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National Steer Roping Finals Patterson Lassos Title on Final Run!

8 You Can Lead a Horse to Water Karen E. Davison, Ph.D. Manager, Equine Technical Services, Land O’Lakes Purina Feed DEPARTMENTS 10 USCRA Insider

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To the Ropers Where do I start? It has been a long time since I wrote an article directed to the members. Maybe it has been too long but writer’s block got the best of me several years ago. My hat goes off to the journalists that have to write a column everyday, under a deadline, it is not easy.

First, I would like to take the time to invite all the ropers to come rope with us.

However, we only want you to come rope if you want to have some fun, rope some calves, see old friends, meet new friends, and possibly win some money. My guarantee to you is that we will try our hardest to have a fair number system, a professionally run roping, and good healthy calves. Now I know the USCRA number system in not perfect, but I do feel that it is the best and most stable number system out there. But don’t take my word or anybody else’s word for it, come try it for yourself and make up your own mind. If you come rope with us and you don’t like it, I will give you your card money back. By the way, we do have the cheapest roping card out there, and we let you pay it out. Just remember, somebody does have to win at every roping and just because they won does not mean they are numbered wrong. It could be that their horse was better, they out drew you on the calves, or maybe they have just worked at it a little more than everybody else.

My favorite is that usually the winner out scored everybody on the barrier and handled his/her rope better.

That leads me to my next subject. The USCRA has added two new rule changes this year, that are a first for the sport of calf roping. First rule change is that now it is a five second penalty for a broken barrier instead of ten seconds. Second rule change is it is a five second penalty for a calf that kicks up before the six seconds instead of a no time. The first rule change was designed to make ropers run at the barrier harder. In other words, “Don’t be Late.” In these days and times, due to the way calves are bred, calves run faster than before. Even with very short barriers it can still be difficult to get a fast throw. With a five second penalty instead of a ten second penalty we are encouraging roper to press the barrier. This is especially true for EE and 00 ropers. Statistics show that a five second penalty will not take you out of the roping. The second rule change was brought about to simply keep you in the roping in case your calf gets up. This has been done in match ropings for years. Using the APS when paying a roping off, it pays to make the short round. So basically these rule changes were brought in to help the roper get to a better end result.

Once again I am inviting all calf ropers to come give the USCRA a try. I believe our product is second to none and nobody does the whole package any cheaper.

Come see it for yourself!

Come rope with us!

Lanham Mangold

National Steer Roping Finals Patterson Lassos Title on Final Run!

Kansas Champion Wins Race to the Finish by Just $418 over 16-time World Champion, Trevor Brazile.

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ocky Patterson knew he needed to be fast. The 2012 Steer Roping World Championship depended on it.

Patterson was. He posted a 10.3-second run to win the 10th go-round at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping and outlast Trevor Brazile by $418 to win his third Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Championship. What’s impressive is that Patterson has won them all in the last four years.

What’s more impressive is that the Pratt, Kan., cowboy dominated Saturday night in the final five rounds of the two-day competition.

“This is the closest race in years,” said announcer Charlie Throckmorton, who called the action at his 13th NFSR this weekend. “This is the way it’s supposed to be.”

Patterson had held the world standings lead since the fourth go-round, but had two notimes on Friday night. That nearly took him out of contention to place in the top five in the 10round aggregate race. Brazile, who won the average with

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131.7 seconds on 10 runs, held a distinct advantage – as the average winner, the Decatur, Texas, cowboy pocketed a bonus of $15,231.

Patterson was the last roper to compete Saturday night knowing he needed to win the final goround and hope he earned an average check if he were to catch Brazile. Patterson’s 10.3 did both – he finished fifth in the average – making that single run worth $8,308.

“A guy always dreams of winning the first one,” said Patterson, 46, who won his first Montana Silversmiths gold buckle in 2009. “Anytime you get to compete in the same arena as Trevor Brazile is a privilege and to be able to come out on top is unbelievable.

