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USTRC Championship Results 72 78 82 86 90 96 100 104 108 112 118

FEATURES 8

Just the Way It Is

by Ben Clements

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USTRC Announcements

12

By the Numbers

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Gold Plus Report

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Champions Profile —

by John Findlay

by Shawn Vargas

New Mexico Championships Black Hills Championships Oregon Championships Arkansas Championships Texas Championships Alabama Championships Four Corners Classic Idaho Championships Missouri Classic Panhandle Classic Wyoming Championships

Tyson J. Campidilli and Nathan C. Enyart

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Top Tips with Rickey Green

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Horse Health — Today’s Fight Against Influenza Courtesy of Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health

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Remembering Ray Hunt

by Heather Smith Thomas

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Upcoming Event Red Desert Classic

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USTRC On Tap

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Roper US Open Standings

32 Today’s Team Roping Fashion

46 A Waltz Across the Country The USTRC Regional Finals 2009

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JUS T the Wa y IT IS JUNE 2009

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sat quietly on a bale of hay near my stall door and watched an elderly man playing and roping with his four-year-old grandson. They had been roping the dummy and the older man would help the little guy fit the rope in his hand each time. He would even help him swing the little rope and throw it at the pint-size dummy.

“Now throw it hard,” the granddad coached. “You have to focus your attention on roping those horns. Focus your attention on what’s important.” Each time he handed the kid the rope he would tell him, “Focus your attention on what’s important and aim at what you want to catch.”

As diversified and unique as team ropers are, we all heed the same advice. Focus your attention on what’s important. It makes no difference if we are headers or heelers, weekend warriors or pros, on the road we do what we can to focus on what’s important. Amazingly so, as much as we are alike what’s important is uniquely different for each of us. All of us have a different and defined set of main concerns.

All of us try not to worry. We try to have confidence in our roping abilities and trust in ourselves and our partners to rope our very best. All of us try to focus our attention on what will get us to the winner’s circle. It is very important that we do not dwell on our problems or become frustrated, anxious, and angry. If we focus on what we know we can do and trust our partners to focus on what they know to do there comes a certain peace, assurance, and confidence that guarantees us, we will rope our very best.

The same applies to our lives. We must focus our attention on what’s important, what is right. Our priorities change at any given time so our focus must shift to consistently keep our focal point on what is truly the important issue.

I recall a friend of mine whose dad had cancer. The dad wanted to build some birdcages. The son told him, “Dad, I’ll build the cages and you won’t have to worry about it.” However, the dad insisted he could do it so the son made a point to help him. The son could have probably finished the cages in one day but under the circumstances it took several days to finish the cages.

The son even got a bit frustrated because the work got a bit tedious and seemed to drag on. He had other things he needed to do but he stuck with helping his

dad even though he couldn’t quite grasp the relevance of the birdcages.

When the dad passed away several months later the son recalled the birdcage building and as it turned out it had been quality time spent with his dad. It really had not been about building birdcages at all. It was all about focusing your attention on what’s important. The son will never forget that week helping his dad build those birdcages.

Focusing your attention on what’s important is looking around you and seeing what is more significant and relevant than just you and your needs. Fretting and worrying are destructive emotions that reveal a lack of faith and understanding. We have to look at what is significant and trust the idea that things happen for a reason. Focusing on what is important is having the faith to look beyond the obvious. You have to reach out and see things for what they really are and change your priorities to flow with the value of the issue.

Concentrate on what is truly important in the bigger scheme of things. There is always a bigger picture in any given situation. We have to learn to see and read between the lines and come to understand what is really being said or done. There is always more to a situation than actually meets the eye. Things are not always as they appear to be. Sometimes we have to look hard to understand what, where and why our focus should be in a certain area. There may even be times when we can’t identify why we are looking toward a certain situation. It may be just a gut feeling but sometimes those gut feelings are right on track. Sometimes we even know we should be focused in a certain direction but cannot explain why we feel that way. It is our sixth sense, so to speak, that we need to bead in on something relevant and important even though we can’t quite grasp what it is for sure.

Where are you focusing your attention? Are you in tune with your surroundings and what is going on around you? Are you seeing and understanding the whole scenario? So, just like the grandfather said, “Focus your attention on what is important and put that rope around those horns.” Take each situation in stride because maybe there is more to the picture than building birdcages and that is just the way it is…..

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Ropers are trying to get to every USTRC event possible in hopes of qualifying for the Grand Finale – The Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. The Cinch NFTR is set to take place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 24 through November 1, 2009.

This is one team roping extravaganza you just won’t want to miss.

We are really only halfway through the USTRC Sanctioned schedule at this point, so there are plenty of USTRC events to get to and lots of opportunity to load up on USTRC Flex Earnings. Speaking of USTRC Flex Earnings, the new Shoot-Out program is going well and ropers are really enjoying the flexibility that this new concept allows. We will see you at the next USTRC event!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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BY JOHN FINDLAY

NUMBERS Counting the Counties

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his “By the Numbers” will not be the first time I have brought to your attention the locales in which ropers reside. In fact I have done so on numerous occasions, but it has been nearly three years since the last time. Plus, I often get requests from our roping producers who also want to know just where you ropers are, you know, so they can hold ropings near you. With the wonders of modern day computer software, there are several ways by which you can represent where people reside on a map. Other than showing a pin point for each and every person, which is not feasible in this case since there are so many ropers, you can “aggregate” those pin points into larger area groupings. The types of groupings are many. You can do it by 5-digit zip code, 3-digit zip code, phone area code, congressional district, state or

metropolitan area, to name a few. I thought the best representation for our purposes, however, is by county. 5-digit zip codes are too small in area; states, area codes, 3-digit zip codes and congressional districts are, in general, too big.

Metropolitan areas don’t make sense for ropers, since most of you are rural dwellers. So, while using counties is not the perfect way to display where ropers live, it is a decent compromise.

Using counties does have a drawback.

As opposed to zip codes which are somewhat more uniform in area size across the country, counties come in vastly different proportions. They run as large as several thousand square miles, (largest county in continental US is San Bernardino in California at 20,052 sq. mi.) to as small as 26 square miles (Arlington County, VA). As you can see by looking at

our “Ropers by County” USA quadrant maps, counties in western states are, by and large, much larger than counties in eastern states. By “east” I mean, generally, east of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. The eleven western continental US states, which for the purposes of this column I have designated as “western”, have an average county size of 3,500 square miles. The remaining 37 “eastern” continental US states have only 750 square miles on average. Keep in mind these basic differences when reviewing these maps.

And for those of you that want to know where the top counties are in each state for roper density, I have included the Table, Top Three Counties in States with Over 400 Total Ropers, which is just that. I have include, also, each county’s county seat. Many of you may be more familiar with where these county seats are as opposed to knowing where the counties themselves are. So, please avail yourself of both the Table and the Maps if you want to know where the ropers are.

Considering that in the general recreational sports scheme of things, team roping is a relatively minor player, it is amazing to see how widespread the roping phenomenon has spread, as evidenced by the amount of color on our accompanying maps. And you are looking at a highly colorful map. The colors are generated by the number of ropers, determined by the roper’s zip code, in each county. Since each color, except gray, designates a

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them. As you can see, they are sprinkled liberally all over the country. The obviously noticeable strongholds are in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming and California. Arizona is practically all red, save for the western border counties. Pink is next in stature (100 to 249), and Texas and Oklahoma, even though small in county size, are quite pink. Both these states would have been considerably “redder” if it weren’t for the fact that their counties are so much smaller in area than counties in the West.

If their counties had been larger, they would have been joined in redness by Kansas, Arkansas, and Louisiana as well.

Many of the “white” counties in those states (25 to 99) would have easily been red had they been combined to equal the size of their Western state counterparts.

The three top counties in the US for ropers are all in Arizona. In order, they are Maricopa (2213), Pinal (1138) and Navajo (1106). Maricopa encompasses Phoenix, Pinal is the county between Phoenix and Tucson and Navajo is nearly two-thirds Navajo and Hopi tribal lands in northeastern Arizona. The total population of Navajo county is only about 110,000, so that 1,106 that makes 1% of them team ropers! Maricopa, on the other hoof, houses nearly 4 million residents. But it still has a lot of ropers. To illustrate my

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point about the differences in county size in the West and the East, Arizona has only 15 counties total compared to Texas with 254. Yes Texas is much larger than Arizona but the average size of a county in Arizona is 7,600 square miles while counties in Texas average only 1,000 square miles. that’s quite a difference and it is typical of the dissimilarity between west and east, as I pointed out above. In Arizona, out of 15 counties, 13 of them number over 100 ropers (87%). By contrast, of the 254 Texas counties, only 67(26%) of them have over 100 ropers. That’s the difference county size makes in coloring counties on the map. By the way, there is nary a county in either Arizona or Texas that is roperless.

The county with the fewest is three and that county is Loving in West Texas adjacent to the far southeast corner of New Mexico. It is the least populous county in the entire US, county seat –– Mentone, 2000 census population –– 67.

But where are the most populous counties for ropers? The accompanying Table will help you find the answers to that question. It lists the top three counties for ropers in each state with at least 400 ropers. Top counties in Texas are: Parker (County Seat Weatherford - 633 ropers), Erath (Stephenville - 568) and Harris (Houston - 385). So Stephenville, home to the USTRC, may be the Cowboy

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county harboring ropers, there are a lot of ropers out there. There are over 105,000 ropers represented on these maps. They include the valid zip codes of every single roper that is now or has ever been in our database. While some of these colors may be enhanced by people who, heaven forbid, are not roping anymore, it shows where roping has and is going on. And the fact that there are so few gray counties indicates that roping has spread throughout the land. The only large pockets of non-roping counties are in New England, eastern Kentucky over to western West Virginia, central Georgia, coastal Carolina and counties bordering the upper Great Lakes. Look out to the West and you won’t see many gray counties at all. Some in the Dakotas and Minnesota, a couple in Idaho, one in California and three in Colorado. There’s just not a lot of western “wide open spaces” in our roper geography.

Now let’s turn our attention to the hot beds of team roping activity –– the appropriately colored “red”-hot counties.

If you will look at the legend for the maps, you will see that the more densely populated roper counties are in shades of red and pink, the lesser are in shades of blue, and those in the middle are white.

The “reddest” counties are the densest.

They are counties with over 250 ropers in

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Top Three Counties By Number of Ropers in States with over 400 Total Ropers State (Total Ropers) County (County Seat)

State (Total Ropers) No Of Ropers

Alabama (1647)

County (County Seat)

State (Total Ropers) No Of Ropers

Louisiana (3088)

County (County Seat)

No Of Ropers

South Dakota (1727)

1. Lawrence ( Moulton )

89

1. Calcasieu ( Lake Charles )

338

1. Pennington ( Rapid City )

177

2. Baldwin ( Bay Minette )

79

2. Rapides ( Alexandria )

249

2. Meade ( Sturgis )

158

3. Covington ( Andalusia )

77

3. Vernon ( Leesville )

153

3. Butte ( Belle Fourche )

Arizona (9359)

Mississippi (1973)

87

Tennessee (1088)

1. Maricopa ( Phoenix )

2213

1. Lamar ( Purvis )

2. Pinal ( Florence )

1138

2. Rankin ( Brandon )

85

2. Maury ( Columbia )

56

3. Navajo ( Holbrook )

1106

3. Hinds ( Jackson )

81

3. Wilson ( Lebanon )

51

Arkansas (2893)

140

Missouri (2664)

1. Williamson ( Franklin )

74

Texas (21179)

1. Washington ( Fayetteville )

246

1. Barry ( Cassville )

108

1. Parker ( Weatherford )

633

2. Faulkner ( Conway )

218

2. Christian ( Ozark )

108

2. Erath ( Stephenville )

568

3. Benton ( Bentonville )

185

3. Cass ( Harrisonville )

100

3. Harris ( Houston )

385

California (5540) 1. Riverside ( Riverside )

Montana (2749) 439

2. San Luis Obispo ( San Luis Obispo ) 393 3. Stanislaus ( Modesto )

346

Colorado (5650)

Utah (2858)

1. Yellowstone ( Billings )

245

1. Utah ( Provo )

434

2. Glacier ( Cut Bank )

167

2. Weber ( Ogden )

302

3. Big Horn ( Hardin )

158

3. Washington ( Saint George )

258

Nebraska (2255)

Washington (1774)

1. Weld ( Greeley )

728

1. Lincoln ( North Platte )

174

2. Pueblo ( Pueblo )

378

2. Custer ( Broken Bow )

86

3. El Paso ( Colorado Springs )

349

3. Cherry ( Valentine )

84

Florida (2508)

Nevada (1693)

1. Yakima ( Yakima )

174

2. Spokane ( Spokane )

144

3. Benton ( Prosser )

143

Wyoming (2808)

1. Marion ( Ocala )

185

1. Clark ( Las Vegas )

488

1. Fremont ( Lander )

298

2. Dade ( Miami )

122

2. Elko ( Elko )

278

2. Campbell ( Gillette )

280

3. Duval ( Jacksonville )

100

3. Washoe ( Reno )

184

3. Laramie ( Cheyenne )

273

Georgia (1337)

New Mexico (5892)

1. Carroll ( Carrollton )

47

1. Mc Kinley ( Gallup )

695

2. Bartow ( Cartersville )

47

2. San Juan ( Aztec )

616

3. Polk ( Cedartown )

44

3. Bernalillo ( Albuquerque )

416

Hawaii (739)

