are being lost in the sweat. Without the rise in blood concentration of sodium, the thirst response doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kick in. This is why dehydrated horses often show no interest in drinking, which simply makes the situation worse. Hay and pasture contain high levels of potassium, so normal diets provide adequate potassium to meet the requirements of most horses under very light work loads. However, horses working very hard for prolonged periods, especially in hot/humid climates may need additional potassium supplementation. Commercial horse feeds generally contain 0.5% to 1.0% added salt (sodium chloride). This, along with free-choice access

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continued from page 20 to a salt block, will supply adequate sodium and chloride for horses at maintenance. For horses that are sweating profusely or frequently, a commercial electrolyte supplement may be needed. Keep in mind that providing daily electrolyte supplementation beyond what is needed to maintain balance can be counterproductive. Kidneys are efficient at flushing excess electrolytes out of the system. The danger is that, when the horse really needs a higher

level of electrolytes, they won’t be available. It is especially important that electrolyte supplementation be given the day before, the day of and the day after a workout causing excess sweating and that electrolytes only be given to well-hydrated horses. Since you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink, dehydrated horses need veterinary attention. The veterinarian will administer fluids intravenously along with electrolytes to be sure both the water and electrolyte balance are properly restored.

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to announce Cesar De La Cruz as the first member of the newly formed Chute Help Arena Team. Chute Help and De La Cruz plan to take WNFR 2012 and all of 2013 by storm by showing every roper they come across the benefits of Chute Help equipment through social media, web, print and live promotional efforts. The first stop for the team is WNFR 2012 where De La Cruz has qualified for his 7th time in a row. He will be signing autographs, and talking about new training products with customers. All of this will take place at the Chute Help booth at Cowboy Christmas in the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth 325, December 6th-15th. Visit the Chute Help Facebook page to find autograph signing times and appearances. De La Cruz will also help introduce the new Hail Cesar merchandise line. Hail Cesar is not just t-shirts and hats compiled together. It is a platform for

people who share the same attitude toward horsemanship as Chute Help. Hail Cesar will include Facebook and Twitter updates by De La Cruz himself answering questions from fans, and giving a few pointers on rope horse training. The Hail Cesar clothing line will release the first few items at WNFR 2012. Join the Chute Help Facebook page to receive updates on the development of Hail Cesar and its products. Chute Help would like to invite everyone to come by the booth at WNFR 2012 and see the brand new Kinector, the newest Chute Help training tool, which can be viewed on www.chutehelp.com. Come by and meet Cesar De La Cruz and become part of the Chute Help Arena Team. Hail Cesar. For more information, please contact Austin Laramore at 970-371-7303 or austin@chutehelp.com.

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with Rickey Green

What Do You Know f you’re an instructor, student or full-fledged team roper, there are a few things you should know. If you were driving a backhoe, it would be advantageous for you to know what every button, lever and handle was used for and to get to the point where you were good or great at running the machine to do its job. Some ropers aren’t as good as others at running their machine. I know that’s why we have the number system, but some ropers don’t actually even know how parts of their machine work. There are ropers who are driving their backhoe looking over their shoulder, not knowing that the seat will swivel so they can turn it completely around if they just knew there was a handle under the seat. I can’t believe there are still ropers who don’t know how to feed their ropes. Most of these are what I call the donators who aren’t interested in getting better. They won’t be reading this and are good for the sport because they add money to the pot. Just kidding, but you get the point. Learn to run your machine. 1. How many coils to hold and why 2. How much rope between your hands 3. What is the correct grip in your right hand 4. How to feed your rope, how much to feed, where, when, and how often 5. Bits and how to adjust the mouth 6. Chin straps and how they affect the bit leverage 7. What you want the bit to say to your horse (like to break at the pole, raise his head or all of the above) and how much stop you want your bit to

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communicate to your horse 8. Your tie-down: how different hardnesses effect your horse, how tight or loose to set your tie down, and how it affects the way your horse works 9. Saddle pads: how different pads affect your horse’s performance 10. Saddles: how they can help or hurt your balance 11. Saddles: how they can enhance or hurt your horse’s performance 12. What protective boots to use without interfering with your horse’s athletic ability 13. One of the most important things to know - how to position yourself in the saddle so you can be balanced and control your horse, and stay balanced, heading or heeling 14. Scoring in a sport where they continue to change the rules 15. Leaving the box balanced 16. Correct swing: heading and heeling 17. How to handle cattle in all situations 18. How to hit the corner heeling 19. How to time cattle 20. How to pull and control your slack, heading and heeling 21. How to dally safely: Heading and heeling dally’s are different, and you are doing different things with your coils depending on whether you’re heading or heeling. I highly recommend having a professional teacher teach you to dally because this is very dangerous if you aren’t aware of the proper technique. 22. How to teach and train yourself the techniques you have decided will work best for you I thought this list might help you take a look at your roping and give you some idea of what areas in your roping you might be able to adjust - some things to make you a better roper next year. There are a lot of videos and books out that cover some of these areas. However, most of the areas you should seek the advice of a professional team roping instructor to get correct information. Hope you have a Merry Christmas. Remember, you can always become a member of PowerTeamRoping.com. We have many hours of videos on every subject for $20 a month. Your Friend, Rickey Green I Peter 5:6

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UPCOMING EVENT

SOUTH GEORGIA CLASSIC PERRY, GEORGIA DECEMBER 28-30, 2012

estled in the heart of Georgia lies the quaint, thriving city of Perry. Founded in 1821 through a treaty with the Creek Indians, Houston (pronounced “Howston”) County extended from the Ocmulgee River on the eastern boundary to the Flint River on the western boundary. Incorporated in 1824, Perry received its name from Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry for his triumph at Lake Erie in the War of 1812. Perry still serves as the county seat of Houston County. Originally called “Wattsville,” Perry is now known to many as the “Crossroads of Georgia” because of its location at the intersection of Highways US 341, US 41, GA 127, and I-75. This prime location has encouraged tourism throughout Perry’s history, and has been instrumental in making it the area’s number one industry. The New Perry Hotel has played a vital role in the city’s heritage as it has served travelers since it was known as the Cox Inn dating back to the early 1800’s. Today Perry has 23 motels offering over 1,700 rooms. Located on Big Indian Creek, settlers flocked to Perry from the beginning to take advantage of the fertile soil and favorable climate. Planters focused on cultivating cotton, which remained the number one crop for years, but then followed peaches, pecans, grains, and peanuts. The earliest industries in Perry were gristmills, sawmills, and cotton gins thus laying the foundation for the strong business environment enjoyed today. Perry residents have always taken great pride in their cityscapes and residential areas. In 1948, the City of Perry was the winner of the Championship Home Town contest. Families painted their houses and landscaped their yards with colorful azaleas, camellias, and dogwood trees. Today, these plantings are still admired; the Dogwood Festival is enjoyed each spring because of the many trees that beautify the town. Perry will roll out the red carpet to welcome USTRC team ropers to the South Georgia Classic the weekend of December 28 through the 30. It will be a great weekend of team roping to follow up the Christmas holiday. The State of Georgia built a complex in Perry in the late 1980’s known as The Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter. This state-of-the-art facility has grown from 600 acres to now over 1,100 acres. A new conference center was completed in mid summer 2002. Over 260 events 28 / DECEMBER 2012

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occur at the facility on a yearly basis. Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agribusiness is promoted and the youth of Georgia are able to exhibit and compete at equine, poultry, and livestock shows. It is this facility that will host the South Georgia Classic and ropers can be assured of a roper-friendly atmosphere to make their weekend stay a pleasant one. The outpouring of team spirit and sense of community pride make Perry a good place to do business and a great place to raise a family. It is also a great place to wind up the year with a USTRC team roping. Perry has been a crossroads since the Creek Indians traveled on their early trade routes and presently as travelers use the many roads of today that pass through. Make the South Georgia Classic your priority as 2012 winds down and 2013 kicks off. Mark you calendars because it will be a fun and exciting event. Get involved and make the trek to Perry. A good time is waiting for you.

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Will Rogers Classic February 1-3, 2013 Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Expo Square Mustang Arena Rope the Ozarks 417-547-3406 USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Best Western Tulsa Inn & Suites 3212 South 79th East Avenue Hotel K Holiday Inn Express Tulsa, OK 3215 S. 79th East Avenue Hotel K Quality Suites Tulsa 3112 S. 79th East Avenue Hotel K Olive Garden www.olivegarden.com Restaurant K Outback Steakhouse www.outbacksteakhouse.com Restaurant K Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse www.flemingssteakhouse.com Restaurant K Mahogany Prime Steak House www.mahoganyprime.com Restaurant K Lone Star Steakhouse www.lonestarsteakhouse.com Restaurant 30 / DECEMBER 2012

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K White River Fish Market & Seafood Restaurant www.whiteriverfishmarket.com Restaurant K Page Belcher Golf Course www.tulsagolf.org Golf K La Fortune Park Golf Course www.lafortunegolfclub.com Golf K Philbrook Museum of Art www.philbrook.org Entertainment K Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame www.okjazz.org Entertainment K Tulsa Air & Space Museum & Planetarium www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com Entertainment K Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum www.tulsazoo.org Entertainment K Sharky’s Entertainment Emporium www.sharkworld.com Entertainment

Valley of the Sun Championships February 1-3, 2013 Casa Grande, Arizona Casa Grande Rodeo Grounds Kenny and Marsha Zamora 505-469-4388 USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Holiday Inn Casa Grande 800-345-8082 Hotel K Boots & Saddle Motel 520-421-2020 Hotel K Comfort Inn 866-611-6301 Hotel K Best Western Plus Casa Grande 877-574-2464 Hotel K Tom’s BBQ 139 W. Cottonwood Lane Restaurant K Casa Grande Steakhouse 109 E. 2nd St. Restaurant K LongHorn Steakhouse 407-245-5992 Restaurant K Silver Oak Restaurant 11 S. Mission Pkwy Restaurant K Macayo’s Mexican Kitchen 1564 E. Florence Blvd. Restaurant K Palm Creek Resort 1110 N. Henness Rd. Golf K Mission Royal Golf Course 11 S. Mission Pkwy. Golf K Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf 12684 W. Gila Bend Hwy. Golf K MC Mashers Sports Bar & Grill 1355 E. Florence Blvd. Entertainment

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Colorado Winter Championships February 8-10, 2013 Denver, Colorado Western Event Complex Rope the Rockies Ike and Mary Cox 660-425-5502 Jeff Smith 620-921-5903 USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Drury Inn 303-373-1983 Hotel K Sullivan’s Steak House www.sullivansteakhouse.com Restaurant K Morton’s the Steakhouse-Denver www.mortons.com Restaurant K Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant www.buckhorn.com Restaurant K Denver Chop House & Brewery www.chophouse.com Restaurant K Willie G’s Seafood & Steak House www.williegs.com Restaurant K Oceanaire Seafood Room www.theoceanaire.com Restaurant K Aurora Hills Golf Course www.auroragov.org Golf K Buffalo Run Golf Course www.buffalorungolfcourse.com Golf K Elitch Gardens www.elitchgardens.com Entertainment K Denver Firefighters Museum www.denverfirefightersmuseum Entertainment K Downtown Aquarium www.downtownaquarium.com Entertainment K Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org Entertainment K Denver Zoo www.denverzoo.org Entertainment K Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org Entertainment

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Hawaii Championships February 15-18, 2013 Kamuela, Hawaii Brian Anderson Arena Brian Anderson 808-987-4585 USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Kamuela Inn 808-887-6144 Hotel K Waimea Country Lodge 808-885-4100 Hotel K Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse www.ruthschris.com Restaurant K Merriman’s Restaurant www.merrimanshawaii.com Restaurant K Canoe House Restaurant www.maunalani.com Restaurant K Coast Grille and Oyster Bar 808-880-1111 Restaurant K Seafood Bar 808-880-9393 Restaurant K Mauna Lani Resort Golf Pro Shop www.maunalani.com Golf K Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Golf Course www.maunakearesort.com Golf K Waimea Country Club, Inc. www.waimeagolf.com Golf K ATV Outfitters Hawaii Ltd. www.atvoutfittershawaii.com Entertainment K Parker Ranch Visitor Center & Museum www.parkerranch.com Entertainment K Big Island Visitors Bureau www.bigisland.org Entertainment K North Hawaii Dive Adventures www.northhawaiidive.com Entertainment

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1. Luke S. Brown III .......TX .157

32. Kyle V. Roberts ...........CO ...26

1. Travis L. Graves..........TX .135

33. Josh A. Fillmore..........CO ...28

2. Chad W. Masters ........TN ...99

33. Travis L. Bounds.........CO ...26

2. Martin Lucero ............TX .115

34. Levi T. O'Keeffe...........ND...28

3. Clay B. Tryan ..............TX ...87

34. Brit J. Ellerman ..........CO ...25

3. Brad Culpepper ..........GA .106

35. Chris T. Young.............OK ...27

4. Justin V. Davis ............TX ...82

35. Tyson S. Holden..........TX ...25

4. Jade R. Corkill............TX ...89

36. Dawson J. McMaster...OK ...27

5. Blake H. Hughes.........OK ...62

36. Wade K. Kreutzer .......CO ...25

5. Billie Jack Saebens.....OK ...70

37. Shay Carroll...............CO ...27

6. Turtle B. Powell..........TX ...55

37. Charly B. Crawford.....TX ...24

6. Clay O. Cooper ...........NV ...58

38. Bode W. Baize............NM ..26

7. Speed Williams ..........TX ...54

38. Justin J. Turner ...........OK ...24

7. Rodney D. Melton.......AL ...57

39. Jared M. Hixon ...........CA ...26

8. Cooper Wimberly .......NM ..50

39. Philip D. McCoy..........OK ...24

8. Patrick A. Smith.........TX ...51

40. Lane Siggins ..............NM ..26

9. Kaleb E. Driggers .......GA ...50

40. Ty N. Blasingame .......CO ...23

9. T. J. Watts...................CO ...51

41. Nano Garza................NM ..26

10. Colby B. Siddoway .....UT ...49

41. Cory W. Kidd V ...........NC ...22

10. Nick Rowland.............OK ...49

42. Chad F. Williams.........TX ...25

11. Chris Francis ..............NM ..48

42. Dylan G. Gordon.........OK ...22

11. Cole Davison..............TX ...48

43. Jake M. Long..............KS ...25

12. Justin R. Price ............CO ...48

44. James Gililland...........NM ..24

13. Dakota Kirchenschlager .TX ...42

45. Marcus Banister .........CO ...24

14. Clayton E. VanAken ....WY ..41

46. Chase R. Tryan ...........MT...23

15. Brandon J. Gonzales ...NM ..40

47. Dillon J. Wingereid .....CA ...23

16. Russell Cardoza, Jr. ....OR...39

48. Ethan Cory.................TX ...22

17. Brady J. Minor............WA ..37

49. Clay Schneider ...........TX ...21

18. Brady Norman............OK ...37

50. Cory Petska................OK ...21

19. Coleman K. Proctor ....OK ...36

51. Trace Porter ...............LA ...21

20. Kory J. Koontz ............TX ...35

52. Boogie B. Ray ............TX ...20

12. Colby L. Lovell ...........TX ...48

43. Josh Morris ................TX ...22

13. Cole Wheeler..............TX ...47

44. Keven Daniel..............TX ...22

14. Clay O. Smith.............OK ...46

45. Shane D. Philipp ........TX ...22

15. Manny Egusquiza, Jr. ...GA ...46

46. Tyler T. Riggan............TX ...21

16. Quincy Kueckelhan.....TX ...45

47. Trevor Brazile.............TX ...21

17. Derrick J. Begay .........AZ ...41

48. Blake D. Hirdes ..........CA ...20

18. Cole J. Cooper ............CO ...40

49. Dustin J. Bird .............MT...20

19. Erich J. Rogers ...........AZ ...40

50. Jerritt L. Varner ..........AL ...20

20. Bubba Buckaloo.........OK ...39

51. Jesse L. Stipes............OK ...20

21. Wesley J. Thorp ..........TX ...35

53. Bucky L. Campbell .....WA ..20

21. Danny L. Leslie...........CA ...39

52. John L. Alley...............TN ...20

22. Cesar A. DeLaCruz......AZ ...33

54. Clark Adcock..............TN ...20

22. Chace T. Thompson .....TX ...38

53. Brandon L. Thone .......AR ...19

23. Cody W. Doescher ......OK ...33

55. Cooper A. Bruce.........OK ...20

23. Kelly Barker...............OR...35

54. Jake Barnes ...............AZ ...19

24. Paul R. Eaves .............TX ...33

56. Kollin VonAhn ............OK ...20

24. David Key ..................TX ...34

55. Casey E. Hicks............OK ...18

25. Walt Woodard ............TX ...33

57. Kory J. Bramwell ........CO ...20

25. Nelson R. Linares .......FL....34

56. Chris P. Chandler........TN ...18

26. Jake M. Twisselman ....CA ...32

58. Tom Bourne ...............TN ...20

26. Riley S. Minor ............WA ..34

57. Joe Day ......................TX ...18

27. Rich Skelton ..............TX ...31

59. Zac Richardson ..........FL....20

27. David W. Motes ..........TX ...32

58. Shaw T. Loiseau..........SD ...18

28. Will M. Woodfin .........TX ...31

60. Dane K. Brister ..........MS...19

28. Lane T. Ivy..................TX ...32

59. Thomas Richards........AZ ...18

29. Cody R. Roberts .........AR ...30

61. Justin W. Davis ...........CA ...19

29. Arky Rogers...............FL....29

60. Thompson Berryhill....OK ...18

30. John Paul Lucero ........TX ...30

62. Troy Hermelbracht......NE ...19

30. B. J. Thompson ...........LA ...28

61. Tanner Baldwin ..........AZ ...18

31. Buddy E. Hawkins II ...KS ...28

63. Zak R. Dobbins ..........AL ...19

31. Drew A. Horner, Jr. .....TX ...26

32. Hank Bounds .............CO ...28

For a complete listing of all qualified Open Tour ropers, please visit www.ustrc.com For an explanation of points, check the Format section of this magazine. 34 / DECEMBER 2012

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2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping by Melinda Clements

he air was quiet and still and cattle bawled in the distance. A few trailers sparsely dotted the area but overall things were deceivingly calm and silent. On occasion a chute gate banged and off in the distance you could hear a generator or small motor running. Something was brewing. There wasn’t exactly tension in the air but you could feel something, sense it and with wonder ask yourself, “Is something going on or about to happen? Just a feeling I have.” Things were undisturbed at the moment. However, with skin-prickling eerieness you somehow knew the subtle quiet would not last. New stars were about to be born, their luminary presence soon to be felt. There would be life altering events in the coming days. “It’s the quiet before the storm,” a security guard muttered to a peer. “This one has merit, always has. It is the VIP of VIP’s! Rumor has it some 8,100 teams will be here before it is all done with.” “What do they call it?” someone else inquired. “What kind of event draws that kind of presence?” An old man sat on a bench and watched the cattle move through the alleyways and chutes. He had been here before, but he had never seen it like this. “Mark my words, fellows,” the old roper said. “It is the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping and you ain’t never seen nothing like it before. It is going to change the record books. It is a superstar in the making. There is no comparison. You boys just hide and watch because it will be awesome!” The 2012 Cinch NFTR at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, concluded on October 28, 2012 after nine days of nonstop team roping action. More than 8,140 teams competed for almost $5 million in cash and prizes. The event is produced by the United States Team Roping Championships and the USTRC awarded nine National Finals titles and ten United States Championship titles. The event was a huge success and team ropers from all over enjoyed the competition. Next year the Cinch National Finals of Team Roping will begin on October 26 and conclude on November 3, 2013. Team ropers can qualify to compete at the “Crown Jewel” of the sport by competing at one or more of the the more than 85 USTRC Sanctioned events, over 300 Affiliated Events, and/or the seven Regional Finals events across the country.

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US Open Shoot-Out Champions

Chris Francis

John Paul Lucero

By Melinda Clements

he coliseum filled quickly. Everyone moved with purpose and an intensity of direction. They were motivated, excited and focused on one thing. Shortly the Priefert Open Championships would get underway and everyone wanted the perfect seat. There was no doubt it was a drawing card. As the coliseum filled you could feel the tension, the excitement and the fire. The best Open ropers in the business had come. They had come to rope but most of all they had come for the money. It was not just a little bit of money it was a lot of money. First place in the Priefert US Open Championships would pay over one hundred and two thousand dollars. No wonder things were buzzing. There is just a certain attraction the pros have. Be it football, basketball, golf or team roping, the best in the game are always a draw, a curiosity and to be admired by their followers. They hold a certain sensation of appeal and wonder. There is just a 42 / DECEMBER 2012

little thread of notoriety that we all envy. They hold an unending appeal that we all wish we could possess. As the lights dimmed in the coliseum for the opening ceremony people hustled to their seats with an anticipation that could be felt throughout the facility. The best in the team roping business was about to debut and no one wanted to miss any part of what was about to transpire. Eighty-five teams were entered in the Priefert US Open Championships. Each team had one shot at five head of steers to make it to the short go round. They were roping for more money in the history of the event with a one hundred percent payback. To say it was going to be competitive would be an understatement. It would prove to be team roping at its very best. As the event got underway spectators settled in and ropers prepared to rope their best roping. Caution aside it was going to be an interesting roping. The top twenty teams would come back for a short go round steer. As the afternoon progressed it became quickly evident pressure would be involved. You may call it greed, you may call it competition, you may call it motive but whatever you call it, money does strange things to people for all sorts of reason. It became quickly evident that money was in the back

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of every roper’s mind. Some roper’s roped their best roping. Some roper’s struggled and some ropers were having a good day and some ropers were scrambling. When the top twenty teams emerged it was a mixture of diverse talent with an impeccable capacity to win. It was shaping up to be an unbelievable short go round for the Priefert US Open Championships. Somewhere along the way a new game kicked into gear. Something triggered a new avenue of competition. Forty plus teams had four steers down but suddenly everyone had to be faster and quicker and the competition became a cutting blade that began the process of elimination. The roping became a process of scrambling and careless mistakes. Something was going on and it was totally out of character, especially for this caliber of ropers. The ropers felt it and the spectators felt it but no one really understood it. When the short go round finally rolled around it was a diverse and unique group. A lot of the ropers had buckled under the pressure and it frustrated them. Those that had made the journey savored it and knew in team roping it was anyone’s ball game. The short go round in the Priefert US Open Championships would separate the men from the boys. A little over three seconds separated the tenth team from the first call back team coming back into the short go round. It wasn’t phenomenal but it was a bit unique. We were, after all, looking at the pro ropers. It had been five steers and the short go round would determine the winner’s. Everyone settled in to watch the outcome. When the eighteenth callback team of Justin Davis and Walt Woodard posted a 5.39 on their short round steer they immediately took the lead in the Average. Little did they realize they would hold the lead until the eighth call back team of Tanner Baldwin and Will Woodfin posted a 6.65 to move them out of first place.