“I think knowing how fast I had to be helped, because I don’t rope as fast as some of the guys normally, so I knew I had to go at him.”

Patterson placed in seven gorounds and won three. In fact, he placed in all five rounds on Saturday night, winning two. Of his $29,731, more than $21,000 came on the final night.

“That’s just great competition,” said Brazile, a 16time World Champion who leads the allaround standings heading to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December. “When everyone executes, it’s where the chips fall. I was more proud of my performance this week as I have ever been. I feel like I executed better this week, and I don’t feel like I left on the table.”

“At the end of the day, I have no regrets. My hat’s off to Rocky.

That was a lot of pressure he had to overcome as well.”

The NFSR was a four-man race from the start, including the year-end leader Cody Lee of Gatesville, Texas, and thirdplace finisher Vin Fisher Jr. of Andrews, Texas. When Lee faltered through the rugged 10 rounds, the other three remained tightly knitted. It came down to the final round to decide the world title.

Of course, it helped that Patterson had roped lights out all night long.

“Everybody knew Trevor was in the lead coming in tonight,” Patterson said. “You can spend a lot of your time worrying about Trevor when you don’t need to, because Trevor is going to take care of Trevor. He’s not going to mess up, so you just have to take care of yourself.”

Brazile and Mike Chase of McAlester, Okla., are the only two cowboys to rope and tie down all 10 steers. The result was Brazile’s first NFSR average championship.

“That was great competition that came down to the wire,” Brazile said. “I hope the steer roping fans turned out, because they would’ve missed a good one if they didn’t.”

Just like the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the event consisted of 10 gorounds to determine the PRCA World Champion and the final 2012 PRCA Steer Roping World Standings.

The Lazy E Arena was built to host the NFSR in 1984 by E.K. Gaylord II. In 2009, the Oklahoma state Legislature unanimously passed a resolution

to change the name of the event to honor the late Clem McSpadden, who served for many years in the Oklahoma Legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives while also building a reputation as one of the best announcers in rodeo history. He worked the steer roping finals a record 27 times.

McSpadden was also known as the “Voice of the Lazy E.” A portion of the proceeds from the 2012 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping will be donated to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and the Clem McSpadden Endowed Chair at Oklahoma State University.

The 2012 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping was presented by National Saddlery, with support from Wrangler, American Farmers & Ranchers Insurance, Boyd Gaming, Montana Silversmiths, the American Quarter Horse Association, Justin Boots, Priefert Ranch & Rodeo Equipment, Ram Rodeo, John Vance Auto Group, Pendleton Whisky, Purina Mills, Kyler Cattle Company, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, The Oklahoman, One Stop Copy Shop, the Fairfield Inn & Suites-Edmond, Best Western-Edmond and the Comfort Suites-Edmond.

The Clem McSpadden NFSR was a Lazy E Production. For more information on the NFSR or other Lazy E events, contact: Lazy E Arena 9600 Lazy E Drive Guthrie, OK 73044 (405) 282- RIDE (800) 595-RIDE or visit www.lazye.com.

Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping Lazy E Arena Nov. 2-3, 2012 Round 1 1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 10.8 seconds, $5,077; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 11.9, $4,077; 3. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas, 12.0, $3,077; 4. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., 12.1, $2,077; 5.

Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla., 12.5, $1,077 Round 2 1. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, 10.8 seconds, $5,077; 2. (tie) Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., and Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas, 12.0, $3,577 each; 4. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., 12.5, $2,077; 5. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 13.1, $1,077 Round 3 1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 12.2 seconds, $5,077; 2. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 12.6, $4,077; 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 12.8, $3,077; 4. Cody Scheck, Ellinwood, Kan., 12.9, $2,077; 5.

Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, 13.7, $1,077 Round 4 1. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, 12.0 seconds, $5,077; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 12.2, $4,077; 3. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 12.9, $3,077; 4. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas, 13.2, $2,077; 5. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla., 14.0, $1,077 Round 5 1. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 10.8 seconds, $5,077; 2. (tie) Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, and Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 10.9, $3,577 each; 4. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D., 11.0, $2,077; 5. (tie) J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., and Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, 13.3, $538 each.

