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FEATURES 8

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JUS T the Wa y IT IS AUGUST 2009

s we get older do we get too comfortable in our lives and what is going on around us? I was recently at an event when a very dear friend and mentor, Arkie Kiehne pulled me aside. He said that he had some advice and he didn’t want me to take it wrong, but to just take it for what it was. He told me to not let things in my life become complacent and mundane. He advised me to always keep things fresh, new and innovative. He also told me that it was very easy to fall into the trap of being comfortable with what we have and do in our lives. This in no way hurt my feelings, but it did set me to thinking. I have always been a person that likes to be the best at what I do. I try to get to the top of whatever it is, but I have noticed that once I get there I become comfortable with what works. For example, from the time I was in the fourth grade and I found out what a valedictorian was I decided that was what I wanted. Now, I was certainly not the smartest kid in school, but I could hold my own. I worked hard and I learned to play the game and when I graduated from high school I was the Valedictorian. From there, I went to college and worked hard and studied hard, but I did not work at it like I had before because I didn’t feel like I had anything to prove. I was already the best. I became complacent and I had a system that worked and therefore, I was a straight A student with a 4.0 GPA and I did not have to work at it very hard. When in college, I began to announce and to work for USTRC. I love announcing and I wanted to be the best I could possibly be. I worked very hard and implemented a lot of new and modern ideas into the announcers stand. I worked very hard to be different and refreshing. Lo and behold, I climbed the ladder and am not the best team roping announcer, but I am one of many at the top of the list. I am not telling you all of this to brag. That is in no way what I am trying to do, so please do not take it that way. As I announced the event this past weekend after Arkie talked to me, I realized that again I was in a comfort zone and very complacent. Things were not new and fresh anymore. I had developed a system and I can announce a team roping in my sleep. I was no longer being creative, imaginative and rejuvenating. The difference today is that announcing is a passion of mine and I am not ready to move

onto something else. So I am going to get my head out of the sand and continue to improve my skills and keep my eyes open for original and pioneering ideas. The conversation also set me to thinking about this publication. SuperLooper Magazine has a great staff and we work very hard to put together a high-quality magazine. I, along with Ryan Davis, have been the editors for about five years now and we have a system that is very functional and very efficient. However, as I thumbed through this month’s finished product, I realized that maybe we were falling into this trap that Arkie made me aware of. We do great work and have a lot to offer to our readers, but we are in a comfort zone and you, as readers know what to expect from this magazine. No one receives the magazine in the mail and wonders what crazy thing is going to be in there this month. You know what is in there and you know what to expect. In part that is good, but on the other hand, it is not. Again, it is time for some rejuvenation. I have lots of great ideas, and I visited with my sister who is the queen of new, innovative, and off the wall concepts. I also want to hear from you. So I ask, what would you like to see in SuperLooper Magazine? What do you like and what do you not like? In other words, what needs to stay and what needs to go? I also want to know about USTRC events. What do you like about them and what needs to be different? How can we refresh the event from the announcing to production aspect? What do you want? Now, I am not saying that things will change overnight, but I do want to continue to be a trendsetter. I want to know how I can be better and how I can better serve you. If you have anything you would like to share with me, please feel free to do so. My email is ben@ustrc.com. I know that not all people like all things, but I do want to be refreshing and not quite so mundane. Take a look at your own life and don’t let complacency take over. Step out of your comfort zone every once in a while and try something new. You won’t always like it better, but who knows, you might just discover something that you didn’t know existed. Open your eyes to something possible and let’s make ourselves even better. I am extremely grateful to Arkie for once again opening my eyes and I hope you will give it a try as well, and that is just the way it is…….

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ANNOUNCEMENTS New Mexico Horse Owners – Be Aware! For years Coggins testing has not been required when moving horses around inside the state of New Mexico. All you needed were hauling papers (brand inspections). However, times have changed and the New Mexico Livestock Board has just sent out a statement explaining new rules concerning Coggins testing on all transported horses inside the state. The New Mexico Livestock Board asks horse owners to comply quickly with this new law to avoid fines or problems. They claim they will be going to various horse events to enforce this. If you have questions, contact your veterinarian.

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BY JOHN FINDLAY

NUMBERS Catch Ratios and Average Times

question our classification department is always asking is, “How are we doing?” We upgraded our classification system a few years back with TRIAD after expending a lot of money, time and effort. After all that expenditure, we want to continually make sure that all that work wasn’t for nothing. That’s why I often try to glean from our wealth of statistics ways to assess how well we ARE doing. That was the basic issue I was addressing that led to the Tables and Charts in this article. But there was some other interesting stuff that I thought came out of that review so I am going to pass it on to you in this month’s “By the Numbers.” The idea that led to my line of inquiry

for the numbers that are reported here came from the rules that determine how our National Finals Challenge ropings are run. For those of you that may be unfamiliar with the Challenge roping, here’s how it works: Challenge ropings are held all day long in the Barn 6 arena on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds almost every day of the National Finals. Any team that wants to can participate. Just ride up to the announcer’s stand and get your money out. The entry fee is $30, $40 or $50 per team, the team’s choice. The setup is the same for every team including the box size and score length. Before the Challenge starts, Challenge officials set a “par time” for every team combination. That is a

cumulative time that each team combination is expected to be able to catch four steers in. For example, the “par time” for a #12 team could be set at 42 seconds, the par time for a #9 team could be 54 seconds and so on. To win the Challenge, a team must come in under the “par time.” If they miss any of the four steers allotted or their cumulative time is over the par time, they lose their entry fee. If they win, the team receives five times their entry fee. It’s a pretty straight-forward concept and provides a lot of fun and some good practice time for teams at the Finals. For all these years, our officials have come up with these “par times” intrinsically. They’ve been putting ropings on long enough to have a great feel for what that par time should be based on the team combination, the steers and the arena size, conditions and box and score lengths. Not having the ingrained abilities of these roping authorities, I had to sift through my digital roping numbers sandbox to come up with my estimation of what all the different team combination’s “par time” is. Here’s how I did it and the result is the 2008 Season Catch Ratios and Average Times by Team Combination and Ropings Types Table. I gathered up the first round time of every single team that participated in a USTRC sanctioned or affiliate roping during the 2008 season. There was a total

2008 Season Catch Ratios and Average Times by Team Combination and Ropings Types

Team Combination

Roping Type

>15

3,128

10,329

7,323

21,944

31,914

38,396

56,280

48,340

39,834

77.8%

69.0%

65.2%

63.6%

60.0%

55.5%

50.4%

46.2%

40.1%

9.40

9.84

10.25

10.58

11.05

11.58

12.09

12.78

13.47

937

4,397

3,973

11,665

13,216

18,104

30,176

26,683

20,742

76.9%

68.5%

64.5%

63.4%

58.4%

55.5%

50.5%

45.5%

39.8%

8.90

9.39

9.96

10.38

10.78

11.44

11.92

12.64

13.28

All Ropings

No of Round 1 Runs Catch Ratio

Affiliate Ropings

Avg Time No of Round 1 Runs Catch Ratio

1,717

4,540

2,699

8,092

15,035

16,601

21,707

18,264

17,741

Sanctioned Ropings

Avg Time No of Round 1 Runs Catch Ratio

77.3%

69.9%

66.0%

63.0%

60.3%

55.0%

49.7%

46.3%

40.2%

Avg Time

9.53

10.12

10.56

10.79

11.25

11.71

12.29

12.96

13.67

No of Round 1 Runs

474

1,392

651

2,187

3,663

3,691

4,397

3,193

1,351

Catch Ratio

77.2%

67.3%

66.4%

67.3%

64.6%

58.0%

53.1%

51.3%

43.0%

Avg Time

9.89

9.37

10.67

10.84

11.16

11.71

12.25

12.89

13.88

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9.43 9.22

10.01 9.74

10.45 10.17

10.83 10.50

11.27 10.99

11.88 11.48

12.23 12.03

12.95 12.71

13.50 13.46

Nat & Reg Ropings

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Chart 1 2008 Season Catch Ratio by Team Combination and Roping Type 90.0%

40.0%

30.0%

40.1% 39.8% 40.2% 43.0%

50.4% 50.5% 49.7% 53.1%

50.0%

55.5% 55.5% 55.0% 58.0%

60.0% 58.4% 60.3% 64.6%

63.6% 63.4% 63.0% 67.3%

60.0%

65.2% 64.5% 66.0% 66.4%

77.8% 76.9% 77.3% 77.2% 69.0% 68.5% 69.9% 67.3%

Percent

70.0%

46.2% 45.5% 46.3% 51.3%

All Ropings Affiliate Ropings Sanctioned Ropings Nat & Reg Ropings Linear (All Ropings)

80.0%

>15

All Ropings

77.8%

69.0%

65.2%

63.6%

60.0%

55.5%

50.4%

46.2%

40.1%

Affiliate Ropings

76.9%

68.5%

64.5%

63.4%

58.4%

55.5%

50.5%

45.5%

39.8%

Sanctioned Ropings

77.3%

69.9%

66.0%

63.0%

60.3%

55.0%

49.7%

46.3%

40.2%

Nat & Reg Ropings

77.2%

67.3%

66.4%

67.3%

64.6%

58.0%

53.1%

51.3%

43.0%

Team Combination

Chart 2 2008 Season Average Times by Team Combination and Roping Type

9.40 8.90

9.00

8.00

11.58 11.44 11.71 11.71

10.58 10.38 10.79 10.84

10.25 9.96 10.56 10.67

9.53 9.89

10.00

9.84 9.39 10.12 9.37

11.00

11.05 10.78 11.25 11.16

12.00

12.78 12.64 12.96 12.89

13.00

12.09 11.92 12.29 12.25

All Ropings Affiliate Ropings Sanctioned Ropings Nat & Reg Ropings Linear (All Ropings)

14.00

13.47 13.28 13.67 13.88

15.00

Average Time

of 257,488 runs that I included. Whew! I can’t say I didn’t have enough information to measure by. I used only the first round instead of all four rounds because (a) many teams don’t rope four steers in a row, so limiting my figures to just the first round gave me a lot more numbers to work with and (b) utilizing just the first round gave me interesting additional information, particularly regarding catch ratios. Besides, it’s easy enough to multiply these first round times by four (or five for the 5-steer #15 and Open) and you will get a pretty accurate average time for four (or five) rounds . . . i.e., a “par time.” The column heading in the Table reads “Team Combination.” For the purposes of this Table, I didn’t care what division a team was in, all I cared about was the combination, the header’s number plus the heeler’s number. A number 11 team could have been in a #11 roping, it could have been in a #13 roping, it could have been an incentive team in a #12 roping, I didn’t care. I just recorded it’s time in the first round of whatever the roping was. The results of each team combination are under each of the nine headings. The first column, “>15”, is a summary of all the team combinations greater than 15, i.e. 16 through 20, all the team combinations that can only compete in an Open roping. Then each successive column decreases from >15 to 15 on down to 8, where I stopped. If there is enough interest, some day I may do a column on team combinations less than 8. But I could tell after a quick glance, those times were all over the map, so for these purposes I didn’t include combinations below 8. I started this project at first thinking I would only look at the numbers from all of the sanctioned and affiliate ropings put together and that would be it.But after that task was completed, I wondered if there would be any significant differences in catch ratios and average times between all the different roping types. So I took a look. The result is a series of four three row “roping type” sets: all ropings, affiliate ropings, sanctioned ropings, and National and Regional Finals ropings. I will define those sets and the last three rows of the Table in a minute. First let’s define the three rows within each set: Number of Round 1 Runs, Catch Ratio and Average Time. Number of round 1 runs is just what it says it is –– the total number of runs that

>15

All Ropings

9.40

9.84

10.25

10.58

11.05

11.58

12.09

12.78

13.47

Affiliate Ropings

8.90

9.39

9.96

10.38

10.78

11.44

11.92

12.64

13.28

Sanctioned Ropings

9.53

10.12

10.56

10.79

11.25

11.71

12.29

12.96

13.67

Nat & Reg Ropings

9.89

9.37

10.67

10.84

11.16

11.71

12.25

12.89

13.88

Team Combination

were used to determine the catch ratio and average time in each category. Under the #13 column, for instance, you will see that in “All Ropings” there was a total of 21,944 first round runs in 2008. Catch Ratio is also pretty self-evident. It is simply a percentage of the teams that caught their first steer in the particular roping type category. Of all the 21,944 #13 teams that ran in a 2008 season sanctioned or affiliate roping, 63.6% of them got an official time, as opposed to a “no time,” on their first round steer. The “Average Time” figure was computed by first subtracting out all of the “no times,” then dividing the sum of all the remaining qualified times by the count of qualified times. The “average time” then is the average time of those that caught their first steer. O.K, now let’s clarify what each roping type means. “All ropings” is simply that: every sanctioned and affiliate roping in

2008. “Affiliate Ropings” are nonsanctioned USTRC ropings where the contractor uses the TRIAD handicapping system and provides USTRC with results. The earnings accrued at affiliate ropings can be used by ropers to acquire ShootOut positions. “Sanctioned ropings” are approved USTRC ropings that comply completely with USTRC rules including formats, prizes, payout, etc. and includes the National and Regional Finals. “Nat & Reg Ropings” is limited solely to the seven Regional Finals and the National Finals. I’ll get to the last category, “Average Roper Entry Fee” later. Now that you understand the meanings of each roping type category and how catch ratio and average time is defined, the Table might make a little more sense. You now have a “par time” to shoot for in almost every team combination. Keep in mind that this SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 13