Things would change rapidly from there on out. Some teams went out and the climb to the top was a tedious one. Chris Francis and John Paul Lucero were the second high call back team. They had roped well all afternoon. They were not really concerned on how the short go round was unfolding. They just wanted to finish up how they started and that was focused and on track. When the pair rode into the box they maintained their original plan to put six runs together. They did exactly that when they posted a 5.84 on their short go round steer to take the lead in the Average. One team remained. Francis and Lucero watched as Colby Siddoway and Shay Carroll posted a 6.66. It was not, however, good enough to move Francis and Lucero. Suddenly, Chris Francis’s hands wouldn’t stop shaking. It actually dawned on him and his partner they had just won the Average for a little over $102,000. Who would have thought! “I’m very excited and totally blessed,” Lucero said very

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humbly with a slight quiver in his voice. “We just decided to get together and come rope here. We had good steers and roped well. I am just so blessed to be able to rope here for this kind of pay out.” “It is just such an awesome feeling,” Francis said as his hands continued to shake a little. “This is the biggest thing I’ve ever won before. We came to rope because of the money and I just wanted to come do my job, to do what I think I know how to do.” In a matter of seconds the results of the Priefert US Open Championships was being Twittered and FaceBooked all over the media and technology networks to a vast array of fans and team roping enthusiasts. The US Open was in the history books setting the bar and a new standard of excellence in this sport called team roping. Chris Francis and John Paul Lucero had just pocketed an unbelievable amount of money plus beautiful Martin Championship Trophy saddles. It was suddenly a new standard for Open ropers. It was new standard for USTRC. Once again they had set the bar for the best team roping in the business. Chris Francis and John Paul Lucero were proud and excited to be part of the picture. 44 / DECEMBER 2012

5 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-4 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 6-1

Hometown

Chris Francis

Las Vegas, NM

John Paul Lucero

College Station, TX

Colby B Siddoway

Hooper, UT

Shay Carroll

La Junta, CO

Cole Wheeler

Flint, TX

Marcus R Banister

Brighton, CO

Trevor Brazile

Decatur, TX

Patrick A Smith

Lipan, TX

Tanner Baldwin

Vail, AZ

Will M Woodfin

Lipan, TX

Bubba Buckaloo

Kingston, OK

Dakota J Kirchenschlager

Stephenville, TX

Drew A Horner

Plano, TX

Buddy E Hawkins

Columbus, KS

Brock G Hanson

Casa Grande, AZ

Ryan D Motes

Weatherford, TX

Tee C Woolman

Llano, TX

Cory Petska

Lexington, OK

Cole Wheeler

Flint, TX

Marcus R Banister

Brighton, CO

Kaleb E Driggers

Albany, GA

Jade R Corkill

Lipan, TX

Erich J Rogers

Round Rock, AZ

Kory J Koontz

Sudan, TX

Justin D Yost

Hico, TX

Britt Bockius

Claremore, OK

Manny R Cunde Egusquiza Madison, GA Clint Summers

Lake City, FL

Hunter C Munsell

Woodward, OK

Derrick Jantzen

Ames, OK

Kaleb E Driggers

Albany, GA

Jade R Corkill

Lipan, TX

Clay O Smith

Broken Bow, OK

Jake Smith

Broken Bow, OK

Justin V Davis

Madisonville, TX

Walt Woodard

Stephenville, TX

Turtle B Powell

Stephenville, TX

Dugan C Kelly

Paso Robles, CA

Chace T Thompson

Munday, TX

Chad F Williams

Stephenville, TX

Kaleb E Driggers

Albany, GA

Jade R Corkill

Lipan, TX

Dustin J Bird

Cut Bank, MT

Paul R Eaves

Millsap, TX

Colby L Lovell

Madisonville, TX

Russell W Cardoza

Terrebonne, OR

Clay O Smith

Broken Bow, OK

Jake Smith

Broken Bow, OK

Lane T Ivy

Amarillo, TX

Jaytin McCright

Amarillo, TX

Travis J Tryan

Dennis, TX

Jake M Long

Coffeyville, KS

Justin V Davis

Madisonville, TX

Walt Woodard

Stephenville, TX

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

4th Go

5th Go

Total on 5

Short Go

Total on 6

7.06

7.53

6.11

7.32

6.22

34.24

5.84

40.08

$102,960

6.50

7.13

6.56

8.01

5.69

33.89

6.66

40.55

$68,640

6.36

7.27

8.26

6.13

6.86

34.88

7.15

42.03

$54,340

8.39

6.66

6.35

7.53

7.23

36.16

6.35

42.51

$40,040

7.00

7.85

7.29

7.68

6.35

36.17

6.65

42.82

$20,020

5.67

7.04

7.31

8.51

12.20 40.73

0.00

$4,000

5.99

6.22

8.06

7.07

0.00

27.34

0.00

$3,000

6.19

6.35

6.44

0.00

18.98

0.00

$2,000

6.36

7.12

0.00

5.70

0.00

19.18

0.00

$500

6.36

7.27

8.26

6.13

6.86

34.88

42.03

$500

0.00

5.16

5.61

5.10

5.12

20.99

0.00

$4,000

0.00

5.67

0.00

5.67

0.00

$3,000

7.94

6.12

11.96

0.00

26.02

0.00

$2,000

6.80

6.14

7.55

7.24

7.78

35.51

0.00

$1,000

13.20

0.00

4.92

0.00

18.12

0.00

$4,000

0.00

5.16

5.61

5.10

5.12

20.99

0.00

$3,000

6.71

16.22

5.71

10.77

4.84

44.25

0.00

$2,000

7.46

12.21

5.72

7.52

7.90

40.81

46.20

$1,000

12.17

0.00

4.97

10.06 27.20

0.00

$4,000

0.00

5.09

0.00

5.09

0.00

$3,000

0.00

5.16

5.61

5.10

5.12

20.99

0.00

$2,000

6.64

7.43

0.00

5.37

0.00

19.44

0.00

$1,000

7.38

7.75

7.54

15.70

4.83

43.20

0.00

$4,000

6.71

16.22

5.71

10.77

4.84

44.25

0.00

$3,000

0.00

4.91

0.00

$2,000

6.64

6.53

0.00

10.33

5.06

28.56

0.00

$1,000

7.46

12.21

5.72

7.52

7.90

40.81

46.20

$4,000

7.15

0.00

5.39

Amt Won

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US Open Shoot-Out

Cole Wheeler

Tanner Baldwin

3rd

Marcus Bannister

5th

Will Woodfin

Colby Siddoway

2nd

Shay Carroll

Trevor Brazile

4th

Patrick Smith

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#12 Gold Plus Shoot-Out Champions

Colt McCargish By Melinda Clements

46 / DECEMBER 2012

Micah Lynch

ometimes life puts us with those who can bless us the most. For whatever reasons paths cross it is not ours to question but only to embrace the blessings that come our way. Colt McCargish and Micah Lynch is a coupling that blesses them both. They both love to rope, both are family oriented and both have goals of accomplishing bigger and better things. The hours the pair spend in the practice pen, the focus on discipline and the goal to reap the rewards of their hard work occupied their minds leading up to the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. “We roped every day getting ready for this roping,” McCargish said. “There are just a lot of things to think about and plan for. We practice to catch and do things right.” “We practice hard,” Lynch concurred. “It’s a family thing and we work hard at it.” McCargish and Lynch had roped well all day long. Planned or not their focus and discipline had worked well throughout the course of the #12 Gold Plus Shoot-Out. The pair was the high call back team going into the short go round. The roping was one of the best. The prize line was phenomenal. First place high money winner would drive home a 2012 Ram Rodeo four door dually truck. Second place high money winner would claim a Case IH Framall 75A tractor. Winning the Average would

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pay $55,900 as well. No wonder the pressure infiltrated the coliseum. It was mind-boggling. The short go round proved to be a very competitive, fast paced, action packed go round. A lot was on the line and ropers were willing to do whatever it took to be a part of the final product. Only one half a second separated the top five teams coming back in the short go round. Every team that roped in the #12 Gold Plus Shoot-Out would receive a paycheck. With a truck, a tractor and a total payout of $264,200 nerves were on edge. Pressure was mounting minute to minute. The top three high call back teams were like lions waiting to be fed. It was tedious, nerve wrecking and the caged lions stalked the perimeter. McCargish and Lynch wanted the win but so did everyone else. When the third high call back team posted a time of 8.22 to take the lead in the Average the pressure moved from a simmer to a rolling boil. Ab Hendley and Joey Martin were not backing down and they

Micah Lynch with Lauren Hardman, Gold Plus Representative, and Todd Overfield and Mike Orman of Ram Rodeo

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were not afraid. They were already assured $35,000 with a second place performance. They rose to the occasion and posted a time of 7.87 to move into the lead with one team to rope. It all fell in McCargish and Lynch’s lap. “I didn’t watch or focus on what was happening,” Lynch said. “It was exciting but we had one steer to rope and I had the easy part. I was confident Colt would do his job and allow me to do mine.” The pair needed a time of 8.14 or better to take the win in the Average. A good practice run echoed through both men’s minds. When they rode into the box it became a matter of roping and roping right, mistake free. The pair did exactly that and when Lynch nabbed the heels it brought the crowd to its feet. The pair had accomplished their greatest goal. “I just give God all the glory,” Lynch said. “That makes it all worthwhile. Following a brief action packed rope off it was determined Lynch would take the truck and McCargish would be awarded the tractor. It was overwhelming and almost beyond reality. McCargish, as a single dad raising a six-month-old son, hopes his winnings will make a down payment on a place. “I’m so thankful for Micah and his wife. Micah’s wife keeps my son for me and they are at home. I hope to make a payment on a place and buy better horses to keep roping.” Lynch’s daughter is also a roper and it humbles him and makes him proud that she ropes. “My daughter is a header and that is the tough end,” Lynch said. “I have the easy part heeling.” For McCargish to be close to Lynch and his family is a blessing beyond 48 / DECEMBER 2012

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Hometown

Colt L McCargish

Perryton, TX

Micah L Lynch

Meeker, OK

Ab S Hendley

Friona, TX

Joey Martin

Slaton, TX

Lori D Thone

Damascus, AR

Adam R Hubler

Webbers Falls, OK

Nathan Mohar

Stillman Valley, IL

Junior Macoubrie

Paola, KS

E J Williams

Chandler, OK

Justin Reed

Shawnee, OK

Shawn E Loehr

Mount Vernon, IN

Marshall F Hall

Franklin, KY

John A Johnson

Piney Flats, TN

Brandon L Thone

Damascus, AR

Todd L Delano

Mesquite, NV

Jody Burnside

Mesquite, NV

Casey M Rice

Sealy, TX

Shawn D Vargas

Hico, TX

Kenny D Kuykendall

Valley View, TX

Monty L Jacob

Tolar, TX

Leigh Y Sherwood

San Tan Valley, AZ

Travis J Ericsson

Scottsdale, AZ

Lendon H Murrell

Elm Grove, LA

Rickie LeBlanc

Walker, LA

Dean Drosos

Gilbert, AZ

Steen Schumacher

Payson, AZ

Dave Wingo

Holdenville, OK

Matt J Ringle

Stratford, OK

Gary L Stricklen

Salina, OK

Roy Shoop

Inola, OK

Barry L Butler

Guthrie, OK

Christopher L Smith

Fairmont, OK

Brother Campbell

Franklin, TN

Tooter Silver

Quitman, AR

Larry Byrum

Lovington, NM

Taylor G Pettigrew

Tatum, NM

Jimmy D Longino

Odessa, TX

Doug Schmidt

Guymon, OK

Jerry F Bailey

Pauls Valley, OK

Kevin Dixon

Linden, AL

Sam D LeNoir

Groesbeck, TX

Stuart D Lenoir

Groesbeck, TX

Dick L Yates

Pueblo, CO

Kent A Thiessen

Elk City, OK

Zurick Labrier

Guymon, OK

Doug Schmidt

Guymon, OK

Jason W Jones

Sanger, TX

Chad Baker

Decatur, TX

Brent J Smith

Ada, OK

Gary Allen

Asher, OK

Jerry Trujillo

Portales, NM

Taylor G Pettigrew

Tatum, NM

Kendall L Bolding

Yukon, OK

Kevin W Roden

Kingfisher, OK

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

Short Go

Total on 4

Amt Won

8.01

6.70

7.91

22.62

8.00

30.62

$55,900

7.84

7.33

7.73

22.90

7.87

30.77

$35,000

7.17

7.80

8.10

23.07

8.22

31.29

$28,000

8.59

6.94

7.67

23.20

8.67

31.87

$23,300

8.16

7.58

8.72

24.46

8.08

32.54

$21,000

7.81

8.70

8.51

25.02

8.28

33.30

$18,600

8.28

8.52

8.87

25.67

8.46

34.13

$16,300

8.88

8.62

8.22

25.72

8.57

34.29

$14,000

11.77

7.48

7.70

26.95

7.71

34.66

$11,600

9.06

8.54

7.67

25.27

9.41

34.68

$9,300

8.30

8.24

11.10 27.64

7.85

35.49

$1,200

7.68

7.31

13.04 28.03

8.19

36.22

$1,200

8.97

12.44

6.95

28.36

8.56

36.92

$1,200

7.82

7.74

8.91

24.47 12.87 37.34

$1,200

9.43

8.15

8.44

26.02 12.54 38.56

$1,200

6.74

12.20

7.64

26.58 12.56 39.14

$1,200

8.72

8.47

9.49

26.68 12.56 39.24

$1,200

9.36

9.48

8.09

26.93 13.08 40.01

$1,200

9.70

9.04

7.99

26.73 14.04 40.77

$1,200

12.02

7.13

9.03

28.18 13.42 41.60

$1,200

8.09

7.32

7.77

23.18

0.00

23.18

$1,200

7.90

7.61

7.79

23.30

0.00

23.30

$1,200

7.26

9.09

8.71

25.06

0.00

25.06

$1,200

8.20

8.43

8.68

25.31

0.00

25.31

$1,200

8.06

9.96

8.68

26.70

0.00

26.70

$1,200

9.55

8.80

8.41

26.76

0.00

26.76

$1,200

9.02

8.60

9.31

26.93

0.00

26.93

$1,200

belief. They have been put together for a reason. The reasons God puts people in our lives is to bless them and both McCargish and Lynch know their win today was a blessing beyond understanding. Winning the #12 Gold Plus Shoot-Out is a gift both men will treasure and relish for a long time. It is not doubt things happen for a reason.

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#12

Gold Plus Shoot-Out

Lori Thone

E.J. Williams

3rd

Adam Hubler

5th

Justin Reed

Ab Hendley

2nd

Joey Martin

Nate Mohar

4th

Junior Macoubrie

Shawn Loehr

6th

Marshall Hall

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#10 “ Gold Plus Shoot-Out Champions

Randy Coleman By Melinda Clements

50 / DECEMBER 2012

Glen Terrell

he banter of the announcer, the music and the excitement motivates me,” Glen Terrell commented. “I want to go faster, rope quicker and hurry. My greatest challenge is timing, to slow down and focus; to rope right.” Evidently his timing was on track coming into the short go round of the #10 Gold Plus Shoot-Out at the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Glen Terrell takes care of you. He watches out for others and that kind of focus brought him and partner, Randy Coleman to the short go round. They had roped well all day and were the third high call back team shooting for a win in the Average. “It was a tough short go round,” Randy Coleman said. “We had roped well all day and the last thing we wanted to do was change anything.” Thirty teams were coming back in the short go round and thirty teams would receive paychecks. First place in the Average would split $56,500. First place high money winner would drive home in a new Ram four door dually truck. The second high money winner would own a Case IH Farmall 75A tractor. As the third high team coming back into the short go round Coleman and Terrell watched the roping unfold. It was proving

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to be a tough, competitive short go round. “I wasn’t all that nervous,” Coleman replied. “My family and I do this all the time. There are no losers here. It has been a win/win situation for everyone involved. We just needed to go rope our roping and not worry about anything else.” When the seventh high team back of Jerry Elkins and Rudy Gonzales roped their short go round steer in 8.49 the heat went up. With six teams to go for the chips it was going to be anybody’s ball game. Terrell and Coleman knew they needed to be at least ten on their steer to take the lead from Elkins and Gonzales. They rode into the box knowing a good practice run assured them of at least a third place check. “Don’t change anything,” Coleman kept upper most in his mind. “Rope like you have roped all day!” He did exactly that. The pair posted a time of 8.56 with two teams to go. They rode out the back gate perfectly satisfied to take home third place and $28,000.

Glen Terrell with Lauren Hardman, Gold Plus Representative, and Todd Overfield and Mike Orman of Ram Rodeo

Randy Coleman with Lauren Hardman, Gold Plus Representative, and Tony Wisker and Steve Smith of Case IH Tractor SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 51

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#10 Gold Plus Shoot-Out Placed Header/Heeler

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Terrell watched the team of Teri and Jody Stamper post a time of 9.12 to move into second place and everyone waited on the high team back. When the high call team failed to make a qualified run Terrell and Coleman couldn’t believe it. They had just won the #10 Gold Plus Shoot-Out and a shot at the Ram truck and the Case IH Farmall tractor. It was all a little overwhelming. Following a rope off that paired friends and buddies with friends and buddies it was determined Terrell would take the truck and Coleman would take the tractor. “The good Lord has just blessed us,” Terrell said. “I was hyper and pumped throughout the whole thing. I have great friends who have encouraged us. I have a good friend, Dallas Hooper who is undergoing dialysis and he encourages me and wanted me to come and rope. I have family and friends who promote us. It is such a blessing to win.” “It was just a businessman’s run in the short go round,” Coleman said. “My kids and grandkids encourage us to rope. My whole family is involved.” Coleman’s grandson had won the dummy roping earlier and so tradition seems to run in the family. His sons also rope. “My Papa encourages me and helps me to not be nervous,” said Jacob Coleman about his granddad. “He helps me to not feel pressure and to just rope the best I can.” Despite not roping together all that much Coleman and Terrell paired up in 52 / DECEMBER 2012

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Hometown

Randy L Coleman

Downsville, LA

Glen R Terrell

Notasulga, AL

Teri Stamper

Mounds, OK

Jody Z Stamper

Beggs, OK

Jerry H Elkins

Milan, NM

Rudy J Gonzales

Seboyeta, NM

Jean Poythress

Hico, TX

Wayne Lynn

Desdemona, TX

T J Bates

Teague, TX

Kent R Phillips

Teague, TX

Tessie M Doyle

Granbury, TX

Jackie L Hobbs

Stephenville, TX

Jack R Foster

Osceola, MO

Delayne Castor

Verona, MO

Claude E Lowery

Wesson, MS

Jeff T Peterman

Gulfport, MS

Spur Stewart

Mingus, TX

Chase T Harris

Stephenville, TX

Aaron Harvey

Tonganoxie, KS

Eric S Hoelting

Olpe, KS

Brian H Springer

Brady, TX

Brett Whitson

Llano, TX

Scott Guillory

St Amant, LA

Jerry D Broussard

Gonzales, LA

Lewis Perry

New Smyrna Beach, FL

Mike B Harper

New Smyrna Beach, FL

Jeremy R Ferbrache

Woodward, OK

Jimmie D Kahoe

Mutual, OK

Larry Byrum

Lovington, NM

Frank Gardner

Lovington, NM

Tim E Tyan

Hayes Center, NE

Roger A Merritt

Wellfleet, NE

Beck Hyslop

Loxahatchee, FL

Michael J Raney

Lamesa, TX

Kent Latta

Gage, OK

Eric Strick

Shattuck, OK

Bobby L McBride

Moscow, TN

Jamie L Nelms

Elkmont, AL

Joe M Capps

Camden, AL

Eddie G Hickman

Shuqualak, MS

Steve Hinson

Jonesboro, AR

Larry E Bright

Harrisburg, AR

Kailey L Freed

Morgan, UT

RAM Hughes

Newcastle, UT

Bill Eckroth

Mandan, ND

Russell Schirado

Menoken, ND

Kyle W Miller

Wichita Falls, TX

Gary B Jacobs

Vernon, TX

Jay R Whipple

Kingfisher, OK

Shawn L Choate

Hennessey, OK

Connie L Wooten

Breckenridge, TX

Jahew N Thorp

Throckmorton, TX

John K Hudgens

Santa Teresa, NM

Rex Allen Hawkins

Santa Teresa, NM

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

Short Go

Total on 4

Amt Won

8.98

8.91

8.83

26.72

8.56

35.28

$56,500

9.66

8.93

8.11

26.70

9.12

35.82

$35,300

7.62

9.28

11.63 28.53

8.49

37.02

$28,300

8.46

9.33

12.80 30.59

7.95

38.54

$23,600

8.66

8.35

13.40 30.41

8.31

38.72

$21,200

10.00 10.38

9.78

30.16

9.00

39.16

$18,800

9.31

14.85

8.19

32.35

6.99

39.34

$16,500

9.74

8.25

12.24 30.23

9.17

39.40

$14,100

8.28

9.16

13.10 30.54

8.91

39.45

$11,800

12.30 12.78

6.86

31.94

8.27

40.21

$9,400

8.62

13.75

8.53

30.90

9.49

40.39

$1,200

8.82

9.74

8.59

27.15 13.45 40.60

$1,200

8.88

12.04

9.78

30.70

9.90

40.60

$1,200

11.98

9.90

9.04

30.92

9.92

40.84

$1,200

10.14 13.88

8.81

32.83

8.02

40.85

$1,200

8.73

14.18

8.67

31.58

9.40

40.98

$1,200

9.01

8.94

15.77 33.72

8.11

41.83

$1,200

9.49

8.17

10.22 27.88 16.83 44.71

$1,200

8.09

8.76

13.56 30.41 14.43 44.84

$1,200

8.11

9.21

14.21 31.53 14.03 45.56

$1,200

8.29

9.53

14.68 32.50 15.84 48.34

$1,200

9.62

8.37

8.07

26.06

0.00

26.06

$1,200

8.86

10.29

8.92

28.07

0.00

28.07

$1,200

10.56

9.69

8.52

28.77

0.00

28.77

$1,200

8.19

12.17

9.28

29.64

0.00

29.64

$1,200

8.61

12.98

9.34

30.93

0.00

30.93

$1,200

9.85

9.32

13.08 32.25

0.00

32.25

$1,200

a winning format to take the average of the #10 Gold Plus Shoot-Out. It was a matter of friends helping friends to do well. This one was a memory maker and a life changer. Randy Coleman summed it up well when he said, “There are no losers here.” The #10 Gold Plus Shoot Out was definitely a win / win situation.

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#10

Gold Plus Shoot-Out

Jerry Elkins

T.J. Bates

3rd

Rudy Gonzales

5th

Kent Phillips

Terri Stamper

2nd

Jody Stamper

Jean Poythress

4th

Wayne Lynn

Tessie Doyle

6th

Jackie Hobbs

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US Open Tour Champions By Melinda Clements

US Open Tour Champion Header Luke Brown with Eddie Priefert of Priefert Rodeo and Ranch Equipment

High Point Header

he Priefert US Open Tour Championships awards a $10,000 cash bonus to the year end high point header and heeler each year during the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Luke Brown was the 2012 Open Tour Champion Header with accumulative points of one-hundred fifty-seven. In addition to the bonus check, Brown received a beautiful custom Gist buckle. The Reserve Champion Header was Chad Masters who received a set of custom Gist silver spurs and a bonus check of $5,000. He had ninety-nine points. The points provide a little security and recognition for a job well done throughout the year. Both Preifert and USTRC want to show their appreciation to the ropers with this bonus award. With a strong support system this bonus check will be put to good use as ropers leave the Finals. “I had a really good cushion going into the National Finals,” Brown said. “I did not go to all the ropings but I did do well at the ropings that counted. I hoped they couldn’t catch me but it seemed close for awhile.” This was Brown’s second time to win the Priefert Open Tour. Masters, the Reserve Champion said his main goal was to try and catch Brown for the Bonus awards. “This roping here at the Finals is great because it is a one hundred percent payback,” Masters commented. “I tried to rope consistent in hopes of catching up with Luke Brown. He had a good lead.” Masters went on to say how much all the ropers appreciate Priefert’s support of the Open Tour and the US Open Championships. “Priefert is one of my sponsors and I appreciate all they do for the ropers,” Masters explained. The $10,000 and $5,000 Bonus is a great prize awarded at the end of the year for both the headers and the heelers. It provides not only a 54 / DECEMBER 2012

US Open Tour Reserve Champion Header Chad Masters with Eddie Priefert of Priefert Rodeo and Ranch Equipment good incentive to rope for the points but also gives Open ropers an extra cushion as they head to the WNFR in December. Priefert has always been an avid supporter of the USTRC. A sponsor of USTRC for more than 13 years, Priefert is a family-owned and operated manufacturing company based in Mount Pleasant, Texas, that has built a reputation of innovation and integrity in the development of a product line designed to fit industry needs.

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US Open Tour Champion Heeler Travis Graves with Eddie Priefert of Priefert Rodeo and Ranch Equipment

US Open Tour Reserve Champion Heeler Martin Lucero with Eddie Priefert of Priefert Rodeo and Ranch Equipment

High Point Heeler

his year’s Champion Heeler has a history at the USTRC Finals and it sets the stage for discovering how champions are made. For heeler Travis Graves to win this award is only fitting and appropriate. His history in team roping started at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Coliseum in 1996. Coming to his first National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR) when he was only twelve years old, Graves will never forget how the building, the Finals and the roping set the stage for his journey through the ranks to become a champion. During the 1997 NFTR, at age thirteen, Graves gained national recognition for his roping skills, “I won $60,000 that year,” Graves commented. “This is such a prestigious award,” Graves continued. “The Priefert Open Tour Bonus is an awesome incentive for all ropers. I appreciate Priefert and USTRC for all they do.” Graves won the $10,000 bonus with an accumulative point total of one-hundred twenty-six. “ I have such a history here,” Graves commented. “You can not imagine how great this is. This has been a good week at the Finals. Last year I did well by winning the Reserve Champion Tour Bonus but this year has worked out great. To be coming here since I was twelve years old makes it all that more special.” Coming in as Reserve Champion Martin Lucero was doing all he could to move Brad Culpepper to take home the $5,000 Reserve Champion Bonus.

“I roped well this week,” Lucero elaborated. “It worked out that I moved Brad for Reserve Champion. This is great to win especially heading to the Finals in Vegas.” Brad Culpepper and Jade Corkill rounded out the top four for the Open Tour Heeler contest. “Having a one hundred percent payback in the US Open is great for all of our Open Ropers and we have Priefert and USTRC to thank for that,” Graves added. When USTRC and Priefert’s innovation and support combine efforts great things happen. Open Tour Ropers reap the rewards of that combination. “USTRC is undoubtedly one of the reasons Priefert is acknowledged as the leader in ranch and rodeo equipment,” said Priefert marketing director, Jeff Rash. “USTRC has been the instrumental force in providing advice to our company in the improvement of our chutes, return systems, and ground management tools that have kept Priefert as the equipment of choice for not only event facilities and producers, but the roper at home.” What a fantastic added incentive for ropers as they travel down the road. The award at the end of the year proves to be very unique and comes at a time when all those involved can really use the money.”’ “I’m very proud and it is an awesome award to win especially since USTRC has been such a part of my life as a roper,” Graves concluded. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 55

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2012 Cruel Girl Year End Champion By Melinda Clements

Lori Thone

ow do you explain to an eight-year-old that it is the one dream and goal you have had all year and your whole focus has been to make it happen? How do you justify eight days away from home working to make your objective come true and hoping it will pan out just because you want it so badly? “It’s such a relief to finally realize my dream has come true,” Lori Thone commented. “You cannot imagine how hard I have worked at this all year, focusing on winning this and making it happen. I wasn’t even certain I had won when I left Oklahoma City. I had been gone from my home and my daughter for eight days.” Damascus, Arkansas team roper Lori Thone took home the 2012 Cruel Girl Year End Championship at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Thone pocketed $58,361 for her efforts throughout the year. She didn’t do it alone. With the avid support of her husband, Brandon, the support and help from family and friends and her sponsors, MSC Pipeline, Happy Ranch in Damascus and Fast Back, Thone is most humble and appreciative. “I’m a very competitive person,” Thone explained. “It has been a long time goal of mine to win this. It is a

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dream come true that finally transpired and worked out.” The Southeast Regional Finals in Tunica, Mississippi got the ball rolling in Thone’s favor when she was the sixth high call back team and actually ended up winning the roping. It kicked things into gear and she never looked back. “There are so many things that factor into this,” Thone continued. “Both my husband and I are headers but he heels for me. He is so supportive. I just kept saying I want this. I really want this and he sacrificed his own roping to help me accomplish this goal. It is hard work and it takes commitment, discipline and sacrifice. You just keep saying never ever give up.” Thone struggles as a header with the barrier. Getting out and scoring seems to be her biggest obstacle. “I ran thirty-three steers at the Finals in Oklahoma City,” Thone explained. “And I broke the barrier seven times. I was so disgusted with that.” No one ever said reaching your goals and realizing your dreams would be easy and Thone knows that literally. “We have worked hard and it isn’t cheap,” Thone elaborated. “You spend a lot along the way. You place a little here and a little there and all the time it is costing time and money. It takes determination and discipline. You do not have a clue how long and how hard I’ve

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worked at this.” Thone received a beautiful custom Martin Trophy saddle for her efforts. There was no doubt working toward this award stirred the competitive fire deep in her soul. “I had such support from my family, my friends and I had a great heeler, Adam Hubler. That makes a difference. I’m blessed with a lot of good heelers,” she remarked. “I also have a great horse who is actually better at this than I am. He is thirteen years old and I’ve had him about eight months. He does everything right and I have to compensate for all he is. All of this is something you have to work at.” Thone pointed out that you practice, you try to do everything right and you can never ever get enough help and advice. “You cannot get enough advice from the experts,” Thone said. “Every little piece of advice that comes your way all comes together to make you a better roper and competitor.”