Round 6 1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 10.2 seconds, $5,077; 2. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, 11.0, $4,077; 3. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla., 11.4, $3,077; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 11.5, $2,077; 5.

Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., 11.8, $1,077

Round 7 1. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla., 11.2 seconds, $5,077; 2. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 11.6, $4,077; 3. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla., 11.8, $3,077; 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 12.0, $2,077; 5. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, 13.6, $1,077 Round 8 1. Cody Scheck, Ellinwood, Kan., 12.1 seconds, $5,077; 2. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., 12.5, $4,077; 3. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 13.4, $3,077; 4. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., 13.5, $2,077; 5. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 13.9, $1,077 Round 9 1. Cody Scheck, Ellinwood, Kan., 9.5 seconds, $5,077; 2. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla., 11.0, $4,077; 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D., 11.1, $3,077; 4. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas, 11.8, $2,077; 5. (tie) Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., and J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., 12.0, $538 Each Round 10 1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 10.3 seconds, $5,077; 2. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, 10.8, $4,077; 3. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla., 11.1, $3,077; 4. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla., 11.5, $1,577 Average after 10 Rounds 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 131.7 seconds on 10 head, $15,231; 2. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., 193.4, $12,231; 3. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, 128.7 on nine, $9,231; 4. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla., 133.2, $6,231; 5. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 94.6 on eight, $3,231 Final world standings 1. Rocky Patterson, $91,931.66; 2. Trevor Brazile, $91,513.36; 3. Vin Fisher Jr., $86,503.18; 4. Cody Lee, $67,398.78; 5.

Mike Chase, $53,700.09; 6. Chet Herren, $49,645.80; 7. Jess Tierney, $45,515.23; 8.

J.P. Wickett, $44,436.62; 9. Chance Kelton, $44,007.36; 10. Kim Ziegelgruber, 42,527.14; 11. Cody Scheck, $40,300.78; 12. Dan Fisher, $40,246.67; 13. Rod Hartness, $38,815.36; 14. Ralph Williams, $38,306.97; 15. Landon McClaugherty, $32,012.69 LOOPS MAGAZINE • 7

You Can Lead a Horse to Water Karen E. Davison, Ph.D. Manager, Equine Technical Services, Land O’Lakes Purina Feed

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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, 8 • DECEMBER 2012

especially in hot and humid conditions, will challenge normal water and electrolyte 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 electrolytes—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 doesn’t kick in. This is why dehydrated horses often show no interest in drinking, which simply makes the situation worse.

Commercial horse feeds generally contain 0.5% to 1.0% added salt (sodium chloride) which will supply adequate sodium and chloride for horses at maintenance in most cases. However, some hay or pasture can be very low in sodium so even horses at maintenance may need additional daily salt supplementation. It is always a good idea to provide free-choice salt to all horses but providing additional salt may be necessary when horses don’t consistently consume salt blocks or even loose salt. It is surprising to find that many horses just don’t like salt and often won’t eat adequate amounts to meet requirements. New Purina® HydraSalt™ Salt Supplement is salt that doesn’t taste like salt. Manufactured with Smooth Microbead™ technology, HydraSalt™ is more palatable than ordinary salt and is coated to protect the stomach from potential irritation to ulcers or inflammation that can be caused by ordinary salt.

This combines to provide more consistent salt intake to stimulate more consistent water intake while being gentle on the stomach.

Hay and pasture contain high levels of potassium, so providing additional salt is all that is necessary for most horses under very light workloads. However, horses working hard for prolonged periods and sweating extensively may need additional potassium supplementation in addition to sodium and chloride. Purina® ElectroEase™ Electrolyte Supplement is a unique complete, low-sugar electrolyte formula that also has Smooth Microbead™ technology for improved palatability and protection for the stomach from the potential irritation that can be caused by electrolyte supplementation.