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“average time,” is just that––the average of every first round run in each particular roping type category. It is not the time that won the roping. Here’s the way I’d look at it. The “average time” posted in this Table is your ceiling. You want to catch all four of your steers in LESS than this time to have a chance at a check. So when you’re in the practice pen, and you’re a #11 team, since the Table says the average time for all ropings is 11.58 as a #11 team combination, that’s the time you always want to be under. What can you do with the catch ratio? We all know we have to catch four in-a-row to win! Here’s how I’d use the catch ratio. At any given roping, you will know how many teams you are up against before you start. Multiply the catch ratio times the number of teams three times. That will tell you how many teams, approximately, are going to be left standing after three rounds. In other words, how many teams are going to be eligible for the short round. Here’s an example: you’re at a 200 team #11 roping. Multiply 200 times 55.5%. That’s 111, the number of teams left after the first round. Multiply 111 times 55.5%. That’s 61.6, rounded up to 62, the number of teams left after two rounds. Multiply 62 times 55.5%, that’s 34. The number of teams left before the short round. You know that only 20 teams are going to make the short round, so your time has to beat 14 of those remaining teams. If it was a 100 team roping, after doing the multiplication, there should only be around 17 teams remaining at the end of three rounds (100x55.5%=55.5; 55.5x55.5%=30.8; 30.8x55.5%=17). So going in, you know that if you just catch three, you will probably make the short round. That’s the kind of thing you can use catch ratios for. Now some of you may be wondering how all this stuff helps with determining how TRIAD is doing? After all, that is why this whole thing got started. I chose average times and catch ratios because they are probably the best indicators of a team’s overall ability. With that thought in mind, let’s look at the Charts. I think Chart 2 (2008 Season Average Times by Team Combination and Roping Type) illustrates how effective TRIAD is at numbering ropers correctly. Notice the symmetry of Chart 2 as it takes the average times of each team combination from the Table and plots them as bars on this Chart. As the team combination 14 / AUGUST 2009

numbers decrease, not only do the the average times increase, the amount of increase from team combination number to team combination number is at almost the same ratio for each number change. That’s why I included a linear trend line for “All Ropings,” the blue bars. In statistics, a trend line is a modeling technique using “linear regression analysis.” I won’t bore you with its mathematical formula but suffice to say that if the average time increased by the exact same amount for each decrease in the team combination number, the straight line would just clip the top of each and every blue bar on the chart. Now, as you can see, the blue bars don’t quite match the trend line exactly but, boy, they come awful close. Look at the #13, #12, #11 and #10. The tops of those four bars do intersect right along the line. This is what tells me TRIAD is getting it right. If TRIAD was off, if our classifications numbers were not accurate, you would see a much greater variation in where the bars hit the line. You might even see an instance or two where the slope in the line is interrupted because an average time going down the line by team combination is actually less rather than more than the team combination number preceding it. But that is obviously not the case. The same holds true for the catch ratio Chart 1 (2008 Season Catch Ratio by Team Combination and Roping Type), although not quite as symmetrical. There is a definite dip below the trend line with the #15, #14 and the #8 team combinations. But I wouldn’t attribute those dips to a flaw in TRIAD. In the case of the #8, I would say that’s a function of the lesser ability of a beginning roper to catch. In the case of the #14 and #15, remember first, there is no “#14” division at sanctioned events. So a #14 team is roping in a #15 division or in the Open. Regarding the #15’s, even though there is a #15 Division, there are still a lot of #15 teams that rope in the Open Division, particularly in the smaller ropings where there are not a lot of Open teams. My guess is that teams roping in a division higher than their status tend to press. Even though the #15 offers a seconds off handicap, teams still might have a tendency to press. And the more you press, the more likely you are to miss. That’s my theory anyway. But these catch ratio dips in no way detract from the efficacy of TRIAD. Ladies and gentlemen of the team roping community, overall

TRIAD is doing just fine, thank-you. I am not going to kid you and say the system is perfect. Time and time again, we have reiterated it is not now nor ever going to be. There will always be mis-numbered ropers. But I think what these charts show, particularly Chart 2, the number of misnumbered ropers has to be a small minority or there would be greater fluctuations in the uniformity of these charts. But now let’s turn to the disparities between the roping types. If you will look at Chart 2, you can see that affiliate ropings, the red bars, have a lower average time for each team combination than any other roping type except in the #15 where Nat & Reg Ropings had a slightly lower average time (9.37 to 9.39). I think there is a fairly reasonable explanation for this. First of all, affiliate ropings run the gamut from small local productions to large, special, distinct type ropings like the Reno Rodeo Invitational, which is a singular #11 roping. While not the case with the PDL, most of these affiliate ropings are going to have lower entry fees than sanctioned ropings and they are likely to allow more entries than sanctioned ropings. The less money you’ve put up the more likely you’re going to go for broke. Headers make that throw right after they leave the chute while heelers throw right at the corner. To substantiate this claim, look at the bottom of the Table, “Avg Roper Entry Fee.” For every combination, in ropings with an entry fee of $100 or less, the average time is less than ropings with entry fees greater than $100. And in a multiple entry event, if you’ve entered four, five or six times or more, you know you’ve got some more chances coming so you’re apt to, again, go for broke. As a result, you’re going to see faster times. Looking at the catch ratio Chart 1, the most interesting aspect I found was the roping type with the best catch ratio in all but the #15 and >15 . . . National and Regional Finals. With all that money and/or Shoot-Out spots on the line, ropers are making extra sure they catch. The average times at Nat & Reg Ropings are also on the long side but that still indicates to me the caliber of roper that enters. There’s some more interesting stuff to glean from these Charts and Tables but I will let you browse around and see what interests you. Hopefully you can gain a little insight that just might help how you approach your roping. Happy browsing. n

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The first USTRC Regional Finals event of the year, the West Coast Regional Finals played out in Paso Robles, California. The team of Pam Kennedy and Jason Boegle roped four head in 36.02 seconds to win the roping and take home $3,532 in cash, trophy Martin saddles and a Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

2009 now comes with Flex Earnings of $6,000 per National Shoot-Out ($3,000 per roper) and $2,000 per Regional Shoot-Out ($1,000 per roper). You may apply your Flex Earnings in increments of $100 where you see fit, either at the Regional Finals or at the National Finals,

and Flex Earnings may be combined with your partners to qualify for any Regional or National Shoot-Out. It’s your choice! The same goes for Gold Plus members using their half member Shoot-Out, which is equal to $3,000 in Flex Earnings. That means you may use

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hope you’re having a great summer and getting to rope plenty. For USTRC summer means we’re on the downhill side of the 2009 season, waist deep into the Regional Finals and wading through final plans for the Cinch National Finals of Team Roping. It’s perhaps our busiest and most favorite time of the year. Aside from the Regional events, the USTRC event schedule is chock full of great sanctioned and affiliate ropings. Producers from all across the country are working hard to give ropers the opportunity to qualify for the Cinch NFTR, which is only a few months away. Needless to say, there’s a lot at stake for producers and ropers alike as we head into the final stretch and the spotlight becomes ever so bright on the importance of Shoot-Out positions and the Flex Earnings program. The Flex Earnings program allows you the flexibility to manage your ShootOut positions as best suits your needs. Every Shoot-Out position awarded in

by Shawn Vargas

Two Oklahoma ropers, Brad and Devon Thrash roped four head in 35.03 seconds to win the Gold Plus roping at the Iowa Championships. Their accomplishments earned them $3,790 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and a Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. 16 / AUGUST 2009

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The team of Matt Imel and Monty Jacob earned the Gold Plus honors at the West Texas Championships. They posted a four head total of 38.85 seconds to collect a pair of trophy Martin saddles, $3,418 in cash and Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

The team of Don Hockett and Larry Steele came form Wyoming to claim the victory of the Gold Plus roping at the South Dakota Championships. They caught four steers in 32.96 seconds to claim $2,182 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and a Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

The father and son team of Brad and Devon Thrash collected a second Gold Plus victory within a month. This time they did it in their home state at the Oklahoma Championships. The duo roped four steers in 34.42 and earned checks worth $3,728, as well as trophy Gist buckles and a Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. 18 / AUGUST 2009

your member Flex Earnings to qualify for any Regional Finals Shoot-Out or National Finals Shoot-Out, which includes the prestigious Gold Plus Shoot-Outs. Again, USTRC is leaving it up to you to manage your Flex Earnings account. Please manage it wisely in order to take advantage of your qualification to the very lucrative Gold Plus Shoot-Outs. I owe many thanks to all of you who have pre-entered the Regional Finals thus far. My goal is to make the pre-entry process as seamless as possible for you and so far this season itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the best ever. Thank you for having your entries so well organized and ID #â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in order. The West Coast Regional Finals was held June 25 thru 28 in Paso Robles, California. Pam Kennedy of Templeton, CA and Jason Boegle of Fernley, NV roped four steers in 36.02 seconds to win the Average of the Gold Plus division. The duo claimed custom Martin saddles, National Finals Shootcontinued on page 20

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Outs worth $6,000 in Flex Earnings and checks worth $3,532 for their effort. The Incentive title of the Gold Plus roping went to the California team of Manuel Jorge and Danny Fleming. They roped their three steers in 41.93 seconds to claim checks worth $2,270 along with Gist buckles and National Finals ShootOuts worth $6,000 in Flex Earnings. Congratulations to all of you! Pam Kennedy was also the high point Gold Plus member of the event. She won a total of $6,721 for her effort along with the first of only seven limited-edition Crème de la Crème Gist Gold Buckles. Congratulations Pam! I hope you’re all loaded up on ShootOuts for the Cinch NFTR where once again, more than a million dollars will be added to the payout. See all of the NFTR details in this issue of SuperLooper Magazine or log onto USTRC’s website at www.ustrc.com. Only two months remain of the 2009 season…good luck to all of you and remember you must catch to win!

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Ohio header, Scott Lehman teamed up with heeler, Ron Renzi of Virginia to win the Gold Plus roping at the North Carolina Championships. Their time of 50.27 on four head earned them $1,168 in cash, a pair of trophy Gist buckles and a Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

Adios,

Shawn Vargas

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Rock Springs, Wyoming was home to the Red Desert Classic where the team of Gary Cooper and Bob Caldwell teamed up for a great showing and the win in the Gold Plus roping. Their four head total of 35.07 seconds won them $2,394 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and a Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

New Mexico roper Del Hooker teamed up with Tony Steele of Nevada to win the Gold Plus roping at Lasso Del Norte, held in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Their time of 36.05 seconds on four head earned them $3,220 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and a Gold Plus National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. 20 / AUGUST 2009

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Tuff Hedeman

Cole Echols

#15

2008 USTRC National Champions

here is just something to be said about someone who steps out of their comfort zone to explore and try new things. Each new endeavor presents a whole new set of challenges and guidelines. To accept the challenge and rise to the occasion is fairly indicative of the fortitude and determination of the competitor. Tuff Hedeman is that kind of athlete. His heeling partner, Cole Echols is that kind of athlete as well. Both ropers have laid down all of their inhibitions, their limitations, their fears and their constraints to do something different. Both men confronted the challenge and molded it to fit. Hedeman and Echols were the high call back team going into the short go round of the #15 Shoot-Out at the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping held last October at the Oklahoma State

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Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. It was a good place to be but the pressure was insurmountable and to hold and maintain that lead would take deep focus and concentration. The pair was looking at putting $89,500 in their pockets. They were also looking at Martin Trophy Championship saddles, Gist Championship buckles, Tony Lama Full Quill Ostrich boots and Western Horseman collectors prints. It was a phenomenal prizeline. Both Hedeman and Echols knew about pressure. Both men had run the gauntlet before. Thirty teams came back for the short go round in the #15 Shoot-Out and as the music resounded off the coliseum walls each team made preparations to rope. A lot was on the line. Two professional

bullriders led the charge with a time of 31.17 and a lead of almost two seconds. As the short go round unfolded it would be a waiting game so see exactly what would transpire. When the second high team back failed to make a qualified run both Echols and Hedeman took a deep breath. “And Then There Was One” took on a whole new meaning especially since the spot was held by two Champion bullriders. It was one for the history books. Echols felt some pressure as he rode into the heeler’s box. “I had one more steer to rope, just one more steer and that just kept running through my mind.”

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“I was confident in that I had the absolutely best heeler I could possibly have,” Hedeman voiced. “I really don’t rope that well but I had an awesome horse and a great heeler. That is all I could ask for to make it the best possible shot at a win.” The pair needed a time of 9.69 on their short round steer to take the win. When the final flag dropped on the short go round of the #15 Shoot-Out Tuff Hedeman and Cole Echols had posted a time of 8.52 to take the win. The two bullriders had just set a precedent for team ropers and the crowd in the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Arena let everyone know how special the win truly was. It was a lot of money and a lot of prestige especially, as Hedeman pointed out, he had pushed Echols into coming. Echols had totally balked at coming to the National Finals of Team Roping in the first place. “I kind of shamed him into coming to the Finals,” Hedeman explained. “We were at a bullriding in Bozier City and I told him I was going to enter us. He didn’t want to come but I’m sure he is glad now that we came to rope.”

“I am glad I came,” Echols said. “It was a lot of pressure and it is a lot of money. I didn’t think we needed to rope. I’m excited about being the high call back team in the short go round and to win the #15 Shoot-Out is truly exciting.” Echols won a National Championship at the NFTR in 2002 with Arkansas header Randy Hearnsberger so it wasn’t exactly uncharted territory. Regardless, the pressure wasn’t something to take lightly. Hedeman pointed out he had been coming to the USTRC National Finals for a long time. “I come and rope with my boys,” Hedeman said. “I’ve been coming to the Finals for a long time but have just never done any good. We plan to be here at the Finals all week. With this win in the #15 Shoot-Out it will set us up so that anything else from here on out will be gravy. It definitely feels good.” The #15 Shoot-Out was a roping about champions whether in the roping arena or the bullriding arena. At the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping “And Then There Was One” and it is bullriders, Tuff Hedeman and Cole Echols, the #15 Shoot-Out Champions stand above the rest. n

Tuff Hedeman and Cole Echols at the USTRC 2008 National Finals in Oklahoma City. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 23

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Rickey Green Horse Health wo weeks ago, my wife and daughter drove our horses down to south Texas to the Wrangler Junior High State Rodeo Finals where my daughter competed for one week. The first day, they arrived around noon and it was hot and humid. The water had a lot of chlorine in it, so my blue horse would hardly drink anything. This horse is twelve and has been around the world, so he should drink. But his usual practice is to not drink until the second day. What I usually do is not feed him any hay until he drinks. But, if I ride him for about an hour he will drink when I step off him. Then I’ll feed him a little hay the second day. My wife and daughter haven’t hauled this horse much. They just started running poles and barrels on him and they left “ol’ dad” to train another rope horse for himself. Anyway, they got to the arena and rode the blue horse, and he did drink a little bit, but not a lot. They squirted him off and fed him his usual amount of hay and grain. The next morning old blue was lying down in the stall and didn’t want to get up. He was impacted, which is common for dehydrated horses. The reason for telling this story is to stress that, if we don’t pay attention, just a little mistake like this can cost a lot. I don’t know what this horse is worth, but I know my daughter can head, heel, and run poles and barrels on him. And if he died, there would be a lot of tears shed. What I usually do when I travel is to take some water from home, enough for about a day and a half. Then when I stop to water, I’ll offer my horses a drink of the local water, and if they refuse I’ll bring out the home water. Most of my horses will take a drink if I put a product called “Horse Quencher” in the water, and once they start drinking they usually keep drinking on the trip. If you haven’t

