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Dear Ropers, What a year it has been! Like the old saying, “How time flies when you are having fun,” this year has flown by—how does it go by so fast? It sure has been a busy year with a lot of great ropings and a lot of fun roping at them. Not to say 2013 has not had its share of ups and downs, every year does. We continue to deal with the issues of rising production and cattle costs, contestant participation and all of the other issues that fall in between. But what we continue to deal with at the USCRA is the fact that our main goal is to put on a quality roping. The USCRA wants to make sure that all the ropers have the most enjoyable experience possible in the best possible environment to win as much money as they can. With those two goals at the top of our list we continue to work on the many items that help to support those goals. We continue to make sure that our number system is a fair system, a system that works the best it can. This year we are going to take a hard look at the number system and reach out to the ropers and see if there might be any additions or changes that could benefit the organization and help to bring more ropers to the arena. When it comes to production costs and cattle costs, well that could be a couple pages all by itself. But what we will be doing is looking at every possible way to try to keep those expenses as low as we can, while still making sure that the quality of the ropings remains at the level to which USCRA ropers are accustomed. Not sure if that will require any changes, who knows for sure, but if indeed changes are necessary, they will be not done without the proper research and feedback from the members of the organization. Now, after that statement you are probably thinking, “Oh, he has got something already in the works.” Not the case, there is nothing in the works other than I do know making sure we keep this industry moving forward takes a lot of work, and sometimes that requires making a few changes. One of the things I have given a lot of thought to is the fact that we need to continue keeping a good portion of our effort focused on the up and coming ropers. The youth is the future of this industry and we need to make sure the opportunities are out there for them to take advantage of. Not only the opportunity to go make a fast run and win money but the opportunity to improve their skills and learn the sport. I am by no means saying we forget about the many veterans who are in our sport, but I just think the time has come to put a little more focus on building this great sport of ours back up to the level it needs to be. I am looking forward to an exciting new year and not only wish all the ropers and their families a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year, but also invite all calf ropers to come rope with us in 2014! Give the USCRA a try. It is a great organization to have fun, rope, make new friends, see some old friends and possibly win some money. There are a lot of great things on the horizon in 2014 at the USCRA. Give it a try, come see for yourself! Best Wishes and Come Rope with Us! Lanham Mangold

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Top 15 to the WNFR Tyson Durfey Colbert, Washington Born: 11/27/1983 Savannah, Missouri Joined PRCA: 2003 PRCA Career Earnings: $808,769 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 5 (2007-11) 2013 Highlights Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge (Amarillo, Texas); Won the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.); Won the Omak (Wash.) Stampede; Won Rodeo Killeen (Texas); Won the Ken Lance Memorial (Ada, Okla.); Won the Mighty Fraser ProRodeo (Abbotsford, British Columbia) ; Won the Othello (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo; Co-champion at the Four States Fair Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.); Co-champion at the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo

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Tuf Cooper Decatur, Texas Born: 1/31/1990 Childress, Texas Joined PRCA: 2008 PRCA Career Earnings: $995,506 World Titles Won: 2 (2011-12) WNFR Qualifications: 5 (2008-12) 2013 Highlights Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up; Won Rodeo Austin (Texas); Won the Williams Lake (British Columbia) Stampede; Won the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo; Won the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque, N.M.); Won the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas); Won the Evanston (Wyo.) Cowboy Days; Won the all-around at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; Won the all-around at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo; Won the all-around at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; Won the all-around at That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo; Won the all-around at the Glen Rose (Texas) PRCA Rodeo

Cody Ohl Hico, Texas Born: 9/21/1973 Rosenburg, Texas Joined PRCA: 1994 PRCA Career Earnings: $3,111,667 World Titles Won: 6 (AA 2001, TD 1997-1998, 2001, 2003, 2006) WNFR Qualifications: 18 (1994-2001, 2003-2012)