Providing adequate salt or electrolyte supplementation maintains adequate electrolyte balance and stimulates horses to

drink more water. Keep in mind that providing electrolyte supplementation beyond what is needed to maintain balance can be counterproductive. Kidneys are efficient at flushing excess electrolytes out of the system. 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 wellhydrated horses. Dehydrated horses need veterinary attention as this can cause them to quit eating and lead to a number of health concerns. The veterinarian will administer fluids intravenously along with electrolytes to be sure both the water and electrolyte balance are properly restored.

Often horses don’t drink well when traveling, either in the trailer or they may not like the taste of water in new places. An additional new tool to help keep horses well hydrated is Purina® Hydration Hay™ Horse Hay Blocks. Made with a patentpending soak technology and a blend of quality grass and alfalfa hays compressed into a convenient two-pound hay block, Purina® Hydration Hay™ blocks soak up over a gallon of water each in about 10 minutes. Most horses love the moist hay from the soaked Purina® Hydration Hay™ blocks and eat them right up, along with the whole gallon of water that is soaked up in the hay.

For horses being hauled down the road, this gives them something to eat while providing additional water at the same time, keeping them satisfied and more hydrated during the haul. Purina® Hydration Hay™ Horse Hay Blocks also make excellent warm mashes in the winter when cold weather may cause a reduction in water intake. These two-pound blocks soak up more water than two pounds of bran, beet pulp or alfalfa cubes and finicky horses readily eat the soaked blocks even mixed with additives such as

electrolytes or medications that they often don’t readily eat when top-dressed on their feed. These convenient blocks come in 24pound plastic-wrapped packages of 12 blocks, making them easy to carry in the trailer or keep in the feed room.

Proper water balance is extremely important regardless of season. Summer or winter, horses must drink a minimum of 8 – 10 gallons of water and those who sweat need electrolyte replenishment and should drink upwards of 15 gallons of water.

You may not be able to make a horse drink but Purina® has unique products that help you provide proper electrolyte balance and encourage water intake when needed.

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2013 Membership Cards

Check Out the Oklahoma Series!

★ 2013 cards are only $60.

Ropers must attend 3 of the 4 ropings to be eligible to win the saddle at the last roping event.

★ Cards can be paid for in $20 payments. ★ If you only come to 1 roping during the year it only costs you $20, however you must rope at 3 ropings to be eligible to enter the 2013 Finals!

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Check out the new Advanced Pay-off System (APS) where every roper who advances to the short round wins at least their fees back. This was designed to reward the roper who ropes and ties them all down.

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A $5 fee will be added to roping entries to be added back at the 2013 Finals.

BigRedRopingCalendar.com USCRA has listed all ropings on this website.

This website also includes other association calf ropings along with independent calf ropings.

2013 RULE CHANGES ★ The 10-second penalty for a broken barrier will now be a 5-second penalty. ★ It will no longer be a no time for a calf coming untied before the 6 seconds. It will now be a 5-second penalty.

2013 Schedule December 8-9, 2012 - Stephenville, TX December 29, 2012 - Giddings, TX January 26-27, 2013 - Giddings, TX February 23-24, 2013 - Bulverde, TX March 2-3, 2013 - Giddings, TX April 13-14, 2013 - Stephenville, TX More USCRA Ropings To Come!

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Saddles to winner of Average of last roping - EE, 00, 00-S, #1 (must attend 3 of 4 ropings to be eligible for saddle) Dates of other ropings: January 5, February 9 and March 2, 2013 $5 added to fees for Added Money at the Finals L

December 15, 2012 1st in Series of 4 McClain County Expo Purcell, Oklahoma SCHEDULE 10:00 a.m. Open Select 3 for $160 (Call for invite to rope) Open & BA Followed by Open Girls BA 3 for $75 No card needed (Boys 13 & under can rope) 11:00 a.m. EE 3 for $160 Followed by #1 3 for $160 1:00 p.m. 00-S 3 for $160 Followed by 00 3 for $160

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December 29, 2012 2013 Cards are $60 and can be paid $20 per weekend Using the new “Advanced Pay-off System” (APS) where every roper who advances to the short round wins at least their fees back All main ropings are 3 head with short round using APS for $180 $5 added to fees for Added Money at the Finals Special Bonus Feature 00, 00-S, and #1 ELIMINATION MATCH ROPINGS • 4 ropers from each division, $100 fees, no stock charge, winner take all, slowest roper out each round.