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traveled much with your horse, you need to be observant so before a problem arises you can solve it. Do things like let both horses, if you have two, drink at once in the same bucket. Sometimes if one horse drinks the other will be enticed to drink. Also, if there is a water trough, let them drink there. I know it’s not good to water out of a public water trough, but if that’s where my horse will drink, I’ll let him. Purina is one of my sponsors, and I’ve used Purina feeds since I was a kid. My dad fed Purina, and I have always fed it. I had a veterinarian tell me Equine Senior is a perfect feed. It dissolves easily and a horse can get everything he needs from it. You can even feed it by itself and not have to feed hay. I’m telling you this because I think I learned something about my blue horse when he had colic recently. What we did was feed him just Equine Senior for three days, about four or five times a day in small amounts, like a few handfuls. We soaked it in water to make a soupy mush that would put water back in his system to help loosen the impaction. Now, I’m not telling you how to treat a colicing horse, but I found out a couple of things that I think will help my horse. One thing is, if my horse won’t drink, I can put some Equine Senior in a bucket maybe two inches deep, then put five inches of water on top of it and my horse will drink the water to get to the grain. The next thing is your hay has to go through 72’ of small intestine, then it comes to the area where it is digested. So, when I travel I’m going to wet down my hay every time. I believe this extra moisture will greatly enhance my horse’s ability to move his hay through his system. I think it’s very important that if your horse is not drinking well on the road, don’t feed too much hay and make sure you really wet it down so when he eats it will help to rehydrate him. I know this in not a roping tip, but if you don’t have a roping horse you can’t rope. Your Friend,

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HORSE HEALTH

Cribbing Rings by Heather Smith Thomas

ribbing is an undesirable habit/addiction that some horses develop when confined. Horse owners generally try to halt the habit, and a number of methods can be used, including cribbing straps and collars— which only stop the activity while the collar is being worn. For a more permanent solution some owners resort to surgery, which involves cutting the nerves at the tops of the neck muscles used for positioning the head for cribbing. Surgery is expensive, however, and only successful about half the time. A less invasive and less expensive method is the installation of small metal rings between the horse’s incisors. The horse strikes the ring against the object he’s trying to grab with his teeth, and this causes pain—an instant deterrent that changes his mind about wanting to crib. Some veterinarians install these rings for clients who have tried other methods (and failed) to halt their horses’ cribbing. One method is to drill a hole in the bone above the gum and install a small brass ring through the hole, holding the ring in place between the central incisors. Another method is to use hog rings, installed in the gum tissue between the teeth. Chris Ray, DVM, MS, DACVS (Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, 26 / AUGUST 2009

Weatherford, Texas) uses hog rings between the teeth, inserted through the gum tissue to hold them in place. This is a procedure he’s done for five years now, on about 50 horses. He recommends this procedure when a client has already tried cribbing collars and is not satisfied with them, or has maybe tried the surgery and it didn’t work; the horse went back to cribbing. When it works, the surgery makes it impossible for the horse to tuck his head to suck air when he grabs a solid surface with his top front teeth. But in some instances the nerves grow back together and the horse starts cribbing again. The rings between the teeth work well because it is pain related; the horse gets an instant discouragement when he tries to grab anything with his teeth. The rings are simple hog nose rings, made of very stiff, hard wire about 2 millimeters thick and about an inch or so in diameter. They are open before you install them, and basically just squeezed together to create a complete circle. They are sharp on both ends so they can be easily put through the tissue (either the nose of a hog, or the gum of a horse) when squeezing them together. “We use a special pair of pliers that come with the rings, to install them,” says Ray. “We embed the ring in the gum above the teeth, though some people

put slightly larger rings through the bone above the gums,” he says. Putting a ring through the gum is faster; you don’t have to drill a hole through the bone, and it can be done without anesthetizing the horse. You use local anesthetic where the ring will push through. The length of time the rings stay in place depends mainly on the horse. Some stay in for only a day or two while others may stay in for the life of the horse; some of the rings he he’s put in have not come out yet, and the owners want to leave them in, since the horse is not cribbing. “With the rings through the gum tissue, they stay in fairly well in older horses. The rings may not stay in as well in young horses because their teeth aren’t as long and the space between the teeth is different.” Before he recommends installing rings, he makes sure the owner is comfortable with the idea of having the rings put in. “As long as they don’t feel bad about me just sedating the horse and using topical anesthetic on the gum (holding some cotton and a little anesthetic against the gum for a moment before inserting the ring), this works fine. It’s very fast, just a squeeze of the pliers to put the ring through the gum,” explains Ray. “Once you establish that hole, it doesn’t hurt the horse much. It’s not quite like piercing your ears, but if the ring does fall out, you can put another one in through the same hole. This is something the owner needs to check every day, to make sure the rings are still in. If a horse loses one, it’s much easier on the horse to put it right back in. There’s a callous around the hole. If we can use the same hole to put another ring in, we will,” he says. If you aren’t checking the teeth daily, however, and are not aware that a ring has pulled out and is missing, the hole will heal up and you’d have to create a new one when installing a new ring. Some horses still try to crib or bite on things with the rings in, and may bend or spread the rings and they come apart and come out. “We usually put in three rings—one in the middle (between the central incisors) and one on each side (between the corner tooth and the lateral incisor). The ones on

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the sides generally stay in better. Many horses will wallow out the middle one but can’t get the side rings out, and those will still inhibit the cribbing. It all depends on the individual horse. If you can keep the lateral ones in, the chances for inhibiting cribbing are good.” He hasn’t had a horse continue to crib as long as the rings are in, but some horses are difficult to keep the rings in. “If a horse gets the rings out 2 or 3 times, then you might want to try putting a ring through the bone (between the central incisors). It might stay in better,” he says. “I’ve never taken out a ring. They either come out eventually on their own, or people just leave them in because they are working to halt the cribbing. But horse owners do need to monitor the horse and check the teeth every day or so. I’ve never had a horse swallow one, and never had one have a problem with a ring. I’ve never had a horse get a ring caught on anything, and never had one rip a ring out. Putting the ring in is the worst part, then everything else is easy— just watching the horse to make sure it stays in,” he says. “When a ring comes out, it’s usually because the horse bends it and the ring opens up (no longer a complete circle) and falls out. The horse may be still trying to crib, or playing with the ring, and it bends.” Using pain/self punishment to halt cribbing may seem like a harsh deterrent, but the owner usually weighs this against

the damage done to the horse by cribbing. “They wear their teeth out, and some horses may colic due to cribbing. In the long run they do more harm to themselves (and the facilities) than that instant of pain if they try to crib.” This deterrent is much cheaper than surgery (which may cost $1,500 to $2,500, depending on where it’s done). “To put in hog rings I charge the cost of the sedation, plus $100,” says Ray. There’s no recovery time needed; the hole in the gum is not very sore and heals quickly. Horses don’t go off feed at all. “There’s not much pain involved, regarding procedures done on the teeth. Even if you pull a horse’s tooth, he’s right back to eating again afterward. The little bit of pain to put in a ring is instant and temporary,” he says. The rings don’t hang very much below the teeth so you can’t see them unless you lift the lip to look at the teeth. The rings don’t rub sores on the lip, and are very innocuous. This method for halting cribbing seems to work very well in most cases, but the procedure is controversial. The AAEP (American Association of Equine Practitioners) does not support the use of hog rings for this purpose, since it has the potential to cause pain and possible damage to the gums and incisors. These are all factors that a horse owner should take into consideration when looking at options to try to halt cribbing. n

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in 2000 when Kevin Hall and a group of his team roping buddies began putting on ropings. Wanting to branch out and grow, they expanded some in 2004 and began the process of taking it on the road. They wanted to identify and grow with the USTRC. They became a part of the USTRC Affiliate program and with that affiliation they began to develop a professionalism in team roping production like no one could imagine. Purchasing TOMA Sports from President and owner Tom Abshire, Rope the Ozarks suddenly had exclusive rights to all of the Tulsa, Oklahoma area ropings as well as encompassing Missouri and parts of Northern Arkansas, successfully hosting team ropings in three states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are right in the Midwest where a large concentration of team ropers happens to be,â&#x20AC;? said Kevin Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of ropers in this area and so we want to provide them with an opportunity to go to a good, fair and well-produced team roping event. We are going to capitalize on the fact that there are a lot of ropers in this area and we certainly want to make our ropers a priority. We want to provide for them the best ropings they can possible find anywhere.â&#x20AC;? Rope the Ozarks is a roper-driven group of individuals who focus on giving team ropers everything they need to have, not only a great time, but to successfully compete in some great team roping productions. Not only is the group ropers themselves, they are a group of businessmen with the knowledge and business savvy to make

Rope the Ozarks a roaring success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rope the Ozarks is a self-sufficient independent organization that offers the whole deal,â&#x20AC;? Hall explained excitedly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the cattle, we have the flaggers, the announcers the whole production company. We really take pride in being able to offer the whole deal. We own the cattle, we do the trucking, and we can offer whatever you need to have a successful roping.â&#x20AC;? The cattle come from Ozark Valley Ranch in Mountain Grove, Missouri and everyone in the group lives within two hours of each other. A group of about fifteen people actually put on the ropings with the original group consisting of about six or seven individuals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to be the biggest production company in the USTRC,â&#x20AC;? said Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are a young group, all of us under the age of forty and as ropers we know what ropers want and expect. We are completely self-driven and self-sufficient.â&#x20AC;? Rope the Ozarks currently produces the Northern Arkansas Classic. The event is one they took over in 2008 from long-time USTRC producers Ronnie Carter and Larry Meek. This year the group moved the event to Bentonville, Arkansas to give it a refreshed look and feel. With the purchase of TOMA Sports from Tom Abshire they obtained the rights to ropings in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. The Oil Capital Stampede will be held in Tulsa December 4-6, 2009. There will also be other ropings in February and March that have been previously produced by TOMA Sports. All of these

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events will now fall under the umbrella of Rope the Ozarks. “We purchased those rights,” Hall elaborated. “It was a good move for us and we are excited about the opportunity to expand our business even more. We work closely with the USTRC and think it was a positive move for them as well.” Hall pointed out he wants to reach out to all ropers, women included. “We plan to offer event opportunities to the women ropers as well,” he said. “We want Rope the Ozarks to be synonymous with team roping at its very best and aligning ourselves with the USTRC will helps us reach that goal.” If you haven’t heard about Rope the Ozarks by now you can rest assured you will and you will want to rope at one of their ropings. This new group of ropers and businessmen have banded together and combined their interests and their talents to make team roping the best it can be. Coupled with the USTRC, team ropers in the Midwest can be assured they will find a phenomenal production. Rope the Ozarks believes good cattle, good crew, and a roper-friendly atmosphere are the key ingredients to producing successful team roping events. They take great pride in their productions and consider their events to be very roper friendly. There is a glow in the Midwest, a beacon of sorts and it hangs over the Ozarks; Oklahoma, Missouri and Northern Arkansas. It beckons with an appeal that spells class, finesse and flair. A new star beams across the horizon but with it comes an excitement about team roping that has been a long time coming; an asset to say the very least. Watch carefully; new things are brewing and they are focused on team ropers. Rope the Ozarks is a production company with a flair for excitement and enthusiasm. Rope the Ozarks is a new light hoping to shine brightly on ropers throughout the Midwest. n

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PART 3:

USTRC Transition– The Coming of Age

hroughout the twenty-year history of the USTRC, the organizational structure and direction has undergone significant changes. In the early years, the USTRC operated in a vast expanse of the unknown. How many team ropers are there? How many events are too many…..not enough? How can classifications be more effectively managed?… etc. etc. As the early years ticked by, the answers to these questions and many more became more in focus. The USTRC was entering into an age of maturity, and along with that maturation, it needed to transition from an upstart organization experiencing skyrocketing growth to that of a well-oiled machine, focused on meeting the needs of its membership. These were the transition years of the USTRC, and required a shift in not only operational practices, but one of the philosophical nature as well. As the USTRC began to transition to what is now the current state of the organization, it proved ironic that many of the rhetorical “sell” lines that the USTRC initially hung its hat on were in direct contrast to the new direction the USTRC needed to take. In an earlier article in this series, this was mentioned, but its significance during the transition of the USTRC cannot be overstated. During the mid to late 1990’s, the playing field began to come into focus. The USTRC had a feel for the number of ropers throughout the country, where they lived, how much they roped, and perhaps most importantly, how much they were willing and able to spend to participate in the sport. This last item proved an important part of the puzzle in the transitional development as it

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quickly became obvious that ropers across the country varied widely in their personal financial commitment to team roping. Ropers in the Southeast, for example simply would not accept a “high entry fee” format, while those in the southwest part of the country could not get enough of them. It was not so much the individual economic status of team ropers in different areas, as it was a personal preference based on years of past event experiences. Of course, the other factor that played a major role during the transitional years was the understanding of the sheer numbers of team ropers in the different areas of the country. The USTRC had to construct events that fit the roper density in each area. It was clear that a “one size fits all” approach would not be effective, and yet at the same time, it was necessary for the USTRC to be viewed as homogenous throughout the country. These and a number of other issues came to be solved by how the USTRC altered the format for its events throughout the country. While it was important to establish uniformity with regards to the look and feel of its events as much as physically possible, there were a wide variety of format options established by the USTRC. It’s fair to say that the “tinkering” of USTRC formats during the mid to late 1990’s, though often confusing to ropers during this period, was an essential part of the transitioning of the sport into the modern age. One of the problems addressed by format tinkering during this period was that of the “limited entry” dilemma. The USTRC, since its inception had made it a conscious effort to sell the concept of limited entry into the core thinking of every roper. While this was a critical component during the establishment of the USTRC, it proved a hindrance as

time moved forward. By the mid to late 90’s the USTRC had a fairly solid understanding of the number, location and entry habits of ropers, yet it was bound by its own “one roper/one entry” mantra that it had spent nearly a decade driving home. However, by altering/tinkering with the format at its events, the USTRC was seemingly able to continue to adhere to its established philosophies while expanding the opportunities of ropers to enter its events. One of the easiest ways was to simply add more divisions. While the early USTRC events offered just five divisions, it would soon offer seven. Even more significant was the introduction of the “Incentive” within each division, which essentially doubled the number of opportunities for ropers to enter USTRC events…..all while still abiding by the “limited entry” philosophy. Of course this still did not fully address the issue of maximizing the entry potential of ropers in some parts of the country. In areas of low roper density, the problem was simple. It was that of too few ropers. In those circumstances the only solution was to allow multiple entries in a division….hence the introduction of the infamous USTRC, Format 1, format 2, format 3, Format 4, and even a few specialized formats specifically altered for certain areas of the country. No question about it, the format tinkering of the transitional period was a key element in transforming the USTRC and in fact the entire sport of team roping into a new era. Still, this was not the only significant point of transformation. Perhaps the greatest undertaking of all by the USTRC during the transition period was that of taking on the complete overall of the classification system. If there was one thing that was clear