Decatur, Texas 2013 Highlights Born: 11/16/1976 Amarillo, Texas Won the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.); Won the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede; Joined PRCA: 1996 Won the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo; Won the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho) PRCA Career Earnings: $4,858,436 World Titles Won: 18 (AA 2002-04, 2006-12; TD 2007, 2009-10; TR 2010; SR 2006-07, 2011, 2013) WNFR Qualifications: 42 (TD 1999-2011, 2013; TR 1998, 2003-04, 2006-13; SR 1997-2013) Scott Kormos Teague, Texas 2013 Highlights Born: 8/1/1980 Corsicana, Texas All-around Joined PRCA: 2001 Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.); Reno (Nev.) Rodeo; Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; PRCA Career Earnings: $849,271 Sheridan WYO Rodeo; Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, World Titles Won: 0 N.M.); Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan WNFR Qualifications: 7 (2004, 2006-11) Capistrano, Calif.); Greeley (Colo.) Stampede; Canby (Ore.) Rodeo; Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days ; West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo; Fourth of July Celebration & PRCA Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.); Livingston (Mont.) Roundup; American Royal (Kansas City, Mo.); Buc Days ProRodeo (Corpus Christi, Texas); Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo (Bridgeport, Texas)

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Aubrey, Texas Born: 4/4/1986 Denton, Texas Joined PRCA: 2007 PRCA Career Earnings: $267,406 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 1 (2011)

Stephenville, Texas Born: 8/27/1983 Prescott, Arizona Joined PRCA: 2007 PRCA Career Earnings: $187,877 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 0

2013 Highlights Won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede; Won the Wainwright (Alberta) Stampede; Won the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas); Won the Falkland (British Columbia) Stampede ; Won the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Roundup 6 • DECEMBER 2013

2013 Highlights Won the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; Won the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede; Won the Magic Valley Stampede (Filer, Idaho); Won Montana’s Biggest Weekend (Dillon, Mont.)

2013 Highlights Won the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); Won the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.); Won the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas); Won two preliminary rounds and finished second in the finals of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo to earn $13,755

Justin Maass Giddings, Texas Born: 1/9/1975 Giddings, Texas Joined PRCA: 1996 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,217,010.00 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 7 (1999-2000, 2003, 2005, 2008-09, 2012) 2013 Highlights Won the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo; Won the Fourth of July Celebration & PRCA Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.); Won the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.); Won the Trinity Valley Exposition Fair & Rodeo (Liberty, Texas); Won the all-around at the Austin County Fair and Rodeo (Bellville, Texas); Won the all-around at the Tops in Texas Rodeo (Jacksonville, Texas); Won the Victoria (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; Won the 16th Annual Canton (Texas) Stampede

Caleb Smidt Huntsville, Texas Born: 8/29/1989 Victoria, Texas Joined PRCA: 2012 PRCA Career Earnings: $0.00 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 0 2013 Highlights Won the all-around at the Central Wyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.); Won the all-around at the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, with B.J. Dugger; Won the all-around at the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo; Won the all-around at the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; Won the all-around at the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo; Won the all-around at the State Fair of Louisiana Pro Rodeo (Shreveport, La.); Won the all-around at the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas); Won the all-around at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo; Won the all-around at the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo

Shane Hanchey Sulphur, Louisiana Born: 9/30/1989 Sulphur, Louisiana Joined PRCA: 2009 PRCA Career Earnings: $506,253 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 3 (2010-12) 2013 Highlights Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge (Redding, Calif.); Won the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo; Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; Won the National Western Stock Show Rodeo (Denver, Colo.)

Clif Cooper Decatur, Texas Born: 1/26/1988 Durant, Oklahoma Joined PRCA: 2008 PRCA Career Earnings: $374,369 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 3 (2010-12) 2013 Highlights Won That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo; Won the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo

Randall Carlisle Lipan, Texas Born: 12/3/1986 Beaumont, Texas Joined PRCA: 2006 PRCA Career Earnings: $188,912 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 0 2013 Highlights Won the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo; Won La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.); Won the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner, Wis.); Won the Northwest Montana ProRodeo (Kalispell, Mont.); Won the Waller County Fair & Rodeo (Hempstead, Texas); Won the Jasper (Texas) Lions Benefit Rodeo

Shane Slack Idabel, Oklahoma Born: 7/16/1975 DeQueen, Arkansas Joined PRCA: 1996 PRCA Career Earnings: $222,300 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 1 (1996) 2013 Highlights Won the Woodlake (Calif.) Lions Rodeo; Won the Great Northwest PRCA Rodeo (Klamath Falls, Ore.)