Hadlee, Thone’s eight-year-old daughter, was ready for her mom to come home. She isn’t into roping but would rather dress up and go to school. That didn’t keep her from being lonesome. Hadlee cannot really grasp what the entire hullabaloo is about. She is just glad Mom came home and actually hopes she will stay awhile. Hadlee doesn’t worry herself with the idea there is a new Martin Trophy saddle with Cruel Girl Champion stamped on it sitting on a stand beside Brandon’s BFI Saddle. There are just some things you cannot explain. One thing is for certain, Thone will tell you dreams do come true and goals do work out and if Hadlee ever wants to rope it is a pretty safe bet to say Mom would let her use her Cruel Girl saddle. Thone would also assure her that her dreams could come true because mom is living proof. No doubt, it was a dream worth putting in the time and effort to make happen. It isn’t something Thone is likely to ever forget. It is going to be a very cherished and special memory in her life. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 57

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#15 Shoot-Out Champions

Bo Litton

Cody Hogan

By Melinda Clements

here just seems to be something special about team roping and family. They are interlaced and intertwined in a connection that is almost mystical. Perhaps it is tradition or maybe it is a fellowship, kinfolk or whatever label you want to attach. It incorporates moms and dads, dads and daughters, moms and sons, cousins and nephews, nieces, brothers and sisters. Regardless, family makes its mark in the sport of team roping. It quickly became a family affair when the #15 Shoot-Out began on Saturday afternoon in the Oklahoma State Fair Coliseum. Tension and excitement began to build even before the short go round began. You could feel the anticipation, the excitement and the eagerness for it all to begin. The hour may have been late but the minutes or even hours made no difference. Everyone was focused and caught up in the short go round of the #15 Shoot-Out at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Thirty teams were coming back in the short go round. What an absolute phenomenal way to close out the first day of the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Ropers were looking at a total payout of $325,100. It was enough to 58 / DECEMBER 2012

take one’s breath away. First place in the Average of the #15 Shoot-Out would take home Gist Championship Gold buckles, Tony Lama Ostrich boots, Western Horseman Collectors Prints and beautiful Martin Championship Trophy saddles. It was an unbelievable prize line. Louisiana team ropers, Bo Litton and Cody Hogan, were the high team back going into the short go round. The pair was all about family. Hogan was Litton’s nephew. They had roped together for a long time, since Hogan was a little guy. That is what families do in this sport labeled team roping. Hogan isn’t a nervous sort of guy. He’s roped a long time. He is not only a team roper but a National Ribbon Roping Champion. Quiet and kind of shy, Hogan held two short go round slots. He was the fourth high call back team with partner, Natie Johnson, and he was the first high call back team with his Uncle Bo. Louisiana was, indeed, well represented. When the seventh call back team of Zayne Dishion and Seth Jones took the lead in the Average with a time of 37.36 the stakes went up. If pressure had not been an issue before it certainly was now. Tyler Riggan and Michael Trujillo upped the

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#15 Shoot-Out Placed Header/Heeler

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Hometown

Bo L Litton

Pelican, LA

Cody S Hogan

Pelican, LA

Zayne Dishion

Bishop, CA

Seth Jones

Weatherford, TX

Tyler T Riggan

Snyder, TX

Michael Trujillo

Portales, NM

Chris Francis

Las Vegas, NM

Coy T Burruel

Tucson, AZ

Bailey Corkill

Fallon, NV

Jade R Corkill

Lipan, TX

Branden Duff

Hawk Point, MO

Tyler D Worley

Berryville, AR

Hayse Worthington

Stephenville, TX

Jake T Cobb

Decatur, TX

Mike G Rexwinkle

Edna, KS

Lane M Reeves

Wann, OK

Robert C Boyd

Midland, TX

Shain Sproul

Las Cruces, NM

Chance W Kiehne

Springerville, AZ

Reno Eddy

Gallup, NM

Charles R Pogue

Ringling, OK

Paul L Freed

Morgan, UT

Chad W Masters

Cedar Hill, TN

Mark A Brockmueller

Whitesboro, TX

Connor S Hewitt

Gilmer, TX

Tyler L Sieber

Whitehouse, TX

Bobby R Doyle

Leesville, LA

Trace Porter

Leesville, LA

Mike Shaw

Elk City, OK

Jace R Crabb

Mangum, OK

Josh K Worley

Brighton, MO

Tyler D Worley

Berryville, AR

Kyle V Roberts

Durango, CO

Johnny B Salvo

Datil, NM

Casper C May

Pryor Creek, OK

Shane D Philipp

Washington, TX

Colt A Braden

Dewey, OK

Dustin K Searcy

Mooreland, OK

John Arviso

Ft Wingate, NM

Aaron Tsinigine

Queen Creek, AZ

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

4th Go

Total on 4

Short Go

Total on 5

Amt Won

7.51

6.40

7.06

6.49

27.46

8.00

35.46

$81,900

12.32

6.96

5.95

5.56

30.79

6.57

37.36

$44,900

6.92

8.73

7.37

7.58

30.60

7.82

38.42

$35,900

11.26

7.46

6.41

6.71

31.84

6.82

38.66

$26,900

9.14

7.06

7.84

7.03

31.07

7.63

38.70

$23,900

7.69

8.25

6.68

8.21

30.83

8.21

39.04

$21,000

7.19

5.95

11.11

7.51

31.76

7.75

39.51

$18,000

7.23

7.67

8.23

8.22

31.35

8.24

39.59

$15,000

8.23

7.04

7.68

7.96

30.91

8.77

39.68

$12,000

8.06

8.32

8.09

7.84

32.31

7.49

39.80

$12,000

7.81

7.35

8.83

8.13

32.12

7.88

40.00

$9,000

13.14

6.77

6.25

5.97

32.13

7.87

40.00

$9,000

7.52

7.38

9.08

9.01

32.99

7.60

40.59

$1,200

12.77

6.50

7.02

7.47

33.76

7.22

40.98

$1,200

7.36

7.56

7.45

11.74 34.11

7.56

41.67

$1,200

8.54

8.31

8.02

7.99

32.86

8.94

41.80

$1,200

8.74

9.16

7.47

6.40

31.77 11.72 43.49

$1,200

9.18

7.98

8.38

8.18

33.72 11.37 45.09

$1,200

7.93

13.40

5.35

6.34

33.02 12.62 45.64

$1,200

8.26

8.03

8.91

8.43

33.63 12.52 46.15

$1,200

ante and quickly moved into second place in the Average with a time of 38.42. The short go round suddenly became a bed of hot coals with everyone scrambling to grab that $81,900 for first place. When the next team failed to make a qualified run Hogan and Johnson rode into the box hoping to change the game. However, the pair unexpectedly failed to make a qualified run. Hogan was suddenly very angry. He wasn’t about to let this slide through his fingers. Suddenly, his maturity as a roper revealed itself. His competitive nature quickly became a force to contend with. “I wasn’t really that nervous. Mostly, I was just mad,” he commented. “The miss didn’t really change anything. I just came back and roped again.” As Hogan and Litton rode into the box Litton felt a pressure he didn’t like. He wanted it all. “This is my nephew,” Litton said. “I didn’t want to miss. I wanted to go rope and I knew Cody would do well. He always does.” SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 59

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“The money is always an incentive The pair needed a 9.89 to take the win in the #15 Shootto come to Oklahoma City and this win is unbelievable. It is Out. Litton referred to it as a good solid practice run. Setting even better because it is with family. I wasn’t worried about pressure and nerves aside the pair was in familiar territory. roping a nine or even a five for that matter. The main thing They knew about good practice runs. was that I didn’t miss for Cody and it worked.” The announcer said, “And then there was one!” This one Roping with family always makes the victory sweeter. It is would, indeed, make all the difference. When the clock just special and makes it a cherished memory. It isn’t likely CR VSA IN HOUSE PROOF CRX’D stopped it read 8.0 and the uncle/nephew duo would take Litton and Hogan will forget this roping for a while. It is the win in the #15 Shoot-Out at the 2012 Cinch USTRC something they will take home and share with other family National Finals. members. It is that unique bond only families have and “I don’t think this win has sunk in yet,” Litton commented. roping is what makes that bond strong.

60 / DECEMBER 2012

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4th

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6th

Tyler Worley

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#13 Shoot-Out Champions

Andy Mahard

Colt Baldwin

By Melinda Clements

“I

t is the Super Bowl of team roping,” Andy Mahard said with a voice filled with emotion. “I don’t think any of this has sunk in. I just rode out the back gate and could not watch. The third high team back in the short go round was a good place to be but I just could not watch. We had already won more than I expected and that was good.” Mahard and his partner, Colt Baldwin, were, indeed, the third high team back coming into the short go round of the #13 Shoot-Out at the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. They were shooting at $93,200 for first place in the Average. The prize line was awesome and included Martin Championship Trophy saddles, Gist Championship gold buckles, Tony Lama Ostrich boots, and Western Horseman Collector’s Prints. Both men had one common goal. They both just wanted to make sure they got their steers down. They didn’t really have a game plan. They don’t talk to each other or discuss how they want things to work out. They were both focused on roping like they had roped all day and using every steer they had drawn. Talking or not they were on the same page headed in the same direction and it was working to their advantage. 64 / DECEMBER 2012

The short go round of the #13 Shoot-Out was fast paced, fast moving, hot and very competitive. “I didn’t think there was any way in the world we could take the win,” Baldwin said shyly and a bit overwhelmed, “but I guess we did.” Both men were a little in shock and trying to soak up all that had just happened. The pair has been roping together for about three years and their hard work has paid off. “Team roping is the job after the job,” explained Mahard. “You go put in eight or ten hours at your real job then you come home and put in more hours at roping. It takes time, effort and it is hard work. It sure paid off here.” As the pair watched the short go round unfold they figured the third high call back team was a good place to be. “As the third high call back team we made a good run and were sitting good for third place,” Mahard explained. “The remaining teams had to rise to the occasion and join the hunt. We had done our job.” The pair needed a time of 8.08 or better to take the lead in the Average. Even though Mahard struggles a bit with the barrier he read it right and got a great start. He turned off and

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Hometown

Andy Mahard

Prosper, TX

Colt D Baldwin

Gainesville, TX

Jonathan J Torres

Bell City, LA

Wesley B Johnson

Bastrop, LA

Monte Jack Starns

Midway, TX

Ty Arnold

Midway, TX

Ryan L Schroeder

Weatherford, TX

Wayne G McClure

Ardmore, OK

Clay B Sieber

Troup, TX

Wesley B Johnson

Bastrop, LA

Bud H Stubblefield

Taft, CA

Zanga Schutte

Kamuela, HI

Leland D Searcy

Mooreland, OK

Dustin K Searcy

Mooreland, OK

Eric L Edwards

Damascus, AR

Clay O Smith

Broken Bow, OK

Rusty Tooley

Dodge City, KS

Clayton Ward

Dalhart, TX

Auston L Thomas

Rome, GA

Rodney D Melton

Fitzpatrick, AL

Dusty J Beene

Valliant, OK

Tripp R Johnson

Bokchito, OK

Reba Ann Gonzales

Huntsville, TX

Wes D Goodrich

Scooba, MS

Dallas Shepherd

Sturgis, KY

Marshall F Hall

Franklin, KY

Jim F Fuller

Tyler, TX

Kolby R Miller

Alba, TX

T J Teague

Dublin, TX

Michael P McPherson

Box Elder, SD

Chuck Garcia

Pleasanton, TX

Justin A Watts

Jourdanton, TX

Barrie L Smith

Stephenville, TX

Craig G Mader

Stephenville, TX

Payden C Emmett

Ponca, AR

Jace D Harris

Vilonia, AR

Seth R Thomas

Greenville, AL

Ty Jones

Highland Home, AL

Tyler Wojciechowski

Tarpley, TX

Colton Lee

Early, TX

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

4th Go

Total on 4

Short Go

Total on 5

Amt Won

7.48

7.40

8.52

7.82

31.22

7.35

38.57

$93,200

8.00

7.31

8.01

7.71

31.03

7.73

38.76

$52,000

8.18

9.11

8.08

6.58

31.95

8.35

40.30

$41,500

8.36

7.50

8.93

7.96

32.75

8.08

40.83

$31,200

11.96

6.27

6.77

8.50

33.50

7.65

41.15

$27,700

9.42

7.73

8.27

8.81

34.23

7.01

41.24

$24,300

9.21

7.55

8.27

7.40

32.43

9.04

41.47

$20,800

8.40

7.68

9.83

8.07

33.98

7.64

41.62

$17,300

8.33

8.57

7.82

8.68

33.40

8.59

41.99

$13,900

7.90

8.45

8.12

8.45

32.92

9.09

42.01

$13,900

7.63

7.68

8.39

11.08 34.78

7.46

42.24

$10,400

8.54

8.26

8.96

8.22

33.98

8.47

42.45

$10,400

8.45

7.49

8.34

10.62 34.90

8.02

42.92

$1,200

9.19

9.18

8.27

8.42

35.06

8.05

43.11

$1,200

11.61 11.33

6.70

6.16

35.80

7.56

43.36

$1,200

9.73

7.85

8.39

8.48

34.45

9.10

43.55

$1,200

8.97

9.09

8.27

8.18

34.51

9.55

44.06

$1,200

7.62

9.59

8.52

7.50

33.23 12.69 45.92

$1,200

7.79

7.65

8.40

9.06

32.90 13.09 45.99

$1,200

8.07

8.91

7.96

9.08

34.02 13.84 47.86

$1,200

waited for Baldwin to wrap things up. His partner did exactly that and the pair had a time of 7.35 to take the lead in the Average. Two teams remained. Both men rode out the back gate and waited to see where the cards would fall. Jonathan Torres and Wesley Johnson had a good run with a time of 7.73 but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to move Baldwin and Mahard out of first place in the Average. One team remained. When the high team back failed to make a qualified run, the win in the Average of the #13 Shoot-Out fell into the lap of Mahard and Baldwin. What an overwhelming feeling of exhilaration. It was unbelievable. It took a minute for the pair to ride back into the arena for a victory lap if for no other reason than both men were totally surprised things came together like they did. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 65

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“We work hard, we practice and we rope a lot,” Baldwin said. “I didn’t think there was any chance we would win first.” When asked what you do with $93,000 both men kind of looked at each other and shrugged. “I buy horses and my wife buys furniture,” Mahard smiled.

66 / DECEMBER 2012

“Guess we will buy more furniture.” Baldwin, on the other hand, just seemed to be trying to sort it all out and put it together. In all reality both were trying to grasp what had actually happened. One doesn’t win the Super Bowl of Team Roping every day. One doesn’t split $93,200 every day, either.

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#12 Shoot-Out Champions

Cade Bray

Rance Bray

By Melinda Clements

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radition runs deep. It is those rituals that define where we come from and where we are going. It is the transfer of ownership of the elders to the up and coming generation. It is the things we deem important and why. Tradition is the foundation that labels us and our beliefs that we regard as relevant in our lives. Regardless of what you perceive team roping to be, it is based on the institution defined as family or kin. We, as ropers, are that lineage that rode horses and carried ropes because those before us instilled the value and importance of the cowboy and ranching lifestyle. You cannot buy it, it cannot be ordered off the Internet and it cannot be bartered. It is a blood thing bred deep inside and ingrained in one’s inner most being. “We got them started in horsemanship first,” said Bryan Bray, the grandfather. “They grew up knowing how to ride and take care of their horses. That was and still is important. You watch them grow and learn and reap the rewards of hard work and valued traditions and it is time well spent. It fills my heart to the point of tears. Cade’s been roping the dummy and my feet since he was a little boy. They all have. And others are coming on behind who are doing the same thing. That is what roping is about.” This story has a lot of angles. It is about a National Finals of Team Roping where a professional bronc rider changes his focus and a dad 70 / DECEMBER 2012

hauls his son to roping after roping because it is ingrained deep in them both. It is about pride and blessings, fear, frustration and working through the hardships and looking forward to seeing and reaping the rewards. Ninety-five thousand dollars is a lot of money in anybody’s book. It was only a portion of the #12 Shoot-Out prize line at the 2012 Cinch USTRC NFTR. Martin Championship Trophy saddles, Tony Lama Ostrich boots, Gist Championship gold buckles and Western Horseman Collector’s Prints topped off an awesome array of prizes. Cousins Cade and Rance Bray were the second high team back going into the short go round of the #12 Shoot-Out. Thirty teams had come back in the short go round vying for the prizes to be awarded. The top twenty teams would get a check. With a total payout of $381,600 it was safe to say the competition would be fierce. It almost appeared the top six high call back teams were scrambling for position. It was a tough roping and when the fourth high call back team of Dawson McMaster and Scott VanderHamm posted a time of 7.45 on their short go round steer the iron grew a bit hotter with more intensity. If pressure had not been an issue it certainly was now. Cade Bray kept hearing his dad ask if he was nervous and he kept saying no. He had roped his thirteenth high call back steer for partner, Jahew Thorp, in 9.52. It wasn’t a bad run but it wasn’t good enough to

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Hometown

Cade Bray

Stephenville, TX

Rance J Bray

Dumas, TX

Dawson J McMaster

Alva, OK

Scott VanderHamm

Ingalls, KS

Derik Underwood

Alliance, NE

TeeCee Wills

Scottsbluff, NE

Tyler J McGuffee

Bossier City, LA

Tyler L Sieber

Whitehouse, TX

Eliot N Gourneau

Kennebec, SD

Tyrel A Taton

Beaver, OK

Monte Jack Starns

Midway, TX

Coleby C Payne

Kemp, TX

Lori D Thone

Damascus, AR

Adam R Hubler

Webbers Falls, OK

Slick H Robison

Weatherford, TX

Kevin Dixon

Linden, AL

Bucky Pugh

Heavener, OK

Kolby R Miller

Alba, TX

Cade Bray

Stephenville, TX

Jahew N Thorp

Throckmorton, TX

T J Teague

Dublin, TX

Clay Keller

Ft Collins, CO

Zurick Labrier

Guymon, OK

Lance H Thornberry

Clarendon, TX

Jeff O Davis

La Plata, NM

Ty H Toledo

Bloomfield, NM

Suzie M Johnson

Brodhead, WI

Brandon Vaske

Burt, IA

Harve A Reynolds

Ellsinore, MO

Dusty A Stroud

Fairdealing, MO

Kirby L Hill

Corsicana, TX

Brendan C Hopkins

Corsicana, TX

Corey Blaschke

Three Rivers, TX

Leroy D Martinez

George West, TX

Kyle Winslow

Plains, KS

Burton K James

Dodge City, KS

Mary E Stubblefield

Taft, CA

Cody D Parker

Weatherford, OK

Kirk J Kooiker

Adrian, MN

Spencer Love

Estherville, IA

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

Short Go

Total on 4

Amt Won

7.91

7.89

7.27

23.07

8.46

31.53

$95,200

8.93

7.70

7.51

24.14

7.45

31.59

$53,200

8.51

7.30

8.49

24.30

7.65

31.95

$42,600

7.89

7.95

8.22

24.06

8.69

32.75

$31,900

8.70

8.43

8.21

25.34

7.62

32.96

$28,400

7.76

9.29

8.36

25.41

7.68

33.09

$24,800

7.88

8.37

10.37 26.62

7.59

34.21

$21,300

9.05

7.90

8.11

25.06

9.18

34.24

$17,700

8.51

8.85

7.98

25.34

8.96

34.30

$14,200

9.66

7.37

7.93

24.96

9.52

34.48

$14,200

8.33

10.02

7.54

25.89

8.69

34.58

$10,650

11.06

7.04

8.35

26.45

8.31

34.76

$10,650

8.16

9.40

8.99

26.55

8.68

35.23

$1,200

8.55

9.34

8.58

26.47

8.79

35.26

$1,200

8.45

7.73

8.53

24.71 12.68 37.39

$1,200

11.72

6.94

7.72

26.38 12.03 38.41

$1,200

8.52

7.34

8.80

24.66 14.03 38.69

$1,200

8.53

8.86

8.48

25.87 13.82 39.69

$1,200

8.79

7.81

7.87

24.47 15.45 39.92

$1,200

7.81

8.00

7.22

23.03 17.51 40.54

$1,200

take him to first. He wanted this second steer, the second high call back steer, to roll him over the hump. When the Bray boys rode into the box they knew they needed an 8.52 to take the lead. “This steer is no different than a twenty-five dollar jackpot run,” Cade Bray kept thinking. “It is the same kind of run, the same roping, and the outcome can be the same.” With that in mind and knowing Rance would back him up, Cade rode into the box and cast all his inhibitions aside. He nodded and went to rope and knew that Rance would wrap it up right. When the dust cleared and the numbers were tallied 8.46 was on the clock. They had taken the lead in the Average and there was one team left to go. When the high call back team legged the Bray boys gasped. They had just won the #12 Shoot-Out and $95,200 was theirs. “I guess you get lucky every now and then,” Cade said. “There was lots of emotion. It was a mixed bag of emotion to be exact. I was so nervous but I didn’t want my dad to know. I just wanted to catch and handle the steer and give my heeler his shot. The catch and the handle is the same regardless of the heeler and I knew Rance would be there.” “I was so nervous,” Rance Bray the former bronc rider laughed. “I hoped to be smart, rope smart, make it clean but actually I didn’t think a whole lot about it. I guess I’m officially a team roper now. I’m into that frame of mind.” His smile was contagious. As the prize area buzzed with family, photographers and other ropers both Rance and Cade were overwhelmed at the family that filled the room. It just meant a lot to have your family supporting you. It meant a lot to see your grandfather with tears in his eyes reflecting the standards and traditions that he had passed on in years past. It meant a lot to know the sacrifices that had been made by those who had gone before. It meant a lot to grasp the fact that team roping is something but family is everything. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 71

“There is such a unique bond with family,” Cade commented. “Rance and I live a long ways from each other. I knew he was kin in some way and when I called and asked him if he wanted to rope he gave me his all. That is worth something. I guess that is what kin folks do.” “We will rope together and make it work,” Rance Bray said. “I have to practice way harder in team roping. My whole family is ropers I was always the rough stock rider. I guess there is no way around it. I’m a roper now and there is no escaping. It isn’t a half bad deal. I’ll put this saddle in the living room but I may or may not keep

it off of a bucking horse since my heel horse is a bucking horse literally.” I think he was serious despite the grin on his face and the excitement in his voice. We make a lot of choices in life but we cannot choose our families. We are stuck with them. However, roping and rodeo families are strong, committed and dedicated to carrying on the traditions, standards and morals that have sustained them over generations. You cannot run from those either because they are bred in you and mirror where you came from and where you are going. Team roping has a tendency to become ingrained in our inner being. It, too, is a tradition that will carry on to the next generation. It gets in your blood and sustains you. You learn quickly it isn’t the game that is important but how you play that matters. It is what you walk away with when it is all over that matters. “We are proud of what they do,” Bryan Bray said, “I’m always proud of what they all do whether it is in the arena or not.” That is what tradition and family is about.

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#12

Shoot-Out

3rd

TeeCee Wills

Eliot Gourneau

5th

Tyrel Taton

Lori Thone

7th

Derik Underwood

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Adam Hubler

Dawson McMaster

2nd

Scott Vanderhamm

Tyler McGuffee

4th

Tyler Sieber

Monte Jack Starns

6th

Coleby Payne

Slick Robison

8th

Kevin Dixon

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Bucky Pugh

9th

Kolby Miller

T.J. Teague

11th

Clay Keller

Cade Bray

Zurick Labrier

10th

12th

Jahew Thorp

Lance Thornberry

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#11 Shoot-Out Champions

Wesley Thorp

Tyson Thompson

By Melinda Clements

’m not sure how you picture in your mind and grasp the concept of $102, 000. I’m not sure it even becomes a reality once it is placed in your hands. Maybe if you dabbled in that kind of money it would be understandable but otherwise it seems to be just myth or a mirage. For two teen-age heelers the concept of that much money is pretty much an aberration. The question arises as to how you define it and further more what do you do with it? Wesley Thorp and Tyson Thompson are heelers. They live about thirty minutes apart in Central Texas. They practice as much as they can but the real kicker comes when you realize they both like to heel. They like to heel a lot. So who heads when this duo heads to the practice pen? Actually they both do! You see they have to trade off and take turns heading and heeling for each other. It works to their advantage. The pair was almost NOT entered in the #11 Shoot-Out roping at the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Fortunately their placings in the #11 Preliminary qualified them to rope in the #11 Shoot-Out. “We had to make the short go round of the Preliminary to rope in the Shoot-Out,” Thompson explained. “We didn’t rope 76 / DECEMBER 2012

together in the Preliminary but we did place.” An awesome prize line was available to the winners of the #11 Shoot-Out. Not only were they shooting at $102,500 but they were also looking Gist Championship gold buckles, Tony Lama Ostrich boots, Martin Championship Trophy saddles and Western Horseman Collector’s Prints. It was enough to label pressure at a whole new level. Thorp and Thompson was the fourth high team back coming into the short go round. Thorp didn’t even have a head horse. Fortunately, a fellow team roper loaned him one and it was a good one. Thorp was good to go. He didn’t have to think about the horse he only had to think about roping. “I get nervous when I head because I’m actually a heeler,” Thorp said. He had already proved his prowess as a heeler by winning the #11 Preliminary with partner, Ty Harris. “Both Tyson and I are heelers so we have to switch ends when we practice,” Thorp continued. The pair posted a time of 7.03 on their short go round steer to take the lead in the Average with three teams left to rope. It was a tedious waiting game. “I wanted to get out of the barrier and catch,” Thorp said.