• 1st four ropers to contact Lanham and pay fees will rope.

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January 5, 2013 2nd in Series of 4 McClain County Expo Purcell, Oklahoma SCHEDULE 10:00 a.m. Open Select 3 for $160 (Call for invite to rope) Open & BA Followed by Open Girls BA 3 for $75 No card needed (Boys 13 & under can rope) 11:00 a.m. EE 3 for $160 Followed by #1 3 for $160 1:00 p.m. 00-S 3 for $160 Followed by 00 3 for $160

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January 26-27, 2013 LCSP Arena Giddings, Texas 2013 Cards are $60 and can be paid $20 per weekend Using the new “Advanced Pay-off System” (APS) where every roper who advances to the short round wins at least their fees back $5 added to fees for Added Money at the Finals Special Bonus Feature • SATURDAY ONLY 00, 00-S, and #1 ELIMINATION MATCH ROPINGS • 4 ropers from each division, $100 fees, no stock charge, winner take all, slowest roper out each round.

• 1st four ropers to contact Lanham and pay fees will rope.

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SUNDAY 2 head & short for $120 with APS 9:00 a.m. 00 10:00 a.m. 00-S 11:00 a.m. #1 12:00 p.m. EE

SUNDAY OPEN ROPING (will not start before 2 p.m.)

This roping will be used to prepare the calves for the San Antonio Pro Rodeo. Fees and number of head will be determined by number of ropers. No card required. $5 a head stock charge is all that will be charged.

Advanced Pay-off System (APS) 15 ropers or less - no short round • 16-20 ropers - 6 in short round 21-29 ropers - 8 in short round • 30-60 ropers - 10 in short round 61+ ropers - 12 in short round

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CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS

Find the USCRA Season Showdown Positions at www.uscra.com.

You can also find event information, event schedule, entry information, results and much more.

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Each month, Loops will print a list of ropers who have won Showdown positions in the past month. This report reflects the ropers who have won a Showdown position so far in 2013 season. For a complete listing of all Showdown positions, please go to www.uscra.com.

IEE 1. Troy Carr, 400 2. Randy Roberts, 375 3. Ricky Peoples, 305 4. Clayton Downing, 300 5. Trevor Ludtke, 180 6. Neilon Reitz, 120 7. Kent Fisher, 80

00 1. Kenyon Wolford, 470 2. Rock Stephens, 390 3. Frank McLewis, 385 4. Frank Meehan, 300 5. Russell Moore, 270 6. Roosevelt Walker, 255 7. Tim Clancey, 180

NEWS & NOTES Ferguson emerges from crowded tie-down roping field at Redmond Courtesy of PRCA – ProRodeo ared Ferguson was staring at a three-man battle as he entered the final round of the tie-down roping at the Nov. 2-3 Ram Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo.

The 25-year-old knew that if he was going to clinch his first trip to the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo next spring, he was going to have to earn it – and he did.

The Cottonwood, Calif., roper overcame both Roger Nonella and Jake Pratt to win the average title with a time of 27.0 seconds on three head. Going into the final round, the trio was separated by less than a half a second.

“I drew a better calf than they did,” Ferguson said of the third round. “Shane Erickson won the first round on that calf and they did pretty well on it in the second round, so I knew I had those other guys out-drawn.”