Ryan Jarrett Comanche, Oklahoma Born: 12/28/1983 Summerville, Georgia Joined PRCA: 2004 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,299,067 World Titles Won: 1 (AA 2005) WNFR Qualifications: 7 (SW 2005; TD 2005-06, 2009-12) 2013 Highlights Won the tie-down roping at the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede; Won the allaround and tie-down roping at the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.); Won the all-around at the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo; Won the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series, June 7-8

Stetson Vest Childress, Texas Born: 7/3/1986 Odessa, Texas Joined PRCA: 2009 PRCA Career Earnings: $105,511 World Titles Won: 0 WNFR Qualifications: 0 2013 Highlights Won the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo; Won the War Bonnet Roundup Rodeo (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the Cedar City (Utah) PRCA Championship Rodeo LOOPS MAGAZINE â&#x20AC;˘ 7

Cinch Invitational Calf Roping and World’s Richest Match Roping Article courtesy of Brittni Kaczyk, Livestock Director of the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo

oping enthusiasts dream of days like Saturday, October 26 at the Cinch Roping Fiesta held in San Angelo, Texas. A beautiful, mid-70 degree afternoon at the legendary Outdoor Arena on great dirt thanks to recent rains set the stage for the best afternoon of calf roping in the 60 year history of the event. The 46 Invitational Calf Ropers were introduced in front of a standing room only crowd. Though things may have started slow, by the end of Round 1, six guys had times under ten seconds, and Blair Burk found himself in the lead with a 8.69, which was expected to be the fastest time of the day. The second round started in reverse order, with 16-yearold Westyn Hughes, a crowd favorite from the year before when he won the Preliminary Calf Roping. Hughes was not deterred by his first time of 11.75 and showed the big boys how to do it with an 8.45. Let’s just say this set the precedent for the second round and only three ropers after Hughes, Clif Cooper found himself leading the round with an 8.12. Tuf Cooper finished the round in third with an 8.86. Nine guys found themselves in the nine-second range and it was at this point, everyone in the stands knew

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Opening Ceremonies for the Cinch Roping Fiesta

Cinch Roping Fiesta October 25-27, 2013 San Angelo, TX

Blair Burk in action at the Invitational Calf Roping

Blair Burk Winner of the Cinch Invitational Calf Roping

Cody Ohl receiving his awards for the Match Roping Cody Ohl making it happen in the Match Roping 8 • DECEMBER 2013

history was in the making. Now it was time for the Zesch & Pickett Match Roping between Cody Ohl and Tuf Cooper, which was the fourth official meeting of the two at Roping Fiesta, and each had a two and two record. However, if Ohl lost, he would find himself “beat out” of his eighteen year legacy in San Angelo. After the first six head (of 12) Ohl was in the lead by 1.36 seconds, after a four second deficit at one point and an injury to Cooper’s horse. Round 3 in the invitational was even faster than the second. Ryan Jarrett set a new arena record with an unbelievable 7.66 second time. Another eight guys threw their hands up within the eight second mark and add ten more in the nine second range. This would set the stage for the twelve guys in the short-go being separated by 4.18 seconds. After a day of rope slinging, a conservative short-go just

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wasn’t going to happen, and half the field tied in under ten. Hunter Herrin missed his calf making it was Blair Burk’s title to lose. Burk tied his short-round calf in 10.11, and finished with a total on four of 37.81 seconds. Resuming the match roping, Ohl started to inch away from Cooper with each calf. After Cooper’s eleventh calf came untied, Ohl just had to catch number twelve to win his 14th Roping Fiesta Match Roping, and catch he did. Though Cooper tied the fastest calf of the match with an 8.06 on his last one, he ended up losing by 5.29 seconds to Ohl. The day was one for the record books, as not only a new arena record was set, but fifteen times were recorded within eight seconds. Everyone who attended more than got their $12.00 tickets worth. The legend of the Roping Fiesta continues for another year, and we highly anticipate what number 61 has in store the last full weekend of October in 2014.