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throughout the history of the USTRC, it was a continual concern by ropers…even distrust in some cases…regarding the procedure and practices of the USTRC in the determination of roper classifications. Though it was well understood at the beginning that someone literally sat down and began assigning classifications…an undertaking that was fully embraced and applauded by ropers…it didn’t take long for them to begin to find fault in the process. Though, more often getting it right than wrong, the USTRC continually battled ropers who felt as though they did not win because they were over-classified, or another team won because they were under-classified. Naturally, with there always being a greater population of ropers not collecting winnings that the other….it provided fertile ground for growing discontent. The USTRC tried a number of strategies to squelch this discontent over the years, but nothing really seemed very effective. The feeling by ropers was that despite the processes that were in place to make ropers feel as though it was beyond reproach, someone, or perhaps a handful of some-ones were ultimately making the final calls on classifications and therefore making it a grossly flawed system. While this conclusion may not have been accurate, roper’s understanding of how the process was actually carried out was fairly accurate. The solution was obvious, yet the undertaking enormous. The USTRC had to implement a complete overhaul of the process whereby the determination of a roper’s classification relied more on upon empirical, performance and data than it did by subjective observation. In 2005, after more than a year of planning and preparing the

infrastructure for the change, the USTRC implemented the TRIAD system for classifying ropers. It was a system for determining classifications which came at an enormous expense to the USTRC with no guarantee of roper acceptance. It’s fair to say it was an investment that paid off. Though the issue of classifications will never be one that rests among ropers for the reasons listed previously, since the implementation of the TRIAD classification system, a new calm has fallen over the subject with ropers accepting the reality that the USTRC has systematically and dramatically improved the accuracy of the process. It seems the implementation of the TRIAD system signaled the end of the transition years for the USTRC, and the arrival to the modern age of team roping. Still it would not be a complete analysis of the period without mentioning a significant philosophical shift during this period. During the early USTRC years of phenomenal growth, ropers were ropers. No one knew or really cared how they came to be team ropers…they just somehow were, and they came to rope. However as the USTRC began to understand the roping population as a whole, it also began to understand that for the sport to survive into the future it needed to focus on developing a new generation of ropers. Though this seems an obvious effort by the USTRC to

anyone involved in the sport today, it was not necessarily always the case. Along with the USTRC’s shift in philosophy to aggressively nurture the next generation of ropers, it also renewed its commitment to providing and encouraging of a “family friendly” sporting culture. Years of such philosophy are now more evident than ever. Not only is it commonplace to find entire families competing at USTRC events, the success of the philosophy can be seen regularly. At any given USTRC event you will find ropers competing and winning in the Open division that were only a few years ago just “breaking out” in the most novice divisions. Already U.S. and World Champion team ropers can be identified as those who years earlier competed on many a Sunday afternoon with sunburned faces, oversized hats and their dad’s worn out rope to capture a coveted USTRC Dummy Roping title…..and more are yet to come. The transition years were important one’s for the USTRC and have established the foundation for the modern era. The investment by the USTRC in its infrastructure as well as its visionary philosophical commitment to the future is what has kept the organization strong throughout the years and keeps it thriving during the most economically challenging times in the last sixty years. A long-term commitment to the sport and to ropers has kept it strong and will insure the sanctity of the sport well into the future. n

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Today’s Leader The USTRC and Bloomer Trailer Manufacturing have recently joined forces to become one of the newest sponsorship partners in the sport of team roping. Both the USTRC and Bloomer Trailers are front runners in their industries and the partnership is a perfect fit and great for team ropers. Like the USTRC, Bloomer Trailer Manufacturing

has a rich history in diligence, quality and determination. It is these factors that have helped the Bloomer name become synonymous with the highest quality living quarters horse trailers in the world. Their humble beginnings have led them down a road of consistent success with innovations that continue to set them ahead of the competition.

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In most businesses that start up today there are typically a couple issues that stir the entrepreneurial sprit and cause the leap to self employment. Sometimes you can be perfectly happy with your current situation and at the top of your game only to have someone say, “It can’t be done.” These words offer a challenge Americans find almost impossible to resist. That’s basically what happened to Randy Bloomer about ten years ago. Already a successful trailer dealer, Randy went to his manufacturer of choice with the concept of a truly top-of-the-line trailer only to hear the magic words, “It can’t be done.” By the time he left the parking lot the wheels were already turning and the concept for Bloomer Trailers was born.

Knowing his customers better than anyone, Randy knew that many consumers were willing to pay more for the best and, having been a dealer, he knew dealers were tired of quality and warranty issues arising. He also knew that trailers really come down to many different components combined together on a quality structure to create

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a high quality, reliable unit. So, when the first plans started making their way to blueprints, the decision was made to start from the bottom up. Thus, every Bloomer trailer is built on Dexter torsion axles combined with Kodiak electric over hydraulic disc brakes. They also come standard with Alcoa aluminum rims for strength and maximum heat dissipation, along with Michelin tires. All of this lays the

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foundation for the all-aluminum chassis to rest on. As the build continues upward you find all tubular construction throughout the entire trailer and all electrical connections soldered, not simply twisted with a lock nut. When it comes to the horse compartment Bloomer likes to say, “We build our trailers around the horses,” meaning they are designed for maximum comfort and safety of the animals. This is obvious when you see walls and roofs that are fully lined and insulated. These standard features along with their exclusive drop windows inside the swinging feed doors will surely give you easy access to your valuable cargo. If you have any doubt how confident Bloomer is that their trailers will stand the test of time, you need look no further than the industry-leading, 10year structural warranty.

Luxury of Home, On The Road If you have ever been inside the living quarters of a Bloomer trailer you know they are second to none. If you haven’t been inside one you really need to see these with your own eyes. Working with the leading conversion companies in the business these units can easily be as nice as or nicer than your house. They boast everything from suede walls and leather couches to stamped copper sinks and ceilings. Every knob, button and handle matches the “theme” you decide on for your new home away from home.

All About Bloomer Located in Salado, Texas, Bloomer Trailers was founded in 1998 by Randy Bloomer who over sees the day-to-day

operations of the business. They currently build 175 trailers a year with approximately 55 full time employees. Randy tells us he is committed to building the highest quality trailer available on the market but, before you ask him to match a competitor’s price, he’ll ask them to match his quality. Having been on the dealer side of the business for many years Randy has a first-hand understanding of what a dealer needs from the manufacturer they represent. So you can count on nothing less than complete factory support from the marketing all the way through the final sale when you carry the Bloomer line. n For more information on becoming a Bloomer dealer you can contact them directly at 800-390-6377 or visit them online at www.bloomertrailers.com

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USRider Urges Horse Owners to Use Air Pressure Monitor Electronic Device Helps Prevent Dangerous Blowouts

lat tires are the leading cause of disablements involving horse trailers. USRider is involved in a research project with Dr. Tomas Gimenez to test the benefit (if any) of using air vs. nitrogen to inflate tow vehicle and horse trailer tires. An electronic air-pressure monitoring system is being used to assist with the research. During the research, Dr. Gimenez and USRider have noted significant safety benefits resulting from using this system. “At USRider, we are all about safety when it comes to trailering horses. And after five years of doing what no other company has ever done – providing emergency roadside to our members – we strongly believe installing an airpressure monitoring system is one of the most proactive steps one can take to prevent a blowout,” said Mark Cole, managing member for USRider. While blowouts occur without

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warning, they typically result from the under-inflation of tires, which causes excessive heat buildup. This is especially evident during the summer driving season when roads are hot. Underinflated tires run hotter than tires that are properly inflated. The use of a monitoring system can significantly lower the incidence of a blowout. Some commonly used systems include PressurePro, SmarTire and Tire Sentry. “From the standpoint of preventing a breakdown due to tire failure while trailering horses, this is one of the best products we have seen in a long time. The system works by constantly monitoring pressure through wireless transmitters located on each valve stem. A drop or increase in pressure of 10 percent or more will sound an alarm in the cab. This gives the driver the opportunity to take appropriate action before the tire goes completely flat or blows out,” said Cole. “Right now, many people are driving dual-wheeled vehicles with a flat inside rear tire. While the inside tire may look inflated, it’s actually being supported by the outside tire, which is doing all of the work and can overheat and fail. This situation is easily detected by one of these systems,” said Dr. Gimenez.

For horse trailers, horse owners should follow the inflation recommendation listed on the sidewall of the tire. For tow vehicles, it is recommended to follow the inflation guidelines for that vehicle – please consult your owner’s manual or see the inflation placard on the vehicle. It is recommended that horse owners check the tire pressure of all tires at least monthly, making sure to check the air pressure on spare tires. Additionally, it is recommended that tire pressure be checked when the tires are cold (before traveling). USRider reminds also recommends that only tires specifically designed and rated for trailers be used – never use automobile tires on a horse trailer. “Numerous air-pressure monitoring systems are available. We recommend systems that monitor air pressure constantly (when the vehicle is parked and not in use) and do not require dismounting of tires to install,” said Cole. Additionally, USRider recommends monitoring spare tires. n For additional safety tips, visit the Equine Travel Safety Area on the USRider website at www.usrider.org. USRider provides roadside assistance and towing services along with other travel-related benefits to its members through the Equestrian Motor Plan. It includes standard features such as flat-tire repair, battery assistance and lock-out services, plus towing up to 100 miles and roadside repairs for tow vehicles and trailers with horses, emergency stabling, veterinary referrals and more. For more information about the USRider Equestrian Motor Plan, visit www.usrider.org online or call 1-800-844-1409.

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TRAILER SAFETY A

lthough many of us are in the middle of the team roping season and our rigs are rolling along pretty well, there is never a bad time to do a thorough inspection of our trailers for signs of wear and tear. Catching a potential problem early can save a lot of headaches and stress, literally, down the road. Replacing a worn tire, checking and repacking wheel bearings or even a simple bulb replacement can save you from making roadside repairs, in the middle of the night on the side of a lonely highway. Here is a list of possible problems to check prior to hitting the road again.

Undercarriage The hardest area to do a routine check is the undercarriage, but it is one of the most important areas. Lack of maintenance in this area often contributes to major roadside problems and even accidents. s Under the front of the trailer, check all of the hitch bracing to ensure they are welded or bolted solidly in place. s The entire undercarriage frame should be checked for cracks of fatigue, as well as broken welds or loose bolts. s Fenders should be bolted solidly in place and be in good condition. s The axle springs should be solidly attached to anchor and pivot points and the leaves of the spring should lie in alignment on top of each other.

Hitch The tow vehicle connects to the trailer through the hitch and whether you have a bumper pull or gooseneck trailer, this is a critical area that requires attention when doing a routine check. s Check the overall hitch mechanism for wear, loose bolts and cracked or broken welds.

s The cap and jaws should be free from rust pockets, deep scores or cracks. s Check hinge pins and fasteners for signs of loosening or excessive wear. s If the nosepiece is bolted onto the tongue, make sure bolts are tight s Ensure both safety chains are secured and long enough to crisscross and attach to the towing vehicle.

Wheels, Tires and Brakes This is where the rubber meets the road and a crucial area that often fails. Proper tire inflation, worn tires, cracked, bent or broken wheels and the trailer brakes are some of the important features that need routinely checked to ensure you and your horse’s safety while traveling. s Wheels should be unbent and tires in good condition. s Check tire pressure and look for signs of excessive tire wear. s Have all trailer brakes inspected and replaced as needed. s Check for wheel bearing wear and repack the bearings. s Check electric brakes as well as the break-away brakes

Overall Exterior Although the exterior of the trailer does not often fall under the most important area for safety issues, you should check for signs of damage and repair the areas to ensure you do not have problems down the road. s Check for loose, missing or broken screws, bolts and rivets over the entire exterior of the trailer s Look for damage to brackets, latches, tie rings, fenders, etc. s Ensure that all latches hold tight. s Look for any broken, sharp metal edges which could cut horses or people

Overall Interior The interior of your horse trailer needs your best attention. Broken, loose or worn areas can cause serious damage to your horse during travel. An in-depth inspection can undercover potential problems and protect your horses. s Check for broken welds and loose bolts along the entire interior of the trailer. s Inspect the interior for wear and damage which could injure your horses. s Check the roof for broken bolts and rivets. s Look for sharp points and edges. s Check the floors of hay mangers for wear and damage. s Replace any trailer mats that may be torn or have worn edges which may curl up under horse’s feet. s Check the trailer floor for rotten spots, particularly along the edges and front corners. s Interior sidewalls may start to show wear and rust and should be repaired as needed. s Don’t forget to inspect the tack compartment or dressing room. Be sure to look for leaks and seal up holes and/or worn out door seals.

Electrical System Although problems in the electrical wiring of a horse trailer can be confusing at times and often need to be repaired by a technician, simple fixes and bulb replacements can be done easily. s Check your trailer electrical cable and plug for excessive wear. s Check all trailer lights and replace bulbs make electrical reapirs. s Check to make sure the left and right turn signals are correct and that your stop lights work and are bight. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 37

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TRAILER PLUG WIRING

6 Way Connector

Nothing is worse than turning on your lights at dusk only to find that your trailer lights arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working. When you stop your rig on the side of the road, you discover that the trailer plug is damaged. It may have been snagged and pulled apart when turning, or perhaps fell out of the socket and was dragged to the bare wires. Now you must make a roadside repair. Typically five, sometimes six wires are required to supply the trailerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electrical equipment. Know which wire goes where or keep a schematic of the trailer plug in your vehicle to avoid time and aggravation should this happen to you. Here are simple to read wiring diagrams for both a 6-way plug and the newer 7-way plug.

This is most commonly used on horse trailers, stock trailers, and utility trailers. When changing connectors, match the positions from old to new or better yet test for function and be sure the connector is wired to the standard code. Also notice that the center (A) terminal is neither the brake terminal nor the ground terminal. The center terminal is listed as an auxiliary terminal and is used for either backup lights or a 12-volt (+) wire. It is recommended that the middle terminal be wired for 12 volt (+) for charging the breakaway switch battery. Breakaway switches are now pretty much required on most trailers with electric brakes and a charged battery is required for proper operation.