One of the keys to victory was the fact that Ferguson – who

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8. Steve Kolle, 180 9. Devante Wolford, 90 10. Grant Nicholas, 80 #1 1. Jim Mike Hutto, 710 2. Travis Evans, 315 3. Chick Wilfong, 300 4. Kelly Wampler, 270

5. Ricky Harris Jr., 245 6. Garrett Rose, 180 7/8. Coy Leach, 80 7/8. Seth Dylla, 80 00-S 1. Nathan York, 495 2. Rodney McCauley, 347 3. Ricky Harris Jr., 345

competed collegiately at UNLV – finally had his best horse healthy.

His 17-year-old palomino, Sid, had been out of action for a while, but was plenty healthy enough to help clinch the average title.

“I’ve had him for a while; he was my high school rodeo cutting horse and I trained him in college before he hyper-extended a knee,” Ferguson said of Sid. “He’s been off-and-on for a while, but I finally got him healthy and he has been one hell of a horse.”

The win came as a welcoming reminder to Ferguson that he indeed has the talent to compete at a high level after having a rough 2012 season.

“I didn’t have as much success this year as I would’ve liked as far as bringing home money, but I still had pretty high confidence going into Redmond,” said Ferguson, who entered the weekend in the 12th and last spot to qualify for the RCRCFR. “It seems like something has always been a little off or something has always happened going down the road, but I see myself as being able to compete with those guys in my circuit and I didn’t see myself as an underdog.”

The win has him excited to go to Oklahoma City, yet with an eye on the grand scheme of his career and how high he wants to go.

“I want to be in the top 30 in

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the world standings next year,” he said. “But my goals are flexible and if I get close to the top 15 I’ll be pushing pretty hard. Next year will be the first year where I can go hard all year, starting with Denver or Fort Worth, and I’ll go until I’m out of rodeos.”

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USCRA Giddings The Season Opener in Giddings, Texas kicked off the 2013 in great style and topped the list of one of the largest USCRA season opener events in a long time. With formats and rule changes tailor made for calf ropers, the USCRA has its sights set on a great season ahead.

Congratulations to all of the ropers who pocketed some early season cash and to the USCRA who is continuing to grow the sport of calf roping one event at a time.

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Ricky Harris Jr. Giddings 3-Header USCRA Season Opener Giddings,Texas October 13-15 EE Roping (16 Entries) Round 1 1. Kenyon Wolford, San Antonio, TX, 10.56, $120; 2. Kent Fisher (EE) Anderson, TX, 12.82, $80 Round 2 1. Neilon Reitz (EE) Goliad, TX, 12.04, $120; 2.

Troy Carr (EE) Houston, TX, 13.61, $80 Round 3 1. Clayton Downing (EE) Troy, TX, 10.87, $120; 2. Kenyon Wolford, San Antonio, TX, 11.46, $80 Average 1. Ricky Peoples, San Antonio, TX, 67.53/4hd., $305; 2. Kenyon Wolford, San Antonio, TX, 43.20/3hd., $270; 3. Troy Carr (EE) Houston, TX, 45.65/3hd., $190; 4. Trevor Ludtke (EE) Athens, TX, 65.80/3hd., $180; 5. Randy Roberts (EE) Humble, TX, 60.47/3hd., $180; 6. Clayton Downing (EE) Troy, TX, 28.00/2hd., $180 00 Roping (16 Entries) 16 â&#x20AC;˘ DECEMBER 2012

Round 1 1. Frank Meehan, Beaumont, TX, 11.13, $120; 2.

Russell Moore, New Braunsfels, TX, 14.15, $80 Round 2 1. Rock Stephens, Huntsville, TX, 12.13, $120; 2.

Frankie Mclewis, Bryan, TX, 12.35, $80 Round 3 1. Roosevelt Walker, Bryan, TX, 10.55, $120; 2.