North Carolina (567)

1. Hawaii ( Hilo )

303

1. Rowan ( Salisbury )

2. Maui ( Wailuku )

171

2. Chatham ( Pittsboro )

36

3. Honolulu ( Honolulu )

135

3. Iredell ( Statesville )

33

Idaho (2704)

41

North Dakota (824)

1. Canyon ( Caldwell )

347

1. Stark ( Dickinson )

80

2. Bannock ( Pocatello )

166

2. Morton ( Mandan )

73

3. Ada ( Boise )

163

3. Burleigh ( Bismarck )

65

Illinois (642)

Ohio (511)

1. Christian ( Taylorville )

32

1. Fairfield ( Lancaster )

2. Cook ( Chicago )

22

2. Miami ( Troy )

21

3. Vermilion ( Danville )

20

3. Franklin ( Columbus )

20

Indiana (531)

33

Oklahoma (9413)

1. Clark ( Jeffersonville )

39

1. Mc Curtain ( Idabel )

330

2. Harrison ( Corydon )

35

2. Osage ( Pawhuska )

307

3. Floyd ( New Albany )

24

3. Oklahoma ( Oklahoma City )

289

Iowa (854)

Oregon (2003)

1. Woodbury ( Sioux City )

70

1. Deschutes ( Bend )

215

2. Decatur ( Leon )

28

2. Umatilla ( Pendleton )

211

3. Appanoose ( Centerville )

28

3. Klamath ( Klamath Falls )

169

Kansas (3055)

South Carolina (463)

1. Butler ( El Dorado )

134

1. Oconee ( Walhalla )

54

2. Finney ( Garden City )

117

2. Anderson ( Anderson )

53

3. Montgomery ( Independence )

101

3. Greenville ( Greenville )

50

Capitol of the World, but it’s not quite the team roper capital of the world. That honor goes to its neighbor to the northeast, Parker. But the title distinction 14 / JUNE 2009

is close, just 65 ropers separate the two rope-happy regions. Speaking of ropehappy regions, you might just cast your geographic eye over to Florida with three

surprising plots of pink. It would appear that a new hotbed is arising in the East.

Three counties in the Sunshine State equal or surpass the 100 roper rank –– Marion (Ocala - 185), Dade (Miami - 122) and Duval (Jacksonville - 100). Our tip of the Resistol goes to the Johnny Johnson’s and Jeff Motes’ of the world who are growing our sport in the southern heartland. And take a look at the one isolated little white county way up in the northeast. That happens to be Saratoga County, New York. So, not only is Saratoga County home to the worldfamous Saratoga Race Course, there’s actually a few roping quarter horses mixed in with all that thoroughbred blue-blood. You northeasterners looking for a place to rope might also consider: Washington County, PA; Lancaster County, OH; and Hastings County, MI. Some more of those “white” counties.

I hope you find the maps and Table interesting. I often get questions from ropers who are on the move about a good spot for them to go that is roper friendly. Well, here is your list. You now have three choices in the 32 most roper friendly states in the Union.

Oh, and I hope you enjoy seeing what color you are. ■ maps continued on page 124

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Outerwear US Open Tour, and National and Regional Shoot-Outs. I hope you all have had a chance to review the new Flex Earnings Program whereas each Shoot-Out is now converted into earnings in your flex account. For winning a National Shoot-Out, each team will receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings and each team that wins a Regional

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t’s hard to believe that the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping is only five months away and the first of the seven Regional events is less than a month out. Time really does fly when you’re having fun.

The next five months are filled with great events and many chances to load up on tour points in the Roper

by Shawn Vargas

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The Four Corners Classic brought ropers together from all across the Southwest competing for championships. The team of Joseph Savedra and Tato Savedra, Jr. claimed the win in the Gold Plus roping with a four head total of 38.93 seconds. The win earned them $2,388 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

Shoot-Out will receive $2,000 in Flex Earnings. This is an awesome program and I hope each of you take full advantage of it.

Earlier in the year I was working at the Texas Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Before the roping began on Saturday morning, a small group of event staff gathered to discuss the business of the day. I recall the discussion going really well until the Junior Looper roping, which was scheduled for later that day, was mentioned. Who would like to help with the Junior Looper roping? Those few words were all it took to make a group of grown men scatter like a covey of quail and everyone fleeing the scene was mumbling an excuse to be anywhere but the Junior Looper roping at noon. Now, let me first explain this has nothing to do with the kids. The Junior Looper roping has a reputation among staff members that whatever can go wrong will and no one wants to disappoint a kid or deal with an overbearing parent.

Clearly, I was off of my game that day because I couldn’t think of an excuse to be somewhere else and since I was the continued on page 18

The Amarillo National Center welcomed USTRC members from far and wide to the Panhandle Classic. Gold Plus roping winners were Will Cantrell and Butch Whitten, Sr. from New Mexico. Their four head total of 33.41 seconds won them $4,674 in cash, trophy Martin saddles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

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continued last one standing, I got the assignment.

Eventually, I did try to beg my way out, but let me explain.

The very first week of my employment with the USTRC, I was asked to help with the Junior Looper roping at the Red Rock Classic. I thought this would be right up my alley and considered myself highly qualified for the job. I had run a summer recreation program for kid’s 7 years old to 18 years old for three summers and had just finished my first season coaching a high school basketball team. Now, if you have ever been to the Red Rock Classic event you know how serious and well attended the Junior Looper contest can be. For those of you that have never been, let explain why. Gallup, New Mexico, home

of the Red Rock Classic, is right in the heart of the Navajo Nation and there you’ll find some of the most talented kids with a rope you will ever see. Those kids love to rope and winning a USTRC buckle is very important to them.

With all of the confidence in the world, I grabbed the Jakesteer and headed to the site of the Junior Looper roping. As I turned the corner, a sea of anxious kids greeted me.

There must have been 300 of them and before I could set the dummy down they all surrounded me. I must admit at that point I felt a little overwhelmed, but

I had always been pretty good around kids and able to keep control of them fairly well.

Within a few minutes, I managed to bring the chaos to order and had the

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The Texas Championships was buzzing with excitement as ropers came to the Rose Palace seeking their fortune. Sharing in the record payouts were Austin Robertson and Jerry Scott who claimed the Gold Plus victory with a four head total of 34.96 seconds. Their win earned them $5,368 in cash, trophy Martin saddles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

Gerry Tully and Jim Richards, Sr. roped solid in the Gold Plus roping at the New Mexico Championships. Their four head total of 32.98 seconds earned them the win worth $4,660 in cash, trophy Martin saddles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

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Header, Brad Burns and his partner, Cody Johnson roped solid at the Missouri Classic which resulted in a championship in the Gold Plus roping. Their four head total of 31.79 seconds earned them $3,076 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

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other twin had managed to stay in the competition and advanced to the third round. Here’s where things started to unravel. As I started the next round I called out the remaining twins name, but he was nowhere to be found. I called one last time and from beyond the crowd he came running. He approached Jakesteer like a lion attacking a gazelle and with real authority threw a perfect loop around the horns. WOW! This kid must have been sandbagging the first couple rounds and now was one of only two kids roping for the buckle. After he walked off there was a buzz in the crowd and no doubt something was wrong. As I prepared for the final round, several concerned parents cornered me. They told me the twins mother made them switch shirts and the one that was eliminated was the one still roping. Now

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Mississippi header, Greg Williams teamed up with Louisiana heeler, Rickie LeBlanc, II to win the Gold Plus roping at the Alabama Championships. Their combined total of 30.28 seconds on four head earned them $2,952 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

I was the center of attention, as the crowd was looking at me for an explanation of this parent interruption.

What a mess! I explained the situation to the kids and the crowd and awarded the buckle to the rightful winner. The next and last division, 10 to 12 years of age, went off without a hitch, but by the time I had finished there, I vowed never to do a Junior Looper roping again.

That is, until four years later. I guess time has a way of fading bad memories.

Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t to the point of volunteering for the job of USTRC Junior Looper Coordinator, but when asked to help at the Texas Plains Classic held in Abilene, Texas, the “Red Rock Twin Scandal” was in the distant past.

Lightning never strikes twice, right?

Besides, I was told we had a new way of keeping the books and there weren’t

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kids grouped by age into their respective divisions. I sailed through the first two divisions, 5 years old and under and 6 to 7 years old. The next group to compete was the 8 to 9 year old division. By now the crowd had swelled to more people watching the Junior Looper competition than the main event going on in the arena. Things started off smoothly as one by one the kids took their turn at catching the Jakesteer. During the first round I noticed a set of twins was entered, one of them could really rope and the other really didn’t want to be there. The twin that roped well was clearly a crowd favorite and expected to win the buckle; however, he missed in the second round and was thus eliminated from the competition. I felt really bad for him as he walked through the crowd with tears in his eyes. The

Brothers, Tony and Todd Holden of Gillette, were the hometown winners of the Wyoming Championships Gold Plus division. Their four head combined total of 37.31 seconds earned them the win of the Gold Plus roping that yielded them $2,458 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

The Arkansas Championships was a great event filled with lots of winners, including Wade Cantrell and Adam Hubler who took home the Gold Plus championship after roping four head in 28.52 seconds. The win earned the duo $3,852 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

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continued that many kids present. That being the case, I still wanted reinforcement so I solicited the help of Big Al Martinez.

With the new entry forms in hand, Big Al and I gathered the kids and away we went. In less than an hour we finished all FIVE Divisions without any controversy, or so I thought. It was so much fun to see the joy on the kids’ faces. Big Al and I were proud of a job well done! As Big Al lined up the winners, I went to get the buckles and the photographer. First, we awarded the buckle to the winner of the 12 to 13 year old division, then the 10 to 11, the 8 to 9, the 6 to 7 and lastly, my favorite, the 5 and under division. As the smallest of all the Junior Looper champions, whose smile was beaming from ear to ear, walked up to get his prize, I reached in the box and there were no buckles left. I told his mom to hang on while I ran back to the office to get the other buckle. When I got there I was informed that there were only FOUR divisions and four buckles. I argued my point and went back to get the paperwork. Apparently, a lady new to the

USTRC had wrongly filled out the entry forms. She added a fifth division and having not been involved with the Junior Looper program for four years, I didn’t question it…big mistake! I had to go back and tell the little boy that we were out of buckles, but we would send him one. I’ll never forget the look on his moms face, and even more so, the look that little Junior Looper gave to me.

Now back to the Texas Championships in San Antonio. As I walked down to the Junior Looper arena, I was having all sorts of horrible flashbacks. The more I thought about it and the closer I got to the Junior Looper crowd the more anxious I became. The kids must have sensed my fear or felt sorry for me because with amazing discipline, the kind that would make any grade school teacher proud, the kids lined up and knew exactly where to be and how everything worked. I have to admit I enjoyed watching the kids compete and I was impressed with the talent these kids have. After the FOUR divisions were finished, prizes and all, I

realized that I had made it through a Junior Looper roping with no controversies. I have to give praise to the parents who were on their best behavior and for that I have a new-found respect for the Junior Looper event!

I have to say the future of our sport is in good hands. The talent level of the upcoming kids is amazing and if you don’t believe me you should take in a Junior Looper roping at any of the USTRC events. If you are a parent and have kids that have never entered a Junior Looper contest, you should take the time to get your kids to one. Just remember you don’t want to be the parent that everyone talks about on Monday morning at the coffee shop, these events are for the kids so be on your best behavior!

The Regional Finals are here, please pay attention to the deadlines for entries and stalls. I will be available if you have any questions regarding the Flex Earnings. I want to wish everyone “Good Luck” and remember, you must catch to win!

Adios,

Shawn Vargas

Ropers who visited the Idaho Classic witnessed the home-state team of Matthew Baker and Jed Jacobs take the win in the Gold Plus roping. Their four head total of 40.08 seconds allowed them to take home $1,974 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

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Mark Stafford and Jerroll Campbell teamed up to win the Gold Plus roping at the Oregon Championships. Their four head combined total of 41.48 seconds earned them a championship payout of $1,010 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and Gold Plus National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each.

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And Then There Was One

by Melinda Clements

Tyson J. Campidilli

Nathan C. Enyart

#12

2008 USTRC National Champions

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yson Campidilli and Nathan Enyart came in to the short go round of the #12 Shoot-Out as the high team back. Holding that position at the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in October was an accomplishment in and of itself. The prestige was phenomenal but with that privilege comes certain pressure that makes your head woozy.

Setting aside the fact there is a prize line that includes Martin championship trophy saddles, Gist championship gold buckles, Tony Lama full-quill ostrich boots, collector’s Western Horseman framed prints and some $95,000 in cash there is no pressure. Yeah, right!

Campidilli and Enyart topped the list coming into the short round with a time of 23.55 on a four-steer average. The race was so close it made you faint. The

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second high team back had a time of 23.86 and there was no room for error; no room to think or saunter through. You had to be on track and you had to focus.

“I was so nervous my legs were shaking,” Enyart said. “My hands were sweaty and I was trying so hard not to think about anything. I wanted it to be right.”