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#11 Shoot-Out Placed Header/Heeler

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Hometown

Wesley J Thorp

Throckmorton, TX

Tyson Thompson

Munday, TX

Laney D Lynch

Meeker, OK

Cody Joe Heflin

Claremore, OK

Joanie K Ivy

Amarillo, TX

Lane T Ivy

Amarillo, TX

John S Antu

Antlers, OK

Derek W Hughes

Boswell, OK

Garett R Chick

Salado, TX

Riley J Williams

Springtown, TX

Chance B Thiessen

Elk City, OK

Micah L Lynch

Meeker, OK

Jessen James

Atoka, OK

Dan James

Atoka, OK

Todd L Delano

Mesquite, NV

Austin A Christensen

Salem, UT

Larry W Hendricks

Tulia, TX

Kenny D Zamora

Las Vegas, NM

Robert W Martinez

Radium Springs, NM

Taylor K Puckett

Artesia, NM

Jerry F Bailey

Pauls Valley, OK

Kevin Dixon

Linden, AL

James E Masters

Wheeler, TX

Lance Chism

Amarillo, TX

JaLynn Rogers

Elk City, OK

Matt Mauldin

Beggs, OK

Lori D Thone

Damascus, AR

Tooter Silver

Quitman, AR

James McAlester

Seneca, MO

Tyler D Wyrick

Wyandotte, OK

Tyler J McGuffee

Bossier City, LA

Corey L Sparks

Coushatta, LA

Justin Reed

Shawnee, OK

John C Reed

Shawnee, OK

Paul C Parr

Mitchell, SD

J R Dees

Aurora, SD

Larry D Thaggard

Wichita Falls, TX

David D Fletcher

Poolville, TX

Kirk J Kooiker

Adrian, MN

Ryan C Gieck

York, NE

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

Short Go

Total on 4

8.75

8.33

8.00

25.08

7.03

32.11

$102,500

8.63

7.25

8.48

24.36

9.59

33.95

$57,800

8.45

7.68

10.03 26.16

8.08

34.24

$46,200

8.37

8.23

9.59

26.19

8.28

34.47

$34,700

12.85

8.39

6.52

27.76

6.93

34.69

$30,800

8.56

9.23

8.91

26.70

8.03

34.73

$26,900

9.34

8.32

9.61

27.27

8.07

35.34

$23,100

8.67

8.98

9.28

26.93

8.59

35.52

$19,200

9.17

9.24

8.08

26.49

9.45

35.94

$15,400

9.15

8.57

9.45

27.17

9.16

36.33

$15,400

12.26

8.70

7.79

28.75

8.09

36.84

$11,600

9.57

8.50

9.44

27.51

9.83

37.34

$11,600

8.79

9.29

8.89

26.97 10.61 37.58

$1,200

7.18

8.61

8.47

24.26 13.53 37.79

$1,200

9.40

8.27

7.60

25.27 14.53 39.80

$1,200

8.01

9.32

9.00

26.33 13.55 39.88

$1,200

9.85

7.64

8.46

25.95 18.07 44.02

$1,200

9.49

7.87

9.30

26.66 17.67 44.33

$1,200

9.25

9.58

9.23

28.06 17.24 45.30

$1,200

7.49

8.30

7.06

22.85

$1,200

0.00

22.85

Amt Won

“We had a good steer.” Thompson is familiar with pressure and roping to win. He is the National Junior High Champion Heeler so he knows what it takes to focus and win. “I knew Wesley was good for it,” Thompson elaborated. “I needed to get it caught. Just as I turned around in the box Wesley nodded so I was a little late but I had a really good shot. I just roped and took my shot and it worked.” Thorp had commented earlier how he had struggled earlier in the week. However, it came together for him in the #11 Preliminary and despite being a little nervous he bit the bullet and decided to head for Thompson. Watching the last three teams go didn’t really bother either Thorp or Thompson. They were satisfied with what had been done and any way it worked out was good for the pair. When the dust cleared and the numbers tallied the pair was solid in the Average. When the high call back team failed to make a qualified run the pair realized they had actually taken the win in the #11 Shoot-Out at the NFTR. What an overwhelming and unbelievable feeling. “I cannot put it together,” Thompson said. Walking through a wall of flashing cameras, ringing cell phones and a ton of well wishers the pair made their way toward SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 77

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interviews and prize presentations. They were suddenly celebrities and cast into a new VSAroleSof notoriety. IN HOUSE PROOF “It is pretty fun to switch ends and win like this,” Thorp said with a huge grin. “I feel a lot better now than I did earlier in the week. It makes a big difference to have good partners and good steers. I had a slow start this week but we sure finished up big.” “This is my first USTRC Finals saddle,” Thompson said with a shy grin. “I may just sleep with this saddle. It feels really good.

I cannot even put together how much money that is or what it means. It doesn’t seem real yet.” CRX’D Thorp and Thompson are a couple of young guns who will bear watching in the future. They are competitive, focused and spend the time to develop the disciplines it takes to win. They may not quite fathom the concepts of $102,000 but they do know about the concepts and basics of team roping. They 1/4 vertical are definitely champions in the making.

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#11

Shoot-Out

3rd

Lane Ivy

Garett Chick

5th

Riley Williams

Jessen James

7th

Joanie Ivy

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Dan James

Laney Lynch

2nd

Cody Joe Heflin

John Antu

4th

Derek Hughes

Chance Thiessen

6th

Micah Lynch

Todd Delano

8th

Austin Christiansen

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9th

Kenny Zamora

Robert Martinez

CR VSA

Jerry Bailey

11th

Kevin Dixon

10th

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Taylor Puckett

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#10 Shoot-Out Champions

Rex Hawkins

Jorge Hawkins Whetten

By Melinda Clements

ome of us do not realize how widespread our sport of team roping actually is. You might say it has an international flair. It reaches across the ocean to Hawaii and north to Canada and south to Mexico and Brazil. No matter where you go or how you travel if horses and cattle are involved, team roping comes up and one finds there are tentacles of the sport in every corner of the world. In any man’s sport $105,000 is a lot of money. With that kind of money and a prize line consisting of Martin Championship Trophy saddles, Gist Championship gold buckles, Tony Lama Ostrich boots and Western Horseman Collector’s Prints a roper has to be almost boiled over in anticipation and eagerness to give it his best. The #10 Shoot-Out short go round hosted thirty teams vying for the awards and prize line. The Average would pay money to the top twenty teams placing in the Average. It was all the motivation anyone needed to “get ‘r done!” Some of the best advice offered all week had been, “Don’t safety up,” “stay aggressive,” “don’t change a thing” and “rope your best roping.” It had to be uppermost in everyone’s mind. Certainly it was easier said than done. 82 / DECEMBER 2012

The short go round was fast paced, competitive and aggressive. Each run was a step closer to $105,700. Each team was hungry and ready for some action. Toss the dice in the wind and see what rolls up seemed to be the best advice. Rex and Jorge Hawkins were the sixth high call back team coming into the short go round of the #10 Shoot-Out. The pair had to be 9.10 to take the lead away from the seventh high team back of Colton and Coy Brittian. When they rode into the box it was nerves working overtime to say the least. However, the pair settled in and nodded to go make a run. When the clock stopped 8.93 was shining brightly. The pair had, indeed, taken the lead. There were five more teams to go and to put it mildly, all the teams left were quite competent. Suddenly pressure entered the scenario and a waiting game began for Rex and Jorge Hawkins. “I was pretty nervous as I watched the rest of the roping,” Rex Hawkins said with a smile. “I was so excited. I was very happy we did well and it was okay how things would turn out. Just watching made me more nervous than roping.” It certainly seemed that way for Jorge Hawkins as well. “I was too nervous to watch or think,” Jorge said “My

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#10 Shoot-Out Placed Header/Heeler

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Rex Allen Hawkins

Hometown Santa Teresa, NM

Jorge A Hawkins Whetten Santa Teresa, NM Colton Brittian

Rockwall, TX

Coy Brittain

Rockwall, TX

Tanner B Leflett

Benton, LA

Peyton Leflett

Benton, LA

Pat D Hafenstein

Osage City, KS

Joe H Macoubrie

Alva, OK

Scott Merritt

Salina, OK

Blair Tyler Small

Fairland, OK

Justin M Whitehurst

Quitman, AR

Skylar J Reynolds

Greenbrier, AR

Carlos Vargas

Hennessey, OK

Joel Vargas

Hennessey, OK

Cash Fortune

Whitesboro, TX

Scube Waggoner

Aubrey, TX

Kelli Corbin

Baldwin, FL

Tyler Thornton

Hoboken, GA

Cooper R Lee

Quitman, AR

Jace D Harris

Vilonia, AR

Garett R Chick

Salado, TX

Cody Garrett

Bryan, TX

Brian H Uptmore

West, TX

Reagan K Uptmore

West, TX

Lynn Jarrell

Hulbert, OK

Leon Stipes

Salina, OK

John K Hudgens

Santa Teresa, NM

Rex Allen Hawkins

Santa Teresa, NM

Larry W Hendricks

Tulia, TX

Ed C Hale

Plainview, TX

Colton R Johnson

Shreveport, LA

Blake Wheeler

Flint, TX

Raymond D Kerr

Lake Preston, SD

Tate L Thompson

Ethan, SD

Leslie Bailey

Pauls Valley, OK

Kevin Dixon

Linden, AL

Jessen James

Atoka, OK

Kolton White

Sumner, TX

Zackary Woods

Walters, OK

Steve R Harrison

Roff, OK

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

Short Go

Total on 4

8.13

9.56

9.47

27.16

8.93

36.09

$105,700

11.12

7.99

8.17

27.28

8.99

36.27

$59,800

9.29

8.67

9.69

27.65

9.32

36.97

$47,800

9.25

8.60

9.87

27.72

9.30

37.02

$35,900

8.52

11.18

8.64

28.34

8.86

37.20

$31,900

9.70

7.75

9.41

26.86 10.44 37.30

$27,900

7.76

7.66

13.81 29.23

8.20

37.43

$23,900

9.24

10.23

9.32

28.79

9.65

38.44

$19,900

7.94

8.86

8.24

25.04 13.42 38.46

$15,950

7.63

6.85

9.40

23.88 15.15 39.03

$15,950

13.06

8.75

8.82

30.63

9.33

39.96

$12,000

14.42

8.57

9.35

32.34

8.22

40.56

$12,000

9.43

8.14

9.91

27.48 14.47 41.95

$1,200

8.81

11.29 12.27 32.37

7.97

13.70

9.31

8.32

7.94

9.65

Amt Won

42.02

$1,200

30.98 11.06 42.04

$1,200

12.05 28.31 14.28 42.59

$1,200

10.17 10.69 11.32 32.18 11.11 43.29

$1,200

10.80

9.60

10.63 31.03 13.35 44.38

$1,200

8.00

12.88

7.80

28.68 16.48 45.16

$1,200

14.91

9.36

8.22

32.49 13.24 45.73

$1,200

uncle and I did well and I wanted it to be okay.” A couple of unqualified runs and some runs with issues closed out the short go round. Suddenly truth struck home and Rex and Jorge Hawkins realized they had actually won the Average in the #10 ShootOut. There were no words, English or Spanish that described the feeling. It was impossible to grasp much less describe. As the pair made a victory lap around the arena there was only numbness and a cluttered mind of disbelief. Who can grasp that much money or that kind of prize line? “I came from Mexico to rope with my uncle,” Jorge said with a shy grin. “I feel happy having this money and I don’t know what to do with it or even how to understand what it all means. I think the game plan we had was to rope every steer and have a good time roping. I came to Oklahoma City because my uncle said it was a good roping and team roping in Mexico is SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 83

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a lot different.” “Jorge is my nephew,” Rex Hawkins explained. “We have been roping together since he was about nine years old. I dreamed about this and I’m so happy and very excited. I cannot even think about the money I’m just too nervous. It is unbelievable.”

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Family, friends and supporters surrounded the pair and they had quickly become celebrities of sorts as interviews were conducted and pictures taken. Perhaps team roping is one of those universal sports that brings everyone together under an umbrella of fellowship. There is no language barrier, no culture division or lack of understanding where team roping is concerned. It is a sport of fellowship and camaraderie that brings ropers together in ways nothing else can.

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#10

Shoot-Out

Colton Brittian

2nd

Coy Brittian

Pat Hafenstein

4th

Joe Macoubrie

6th

Skylar Reynolds

Tanner Leflett

3rd

Peyton Leflett

Scott Merritt

5th

Blair Small

Justin Whitehurst

Carlos Vargas

7th

Joel Vargas

Cash Fortune

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8th

Scube Waggoner

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Kelli Corbin

9th

Tyler Thornton

10th

Cooper Lee

Jace Harris

VSA

Garett Chick

11th

Cody Garrett

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#9 Shoot-Out Champions

Todd Southerland

Skylar Reynolds

By Melinda Clements

e all set goals and have dreams. We look over situations and scenarios and decide that we, too, can do that. We focus on making things work knowing full well it will take every ounce of courage, discipline, focus and sacrifice we have to make. Every dream is obtainable in some form or fashion. Every blessing is to be embraced and treasured. If you think about it long enough and work at it with a commitment no one else understands, at some point things turn around and move in positive directions. “We came here last year and didn’t get entered,” Arkansas header, Todd Southerland said, “I said we got to get entered and we have to rope. We went home and practiced all year to come back to this team roping. I set out to win a USTRC saddle. I placed in Tunica, Mississippi and they gave spurs. I still wanted a saddle. But now nothing else matters because I have a USTRC saddle.” Not only does Todd Southerland have a USTRC National Finals saddle he also has a chunk of change. Try to envision splitting a little over $108,000. It is hard to imagine. Southerland and his nephew, Skylar Reynolds were the high 88 / DECEMBER 2012

team coming back into the short go round of the #9 Shoot-Out at this year’s 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. They had stayed true to their goal, focused on roping a USTRC roping and getting four steers down. It is easier said than done. “I wanted to score good and give Skylar a chance because I knew he would catch,” Southerland continued. “We were ready for this roping. I had made some mistakes earlier in the week and this was my last chance to win and I wanted it bad.” Reynolds wanted it as bad. He had watched the short go round unfold and more than anything he wanted to rope two feet. “There was lots of pressure and I was very nervous,” Reynolds said. “I just blocked it all out and just went to rope. I kept saying to myself to just go rope.” This duo did, indeed, rope. Needing a long twelve to take the Average the pair roped right and made a good solid run of 10.05. It was all it took to send Southerland and Reynolds over the top. Southerland took off in a victory lap that topped all victory laps. He rode around the arena waving his hat and his screams

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#9 Shoot-Out Placed Header/Heeler

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Hometown

Todd Southerland

Greenbrier, AR

Skylar J Reynolds

Greenbrier, AR

Roger Kraus

Mullen, NE

Jay D Lovitt

Mullen, NE

Sid W Smith

Dannebrog, NE

Travis L Shuda

Pannebrog, NE

Jade W Nobles

Barnwell, SC

Coltin Nobles

Barnwell, SC

Bryan Robbins

Stephenville, TX

Chad A Miller

Stephenville, TX

Michael Wilson

Henderson, NV

Cole J Smith

Cortez, CO

Cassie Moore

Wellfleet, NE

Brian L Holm

Wallace, NE

Richard M Moore

Welch, TX

Michael J Raney

Lamesa, TX

Carlos A Delgado

El Paso, TX

Jorge A Hawkins Whetten Santa Teresa, NM Chaz Cobb

Guymon, OK

Tucker Cobb

Goodwell, OK

Cole J Krueger

Olpe, KS

Bobby L Peel

Sedan, KS

Don Garnett

Amsterdam, MO

Joe H Macoubrie

Alva, OK

Shawn D Stapleton

Sublette, KS

Gunnar Stapleton

Sublette, KS

Larry W Fleming

Oklahoma City, OK

Oscar Rene Garcia

Purcell, OK

Dalton A McCoy

Collinsville, OK

Jake Cooper Clay

Sapulpa, OK

Carlos Estrada

Elwood, NE

Bill C Rundback

North Platte, NE

Alvin H Kawamoto

Hawaii, HI

Butch A Gomes

Paauilo, HI

Matthew Sanchez

San Fidel, NM

Jay Chavez

Grants, NM

Shane M Madewell

Seminole, OK

Colten M Madewell

Seminole, OK

Heidi J Durant Payne

Ruidoso, NM

John D Parker

Fay, OK

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

8.20

9.46

7.95

25.61 10.05 35.66

8.33

11.41

9.06

28.80

9.56

38.36

$61,700

9.25

8.25

12.30 29.80

8.79

38.59

$49,300

9.14

8.65

8.93

26.72 12.25 38.97

$37,000

12.47

9.06

9.03

30.56

40.05

$32,900

10.22

9.78

8.62

28.62 13.29 41.91

$28,800

8.52

16.55

8.58

33.65

43.35

$24,600

9.30

11.48 11.64 32.42 11.41 43.83

$20,600

9.15

10.25

$16,400

9.06

15.08 12.25 36.39

14.10

8.40

9.46

8.35

9.11

8.93

9.99

Short Go

9.49

9.70

Total on 4

29.39 15.26 44.65

8.38

Amt Won $108,700

44.77

$16,400

31.96 14.04 46.00

$12,300

15.35 32.81 13.28 46.09

$12,300

10.06 13.31 32.30 13.81 46.11

$1,200

12.18 15.34

9.21

36.73 10.53 47.26

$1,200

13.56 12.63

7.12

33.31 14.85 48.16

$1,200

12.79

8.75

12.37 33.91 14.59 48.50

$1,200

14.28

9.04

11.81 35.13 14.12 49.25

$1,200

14.05 10.42 10.23 34.70 14.72 49.42

$1,200

10.21 14.34

9.94

34.49 15.19 49.68

$1,200

9.00

11.43 29.94 20.09 50.03

$1,200

9.51

and hollers echoed off the arena walls. It was a dream come true and had been a long time coming. It was a goal that had been implemented many months before. It was a lifetime changing experience. Not only would the pair split $108,700 but they would also walk away with Martin Championship Trophy saddles, Gist Championship gold buckles, Tony Lama Ostrich boots and Western Horseman Collector’s Prints. It was enough to trigger a meltdown. “I wanted to knock four steers down,” Southerland said hardly able to contain his excitement or keep his voice from shaking. “I so wanted this saddle.” Reynolds looked at his paycheck and just grinned. “That is a lot of numbers,” Reynolds drawled with a grin. It was about all he could say. Both agreed their saddles would go in the middle of the living room floor when they got home. With the mass confusion of pictures, interviews, awards and milling family and supporters, the duo was a bit overwhelmed. It was almost an unfathomable concept. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 89

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Who would have thought it would turn out like this? “We are going to pay some bills, play catch up and rope some more,” Southerland said in an interview. “We will definitely keep roping.” Reynolds just seemed to be content staring at his first USTRC Finals saddle and his first USTRC buckle. “It was worth the nerves and the pressure,” he said. “We rope a lot in jackpots and with work, school, and roping I keep pretty busy. I’m just so excited. My grandpa is always

preaching horsemanship and I’m glad. It is just fun to rope with family. It is just fun to rope and win.” Goals and dreams keep us all moving. They give us hope and purpose. Things have a strange way of coming together in spite of us. Southerland and Reynolds had a goal in mind after being at the USTRC National Finals last year. Today’s #9 Shoot-Out was the last chance in a long week of roping for that dream to come true. Southerland wasn’t giving up. He was on a mission. It was the mission of his life and it is the sweetest dream come true he could ever have imagined. It is absolutely all he thought it would be.

Shoot-Out

Sid Smith 90 / DECEMBER 2012

3rd

Travis Shuda

Roger Krause

2nd

Jay Lovitt

Jade Nobles

4th

Coltin Nobles

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5th

Chad Miller

Michael Wilson

Cassie Holm

7th

Brian Holm

Richard Moore

Carlos Delgado

9th

Jorge Hawkins

11th

Bobby Peel

Cole Krueger 92 / DECEMBER 2012

Chaz Cobb

Don Garnett

6th

Cole Smith

8th

Michael Raney

10th

Tucker Cobb

12th

Joe Macoubrie

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#8 Shoot-Out Champions

Thomas Ryan Whatley

Joe Southern

By Melinda Clements

ometimes it is amazing the difference a phone call can make. In one specific instance a phone call from one friend to another made all the difference in the world. This particular phone call would open the door for a lifechanging experience that would leave the participants wondering in disbelief how it all transpired and came together. “Joe called me and asked if I wanted to rope in the #8 ShootOut at this year’s Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping,” Thomas Whatley said. “It was going to be our first time to rope together ever. We had not even practiced.” The Oklahoma ropers made a plan to be in Oklahoma City and to rope for the big bucks. Despite not practicing together this first time coupling would prove to be a life-changing event that neither of them would ever forget. The pair was the high team back going into the short go round of the #8 Shoot-Out on the final day of the NFTR. It had been an exciting week. The top twenty teams would be paid in the roping and first place in the Average was looking at $43,800. They would also receive Martin Championship Trophy saddles, Gist Championship gold buckles, Tony Lama Ostrich boots, and beautiful Western Horseman Collector’s Prints. Nineteen teams 94 / DECEMBER 2012

would come back to rope for the Average and the prize line. If you made the short round you were going to get paid. What a phenomenal way to wrap up the Team Roping Finals in Oklahoma City! Family and friends hung out with a nervous energy that penetrated the coliseum as the last day wound down. Lots of money was on the line and the wait had been a tedious one. Everyone wanted a part of the action. Whatley and Southern were the high call back team coming into the short go round of the #8 Shoot-Out. It was the first time Southern and Whatley had actually paired up to rope. Southern has only been heeling for a couple of months but he was willing to make the drive to OKC if Whatley would head for him. When he called and talked to Whatley the pieces of the puzzle began to come together and the pair made the trek to the Finals. The decision was a good one and the pair roped well together all day. The fact they were the high team back was, in essence, proof they were on the right road. Pressure and nerves were an issue as the #8 short round unfolded. With a lot of money on the line ropers were putting out everything they had to try and connect. They wanted to

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#8 Shoot-Out Placed Header/Heeler

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ryan Whatley Joe Southern

Hometown

Ringling, OK Lindsay, OK

Tim C Jarriel

Collins, GA

Joe French

Seminole, OK

Ted L Bowser

Nowata, OK

Arnulfo Cortez

Edinburg, TX

Danny P Persons

Woodward, OK

Tom O Corzine

Monta Vista, CO

Jeanne Strackbein

Clarksville, AR

Mick W Summers

Smithville, MO

Claude E Lowery

Wesson, MS

Mike D Cullum

Clinton, AR

Theresa L Johnson

Hartland, WI

Bonnie Stewart

Mountain Home, TX

Debbie K Garrison

Weatherford, TX

Duncan C Frank

Guymon, OK

Elton D Heine

Bertram, TX

Brian Johnson

Arlington, NE

Sandy M McElreath

Cimarron, KS

Ed A McClintock

Soldier, KS

Mark W Etter

Desert Hills, AZ

Merrill V Bond Jim G Moore Ramsye J Thornton Scott W Sheets Wayne Simpson Clay E Corzine Blake Hawkins Jana Curry

Wright F Duncan Morgan Spinks

Bruce N Johnson Newell Stewart Pam A Minick Tucker Cobb

David B Burden Dean E Blum

Sherry S Robinson

Cameron Schoneberg Byron K Gibbs

Rocky Ford, CO Sedan, KS

Binger, OK

Brewster, KS Enid, OK

Center, CO

Clarksville, AR Carrollton, MO Tylertown, MS Clinton, AR Hartland, WI Mountain Home, TX Argyle, TX

Goodwell, OK Clifton, TX

Mc Cool Junction, NE Cimarron, KS Cottonwood Falls, KS Cornville, AZ

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

9.30

9.76

9.56

28.62 13.59 42.21

$43,800

13.96 10.58 10.05 34.59 15.59 50.18

$27,400

15.40

15.18 40.14 13.61 53.75

$21,900

10.10 19.30 14.22 43.62 13.95 57.57

$16,400

14.86

18.72 43.20 15.08 58.28

$14,600

15.01 10.18 15.53 40.72 18.03 58.75

$12,800

21.72 17.14 10.42 49.28 19.35 68.63

$11,000

15.00 26.39 13.02 54.41 16.97 71.38

$9,100

20.53 17.54 16.39 54.46 21.92 76.38

$7,300

9.53

9.46

10.25 29.24

0.00

29.24

$7,300

9.60

14.52 13.38 37.50

0.00

37.50

$5,500

15.29 11.26 15.04 41.59

0.00

41.59

$5,500

14.30 16.06 15.24 45.60

0.00

45.60

$1,200

18.56 10.59 17.08 46.23

0.00

46.23

$1,200

15.34 12.70 18.40 46.44

0.00

46.44

$1,200

13.87 18.98 15.08 47.93

0.00

47.93

$1,200

12.40 21.28 14.54 48.22

0.00

48.22

$1,200

16.17 21.30 15.33 52.80

0.00

52.80

$1,200

21.93 13.48 17.62 53.03

0.00

53.03

$1,200

21.15

$1,200

9.56

9.62

11.15 10.00

0.00

21.15

Short Go

Total on 4

Amt Won

take home the prizes. When Whatley and Southern took their turn and rode into the box they had plenty of cushion to take the win in the Average. It was just a matter of staying focused and making it all happen mistake free. “I just wanted to make sure I gave Joe a shot,” Whatley said. “That is so important. Giving your heeler a shot is what it is all about.” With the music resounding off the coliseum walls, Whatley and Southern knew exactly what they needed to do and they knew it would take intense focus to follow through on what they had done all day. When Whatley nodded for the steer Southern was on track and the pair nailed the Average with a 13.59 to take the win. There was no way to explain or define the feeling. It was unbelievable. “I guess my biggest issue heeling is getting in position,” Southern said with a huge smile. “If I get in position and maintain position I usually catch. I’ll probably keep heeling SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 95

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especially since in just a couple of months heeling I was able to win a saddle like this. This if my first Finals saddle and it is unbelievable being a celebrity for a day.” “I had planned all year to come here to rope,” Whatley said. “I cannot believe winning like this. I guess I will buy another horse and pay off some student loans. I just kept thinking this is just another practice run. It worked. I have a good horse

and I just wanted Joe to have his shot. It is a great feeling to win this roping.” Joe Southern feels his phone call to Whatley was a pretty good deal. “Hopefully, we will continue to rope together,” Southern said. “We had never roped together but it sure worked for us this time.” It is amazing what a difference a mere phone call and a little over $43,000 can make in people’s lives. Some things are just meant to be especially at the 2012 Cinch USTRC NFTR.