Cinch Invitational Steer Roping

he last Sunday in October is one of the most anticipated The total purse, not including trophy saddle, custom boots, days of the year for steer ropers and fans of this classic and buckle came in at $42,500 in cash. event the world over. Dating back to the mid-1950’s, this Jess Tierney, the 2011 champion, won the average with one event has identified San Angelo, Texas as home to one a 61.83 on four head. Followed closely by Trey Wallace at of the best ropings of the year. Not only is the weekend 66.30, Leo Campbell at 67.30, and Mike Chase with a full of multiple timed events with calf roping and the world 68.74 on four runs each. The fans that come to San championship double mugging, it brings the most loyal Angelo love to watch a classic event and got their money’s and discerning crowd of roping spectators in the world to worth this year. The last steer was tie and it all finished up West Texas for one of the richest roping weekends in the about 4:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon as 3,500 loyal fans world. The Association brings in who it considers the best headed home after another 30 ropers in the world to show their stuff a couple weeks great year of watching the prior to the finals in Guthrie, Oklahoma at the Lazy E Arena. fall’s greatest roping event on Steer roping has a very particular blend of fans. The Fiesta dirt. origin of the event by itself is still used today throughout the ranching industry to rope and treat cattle in open pasture without the benefit of having a nearby set of pens. It is a unique event combination of a roper and horse. Speed alone is not the initial requirement in a horse. He Jess Tierney, Winner of the Cinch needs to score patiently, rate off on walking fresh and Invitational Steer Roping running cattle, and then he needs to be able to change gears and move out again to get the steer down. In the middle of all these moves, the roper steps out and off at some point and the horse needs to pull until the roper meets the steer for the tie. Heavy cattle, light cattle, fresh cattle, it is all in the feel of when it’s time to finish the run. Bring a horse that can’t handle the jerk, or the crowd noise of “Whoa” from 3,500 fans, and it is off to the back end with a “No time.” On October 27, 30 of the best in the world were invited to compete in San Angelo’s steer roping. Each of the two long go’s, the progressive and short go paid out $5,600. The top four in the average split up another $20,100. Jess Tierney making one of his runs in the Steer Roping LOOPS MAGAZINE • 9

IN MEMORIUM Dale “Tuffy” Cooper, November 7, 1925 November 17, 2013 Dale “Tuffy” Cooper, considered a pioneer in the sport of roping and patriarch of one of the greatest rodeo families in the history of the sport, died Nov. 17 at his home in Monument, N.M., after breaking his hip in a fall. He was 88. Cooper, an inductee in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City and the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, was exceptional in all three roping disciplines and was also widely respected as a teacher of the sport, an announcer, rodeo judge and radio reporter. Cooper’s eldest son, Roy, was an eight-time world champion cowboy, and his other son, Clay Tom, twice qualified for National Finals Rodeo as a tie-down roper. Grandsons Clint, Clif and Tuf have a combined 14 NFR qualifications as tie-down ropers. Tuffy’s namesake, 23-year-old Tuf, has won the last two gold buckles in the family’s signature event and heads

into next month’s Wrangler NFR again leading the tie-down roping world standings. “He is the reason I get to live this life,” Tuf Cooper said on his Facebook page Nov. 18. “I will be forever grateful for him and the things he taught me. I always called him before a big roping for advice and he would always send me handwritten letters before the Finals to encourage me. Big Tuffy blessed so many others with his stories and laughter. He left a legacy behind that will never be forgotten. He always told me ‘be the best you can be,’ and I will continue doing that as long as I live. Thank you, Lord, for giving me the honor of being his grandson. I promise to live up to his standards always.” Tuffy Cooper started competing in rodeo at 10 years old, along with his