Campidilli agreed: “That was the most money I had ever roped for and that kind of money, that kind of prize line can make you really nervous.” As the high call back team they knew they were blessed and in a great position to take the win of the #12 Shoot-Out at the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. They just had to maintain and do what they knew to do. It had been a tough, tight roping from the very beginning and the short go round was no different. When the tenth high call

back team posted a time of 7.34 in the short go round, they took the lead. It was a strong, solid lead and they wouldn’t be uprooted very easily. Campidilli and Enyart took a deep seat and started a game of watch and wait as the last nine teams of the short go round took their turns. They knew they had to stay aggressive, focused and be very solid on their short go round steer.

“We had discussed it and I knew if I had a shot of any kind I had to take it,” Enyart said. “I also knew if I didn’t have a shot I just needed to be sure and get the time down.” When Campidilli and Enyart rode into the box, the tenth high team back still held the lead. The pair had watched the other nine teams and they

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knew the weight of the world sat heavily on their shoulders. They knew they needed a time of 9.19 to take the lead and win the roping. As the pair nodded for their steer all thought processes stopped and intuition and instinct kicked into gear. There was nothing left to do but rope one steer like it was the last steer on earth. It had to be solid, it had to be right and it had to be the best.

When the team posted a time of 7.85 on their short round steer there was a euphoria that could not be measured or defined. The pair had won the #12 Shoot-Out at the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping to grab a prize line that was unbelievable.

“I am so blessed,” Campidilli said. “I have a beautiful wife and seven month old twins and the most awesome head horse you have ever seen and I just thank the Lord for the win at the USTRC Finals. There are no words to explain what a win like this one means.”

Enyart had grabbed the gold. The eighteen-year-old college student was almost speechless and the excitement was almost more than he could deal with. “I’m going to put it in the bank,” Enyart said, searching for words. “I’m probably going to buy a trailer and I don’t know what else. This is the most money I have ever won in all my life. I can’t believe I won this much money doing what I love and that is roping.”

Campidilli gave all the credit to his

horse and to having a good heeler. “This horse was an outlaw when I got him from my in laws,” Campidilli explained.

“This horse is seven years old and although he still tries to buck, he was instrumental in my quest to be a good team roper. Horsemanship is so important in team roping. The horse has great ability and lots of speed. Willie has proved to be an awesome head horse.

And of course, having Enyart to heel for me was a great thing.”

Both Enyart and Willie had the faith that Campidilli would follow through and it would all come together at the Finals.

Both Campidilli and Enyart were at the right place at the right time as they took the #12 Shoot-Out at the USTRC National Finals by storm. They never gave up and maintained faith in each other and their horses to become the #12 Shoot-Out Champions.

As the pair tried to grasp all that had happened, one thing was for certain. As the curtain closed on the #12 Shoot-Out at the 2008 National Finals of Team Roping it was very evident “And Then There Was One—Tyson Campidilli and Nathan Enyart—the #12 ShootOut Champions.” ■

Tyson Campidilli and Nathan Enyart at the USTRC 2008 National Finals in Oklahoma City.

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Rickey Green Bits and Curb Straps hen I was a kid, all the old cowboys had ported bits and leather curb straps. Their horses always handled nicely. You see, I figured out that it wasn’t the horseman. It was the equipment. I’m pretty sharp, that’s why it’s only taken me forty years of roping and riding to put some of these ideas together.

The first time I went to the NFR, I used a bit that many people might have in their bathroom as a toilet paper holder. Nobody had ever explained to me how different bits work. The old timers’ bits that had a solid mouthpiece and ports also had cheek pieces that were stiff, so you couldn’t flex your horse or pick up his shoulder by picking up on one rein at a time. So I never have had a bit that would signal to a horse to break at the pole and give me his nose at the same time. I used to have to get my spurs on, get my snaffle, and bit my horse up to get

him to break at the pole. The next step was to use my spurs to move my horse forward as I see-sawed the bit to make him understand what I wanted. After this I would tie him around until, when I picked up on the inside rein with my snaffle, he would give me his nose. Then I would put my old grazing bit with the stiff mouthpiece back in and he would be a little better for a little while.

Then came the chain bits and long shank snaffles with chain chin straps that I always used because they were easier to keep my horse’s shoulder picked up, but they did little to help me keep my horses breaking at the pole. The chin strap actually signals to the horse to stop breaking at the pole. That’s why the old timers used the leather chin straps with the ported bits because the chin strap was designed to enhance the bit’s effectiveness by bracing on the chin and letting the horse break at the pole. A harsh chin strap makes the horse stick his nose out and come up away from the chin strap. People seem to think the more pain they inflict on the chin and the tighter it is the better the horse will stop. In many cases when too much pain is

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inflicted on the chin, your horse will start to become nervous or even run off.

I have designed a bit line that has the old mouth pieces that ask a horse to break at the pole and also has loose cheek pieces so you can get control of their nose. I use all of my bits with a harness leather chin strap. But even with this good equipment, if you adjust the chin strap too tight it doesn’t allow the bit to work by signaling to the horse to flex or break at the pole. All he will feel is chin pressure and that will make a horse throw his head up even if you have great equipment.

I had a guy at a school the other day that had a neat little heel horse. But he was real nervous acting when he would go in the box, come into the corner or when he would dally. So I told him, “You have a nice chain bit but that little chain chin strap is scaring him.” So he took out his knife and cut off his chin strap and roped without one. This little horse just started working. He calmed down and would stand and take a big stop and jerk without the pressure of the chin strap. If you’ll start to take a better look at your equipment, you might have a better horse than you think.

A correction bit in my opinion does nothing but inflict

June 13 & 14 Gay, GA Susan Pritchett 678/603-0038

June 20 & 21 Blair, NE Gary Wohlman 402/669-4324 402/533-1066

June 22-24 Kids School Blair, NE Gary Wohlman 402/669-4324 402/533-1066

pain. It doesn’t signal to a horse what you want him to do. A dogbone, a chain, and a snaffle all pull evenly across the mouth so the horse can understand to react from the mouthpiece. But a correction collapses around the bars and tongue and your horse has nowhere to go, so he freezes and hollows out his back so he can’t run, start or stop. You might say, “Well my horse is just hard mouthed,” “he is hard headed,” or “stubborn.” Well, maybe he is not the only stubborn one if you don’t give him a chance to work by using some new ideas.

There’s so much more I would like to tell you about this subject because I really am seeing so much success at my schools with the way we’re bitting today’s horses. A lot of horsemen have trouble handling some of these ideas, but I deal with a thousand horses a year at my schools. You’ll just have to do like I tell my students; try it on your horse and if it doesn’t work you can always go back to your old way.

June 27 & 28 Klamath Falls, OR Jeff Holcomb 541/892-0316

Your Friend,

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August 13 & 14 Kids School 15 & 16 Craig, CO Sheila Brennise 970/824-4767 970/629-1396

August 22 & 23 Alpine, WY Mark Hilton 307/248-2042

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HORSE HEALTH

Today’s Fight Against Influenza

Information courtesy of Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health

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quine Influenza can cost team ropers an entire season, sidelining a horse for months at a time. It has been considered the most economically important respiratory disease in horses today and is extremely contagious with a high infection rate.

Influenza can have a negative effect on a horse for weeks to months and the biggest danger of influenza is the potential for a life threatening secondary infection.

Although there have been effective methods to prevent influenza for many years, Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health introduce a breakthrough method of prevention for influenza that 26 / JUNE 2009

is more effective, less painful and safe.

By collaborating with some of the top influenza experts in the country, a vaccine called Flu Avert® I.N. was developed that gives horses a high level of protection against the most common and virulent strains of equine influenza virus. Flu Avert® I.N. Vaccine is a proprietary “modified-live virus” vaccine which is given intranasally (1 mL in one nostril). The Intranasal route is well tolerated and easily accessible in the horse.

The dose is administered into the nasal passages with a special proprietary applicator. When the vaccine replicates in the horse’s nasal mucosa, a rapid local immune response occurs.

The horse develops an immune response that combats the disease similar

to when the horse is exposed to a virulent (disease-causing) wild strain of the equine influenza virus.

This vaccine does not cause disease.

Instead, it triggers the horse’s body to mount an impressive defense. Also, because the vaccine is given intranasally, the first response occurs in the nasal mucosa - the natural path of

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A proper vaccination program can significantly reduce the risk of influenza.

Equine specialists recognize effective immunization protects the healthy horse by: 1. Preventing infection 2. Reducing the amount of virus shed after infection, and lessening the duration and severity of clinical signs in an infected horse Flu Avert® I.N. Offers A Unique Intranasal Design Adding These Benefits: 1. Powerful protection at the site of infection, the nasal mucosa 2. Painless intranasal administration 3. No muscle soreness 4. No risk of injection site reactions 5. No risk of slowing training or performance influenza infection. The vaccine literally stops the disease at the site of entry, providing immunity faster and protection for a longer period of time – up to six months.

Flu Avert® I.N. has been proven effective in actual “challenge” studies.

This means horses were vaccinated with Flu Avert® I.N. vaccine and then exposed to highly infective strains of influenza virus. The protection

demonstrated by Flu Avert® I.N. vaccine is unprecedented.

Finally, the vaccine is safe. Out of 482 horses given Flu Avert® I.N. vaccine in a field safety trial, some as young as 3 months of age, a serious nasal discharge was observed in a small number. This discharge was the same as that seen in normal horses during variable environmental conditions, and resolved in a short time with no

A Different Kind of Horsepower Safe-Guard®’s Scooter Giveaway Winners Announced.

Winners receive a new Beamer Matrix II scooter as part of the Safe-Guard® Scooter Giveaway and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health’s continued sponsorship of the United States Team Roping Championships, the United States Pony Club and the World Barrel Racing Productions.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, a leader in providing quality animal healthcare products, including Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole), is pleased to announce the winners of the Safe-Guard® Scooter Giveaway - Charlene Howell from Romoland, California and Diane Burns from Canton, Texas.

The winners’ names were drawn at the United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC) Finals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and the World Barrel Racing Productions (WBRP) Barrelnanza Finals in Waco, Texas. Members of and participants at all USTRC, WBRP and United States Pony Club (USPC) events were invited to enter the drawing for the Beamer Matrix II scooters. Visitors to the Safe-Guard® website - www.getrotationright.com were also eligible to register for the drawing.

“We are always trying to think of creative and useful ways to reward our Safe-Guard®

treatment. In addition, there is no risk of injection site reactions because it is given intranasally.

Today’s team ropers and horse owners can rely on this breakthrough influenza prevention method. No more shots and Avert® I.N. offers the assurance that your horse is protected from influenza by a product that is more effective, less painful to administer and safe for a variety of horses. ■

customers,” said Brett Whitehead, director of equine and agriculture retail for Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health. “With the price of gas rising to unheard of levels, we thought about offering scooters so horse owners could use them at all the various competitions and events that they take their horses to or just even as a way to ride around the farm or ranch to help conserve gas. The goal was to provide a meaningful ‘perk’ to avid horse owners and the response to the giveaway was very positive.”

Scooter winner Diane Burns from Canton, Texas entered the scooter drawing at the SafeGuard® booth at the USTRC finals.

“I am very excited about winning the scooter. I could not believe that out of everyone there I was the winner,” said Diane Burns. “I have been roping for 15 years and riding horses for 45 years. I plan on riding the scooter at the roping events and my granddaughters are also excited about that too. I have used Safe-Guard® for years. It is a great option for deworming our horses. I really want to thank Intervet/ScheringPlough Animal Health for having the scooter giveaway and also for their sponsorship of the USTRC.” Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole) equine dewormers have set the industry standard for safe and effective parasite control in horses and are used by thousands of horse owners across the country to keep their horses healthy.

“Today, the investment that team ropers have in their animals is considerable,” said John Findlay, USTRC marketing director. “That ,along with the affection our members continue to have for their four-legged roping partners has led to an increased recognition of the importance of proper management and health care. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health not only provides a vast array of animal health products to address these concerns, but also gets out in front of potential problems with timely and trusted prevention information.”

For more information on USTRC visit www.ustrc.com.

Intervet is a leader in research and dedicated to the development, production and marketing of innovative, high-quality animalhealth products and programs, such as Prodigy®, Prestige®, Encevac®, PreveNile® , Flu Avert® I.N. Vaccines, Regu-Mate® (altrenogest), Safe-Guard® (fenbendazole) Power-Dose, Banamine®(flunixin meglumine), and Intervet Foal Caresm program.

For more information on Safe-Guard® visit www.getrotationright.com.

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Remembering Ray Hunt

By Heather Smith Thomas

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orsemen lost a great teacher when Ray Hunt left this world.

He spent most of his life working with horses and teaching others how to relate to horses in better ways.

Hunt wasn’t the first horseman to travel a different path in handling horses, utilizing what has now become known as “natural” horsemanship, but he was probably the person most responsible for teaching others about it. His students now continue his teaching methods around the world, showing horsemen there’s a better way to train and work with their animals. Ray was one of the first people to hold horsehandling clinics, long before they were called clinics.

Born in 1929 in Paul, Idaho, Ray grew up on a ranch between Mountain Home and Bruneau, where his father raised workhorses and hired out as a teamster on neighboring ranches during the 1930’s. As a young man, Ray worked on ranches in Nevada (including the T Lazy S Ranch, where he learned more about cowboying). He was soon married and moved his family to California where he continued to work on various ranches, starting a lot of young horses.