Shoot-Out

Joe French 96 / DECEMBER 2012

3rd

Jim Moore

Tim Jarriel

2nd

Merrill Bond

Ted Bowser

4th

Ramsye Thornton

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Arnulfo Cortez

5th

Scott Sheets

Danny Persons

Tom Corzine

7th

Clay Corzine

Jeanne Strackbein

Mick Summers

9th

Jana Curry

11th

Morgan Spinks

Mike Cullum 98 / DECEMBER 2012

Claude Lowery

Theresa Johnson

6th

Wayne Simpson

8th

Blake Hawkins

10th

Wright Duncan

12th

Bruce Johnson

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Champions By Melinda Clements

hey add a certain caliber of elegance to an already classy and flamboyant sport known as team roping. The ladies of the USTRC bring a bit of refinement and flair that is truly appreciated. This year’s Cinch Cruel Girl Championships noted something very special. In a sport dominated by young guns and ropers from a younger generation it was a pleasant feeling to meet Sandy McElreath and Sherry Robinson. The Cimarron, Kansas duo were encouraging and humble in a delightful way. Perhaps it was their maturity and class that immediately reached out and grabbed you. Perhaps it was because they were a little older, more experienced and certainly appreciative. They were polite, insightful and added true class to a well deserved win. The pair was the high call back team going into the short go round of the Cinch Cruel Championships. With a total payout of $55,800 the top twenty teams were coming back to rope in the short go round. Robinson and McElreath were focused and had honed in on what they needed to do to take the win in the Average. “It was a good roping,” McElreath said. “I try to take the pressure off of myself by not worrying about what is happening. I just try to focus on what I have to do and nothing else. Hopefully, I can handle the cattle and set it up for Sherry to come and do her job.” “ We have been roping together since the 1970’s,” said Robinson. “We are very comfortable with each other and we want to have a good time. With my husband coaching me and Sandy as my partner I knew my practice this morning was going to pay off.” 100 / DECEMBER 2012

Sandy McElreath and Sherry Robinson

The pair did not watch the short go round. They remained focused and concentrated on roping one more steer and it didn’t really matter how things went in the short round. Both ladies knew they just needed to ride into the box with one steer on their minds and go rope the way they knew how to rope. Perhaps it was an age thing, the maturity, the practice or just the fact they were very disciplined and trusted each other explicitly that made the difference. The duo needed a time of 11.22 to take the win in the Average of the Cruel Girl roping. The pair rope around home with each other and with friends in different set ups and conditions. “We rope different cattle in different set ups and it makes a big difference in adjusting to the conditions,” Robinson explained. “My husband and I rope a lot. We have some heated discussions sometimes and we get pretty pumped and ready to rope. Our practices helped prepare us for this short go round.” “We know each other and know what to expect from each other,” McElreath elaborated. “It is because we spend a lot of

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time roping at home.” When McElreath nodded for the steer there was nothing else to think about or do but rope and rope she did. Robinson rolled in behind her and grabbed both heels to take the win with a time of 10.37. The ladies had just added the Cinch Cruel Girl Championships to their resume. “This is our first USTRC Finals saddle and I’m very proud,” Robinson said. “I’m riding my husband’s mare and with his help and his training this morning it all worked out. He was helping me with position, to pick up on my horse, when to rope and what all to do next.” “We came here for the money,” McElreath said with a smile. “And the fact it is pretty close to home. That is good reason to come here.” The pair also Cruel Girl Champ won the Incentive, which paid them $1,200 and a National Placed Header/Heeler Hometown Sandy M McElreath Cimarron, KS Shoot-Out position. 1 Sherry S Robinson Cimarron, KS Young guns and youth is a Lydia S Martin Sulphur, LA wonderful thing but it is so 2 Jimmi Jo Montera Greeley, CO refreshing to find ladies like Jayme R Marcrum Springtown, TX Sandy McElreath and Sherry 3 Kelly D Hicks Stephenville, TX Robinson still spending time in Cindy Waters Grapevine, TX 4 the roping arena and being Tracy Hedeman Morgan Mill, TX representatives of the sport of Taylor Munsell Woodward, OK 5 team roping. They are a class Megan White Mt Hope, WI act and it is a very simple truth Chris B Sercer Rochelle, GA 6 that we can all rope and we Jessie Daniels Zebulon, GA can rope for a long time if we Kathy M Harrison Tulsa, OK 7 Amanda B Jones Mulvane, KS so choose. To have these ladies Hope Thompson Abilene, TX as mentors and guides in the 8 Kelsie Chace Cherokee, OK sport is quite refreshing.

1st Go

2nd Go

10.12

9.14

10.48 29.74 10.37 40.11

9.87

15.94

7.30

33.11

7.86

40.97

$9,400

13.32 13.10

8.90

35.32

8.42

43.74

$6,400

11.76

9.49

10.56 31.81 14.51 46.32

$5,400

14.65

8.59

13.80 37.04 13.78 50.82

$4,500

15.34 11.19

9.73

36.26 15.30 51.56

$4,000

16.64

14.25 40.13 13.92 54.05

$3,000

13.84 17.73 12.03 43.60 12.08 55.68

$2,000

9.24

3rd Go

Total on 3

Short Go

Total on 4

Amt Won $14,900

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Century Shoot-Out Champions By Melinda Clements

hey are the elite of the elite, the mainstay of the organization. They hold a special place and an impeccable standard for us all. They are the Century ropers of the USTRC. They have been a part of us for a long time and will forever set a level of quality and excellence we should all strive for. Twenty teams were coming back in the short go round of the Century roping at the 2012 Cinch USTRC NFTR. We have watched them carefully and they are the best in this business called team roping. They have aged gracefully and blessed us with their expertise, their attitudes and their view of life. They are goers and doers of all they hold dear. Twenty teams were vying for Martin Championship Trophy saddles and $22,200 for first place in the Average of the Century roping. You should never underestimate this group of ropers. They rope and ride with the best of them and age is no barrier. Age is not a determining factor in attitude, zest for living and mind set. Nothing sets them back and nothing stirs their souls like roping. This short go round would be as tough as any roping all week if for no other reason than these ropers come to win and they take it very seriously. Nerves or pressure rarely becomes an issue because these ropers have done it all. They know the game and they play it well. You will not find them fearful or backing up. You will find them committed, focused with a way of thinking that cannot be thwarted or obstructed. As the short go round got underway it quickly became obvious this would be tough competitive roping. This bunch of guys would not be inhibited. When the thirteenth high call back team of Dusty and Terry Leatherwood posted a time of 8.31 on their short round steer to take the lead in the Average everyone took notice. Every team cranked things up a notch. When the fourth high team back rode into the box they had one thing in mind. E. R. Scogin and Michael Jones needed a 102 / DECEMBER 2012

E.R. Scogin and Michael Jones time of 11.26 to take the lead in the Average away from the Leatherwood boys. It was doable and the pair was committed to making it happen. When Scogin nodded he had all the confidence in the world things were going to work. He knew he had everything going in his favor. He and his partner had roped well all day long and this was no different. It was just one more steer and he knew they could make this happen. No matter how it turned out they were perfectly satisfied with $9,200 but why not shoot for the top? Today was a good day. Nodding for his steer he rode hard and snatched the horns. Jones was in the right place at the right time and took his shot. With two heels and a flag down the pair posted a time of 9.63 with three teams to go. The pair rode out of the back gate content in all that had happened. When the last three teams failed to make qualified runs Scogin and Jones basked in the victory. They had just won the Century roping at the CNFTR. How sweet was that! “This just means a seventy-two year old team roper can still rope and win,” Scogin said with a grin. “I’ve been roping fortyfive years and I’m having a good time.” “Nobody deserves to win more than E. R.,” said Jones. “He works at it and he is a drill sergeant at making things work. I’ve

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known E. R. for thirty years and we had talked and made plans to come here months ago. It is a sweet victory.” “I was completely satisfied finishing fourth place,” Scogin said. “We have roped well and it was good the way things turned out.” The pair took home Martin Championship Trophy saddles and checks worth $22,200. The roping was Jones’ last opportunity to place this week before heading home. He had definitely saved the best for last. “This was my last shot,” Jones said. “I wanted to rope aggressive and not back off and be too careful. A lot of ropers tend to safety up when they get in this position. You have to stay at it, rope aggressive just like you have been roping all day and not back off. That is my biggest issue, to keep roping aggressive.” Scogin’s ropes a lot and rides the best horses. He and his wife work together to rope and train their horses. “You know nothing takes the place of a win,” Scogins said. “Just proves we Century can rope to win. I have a good horse and we have had a Placed Header/Heeler good time.” E R Scogins 1 “My header is riding the Michael K Jones best horse here,” Jones said. Dusty W Leatherwood 2 Terry D Leatherwood “We have roped off and on all Ed E Caygle summer long and this win is 3 John O Coltharp very special since it is with E. C R Hallquist R. It is something we have 4 Rand M Cory planned on.” Dusty W Leatherwood This group of ropers is very 5 Charles B Tenorio special. They are the solid Raymond D Kerr 6 foundation of what team Clay Keller roping is about. As Augustus Ricky D Hibbeler 7 McCrae so adeptly voiced, “ Billy D Haley The older the violin the Steve D Massey 8 David Vaught sweeter the music.” The fire of the Century team ropers burns Pete Durden 9 Dennis Moore hot and true and the music is, Keith A Bacon indeed, sweet and to 10 Clay Mitchell the point!

Hometown

Frierson, LA

Town Creek, AL Clovis, NM Grady, NM

Weatherford, TX Erick, OK

Lipan, TX Hico, TX

Clovis, NM

Moriarty, NM Lake Preston, SD Ft Collins, CO Giddings, TX Denton, TX

Rogersville, MO Cassville, MO

Grand Ridge, FL Opp, AL

Durant, OK

Tishomingo, OK

1st Go

2nd Go

3rd Go

Total on 3

Short Go

Total on 4

10.00

9.42

8.41

27.83

9.63

37.46

$22,200

8.99

13.65

8.15

30.79

8.31

39.10

$13,800

8.75

11.01

9.56

29.32

9.92

39.24

$11,100

9.03

8.41

14.77 32.21

9.13

41.34

$9,200

14.78

8.88

9.08

9.96

42.70

$8,300

8.89

8.72

13.45 31.06 11.86 42.92

$7,400

9.63

9.57

7.82

27.02 16.08 43.10

$6,500

9.61

12.62

7.87

30.10 13.21 43.31

$5,500

8.45

8.26

13.38 30.09 13.24 43.33

$4,600

14.48

7.18

8.21

$3,700

32.74

29.87 13.77 43.64

Amt Won

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Preliminary Events

By Melinda Clements

Open Preliminary Champions Clay B. Tryan and Travis L. Graves

US Open Preliminary

Saturday, October 20, 2012 It was just a feeling, the quiet before the storm, tempered anticipation, an eagerness laced with expectant waiting. It was like a live wire dangling in midair. You knew if you touched it you would get shocked and yet you wanted to see if it really was hot. The US Open Preliminary would kick off the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The stage was set, preparations had been made, and it was just a matter of calling the names and opening the gates. Ropers, spectators, staff and personnel were ready to get it on. When the first roper nodded for his steer, it kicked the week into gear and 104 / DECEMBER 2012

the whole coliseum heaved a sigh of relief. The best was yet to come. “My dad’s won a lot but this is the best and biggest roping of all,” Tyler Tryan said with a shy grin. He’s a firstgrader this year and seemed more nervous about that than the fact his dad, Clay Tryan, and his partner, Travis Graves, had just won the US Open Preliminary to kick off the week of team roping at the Cinch NFTR. Tryan and Graves were the high team back coming into the short go round. They had roped well all morning and both men hoped to continue the trend. It had set the stage for the rest of the day and for the Priefert US Open Championships to be held the next day. The pair had watched the short go round unfold and held to their game plan of just roping a good roping. They

had done so all day. With a time of 26.54 going into the short go round the pair needed a time of 7.13 to win the roping. It was deju vu for the pair as they had both been here before and knew exactly what to expect. It was familiar territory. When the pair posted a time of 6.33 it was exactly what they needed to cinch the win. It was a good way to start the week. Looking at $18,700 in cash for the win it was a refreshing beginning. Martin Championship Trophy saddles added to the prize line. “It is always good to win against the best ropers,” Tryan commented as he stood near his new Martin Championship Trophy saddle. “I always look forward to the big ropings. That is why I rope.” “We have been getting ready for this roping for a couple of weeks now,” Graves elaborated. “You don’t do anything really

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#15 Preliminary Champions Joe H. Macoubrie and Dawson J. McMaster

different. We were going to rope like we have been roping all the time.” The Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping is always special to Open ropers. The prize line, the money and the efficiency with which the roping is run makes the Finals in Oklahoma City a yearly favorite. “The set up here is completely different,” Graves commented. “You prepare for this one a little differently than the NFR. You follow the same plan but you cannot really compare because they are different.” The pair was looking forward to the Priefert US Open Championships, which would take place the next day—the pair looks forward to competing. “You can enter only one time tomorrow,” Tryan explained. “This roping today was fast, tough and competitive. I think the roping will be a little slower with more focus because you can enter only one time. We rope a lot of ropings and rodeos but we both look forward to a big roping like this one.” “I just want to go rope six steers tomorrow,” Graves continued. “We just need to keep doing what we have been doing.” Tryan and Graves broke the ice with

their win in the US Open Preliminary. The Finals kicked off with class and finesse and the Open Preliminary was an indication the week would be one filled with some exciting and interesting team roping action. No doubt Tyler Tryan knew exactly what he was talking about when he explained the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping is the biggest and best roping of all.

#15 Preliminary

Saturday, October 20, 2012 It was a tough, tough short go round. If the #15 Preliminary was any indication, the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping was going to be one of action, compassion, competiveness and divine accomplishment. Twenty teams were coming back in the short round aiming at a first place check worth $18,200 and Martin Championship Trophy saddles. They were a hungry bunch with a precisely defined goal and not one of the teams was willing to settle for anything less than first place. They were setting the standard for the upcoming week at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.

If you talked to any of the ropers the general consensus was the same. “This is why we rope,” they said. “This is what we aim for all year! This roping brings it all together under an umbrella of common interest and goals.” It was about competition, money, and a movement of gigantic proportions. It was, after all, the roping of all ropings. Now that it had unfolded and finally gotten underway, it was phenomenal. Twenty teams had roped toward a specific goal all day. They had battled the odds, each other, conditions, nerves and pressure and it had all boiled down to the short go round of the #15 Preliminary. You couldn’t ask for much more than to have a run in the short go round. Of course, there was pressure. You can’t rope at that kind of prize line, against those kind of ropers and not encounter pressure. If you reflected back you could picture run after run in the practice pen, rehearsed rodeo and team roping runs, videos watched, legged up and conditioned horses. It all boiled down to just one more steer. Oklahoma team ropers, Joe Macoubrie and Dawson McMaster rope well together. They practice together because they live close and it works out SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 105

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#13 Preliminary Champions Cody W. Jess and Brent Ivy

for them. They were the high team back coming into the short go round of the #15 Preliminary. They watched the short round unfold and found it to be a very tough, action packed and quite competitive round. Only one point seven seconds separated the top eleven teams. One thing they knew beyond a shadow of a doubt, there was absolutely no room for errors. “It is definitely a different kind of pressure,” McMaster’s said. “We just had to make sure we did it right. I don’t feel the pressure of wrapping up the run because I know that Joe is going to give me my shot and there is no doubt it will be right.” McMaster had been to the Finals but had never really won anything. His game plan this year was to just go for it and hope things worked out. When Jim Cooper and Garrett Tonozzi took the lead in the short go round with a time of 30.52 the heat reached a new level. Pressure took on a new face and butterflies tickled the stomach lining. The action reached a whole new level. “We work at this,” Macoubrie said. “The money is the reason we all come here and it is why we rope. I’ve been roping all my life and always dreamed of 106 / DECEMBER 2012

winning a roping like this.” When the pair rode into the box to rope their short go round steer there were no butterflies, no thoughts, no plan or even preconceived outcome. There was only one more steer for a chance to share in the total purse worth $72,550 and a full USTRC prize line. The cards would fall where they may. The pair needed a 9.46 to win the roping. It had to be mistake free and right on track. No room for errors. Macoubrie nodded and did exactly what he had been doing all day. He roped the horns and set the stage for McMaster to clean up. McMaster knew his partner would do exactly that and he followed suit. When the clock stopped the digital read 8.27 and the win was the sweetest they had ever known. All the practice runs, the horsemanship, the game plans culminated in the run for the bucks. It was, indeed, a very sweet victory. “Our practice is very important,” Macoubrie commented. “It lays the foundation for a roping like this.” “We are headed to the Prairie Circuit Finals from here,” McMaster elaborated. “This is a great win and hopefully we

will get back here.” “Hard work is so important,” Macoubrie said. “This sport isn’t like basketball, for example, where you have to be over six foot tall. This sport allows everyone and anyone to rope and you are rewarded for the hard work you put in. We work at it.” With a tough, tough short go round behind them Macoubrie and McMaster could take a deep breath and regroup. They know hard work pays off. The challenges will grow and change but the foundation of hard work and commitment stays the same. It is a working and winning equation. The #15 Preliminary at the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping is a perfect example.

#13 Preliminary

Sunday, October 21, 2012 “It takes time but it is definitely worth it,” commented Cody Jess as he stared at his first team roping saddle ever. “It takes time, dedication and commitment but there is no doubt it is worth it.” Jess and partner, Brent Ivy, were the

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#12 Preliminary Champions Jayme R. Marcrum and Dale Martin, Jr.

seventh high team back coming into the short go round of the #13 Preliminary at the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Twenty-three teams came back to rope in the short go round. It was a fast moving, action packed short go round that made Jess and Ivy anxious. Both young men were sweating a bit by the time they waited for six teams to run before they finally realized they had won the #13 Preliminary. “I was so nervous I’m still sweating,” Ivy said with a grin on his face. “Would you take our picture so I can post it to Facebook? I still can’t believe it.” The pair happen to be a couple of young guns that bear watching. Jess, a transplanted Texan from the state of Washington and Ivy from Amarillo, Texas have a solid philosophy that works for them. “I try to never miss,” Ivy said. “I’ve made this exact run a million times on our Cowboy Toy! You just have to want 108 / DECEMBER 2012

it so bad…” The pair waited with an air of anticipation, nervous energy and hope. “I was just hoping we could pull a good check out of this one,” Jess said with a bit of relief in his voice. The pair had posted a time of 6.84 to take the lead in the Average. Suddenly, it all became a waiting game and a countdown to the high team back and the final outcome. “I was nervous,” Ivy said. “I was so nervous I was sweating and the closer it got to the end the more nervous I became. I rope and I rope and I try to never miss but waiting out this short go round had me sweating.” Watching the count down of the #13 Preliminary proved to be to their advantage. The pair’s time of 31.31 in the Average would hold and they would reap the rewards of winning the #13 Preliminary at this year’s Cinch NFTR. Both young men feel horsemanship is very important. Jess reiterated one

comes to a roping like this for the money and you need a good horse as part of the bargain. He plans to use his winnings to enter more big ropings. “We had a game plan I guess,” Jess said. “We kind of BS’ed it all week about winning but the main thing we wanted was to rope steer by steer. It is one steer at a time. We mix it up in the practice pen of rodeo runs and slow runs but we rope one steer at a time. It just takes time and dedication. I can tell you all the time makes it worth it.” Jess has had the same horse for about two years and they work well together. It is time well spent. The pair split $22,600 and both feel the effort proved that time spent is a positive thing. “Horsemanship is all of it and you have to want it bad,” Ivy commented. With an action packed competitive short go round it was no wonder Jess and Ivy were sweating the outcome. It could have gone any direction.

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#11 Preliminary Champions Ty Harris and Wesley J. Thorp

Fortunately for this pair the cards fell in their favor. The young guns cannot be ignored. Pressure or not they roped with nerves of steel. We all wait for outcomes and knowing the outcome makes the wait worthwhile. Both young men have new saddles and a chunk of change to show for their time.

#12 Preliminary

Monday, October 22, 2012 “It’s my first time to make the short round at the Finals,” heeler Dale Martin commented with a grin on his face. “Roping is fun, it’s addictive and this is great.” Dale Martin and his partner, Jayme Marcrum, had just nailed down the win in the Average of the #12 Preliminary at the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. “My game plan was to just get all my steers roped so Dale could come in and clean it all up,” said Marcrum with

excitement in her voice. “Now I guess I’m going to have to pay mount money since I’m riding my husband’s horse.” The pair was the high call back team going into the short go round of the #12 Preliminary. With $21,100 on the line for first place in the Average, the roping proved to be fast paced and very competitive. Marcrum and Martin have been roping together for about three or four years and it was a partnership that developed through Martin’s friendship with Marcrum’s husband. “Roping is all about family and friends and that is how we started roping together,” Marcrum explained. “We have roped together some but we really don’t practice.” The pair needed a time of 8.22 or better to take the lead in the Average away from the third high call back team of Clint Cooper and Chad Baker. Marcrum rode into the box hoping to be consistent. She just focused on slowing

down a little and making a smooth run. “I wanted to catch so Dale could come in and wrap it all up,” she explained. The pair also received Martin Championship Trophy saddles. It was the first USTRC saddles for both Martin and Marcrum. They were debating whether to put them in the living room or go ahead and rope on them. Marcrum said her husband had left his saddle in the living room so she figured hers had earned a spot there as well. Reflecting his thoughts on the short go round Martin said, “This is really my first time to make the short go round at the USTRC National Finals. I guess there was some pressure,” he laughed, “Women always put pressure on you. Both Marcrum and Martin compliment each other. They had roped well all day and the trend continued into the short go round of the #12 Preliminary where it paid off for both of them. The short go round had been a fast paced, action packed round with a lot of SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 109

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#10 Preliminary Champions Ty Harris and Cody Burnside

diversity. Marcrum and Martin had maintained their composure, stayed focused and kept their nerves in check. They had reaped the rewards of their discipline and grabbed the win in the #12 Preliminary at the Cinch NFTR. They were a good pair and both hoped to keep roping together. “Roping is about family and friends and I’m glad Dale and I could do this,” Marcrum said. “It is what roping is all about.”

#11 Preliminary

Thursday, October 25, 2012 There is a certain comfort zone available to us all in knowing others support us, assure us and believe in us. Fourteen-year-old Ty Harris knew his heeler, Wesley Thorp, would come in and rope two heels if he caught for him. His focus was just on catching in the short go round. Everything else would be taken care of. Sometimes you just do the best you can and let everything else work itself out. Ty Harris and Wesley Thorp were the tenth place high call back team going into the short go round of the #11 Preliminary at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. It was 110 / DECEMBER 2012

going to be a tough short round. There were a lot of young guns involved in this roping and every single one of the thirty teams coming back in the short go round had money on their minds. First place in the Average would pay $22,700. “We didn’t want to overanalyze the roping,” both Thorp and Harris agreed. They had roped well all day. “We just wanted to focus on catching and making a good run. All week I had concentrated on catching,” Harris said. “I had struggled all week,” Thorp commented. “I had trouble with the mental part and I had not won much so I just wanted to slow things down and focus on what I had to do. I guess I just wanted to rope right.” The pair took the lead in the Average with a short go time of 8.13. It was a good solid run and the pair was okay with the idea they had done well. They knew first through tenth would pay. However, there seemed to be a bigger plan at work. It quickly became obvious that pressure, nerves, or even over analysis was delving into the thoughts and actions of the teams in the short go round of the #11 Preliminary. Incredibly, team after team began to struggle. It was a rapture of head games as several teams went out in the short go round when they failed to make

qualified runs. “We should have bumped it up,” Harris thought as he watched the short go round unravel. “By the time the fifth high team back went out I actually thought we might have a chance at first place.” “Our numbers fit together so we roped,” Thorp said. “I didn’t really think we could win being the tenth team down.” With several unqualified runs the pressure finally rested on the high call back team of Ky and Paden Bray. It was suddenly an all mental game and it was a precarious place to be. The Bray’s needed an 11.71 to take the win in the Average. The pressure was all theirs and it was a tedious situation. When the pair posted a 14.27 on their short round steer realization struck home with full force. For Harris and Thorp it was hard to understand. Harris and Thorp had actually come from tenth to first and won the #11 Preliminary at the Cinch USTRC NFTR. It was overwhelming and totally unbelievable. “I knew first through tenth place paid good. I didn’t really think about first,” Thorp said. “We didn’t sit down and plan anything it just sort of worked out.” “My family is very supportive,” Harris said. “I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have my big brother to rope with

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#9 Preliminary Champions Jack D. Foreman and Jake Cooper

me. I knew Wesley would catch and I just wanted to do my part.” Sometimes things come together that direct us toward bigger and better things. Sometimes you don’t plan, over analyze or dictate. You just go do the best you can and that in and of itself is the first step toward greatness.

#10 Preliminary

Friday, October 26, 2012 “Guess I may keep team roping so I can afford to rope calves,” Ty Harris commented with a huge grin. Undoubtedly, the kid was on a roll. With a win in the #11 Preliminary the day before Harris didn’t want to over think things. His focus all week had been to catch. Harris, by choice, is a calf roper. He has actually been team roping for about six months and the more he does it the more he likes it. He wanted catching and roping right to continue to be his priority. Harris and partner, Cody Burnside, were the high team coming back for the short go round of the #10 Preliminary at the 2012 Cinch USTRC National Finals 112 / DECEMBER 2012

of Team Roping. The pair was shooting at $25,400 for first place in the Average. The duo were actually draw partners and had roped together in Guthrie earlier in the week. They didn’t even know each other until then. The short go round of the #10 Preliminary was a tough competitive round. The top ten teams were focused and the round was action packed and exciting. Harris and Burnside didn’t pay much attention as the short go round unfolded. Neither of the young men wanted to change anything. They both wanted to be consistent and catch their steer. They had a good steer and didn’t want to waste him. They just wanted to do their job. “I wanted to score good and catch,” Harris said. The pair needed a 9.76 to take the win in the Average. When Harris nodded the steer broke hard but Harris was good for it. The arena wall came up quickly as Harris turned off. Burnside was focused and read the situation well. “We came up against the wall,” Burnside said. “I focused on the steer and not the wall and roped two feet. I try to react to how things shape up

around me and adjust. Each run is a little different and you have to adjust to what is happening.” He spoke with the maturity of a very experienced roper. Burnside seems to adjust well to diversity so he was ready for the wall and roped accordingly. It did not make him nervous and he completed the run like he had finished them up all day. He was on track and nerves or pressure was not really an issue for him. Burnside and Harris had never met until earlier in the week. They both needed a run so it worked well. Both of them knew immediately what they wanted after pairing up. When the pair caught their steer in the short go round they were not exactly sure what they had accomplished. They needed a time of 9.76. Harris knew they were close but began to fret a little as they waited for the announcer to give their time. When the announcer paused and slowly drawled, “A time of nine . . . point . . . seven . . . three.” It brought the crowd to their feet in exhilaration. “It made me so nervous when the announcer said our time really slow,” Harris said. “I wasn’t sure if we had won

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or not. That was the most nervous part of all.” Both young men agreed they would probably put their winnings in the bank for a while. Their strategy makes sense. They both seemed more focused on roping and improving than on the money. Invariably things come about in strange ways. For Harris and Burnside to even rope together was a little twist of fate. They plan to continue to rope together and their experience has probably created a life-long friendship. Regardless, they have made an impression and they will be a team to watch in the coming days.