brother, Jimmie, (their father was a rodeo producer) and he was one of more than 20 family members who competed in the sport through three generations. As a student at the University of New Mexico, Cooper helped found the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. He was the reserve tie-down roping champion at the first College National Finals Rodeo at San Francisco’s Cow Palace in 1949 and won the title there a year later. He joined the Rodeo Cowboys Association (precursor to the PRCA) in 1946 after three years’ service in the Air Force during World War II, stationed in the South Pacific. Over the course of his ProRodeo career, he won tie-down roping titles in Tucson, Ariz.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Ogden, Utah; Red Lodge, Mont.; Lubbock, Texas; Little Rock, Ark.; and Gallup, N.M. After retiring from competition, Cooper served as a spokesman for the PRCA, wrote occasional columns for the ProRodeo Sports News and, in 1994, published a booklet of cowboy sayings, called, “If You Ride a Slow Horse, You Need a Long Rope.”

Excelling on the PRCA’s biggest stages has become second nature to Trevor Brazile. The Decatur, Texas cowboy added another chapter to his legacy on Saturday night, winning his record-tying 18th PRCA world championship in dramatic fashion at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Lazy E Arena. Trailing season leader Rocky Patterson by $1,018 heading into the 10th go, Brazile responded with a round-winning time of 9.0 seconds to capture the world championship. “It’s special anywhere (to win a world championship), but especially where I got started,” said Brazile, whose 10thround time also was the fastest of the event. “I was a fan of Shaun Burchett, Roy Cooper and Guy Allen. I was a student of this game before I ever started team roping and calf roping. This is what my dad (Jimmy) did and 10 • DECEMBER 2013

this is what I emulated.” Brazile won the world title with $84,221, thanks to collecting a $5,076 paycheck for his win in the 10th round. Brazile tied Allen with 18 gold buckles. Allen won all his world Trevor Brazile, 2013 World Champion Steer Roper championships in steer roping, his a liar because of all the miles we go last coming in 2004. This was and all the years of preparation. The Brazile’s fourth steer roping chances for gold buckles are so few championship, as he also won in and far between you don’t want to 2006, 2007 and 2011. Brazile won mess those up, but you can’t think $26,461 at the 2013 NFSR. “I don’t about it. Then, you get the confidence want to say it bothers me,” said from all the steers you’ve ran before Brazile about the pressure-packed and the work that you’ve put in to be 10th round. “But, anybody who says ready for that situation right there.” there’s no pressure in that situation is After Brazile registered his

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Brazile Claims Record-Tying 18th World Championship

San Antonio Stock Show The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo will be inducting three past presidents - Keith Martin, James M. “Jim” Caruth and Steve Bridges - into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Jan. 8 at Expo Hall. Martin, the PRCA Chairman of the Board and a 2011 inductee into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, served as president of the San Antonio organization from 1988-89. Since January 2000, he has served as the executive director and CEO of the Stock Show & Rodeo. Under Martin’s leadership, the organization has been recognized as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year for eight consecutive years. Caruth is an executive vice president with Frost Bank and his tenure with the executive committee of the Stock Show & Rodeo began in 1989, when he was elected treasurer. He held that position until 1995. He was president of the Stock Show & Rodeo from 1995-97 and vice president from

blistering time, he had to wait and see if it would hold up, as Patterson was the last competitor in the 10th round. When Patterson, a three-time world steer roping champ, including last year, clocked 21.6 seconds, Brazile cemented another line in the PRCA record book. Entering the Dec. 5-14 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Brazile has a lead of $122,218 over Tuf Cooper in the all-around world standings as he seeks to break the overall record and add to his record total of 10 all-around gold buckles. As Brazile was celebrating this latest championship in steer roping, Tony Reina was equally as thrilled by winning the Average. Reina, a firsttime qualifier for the NFSR, won the Average in 142.2 seconds on 10 head.

1997-2000. He has been an active member of the Stock Show & Rodeo Trailblazers Committee since 2008. Bridges is a vice president at Zachry Holdings Inc. He served as president of the Stock Show & Rodeo from 2006-09. He served as vice president twice - the first time from 2003-06, and again from 2009-10. He served as chairman of the board of the organization from 2010-13. He is also a member of the Trailblazers Committee.