Wiring Code 7 Way Truck End Color Gage

Circuit Function

Black 10 or Red

12v

Green

Right Turn

Blue

Electric Brake

White

Ground

Small Yellow

Left Turn

Brown

Running Lights

Yellow

Auxiliary 12v

Wiring Code 7 Way Trailer End

Connector Interior

# Color Gage 1

Connector Interior

12v

2 Green

Right Turn

Blue

Electric Brake

4 White

Ground

Small Yellow

Left Turn

6 Brown

Running Lights

7 Yellow

Auxiliary 12v

Black 10 or Red

Circuit Function

6 5

2 3

Note: #7 is the center terminal and currently is most commonly used for backup lights

7 Way Connector

Wiring Diagram Marked Color Function

Trailer End

3 4

Brown

White Ground

Yellow Left Turn

Green

Right Turn

Blue

Electric Brakes

Black or Red

12v

Truck End

Tail Lights

4 3

Note: center terminal is 6

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This connector style is most commonly used on RV trailers and is becoming increasingly popular on horse and utility trailers. As you can see in the illustration, the backside of the connector body is labeled at each terminal. The labels are listed with the function assigned to that pin. On the tow vehicle side, wire color alone should not be relied on; always test and match the function to the appropriate terminal. The trailer side, for the most part, is wired to match the connector colors. Any plug that has been changed or extended, should be tested when replacing to make sure the function matches the terminal. It should be noted that the center terminal is labeled as an auxiliary circuit, most commonly used for backup lights and not a ground terminal as many try to make it.

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A Trailer-Load of New Equine Haulers For 2009 Cimarron Trailers 10th Anniversary Model

Cimarron Trailers has been dedicated to building trailers that are better by design since its inception in 2000 through continuous product evaluation and improvement. To celebrate their tenth year of building trailers that are better by design, Cimarron Trailers is introducing a 10th anniversary model featuring 10 great improvements. The 10th Anniversary Model features: • Taller Stall Dividers – 4 ½" taller dividers are now standard on all Norstar models. • Larger 19" Tall Butt Side Windows – Because we know how important maximum airflow is to your horse, 19" tall windows are now standard on the butt side of all Norstar models. • Maintenance Free Self-Adjusting Brakes – Cimarron strives to make our trailers as trouble free as possible so you can keep your mind on taking care of your animals rather than taking care of your rig. • 3D Digitally Printed Graphics – Cimarron is now offering the same great graphics designs with an enhanced, 3D look. • New Updated Decals – Now all the decals on Cimarron Trailers feature the same 3D enhanced and are all digitally printed. • Extruded Heavy Duty Aluminum Hinge on Storm Doors – Cimarron knows how much use and abuse the doors of your trailer needs to withstand. • 2-Bolt Coupler Height Adjustment on all Trailers over 32' in Length – The larger the trailer the greater the need for increased safety measures. • User-Friendly Polypropylene Brush Trays – They’re easier to keep clean 40 / AUGUST 2009

than traditional aluminum brush trays, thanks to drainage holes in the bottom. • Extruded Fenders on Stock Trailers – The new fender on Cimarron’s Lonestar stock trailers are more durable and more user friendly. • New Extruded Saddle Rack Post Extension – The new hollow design saddle rack is stronger and is more resistant to flexing.

Sundowner Trailers Sundowner On Target with New Trailers

After setting new standards in the horse industry for over 30 years, Sundowner did it again. The new Sportman bumper pull series and the new Horizon weekender living quarters series are the most recent examples of the company’s continued commitment to innovation. The Sportman and Horizon series will have the quality construction and warranty Sundowner is known for, but at a significantly lower price reflective of the current economic climate. The Sportman bumper pulls features aluminum construction, including the floor and frame, and an attractive white aluminum exterior. They are 7' tall, and include graphics, LED lights, electric brakes and Dexter rubber torsion axles. The 15" tires come with attractive wheel trim. The front tack storage room has a swing out saddle rack, bridle hooks, blanket bar and brush tray. The horse area includes Suncoated walls, floor mats, solid head and shoulder dividers, and a recessed roof vent per horse. There is a drop down window at the head of each horse, as well as a 64" drop down window with bars on the rump side for extra ventilation. The Horizon living quarters debuted fall 2008 in three 8' wide models, including the 11', 14' and 14' plus a 6'

slide out. Due to the overwhelming response to those trailers, two additional fully equipped weekender models were added, with 4' and 6' floor plans. The two new Horizon models feature aluminum construction, including the floor and frame, and an attractive white aluminum exterior or extruded aluminum sides. They include LED lights, electric brakes, Dexter rubber torsion axles, and 16" radial tires with attractive wheel trim. The collapsible rear tack room features a swing out saddle rack and tack hooks. The horse area includes Suncoated walls, floor mats, solid head and shoulder dividers, a walk through door to the living quarters and a recessed roof vent per horse. There is an escape door on the first stall and drop down windows on each additional stall, as well as a sliding window on the rump wall per horse. The Horizons interiors include all the basic amenities busy horse people desire, including an air conditioner with heat strip, 3 cubic foot refrigerator, cooktop, microwave, TV antenna, AM/FM CD player with interior and exterior speakers, toilet, shower, power roof vent, closets and much more. The 6' model includes a sofa that folds out into a bed for additional sleeping capacity. Both the Sportman and Horizon series are lightweight, durable, attractive and affordable and have widespread appeal to horse owners from all disciplines. For more Information contact Sundowner Trailers at 800-438-4294 or www.sundownertrailer.com

Platinum Coach Tailor-Made For Today’s Roper Platinum Coach is pleased with the response we’ve had from the team roping industry. We are continually making changes to improve the safety features of our trailers. Our new door and window design is second to none. We hope you can stop by and see us at this year’s Cinch USTRC National

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Finals of Team Roping in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma so we can show you a few things that set our trailers apart from the rest.

Because We Care While we are in the peak of the trailering season we thought a reminder to check bearings, brakes, tire pressure, balance and lights before your next trip can save a lot of stress on the road. Hot weather, high speed, and low tire pressure are a sure formula for failure. When its time to trade up or you need help on the road please call 888333-7215 for your nearest dealer or technical support. You will never get a recorded message with our company and if you’re one of the many Outlaw Conversion owners you now have a 24/7 number to call for technical support (877-688-5299) and that’s just another reason to make Platinum Coach and Outlaw Conversion your next trailer of choice. We are currently joined with Best of America by Horseback, Wrangler Junior High Division of NHSRA, National High School Rodeo Association, and the Woman’s Pro Rodeo Association. We feel keeping in contact with these organizations helps us to stay in the loop on the needs and demands in the trailer industry today. Visit us online at www.platinumcoach.net

Charmac Trailers Years of Experience Goes Into Every Charmac Trailer

Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, Charmac Trailers has been manufacturing quality horse trailers for over 30 years. The new 2010 Charmac Trailers models are available in a 2 or 3horse bumper pull and a 2 - 6 horse gooseneck, in either steel or aluminum frame and an all aluminum exterior in multiple color combinations. Standard features include a redesigned slam latch divider adjustable saddle racks and a completely rubber

lined horse area. Also included are a onepiece aluminum roof, your choice of a wood, aluminum or optional Rumber floor, providing you with a quality trailer that is built to last. For all of your horse trailering needs please contact you local Charmac dealer or visit us at www.charmactrailers.com.

Titan Trailer Manufacturing

• DuPont Polyurethane Paint and Primer • Global Dealer Network Consisting of Over 140 Dealers to Better Serve you • Exceptional Quality and Value

Sooner Trailers New Sooner Models Reach New Levels of Durability, Affordability

Durable, Affordable Horse Trailers Titan Trailer Manufacturing, Inc., located in Waterville, Kansas, started in 1986, and shortly after that they manufactured their first horse trailer. Since then, they have been producing an affordable longlasting trailer using rust preventative galvannealed sheet steel and Dexter Torsion EZ Lube axles. Titan sprays electronically portioned DuPont primer and DuPont Imron 2000 polyurethane paint sprayed in downdraft paint booths. It is then cured in an infrared bake oven ensuring a durable glossy finish that will last the life of your trailer and maintain the value. Titan offers an unsurpassed five year warranty on both structure and paint. With a Titan Trailer you get the life of an aluminum trailer, but the strength and value of a steel trailer. Today, Titan continues to expand its line of trailers to include various types of bumper pulls, goosenecks, aluminum skinned, and living quarters trailers. Further expanding its line of horse trailers in April 2009, Titan acquired Logan Coach in Logan, Utah. With over 140 dealers located in the United States, Canada, and Australia, Titan is able to provide its customers the best quality, service and value for their dollar. Whether you’re looking for a 2-horse bumper pull, 10-horse gooseneck, or a living quarters trailer, they have the trailer for you. To learn more about Titan Trailer, contact the dealer in your area or visit their website at www.titantrailer.com. • 23 Years of Trailer Building Experience • Unsurpassed 5 year Structure and Paint Warranty • Rust Preventative Galvannealed Sheet Steel • Dexter Torsion EZ Lube Axles

Sooner Trailer’s latest models are poised to become popularity leaders in the horse trailer market. The Sooner Legacy and Sooner Saratoga were created as high-end trailers at a great value. Despite their attractive price point, Sooner has also made sure that these trailers have an exceptional degree of functionality and an assortment of popular features. The Sooner Legacy was designed with cowboys in mind. This trailer has a tough exterior, complete with an extruded nose rail. Sooner’s own full-length “Arrays” slat helps protect the trailer against the abuse of the road. The Legacy also boasts slat on the rear doors. Inside the horse area, a standard divider provides solid protection for horses. On the other hand, the Sooner Saratoga caters to both Western and English riders. The design is similar to previous years’ Sooner Equine models, including a concealed nose rail for a sleek, stylish-looking trailer. Sooner’s “Echelon” style slat can be applied to the entire exterior or just around the horse area. Within the horse area, a slat-covered divider offers a high-end look that doesn’t skimp on safety. Both trailers have standard highvisibility LED exterior lights. LED light strips in the horse area increase visibility for owners, too. They also have more head room in the gooseneck for greater convenience, and new axles to increase clearance height. The horse areas include hand-built drop down feed doors and a fully carpeted rear tack area. Both the Saratoga and the Legacy are available in gooseneck and living quarters models. For more information about all of Sooner’s projects, visit their website at www.soonertrailers.com or call 1-800-800-1230. SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 41

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Trailer Manufacturer Directory Barrett Trailers, Inc. 1831 Hardcastle Boulevard, P.O. Box 1500 Purcell, OK 73080 405-527-5050 www.barrett-trailers.com Bee Trailers 524 Harrell Road Climax, Georgia 31734 800-266-2052 www.beetrailers.com Bison Mfg., Inc. 804 S. Higbee Milford, IN 46542 574-658-4161 www.bisontrailer.com Bloomer Trailers, Inc. P.O. Box 1034 Salado, TX 76571 800-390-6377 www.bloomertrailers.com Brenderup Trailers 2715 S. CR 1208 Midland, Texas 79706 800-745-1306 www.brenderuprealtrailers.com Bruton Trailers P.O. Box 1144 San Angelo, Texas 76902 325-655-5733 www.brutontrailers.com Charmac Trailers 452 South Park Avenue West P.O. Box 205 Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 800-544-7904 www.charmactrailers.com Cherokee Aluminum Trailers 11301 South I-44 Oklahoma City, OK 73173 800-654-4967 www.cherokeetrailers.net

Cimarron Trailers Mfg. P.O. Box B, Highway 62 East Chickasha, OK 73023 405-222-4800 www.cimarrontrailers.com Circle J Trailers 200 N. Kit Avenue Caldwell, ID 83605 800-CircleJ circlejtrailers.com Classic Trailer, Inc. 23365 Peckham Road Wilder, ID 83676 208-482-7581 www.classictrailersinc.com CM Trailers P.O. Box 680 200 County Road Madill, OK 73446 888-268-7577 www.cmtrailers.com Dream Coach P.O. Box 1888 Purvis, MS 39475 877-99-DREAM www.dreamcoachtrailers.com Double D Trailers Pink Hill, NC 28572 800-435-6274 www.doubledtrailers.com Elite Trailers Mfg. 7700 SW 29th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73179 405-745-5757 www.elitetrailers.com Exiss Aluminum Trailers, Inc. 900 East Trail Boulevard. El Reno, OK 73036 877-55-EXISS www.exiss.com Featherlite Trailers Highway 63 & 9 Cresco, IA 52136 800-800-1230 www.fthr.com

Four-Star Trailers 10000 NW 10th Street Oklahoma City, OK, 73127 405-324-7827 www.4startrailers.com Hart Trailers P.O. Drawer C Chickasha, OK 73023 888-810-HART www.harttrailer.com Hawk Trailers P.O. Box 270 Manawa, WI 54949 920-596-3080 www.hawktrailers.com JD Sutherland P.O. Box 1107 Rush Springs, OK 73082 877-441-2440 ww.jdsutherland.com Keifer Built, Inc. P.O. Box 88 Kanawha, IA 50447 1-888-2KIEFER www.kieferbuiltinc.com Lakota Trailer P.O. Box 219 Bristol, IN 46507 574-848-7636 www.wanarv.com Logan Coach Trailers P.O. Box 746 Logan, UT 84323 800-742-7047 www.logancoach.com Merhow Trailers 306 Depot Street Bristol, Indiana 46507 574-848-4445 www.merhow.com Miley Trailers 900 East Trail Boulevard El Reno, OK 73036 877-296-4539 www.mileytrailers.com Platinum Coach 4375 Santiam Highway SE Albany, OR 97322 888-333-7215 www.platinumcoach.net Ponderosa Trailer 1348 Highway 50 Delta, CO 81416 Arkansas: 501-354-4717 Colorado: 970-874-0544 New Mexico: 505-285-3614 www.ponderosatrailers.com

S & H Trailers Mfg 800 Industrial Drive Madill, OK 73446 800-367-5577 www.sandhtrailers.com Silverado Trailers 632 Shelly Street Springfield, OR 97477 800-644-7155 www.silveradotrailers.com Silver Lite Trailers, Inc. 1291 South A Street Springfield, OR 97477 541-744-1215 www.silverlite.com Sooner Trailers 900 East Trail Boulevard El Reno, OK 73036 800-256-6668 www.soonertrailer.com Sterling Coach 1602 SW Sterling Drive Lawton, OK 73501 580-357-6011 www.sterlingcoachllc.com Stidham Trailers P.O. Box 1691 Chickasha, OK 73023 405-244-6414 www.stidhamtrailers.com Sundowner Trailers, Inc. 9805 OK Highway 48 South Coleman, OK 73432 800-654-3879 www.sundownertrailer.com Titan Trailers Mfg. 2306 Highway 77 Waterville, KS 66548 785-363-2101 www.titantrailer.com Trails West Trailers P.O. Box 67 Preston, Idaho 83263 208-852-2200 www.trailswesttrailers.com Travalong Trailers by Liberty, Inc. 451 Highway 9 Waterville, KS 66548 785-363-2552 www.travalong.com Turnbow Trailers P.0. Box 300 115 West Broadway Oilton, Oklahoma 74052 800-362-5659 www.turnbowtrailers.com WW Trailer P.O. Box 807 Madill, OK 73446 580-795-5571 wwtrailer.com