#9 Preliminary

Saturday, October 27, 2012 One of the amazing things about the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping is a lot of things happen during the nine-day event. The roping touches lives and lots of “firsts” happen during the week. For young heeler Jake Cooper Clay it was the first time he had ever made the short go round at the USTRC Finals. Before the short go round ended there were several more “firsts” to be added to the list. The #9 Preliminary at the 2012 USTRC NFTR would pay $22,500 for first place in the Average plus Martin Championship Trophy saddles and a National Shoot-Out position. The top thirty teams coming back in the short go round would get paid and the competition was fierce. Every single team wanted a part of the action. A little over four seconds separated the top six teams coming into the short go round. It was going to be a matter of making a mistake-free run and staying focused. When the sixth high team back posted a time of 8.70 the heat peaked. The roping went to a whole new level

and everyone focused on catching and making a solid run. Jack Foreman and Jake Cooper Clay were the fourth high team back. They were happy with fourth and focused on a solid clean run. The pair posted a time of 8.44 and tucked an assured fourth place in their pockets. There were three teams to go. Waiting for the top three teams to rope wasn’t even an issue for Foreman and Clay because they were satisfied with how things had turned out. Imagine their surprise when the top three teams had issues and the win of the Average in the #9 Preliminary sat down in their laps. “I didn’t know what to think,” Clay said with a huge grin on his face. “I was kind of nervous and I just wanted to catch and make a good consistent run. The is my first time ever to make the short go round at the Finals.” “I was thinking we ended up fourth which is very good,” Foreman said. “Then we were third and then second and I couldn’t imagine it coming together for first. It is very exciting.” The pair practice together and their win is a subtle hint of the time spent in the practice pen. “I like to slow things down a bit,” Foreman said. “I think Jake likes things to move a little faster. The horsemanship is vital. If you are riding your horses it helps you handle cattle and you learn to set things up for your partner.” The pair obviously have a lot of

support, assistance and encouragement. “My wife was crying when I told her about the win,” Foreman said. “Jake and I have been roping together a long time. His family is supportive and as a teacher I’ve known them for years.” Clay agreed. He feels he has a great deal of encouragement and help. “Cactus Ropes is my sponsor and Pro Equine supports me. The horse I’m riding belongs to Mock Brothers Saddlery in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. All of those sponsors have been a great support to me. My mom and dad support me also and do all they can to help me rope and win. I’m hoping I can use some of my money to buy this horse. My dad trained him and he worked really well. I couldn’t do without all the help I have.” As it turned out the #9 Preliminary was an avenue for Foreman to win his first USTRC saddle. It was Clay’s first time to make a Finals short go round and win his first USTRC saddle as well. It also happened to be the first time the duo had won that much money together. In fact, neither had ever won that much money. The #9 Preliminary was in the history books. It is one of those memories tucked in your heart and neither Foreman nor Clay will ever forget how it all came together. There were all kinds of “firsts” during the week of the NFTR and Foreman and Clay will always cherish their win here. Those are some “firsts” they will never ever forget.

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livestock, dart season and paintball season, neither one of which should result in the death of your stock. Think of it as shoot-and-release hunting. I’ve seen ads for a company that sells rifles, crossbows, pistols and darts as a way to vaccinate your cattle from long range. This is great for people like me who aren’t USTRC or PRCA ropers, are too cheap to hire any help, and are too lazy to saddle the horse and fetch the stock. Hunters could use these darts to hunt cows. Under my plan both dart and paintball season would last five months each, with a month in between to give your cattle a HOUSE PROOF CRX’D chance toINcalm down before shipping and branding. (Now all we need is a way to brand our cattle from long distance!) Some might suggest that livestock are not wild enough to be good game animals but after being shot by sharp darts and splashes of color, your cows and horses

should be wild enough to qualify as rodeo stock. They’ll be harder to sneak up on than a Chicago hit man. Believe me, deer hunting will not be able to compete with the thrill and difficulty of going for a South Dakota Grand Slam that would include a Brahma bull, Duroc hog, Southdown sheep and a Lipazzaner stallion. And you’ll still get a chance for a traditional photo op if you act quickly and get the picture of you and your one ton range bull before the tranquilizer from the dart starts to wear off. Act too slowly though and you may need some help letting your animal loose! Ranchers, just imagine, you’ll get your cattle vaccinated and have the additional income from hunters and rodeo contractors. Anyone who wants the full hunting experience, camping out, freezing to death, getting bit by red ants and being shot at, ought to be willing to pay at least $1,500 for a horse, $1,000 for a cow, and $500 for a sheep and/or pig. A quickie hunt from the front seat of your pickup while you’re checking your cows could be half price. From the hunter’s perspective there are many advantages to my plan: you don’t have to drag a deer carcass for three miles over rough terrain, there are currently no license or tag fees, (I’m sure that will change), and you don’t have to go on safari to Africa. You’ll still get to dress up in camo and go hunting at Cabelas for decoys, ammo, and artillery that you probably don’t currently have in your arsenal. The best part is you don’t have to dress out any game because you’ll be given a complimentary pound of hamburger when the hunt is over. And who wouldn’t rather eat beef than venison? If you think livestock are much too valuable to use as game I suppose we could substitute Hollywood celebrities and Washington politicians. Sportsmen are already shooting paintballs at each other, why not darts? A Hollywood Grand Slam might include a vegan chef (they’re all over the place in tinsel town), a PETA member, an “American Idol” judge, and one of the Baldwin brothers. Even though there would no head to hang on the wall, which is very sad in the case of the Baldwin brothers, wouldn’t you just love to put a dart in the rump of Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan or Andrea Mitchell? wwwLeePittsbooks.com

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ne of my Texas buddies was talkin’ about stockdogs “down south” being different than those “up north.” I agreed, depending on where you draw the Mason-Dixon Line. I describe those coming from the cooler climes as “suave, smooth, nervous and quick.” Think of hockey pucks, machine guns and playing zone defense. Border Collies, Kelpies and Aussies fit that description. The handler continuously moves his canine leaf-blower into position to “blow” the sheep through the gate. It’s almost like opposing magnets dancing. In the hot muggy South in the land of Braymers, feral hogs and alligator, the dog handlers have bred a different kind of dog. One who works as well in the brush, the woods, the palmetto, the swamp, and the tangle vine, as they do in open pasture. Catahoula hounds,

blue heelers, and yellow-mouth curs are representative. If Border Collies are Spiderman, Catahualas are the Hulk, Iron Man and a car crusher! Subtle does not describe deep south dogs. If Border Collies are like firing rubber bullets at your stock, Hound Dogs are like chasing them with a backhoe! They push, spook and scare cows along, rather than coaxing them. Mr. Stokely was known for breeding “aggressive” stockdogs. One of his personal favorites was so aggressive, every stockman he sold ol’ Tiger to soon brought him back. “He’s worse than a wolf!” said one ex-buyer, “He scares them right out of their wool!” He was even tough on cows. It wasn’t enough for him to just “get the cows moving,” he’d put’em through the fence! Tiger was not welcome on any roundup…until, Charlie bought a set of wild cattle gathered on

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ust let me tell you I take extra pride in taking care of my family. When we haul to a team roping I do all I can to make sure I take everything they need for a long weekend. The reason we have a trailer with a living quarters is so we can have a “home” away from home. I try to take the things they like and enjoy and it includes the best food. I take special pride in cooking and preparing things we can take on trips so nobody is hungry. There is also another reason I haul food around. It costs money to eat out and Boss is a stickler for saving money so he can rope. He wants to keep the expenses at a minimum so he will have more money to rope on. I understand that. You will get no argument from me on that point. If I live to be a hundred I will never understand the attraction that concession stands and fast food has for my family especially when the trailer is full of snacks and stuff to eat. I happen to pride myself on lots of variety, good taste and things they really like. I cook to please my family and keep them healthy. “Run to the concession stand and get me a coke, Gracie,” I hear Boss say. I explain I have drinks in the trailer or even in the cooler in the stands.

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“It will take too long and I have to rope,” he counters tossing me a five dollar bill. Sometimes he will tell me to unhook the truck and run to town and pick up some burgers. Does that make sense? He wants me to get in a four door, dually truck that eats $4.00 diesel and run to town for burgers. If that had been my idea he would have been ranting and raving for hours. Just makes me want to shout at him and say, “What is wrong with my cokes and drinks? What is wrong with my snacks? Could it be they happen to be a “little” healthy?” Concession stands cost money, probably more money than all my food combined. If I take off and head to the fast food place it is even more money, especially when you add the cost of fuel. What I don’t understand is the fact that all Boss and the kids have to do is ride their horses to the trailer, tie their horses up and go in and find something to eat. What is wrong with that picture? It isn’t a hard thing and if I happen to have carried a cooler to the grandstands they don’t even have to ride to the trailer. They come to the stands to change out ropes and gloves so why not come to the stands for a snack, sandwich and cold drink.

Boss is the one who harps and moans about how much we spend but he is invariably the one who plants the seed with the kids about getting something from the concession stand or a fast food place across town. Buzzy and June Bug would have never entertained the idea if their dad had not had the preconceived idea. I suddenly have a new idea. I won’t haul food and drinks to the roping anymore. Why go through the hassle and work if they aren’t going to eat it anyway? Can you imagine the look on their faces when they happen to go to the trailer and there is nothing to eat or drink? Keep in mind they will go looking for food if for no other reason than I don’t have any. “Where is the food Gracie?” I can hear Boss say. “I went to the trailer to get a drink and couldn’t find any. What’s the deal?” “Beats me,” I’m going to tell him. “I just went to the concession stand and got nachos and a hot dog. You want me to get you one?” Can you imagine the look on his face? LOL! Keep Ropin, Love, Gracie

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Can You Hear Me Now?

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an you hear me now?” These words inevitably cause most of you to think of a tall, somewhat unattractive young man who became an international phenomenon several years ago by selling cellular phones for one of the largest phone companies in the world. I would have to say that without a doubt he has become one of the most recognizable figures in the world. I can still remember sitting in a Holiday Inn in Beijing, China watching a Jerry Springer episode in which

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Godzilla was involved in a nasty paternity dispute with a Phyllis Diller impersonator when I suddenly heard “ 你能听到我吗?” (“Can you hear me now?”) All I could say was “我简直不敢相信我刚才听到.” (“I can’t believe what I just heard.”) In fact, it captivated my mind that such a thing could actually happen, but I soon forgot all about it when I saw the Sumo wrestler selling Speedos on the following commercial. I got back to my take-out sushi and was fast asleep before I knew it. Months later I was working an event for the International Curling Federation in Istanbul, Turkey and after a long day on the “hog line” I could hardly wait to get back to the Holiday Inn for a good night’s rest. Coincidentally I was watching Jerry Springer and somewhere between two guys arguing over a cow I suddenly heard “imdi beni duyuyor musun?” (“Can you hear me now?”) There he was again hawking his cell phones in one of the most unlikely of places. “Bu adam hiç uyuyor mu?” (“Does this guy ever sleep?”) was my first thought but my next thought was that I was hungry so I ordered an Original Coors and a turkey melt from room service before calling it a night. It wasn’t long after that little excursion that I found myself on my way to “the city that never sleeps” for a series of motivational talks to The Northern Hemispheric Door-to-Door Encyclopedias Salesman Association (TNHD-T-DESA). I went straight from the airport to the Holiday Inn to try and get settled in before nightfall. Little did I know that nightfall never comes to the folks in Reykjavik, Iceland because the sun never sets in Reykjavik, Iceland. So after literally six days of sleep

deprivation I closed the shades and flipped on the TV in hopes of catching some much needed shut-eye. As I was searching for the “Jerry Springer Show” I happened upon live coverage of the Icelandic Championship Tractor Pull World Finals and to say that I was immediately mesmerized was an understatement. Seeing “Dandy” Don Meredith and John Madden back in the broadcast booth again brought a sense of warmth to me that I thought could never be experienced, even in a hemisphere such as this. Just as Tonka Tommy was fixing to attempt a world record pull with his John Deere Y2K-140 HD cotton stripper they broke to go to Vern Lundquist who was with the title sponsor of the event. You can probably predict what he said. “Heyrirðu í mér núna?” (“Can you hear me know?”) There he was again... “Þessi strákur er stærri en Tiger Woods eða Michael Jordan. Ég um hálfa leið búast við að sjá hann lið upp með Walt Woodard á NFR í Vegas í næsta mánuði. Þegar ég vaxa upp ég vil vera “þessi strákur.” (“This guy is bigger than Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan. I about half way expect to see him teamed up with Walt Woodard at the NFR in Vegas next month. When I grow up I wanna be that guy.”) I’m not sure if I actually went to sleep or simply passed out in amazement that this Dork was somehow stalking me around the globe. By now many of you are probably like my wife and wonder just exactly what it is that I actually do when I am not sitting in front of this old typewriter. I have been called by some a “world traveler,” by others a “vagabond or gypsy.” My daughters refer to me as “the world’s most interesting Dad.” Actually I don’t care what you call me, I just know you are probably going to have to call me long distance. Like last month when that crazy neighbor of mine by the name of Rusty Spykes informed me that he had entered us up in annual partnership at the Zanzibar Golf & Chess Club. Now I really have never played chess before in my life but he informed me that after the thirty-seven hour flight I would be a master-chesser so off we went. Needless to say I drew some five year old kid in the first round who must have been playing chess since his conception

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to the team roper. It is probably one of the most important issues we will ever discuss as far as quality of life issues go and I look forward to exploring it along with you. I guess you are wondering as well how I am able to speak Chinese, Turkish, Icelandic and even Swahili?

Very simpleâ&#x20AC;Ś I stayed in a Holiday Inn last night! Until next month, Good Luckâ&#x20AC;Ś Good healthâ&#x20AC;Ś Good Ropingâ&#x20AC;ŚGood Riddance! and God Bless!

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and I was out of the tournament in a mere three moves. I wish I had brought my golf clubs since it was The Zanzibar Golf & Chess Club but since we came to win a chess tournament I really thought I would have no time to play any golf so I went to check us in at the local Holiday Inn for the night. I threw my stuff on the bed and flipped on the television just in time to catch the beginning of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jerry Springer Tanzanian Christmas Special.â&#x20AC;? Yes, the perfect way to spend Christmas Eve away from home. Just as Jerry was about to â&#x20AC;&#x153;deck the hallâ&#x20AC;? they went to a commercial break and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe my earsâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imdi beni duyuyor musun?â&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can you hear me now?â&#x20AC;?) It was him again pushing some pre-historic bag phones as stocking stuffers to unsuspecting Zanzibarian dads doing their last minute shopping. Before I could catch myself I yelled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hii guy anapata karibu zaidi kuliko Santa Claus.â&#x20AC;? (This guy gets around more than Santa Claus.â&#x20AC;?) Only to realize that I, too, had forgotten to do a little Christmas shopping for Pammy and the girls before I embarked on this little journey with Rusty. I pulled out my cell phone and hit home on the speed dial not realizing that 2:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in Zanzibar is actually 2:30 a.m. on December 27 in San Angelo. Yeah, I had not only been defeated by a five year old Bobby Fisher to start the trip but I had missed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with the family. Shortly after hearing me say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is that you Pammy?â&#x20AC;? my phone became inundated with nouns, verbs, vowels, adverbs, adjectives and all sorts of other grammatical gibberish that I soon realized was not â&#x20AC;&#x153;tidings of good cheerâ&#x20AC;? but rather a woman scorned. Yes, I had done it again. To say I was in trouble was an understatement. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a man to do in such situationsâ&#x20AC;Ś This is what I did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pammyâ&#x20AC;Ś Pammyâ&#x20AC;Ś Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me nowâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Maybe that guy was not such a idiot after all. So, I guess you have to wonder where we are going with all of this. You, my faithful readers, have been asking for it for years and now I think is the time to talk about hearing loss and hearing aids and the specific challenges they present

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friend of mine is an avid quail hunter. When I say avid, this guy loves it. His dogs are some of the best in the country, and when you go hunting with him it’s a great experience. One of the cool things about my friend is that when you go hunting with him, he doesn’t want to talk about politics, the economy, your job, his job, none of that. He talks about quail hunting, quail habitats, dogs and shotguns. This guy is into it and he’s great at what he does. One time after a morning hunt, he said, “You seem to have an appreciation for hunting dogs. I would like to take you by a dog breeder to show you something.” I said, “Lets go.” We went to a normal looking house, and they had only a few cages because this guy kept two females that were his prized possessions. One of them had a litter of cute puppies and I asked how much it would cost to get one. When he told me $500, I couldn’t believe it. I said, “What makes a puppy worth $500?” Neither man spoke. They took all the puppies out of the cage and put them in the backyard to play. They ran around and wrestled and played with each other, and we stood by and watched. Maybe they didn’t hear my question, I thought. Just about that time, the owner of the dogs took a fishing pole that had a quail’s wing tied on the end of the line. All of the puppies were on the other side of the yard preoccupied with something. The guy cast the quail’s wing across the yard, and dragged it back across the grass. He reeled it in and put the fishing pole back against the wall where it had been. None of the dogs saw him do it. Then here they came running and playing, except when they got to the spot where the wing had been, they

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froze in their tracks. Stopped, froze, and didn’t make a move for about five seconds. Then the puppies looked up at each other as if to say, “Why did we do that?” Then away they went and started playing again. My friend looked at me and smiled and said, “That’s why. They’re bred to do that, and you don’t end up with great hunting dogs if it’s not bred into them from the start.” Would you take a puppy like that and try to make him into a cow dog? Of course not. What about a dog that’s bred for livestock, would you try to hunt ducks with him? No way! Okay then, to be great at something, animals need to have that in them from the start, that’s their instinct. The thing that separates humans from animals is our brain. As humans, we’re not bred to be truck drivers, mailmen, bakers, baseball players, or ropers. We decide what we want to do and be. I think that it’s a mistake to settle for anything less than what you really want to do. Don’t settle! We all choose a direction. I believe all of us have a passion for something. Something we love, something we have always wanted to do, a passion for something that we just have to achieve before we die. A wealthy man sent a private plane to pick me up one time and take me to his beautiful ranch to teach his son how to become a great roper. However, there was a problem. The kid didn’t love it. That’s okay, but nothing great is going to happen unless you have a passion for something. The father loved it, I loved it, but the kid didn’t. Find out what you truly love and go after it. When you have something like that, you can’t wait to get out of bed in the morning and get started. It’s easy to see people who are like that.

When you’re driving around and you look over in the car next to you, and the person has the music turned up and they’re rockin’ out to it, they’re really into the music, that’s the spark. That’s what you have to have. It starts the fire that turns into an inferno that takes you places that you have always dreamed about. Without that passion, without that desire, you will lack motivation and your destiny will be mediocre. With it, the sky is the limit and only you know what you truly want and desire. The most winning Quarter Horse jockey in history told me that when he finally made it to the racetrack, he was sleeping in a box stall. He looked up at the rafters and smiled and thought, “This is exactly where I want to be and I love it.” He went on and won more races than anyone in history. I think Leo Camarillo is the greatest roper I have ever seen. He told me one time that if he couldn’t heel then he would head; and if he couldn’t head then he would work the chutes, because he just wanted to be around it. All of us have something in us that is as obvious as a puppy going on point at the scent of a quail’s wing. You have something you’re drawn to, and you won’t let anything stop you in your pursuit of what you truly desire. It might not be important to anyone else, and so what? It’s your life, and if that’s what you have always wanted, then what a shame it would be if you never went after it. Some might tell you that what you have chosen isn’t a very good way to make a living. To that you can say, “But it’s a great way to live.” Nothing trumps that. Until next month, Thanks for your time.

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t’s time once again to start planning your trip to the NTRL National Finals. There are a few important items to remember when getting ready to rope at the biggest and greatest roping east of the Mississippi. • Be sure to update your Health and Coggins papers for your horses. It is MANDATORY to have this paperwork in order to enter the state of Florida. • Stall reservations are NOT required. However, those who do reserve stalls and get their money into the office by January 15, 2013 will be in the stalls closest to the arena. • RV reservations are made by calling the arena directly at 904-573-4895. • RV spots usually fill up so get your reservations in to guarantee a spot for you.

• You can rope in all the Preliminary Ropings • You can rope in the Shoot-Out Ropings if your partner has a Shoot-Out. • You can rope in all the Specialty Ropings: Century, All Girl, #7, and the VIP Roping. (You can purchase a VIP card at the Finals) • If you are in the top 10% in the Preliminary Roping you earn a spot in the Shoot-Out. • Be prepared to win a lot of Cash and Prizes. • Remember to thank our sponsors and support them whenever you can. (They are the reason we are able to have this caliber of roping). • Most importantly, HAVE FUN!

• Host Hotels: Please be sure to let the hotel know you are in town because of the NTRL National Finals of Team Roping. This will give you a better rate and it also helps us track how many rooms were used by ropers during the Finals and how much money we brought into the Jacksonville area. • Watch for a postcard in the mail telling you how many Shoot-Outs you have earned over the year. • Remember, even if you do not have any Shoot-Outs, you CAN still rope at the NTRL Finals. • This year every roper gets 2 (two) Shoot-Outs for showing up.

2012-2013 NTRL Schedule A = Affiliate; Q = Qualifier; R = Regionals

DECEMBER 1, 2012 Forsyth, GA

8, 2012 Campbell, NY

Rocky Branch Arena

Series Finals Osburn Arena

22, 2012 Screven, GA

Todd Harris Will & Kathie Osburn

Heavenly Acres Arena

Ronnie Mullis

Capitol R Arena

Ray and Tish Luke

JANUARY 5, 2013 Yeehaw Junction, FL 24-27, 2013 Jacksonville, FL

NTRL Finals Jacksonville Equestrian Center NTRL

NTRL OFFICE 423/575-2295 • Fax 423/575-2296 E-mail: pam_ropin@yahoo.com or jx2ropin@yahoo.com NTRL Website: www.ntrlinc.com

Thanks to our Sponsors:

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If you have any questions at all, please call me at 423-575-2295. Pam Smith, NTRL Secretary

NTRL VIP POINTS Points are for the following events: March 10 - Campbell, NY; April 14 - Campbell, NY May 5 - Campbell, NY; June 2 - Campbell, NY July 21 - Campbell, NY; August 10 - Canvas, WV August 11 - Campbell, NY; September 15 - Campbell, NY September 28 - Sanford, NC; October 20 - Campbell, NY October 5 and 6 - Perry, GA Seeley, Theron...........54 Osburn, Will.............52 Waltz, Steve..............48 Buffington, Bob.........45 White, Joey ...............35 Felton, Jamie .............30 Graden, Guy.............22 Osburn, Jon H ..........21 Seeley, Doozer..........18 Roberts, Benji ...........15 Miller, Johnny ...........15 Carnes, Gene............14 Brown, Kenny ...........13 Smith, Chuck ............12 Jester, Bucky..............12 Feaser, Todd ..............12 West, Ran .................12 Brown, Maryann.......11 Thomas, Franklin ......11

Ticconi, Joe ...............10 Tant, Scott .................10 Farrelly, Joe ...............10 Mota, Jose ...................9 Shepherd, Chad ..........8 Frazier, Matt ................8 Miller, Trey ..................8 Vredenburg, Michael..7 Shaffer, Jay ..................7 Crumbley, Charles ......7 Green, Richard G .......6 Tucker, Larry ...............5 Riddle, Shane..............5 Breyo, Kim..................4 Davis, Jack ..................4 Mundy, Mark ..............2 Mowrer, Kenny ...........2 Johnson, John..............2

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Heavenly Acres Covered Arena & Restaurant December 22, 2012 Screven, GA Dates: October 13, November 24, December 22 Books Open 8:30 a.m. Rope 9:30 a.m. Sign up at 9:00 a.m. Roping at 10:00 a.m.

All ropings pick or draw #12 4-head PA 1 $35/Roper #11 4-head PA 1 $35/Roper #10 4-head PA 1 $35/Roper #9 - Capped at #5 - 4-head PA 1 $35/Roper #8 - Capped at #4 - 3-head PA 1 $30/Roper

We also have stalls and hookup rentals Round Robin every Friday night at 7:00 p.m. 4761 hwy 203 • Screven, GA. 31560

Decmber 1, 2012 NEW LOCATION! Rocky Branch Arena (Covered Arena - Rope Rain or Shine)

Forsyth, GA Books open 8:00 a.m. Rope at 10:00 a.m.

2012 SADDLE SERIES March 24, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 7, August 18, Sep. 1, Oct. 27, Nov. 17, Dec. 1 5 Trophy Saddles for Series High Point #3 & Below, #4, #5, #6 & Above High Point Roper at December Finals (must attend 4 ropings in series to qualify) #10 Slide - Draw 5 for $100/roper #7 (#4 Cap) - Pick 1/Draw 1 - $60/roper #13 Handicap - $35/roper #8 (Elite #4 Cap) - Pick 1/Draw 1 - $60/roper #11 Slide - Pick 1/Draw 1 - $70/roper #9 (Elite #5 Cap) - $35/roper Draw option available on #13 and #9

For More Info contact: Ronnie Mullis 912/579-6967 and leave a message 2012 or 2013 USTRC Membership Required

TRIAD numbers only

For More Info: Todd Harris at 478/447-5310 345 Tommy’s Trail, Forsyth, GA Credit cards accepted with additional 3% charge

2012 or 2013 USTRC Membership Required

TRIAD numbers only

UPCOMING EVENTS Osburn Arena NTRL Series Campbell, NY December 8, 2012

Capital R Arena January 5, 2013 Yeehaw Junction, FL

Books open at 10:00 a.m. Rope at 11:00 a.m. sharp!