Carr Pro Rodeo Bareback Horse Carr Pro Rodeo bareback horse Open Range, which had been selected for his first appearance in a Wrangler National Finals Rodeo next month, died Nov. 14 at Texas Equine Hospital in Bryan from what veterinarian Dr. Cliff Honnas ruled was sudden onset neurological disorder. “I feel empty,” said John Gwatney, production supervisor for Carr Pro Rodeo and Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo. “I feel like we lost one of the family.” Ranch

“This is awesome,” said Reina, who resides in Wharton, Texas. “That’s the most coveted buckle besides the gold buckle. It is an endurance contest when you run 10 head, especially in steer roping because there are so many variables that can go wrong. This means a lot, it really does.” Reina won $15,231 for the Average title and he pocketed a total of $22,923 at the event. Reina clinched the Average when Cody Lee stopped the clock at 13.7 seconds in the 10th round. Lee finished second in the Average at 145.5 seconds. “(Saturday night) I didn’t have very good steers and I knew it,” Reina said. “I had one steer that was pretty good, and I went in with the mindset that I wanted to go at him, but I can only tie them as fast as they will let me tie

manager Jeremy Hight had visited Open Range, 6, and the other Carr horses set to go to the WNFR in the pasture in the early evening of Nov. 13 and there was no sign of distress. “The next morning he was in dire straits,” Hight said. Open Range will be replaced at the WNFR by Carr Pro Rodeo’s Real Deal, who, at 14, will be making his ninth appearance at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Wounded Warrior Project The Mandan (N.D.) Rodeo Committee recently donated $14,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project. The money was raised through its 2013 Patriot Night Program and given to the group, which supports military veterans and their families. Among the fundraising events were a raffle for a pair of single-action revolvers, diamond earrings, tickets to the Wrangler NFR and a live auction featuring guitars signed by performing artists and the original oil painting by Deb Knuth featured on the 2013 rodeo poster.

Tony Reina, 2013 National Finals Steer Roping Champion

them and it worked out.” Reina and Lee were the only competitors of the 15 in the field to rope all 10 steers. “It was good to tie all 10 steers; it’s something I’m proud of,” said Lee, who won $12,231 for being runner-up in the Average. LOOPS MAGAZINE • 11

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2013 RULE CHANGES 4 The 10-second penalty for a broken barrier will now be a 5-second penalty. 4 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.

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February 15, 2014 Comanche, Texas

May 4, 2014 Giddings, Texas

January 12, 2014 Athens, Texas

March 1-2, 2014 Giddings, Texas

May 24-25, 2014 Giddings, Texas

January 18, 2014 Comanche, Texas

March 15, 2014 Comanche, Texas

January 25, 2014 Athens, Texas

April 5, 2014 Comanche, Texas

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CALF ROPING

December 7, 2013 Diamond S Arena Comanche, Texas

10:00 a.m. followed by

SCHEDULE E - 2 hd for $125 Breakaway - 3 hd for $150 3 hd for $200 These ropings are USCRA and $5 will be added to fees for added money at 2014 Finals

followed by followed by followed by followed by

EE 00 00-S #1

followed by

Open - 3 hd for $200

CR 208 off of Hwy. 36, east of Comanche

BONUS Bonus to be paid to High Point Roper using a 10 roper scale. If 50 total ropers of all divisions then the bonus will be paid. 50 plus is $500 • 75 plus is $750 100 plus is $1,000 • 125 plus is $1,250 E roping does not count toward total roper count.

• No USCRA card needed to rope in E, Breakaway and Open. • Must have USCRA card to rope in EE. 00, 00-S and #1. • USCRA membership cards are $60 and can be paid out $20 per roping.

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FMI: Charlie 325.330.0360 or Lanham 979.540.7755

CALF ROPING

SCHEDULE 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

EE 00 00-S #1

2 hd for $140 1-hd for $40 to follow each roping

Open - 2 hd for $140 (no card required)

Sunday, January 12, 2014 & Saturday, January 25, 2014

Henderson County Fairgrounds Athens, Texas 3356 Hwy. 31 East

Equibrand Pr izes For Average Winners

• USCRA membership cards are $60 and can be paid out $20 per roping.