He became well acquainted with Bill and Tom Dorrance, who had a large

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influence on his training methods. Tom helped him with a very difficult horse named Hondo that was unpredictable.

Ray saw the potential in this horse and didn’t want to give up on him. After Tom’s help, Ray eventually showed Hondo as a top competitor in many working cow-horse classes. Ray had to learn to develop “feel”—a better and more subtle way to communicate with that horse. After experiencing what seemed like a miraculous transformation in Hondo, Hunt changed the way he thought about and worked with horses. Tom Dorrance had a unique way with horses, and Ray became the person Tom mentored to communicate his message to other people. After working with Tom, Ray spent 45 years

Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and Bill Dorrance

teaching other horsemen.

Ray and his wife Carolyn eventually traveled all over the United States giving clinics and were invited to several foreign countries including Australia. He chose this avenue, even though he could have made a good living training horses at home, because he wanted to be able to help more horses by helping their owners. He always said that the best part of a horse comes from the inside of the person. If the person can give even five percent, the horse would give 95 percent, just to get along with the person. The person handling the horse merely needed to learn how to “feel” the horse.

At first, the things Hunt did with horses were so different that his methods were controversial.

Some people brought really “bad” horses to try to prove that Hunt couldn’t “fix” them, but he always managed to communicate with and help the horses.

Ray Hunt passed away March 12, 2009, after fighting a battle with COPD. Pat Parelli is one of his students who has become a famous horse-handling clinician and after learning of Hunt’s death, Pat said, “He leaves a large legacy

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before what happened - happened. “Tom would say, back up and tell me what happened before that.

This is basic to trying to understand the horse. We are the teacher, but Ray pointed out that we learn the most by listening to the horse,” Westfall recalls. “Ray had a lot of students.

Once a student of Hunt, Tim Westfall continues to carry on the We weren’t necessarily tradition of Hunt’s horsemanship clinics across the country. the best students, but of compassion for horses, and truly as Ray would always tell us, all you can helped change the way people think do is the best you can do. Ray always about being with a horse. Now that Ray said the human is full of opinions but has graduated into horseman’s heaven, the horse is the truth. The bottom line is I am even more dedicated to carry on always the horse.” his message.” Parelli met Hunt in 1983 Another one of Ray Hunt’s students, at the California Livestock Symposium.

Bryan Neubert, says most people came Parelli says Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt to know Ray through the clinics. “I and Ronnie Willis were the three didn’t meet him that way, however. I was masters of horsemanship who in one raised in Salinas, California, and Bill way or another became his mentors, Dorrance was my neighbor. When I was and Pat later hosted several of Ray 14 years old, in 1968, I went to the Hunt’s clinics.

Monterey Fair with Bill, and we’d sit Another student, Tim Westfall, now there and he’d comment on all the hosts clinics to teach people more about horses as they were being shown. Ray horsemanship and low-stress was one of the people showing a stockmanship using Hunt’s methods. hackamore horse, and Bill introduced Westfall recalls Ray saying that Hondo me to him after the show,” says Neubert. was the horse that made a different “When I got out of school, I worked for method necessary, and that Tom Dorrance full time, riding colts. A friend Dorrance was the man who made of mine had worked for Ray and I went this possible. and rode with them one day. When I “Those two statements are true, but I was working for Bill, Ray called and would add that Ray Hunt is the man who asked if he could borrow me for awhile. took it to the world. If Ray hadn’t taken it He had a bunch of colts and too many upon himself to go out there and spread to ride. I ended up working for him the message, there would only be a four different times, starting colts. handful of buckaroos who had the Sometimes he was taking care of cattle opportunity to work alongside Tom, who for people, and we’d ride the colts on would even know about any of this. Ray’s those projects. It was fun, because it was greatest contribution was that he shared just he and I, and it was a great this knowledge and taught it to so many experience. Sometimes we’d trade people, in so many different disciplines horses, and I could feel what his horse of horsemanship; he took it worldwide,” felt like, and I got to see how he rode explains Westfall. “A lot of folks are the ones I’d been riding, and then I got getting to where they understand the to feel what they felt like after he’d horse more, and are not so quick to been on them for awhile. That was blame the horse for a problem. That’s a very educational.” huge first step.”

Hunt was quite different than When Hunt used to ask Tom Dorrance Dorrance in the way he taught. “Riding for help with a problem, Tom always said with Ray was pure fun, but in some ways you need to look at what happened I learned more being around Ray. Bill

was very careful that I didn’t get into trouble with a young horse. He’d watch me closely. Ray, however, would allow me to get into trouble and learn from it. Both of them were valuable teachers, but I learned more from Ray,” says Neubert. “I also worked for him on a ranch in Nevada, one in New Mexico and in California. I saw him at a few clinics, but never really went to one of those unless it happened to be close by.

I could foresee his influence. Even some people who never met him got started on some of the things he taught—through other people who have been around Ray.” Hunt was able to see that some of his ideas and teaching would live on.

“I’ve thought about Ray a lot, and have been thinking about him even more, now that he’s passed away. With the technology we have today, where people can travel around so easily, maybe Ray has influenced horsemanship more than anyone in history,” Neubert added. “When I was with him we had a lot of fun. I do clinics for a living and I know what it’s like. The traveling is not fun. To try to influence a horse through a stranger is difficult. When it was just him and me, we were working on the horses together and I think he was happier than when I saw him in later years,” says Neubert. “I think back on things we did, and things he said. He was a good hand. It was hard to see him gradually get to the point he couldn’t do it very much, and then to where he couldn’t even ride, and I am sure that was very frustrating to him.”

Ray’s life influenced Neubert and many others to teach more people. “I wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t for Ray. He had a wonderful talent and encouraged me to do this. He helped me with a lot of horses,” Neubert added. Ray changed the way people think about horses. One of the things he has often been quoted saying included; “I can’t teach you this. I can only get you aware of it.”

Neubert is one of many who now travel all over the country to put on clinics using much of what he learned form Hunt. “It didn’t start all at once. I was working on ranches, and doing a few clinics on my vacation time. Then I SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 29

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left the ranch life and started riding colts for people. I began doing clinics fulltime during the early 1990’s,” Neubert said. “Often in my travels people tell me that Ray Hunt told them to come to one of my clinics.

He sent me a lot of business. He influenced my horsemanship, my life and my business.”

Almost everyone you talk to who knew Ray Hunt will tell you he made a difference in their life, not just their horse-handling. “Ray’s philosophy has such far-reaching applications in so many areas of life; it’s really a whole philosophy of life,” says Westfall. It’s also more enjoyable to work horses this way. It doesn’t have to be a struggle. You are dealing with a 1000plus pound animal and you aren’t going to win, using force. You must work with the horse’s mind. “It goes from your hands to their minds, to their feet; you control their feet through your mind,” says Westfall. “In order to work with the horses’ minds, however, you have to really understand their mind. Ray used to say you have to make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult.

That’s the essence of ‘feel’, to understand things from the horses’ point of view and then let your idea become their idea. Then you get everything you ask for, way beyond your wildest expectations,” explains Westfall.

In closing, we can remember the words of Ray Hunt as saying, “My belief in life is that we can all get along together if we try to understand one another…You’ll meet a lot of people and have a lot of acquaintances, but as far as having friends—they are very rare and very precious. But every horse you ride can be your friend because you ask this of them. This is real important to me.

You can ask the horse to do your thing, but you ASK him; you offer it to him in a good way. You fix it up and let him find it. You do not make anything happen, no more than you can make a friendship begin.” ■ For more information about Ray Hunt, look at his website: www.rayhunt.com 30 / JUNE 2009

In Remembrance Memorial services were held for Ray Hunt in several places around the world, including Era, Texas (March 21) and Australia, and at Mountain Home, Idaho (held March 28, 2009). After attending that gathering, Tim Westfall said, “When I looked on that empty saddle, with Ray’s hat, chaps, riata and spade bit, it really hit me hard that he’s gone. I don’t think words can describe what a loss this truly is. For me, I guess one of the most important lessons I learned from Ray is that when you think it can’t be done or you think you can’t understand something, you need to reach inside yourself and dig some more. It has to come from inside you and you’ve got to want it more than you ever wanted anything else in the world. There’s no such thing as quit.”

Westfall says that what Ray taught is important in all aspects of life.

“It just fits. It works for every situation, in every part of life. I can’t imagine working with a horse without this.”

Ray’s wife Carolyn made these comments at the memorial: “Few of us will ever do anything that will be recognized or remembered by more than a handful of people. We are not great. Greatness comes along so rarely that when we see it, we want to touch it. Ray Ray Hunt Hunt allowed us to touch greatness, to be a part of it. He was a truly great horseman, who offered us all a chance to be a part of something great. He was one of the great motivators. Ray believed in you and had the capacity to make you believe in yourself. He believed in the horse and encouraged you to believe.”

“Once you’ve known Ray you will carry him with you forever. You hear his voice, see his face, and long for his approval. You remember his tongue-lashings and lectures. With each success you want Ray to know about it. With each failure you want to apologize for not being right within yourself. Ray refused to accept “can’t” and taught us not to use it as an excuse. His voice is never far away. He taught us that the horse and life are only going to give back what we are willing and capable of putting into them.”

“Ray hunt was a legend in his own time. His legacy will live on through his students and all who come after. His dream was to someday see a child working with a horse, mentally and physically attuned to each other. When the child is asked, “Where did you learn to work with a horse that way?” the child will answer: “Is there any other way?”

Ray Hunt’s contributions will never be forgotten. He was inducted into the California Reined Cow Horse Hall of Fame in 2004, and was named the first Western Horseman of the Year in 2005.

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n the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Sometime after that…and no one really knows exactly when…man created something, commonly referred to as “Team Roping.”

As the USTRC celebrates its 20th year…yes, it’s been that long…it seems appropriate to take a look back at the sport as a whole and consider how far it has come in such a relatively short amount of time. It’s been said that you can’t effectively move forward if you don’t know where you came from. So with that said, we’ll take a short but significant foray into USTRC’s history, to better appreciate exactly how it got where it is today.

This is by no means an attempt to post a historical record of team roping in its entirety. Instead, it’s a brief trip backward, before the onset of the USTRC, where we can take a closer look at the development of many conventions that ropers now accept as being synonymous with the sport itself.

The origins of the sport are not well defined. While many proclaim the beginning to have taken root in central California well over a hundred years ago, the true place and time of the first team roping competition is, and undoubtedly always will be, in dispute. What seems obvious is that it developed from the actual practice of heading and heeling cattle too large for one man and one horse to handle, in an effort to perform a process that required said bovine to be relatively incapacitated for a short period of time. Not surprisingly, the cowboys/vaqueros of the time quickly turned this into a competition.

As is common within the sometimes mundane atmosphere of ranch life, establishing one’s aptitude for such tasks was most likely a priority among the young and restless cowhands. No doubt bragging rights were soon to follow and quickly spilled over from ranch to

neighboring ranch. Addressing the question of, “Who’s the best?” could be answered only one way... Let’s have a Team Roping!

This is a simple tale, yet important.

The first problem that had to be solved is the very first problem ropers have to address today…Whose cattle are we going to rope? Though early cattle barons may initially have donated the use of cattle for such competitions, the fact remains, they were cattle barons, and as such, fully understood that imposing the kinds of demands on their cattle necessary for such competitions adversely affected the value by way of knocking weight off of them. Naturally, for competitions of this nature to continue and proliferate, those supplying cattle had to be compensated….Enter, “Stock Charge.”

So there you have it….the elemental beginnings of team roping as we know it. All that was required were a couple of guys handy with a rope and a horse, someone to supply cattle, and the desire to prove who could best head and heel some form of bovine species. No “classifications,” no “divisions,” no “incentives,” no barriers, no dress code, no buckles, no “truck ropings” and probably, no prize money…..Just “mano y mano” and “Let’s see who’s the best.”

Of course, with any competition, there have to be rules. As a result, rules were largely conceived and imposed on a case by case, roping by roping basis up until team roping fell within the confines of what is now recognized as modern rodeo competition. Even so, it truly was not until the USTRC came into existence that there was a universally accepted, written set of rules that ropers and roping producers began to collectively lean upon and adhere to.

Given this scenario, it becomes pretty apparent that there is one final element required for team roping to become

sustainable…..Prize Money!

As mentioned, ropers need cattle, and the use of cattle for team roping is not free. Someone had to pay for the use of the cattle…and of course it wasn’t long before that burden landed in the lap of the team ropers themselves.

Naturally, if it’s going to cost something to compete, there needs to be something to gain….and with that…the cattle provider morphed into roping producer and…….Yahtzee!.....the sport of team roping was born.

Languishing in relative obscurity for decades, the current form of modern team roping slowly began to take shape.

Still, one final piece had to be added to the mix to elevate the sport to the next level. That piece, not unlike the same piece that drives every part of a free market society, was the recognition of team ropers as unique and identifiable “consumers.”

It wasn’t a sudden epiphany or an overnight realization that ropers presented an entirely new market, but most likely a rather simple case of filling a need that had previously not existed.

Ropers needed ropes… saddles… horses… and all the other tools and services that make team roping happen.

First, a maker of ropes specifically produces one for a roper. He uses it…it works better than what he used before…..and ….the rest is history.

So there it is, the catalyst which served as a springboard for modern team roping was the recognition that team ropers were indeed a new group of consumers, and in a free market system, consumers are the driving force.