Books open at 8:00 a.m. Rope at 9:00 a.m.

March 10 April 14 May 5 (Qualifier) June 2 July 21

OPEN #8 #12 #9 #11 #10 #12 VIP

August 11 September 15 October 20 November 10 December 8 (Series Finals)

4 HD - $25/Roper 3 HD - $25/Roper (Capped at #4 Elite) 4 HD - $25/Roper 4 HD - $25/Roper 4 HD - $25/Roper 4 HD - $25/Roper 4 HD - $25/Roper- Enter 2x 2012 or 2013 USTRC Membership Required. *Must have attended 5 out of the 9 regular ropings in the series to attend Finals.

Info and Directions Call: Will Osburn 607/527-8640 email: osburnarena@aol.com TRIAD numbers only

Last Chance to Earn Shoot-Outs for NTRL Finals! 5 NTRL Shoot-Outs in EACH Roping!

#15, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8 All ropings are 4 head for $40/roper. Enter up to 6 times.

VIP #12/#10 4 head for $40/roper. Enter 2 times. Books close at end of 1st round in each roping. Drawpot option in all ropings. High Money Buckle of the Day and other prizes to be announced. 2013 USTRC Membership Required. Info and Directions Call: Tish Luke 772/473-6945 TRIAD numbers only

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NTRL Wrangler 2013 National Finals Presented by Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Equestrian Center January 24-27, 2013 THURSDAY • JANUARY 24, 2013 Books open at 7:00 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m. Sponsor-VIP-Producer Roping Open • Enter 3x, $200/roper, 80% PAYBACK #15 Handicap • 5-hd, enter 3x, $200/roper, 80% PAYBACK #13 Preliminary • 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper #12 Preliminary • 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper #11 Century w/Handicap • Both ends must be 50 & over 4-hd, enter 2x, pick 1/draw1 for $160/roper

ALL USTRC Members Welcome to Rope. All ropers who attend receive 2 Extra Shoot-Outs! No Shoot-Outs Required to enter All Preliminaries, Open, #15, Century, VIP, All Girl and #7 Ropings.

FRIDAY • JANUARY 25, 2013 Books open at 7:00 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m. #13 Shoot-Out • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper VIP Roping - #11 Handicap up to #13 down to #8• 4-hd, enter 5x, pick 1/draw1 for $200/roper #12 Shoot-Out • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper DRAWPOT OPTION #11 Preliminary• 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper AVAILABLE IN ALL ROPINGS INCLUDING SATURDAY • JANUARY 26, 2013 SHOOT-OUTS! Books open at 7:00 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m.. #11 Shoot-Out • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper #10 Preliminary • Capped at #6 Elite • 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper All Girl Roping • #10 with Handicap • 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper #10 Shoot-Out • Capped at #6 Elite • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper #9 Preliminary • Capped at #5 Elite • 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper

SUNDAY • JANUARY 27, 2013 Books open at 7:00 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m. #8 Preliminary • Capped at #4 Elite • 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper #9 Shoot-Out • Capped at #5 Elite • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper #8 Shoot-Out • Capped at #4 Elite • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper #7 • Capped at #4 • 3-hd, enter 2x, pick 1/draw1 or draw both for $160/roper

All preliminary ropings will move the top 10% over to the Shoot-Out with 1st having their fees paid! TRIAD numbers only. You MUST have a 2013 USTRC card to rope. Cards may be purchased at the roping. Any roper with a 2013 USTRC card is eligible to rope. Books will close 30 minutes prior to the roping starting in the morning and at the end of the 1st round of the roping prior throughout the day. Must have a 2012 VIP card to rope in the VIP Roping. VIP cards may be purchased at this event. Arena is located at 13611 Normanday Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32221 for directions visit: www.jaxevents.com

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FMI: NTRL Office 423/575-2295

over

$500,000

in cash & prize s paid out in last year’s Fi nals!! USTRC National Shoot-Outs awarded to NTRL Shoot-Out Average winners USTRC Regional Shoot-Outs awarded to NTRL Preliminary Average winners

$10,000 GUARANTEED In the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Shoot-Outs 80% Payback in the Open 80% Payback in the #15 Exotic Seat Trophy Saddles Great Furniture and Attire from Carroll Original Wear Maynard Buckles and Jewelry Trophy Saddles in the VIP & All Girl Ropings Classic Equine Pads and Luggage from the Travel Collection For the Junior Looper Ropings: Jackets, ropes and other prizes from Classic Equine – Buckles from JX2 Productions Must have current USTRC 2013 card to rope. TRIAD numbers only.

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NTRL PRIZES Get Away to Sunny Florida! & STALL RESERVATIONS MUST have current Coggins & Health Papers to get into state of Florida

Heel-O-Matic Practice - January 24-27 (weather permitting) Golf Tournament on Friday, January 25, 2013 Concert on Saturday night, January 26, 2013 For more info call John Johnson 423-340-0640

$10,000 Guaranteed to Shoot-Out winners in the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8

PRIZES

$5,000 Guaranteed to All Girl winners

Open Roping 80% payback #15 Roping 80% payback 20 Trophy Saddles, Maynard Buckles, Carroll Original Wear Attire & Furniture Classic Equine Pads, Luggage, Classic Ropes + Products Guaranteed $5,000 & Trophy Saddles to All Girls Average winners Guaranteed $10,000 & 12 Trophy Saddles to #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Shoot-Out winners Carroll Original Wear Furniture to Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Preliminary ropings Maynard Buckles to Average winners of Century Roping and the new #7 Roping VIP Roping #11, Handicap up to a #13 & down to a #8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $15,000 cash paid in Average!

HOST HOTELS

Guaranteed $5,000 & Saddles to VIP Average winners. Saddles to High Point #4 & under, #5, #6 & #7 & above in the VIP Roping. $5,000 bonus to High Point VIP Roper of the Year & $5,000 bonus to High Point Roper of the VIP Roping at the Finals.

Be sure to ask for NTRL Team Roping Finals rate HOSPITALITY INN 904/777-5700 $59/night BEST WESTERN SOUTHSIDE HOTEL & SUITES 904/264-4466 $60/night COMFORT SUITES 904/224-5500 $64/night FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES JACKSONVILLE WEST 904/693-4400 $79/night HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CHAFFEE 904/652-2782 $89/night

Please fill form out completely and legibly! THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND MAILED WITH PAYMENT! Your Name: _______________________________________________________ ID Number: ______________________ Address: _______________________________ City: __________________________ State: _____________ Zip: _______ Phone: _____________________________ Cell Phone: ______________________ Stalls: $20/night per stall. Please mark number of stalls and dates you will be staying

Tues. Jan 22____ Wed. Jan 23____ Thur. Jan 24____ Fri. Jan 25____ Sat. Jan 26____ Sun. Jan 27____ Number of nights______X $20 X # of horses______= Number of stalls______X $17/stall shavings fee______= + Please make checks or money order payable to NTRL Combined Total Enclosed

$______ (Total for stalls) $______ (Total for shavings) $______

Mail to: NTRL PO Box 745, Bluff City, TN 37618. If you have any questions call: 423/575-2295

Plenty of stalls available, but if making stall reservations, they must be taken care of by mail and be postmarked by January 15, 2013. All reserved stalls must be PRE-PAID. Shavings are $8.50 per bag. Minimum of 2 bags ($17) required for each stall. Barns closest to arena will be used for reserved stalls. RV hookup or generator reservations call 904/573-4895.

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Carthage, MO December 8-9, 2012 SATURDAY DECEMBER 8

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9

$500 Cash Bonus To High Money Winner On Saturday

Rope For The Cash

(You must enter at least two ropings to qualify for cash bonus) Books open 10:00 a.m. Open starts at 10:30 a.m. 30% Stock Charge

Open

$150/Team 4 Head, Progressive on 1 May Enter 3 Times

#15 Handicap

$150/Team 4 Head, Progressive on 1 May Enter 3 Times

Books open 8:00-9:30 a.m. Rope at 10:00 a.m. 30% Stock Charge 10 pt. Pick & Draw 4 Head, Progressive on 1 Capped at #6 with 8 pt. Incentive Incentive Pays on 3 Head Pick 1/Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $150 May Enter 4 Times • Buckles to Incentive Winners • Buckles to Average Winners • $2,000 Bonus to High Point Roper • $1,000 Bonus to 2nd Place High Point Roper • Points given to top 20 in Average

#14 Team 1 Sec. Off #13 & Under Team 2 Sec. Off

#13 $150/Team 4 Head, Progressive on 1 May Enter 3 Times

#12 $150/Team 4 Head, Progressive on 1 May Enter 3 Times

#8 Warm Up Roping

Roping will not start before 6:00 p.m. 8 pt. Pick & Draw Capped at Elite #4 Pick 1/Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100 May Enter 2 Times 3 Head, Progressive on 1 • Buckles to the Average Winners

Stalls and RV hookups are available. TRIAD numbers only Must have current 2012 or 2013 USTRC membership. Produced by Matt Freeman/Lucky J Arena 417/437-7041

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WATSON TEAM ROPING 4th Annual New Year's Weekend Roping December 29 - 30, 2012 Diamond T Arena • Denton, Texas Books open at 9 a.m. • Rope at 10 a.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 29 #8 Pick & Draw Elite #4 cap Pick 1, draw 2 or draw 3 for $120/roper 3 header • Enter 4x for 12 total runs Handicap: 1.5 sec. for #7 team; 3.0 sec. for #6 & under team

#9 Pick & Draw Elite #5 cap Pick 1, draw 2 or draw 3 for $120/roper 4 header • Enter 4x for 12 total runs Handicap: 1.5 sec. for #8 team; 3.0 sec. for #7 & under team

SUNDAY, DEC. 30 #15 $100/roper Enter 4x Handicap: 1 sec. for #14 team; 2 sec. for #13 team

#13 $100/roper Enter 4x

#12 #10 Pick & Draw Elite #6 cap Pick 1, draw 1 or draw 2 for $80/roper Pick partners $40/roper Every roper must enter draw 1x 4 header • Enter 12x Handicap: 1.5 sec. for #9 team; 3.0 sec. for #8 & under team

PRIEFERT ROPING CHUTE TO HIGH POINT HEADER & HEELER ON SATURDAY (combined points in 2 ropings only)

$100/roper Enter 4x

#11 Elite #6 cap $100/roper Enter 4x

75% PAYBACK DRAW-IN OPTION (ropers may choose to draw partners for $100/roper)

PRIEFERT ROPING CHUTE TO HIGH POINT ROPER ON SUNDAY (combined points in 2 ropings only)

TRIAD numbers only All ropings are progressive after one Stalls & RV hook-ups available

FMI: James or Brandi Watson 903/816-0169 • 903/814-7310 www.WatsonTeamRoping.com Diamond T Arena • 6900 Sherman Dr. • Denton, TX 156 / DECEMBER 2012

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ZD ZDCattle CattleCompany Company

This is a Qualifying EvEnT for ThE hEbEr CiTy $10,000 ExTrEmE maTCh roping

17th Annual New Year’s Roping December 28 - January 1, 2013 legacy Center F farmington, utah PBAIGGEST s

Present

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friDay, DECEmbEr 28 sign up 11:00 a.m. • rope at 12:00 noon Ladies Breakaway

F 3 head F $50/roper F Enter 2 times

Ladies Goat Tying

1 T R AI L 12 Sad ER dle 10 s Buc 10 k Bre $5 0 a st les ,0 0 Col 0 C a s h la r s /Pri ze s

All Ladies Events take place on Friday Morning

F 3 head F $50/roper F Enter 2 times All Girl F books close at 2 p.m. • rope at 3 p.m. F Pick 1, draw 3 or draw all 4 for $120/roper F Enter 2 times #13 Will not start before 4 p.m. F Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $150/roper F Enter 2 times F 80% Payback Open Roping F Will not start before 7 p.m. F Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $150/roper F Enter 3 times F 4-steer Average F 80% Payback F No roper below a #5 can enter Open

Western attire dress code all weekend.

saTurDay, DECEmbEr 29 sign up 9 a.m. • rope at 10:00 a.m.

$2,500 added money to the high point of the Weekend: F Cowboy - $1,000 may only Win one F Cowgirl - $1,000 high money prize F 15 & under - $500

#10

F Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120/roper F Enter 2 times #4 and Under Saddle Blowout books close 11:00 a.m. F Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120/roper F Enter 4 times for a total of 12 partners F Payout: 1st Saddles + $2,000 • 2nd Saddles + $1,000 10 Saddle 3rd Saddles + $800 • 4th $600 • 5th $400 Award s F Incentive: 4 Saddles going to highest placing ropers ed Averag in who have never won a saddle (one saddle limit) e Payout based on 300 teams and may be increased depending on final number of teams.

Payout for Tuesday Trailer Roping high point roper:

3-horse slant gooseneck

sunDay, DECEmbEr 30 sign up 11 a.m. • rope at 12:00 noon

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

#10

F Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $100/roper F Enter 2 times

#13

F Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $100/roper F Enter 2 times

monDay, DECEmbEr 31 sign up 9:00 a.m. • rope at 10:00 a.m. Both Ends Over 40, #11 and #4 & Under

F All ropings are Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120/roper F Enter 2 times F Breast Collars to Average winners in each roping Timed Event Championships start at 7 p.m. F To pre-enter 801/656-5847 F Head 2, Heel 2, Calf Rope 2 F $150/roper F Limited to 20 ropers

Extra fancy saddles & $3,000 buckles & $2,500 buckles & $1,800 buckles & $1,400 Jackets & $800 Jackets & $500

Points in each go round in each rotation and top 20 in Average. Payout based on 400 teams and may be increased depending on final number of teams.

TuEsDay, January 1 sign up 9:00 a.m. • rope at 10:00 a.m.

#11 HANDICAP MAVERICK GOOSENECK TRAILER ROPING

F Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120/roper F Enter 4 times for a total of 12 entries • F Capped at an Elite #6 Any tie will be roped off! All ropings cash or credit card only. USTRC TRIAD numbers and rules apply. Management reserves the right to refuse any entry and may adjust any number as needed.

Host Hotel Comfort inn • 801.544.5577 roper rate $69.99 plus tax 877 n. 400 W. • layton, utah 84041

For More Information: Zane Dansie 801/599-1238 • www.zdroping.com 160 / DECEMBER 2012

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SUPERBOWLS Lazy E Arena • Guthrie, Oklahoma 17tuhal n

January 4-6, 2013

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80% Payback in All Ropings 20% Stock Charge in All Ropings Draw-In Option Available in All Ropings

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 • 8 a.m. #15 Superbowl followed by

#13 Superbowl #12 Gold Plus Superbowl Century Bonus Included followed by

followed by

#12 Superbowl Friday books open at 6:00 a.m. and close 30 minutes before the start of each roping. $150/roper • Enter up to 3 times Need a partner? Draw-In Option available in all ropings for $150/roper - Draw any or all runs All ropings 4-head, progressive after 1

TRIAD numbers and rules will be in effect. Current 2013 USTRC membership required and may be purchased at this roping. Gold Plus ropings require current 2013 USTRC Gold Plus membership. For more information: Jeff Smith 620/921-5903 For more information: Jeff Smith 620/921-5903 164 / DECEMBER 2012

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SUPERBOWLS Lazy E Arena • Guthrie, Oklahoma 17ntuhal An

January 4-6, 2013

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 • 8 a.m. #11 Superbowl

Excellent Steers & Short Scores!

#10 Gold Plus Superbowl Century Bonus Included

80% Payback in All Ropings

followed by

#10 Superbowl SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 • 8 a.m. #10 All Girl Superbowl followed by

#9 Superbowl #8 Superbowl followed by

All Saturday and Sunday ropings: Books open at 6 a.m. and close 30 minutes before the start of each roping All ropings are $100/roper • Enter up to 5 times. Need a partner? Draw-In Option available in all ropings for $100/roper Draw any or all runs All ropings are 4-head, progressive after 1

20% Stock Charge in All Ropings Over 1,800 Teams in 2011/2012 & Over $350,000 in Cash Paid Out Last Year! HOST HOTEL: Sleep Inn - Guthrie, OK 405.260.1400 Reserve Early! SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 165

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Mesquite, Nevada

10 Trophy Running P Super Fancy Saddles

December 28, 2012 – January 1, 2013 Mesquite City Fairgrounds Arena & Load 'em In The Dark Cattle Co. present

18th Annual New Years Roping $75,000 in Cash & Prizes Awarded in 2012 MAIN ARENA Entries close first roping 10:00 a.m. FRIDAY #5 and Under Draw #3 and Under Saddle Roping SATURDAY #5 and Under Draw #4 and Under Big Cash Roping SUNDAY Draw Women’s Roping #12 High Roller #10 High Roller #8 High Roller MONDAY #5 and Under Draw Youth Roping #13 High Roller #11 High Roller #9 High Roller TUESDAY #10 Big Cash Roping

SECOND ARENA Challenge Roping 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Entries close for draw 9:45 a.m. FRIDAY Draw #12 High Roller #10 High Roller #8 High Roller SATURDAY Draw #13 High Roller #11 High Roller #9 High Roller SUNDAY & MONDAY 2nd steer if needed TUESDAY Draw #12 High Roller #10 High Roller #8 High Roller

Entry Fees Big Cash Ropings Pick 1/Draw 3 or Draw 4 for $150/roper Enter 3 times for 9 runs #3 & Under Roping Pick 1/Draw 2 or Draw 3 for $100/roper Enter 4 times for 12 runs Draws, Youth and Women’s Roping Pick 1/Draw 2 or Draw 3 for $100/roper Enter 2 times for 6 runs All above are 3 steer averages High Roller Roping Pick or Draw, 80% Payback, 4 steer average, Enter 3 times, $75/roper Handicaps all roping’s are 1 and 3 seconds Draws are capped at a #14 team

All Ropers Drawing A Check Will Receive 3 Free Truck Roping Entries (max 6 free entries) at Mesquite Truck Roping - Feb. 8-10, 2013

HOST HOTEL

800.346.7721

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PAYOFF

#4 & Under and #10 Big Cash Ropings $5,000 to High Point Average 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Trophy Saddles & $1,000 Load 'em Coats & $800 Load 'em Coats & $600 Load 'em Coats & $400 Load 'em Coats & $200 Load 'em Coats & $100

is payout is based on 200 teams and will be adjusted to payout 70% of the total team entry fees

#3 Saddle Roping 6 Saddles 1st thru 3rd all win trophy saddles

is payout is based on 150 teams and will be adjusted to payout 70% of the total team entry fees

Load’ems Payouts Average Over 70%

INFORMATION

TRIAD Numbers Only Prizes are non-transferable

STALLS

Plenty of stalls. No RSVP needed.

PRODUCED BY

Load’em In e Dark Cattle Co. For more info: Chris Freed (208) 251-3170

RODEO GENIUS CHALLENGE

Payback 5 times your money Entry fee $20-$40 per roper

Thanks to Our Sponsors

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ell Kevin Blackw

& Family Good Ca

present

ttle Short Barrier

Covered Arena

PRODUCTIONS ATHENS, TEXAS •DECEMBER 29, 2012 Books open at 8:00 a.m. • Rope at 9:30 a.m.

#6 Roping - #3 cap Enter 1, Draw 3 or Draw all 4 for $100/roper 3-head 1st Buckles + Cash 2nd Buckles + Cash 3rd Buckles + Cash 4th Buckles + Cash 5th Buckles + Cash 6th Breast Collars 7th Breast Collars

6 Saddles 16 Buckles

14 Breast Colla rs 4 Bones Cowboy Church Following #6 Roping

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to All!

#7 Roping - Elite #4 cap Enter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roper 3-head 1st Saddles + Cash 2nd Saddles + Cash 3rd Buckles + Cash 4th Buckles + Cash 5th Breast Collars + Cash 6th Breast Collars + Cash

CASH ONLY TRIAD numbers only All Books Close At Short-Go Of Previous Roping

#9 Roping With #8 Incentive - Elite #5 cap Enter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roper 4-head 1st Saddles + Cash 2nd Buckles + Cash 3rd Breast Collars + Cash 4th Breast Collars + Cash 5th Breast Collars + Cash #8 Incentive Winners Receive Bones

IF YOU MAKE THE SHORT ROUND AT ANY FIRE IT UP ROPING YOU RECEIVE A FINALS SHOOT-OUT!

For more information Kevin Blackwell 903.721.0303 James T. 903.521.1511 www.fireitupproductions.com

Come Rope the Bounty Steer

HOST HOTEL Holiday Inn Express Athens, Texas 903.675.2500 Trailer & Parts Co.

Trailer Parts & Truck Accessories Huntsville, TX 866-244-5801

The official rope of Fire It Up Productions 903-322-6580 • 713-376-4396

Crockett, TX (936) 546-2467

Boswell Asphalt Paving and Excavating Aaron Boswell 903.681.1889 817.776.0364

903.677.2292 903.360.1761 Ask for Shack for Fire It Up Discount

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JIMMY JO MONTERO WIFE, MOTHER AND CHAMPION HEELER

CLASSIC ROPE CELEBRATES ALL THE WOMEN TEAM ROPERS WHO COME TO WIN, EVERY TIME.

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Philipp Ranch presents

TOUR IV

January 5 - 6, 2013

80%

Halletsville, Texas Payback William and Alton Allen Expo Center Indoor Heated Arena R.V. and stalls - 361.798.1600 (Chamber of Commerce) H Saturday: Open, #15, #13, #12, #11, #10, Jr. Roping – Books open at 8:00, close at 8:30 a.m., rope at 9:00 a.m. H Sunday: #9, #8 – Books open at 7:30, close at 8:15 a.m., rope at 9:00 a.m.. Information On Books and Ropings Saturday: Open, #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & Jr. Roping Books open on all ropings at 8:00 a.m., close at 8:30 a.m. for first roping and close at the end of the second round of the proceeding roping. Roping starts at 9:00 a.m. All ropings are 4 head, progressive after one. Pay Average only. 80% payback in all ropings. Sunday: #9 and #8 Books open at 7:30 a.m., close at 8:15 a.m., rope at 9:00 a.m. for first roping and close at the end of the second round of the #9 for the #8 roping. All ropings are 4 head, progressive after one. Pay Average only. 80% payback in all ropings. TRIAD numbers only. 2013 USTRC card required to collect winnings. USTRC membership may be purchased at roping. Must compete in 3 of the 8 Tour Stop Ropings to qualify for the Finals. (Preliminary ropings before Finals does not count as one of your three.) Negative Coggins required at all Tour Stop Ropings. Dummy Roping for children 5-12 years of age. Free entry at all ropings. Entry Fees: Open, #15, #13 , #12, #11 - $150/roper Enter twice. USTRC draw in option available in all ropings. #10 and #9 - $50/roper. Enter 5 times. USTRC draw in option available in all ropings. #8 - $150/roper. Enter Twice. Draw two with a partner or draw all three. How To Win A National Playoff Spot 1. Awarded to each team roping champion header and heeler at each Tour Stop in each category roping. 2. To the top 3 High Money header and heeler of the year after the eight Tour Stop ropings in each category. 3. To the top 10 in the Average in each category in the Preliminary roping at the Finals. *Only one qualification per person allowed per category. Ropers must attend 3 of the 8 ropings to maintain their playoff position Visit www.philippranch.com for more information.

2012-2013 Schedule January 5 - 6, 2013 Halletsville, Texas • Willam and Alton Allen Expo Center Indoor Heated Arena R.V. and Stalls - 361.798.1600 (Chamber Of Commerce) February 16 - 17, 2013 Halletsville, Texas • Willam and Alton Allen Expo Center Indoor Heated Arena R.V. and Stalls - 361.798.1600 (Chamber Of Commerce) March 23 - 24, 2013 Caldwell, Texas • Buddy and Edile Lightsey Arena - covered R.V. and stalls - Roger 254.747.2120 April 27 - 28, 2013 Groesbeck, Texas • Limestone County Fairgrounds - covered R.V. and stalls 254.747.2120 May 18 - 19, 2013 Bryan, Texas • Brazos County Expo Center - covered R.V. and stalls first come first served June 8 - 9, 2013 Giddings, Texas • Lee County Sheriffs Posse Arena - covered R.V. and stalls available

SPONSORS Team Auto of Navasota Beard Navasota Vet Clinic Navasota, Texas Weeks Enviromental Thomas Moore Feed South Texas Tack www.southtexastack.com Equibrand/Classic Ropes (available at South Texas Tack)

July 19 - 21, 2013 Bryan, Texas • Brazos County Expo COVERED ARENA WITH FANS FINALS WITH NATIONAL PLAYOFFS AND MATCH ROPING F.M.I. 936.878.2833 on Finals; Schedule and fees visit www.philippranch.com July 20, 2013 Bryan, Texas • Brazos County Expo Arena • 4:00 p.m. 3RD ANNUAL PHILIPP RANCH PRODUCTION HORSE SALE WILD WEST BUCKLES TO AVERAGE WINNERS OF ALL ROPINGS DON GONZALES HANDMADE SADDLES TO NATIONAL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS AT FINALS

FMI: 936.878.2833 or 713.806.6012 www.philippranch.com SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 173

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Claremore, Oklahoma 400 Veterans Parkway • Claremore, Oklahoma 74017

December 15 - 16, 2012 Saturday,

2013 QUALIFIER

Enter 8:30 a.m. • Rope 10 a.m. – CASH ONLY!

#13 World Series Qualifier $150/roper • Enter 2x

#12 World Series Qualifier $150/roper • Enter 2x

#11 World Series Qualifier Will not start before 1 p.m., Check Facebook for updates

$150/roper • Enter 2x • Capped at #6+ heeler

#10 World Series Qualifier $150/roper • Enter 2x • Capped at #6 heeler

#10 & #11 World Series Qualifiers will be testing a NEW DRAW-IN option !