Grant Nicholas, Huntsville, TX, 12.62, $80 Average 1. Frankie Mclewis, Bryan, TX, 54.12/4hd., $305; 2. Rock Stephens, Huntsville, TX, 55.02/4hd., $270; 3. Russell Moore, New Braunsfels, TX, 62.39/4hd., $190; 4. Tim Clancey, Poteet, TX, 64.00/4hd., $180; 5. Steve Kolle, Inez, TX, 44.86/3hd., $180; 6. Frank Meehan, Beaumont, TX, 44.28/3hd., $180 00-S Roping (18 Entries) Round 1 1. Rodney Mccauley, Comanche, OK, 12.89, $150; 2. Eddy Smith, Fruitvale, TX, 13.67, $100 Round 2 1. Devante Millet, San Antonio, TX, 10.24, $150; 2. Jack Calhoun, 11.72, $100 Round 3 1. Roger Pack, Rockdale, TX, 10.36, $150; 2.

Greg Modesette, Mc Dade, TX, 11.41, $100 Average 1. Ricky Harris Jr., Bryan, TX, 56.79/4hd., $345; 2. Nathan York, Waco, TX, 59.96/4hd., $300; 3.

Rodney Mccauley, Comanche, OK, 61.02/4hd., $197; 4. Eli Bee, Little River, TX, 61.02/4hd., $197; 5. Richard Agan, Trenton, TX, 44.22/3hd., $180; 6. Brandon Devening, 46.93/3hd, $180 #1 Roping (16 Entries) Round 1 1. Jim Mike Hutto, North Zulch, TX, 11.64, $120; 2. Coy Leach, Yoakum, TX, 12.10, $80 Round 2 1. Jim Mike Hutto, North Zulch, TX, 11.94, $120; 2. Seth Dylla, Lexington, TX, 12.69, $80 Round 3 1. Chick Wilfong, Lueders, TX, 11.56, $120; 2. Travis Evans, Caldwell, TX, 12.45, $80 Average 1. Jim Mike Hutto, North Zulch, TX, 49.38/4hd., $305; 2. Kelly Wampler, Magnolia, TX, 52.90/4hd., $270; 3. Ricky Harris Jr., Bryan, TX, 59.64/4hd., $190; 4. Travis Evans, Caldwell, TX, 62.20/4hd., $180; 5. Garrett Rose, Mckinney, TX, 64.38/4hd., $180; 6. Chick Wilfong, Lueders, TX, 37.32/3hd., $180

Good Times Calf Roping Association 2012/2013 Schedule SPECIAL NOTE! New venue for 2012 GTCRA ropings Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 10 a.m. at Zeke Griffith’s Indoor Arena • Limon, CO EE, 00, BA, #1 and #2 ropings: 5 head for $120 progressive after 2 $60 side pot STRAD Energy $1,000 Bonus Will be followed by Breakaway and Open 1 head for $100 Will NOT start before 1 p.m.

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

Finals Fund 50% of membership dues goes to added money at GTRCRA Finals.

50% of memberships dues goes to prizes.

To qualify, member must compete 4 days throughout season.

December 2, 2012 10 a.m. at Zeke Griffith’s Limon, Colorado December 16, 2012 10 a.m. at Zeke Griffith’s Limon, Colorado January 5, 2013 5 p.m. at Crossroads Arena Penrose, Colorado Like GTCRA on Facebook and check before you haul in case of bad weather.

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Results

There will be the $1,000 STRAD Energy bonus money at each roping.

Each Roping will begin at 1 p.m.

Call Jr. Peek for more information at (719) 680-1756 Cactus Creek, Colorado October 13, 2012 EE 1st go 1. Bud Clemons, 16.53 2nd go 1. Kacey Kobsa, 12.23 3rd go 1. Merlin Atteberry, 15.72 Average 1. Merlin Atteberry, 51.09 on 3 Breakaway 1st go 1. Marcy Henderson, 3.62

2nd go 1. Leah Mackey, 2.53 3rd go 1. Kacey Kobsa, 1.62 Average 1. Kacey Kobsa, 9.63 on 3 Open 1st go 1. Darnell Johnson, 14.72 2nd go 1. Darnell Johnson, 12.24 3rd go 1. Darnell Johnson, 11.35 Average 1. Darnell Johnson, 38.31 on 3