FMI: Lanham 979.540.7755 14 • DECEMBER 2013

CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS

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CALF ROPING

JANUARY 18, 2014 10:00 a.m. followed by followed by followed by followed by followed by

SCHEDULE E - 2 hd for $125 Breakaway - 3 hd for $150 EE 00 00-S #1

3 hd for $200 These ropings are USCRA and $5 will be added to fees for added money at 2014 Finals

followed by Open - 3 hd for $200 1-HEADER FOR $25 AFTER EACH ROPING

Diamond S Arena Comanche, Texas

CR 208 off of Hwy. 36, east of Comanche

• No USCRA card needed to rope in E, Breakaway and Open. • Must have USCRA card to rope in EE. 00, 00-S and #1. • USCRA membership cards are $60 and can be paid out $20 per roping.

FMI: Charlie 325.330.0360 or Lanham 979.540.7755

USCRA CALF ROPING

December 14, 2013 LCSP Arena, Giddings, TX

February 1, 2014 LCSP Arena, Giddings, TX

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 All ropings are 2-head for $140

10:00 a.m. 00 11:00 a.m. 00-S 12:00 p.m. EE followed by

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1

1-head for $40 to follow each 2-header

All ropings are 2-head for $140

10:00 a.m. 00 11:00 a.m. 00-S 12:00 p.m. EE followed by

1-head for $40 to follow each 2-header

USCRA membership cards are $60 and can be paid out $20 per roping.

FMI 979-540-7755

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24thAnnual New Years Calf Roping JANUARY 4 - 5, 2014

Schedule and Fees: GROUP 1 9:00 a.m. - #14 followed by #13 followed by #12 GROUP 2 1:00 p.m. - #12+ followed by #11 followed by #10 followed by Open

Saturday Fees: GROUP 1 3 for $165 GROUP 2 3 for $180 Sunday Fees: All Ropings 2/short for $165

$2,000 ADDED MONEY GROUP 1: HIGH MONEY WINNER $500 (same each day) GROUP 2: HIGH MONEY WINNER $500 (same each day) #12 & #13 ropers will have 1.5 seconds added to their time if calf is not stood up. #14 has no time added.

Ultimate Numbers Contact Zack Henley 214.356.0729 Money Donated by Sponsors North Texas Calf Roping Association (This is a new association starting up in 2014. Their 1st roping is Jan. 12, 2014 at the Diamond T Arena in Denton, TX. Call Tim Hawks 817.430.1512 or NTCRA.NET for info.) Please thank NTCRA for their generous donation. Other sponsors did not want their names mentioned.

Old Shadows indoor arena • combine, texas Hwy. 175 east of Dallas. Go past Seagoville one mile, take FM 1389 to right, go 6 miles to Lanier Rd., turn right. Arena is on the right.

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CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS

New For 2014! North Texas Calf Ropers Association 2 Sundays a month through November Finals near Thanksgiving January 12 and January 19 at the Diamond T Arena, Denton, Texas All ropings are 3 for $150 + $5 for Finals + $5 Membership

9 a.m. #14 followed by #13 followed by #12 1 p.m. #12 + followed by #11 followed by #10

Example of Payout for 20 Ropers Average: 1st $500 2nd $400 3rd $300 4th $200 Fast Calf: 1st $400 2nd $200

Buckles Awarded in Each Classification to the Winner of the 6-Head Average

The NTCRA is a proud supporter of the 24th Annual Old Shadows New Years Roping Combine, Texas • January 4 - 5, 2014

CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS

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e will soon will be heading to Las Vegas for NFR. The “little” show Jennifer and I are hosting at the MGM is growing more than we ever expected. “The Draw” will be held in the Hollywood Theater at the MGM from 6 – 6:30 p.m. every night before the live telecast of the rodeo. Each night we will talk about the stock drawn and whose horses are working, in

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addition to having guests on the youngest kids raised their hands. show. Wrangler has picked up the This number decreased with the show for their webcast and they older kids. During the Q&A I was asked what I wanted to do when I have over a million followers. was their age. My answer to that We’re both very excited and was play Dodge Ball. I was one of expect it will be a lot of fun. the best Dodge Ball players at Today I gave a talk for an Childress Elementary and it was assembly of about 500 kids at our CR VSA IN HOUSE PROOF CRX’D the one thing I could do well. local elementary school. I asked Even as I grew older I always the kids how many knew what they wanted to be when they knew that I wanted to compete at grew up. Naturally the very something that kept score.