During the late 1970’s there were some that could see the potential of the group as a whole, and therefore the value of the sport. Still, in the fragmented and clannish climate of the time, it was a potential that was only scarcely recognizable.

Some feeble attempts to organize the sport began with moderate success as the 70’s rolled into the 80’s. Still the organization of ropers was a difficult path, fraught with a number of obstacles. As it turned out, however, it was one of these very obstacles which proved to be the key in unifying team ropers for the very first time, from coast continued on page 126 SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 31

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Today’s Team Roping Fashion

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oday’s roping arena is filled with a variety of individuals. Men, women and kids of all ages chase their championships dreams each and every weekend from coast to coast. Clothing manufacturers have caught on to the new phenomenon and as much as the people in the sport of team roping are diverse, so too are the fashions they wear. Hats, boots, shirts and jeans, the modern team roper definitely has a style all of their own.

Truly, the flare of the rodeo cowboy is still alive and well and so the styles continue to evolve. Not only do the new styles offer more modern day designs to today’s cowboys and cowgirls, the fashion trends have been developed to offer more satisfaction in the way of comfort and durability. Here is a look at the latest cowboy and cowgirl fashions and the companies that manufacture them.

CINCH The Cinch brand and USTRC go together like a hand and glove.

Cinch is a long time supporter of the sport of team roping and a major sponsor of the USTRC. Cinch is the new title sponsor of the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR).

Cinch jeans have become a staple among team ropers and the Western world in general. Their great looking jeans come in a variety of styles, keeping today’s ropers looking their best. Western Wear stores all across the country keep their shelves stocked with all of the greatest Cinch styles and will add to them as the year rolls by.

Cobra Jean

The new Cinch Cobra jean is ready for summer! This brand new fit is characterized as being on the slimmer side of a relaxed fitting jean. This jean carries a dark rinse with hand sanding that adds the perfect amount of detail to this great fitting jean. With a clean back pocket, this jean is fashion forward and ready for you to wear! Look for the Cobra starting in June.

HOOey T’s available Summer 09!

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jeans at a store near you by heading to www.CowgirlTuffCo.com for a list of dealers in your area.

Don’t Fence Me In These are the jeans for the everyday cowgirl. A little bit of edge with a lot of comfort.

They are great for riding or just hangin’ out at the ranch.

Wild & Wooly from HOOey, these brand new styles will be unique and comfortably hip.

To check out all the new HOOey styles and find retailers in your area, go to www.getyourhooey.com.

RESISTOL

Resistol hats are “The best All-Around” hat standing true to the name. Resisting all types of weather, Resistol hats offers a stylish look and an unmistakably quality cowboy hat. With over 80 years of experience Resistol is a name that many have grown to trust. Demand for Resistol hats continues making Resistol the largest manufacturer of headwear in the world, as a part of Hatco, Inc. Resistol and the USTRC go back a long way and today’s lineup of Resistol hats reflects the long standing partnership with traditional style, true American favorite cowboy hat banded and buckled with the USTRC shield. For more information about Resistol or to see available colors and styles, including the USTRC line of Resistol hats, head to www.resistolhat.com

COWGIRL TUFF For the ladies of team roping, Cowgirl Tuff has a 2009 line up of jeans that not only hit high marks in today’s fashion, but are guaranteed to turn heads. You can find your pair of great Cowgirl Tuff

These jeans come standard with extreme comfort and some “Tuff” lookin’ pockets. They, too, include a great everyday fit.

CRUEL GIRL Cruel Girl is the number one brand worn by today’s women of the sport and the USTRC is proud to recognize them as one of its major sponsors. It is no wonder the Cruel Girl Championships held each year at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is one of the event’s most popular attractions.

Cruel Girl leads the way in today’s hottest trends and most reliable jeans for women who enjoy team roping and the Western way of life. You can find all of the greatest Cruel Girl styles at Western wear stores all across the country, including some of their newest styles that are hitting the shelves now and throughout 2009!

Skylar Jean from Cruel Girl The Cruel Girl brand is famous for bringing the newest fits and trendiest denim to the market today, and the new Skylar medium stonewash denim is a great example of that. The stylish and flattering jean features a double back pocket, firework stitching on the back pocket with hand sanding and a blind hem. This is a

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premier bootcut jean and is available in June from the Cruel Girl brand.

Mattie Jean The Cruel Girl Mattie jean is loaded with details and is a great flap pocket jean. The contrast stitching combined with the contruction details makes this jean rock star quality. A low rise bootcut jean that looks good on a night out or on horseback. Look for this jean starting in July from the great Cruel Girl brand.

TONY LAMA

Tony Lama is the manufacturer of the best made work and riding boots on the market today. All leather construction and a handcrafted fit, that’s the legacy of Tony Lama kept alive by a select group of bootmakers who have earned the right to be called craftsmen.

The USTRC and Tony Lama have joined together to make a line of boots just for team ropers. You can spot these boots at your local Western store as they include the USTRC shield. Not only will you stand out, but they are comfortable to wear and will withstand the heavy use in the team roping arena.

Visit Tony Lama’s website at www.tonylama.com for more information and locations of dealers near you.

WRANGLER Wrangler Stretches Comfort to a New Level with George Strait Action Fit Jean ®

Combining two of the biggest names in Western style to once again present the best in denim apparel, the George Strait Cowboy Cut Collection by Wrangler® offers the George Strait Action Fit with Flex Denim jean to provide superior comfort in motion with the ultimate blend of function and fit.

Pairing classic Wrangler construction

in a heavy-weight 13-ounce denim with very light stretch for superior ease of movement, the jean sports a nylon waistband that allows enhanced nine percent stretch, significantly more than regular denim waistbands—but without the “old man jeans” look. A beautiful stone washed finish with subtle hand sanding adds a youthful, slightly worn touch.

World Champion Stran Smith Wears Wrangler® Premium Patch® “Yuma” #77 Long Live Cowboys. With the Wrangler Premium Patch collection, the loyal cowboy can find the same durable construction of the classic 13MWZ but with contemporary touches including hand sanding, distressing, wider leg openings and a natural rise.

Contemporary fits, fabrics and styles make Wrangler Premium Patch the perfect choice for the fashion-conscious Western shoppers whose style seeking leads them to look beyond the traditional Western wardrobe.

LAWMAN Savannah Series In a perfect world, a riding jean should fit like a second skin, offering total comfort and support where necessary. Long in the leg, firm in the seat, and flexible enough to bend and stretch with a rider’s every move, the ideal garment has to be tough and durable, too.

Lawman has perfected both the technology and design to create that perfect jean and delivers it in the new Savannah Series, a consumer-driven collection created to serve the horse woman, country wide.

As always, one step ahead of the pack, Lawman delivers solid performance as well as fashionable style. Look for the new signature Lawman “L” on the back pocket of every Savannah jean, making them easy to

spot in the winner’s circle and wherever happy riders are found.

Sophisticated Western Style Women over 30 who love the Western lifestyle aren’t trading in great looks and fun activities for maturity.

On the contrary, yesterday’s rodeo sweethearts and Western riders have become active young singles, mothers, and career girls who intend to keep on doing all the things they always loved, from line dancing to barrel racing and more — and look great doing it!

Sometimes soft and feminine, other times bold and sassy or glittered with bling, these fashion-forward versatile solutions feature quality knits and wovens, as well as the new Lawman jeans, always cut right and embellished with style. Together, the pieces are great for layering, or worn separately, they’re knockout standing alone. The effect tells anyone who’s looking that this customer is “with it”, the sophisticated street smart Lawman way.

Sophisticated Western — a unique collection whose time has come, for today’s women.

TWISTED X Twisted X boots are hitting the floor running this spring with a great selection of boots for both him and her.

Twisted X is a brand of boot that you can wear to the corral, or to the dance.

Comfort, style, durability and good looks make Twisted X boots stand out of the crowd. Try a pair on and you will see why Twisted X has become one of the best boots you can buy.

Mens Buckaroo chocolate and white. Wide Square toe, 17” top MSRP 239.99

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Womens Ruff Stock glazed saddle and navy embroidered top. Wide square toe, 13” top MSRP 194.99

Co.’s Sugar Skull Tee. On a vintage distressed black tee, with a sweet skull design on the front and Ranch Royalty Clothing Co. arched across the back. Sure to get you noticed! Available in sizes S-XL

ROPER APPAREL PETROL Main Street Collection Continues to Grow

Roper Apparel and Footwear has been offering cowboys and cowgirls the best in fashion, comfort and quality for many years. They continue to be a trend-setter with new lines of products for men, women, boys and girls in both the clothing and footwear line. No doubt the name Roper goes hand in hand with the sport of team roping, and their styles of products continue to offer team ropers a fashion that helps set them apart.

For a full line of the newest Roper Apparel and Footwear, head to www.eroper.com. Not only can you see their new fashions, but you can find dealer locations near you, national events that Roper will be heading to throughout the year and a list of your favorite cowboy or cowgirl sponsored by Roper Outerwear and Footwear.

RANCH ROYALTY CLOTHING CO. The new clothing line, Ranch Royalty Clothing Co. has really taken off! With a twist to an old favorite, women can be relaxed in the Ranch Royalty Clothing Co tee’s and still be in style. Check them out and make an order today by going to www.sissieandme.com

Tee #124 Ranch Royalty Clothing Co. goes a lil’ ranchy with their Bronc girl tee. A cool cowgirl riding a buckin horse in great detail printed on a white burnout tee. Available in sizes S- XL

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Petrol fans everywhere celebrated the year we launched Main Street, the top-selling fashion-conscious collection of jeans and tops, all created to make “With-it Girls” out of anyone.

Our national success continues and so does our creative lead as we expand our growing inventory of Mainstream looks that have completely redefined Western wear.

Exciting choices abound in our top business giving Western retailers something for almost every customer. Most important are our new traditional, tapered, seamed and yoked Western wovens with contemporary logos on the back, as well as body hugging, up-to-the minute looks. That includes silk screen, embroidery and plenty of bling, expressed in rhinestones and vibrant metallic threads.

Rich new colors like coral and raspberry add heat to our long and short sleeve tees, thermals, vnecks, tanks and hoodies, all with super embellishments dedicated directly (or indirectly) to the Next Generation.

They’re the ones who love our outrageous rocker graphics, tattoo prints, peace symbols, rose scrolls, and flying skulls and crosses. In short, they are the collectors of Petrol’s washable, wearable art.

Our jeans are hotter than ever, some with distressed finishes, riveted rhinestone accents, unique metal and leather embellishments and multi-tone stitching.

Back pockets sport unique logo treatments and waistbands gleam with bejeweled belt loops. It’s still all about fashion jeans, how we built our reputation.

Petrol — recreating the West like it’s never been done before.

ARIAT Spring has sprung at Ariat!

Looking for Peak Performance? Get all the benefits of our performance boots in pretty, new packages. Looking great in Ariat boots (both in and out of the saddle) also means enjoying a new level of comfort, durability and the responsiveness of an athletic shoe!

Men’s Quickdraw

(Style # 34729) Punchy shafts plus a trend-right wide square toe. Premium full-grain leather with leather lining. Goodyear leather welt with Duratread outsole. ATS Technology.

Eight-row stitch pattern.

Women’s Legend Wingtip

(Style # 15878) Our popular Legend boot with beautiful wing tip and collar detail. Full-grain leather with leather lining. Goodyear leather welt with Duratread outsole. ATS Technology. Eight-row stitch pattern.

BLACK BART HATS

By Villano Hat Co. “Evolutionary hats that set today’s trends instead of following them…Today’s fashion with a healthy dose of Old Western Charm”

Unforgiven

Genuine Panama Straw. Old Western Charm. Blood and Bullet Hole....Be A Part Of The West.

Burnt Dust Genuine quality leather....Beautiful hat you will wear like a glove....

Black Bart HatsThe Legend Lives On!

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Red Desert Classic Sweetwater County Events Complex Rocksprings, Wyoming June 26-28 2009

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he air was crisp, clear and quite cold. There was a haze in the distance as the black coal dust drifted over the snow and cast a gray film over the white. Ton Jo brushed the black dust off his face but it only smeared across his brow and gave him a bruised look.

“Ton Jo,” the line boss said. “You get back in that mine. We got a deadline to meet.” Ton Jo shrugged. He was used to the yelling from the line boss.

“I go Line Boss,” he hollered back.

“I go!” Scrambling toward the dark entrance of the mine Ton Jo smiled.

“Good country here,” he said out loud.

“Live here long time no matter what happen! Good country! No matter hard work; good country. Make great history here.”

“Ton Jo,” the line boss screamed

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again and the little Chinese man scuttled out of sight.

Rocksprings, Wyoming is good country. Located in southwest Wyoming it is at the strategic crossroads of Interstate 80 and US Highway 191. It is on the north and south corridor running from Mexico all the way to Canada and connects Arches National Park, Moab, and the Dinosaur National Monument to the Tetons and Yellowstone.

Historically known as the “Gateway

to the West” the area’s high desert scenery is magnificent. It is in this area, on June 26 through June 28, when the doors of the Sweetwater County Events Complex will swing open for the Red Desert Classic. With Bill Cornia of C&C Roping at the helm, the Red Desert Classic will provide a phenomenal weekend of good USTRC Team Roping in addition to a weekend taking in all the sights and activities Rocksprings has to offer. Rich in history, from the

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settling of the West to the great Rocksprings Massacre involving Chinese miners, the area is a hotbed of things to do and see.