October 14, 2012 EE 1st go 1. Merlin Atteberry, 11.94 2nd go 1. Vernon Dillon, 14.88 3rd go 1. Vernon Dillon, 13.59 Average 1. Vernon Dillon, 41.32 on 3 Breakaway 1st go 1. Brittany Ellis, 3.16 2nd go 1. Jessica Mosher, 3.46

3rd go 1. Leah Mackey, 2.25 Average 1. Erin Johnson, 10.38 on 3 Open 1st go 1. Darnell Johnson, 9.91 2nd go 1. Don Scanga, 10.09 3rd go 1. J. G. Marshall, 8.47 Average 1. Don Scanga, 21.28 on 2

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taying in good physical shape involves three parts: lifting weights, cardio and stretching. Roping calves also involves three parts: catching, flanking and tying and scoring.

Ironically in both situations the most important part gets the least attention.

In physical fitness the normal CRX’D priority is weights, cardio and stretching when it should be exactly the opposite.

First and foremost should be stretching, cardio and then weights. Professional athletes, like football players, will stretch two hours or so prior to a game.

That gives muscles time to regroup, recollect and be ready for a quick twitch fire. An intense stretch right before you perform actually dulls the muscles. While I usually stretch for an hour each day, before I rope I will do some light stretching in order to warm my muscles up.

Most people prioritize their roping practice by catching, flanking and tying with scoring third. Again, this is backwards from how it should be. First and foremost should come scoring, then catching and finally flanking and tying.

Scoring is important because it sets up your catching and whether or not you score well, makes catching either easy or difficult. How many ropers do you know who have dedicated a day to videoing their scoring – with no rope in their hand? Usually when a roper picks up a rope, his brain goes to his right hand. How much time do you spend behind a barrier at home and do you put it up when you rope?

Many people score the same every time at home. They see the same start on the same kind of calves repeatedly.

To truly be effective, you need some variables or tools to change it up. Rope different types of calves and periodically slide a bar in the chute that the calves have to jump over. Change it up.

The biggest thing scoring and stretching have in common is that they are not fun to do – but should have the most time and importance given to them. There’s an old saying in golf that goes, “Drive for show – putt for dough.” By applying that philosophy to roping I say, “Rope and tie for show – score for dough.”

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

The Economy, Christ and Christmas

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ears ago, when I was traveling with my family, we were roping and doing church services at rodeos. Times were rough. On one particular occasion we had a tongue-pulled trailer and a pickup without a camper. We had been driving a good part of the night and I was wiped out about 3:00 in the morning. I pulled onto a dead-end street and went to sleep. My wife and kids were already asleep in the cab of the pickup truck. When my wife woke up, she looked up to see a sign that said “Motel 6.”

She said, “Why didn’t you just get us a room?” When Mary was about to give birth to the Christ child, there was no room for them in the inn. Their room was a stable; Christ’s bed was a manger.

There has been a lot of talk about the economy in recent months.

There is also a lot of talk about a fiscal cliff. My dad was born in 1929 and grew up during the depression. He survived the depression and there are people alive today who survived the depression. Often hard times are good times, because they build character.

The message is that where you sleep, what kind of house you live in, or the size of your bank account has nothing to do with your peace. Jesus, after he grew up, made the statement, “He is our peace.” Regardless of your circumstances, the amount of money in your bank account is not the answer to your unrest. If money solved your problems, why are there so many unhappy wealthy people? I understand as well as anybody that we must have finances to take care of our family, to provide for the needs of life. When Jesus was born they gave him the name Emmanuel, which means “God with us.” I would submit to you that your peace, your happiness and

contentment could be found in your relationship with the Christ child, Emmanuel. If we would only acknowledge him as our Savior, that same Christ child that was born on Christmas day in a manger will walk with us through financial stresses, relationship problems, as well as physical illnesses. He was not and is not just a baby in a manger.

VSA He is God. Pastor Randy Weaver Lone Star Cowboy Church 21627 Eva St. Montgomery, TX 77356 (936) 597-5742

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