I was also asked when I knew that I wanted rope and rodeo for a living. I thought for a minute and said by the time I was seventeen I knew I wanted to rope competitively for a living. Roping, competing and trying to be the very best I could be has always kept my motor running. Through the years I’ve learned to balance trying to be a good husband and dad while keeping my goal in mind. No matter what life throws at you it’s important to stay focused on your goals. Now, at 43, I still have the passion to rope and be the best I can be. However, I never visualized or anticipated hosting a show or speaking to an auditorium full of kids. Right now I feel like I’m in the best part of my life. But then again, I’ve always felt that way. I know I’m fortunate and thank God every day for the life I live. Even the bad days are more than I could have hoped for. Whether you’ve found your passion or not, if you will always try and be the best you can be, there are no telling what doors may open for you. I hope to see many of you in Las Vegas. Until next time, God Bless and I’ll see you down the line.

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Train your horse in a controlled setting Shorten your training time substantially Practice running your rope Horse rating your calf Practice throwing the calf & gathering the legs

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Good Times Calf Ropers Association

Finals Fund: 50% of membership dues will go to added money at GTCRA Finals. 50% of membership dues will go to prizes. To qualify, member must compete 4 days throughout season.

Results

Limon, CO November 17, 2013 #EE Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Average

Marlyn Atteberry Marlyn Atteberry Marlyn Atteberry Marlyn Atteberry Marlyn Atteberry Marlyn Atteberry

#00 - #1 - Open Round 1 Jeremy Young Round 2 Glen Stuckey Round 3 Jeremy Young

14.56 12.93 14.10 12.28 12.53 66.40/5 10.15 13.34 11.07

Like GTCRA on Facebook and check before you haul in case of bad weather. Call Jr. Peek for more info. 719.680.1756

2013 Schedule December 15, 2013

Round 4 Glen Stuckey Round 5 Darnell Johnson Average Jeremy Young

13.96 10.82 69.09/5

Breakaway Round 1 Jessica Mosher Round 2 Allen Johnson Round 3 JErin Johnson Round 4 Erin Johnson Round 5 Erin Johnson Average Erin Johnson

3.13 2.43 3.03 2.53 2.93 14.43/5

Limon, CO Zeke’s Arena Starts at 10 a.m.

Membership

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

The Holidays Are Here

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

he holidays, in my opinion, are like a box of chocolates – you never know what you are going to get. I would much rather sing “Joy to the World, the Lord has Come” than “Stress from the world – the bills have come!” Jesus said, “I came that your joy might be full.” You really do get out of life what you put into it. “You reap what you sow” is another way of saying that. The law of nature won’t let us sow stress, anger or worry and then reap joy, peace and love. When we buy gifts, we worry about whether we’ve spent enough on relatives that may be better off than we are. Gifts should be given from the heart regardless of the cost. The greatest gift ever given to man was when God gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. If our focus is on buying good enough

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presents, socializing in all the right circles and seeing how many parties we can get invited to so we can brag about it, we wind up feeling empty and broke on the 1st day of January. During this season, let go of unreal expectations and focus on the real reason for the season… Jesus! Pastor Randy Weaver Lone Star Cowboy Church 21627 Eva St., Montgomery, TX 77356 (936) 597-5742 Service Times: Sundays 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. Mondays 7:00 p.m. Livestream: Watch us live Sundays and Mondays at live.lonestar.tv or go to the Lone Star Cowboy Church Facebook page and click on the Livestream link.

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