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North Dakota Championships Missouri Valley Fairgrounds Bismarck, ND August 15-16, 2009

ackson* stepped down from his horse and pulled off his hat. Wiping his brow he studied the landscape. With gold suddenly discovered in the Black Hills, Jackson knew he had better pay attention. Things had snowballed at what was once called Missouri Crossing. The railroad had moved in and they had already renamed the town Bismarck. Things were changing and they were changing rapidly. What he would give for a cache of gold all his own. Climbing back on his horse Jackson hit an easy lope, hoping to make Bismarck by night fall. A thunderstorm dotted the Black Hills and he wasn’t hankering to spend the night on the prairie. A stiff drink and news of gold was more to his liking. Undoubtedly, there would be plenty of people to satisfy his thirst for information, from German immigrants to railroad engineers. Hopefully, he could do a little panning for gold and maybe end up with a small fortune. Bismarck is situated on the east bank of the Missouri River directly across the river from Mandan. Both cities make up the core urban area of what is today called the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area. Missouri Valley Fairgrounds will welcome USTRC team ropers to the North Dakota Championships the weekend of August 15 and 16. Dale Sorge productions will play host to USTRC ropers and what a 44 / AUGUST 2009

better time to be in North Dakota than mid August. With lots of things to see and do ropers can expect a weekend filled with some great team roping and extracurricular activities to provide some fun and entertainment. The tallest building in the state, The North Dakota State Capitol towers over the central part of Bismarck. On a clear day the structure is visible from at least twenty miles away. The Governor’s Residence is a must see and open to visitors on a daily basis. The North Dakota Heritage Center is the largest museum in the state and explores the story of life on the northern plains from prehistory to the present times. The Corridor of Time covers one million years of history in North Dakota and features fossils of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures. There is also an interesting

history of the fur trading era and the impact of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Arboretum Trail winds around the capitol grounds and moves past sixty-million-year-old petrified tree stumps plus statues and memorials that symbolize the state’s history and heritage. If outdoor activities are more your idea of fun and entertainment there is biking, fishing, boating, skiing, birding, and, of course, just plain sightseeing to keep any visitor happy and busy for the duration of your visit. Mandan, combined with Bismarck, offers attractions from amusement parks to science and educational centers that might appeal as fun for the entire family. The area is, indeed, a gold mine of activity. As Jackson rode his horse up to the livery in Bismarck he couldn’t help but grin. The area was a hive of activity and he figured to stay a few days and get a feel for the lay of the land. Maybe he would come away a richer man than when he rode into Bismarck. Regardless, it was going to be a visit he wouldn’t soon forget. The same thing could well be said for USTRC team ropers when they put the Dakota Championships on their calendars for August. It will be a great place to get in some good USTRC team roping and a little vacation time as well. Don’t miss this one and plan to stay a few days once you get there. *Jackson is a fictional character for illustration purposes only.

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September 4-7, 2009 Fort Tuthill County Fairgrounds Flagstaff, Arizona www.flagstaffarizona.org USTRC www.ustrc.com Three miles south of I-40 on I-17, exit 337 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Amerisuites (928) 774-8042 Hotel K Cottage Place www.cottageplace.com Restaurant K Mountain Oasis www.themenuplease.com Restaurant K Beaver Street Brewery www.beaverstreetbrewery.com Restaurant K Outback Steakhouse www.outback.com Restaurant K Black Barts Steak House Saloon www.blackbartssteakhouse Restaurant K Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club www.flagstaffranch.com Golf K Aspen Valley Golf Club www.aspenvalleygolf.com Golf K Lowell Observatory www.lowell.edu Entertainment K Museum of Northern Arizona www.musnaz.org Entertainment K American Dream Tours, Inc. www.americandreamtours.com Entertainment K Absolute Bikes www.absolutebikes.net Entertainment K Theatrikos Theatre Co. www.theatrikos.com Entertainment

High Plains Regional Finals September 4-7, 2009 Frontier Park Arena Cheyenne, Wyoming - www.cheyenne.org USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Holiday Inn 307-638-4466 Hotel K Little America Hotel 1-800-445-6945 Hotel K Outback Steakhouse www.outback.com Restaurant 46 / AUGUST 2009

Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special rate ID #00214570

K Sanford’s Grub & Pub (307) 634-3381 Restaurant K Senator’s Steakhouse Terry Bison Ranch Restaurant K Texas Roadhouse (307) 638-1234 Restaurant K Kingham Prairie View Golf Club www.cheyennecity.org Golf K Big Boy Steam Engine (307) 637-6423 Entertainment K Cheyenne Depot Museum www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org Entertainment K Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum (307) 778-7290 Entertainment K Cheyenne Gunslingers (307) 778-3133 Entertainment

Southeast Regional Finals September 4-7, 2009 Tunica Expo Center tunicaarenaexpo.com Tunica, Mississippi www.tunicatravel.com USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino www.samstowntunica.com Hotel K Blue & White Restaurant (662) 363-1371 Restaurant K Cafe Marie www.thecafemarie.com Restaurant K Outback Steakhouse www.outback.com Restaurant K Tunica National Golf and Tennis (662) 357-0777 Golf K River Bend Links (662) 363-1005 Golf K Bally’s (662) 357-1500 Entertainment K Circus Circus Casino-Tunica (662) 357-1111 Entertainment K Tunica Main Street www.tunicamainstreet.com Entertainment K Tunica Museums www.tunicamuseum.com Entertainment K Gold Strike Casino (888) 245-7829 Entertainment

Southern Colorado Championships September 18-20. 2009 Colorado State Fairgrounds Pueblo, Colorado www.pueblo.us Kenny and Marsha Zamora (505) 425-3850 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Hampton Inn and Suites at Southgate (719) 566-1726 Hotel K Microtel Inn (719) 242-2020 Hotel K La Renaissance www.larenaissancerestaurant.com Restaurant K DJ’s Steak House www.djssteakhouse.net Restaurant K Tony’s Chop House (719) 744-0328 Restaurant K Red Lobster www.redlobster.com Restaurant K Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill www.applebees.com Restaurant K Chili’s Grill & Bar www.chilis.com Restaurant K Walkingstick Golf Course www.golfinpueblo.com Golf K Desert Hawk Golf Course at Pueblo West www.golfinpueblo.com Golf K Fun Putter Park (719) 566-0474 Entertainment K Sangre De Cristo Arts www.sdc-arts.org Entertainment K El Pueblo History Museum www.coloradohistory.org Entertainment K The Downtown Bar www.thedowntownbar.com Entertainment

Mesquite Classic September 18-20, 2009 Mesquite Fairgrounds Mesquite, Nevada www.visitmesquite.com Load ‘Em in the Dark Cattle Company (208) 251-3170 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Virgin River 1(800) 346-7721 Hotel K Los Lupes Restaurant (702) 346-5280 Restaurant

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K Katherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steakhouse www.casablancaresort.com Restaurant K Charmaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steakhouse (702) 346-5232 Restaurant K Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southwest CafĂŠ (702) 346-1818 Restaurant K Wolf Creek Golf Club www.golfwolfcreek.com Golf K Oasis Resort Casino Golf Spa www.oasisresort.com Golf K Peppermill Resort Hotel & Casino www.oasisresort.com Golf K Virgin Valley Heritage Museum www.mesquitenv.com Entertainment K Play-Offs Sports Pub 551 W Mesquite Blvd, Mesquite Entertainment K Virgin River Hotel Casino www.virginriver.com Entertainment

Texas Plains Classic Date: September 25-27, 2009 Taylor County Expo Center www.taylorcountyexpocenter.com Abilene, Texas www.abilenetx.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info K Whitten Inn 1(800) 880-7666 Hotel K Joe Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pit Bar-B-Que www.joeallens.com Restaurant

K Abueloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexican Food Embassy www.abuelos.com Restaurant K Texas Roadhouse - Abilene www.texasroadhouse.com Restaurant K Lytle Land & Cattle Co. www.lytlelandandcattle.com Restaurant K Outback Steakhouse www.outback.com Restaurant K Diamondback Golf Club www.diamondbackgolfclub.biz Golf K Abilene Country Club www.abilenecountryclub.com Golf K Zoo of Abilene www.frontiertexas.com Entertainment K National Center For Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Illustrated Literature www.nccil.org Entertainment K Paramount Theatre www.paramount-abilene.org Entertainment K Town & Country Drive-In www.towncountrydrivein.com Entertainment K Midnight Rodeo www.midnightrodeo3.com Entertainment

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$10,000 to Year End High Point Header and Heeler $5,000 to runners-up.

Place Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.

Drew Horner Clay Tryan Derrick J. Begay Ty N. Blasingame Brandon Beers Charly B. Crawford Cody Joe Heflin Kelly Barker Casey Hilley Kaleb Driggers Jake Cooper Chris Lawson Adam Rose Daniel Green Travis J. Tryan Wes Kent Colt A. Braden Justin V. Davis Mike Bacon Jake M. Long Tanner C. Watt Chad Masters David Key Cody McMinn Cody Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dell Ross J. Farias Blaine A. Linaweaver Shawn Hagler Casey D. Gattis Blake H. Hughes Aaron Tsinigine Scooter W. Nolen, Jr. Colter D. Todd Clint White Tammy White Luke S. Brown Derick J. Fleming Garrett L. Tonozzi Matt Funk Shane Philipp Derrek N. Hee Garett C. Smith Delon L. Parker Jason S. Tucker, Jr.

Total 69 61 52 48 47 38 33 33 32 31 30 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 23 22 22 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18

Place Name 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53.

Jake W. Kropik Jay D. Ellerman Cory W. Kidd V Matt Sherwood Jason Arndt Jake Barnes Ed M. Necochea Trevor Brazile Whip S. Lewis

Place Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Cory Petska Riley K. Pedro Russell Cardoza, Jr. Buddy E. Hawkins II Clint Summers Cesar DeLaCruz Patrick Smith Kory Koontz Cody Cowden Dryce M. Stoner Trevor B. Connolly Quinn Kesler Kollin D. VonAhn Allen L. Bach Cody Hintz Billie Jack Saebens Clay O. Cooper Andy Carlson Martin Lucero Ty Ethridge Jhett E. Johnson Joe Roderick Ryan N. Powell Arky Rogers Cole Davison Josh Patton Wade Clayton Jade Corkill Mickey Gomez Cody Doescher

Total 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16

Total 108 55 48 44 40 36 36 33 33 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 22

Place Name 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62.

Blake Hirdes Travis L. Bounds Ty A. Trammell T. J. Collett, Jr. Kaston W. Peavy Chad W. Saunders Tee Woolman Stoney Joseph III Ken Miranda

Place Name 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

Travis J. Woodard Paul Eaves Shawn Kreder J. W. Cotton Kinney Dale Harrell Nick V. Kent Bo Patzke Josh Wineman Jerry M. Skaggs Bobby Baize Shawn D. Howell Marty Becker Jimmie R. Cooper Jeff S. Brown Todd Trammell Derrick T Younger Myron H. Toledo Mike Beers Jade Willis Scott A. Perez Adam G. Plyler Jared Hixon Monty Joe Petska York Gill Nicky F. Simmons Terry Selland Victor T. Aros Lane Siggins Ty Knott Caleb C. Twisselman

Total 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15

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Includes your distinctive Gold Spur card complete with your name, USTRC ID number and handicap classification. You will also receive monthly issues of SuperLooper Magazine, as well as all the regular services offered by the USTRC.

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USTRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier value-added membership package. Available to ropers 18 years of age or older. Only ropers 21 years of age or older will be eligible to compete in Gold Plus ropings.

The double number membership includes everything in the Gold Spur membership, but with classification numbers issued for both heading and heeling. For those wishing to receive a dual classification for the first time or has an expired double number, please complete the information on the following page.

The USTRC Gold Plus membership is our premium membership package. If you want value-added benefits, this is the membership package for you! Included are all the features of the Gold Spur membership PLUS extended privileges and services to meet the special needs of those who value convenience! Any Gold Spur or first-time member may purchase an upgrade to a Gold Plus membership at any time. Following are the extended privileges and services provided with your Gold Plus membership.

ADDITIONAL FAMILY

GOLD SPUR DOUBLE NUMBER MEMBERSHIP

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Available to immediate family members residing in the same household ONLY. &KLOGUHQ PXVW EH \HDUV RI DJH RU \RXQJHU at time of application. Please add the names, birth date, Social Security number, USTRC ID number (if renewal) and the relationship of the family member to the primary Gold Spur member (son, daughter, spouse â&#x20AC;&#x201C; legal proof required) in the space provided on the application form.

JR. LOOPER

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A FREE membership available to children 12 years of age or younger at the time of application. Members will receive a Jr. Looper card detailing name, USTRC ID number and birth date. Valid proof of age required (birth certificate, baptism record, etc.).

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$YDLODEOH WR WKRVH \HDUV RI DJH RU older. Includes everything in a Gold Spur membership for a one-time-only fee.

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For Canadian USTRC members. Same as the Gold Spur membership, with your SuperLooper Magazine sent USPS Foreign Mail Service.

MEMBERSHIP

Gold Plus memberships can be used as a family membership (immediate family only.) The spouse (legal proof required) will receive a Gold Plus membership and children will be issued a Gold Spur membership. Eligible children must live at KRPH DQG EH \HDUV RI DJH RU \RXQJHU

GOLD PLUS ROPINGS At all USTRC sanctioned events across the country there will be a Gold Plus roping. Only Gold Plus members are eligible to rope. The top three Average winners in the #12 DQG WKH ZLOO UHFHLYH *ROG 3OXV 6KRRW 2XW positions to be used at the USTRC National Finals. Must be 21 years of age or older to enter.

CHECK WRITING PRIVILEGES As a Gold Plus member, you will have check writing privileges at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;cash onlyâ&#x20AC;? ropings and for incomplete entries paid at the roping office. Everyone else will be cash only, except for pre-entry ropings through the USTRC National Office. 1-800 DIRECT CALLING

At the touch of your phone, you can contact the USTRC Gold Plus service representative. It has never been quicker or easier to handle questions and problems or to enter a roping.

PHONE ENTRIES Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about filling out entry forms. Your Gold Plus service representative will take your entries over the phone and charge your fees to your Visa or MasterCard. (A 3% service charge will be billed to your account for credit card entries.)