If you come to rope, take an extra day to look around and partake of the action the area has to offer. With unique off-road and water recreational resources, the area is also rich in impressive wildlife, making Rocksprings a recreation destination unique among the many favored Wyoming destinations. The historic Flaming Gorge, Killpecker Sand Dunes and the gorgeous Red Desert are but a heartbeat away.

There are a variety of recreational facilities available in Rocksprings such as Paul J. Wataha Recreation Area Complex, which is home to an eighteen-hole championship golf course complete with a driving range, pro shop and restaurant. There are also tennis courts, a fishing pond, a

pavilion and picnic grounds. There are also facilities for skating, rock climbing and sightseeing.

Rocksprings is also home to Western Wyoming Community College, which houses a stunning Natural History Museum. There is also an awesome Dinosaur Exhibit for educational purposes.

Not only is there a lot to see and do when you visit Rocksprings but the people are warm, friendly and accommodating. They enjoy USTRC Team Ropers spending time in their community. Good food, good accommodations and some good USTRC Team Roping make the Red

Desert Classic a priority for the weekend.

Perhaps Ton Jo had a little insight when he vowed to make Rocksprings his home long ago. Plan to visit Rocksprings for the Red Desert Classic. Ton Jo has a history there. It will be worth taking the time to check it out. â–

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Oklahoma Championships July 2-5, 2009 Lazy E Arena Guthrie, Oklahoma www.guthrieok.com www.ustrc.com 254-968-0002 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Sleep Inn (405) 260-1400 Hotel ✫ Best Western Territorial Inn (405) 282-8831 Hotel ✫ Stables Cafe stablescafe.com Restaurant ✫ Vallarta Mexican Restaurant (405) 282-2202 Restaurant ✫ Granny Had One (405) 282-4482 Restaurant ✫ Johnny’s Original Rib Shack (405) 282-0031 Restaurant ✫ Hastings Steakhouse www.hastingssteakhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Cimarron National Golf Club (405) 282-7888 www.cimarronnational.com Golf ✫ Guthrie Golf & Country Club (405) 282-1315 Golf ✫ Beacon Drive-In Theatre www.beacondrive-in.com Entertainment ✫ Oklahoma Sports Museum www.oklahomasportsmuseum.com Entertainment ✫ Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store Museum www.drugmuseum.org Entertainment ✫ Oklahoma Territorial Museum www.oklahomaterritorialmuseum.org Entertainment

South Dakota Championships July 3-5, 2009 Central States Fairgrounds – Expo Center Rapid City, South Dakota www.visitrapidcity.com Yost Events Inc and Ty Yost 208-863-4310 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Holiday Inn Rapid City - Rushmore Plaza Hotel www.holidayinn.com Hotel ✫ Radisson Hotel - Rapid City Mt. Rushmore www.radissonrapidcity.com Hotel ✫ Howard Johnson Rapid City www.hojo.com Hotel ✫ Firehouse Brewing Co. www.firehousebrewing.com Restaurant ✫ Shooters Steakhouse & Sports www.shooterssteakhouse.com Restaurant 38 / JUNE 2009

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

✫ Meadowbrook Golf Course www.rcgov.org Golf ✫ Rapid City Elks Golf Course www.visitrapidcity.com Golf ✫ Cheers Sports Bar & Casino www.grandgatewayhotel.com Entertainment ✫ Hooky Jack’s & Phatty McGee’s Entertainment ✫ Rushmore Waterslide Park www.rushmorewaterslide.com Entertainment ✫ Sioux Indian Museum Office www.journeymuseum.org Entertainment ✫ Saloon No. 10 www.saloon10.com Entertainment ✫ Mount Rushmore National Memorial www.nps.gov Entertainment ✫ Cosmos of the Blackhills www.cosmosmysteryarea.com Entertainment

Eastern Regional Finals July 9-12, 2009 Tennessee Miller Coliseum Murfreesboro, Tennessee USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Baymont Inn and Suites www.baymontinns.com Hotel ✫ Holiday Inn Express www.hiexpress.com Hotel ✫ Red Roof Inn www.redroof.com Hotel ✫ Demos’ Steak & Spaghetti House www.demosrestaurants.com Restaurant ✫ Longhorn Steakhouse www.longhornsteakhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Bonefish Grill - Murfreesboro www.bonefishgrill.com Restaurant ✫ Old Fort Golf Course www.murfreesborotn.gov Golf ✫ Indian Hills Golf Club www.indianhillsgc.com Golf ✫ Stampede Dance Hall & Saloon www.stampededancehall.net Entertainment ✫ GO USA Fun Park www.gousafunpark.com Entertainment ✫ Premiere 6 Theatre www.premiere6.com Entertainment ✫ Stones River National Battlefield www.nps.gov Entertainment ✫ Oaklands Historic House Museum www.oaklandsmuseum.org Entertainment

The Blackhawk Championships July 16-19, 2009 Blackhawk Arena Salina, Utah www.salinacity.org Load ‘Em in the Dark Cattle Co 202-251-3170 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Super 8 Salina/ Scenic Hills Area www.super8.com Hotel ✫ Rodeway Inn Salina www.rodewayinn.com Hotel ✫ Best Western 435-529-7455 Hotel ✫ Mom’s Cafe (435) 529-3921 Restaurant ✫ El Mexicano Restaurant www.rosamexicano.com Restaurant ✫ Cove View Golf Course www.coveviewgolf.com Restaurant ✫ Paradise Golf Course: 9 Holes Driving Range www.utah.com Golf ✫ Salina Swimming Pool (435) 529-1237 Entertainment ✫ Central Utah Art Center www.cuartcenter.org Entertainment ✫ Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum Entertainment ✫ State House Museum (435) 743-5316 Entertainment

Nebraska Championships July 17-19, 2009 Custer County Fairgrounds Broken Bow, Nebraska www.brokenbow-ne.com Jeff and Cindy Smith 620-422-3632 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Gateway Motel 308-872-2478 Hotel ✫ Americas Best Value Inn 308-872-6428 Hotel ✫ Bosselmans Motel 308-872-6842 Hotel ✫ Wagon Wheel 308-872-2433 Hotel ✫ Bonfire Grill www.bonfire-grill.com Restaurant ✫ Emily’s Soda Fountain (308) 872-5200 Restaurant ✫ Cattlemans (308) 858-4600 Restaurant

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✫ Steakhouse (308) 446-2385 ✫ Broken Bow Country Club www.brokenbowcountryclub.com ✫ Sylvesters, Inc. (308) 872-6204 ✫ Historical Museum www.rootsweb.ancestry.com ✫ Tiffany Theatre www.tiffanytheater.com ✫ Broken Bow: Swimming Pool (308) 872-5177

Restaurant Golf Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment

Colorado Championships July 24-26, 2009 Penrose Stadium Outdoor Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado www.springsgov.com Jeff and Cindy Smith 620-422-3632 Ike and Mary Cox 660-425-6087

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Travel Lodge 719-632-4600 Hotel ✫ La Quinta Inn 1-800-531-5900 Hotel ✫ Double Tree 719-576-8900 Hotel ✫ Travel Lodge South 719-632-7077 Hotel ✫ Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. www.phantomcanyon.com Restaurant ✫ Giuseppe’s Old Depot Restaurant www.giuseppes-depot.com Restaurant ✫ Famous Steak House www.restauranteur.com Restaurant ✫ Flying W Chuckwagon Suppers www.flyingw.com Restaurant

TROPHY BUCKLES

NOW AVAILABLE

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✫ Saltgrass Steakhouse www.saltgrass.com Restaurant ✫ Cherokee Ridge Golf Course www.cherokeeridgegolfcourse.com Golf ✫ Springs Ranch Golf Club www.springsranchgolfclub.com Golf ✫ Loonees Comedy Corner www.loonees.com Entertainment ✫ 13 Pure Night Club & Bistro Entertainment ✫ Garden of the Gods Visitor Center www.gardenofgods.com Entertainment ✫ Ghost Town Museum www.ghosttownmuseum.com Entertainment ✫ Cheyenne Mountain Zoo www.cmzoo.org Entertainment ✫ Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame & Museum www.prorodeohalloffame.com Entertainment

For more information call anytime:

WAYNE BAIZE

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www.corrientesaddleco.com ALSO AVAILABLE Reiners Cutters Associations Wades Shows Bulldoggers Trophy Breast Collars

TEAM ROPING SADDLE

BARREL SADDLE

Tree: Rawhide Covered Seats 14 - 141/2 - 15 - 151/2 - 16 PRICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$540 LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 SHIPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $625

Barrel saddles can be in any size PRICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$450 LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 SHIPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . $35 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . $535

LITTLE BUCKAROO 10” Kids’ Saddle TOTAL

$400

Includes Shipping & Handling SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 39

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Pacific Coast Classic July 23-26, 2009 Salinas Sports Complex Salinas, California www.ci.salinas.ca.us USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Laurel Inn 1-800-354-9831 Hotel ✫ Holiday Inn Express Salinas Hotel www.hiexpress.com Hotel ✫ Red Lobster Restaurants www.redlobster.com Restaurant ✫ Hullaballoo Restaurant www.hullaballoorestaurant.com Restaurant ✫ Fisherman’s Wharf of Monterey www.abalonettimonterey.com Restaurant ✫ Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. www.bubbagump.com Restaurant ✫ Twin Creeks Golf Course (831) 442-6922 www.twincreeks.com Golf ✫ Salinas Fairways Golf Course (831) 758-7300 www.salinasgc.com Golf ✫ Across the Prairie (831) 754-5636 Entertainment ✫ John Steinbeck Museum-Salinas www.steinbeck.org Entertainment ✫ Kiddy Golf www.kiddygolf.com Entertainment ✫ Monterey Bay Aquarium www.montereybayaquarium.org Entertainment ✫ Monterey Whale Watching www.montereywhalewatching.com Entertainment

✫ Go Native America www.gonativeamerica.com Entertainment ✫ Peter Yegen Jr. Yellowstone County Museum www.pyjrycm.org Entertainment ✫ Nutra-Lix (406) 248-3631 Entertainment

Lonestar Regional Finals Dally for Dinosaurs July 31-August 2, 2009 Western Fair Park Vernal, Utah www.go-utah.com/vernal C&C Roping Bill Cornia 435-793-5035 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Western Plaza 435-789-9550 Hotel ✫ Western Lamplighter 435-789-0312 Hotel ✫ Seven Eleven Cafe www.711ranchrestaurant.com Restaurant ✫ Cobblerock Restaurant (435) 789-8578 Restaurant ✫ Dinaland Golf Course (435) 781-1428 Golf ✫ New Cassidy’s Club 1350 E Main St, Vernal Entertainment ✫ Western Park Museum (435) 789-7399 Entertainment ✫ Field House-Natural Hist Museum (435) 789-3799 Entertainment ✫ Red Fleet State Park www.utah.com Entertainment

Montana Championships

West Arkansas Classic

July 25-26, 2009 Yost Arena Billings, Montana ci.billings.mt.us Yost Events Inc and Ty Yost 208-863-4310 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ War Bonnet Inn 406-248-7761 Hotel ✫ The Grand Montana-Billings Hotel www.holidayinn.com Hotel ✫ Fuddruckers www.fuddruckers.com Restaurant ✫ Montana’s Rib & Chop House www.ribandchophouse.com Restaurant ✫ Texas Roadhouse - Billings www.texasroadhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar www.buffalowildwings.com Restaurant ✫ Hilands Golf Club www.hilandsgolfclub.com Golf ✫ Lake Hills Golf Club www.lakehillsgolf.com Golf ✫ Wild West Saloon www.eatanddrink.net Entertainment ✫ Winners Circle Sports Bar (406) 656-2800 Restaurant ✫ Pictograph Caves State Park www.pictographcave.org Entertainment

July 31-August 2, 2009 Kay Rodgers Park – Harper Stadium Fort Smith , Arkansas www.fortsmith.org Denny and Lynn Flynn 479-965-6800 Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Comfort Inn 479-484-0227 Hotel ✫ Hampton Inn Ft. Smith www.hamptoninn.com Hotel ✫ Outback Steakhouse www.outbacksteakhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon www.lonestarsteakhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Logan’s Roadhouse www.logansroadhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Lin’s Garden Chinese Restaurant (479) 484-5090 Restaurant ✫ Links At Fort Smith Golf (479) 648-9691 Golf ✫ Fort Smith Country Club www.fortsmith.com Golf ✫ Grand Slam Golf & Baseball www.grandslamfun.com Entertainment ✫ Putt Putt Golf & Games (479) 646-3677 Entertainment ✫ Electric Cowboy www.electriccowboy.com Entertainment

40 / JUNE 2009

✫ Fort Smith Museum of History www.fortsmithmuseum.com Entertainment ✫ Choctaw Casino-Pocola www.choctawcasinos.com Entertainment