Call for more information

Sunday,

Enter 8:30 a.m. • Rope 10 a.m. NO AGE LIMITS!

#9 World Series Qualifier Pick or Draw $80/roper • Enter 4x • Capped at #5+ heeler

#8 Pick or Draw Books Close During the #9

$80/roper • Enter 4x • Capped at #5+ heeler

All Girl – Run with #8 Books Close During the #9

Bring 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $150

Open Payback Pick or Draw with #15 Inc. Start time approximately 3:00 p.m., Check Facebook for updates

80% Payback • $150/roper • Enter 3x Floor: #5 header, #7 heeler CHURCH ON SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Three Strands Ministry

• Resistol rule: Cowboy hat or no hat / NO CAPS. • Must turn 21 in 2012 to rope on Saturday.

• Producers: Tri-State Productions – Mackey & Kelli Tully mackeytully@live.com • 575.415.4840 • www.facebook.com/mackeytully • www.wstroping.com Must be 21 years old or turn 21 anytime during 2012 to participate in WS Qualifiers. A 2012 or 2013 WSTR membership or 2012 or 2013 USTRC membership is required to collect winnings. You may purchase your 2013 WSTR card for $60 onsite or online September 1, 2012 at wstroping.com or by calling 505.898.1755. WSTR memberships are free to ropers 70 and older. Classifications powered by TRIAD.

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Texarkana, AR — January 5-6, 2013 Four States Equine Center

NJ Productions Saturday  #15 Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 $100/roper  #13 Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 $100/roper  #13 World Series Qualifier $150/roper • No Cap  #12 World Series Qualifier $150/roper • No Cap Sunday  #11 Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 $100/roper • Elite #6 heeler cap  #11 World Series Qualifier $150/roper • Elite #6 heeler cap  #10 World Series Qualifier $150/roper • #6 heeler cap  #9 World Series Qualifier Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 for $150/roper • Elite #5 cap

Books close at 8:30 a.m. Rope at 9:00 a.m. Can Enter Any Roping 2X You must be 21 or older in 2013 to rope in World Series Qualifiers (Except the #9) Resistol Rule: Cowboy Hat or No Hat

Stalls and RV Hook-ups available on arrival NO TIE-OUTS ALLOWED!

CASH ONLY 2013 SCHEDULE April 20-21, 2013 • Lake Charles, LA September 14-15, 2013 • Ruston, LA Must be 21 years old or turn 21 anytime during 2013 to participate in WS Qualifiers. A 2013 WSTR membership or 2013 USTRC membership is required to collect winnings. You may purchase your 2013 WSTR card for $60 onsite or online at wstroping.com or by calling 505.898.1755. WSTR memberships are free to ropers 70 and older. Classifications powered by TRIAD.

For more information: visit NJ Productions on Facebook or call Natie Johnson 318/235-3622

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A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

Lasso Del Sol USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings US Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect (for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Guaranteed 2/3 Cash Payback DECEMBER 29-31, 2012 SCOTTSDALE, AZ ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY SATURDAY, DEC. 29

SUNDAY, DEC. 30

MONDAY, DEC. 31

• Open (with #15 Inc.) • #13 Handicap

• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

• #12 (with #11 Inc.)

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

• #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included • #9 (with #8 Inc.)

• #15 Handicap

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

• #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 11:00 a.m.)

12 noon Sunday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Location: Westworld Equestrian Center, 16601 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Producer: USTRC Cattle: Reed & Keith Flake Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative.

Event Info: USTRC office 254.968.0002 Hotels: Country Inn & Suites 800.456.4000 or 480.314.1200 10801 North 89th Place, Scottsdale, AZ Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9 Current coggins may be required 2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

UNITED STATES TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport For more information visit ustrc.com

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER 8 Trophy Martin Saddles • Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

6 Trophy Gist Bits • Average winners of the Open, #15 & #13

25 Trophy Gist Buckles • Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #12 Gold Plus • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #10 Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

Format

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open (with #15 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points #15 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team -2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $120/roper. Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

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A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

South Georgia

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER

CLASSIC

3 Trophy Martin Saddles

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings US Open Tour Points

37 Trophy Gist Buckles

• High Money winner each day (Specialty roping excluded)

NEW PAYOUT GUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

• Average winners of the #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #12 Gold Plus • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #10 Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

DECEMBER 28-30, 2012

Format

(awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect (for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

PERRY, GA

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY FRIDAY, DEC. 28

SATURDAY, DEC. 29

• Open (with #15 Inc.) • Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) • #15 Handicap Century Bonus included • #13 Handicap • #12 (with #11 Inc.)

• #11 (with #10 Inc.) • #10 (with #9 Inc.)

SUNDAY, DEC. 30 • #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included • #9 (with #8 Inc.) • #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 11:00 a.m.)

12 noon Saturday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Location: Georgia National Fairgrounds, 401 Larry Walker Pkwy., Perry, Georgia 31069 Producer: JX2 Productions and John Johnson Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative. Reservations may also be made with Terry Keys 865.256.1836 Event Info: John Johnson 423.340.0640 or USTRC office 254.968.0002 Hotels: Travel Lodge 478.987.7355 Roadway Inn 478.987.8777 Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570 RV Reservations: www.gnfa.com

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open (with #15 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points #15 Handicap $80/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13 Handicap $80/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $80/roper. Enter 4 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Nonincentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Nonincentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

UNITED STATES TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport For more information visit ustrc.com

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A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

Heart of Texas CHAMPIONSHIPS

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings US Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect (for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Guaranteed 2/3 Cash Payback JANUARY 11-13, 2013

WACO, TX

ACTION STARTS 8 a.m. DAILY

TWO ARENAS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 • Open (with #15 Inc.) • Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) • #15 Handicap Century Bonus included • #13 Handicap • #12 (with #11 Inc.)

• #11 (with #10 Inc.) • #10 (with #9 Inc.)

12 noon Saturday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

• #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included • #9 (with #8 Inc.) • #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 11:00 a.m.)

Location: Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas 76710 Directions: I-35 north or south. Take Valley Mills Dr. exit. Right on Lake Air Dr. Coliseum on the right. Producer: USTRC Cattle: C-S Cattle Company Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman.

Event Info: USTRC office 254.968.0002 Hotels: Fairfield Inn 254-776-7821 5805 North Woodway Dr., Woodway, TX 76712 Ask for USTRC rate Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

UNITED STATES TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport For more information visit ustrc.com

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER 10 Trophy Martin Saddles • Average winners of the #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

6 Trophy Gist Bits • Average winners of the Open, #15 & #13

31 Trophy Gist Buckles • Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #12 Gold Plus • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #10 Gold Plus • 2nd and 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • 2nd place Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

Format

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open (with #15 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points #15 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 1.5 sec. off • #13 & under team - 3 sec. off #13 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 1.5 sec. off • #11 & under team - 3 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $120/roper. Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

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A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

Bayou

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER 6 Trophy Martin Saddles

CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Average winners of the #11, #10 & #9

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings US Open Tour Points

25 Trophy Gist Buckles

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect

• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #12 Gold Plus & #10 Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

6 Trophy Gist Bits

(awarded through 10th in the Average)

Guaranteed 2/3 Cash Payback JANUARY 18-20, 2013

KINDER, LA

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY

SUNDAY, JAN. 20

FRIDAY, JAN. 18

SATURDAY, JAN. 19

• Open (with #15 Inc.) • #13 Handicap

• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

• #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included • #9 (with #8 Inc.)

• #12 (with #11 Inc.)

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

• #15 Handicap

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

• #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 12:00 noon)

12 noon Saturday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Location: Coushatta Pavilion, 777 Coushatta Dr., Kinder, LA Producer: Steve and Sherry Judd Cattle: Texas Bar S Cattle Company Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman.

Event Info: Steve or Sherry Judd 601.928.3218 or USTRC office 254.968.0002 Hotels: Coushatta Casino & Resort 800.584.7263. Ask for team roper rates for hotel or chalets Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9 Current coggins may be required 2013 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2013 season.

• Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12

Format

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open Pick/Draw (with #15 Incentive) $200/roper. Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn • No header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter • 5-steer/ Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive/Non-Incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points. #15 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 1.5 sec. off • #13 & under team - 3 sec. off #13 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 1.5 sec. off • #11 & under team - 3 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive National Shoot-Outs/ Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round. Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $120/roper. Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

UNITED STATES TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport For more information visit ustrc.com

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A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

Valley of the Sun

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Presented by

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Two Arenas US Open Tour Points No Marathon (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect (for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Guaranteed 2/3 Cash Payback FEBRUARY 1-3, 2013

CASA GRANDE, AZ

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY FRIDAY, FEB. 1

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

SUNDAY, FEB. 3

• Open (with #15 Inc.) • #13 Handicap

• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

• #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included • #9 (with #8 Inc.)

• #12 (with #11 Inc.)

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

• #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 12:00 noon)

• #15 Handicap

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

12 noon Saturday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Sponsored by West Pinal County Mounted Sheriff ’s Posse

Location: Casa Grande Rodeo Grounds, 2525 North Pinal Ave., Casa Grande, AZ 85122 Producer: Zamora Roping Productions Cattle: Reed and Keith Flake Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Lauren Hardman. Event Info: Kenny or Marsha Zamora 505.469.4388 or USTRC office 254.968.0002 Hotels: Holiday Inn Express Inn and Suites, 805 N. Cacheris Ct., 520.509.6333 Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

UNITED STATES TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport For more information visit ustrc.com

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER 8 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

29 Trophy Gist Buckles • Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12 • Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #12 Gold Plus & #10 Gold Plus • 2nd through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

Format

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open (with #15 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points #15 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 1.5 sec. off • #13 & under team - 3 sec. off #13 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 1.5 sec. off • #11 & under team - 3 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

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Will Rogers

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER 6 Cowboy Gold Saddles

CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Average winners of the #11, #10 & #9

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings US Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect (for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Guaranteed 2/3 Cash Payback FEBRUARY 1-3, 2013

TULSA, OK

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

SUNDAY, FEB. 3

• #13 Handicap

• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

• #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included • #9 (with #8 Inc.)

• #12 (with #11 Inc.)

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

• #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 12:00 noon)

• Open (with #15 Inc.) • #15 Handicap

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

12 noon Saturday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Location: Tulsa Expo Ford Truck Coliseum, 145 East 21st Steet, Tulsa, OK. Directions: From I-44 exit Yale Ave, north on Yale to 21st Street, turn west on 21st to arena. Producer: Rope the Ozarks Cattle: Rope the Ozarks Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Lauren Hardman.

Event Info: Rope the Ozarks 417.547.3406 or USTRC office 254.968.0002 Hotels: Inn at the Expo Square 918.858.3775, 4531 East 21st Street. Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

6 Trophy Gist Bits • Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12

Format

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open (with #15 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY FRIDAY, FEB. 1

25 Trophy Gist Buckles

#15 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 1.5 sec. off • #13 & under team - 3 sec. off #13 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 1.5 sec. off • #11 & under team - 3 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

UNITED STATES TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport For more information visit ustrc.com

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Colorado Winter CHAMPIONSHIPS USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings US Open Tour Points

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER 8 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #11, #10, #9 & #8

23 Trophy Gist Buckles

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect

• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #12 Gold Plus & #10 Gold Plus • 2nd & 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

6 Trophy Gist Bits

(awarded through 10th in the Average)

Guaranteed 2/3 Cash Payback FEBRUARY 8-10, 2013

DENVER, CO

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY FRIDAY, FEB. 8

SATURDAY, FEB. 9

SUNDAY, FEB. 10

• Open (with #15 Inc.)

• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

• #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included • #9 (with #8 Inc.)

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

• #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 11:30 a.m.)

• #15 Handicap • #13 Handicap • #12 (with #11 Inc.)

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

12 noon Saturday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Location: Western Event Complex. 1655 Humboldt St., Denver, CO Directions: I-70: Take Exit 275A or 275B (Coliseum exits.) Take Brighton Blvd. north to livestock entry gates. Exit 2 miles east of I-25 & I-70 interchange.

Producer: Rope The Rockies - Jeff Smith and Ike & Mary Cox Cattle: C-S Cattle Company Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Lauren Hardman.

Event Info: Ike & Mary Cox 660.425.5502 or Jeff Smith 620.921.5903 or USTRC office 254.968.0002 Hotels: Drury Inn 303.373.1983. I-70 to Peoria. Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

UNITED STATES TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport For more 1 / NOVEMBER 2011 information visit ustrc.com

• Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12

FORMAT

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open Pick/Draw (with #15 Incentive) $200/roper. Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn • No header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter • 5-steer/ Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive/Non-Incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points. #15 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 1.5 sec. off • #13 & under team - 3 sec. off #13 Handicap $100/roper. Enter 3 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 1.5 sec. off • #11 & under team - 3 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive National Shoot-Outs/ Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round. Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

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Hawaii

CHAMPIONSHIPS

2 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than: $160,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Horned Cattle US Open Tour Points will be used

• High Money Roper of Friday & Satuday • High Money Roper of Sunday & Monday Add-On and Specialty ropings excluded

37 Trophy Gist Buckles

(awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect (for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Guaranteed 2/3 Cash Payback FEBRUARY 14-18, 2013

KAMUELA, HI

FRIDAY, FEB. 15 9 a.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 16 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 17 6 p.m.

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

• Open (with #15 Inc.) • #15 Handicap • #13 Handicap

• #12 Gold Plus (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 #15 Handicap USTRC Affiliate $125/roper, enter 4 times, 75% Payback, 5 steer average, progressive after one • Books open at 5 p.m. • Rope at 6 p.m. 5 p.m. Sunday Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Location: Anderson Indoor Arena / Rocking Chair Ranch Directions: Mile marker 51 on the Hilo side of Waimea, about 6 miles east of downtown Waimea.

NOTE: New c S hedule ns of Divisio

• #12 (with #11 Inc.) • #10 Gold Plus capped at Elite #5 (with #9 Inc.) Century Bonus included

MONDAY, FEB. 18 9 a.m. • #9 (with #8 Inc.) • #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 10:30 a.m.)

Producer: Brian Anderson email: brian@anekona.com Event Info: Brian Anderson 808.987.4585 or USTRC office 254.968.0002 Rental Horses: $60 per roping division. Specify your roping level, division you are roping in and whether you are heading or heeling. Contact brian@anekona.com Overnight accommodations, stalls or pasture available. Contact brian@anekona.com Hotels: Kamuela Inn 808.877.6144, Waimea Country Lodge 808.885.4100; There are special rates for condominiums, Hawaii activities, deep sea fishing and golf. Contact Brian Anderson for details. Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570 Rusty Spur Saloon and Poioke Cafe will be open for all events.

Biggest Roping West of Half Moon Bay Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9 Current coggins may be required 2013 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2013 season.

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER

• Average winners of the #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the #12 Gold Plus & #10 gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

FORMAT

ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY

Open (with #15 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points #15 Handicap $80/roper. Enter 4 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 1.5 sec. off • #13 & under team - 3 sec. off #13 Handicap $80/roper. Enter 4 times • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 1.5 sec. off • #11 & under team - 3 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $80/roper. Enter 4 times maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only. Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round. Gold Plus #10 capped at an Elite #5 (with #9 Incentive) $150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximum • 4-steer, Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Average teams receive $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings #8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4) $180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer, Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

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2013 Formats Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as “Elite” may not rope together unless they give up a division. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with an Elite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the #11 Division

2013 Format 1 Open with #15 Incentive The Open is an optional roping for the Producer. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round. The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1 $150 per roper Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head #15 Incentive Progressive after 1-head US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average Must qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) $150 per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 Capped at an Elite #5 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average –$6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13 $150 per roper Enter 2 times any combination (Maximum of 2 Entries) 4-head average #15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #13 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round #13 Handicap - #12 team will receive 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #11 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9 Option 2 (Open Pick / Draw) $200 per roper Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2 incentive runs or one each Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for a maximum of one entry #15 Incentive 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head Progressive after 1-head US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average Must qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) $150 per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #10 Incentive Progressive after 1 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average –$6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 1 The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older

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$150 per roper Enter 2 times any combination (Maximum of 2 Entries) 4-head average #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round #9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw (capped at a #4) (Elite #4 Ropers are not eligible to enter this Roping) Top 30 Qualified teams to short round. No team lower than a #5 will be drawn together. #7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & under team will receive 3 seconds off. These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the 2nd round

Option 1 $180 per roper 3-head average No Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BE DRAWN TOGETHER Progressive after 1 1st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partners or Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2 $120 per roper 3-head average

No Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BE DRAWN TOGETHER Progressive after 1 1st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as “Elite” may not rope together unless they give up a division. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with an Elite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the #11 Division

2013 Format 2 Open with #15 Incentive The Open is an optional roping for the Producer. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round. The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1 $150 per roper Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head #15 Incentive Progressive after 1 US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average Must qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Option 2 (Open Pick/Draw) $200 per roper Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2 incentive runs or one each Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for a maximum of one entry #15 Incentive 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head Progressive after 1 US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average Must qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #10 Incentive Progressive after 1

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1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 1 The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) $150 per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 2 The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) $100 per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 3 The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13 $100 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries) 4-head average #15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #13 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round #13 Handicap - #12 team will receive 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #11 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9 $100 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries) 4-head average #12 (with #11 Incentive)

#11 (with #10 Incentive) #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round #9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #10 Incentive Progressive after 1 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 2

Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as “Elite” may not rope together unless they give up a division. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with an Elite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the #11 Division

The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 Capped at an Elite #5 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

2013 Format 3

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 3

Open with #15 Incentive The Open is an optional roping for the Producer. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round. The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 Capped at an Elite #5 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13 $80 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries) 4-head average #15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 1.5 second handicap

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subtracted after the 3rd round - #13 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round #13 Handicap - #12 team will receive 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #11 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9 $80 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries) 4-head average #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round #9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

Option 2 $120 per roper 3-head average No Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BE DRAWN TOGETHER Progressive after 1 1st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as “Elite” may not rope together unless they give up a division. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with an Elite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the #11 Division

2013 Format 4

Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round. The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 2 (Open Pick/Draw) $200 per roper Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2 incentive runs or one each Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for a maximum of one entry #15 Incentive 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4 head Progressive after 1 US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average Must qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #10 Incentive Progressive after 1 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 2 The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 Capped at an Elite #5 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Open with #15 Incentive

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 3

The Open is an optional roping for the Producer.

The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage

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of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 Capped at an Elite #5 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13 $80 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries) 4-head average #15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #13 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round #13 Handicap - #12 team will receive 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #11 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9 $80 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries) 4-head average #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round #9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

Option 2 $120 per roper 3-head average No Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BE DRAWN TOGETHER Progressive after 1 1st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC Flex

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Earnings Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as “Elite” may not rope together unless they give up a division. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with an Elite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the #11 Division

2013 Format 5 Open with #15 Incentive The Open is an optional roping for the Producer. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round. The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1 $150 per roper Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head #15 Incentive Progressive after 1 US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average Must qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #10 Incentive Progressive after 1 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 2 The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of

the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 Capped at an Elite #5 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Option 1

Gold Plus #10 with #9 Incentive Option 3

Option 2

$180 per roper 3-head average No Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BE DRAWN TOGETHER Progressive after 1 1st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partners or Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

$120 per roper 3-head average No Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BE DRAWN TOGETHER Progressive after 1 1st – 5th in the Average will receive – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

The Incentive payout will be based on the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse Gold Plus Members 25 and Older Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or NonIncentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) $100 Per roper 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head #9 Incentive Progressive after 1 Capped at an Elite #5 Draw-In Option (For all Formats) 1st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Need a Partner? Try the USTRC’s New Draw-In 1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Option – It’s the ultimate Partner Finder Earnings

Pick or Draw any combination of partners.

#15, #13 $60 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries) 4-head average #15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #13 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round #13 Handicap - #12 team will receive 1.5 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round - #11 and below team will receive a 3 second handicap subtracted after the 3rd round Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9 $60 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries) 4-head average #12 (with #11 Incentive) #11 (with #10 Incentive) #10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive) #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings 2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings Top 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round #9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

Ropers may draw into any of the following divisions (#15 - #9) provided they meet the minimum classification requirements. #15 Handicap – must be at least a #6 Header or a #7 Heeler #13 Handicap – must be at least a #5 Header or a #6 Heeler #12 (with #11 Incentive) – must be at least a #4 Header or a #6 Heeler #11 (with #10 Incentive) – must be at least a #4 Header or a #5 Heeler #10 (with #9 Incentive) – must be at least a #3 Header or a #4 Heeler #10 Gold Plus (with #9 Incentive) – must be at least a #3 Header or a #4 Heeler # 9 (with #8 Incentive) – must be at least a #3 Header or a #3 Heeler #12 Gold Plus with #10 Incentive – must be at least a #3 Header or a #4 Heeler #8 is already a Pick/Draw Format Ropers who choose the Draw-In Option will pay their side of the entry fee, which is determined by the format of the event

Draw partners may choose one of three options Option 1 – Pay for the extra run and be eligible for all prize money, prizes and Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings Option 2 – Choose not to pay for the extra run and be eligible for only ½ of the prize money up to $1,000 and forfeit any prizes and Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings Option 3 – Decline the extra run

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US OPEN TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS Season Dates: Begins November 1, 2012 and ends October 31, 2013. All USTRC Sanctioned Open Divisions count. Qualification to the 2012 Priefert US Open Championships requires that ropers be a current USTRC member and have participated in at least one USTRC approved Sanctioned or Affiliate event during the current season.

Sanctioned Open Events Including Approved Affiliated Open Ropings • All Sanctioned USTRC Events • All Regional USTRC Events • Sand Hills Classic • Wild Fire Open to the World • Mike Cervi Memorial • Windy Ryon Memorial • Bob Feist Invitational 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

- 10 points - 9 points - 8 points - 7 points - 6 points

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 points

National Finals Open Preliminary Points Count For Next Season 1st - 20 points 2nd - 18 points 3rd - 16 points 4th - 14 points 5th - 12 points 6th - 10 points 7th - 8 points 8th - 6 points 9th - 4 points 10th - 2 points

• Points Only for: #7 and above headers; #8 and above heelers. Points do not carry over from season to season. • Ropers must qualify to Short-Round to be eligible for points. • Point ties will be broken on money won at season end. • Priefert US Open: 6-head; 5 full rounds; Top 20 teams qualify to the short round.

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Regional Finals 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

20 points 18 points 16 points 14 points 12 points 10 points 8 points 6 points 4 points 2 points

US Open Championships Points count for current year standings 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

30 points 27 points 24 points 21 points 18 points 15 points 12 points 9 points 6 points 3 points

• Will crown a US Open Tour Champion Header and Heeler (most points accumulated during the year) and a US Open National Champion Header and Heeler (Average winners of the US Open Championships). Personal earnings count, but not for the US Open Team Roping Finals. They may be used for any other Shoot-Out.

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ADVERTISERS’ INDEX A

Forty Plus

A Cut Above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Team Roping Championships . . . . . .157

O Oklahoma State Horseshoeing School .145

Albracht Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . .32 Clinton Anderson

Twister Trailer Manufacturing . . . . . . . .141

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USTRC Events:

Down Under Horsemanship . . . . . . . .67 Gist Silversmiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Parma Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Colorado Winter Championships . . . .186

Ariat International, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Dub Grant Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Roger Peters Livestock Insurers, Inc. . .143

Bayou Championships . . . . . . . . . . .183

Rickey Green Roping Video . . . . . . . . . .25

Phillip Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Hawaii Championships . . . . . . . . . .187

Preifert Rodeo and Ranch Equipment. .159

Heart of Texas Championships . . . . .182

B & W Gooseneck Hitches . . . . . . . . . . .35 H

Purina Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Lasso Del Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Bank of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Hatco, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Bayou West Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Heel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 85 Bean Tool and Die, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .143 Heritage Performance Gloves . . . . . . .196 Big Ticket Team Roping . . . . . . . .150-151 Hot Heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Brother In Law Productions . . . . .162-163

Rattler Ropes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .79, 171

JX2 Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

CREC / Terry Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 Justin Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 CSI Saddle Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Rimrock Spurs & Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Robertson Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Case IH Tractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Kid Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Rodeo West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Classic Equine . . . . . . . . . . .2, 26-27, 66 LCI Livestock Insurance Services . . . . . .22 Classic Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 99, 154 L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Clovis Livestock Auction, Inc. . . . . . . . .81 Cindy Lang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Computer Software for Team Ropers . .144 Lil Blue Heeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Corriente Saddle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Load 'em In The Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . .168 Cowboy Classic Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . .87 Lucas Metal Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

USTRC Formats 2013 . . . . . . . . .188-192 USTRC Gold Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 USTRC Membership Application . . . . . . . .37-39 USTRC Payout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 USTRC Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 USTRC TRIAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Rocky Mountain Clothing Co. . . . . . . . . .3 Rodeo Video.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Cattle For Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 L

Will Rogers Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Red River Portable Arenas . . . . . . . . . .36

Ritchie Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Cactus Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 K

Valley of the Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Quicksilver Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Ram Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 J

South Georgia Classic . . . . . . . . . . .181 Q

V Viking Roping Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . .145

Rope It Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Rope-o-Matic Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . .111 Ropers Quick Rope Release . . . . . . . .144

W WSTR Dynamite Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Ropers Sports News . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

N J Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Royal Horn Wrap Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . .144

Tri State Championships . . . . . . . . . 176

Running P Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Crossfire Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 Lucky J Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

World Series of Team Roping . .174-175 Zamora Roping Productions . . . . . . .178

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Southwest Equine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

D. J. Reveal, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Martin Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Smart Roping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73, 153

Dallyup Manufacturing, Inc. . . . . . . . .145 Maynard Buckles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Jeff Smith Productions . . . . . . . . .164-165

Drew’s Hancock Filly . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Merck Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Steer Crazy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

James Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Western Horseman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Wildfire Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166, 167 Woodard Roping School . . . . . . . . . .139 Wrangler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Mortenson Silver & Saddles . . . . . . . .145 E

Equibrand / Cashel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 N

Titan Trailer Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . .75

Equiregister.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 National Horsemen's Association . . . .144

Tony Lama Boot Company . . . . . . . . .155

XIT Rangers Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

National Roper’s Supply . . . . . . . .61, 145

Triangle Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

National Team

Tres Rios Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Tuley Ropings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

ZD Roping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

F Fire It Up Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Roping League . . . . . . . . . . . .146-149

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