DOUBLE NUMBERS Forget about filling out the form or sending the double number application fee for a dual classification. The application fee is waived for Gold Plus members and the Gold Plus service representative will take your request for a double number over the phone. (Also available to additional family members.)

APPEALs SERVICE Think your classification is too high? If you meet the necessary requirements, your Gold Plus service representative will file the necessary appeal forms with no hassle and no application fee, with one phone call at H[W

LATE ENTRIES Miss the pre-entry deadline? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t panic! As a Gold Plus member, you may enter up to one week after the regular pre-entry postmark deadline without paying late fees (NFTR entries may be excluded.) Just phone your entries in and your fees will be charged to your credit card. (Full payment must be made for team.)

NEED A PARTNER? To the extent possible, the Gold Plus service representative will make every effort to get you just the right-numbered partner to replace the one who had to cancel.

PERSONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY & INSURANCE SERVICES This policy is automatic for all Gold Plus members. By purchasing a Gold Plus PHPEHUVKLS \RX ZLOO UHFHLYH personal liability coverage for any horserelated accident while using the USTRC FODVVLILFDWLRQ FDUG ZLWK GHDWK RU GLVDEOHPHQW FRYHUDJH DQG IRU loss of one or more fingers. In addition, Gold Plus members will get the USTRC discounts on the horse mortality insurance and other insurance services. (Not available to additional family members or spouses. Spouse insurance may be purchased for DQ DGGLWLRQDO

STALL SERVICE Want your stalls ready and waiting when you get there? When advertised at selected ropings, Gold Plus members will be the beneficiaries of our Gold Plus stall reservation service. Stalls will be limited to two per Gold Plus member.

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Please indicate in the boxes the number of memberships at each level for which you are applying. $300

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AUGUST 13 THROUGH 16, 2009

New Mexico State FAIRGROUNDS Albuquerque NEW MEXICO

ANYONE CAN ENTER You do not have to be qualified to enter the Southwest Regional Preliminaries All entries must be postmarked by

JULY 31, 2009 Draw positions will be available on 8/12/2009 at the USTRC website: www.ustrc.com

Prizes

2008 Total Payout $442,780 Cash & Prizes

Will Accept One Rotation of Late/Incomplete Entries per Division

SHOOT-OUT PRIZES

PRELIMINARY PRIZES

12 TROPHY MARTIN SADDLES ◆ Average winners of #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

12 TROPHY CUSTOM MARTIN SADDLES ◆ Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

GOLD PLUS BONUS PRIZE

◆ 2nd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11,

Gold Plus Créme De La Créme High Point Bonus Prize Special Edition (1 of 7) Gist Gold Buckle

Century Bonus in the Gold Plus Roping

22 TROPHY GIST BUCKLES #10 & #9 ◆ Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus 10 TROPHY SADDLE PADS WITH TOOLED LEATHERS ◆ 3rd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 4 TROPHY GIST BITS Average winners of Open & #15

◆

This is a Pre-Entry Event 2009 USTRC membership required and may be purchased on your entry form, or at this event before you rope.

Guaranteed Minimums

16Shoot-Out 5 NationalPositions $5,000 to Average Winners of the Open

$5,000 to Average Winners of the #15 Shoot-Out

$10,000 to Average Winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 Shoot-Outs

09 Southwest Regionals:West Coast Reg. 20055 5/5/09 1:45 PM Page 57

Preliminary Ropings ◆ Any current USTRC member may enter the Preliminaries. ◆ #15, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9: 4-steer Average, (Incentive will be determined on 3-steer Average), progressive after one. Entry fee is $150/roper. May enter two times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive for a maximum of two entries in each roping. ◆ #12 Gold Plus with #10 Incentive, 4-steer Average (Incentive determined on 3-steer Average), progressive after one. Entry fee is $150/roper. May enter twice, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive for a maximum of two entries. $6,000 in Flex Earnings will be awarded to teams placing 1st through 5th in the Average and Incentive Average. ◆ The top five placing teams in the Average of the Regional Preliminary ropings will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings. ◆ Teams placing in the top 5 percent in the Average of the Preliminary ropings, will automatically earn a position in the Regional Shoot-Out roping with entry fees paid. ◆ The top five Incentive winners in the #15, #13, #12, #11 and #10 of the Regional Preliminary roping, will earn positions in the Regional Shoot-Out roping with entry fees paid. ◆ The top five Incentive teams of the #9 division will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings.

Produced by USTRC For information call 254/968-0002

Roper Outerwear Southwest Open ◆ Double US Open Tour points awarded to 1st through 10th place in the Average. ◆ 5-steer Average, progressive after two. Entry fee is $200/roper, enter two times Incentive is a #15 and will be determined on four-head.

Stalls Available

Thursday, Aug. 13

10:00 a.m.

Open (with #15 Incentive) #15 (with #14 Incentive) #15 Shoot-Out

Friday, Aug. 14

9:00 a.m.

#13 (with #12 Incentive) #13 Shoot-Out Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) #12 (with #11 Incentive)

Junior Looper Roping

Saturday, Aug. 15

9:00 a.m.

#12 Shoot-Out #11 (with #10 Incentive) #11 Shoot-Out #10 (with #9 Incentive)

Sunday, Aug. 16

9:00 a.m.

#10 Shoot-Out #9 (with #8 Incentive) #9 Shoot-Out

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

BUCKLES IN FOUR DIVISIONS: 5 & under; 6 & 7; 8 & 9; 10-12 years old

Reservations will be taken from Gold Plus members only. Reservations must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Shawn Vargas. All others are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Host Hotel Hyatt Place 6901 Arvada NE 505/872-9000 Ask for USTRC Roper Rate Located off Louisiana across from Coronado Mall 2 miles from event All suite hotel frig/micro/coffee in all rooms Free hot breakfast buffet Free high-speed internet access

Current Coggins Required I-40 exit onto Louisiana Blvd. south which runs right into the fairgrounds. 40

Louisiana Blvd. Cent ral A ve.

Schedule

◆ Qualification for a Regional Shoot-Out requires $2,000 of available earnings, which may come from either partner or a contribution from both partners. You may use a portion (increments of $100) of Available Earnings (sum of Flex Earnings and Applied Earnings) toward a Shoot-Out qualification. For example, if the Header has $1,400 in Available Earnings and the Heeler has $600 in Available Earnings, they can combine their Available Earnings to qualify for a Regional Shoot-Out. ◆ No more than two entries per roper is allowed in each division of the Shoot-Out roping. ◆ Shoot-Out ropings will be progressive after one in all ropings. Entry fee is $150 per roper. ◆ #15 and #13 Shoot-Outs are five-steer Averages. #12, #11, #10 and #9 are four-steer Averages. ◆ All teams that qualify to the short round will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings.

Lomas Blvd.

Shoot-Out Ropings

Fairgrounds

San Pedro Blvd.

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nemucca, nv

Regionals

AUGUST 27 THROUGH 30, 2009

Winnemucca EVENTS CENTER Winnemucca NEVADA

ANYONE CAN ENTER You do not have to be qualified to enter the Northwest Regional Preliminaries All entries must be postmarked by

AUGUST 14, 2009 Draw positions will be available on 8/25/2009 at the USTRC website: www.ustrc.com

Prizes

2008 Total Payout $278,218 Sponso r Winnemed by Cash & Prizes VisConventiouncc&a

Will Accept One Rotation of Late/Incomplete Entries per Division

SHOOT-OUT PRIZES

PRELIMINARY PRIZES

12 TROPHY MARTIN SADDLES u Average winners of #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

12 TROPHY CUSTOM MARTIN SADDLES u Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

GOLD PLUS BONUS PRIZE

22 TROPHY GIST BUCKLES u 2nd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 u Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

Gold Plus Créme De La Créme High Point Bonus Prize Special Edition (1 of 7) Gist Gold Buckle

Century Bonus in the Gold Plus Roping

A Laug Series hlin Tea Roping m Event

10 TROPHY SADDLE PADS WITH TOOLED LEATHERS u 3rd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 4 TROPHY GIST BITS u Average winners of Open & #15

This is a Pre-Entry Event 2009 USTRC membership required and may be purchased on your entry form, or at this event before you rope.

itors A uthorit y

Guaranteed Minimums

165 National Shoot-Out Positions $5,000 to Average Winners of the Open

$5,000 to Average Winners of the #15 Shoot-Out

$10,000 to Average Winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 Shoot-Outs

09 Northwest Regionals:West Coast Reg. 20055 7/8/09 9:13 AM Page 55

Preliminary Ropings u Any current USTRC member may enter the Preliminaries. u #15, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9: 4-steer Average, (Incentive will be determined on 3-steer Average), progressive after one. Entry fee is $150/roper. May enter two times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive for a maximum of two entries in each roping. u #12 Gold Plus with #10 Incentive, 4-steer Average (Incentive determined on 3-steer Average), progressive after one. Entry fee is $150/roper. May enter twice, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive for a maximum of two entries. $6,000 in Flex Earnings will be awarded to teams placing 1st through 5th in the Average and Incentive Average. u The top five placing teams in the Average of the Regional Preliminary ropings will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings. u Teams placing in the top 5 percent in the Average of the Preliminary ropings, will automatically earn a position in the Regional Shoot-Out roping with entry fees paid. u The top five Incentive winners in the #15, #13, #12, #11 and #10 of the Regional Preliminary roping, will earn positions in the Regional Shoot-Out roping with entry fees paid. u The top five Incentive teams of the #9 division will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings.

Produced by Load â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em In The Dark Cattle Company

Roper Outerwear Northwest Open

For information call

u Double US Open Tour points awarded to 1st through 10th place in the Average. u 5-steer Average, progressive after two. Entry fee is $200/roper, enter two times. Incentive is a #15 and will be determined on four-head.

208/ 251-3170 or 254/968-0002

Stalls Available

Shoot-Out Ropings u Qualification for a Regional Shoot-Out requires $2,000 of available earnings, which may come from either partner or a contribution from both partners. You may use a portion (increments of $100) of Available Earnings (sum of Flex Earnings and Applied Earnings) toward a Shoot-Out qualification. For example, if the Header has $1,400 in Available Earnings and the Heeler has $600 in Available Earnings, they can combine their Available Earnings to qualify for a Regional Shoot-Out. u No more than two entries per roper is allowed in each division of the Shoot-Out roping. u Shoot-Out ropings will be progressive after one in all ropings. Entry fee is $150 per roper. u #15 and #13 Shoot-Outs are five-steer Averages. #12, #11, #10 and #9 are four-steer Averages. u All teams that qualify to the short round will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings.

Host Hotel Winners 1-800-648-4770

Red Lion Inn

Schedule

1-800-633-6435

Thursday, Aug. 27

10:00 a.m.

Open (with #15 Incentive) #15 (with #14 Incentive) #15 Shoot-Out

Friday, Aug. 28

9:00 a.m.

#13 (with #12 Incentive) #13 Shoot-Out Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) #12 (with #11 Incentive)

Junior Looper Roping

Saturday, Aug. 29

9:00 a.m.

Current Coggins Required

#12 Shoot-Out #11 (with #10 Incentive) #11 Shoot-Out #10 (with #9 Incentive)

Sunday, Aug. 30 #10 Shoot-Out #9 (with #8 Incentive) #9 Shoot-Out

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

BUCKLES IN FOUR DIVISIONS: 5 & under; 6 & 7; 8 & 9; 10-12 years old

9:00 a.m.

09 High Plains Regionals:West Coast Reg. 20055 6/8/09 5:50 PM Page 56

HIGH PLAINS

EYENNE, WY

Regionals

SEPTEMBER 4 THROUGH 7, 2009

Frontier Park ARENA Cheyenne WYOMING

ANYONE CAN ENTER You do not have to be qualified to enter the High Plains Regional Preliminaries All entries must be postmarked by

AUGUST 21, 2009 Draw positions will be available on 9/2/2009 at the USTRC website: www.ustrc.com

Prizes

2008 Total Payout $384,357 Cash & Prizes

Will Accept One Rotation of Late/Incomplete Entries per Division

SHOOT-OUT PRIZES

PRELIMINARY PRIZES

12 TROPHY MARTIN SADDLES u Average winners of #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

12 TROPHY CUSTOM MARTIN SADDLES u Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

GOLD PLUS BONUS PRIZE

22 TROPHY GIST BUCKLES u 2nd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 u Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

Gold Plus Créme De La Créme High Point Bonus Prize Special Edition (1 of 7) Gist Gold Buckle

Century Bonus in the Gold Plus Roping

10 TROPHY SADDLE PADS WITH TOOLED LEATHERS u 3rd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 4 TROPHY GIST BITS u Average winners of Open & #15

This is a Pre-Entry Event 2009 USTRC membership required and may be purchased on your entry form, or at this event before you rope.

Guaranteed Minimums

165 National Shoot-Out Positions $5,000 to Average Winners of the Open

$5,000 to Average Winners of the #15 Shoot-Out

$10,000 to Average Winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 Shoot-Outs

09 High Plains Regionals:West Coast Reg. 20055 6/8/09 5:54 PM Page 57

Roper Outerwear High Plains Open

Shoot-Out Ropings

Saturday, Sept. 5

9:00 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 7

Little America Hotel & Resort 2800 West Lincolnway 1-800-445-6945 Western Gold Grill and Lounge Located where I-80 & I-25 connect. Five minutes from event. Tremendous parking available.

Current Coggins Required Remote Parking with Shuttle Service to Frontier Park

9:00 a.m.

East of I-25 between exits 11 & 12 F.E. Warren Air Force Base

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

BUCKLES IN FOUR DIVISIONS: 5 & under; 6 & 7; 8 & 9; 10-12 years old

Ce ntr al Av e.

Exit 12

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8th Ave.

Pershing Blvd. Ran dall Ave .

Central Ave.

#10 Shoot-Out #9 (with #8 Incentive) #9 Shoot-Out

204 West Fox Farm Road 307/638-4466 Ask for USTRC rate.

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Junior Looper Roping

#12 Shoot-Out #11 (with #10 Incentive) #11 Shoot-Out #10 (with #9 Incentive)

Holiday Inn â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cheyenne

ol pit Ca

#13 (with #12 Incentive) #13 Shoot-Out Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) #12 (with #11 Incentive)

9:00 a.m.

Host Hotels

Hynds Blvd.