August 6-9, 2009 Heart of Texas Fair Complex Waco, Texas www.wacocvb.com USTRC www.ustrc.com Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor Info ✫ Sleep Inn www.sleepinnhewitt.com Hotel ✫ Quality Inn & Suites Waco www.qualityinn.com Hotel ✫ George’s Restaurant & Catering www.georgesrestaurant.com Restaurant ✫ Lake Brazos Steakhouse www.lakebrazossteakhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon www.lonestarsteakhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Texas Roadhouse - Waco www.texasroadhouse.com Restaurant ✫ Logan’s Roadhouse www.logansroadhouse.com Restaurant ✫ La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant www.lafiesta.com Restaurant ✫ Catfish King of Waco (254) 753-7700 Restaurant ✫ Cottonwood Creek Golf Course www.waco-texas.com Golf ✫ Lake Waco Country Club thelakecountryclub.com Golf ✫ Waco-City of: Cameron Park Zoo www.cameronparkzoo.com Entertainment ✫ Dr Pepper Museum: Gift Shop www.drpeppermuseum.com Entertainment ✫ Waco-City of Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum www.texasranger.org Entertainment ✫ Texas Sports Hall of Fame www.tshof.org Entertainment ✫ Waco Water Park www.waco-texas.com Entertainment ✫ Supersaver 6 www.starplexcinemas.com Entertainment ✫ Waco Hippodrome Theatre www.wacoperformingarts.org Entertainment

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

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Clay Tryan Ty N. Blasingame Drew Horner Brandon Beers Derrick J. Begay Kelly Barker Casey Hilley Jake Cooper Chris Lawson Travis J. Tryan Justin V. Davis Mike Bacon Chad Masters David Key Charly B. Crawford Adam Rose Tanner C. Watt Colter D. Todd Cody O'dell Matt Funk Shane Philipp Cody Joe Heflin Delon L. Parker Jason S. Tucker, Jr. Cody McMinn Wes Kent Cory W. Kidd V Jason Arndt Jake Barnes Ed M. Necochea Trevor Brazile Blake H. Hughes Blaine A. Linaweaver Ty A. Trammell Ross J. Farias Garrett L. Tonozzi Chad W. Saunders Ken Miranda Shawn Hagler Speed Williams Jake W. Kropik Turtle B. Powell Nelson R. Linares Casey D. Gattis Travis L. Bounds Josh Bruce Steve Purcella Joe Beaver Kaleb Driggers

61 48 47 47 42 33 32 30 29 28 27 27 26 26 25 23 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12

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Chance E. Kelton Jered A. Hollaway Colt A. Braden Nick L. Pullara, Jr. Pat Grieve Tyler D. Magnus Cale Markham Riley S. Minor Scooter W. Nolen, Jr. Derick J. Fleming Aaron Tsinigine Jake M. Weddle

Place Name 1.

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Cory Petska Patrick Smith Riley K. Pedro Cesar DeLaCruz Kory Koontz Buddy E. Hawkins II Dryce M. Stoner Russell Cardoza, Jr. Clint Summers Cody Hintz Allen L. Bach Andy Carlson Ty Ethridge Ryan N. Powell Arky Rogers Cole Davison Wade Clayton Jade Corkill Mickey Gomez Paul Eaves Shawn Kreder Clay O. Cooper Kollin D. VonAhn Bo Patzke Bobby Baize Marty Becker Jimmie R. Cooper Todd Trammell Derrick T. Younger Mike Beers

12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10

Total 88 36 35 33 33 32 31 30 30 29 27 27 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 18

Place Name 62.

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Joshua P. McMillan Lance A. Fillmore Randy Brun Steve Young Daniel Green Morgan Jones Jake W. Stanley Matt Sherwood Garett C. Smith Troy R. Kitchener Jordan Olson Joel Bach

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J. W. Cotton Jade Willis Adam G. Plyler Kinney Dale Harrell York Gill Nicky F. Simmons Terry Selland Victor T. Aros Caleb C. Twisselman Martin Lucero Rich Skelton Travis J. Woodard Trevor B. Connolly Shotgun Passig Levi T. Tyan Brandon Bates Zanga Schutte Caleb Humphries Michael E. Bratton II Tim Gonzales Jhett E. Johnson Jay D. McClain Cody D. Robbins Jay Holmes Kevin Hill Shay D. Carroll Tyler Barton Olin Pulham Pat J. Woodcock Wade E. Hooker

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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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USTRC’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.

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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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CHECK WRITING PRIVILEGES As a Gold Plus member, you will have check writing privileges at the “cash only� 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 Don’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.)

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LATE ENTRIES Miss the pre-entry deadline? Don’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.

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

„ USTRC’s Premier Membership Package.

GOLD PLUS MEMBERSHIP

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„ GOLD PLUS Upgrade SPUR Membership „ GOLD USTRC’s Standard Membership Package (Must be a current Gold Spur member.)

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A Waltz Across the Country The USTRC Regional Finals 2009

Come Rope to get qualified for the Big Dance in Oklahoma Team roping is alive and well in 2009. USTRC team ropers have experienced some of the biggest events ever and there is still more to come. The best place to fill up on USTRC Flex Earnings and load your pockets with cash is at the USTRC Regional Finals events. This year, there are seven regional events strategically placed across the country. If you want to be a force to be reckoned with when you get to the Cinch USTRC National Finals

of Team Roping October 24-November 2, 2009, you will certainly want to take in one or all of the USTRC Regional Finals events.

Make your plans today because these are certainly some of the best ropings in the entire country. It will certainly be a memorable experience if you can get to all of them and you will certainly be ready for the best of the best, the Cinch NFTR in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

West Coast Regional Finals June 25-28, 2009 Paso Robles, California The Paso Robles area has a rich history of winemaking and grape growing, beginning as early as 1797 at Mission San Miguel Archangel and continuing to the present day.

In addition to winemaking, farming and ranching played a key role in the development of Paso Robles. Grain crops, primarily wheat and barley, were the main source of income for many farmers in the early 1900’s. Large cattle ranches also dotted the rolling hills. At one time Paso Robles was known as the Almond City because local almond growers created the largest concentration of almond orchards in the world.

Paso Robles became incorporated in 1889, with 523 residents and 100 buildings. Today the population is near 25,000 and continues to grow with many newcomers moving here to enjoy the climate and year-round recreation. Of great interest to residents is the historic downtown, which has a city park of two square blocks donated by the founders of Paso Robles to be cared for and to be used only for the pleasure of the public. It is the home of the 1908 Carnegie Library museum. In addition to the clock tower building of 1892, there are many impressive buildings built in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s. Stately Victorian homes line Vine Street and are dotted throughout the city’s historical west side.

Downtown Paso Robles is well known for its charm and vitality. A true Main Street town, it is easy to see why the sidewalks are always bustling with activity. It is a friendly place where shopkeepers greet each other with a smile and extend a warm welcome to guests entering their shops. The downtown area is filled with plenty of unique shopping. It is rapidly being recognized as a thriving antique center with over 125 dealers located in six large, mall-style shops. Many boutique and specialty stores surround the quaint City Park and you’ll want to be sure to visit the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center for a selection of items produced locally. The downtown area also offers a number of fine dining options. Bistro Laurent serves French specialties like bouillabaisse in its cozy, brick walled little dining room. At Alloro, Italian dishes such as agnolotti stuffed with wild mushrooms are complemented by a wine list that includes many local vintages.

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golf, horseback riding, hiking or biking, Paso Robles really has it all. Many of these activities lead to hidden spots offering peace and serenity in an unspoiled countryside. Don’t forget a visit to one of the local mineral hot springs for relaxation at its best.

One of the greatest treasures of the area is to stop for a long soak and massage at the Paso Robles Hot Springs and Spa. The water is, indeed, “agua caliente” and quite healing.

To get a true feel of Paso Robles’s past, visitors are invited to wander around the Pioneer Museum, with its display of 989 different types of barbwire and a 1922 Maytag washing machine complete with the original butter churning attachment. A lively mixture of restaurants and shops still occupy late 19th and early 20th century buildings. One specific beauty has a clock tower

Eastern Regional Finals July 9-12, 2009 Murfreesboro, Tennessee In the early years of Murfreesboro, it was mainly an agricultural community with corn, cotton, and tobacco being the main crops. By 1853, the Murfreesboro area was home to three colleges and several academies, prompting it to be called the “Athens of Tennessee” by a visiting religious reporter. Although education suffered from the military occupation and the trauma of the Civil War, by the early 1900’s it began to regain momentum. After WWII, Murfreesboro and Rutherford County began to change from an agriculture-based economy to industry and manufacturing. Industrial growth has been steady since that time, contributing to a stable economy and phenomenal growth. In the past decade, Murfreesboro has enjoyed substantial residential and commercial growth. The City’s population has increased 53.2 percent from 44,922 in 1990 to 68,816 in 2000.

Ropers and their families will not have any problem finding things to do when they head to Murfreesboro. Just being able to rope in the Tennessee Miller Coliseum will be a rewarding experience. The Tennessee Miller Coliseum officially opened on March 18, 2003. A gift to Middle Tennessee State University of more than $20 million by the late John C. “Tennessee” Miller and his wife, the late Mary Elizabeth Miller, helped pave the

resembling an acorn and overlooks the grassy City Park, where the Vintners and Growers Association hosts the Wine Festival in May. USTRC team ropers will, indeed, feel right at home once they get to Paso Robles. The fact that you still encounter working cowboys around the area says a lot about the pace of change in the area. The Boot Barn offers a variety of western wear and then ropers can sign on for a horseback ride and cow work at the Work Family Guest Ranch, which offers overnight trail rides.

That, in itself, adds to the charm and appeal of the area. Come ready to rope and don’t forget the wine tasting for Paso Robles will, indeed, make the USTRC roper and his or her family welcome during the West Coast Regional Finals. It will definitely be a visit you are sure to enjoy.

way for the construction of the Miller Coliseum, a 222,000 square foot facility on 154 acres. This air-conditioned facility has stadium-style seating for 4,600 and stall space to accommodate 492 horses. This deluxe arena is used for local, state, regional, national and international horse show events. It will provide ideal conditions for the USTRC Eastern Regionals.

One cannot visit the Murfreesboro area without exploring the historical battlefields located in the area. It is a part of America’s history and the battlefields make an everlasting impression of visitors. Stones River National Battlefield is a 600-acre national park and cemetery dedicated to preserving the memory of those who fought and died at this crucial Civil War battle. Living history demonstrations are presented on the weekends during the summer months with a special encampment featured in July. The visitor center offers a museum and orientation program.

A unique site that every visitor should see while in Murfreesboro is the Rutherford County Courthouse. Located on the public square in downtown Murfreesboro, the Rutherford County Courthouse is one of only six remaining Tennessee courthouses built before the Civil War. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significant architecture, political and military history. The interior of the courthouse has been restored to its Nineteenth Century appearance. It houses offices for the County Executive, County Trustee, other support departments and staff, the Rutherford County Archives and provides meeting space for the County Commissioners in the original courtroom.

Certainly Murfreesboro is a unique and exciting place to visit. Add to the uniqueness of the area the USTRC Eastern Regionals and USTRC ropers and their families are in for a great treat. The food, the sights and roping add to the fun for the weekend. Plan to rope and enjoy the area. It will be a trip worth taking.

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Lonestar Regional Finals August 6-9, 2009 Waco, Texas Waco has a very unique history and the area showcases a look at how the area came to be and how the area has grown throughout the years. Waco is named after the Waco indians, the first inhabitants of this area. The Wacos were a branch of the Wichitas and were closely related to the Tawakonis. They were members of the Caddoan Confederacy. The tribe lived in beehive shaped huts, 20- to 25- feet high, made of poles, buffalo hides and rushes. The Wacos had approximately 400 acres of land under cultivation, planted in corn, beans, pumpkins, melons and peach trees. The village was located about 1/2 mile from the Brazos River, on Barron’s Branch creek, near a cold spring.

In 1837, the Texas Rangers arrived intending to build a fort at the Waco village. Texas Secretary of War, William S. Fisher ordered them here to protect the white frontier after a Comanche raid at Ft. Parker near Groesbeck. The City of Waco was incorporated on August 29, 1856. In 1870, the 475-foot suspension bridge was opened as the first pedestrian-wagon bridge across the Brazos. Upon completion, the suspension bridge brought the Texas section of the Chisholm Trail straight through Waco. A year later, the Waco and Northwestern Railroad reached Waco. It was followed by the Cotton Belt, and later by the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroads, making Waco a hub of commerce for the state of Texas.

For a true taste of Waco, spend some time in ther Historic Downtown Entertainment District. Throughout the year, there are outdoor activities including free summertime outdoor concerts on the banks of the Brazos. Don’t worry if your schedule doesn’t mesh with any of these special events; there’s always plenty to do in downtown Waco. The River Square Center, a restored row of old warehouses dating to 1900, complete with high ceilings, concrete floors and aged long-leaf pine beams, offers enough restaurants, bars, and shopping to fill any need.

Naturally, food is always an issue when you visit Waco.

From Korean kimchee to Tex-Mex and steaks, Waco restaurants serve up a cornucopia of variety. Whatever your taste, the cuisine is unbeatable. The revitalized downtown area is loaded with restaurants, bars, and shops to make your visit memorable and very entertaining.

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swing or hang like a monkey at Anniversary Park, designed for access by the physically challenged. Learn about wildflowers, then cool off next to the fountain pool. Take a walk through Miss Nellie’s Pretty Place. This wildflower preserve has winding paths open all year long and is as pretty as a picture from March through August. Or, play a game of Disk Golf on our 18hole course. It’s free and open to the public year-round.