Open (with #15 Incentive) #15 (with #14 Incentive) #15 Shoot-Out

Sunday, Sept. 6

. ve yA re Ca

Schedule

u Qualification for a Regional Shoot-Out requires $2,000 of available earnings, which may come from either partner or a contribution from both partners. You may use a portion (increments of $100) of Available Earnings (sum of Flex Earnings and Applied Earnings) toward a Shoot-Out qualification. For example, if the Header has $1,400 in Available Earnings and the Heeler has $600 in Available Earnings, they can combine their Available Earnings to qualify for a Regional Shoot-Out. u No more than two entries per roper is allowed in each division of the Shoot-Out roping. u Shoot-Out ropings will be progressive after one in all ropings. Entry fee is $150 per roper. u #15 and #13 Shoot-Outs are five-steer Averages. #12, #11, #10 and #9 are four-steer Averages. u All teams that qualify to the short round will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings.

10:00 a.m.

254/968-0002

Stalls Available

Friday, Sept. 4

Produced by USTRC For information call

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SOUTHEAST

Regionals

SEPTEMBER 4 THROUGH 7, 2009

Tunica EXPO CENTER Tunica MISSISSIPPI

ANYONE CAN ENTER You do not have to be qualified to enter the Southeast Regional Preliminaries All entries must be postmarked by

AUGUST 21, 2009 Draw positions will be available on 9/2/2009 at the USTRC website: www.ustrc.com

Prizes

2008 Total Payout $397,178 Cash & Prizes

Will Accept One Rotation of Late/Incomplete Entries per Division

SHOOT-OUT PRIZES

PRELIMINARY PRIZES

12 TROPHY MARTIN SADDLES u Average winners of #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

12 TROPHY CUSTOM MARTIN SADDLES u Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

GOLD PLUS BONUS PRIZE

22 TROPHY GIST BUCKLES u 2nd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 u Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

Gold Plus Créme De La Créme High Point Bonus Prize Special Edition (1 of 7) Gist Gold Buckle

Century Bonus in the Gold Plus Roping

10 TROPHY SADDLE PADS WITH TOOLED LEATHERS u 3rd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 4 TROPHY GIST BITS u Average winners of Open & #15

This is a Pre-Entry Event 2009 USTRC membership required and may be purchased on your entry form, or at this event before you rope.

Guaranteed Minimums

165 National Shoot-Out Positions $5,000 to Average Winners of the Open

$5,000 to Average Winners of the #15 Shoot-Out

$10,000 to Average Winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 Shoot-Outs

09 Southeast Regionals:West Coast Reg. 20055 7/8/09 9:28 AM Page 59

Roper Outerwear Southeast Open

Shoot-Out Ropings

Schedule

10:00 a.m.

Open (with #15 Incentive) #15 (with #14 Incentive) #15 Shoot-Out

Saturday, Sept. 5

8:00 a.m.

#13 (with #12 Incentive) #13 Shoot-Out Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive) #12 (with #11 Incentive)

Junior Looper Roping

Sunday, Sept. 6

8:00 a.m.

#12 Shoot-Out #11 (with #10 Incentive) #11 Shoot-Out #10 (with #9 Incentive)

Monday, Sept. 7 #10 Shoot-Out #9 (with #8 Incentive) #9 Shoot-Out

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

BUCKLES IN FOUR DIVISIONS: 5 & under; 6 & 7; 8 & 9; 10-12 years old

254/968-0002

Stalls Available

Friday, Sept. 4

Produced by USTRC For information call

8:00 a.m.

Host Hotel Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Town Hotel & Casino - Tunica 800-456-0711 Ask for USTRC Group Rate. Use Group Code USTI09A Must reserve before August 17, 2009 to receive Group Rate.

Current Coggins Required Credit card payment will NOT be accepted on site at this event Directions: From Missouri, Arkansas and western routes: From I-55 across the Mississippi River. In Memphis exit from I-55 South to US Hwy. 61 South (exit 7, Third Street/Vicksburg.) 19 miles to Tunica. From Jackson and southern routes: Travel north on I-55 to Hwy. 304 West (exit 280, Hernando.)

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OKC STATE FAIR COLISEUM (Main Arena) 24

saturday 8 a.m.

sunday 8 a.m.

monday 8 a.m.

tuesday wednesday thursday 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m.

Open Preliminary

#13 Preliminary

#13 Shoot-Out

#12 Shoot-Out

Century Cruel Girl Championship Championship

I M M E D I A T E LY #15 Roper Outerwear #12 Preliminary US Open Preliminary (All Rounds)

#12 Gold Plus

saturday 8 a.m.

sunday 8 a.m.

#11 Shoot-Out

#10 Shoot-Out

#9 Shoot-Out

FOLLOWING

#10 Gold Plus

I M M E D I A T E LY #15 Shoot-Out

30 friday 8 a.m.

#11 Preliminary

#10 Preliminary

NRS Jr. Looper Shoot-Out

#8 Shoot-Out

FOLLOWING

4 Ropin Ranch 4 Ropin Ranch Preview of Horse Sale Sale Horses

#9 Preliminary

BARN #8 OKLAHOMA STATE FAIRGROUNDS (2nd Arena) 24

saturday 8 a.m.

sunday 8 a.m.

monday 8 a.m.

tuesday 8 a.m.

Open & #15 S/O Rds 2 & 4 #15 Rds 2 & 3

#13 Rds 2 & 3

#13 Shoot-Out Rds 2 & 4 #12 Rds 2 & 3

Rds 2 & 3

friday 8 a.m.

saturday 8 a.m.

sunday 8 a.m.

Rds 2 & 3

wednesday thursday 8 a.m. 8 a.m. Rds 2 & 3

Rds 2 & 3

BARN #6 OKLAHOMA STATE FAIRGROUNDS 25

sunday 9 a.m.

monday 9 a.m.

tuesday 9 a.m.

wednesday 9 a.m.

thursday 9 a.m.

friday 9 a.m.

saturday 9 a.m.

USTRC Challenge

LAZY E ARENA â&#x20AC;˘ Guthrie, Oklahoma 23

friday 9 a.m.

saturday 9 a.m.

sunday 9 a.m.

monday 9 a.m.

tuesday 9 a.m.

wednesday 9 a.m.

thursday 9 a.m.

friday 9 a.m.

Open #15 #13

#13 #12 #11

#12 #11 #10

#11 #10 #9 - capped at #5

#10 #9 - capped at #5 #8 - capped at #4

#9 - capped at #5 #8 - capped at #4

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STALL RESERVATIONS Please make sure that this form has been filled out clearly and completely. Your stall confirmation will be mailed the week of October 5, 2009. Please print this information clearly! YOUR NAME: __________________________________________________________________________________ ID NUMBER: _________________________________ ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________ CITY:________________________________ ST:_____________ ZIP:_______________ EVENING PHONE: (

) _________________________

DAYTIME PHONE: (

) ____________________________

CELL PHONE: (

) ____________________________

STALL FEES

$20 per night • $12 ONE-TIME PRE-BEDDING FEE REQUIRED FOR EACH STALL (8 cubic feet). Gold Plus members may make reservations by phone on or before October 2, 2009, (but not after.) All other reservations must be postmarked on or before September 25, 2009 (no exceptions.) Reservations not accepted after October 2.

INDICATE THE NUMBER OF HORSES AND NIGHTS YOUR HORSE(S) WILL BE STAYING FRI 10/23

SAT 10/24

SUN 10/25

MON 10/26

WED 10/28

THUR 10/29

FRI 10/30

SAT 10/31

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Number of nights _________

CURRENT COGGINS REQUIRED • If your plans change and you need to cancel please notify the USTRC (254/968-0002) before Oct. 9. No refunds will be made after Oct. 9. • Stall check-in time is 10:00 a.m. daily. • Stall check-out and lock-down time will be at 9:00 a.m. daily. Extended stay will be on an availability basis only. • After 9:00 a.m. a $30.00 fine per stall will be charged for lock-downs. • One horse per stall. • No portable pens will be allowed. • All stalls will be pre-bedded. • Horses will not be allowed to be tied to trailers overnight. Any horses left tied to trailers will be stalled by security and owner will be charged $30 per horse/per day.

$12/per stall required for 8 cubic feet of bedding

TUE 10/27

x $20 x no. of horses ________ = ______________ $12 x no. of horses ________ = ______________ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: ______________

Over 400 RV spaces with all hookups plus showers and restrooms available on Fairgrounds, first-come first-served basis. No reservations, on-site rental only at OKC

This reservation form must be completed in its entirety and mailed with payment. Please make check or money orders payable to USTRC or complete the credit card information and postmark by September 25: Mail to: USTRC Finals Stalls, P.O. Box 1198, Stephenville, Texas 76401 National Office: 254/968-0002 VISA/MASTERCARD PAYMENT INFORMATION: Cardholder _________________________________________________________________ Visa/MC Acct. #_________________________________ Exp. Date ___________ Signature ___________________________________________________________________

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SPECIALTY ROPINGS OKLAHOMA CITY

FAIRGROUNDS

Tuesday, October 27 • #12 Gold Plus Shoot-Out Wednesday, October 28 • #10 Gold Plus Shoot-Out

GOLD PLUS

SHOOT-OUTS

Pre-Entry only (see entry forms for details) Entry Fees: $300/roper 4-head • Progressive after 1 • Maximum of 2 entries in each division Only Gold Plus members are eligible to compete. Eligibility for this roping may be through Gold Plus Membership, Flex Earnings, USTRC Gold Plus roping or USTRC Challenge roping.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 #11 with (#9 Incentive capped at a #5)

USTRC CENTURY

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Both ends 50 or over Pre-Entry only (see entry forms for details) Entry fees: $200/roper 4-head • Progressive after 1 • Maximum of 2 entries 1st through 3rd place in Average and 1st place in Incentive Average will receive National Shoot-Out /Flex Earnings positions in the #11 and #9 respectively.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 #11 with (#9 Incentive capped at a #5)

CRUEL GIRL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Pre-Entry only (see entry forms for details) Four steer Average • Progressive after one Maximum of 2 entries • $200/Roper Champions will receive trophy Martin saddles and a complete Cruel Girl wardrobe plus $1,000 cash courtesy of Cruel Girl. 1st through 3rd place in Average and 1st place in Incentive Average will receive National Shoot-Out /Flex Earnings in the #11 and #9 respectively.

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GOLD PLUS SHOOT-OUTS $300/Roper CRUEL GIRL CHAMPIONSHIPS $200/Roper CENTURY CHAMPIONSHIPS $200/Roper

SPECIALTY ROPINGS

All entries for specialty ropings must be POSTMARKED by Fri., Sept. 25, 2009. All entries mailed after Sept. 25, 2009 must include a $40/team late fee and payment must be made with money order or cashier’s check. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER OCT. 2, 2009. Gold Plus entries: Only those Gold Plus members who have qualified for the Gold Plus Shoot-Outs, and their selected partners, may enter the Gold Plus Shoot-Outs. Gold Plus members may qualify and enter each Gold Plus Shoot-Out division up to two times. Cruel Girl/Century entries: May enter as Incentive teams, Non-Incentive teams or a combination of Incentive/Non-Incentive teams for a maximum of 2 entries in each roping.

ENTRY FORM PRE-ENTRY ONLY

Roper’s Name ____________________________________________ USTRC ID# __________________________________ Address ________________________________________________ Phone # ____________________________________ ________________________________________________ EACH ENTRY MUST INDICATE CONTRIBUTION FROM AVAILABLE EARNINGS - THAT CONTRIBUTION CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER THE EVENT. NO EXCEPTIONS! EACH ENTRY MUST INCLUDE BOTH ROPERS ID#.

#12 GOLD PLUS SHOOT-OUT • OCTOBER 27

• OKC Main Coliseum • $300/roper • Enter 2X

1ST ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

check n if paid

2ND ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

#10 GOLD PLUS SHOOT-OUT •

check n if paid

OCTOBER 28 • OKC Main Coliseum • $300/roper • Enter 2X

1ST ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

check n if paid

2ND ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

CENTURY CHAMPIONSHIPS •

check n if paid

OCTOBER 28 • #11 with (#9 Incentive capped at a #5), both ends 50 or over • $200/roper • Enter 2X

1ST ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

check n if paid

2ND ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

CRUEL GIRL CHAMPIONSHIPS •

check n if paid

OCTOBER 29 • #11 with (#9 Incentive capped at a #5) • $200/roper • Enter 2X

1ST ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

check n if paid

2ND ENTRY: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $______________

HEELER $ ____________

_____________________________________ ID#____________ /________________________________ ID# ___________$ __________________ HEADER

check n if paid

HEELER

check n if paid

MUST HAVE A CURRENT USTRC CARD TO COLLECT WINNINGS By returning this form with your team entry fees, you and your partners acknowledge acceptance of all rules and limitations provided by the USTRC.

GOLD PLUS MEMBERSHIP ($300) ID# ________________ $ ______________ TOTAL MONEY ENCLOSED $___________

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SPECIALTY ROPINGS

(If contestant is a minor, entry form must be signed by parent and/or guardian) Signed

___________________________________________________________________________ Date _______________________________ Parent or Guardian

Roper comments or additional information:

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2009 ENTRY FORM Page 2

Signed ___________________________________________________________________________ Date ______________________________ Parent or Guardian

Roper comments or additional information:

NATIONAL FINALS PRELIMINARY

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2009 FINALS PRELIMINARY ENTRY FORM • $250 PER ROPER • ALL ROPINGS • Payment must be made with Money Order, Cashiers Check or Personal Check. Checks will not be accepted from members who have written hot checks in the past! • Entries will be processed as received for all current USTRC members. • All entries must be postmarked by Sept. 25, 2009 to avoid late fees. All entries mailed after Sept. 25, 2009 must include a $40.00/team late fee and must be made with money order or cashier’s check. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCT. 2. ENTRIES RECEIVED AFTER OCT. 2 WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

NATIONAL FINALS PRELIMINARY

TEAM ROPER’S NAME ADDRESS

•Make entry fees payable and mail to: USTRC CENTRAL ENTRY P.O. Box 1198, Stephenville, Texas 76401 For Roping Information call the USTRC National Office, 254/968-0002 For draw positions call 254/968-0002 ext. 1 or on the Internet: www.USTRC.com.

_____________________________________________________________________ ID NO. or SS NO. ________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE NO. (______)

________________________________________ Occupation ____________________________________________________________________________

ALL ROPINGS: MAY ENTER AS INCENTIVE TEAMS OR NON-INCENTIVE TEAMS OR A COMBINATION INCENTIVE/NONINCENTIVE FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO ENTRIES IN EACH DIVISION. ENTRIES IN THE SAME DIVISION MUST BE WITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS. INCENTIVE TEAMS MUST BE DECLARED. (MUST INCLUDE ID NUMBERS) Open Roping • (#15 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries • $250/Roper