One step inside the Texas Sports Hall of Fame will engage you in an interactive tour of the history of Texas athletics.

Watch clips of important sports moments in Texas history in the Tom Landry Theater. Show your school spirit by singing along with the school songs from Texas universities.

Compare your hand and shoe size to those of NBA greats, with life-size replicas.

Take a look at the

evolution of tennis rackets (and wonder how low your score would be if you played with one of those originals!) See a Heisman Trophy up close, and find out what made Texas boxer George Foreman one of the best in history. For anyone who enjoys Monday Night Football, or considers baseball park hotdogs a delicacy or knows that the Sweet Sixteen doesn’t necessarily refer to a girl’s special birthday, this museum is a must-see on your list of Waco attractions.

Millions of years ago the earth was fractured by the Balcones Fault. Running through what is now central Texas, the escarpment was cut by the Brazos River causing a lowering of the landscape and a natural place for habitation. Mastodons from the east and mammoths from the west traveled to the area.

Skeletons of 28,000-year-old mammoths have been excavated as well as the skeletal remains of a 10,000 year-old man and child.

Visit the Strecker Museum to see a mammoth exhibit.

The Lone Star Regional Finals will definitely be a good place for USTRC ropers to be August 6-9. However, don’t forget to take a tour around Waco while you are in the area for the roping. The sites and attractions are phenomenal and it will be trip that may prove to be one of the most entertaining and educational you have taken in a long time.

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Southwest Regional Finals August 13-16, 2009 Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque stands with one foot in the past, one foot in the present and both eyes on the future. It is a combination of the very old and the highly contemporary, the frontier town and the cosmopolitan city. It is a city with a rich history, famous for the multiculturalism reflected in its public art, museums, and architecture. The Albuquerque experience is not man made or contrived.

The sunsets, the vistas, the petroglyphs, the food, the historical attractions and the lifestyle exist with or without tourism. The area offers such a broad range of experiences that sometimes even the residents are amazed. If you visit the area and fail to be touched by the experience it will be your own fault.

Albuquerque combines a unique blend of multiculturalism, natural beauty, profound historic attractions, spectacular climate with four distinct seasons, museums, galleries, and shopping to create a distinct and unforgettable visit for every kind of visitor including the USTRC roper headed to the Southwest Regional Finals August 13-16, 2009.

In 1706, Albuquerque was founded by a group of colonists who had been granted permission by King Philip of Spain to establish a new villa (city) on the banks of the Rio Grande river. The colonists chose a place along the river where it made a wide curve, providing good irrigation for crops, a source of wood from the bosque (cottonwoods, willows, and olive trees) and nearby mountains. The site also offered protection from and trade with the Indians from the pueblos in the area.

The early Spanish settlers were religious people and the first building erected was a small adobe chapel. The church, San Felipe de Neri, still stands today. The church

is the hub of Old Town, the historic and sentimental heart of Albuquerque, with activity revolving around shopping and dining.

Albuquerque offers an exciting array of activities for all ages and interests. From mountain biking and hiking to touring one of Albuquerque’s vineyards or browsing museums and galleries, there is a wide range of activities for everyone.

Mild or fiery, there is absolutely nothing like New Mexico cuisine. Albuquerque offers a wide variety of dining options from the very quaint and casual to the most elegant ambiance of one of many finer restaurants located in the city.

Cultural diversity is also present in the variety of arts and crafts available in stores. From African to Chilean, Russian to Polynesian, stores abound with treasures from near and far. Many items are made by local artisans. Albuquerque itself means many things to many people. The word “home” to one Albuquerquean may be townhouse; to another, bungalow, hacienda, dorm room, farmhouse or base housing. The city’s diversity is its strength.

USTRC Ropers coming to Albuquerque for the Southwest Regional Finals can look forward to excellent dining and an exciting nightlife. Shopping, the arts, museums and fantastic accommodations top off the list of superb choices. Add to that the opportunity of ballooning over the Sandia Mountains and the dozens of other choices that are available and USTRC ropers will not be disappointed. Everyone will be in for a very entertaining and enlightening stay when they head to Albuquerque for the Southwest Regional Finals in August. Culturally diverse and uniquely entertaining Albuquerque will offer ropers a vast choice of things to see and do. Time spent at the foot of the beautiful Sandia Mountains will, indeed, be a roping experience to remember.

Northwest Regional Finals August 27-30, 2009 Winnemucca, Nevada Winnemucca is a showplace of twentieth century vernacular architecture where visitors can still find echoes of the past that pay homage to a bygone era. The community has maintained the history of the area.

Some of the most interesting areas to visit include St. Paul’s Catholic Church which graces the site of the original mission.

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Completed in 1924 during an intense building boom in the City, the church is an example of Spanish Colonial-style ecclesiastic architecture in the area.

The Humboldt County Courthouse was built to replace the old courthouse, which burned down in 1919. Designed by Frederick Delongchamps, the state’s official architect, the building was completed in 1921. The design is neo-Classical style which was the absolute standard in American legal architecture for much of the nation’s history. The Martin Hotel, located at the corner of Railroad and Melarkey Streets, is also a rooming house and features authentic Basque cuisine. Built in 1913-1914, the Martin served heavy passenger and commercial traffic generated by the adjacent Southern Pacific Railroad.

The building was severely damaged in the 1919 fire that swept the block.

Visitors should make a special point to visit the Black Rock Desert Mammoth Bone Exhibit. Designed to serve as an introduction to all of the museums exhibits in Winnemucca is a permanent museum-quality display featuring the Black Rock Desert Mammoth Bones. These are the bones of three to five Columbian mammoths, including a very young calf and a large mature individual with an impressive set of tusks, that were recovered in the Black Rock Desert near Winnemucca in the early 1990’s. Researchers have also found the remains of at least eight other kinds of animals. This variety, combined with some innovative testing of the sites geology, could provide

High Plains Regional Finals September 4-7, 2009 Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne means “aliens or people of foreign language.”

The Sioux Indians gave this name to the Indian tribe “Dzitsistes”, who roamed the open plains. Their spelling was Shyenne. The first residents were men who moved west to work on the Union Pacific Railroad. The majority of settlers moved away when the railroad was completed in November of that same year. Those who stayed, joined others who came to form this new thriving western town.

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some important clues about what northern Nevada was like during the final stages of the ice age (10,000 to two million years ago).

The name Humboldt is traced to the pathfinder, John Charles Fremont, who on his 1840’s expedition gave the river its name in honor of Alexander Von Humboldt, the widely known scientist of the 19th century. The original source for the name Winnemucca is said to date back in time to a meeting of fur traders on the river with the Paiute chief who ruled the area in the 1820’s.

Once called French Bridge before the Central Pacific Railroad chose a route one mile above and parallel to the river, the Lay brothers from France constructed the first cottonwood bridge and sleeping rooms on the river. That opened up a doorway for travel and commerce to the north, which still exists today.

Bridge Street has been the town’s main business street since the 1870’s, linking the river settlement with the railroad.

Although development that passes for growth has come to Winnemucca, the downtown area where it all began remains the hub of the community. USTRC ropers will be delighted with the historical significance of the area.

When USTRC ropers head to Winnemucca, look for some fun in the area and certainly the roping will be a challenge at the Northwest Regional Finals. It is a roping you probably shouldn’t miss.

frontier. It is this fun and interesting atmosphere that will greet USTRC ropers when they head to the High Plains Regional Finals Sept. 3-6.

There will be plenty for ropers to do when the roping is over and the horses put up.

This mostly rough population gave entrance to the type of entertainment that became associated with the “Wild West.” Cheyenne was a lively place with five “variety” theaters in operation simultaneously. Every other building was a saloon. The shows had regular stages and gave what was called “burlesque” performances with plenty of female performers.

Cheyenne did not remain a rowdy town for long, as the railroad that initiated Cheyenne’s beginnings continued to play a major role in its development. The Union Pacific, one of the most heavily traversed railroads, passed through Cheyenne bringing some of the best shows of the times. After the opera house was erected in 1882, performers such as Lily Langtry and Emma Nevada and their troupes stopped in Cheyenne on their way to San Francisco.

The cattle industry was another influence in Cheyenne’s development. Purebred Hereford cattle were raised at the famous Wyoming Hereford Ranch (near Cheyenne) as early as 1880. The town attracted many wealthy men from the East and Europe, bringing with them their impeccable social amenities.

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England and America. Many cattle barons spent their summers in Cheyenne, wintering in Europe. It was during this time that the world famous “Cheyenne Club” was established.

Its membership included many of these men. The club was lavishly furnished like a club of its scale in England. It had a wide verandah, large dining room, billiards room, card rooms, reading room and a lounge on the main floor. The former Cheyenne Club stood on the site that later housed the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, located on east 17th street.

With so much to see and do it is very difficult to pick and choose any select few. However, one must not overlook the fact that Cheyenne is, indeed, the state capitol of Wyoming. That in itself makes it one of the many places USTRC ropers should plan on visiting.

Wyoming’s State Capitol, a classically designed building of Corinthian architecture resembling the National Capitol in Washington, D.C., is located in the heart of Cheyenne. The Ninth Territorial Legislative Assembly authorized the construction of the building in 1886, and on May 18, 1887, the cornerstone was laid. Flagstone for the building’s foundation was quarried near Fort Collins, Colorado, 45 miles south of

Southeast Regional Finals September 4-7, 2009 Tunica, Mississippi Tunica, America’s third largest gaming resort destination, is currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of gaming and tourism in this thriving Delta county. Tunica welcomes 12 million visitors a year with all the amenities of a resort destination. The roping will be good and the action continues long into the evening hours with more than enough to keep ropers hopping.

The town gets its name from a long-ago local Indian tribe. It means, “The People.” A sleepy farming region, the actual town of Tunica is turning into a bustling community — all because of nine nearby casinos, each distinctive in theme and décor, all widely spread over ten meandering miles near the Mississippi River. Collectively, they offer 6,000 luxurious hotel rooms, worldfamous entertainment and great golf.

In 1994 only cotton, soybean and cornfields filled this depressed, flat area. Now, the sparkling resorts entice 50,000 people a day. Developers, reported to have invested over two billion dollars and already reaping revenues of about $1 billion, quickly realized their guests can’t be at the gaming tables all the time. So, rather than lose the customers for entire days to Memphis or Little Rock, developers are creating additional

Cheyenne, while sandstone from quarries near Rawlins, Wyoming, was used in the construction of the upper floors.

Additional wings on each side of the original structure were completed in 1890 and the final two wings were finished in 1917. The interior is finished in cherry, oak and butternut woods. The original cost and the two later additions totaled $389,569. Allen T. True painted the murals in the Senate and House chambers. They depict industry, pioneer life, law and transportation. The ceiling of each chamber is stained glass with the State Seal in the center. It is a fantastic facility full of history and significance for the area.

The historical sites in the area abound. There are so many things to see within a very short driving distance of the actual community of Cheyenne. Short little excursions can be taken

by USTRC ropers in between their events or after the roping finishes up. Ideally, families should plan on going a bit early or staying a bit later to see all that area has to offer. When you head to the High Plains Regional Finals plan to take in some really good roping and lots of fun things to do. You won’t be sorry you added this roping to your schedule.

amenities in Tunica — golfing and shopping.

While visiting the world-class resorts of Tunica County, USTRC ropers should take the time to visit the town of Tunica also.

Located just ten miles south of the casino resort area, historic downtown Tunica is a vibrant area that combines old southern charm with the amenities of a very modern community. Recently named a Mississippi Main Street community, a downtown revitalization effort has made Tunica a very exciting and unique shopping location. It presents a delightful look at the “other side” of Tunica.

Not surprisingly, with Tunica’s location in regard to the Mississippi, there is an abundance of wildlife in the area. The Mississippi River near Tunica is a bastion of wildlife. It is not unusual to see deer and other types of wildlife while taking in a game of golf on many of the excellent facilities in the area.

Fantastic gaming is just the beginning of a bustling Tunica entertainment district in the very heart of the South. From big name musicians, comics, entertainers and much more, each night in Tunica is filled with stars, entertainment and things to see and do. All hotel casinos are connected with a casino shuttle bus and located in Tunica or Robinsonville, Mississippi, which is about 30 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee via highway 61.

USTRC ropers will be able to enjoy it all live in state of the art theaters and casinos that rival the best of gaming areas. With more than 50 restaurants and a diverse selection of cuisine it will make for a great night out on the town after the roping finishes up. Take the time to head to the Southeast Regional Finals and you will not be disappointed.

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Regionals

JUNE 25 THROUGH

28, 2009

California Mid-State FAIRGROUNDS Paso Robles CALIFORNIA

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

JUNE 12, 2009 Draw positions will be available on 6/24/2009 at the USTRC website: www.ustrc.com

Prizes

2008 Total Payout $337,330 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

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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

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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

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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 West Coast 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

Shoot-Out Ropings

10:00 a.m.

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

Friday, June 26

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, June 27

9:00 a.m.

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

Sunday, June 28

Host Hotel Best Western Black Oak Motor Lodge 1135 24th Street 805/238-4740 Ask for USTRC Rope Rate Must reserve by May 25, 2009 Within walking distance of event In-room coffee and refrigerator

Current Coggins Required 9:00 a.m.

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

Hwy 46 East

24th Street California Mid-State Fairgrounds

Hwy 46 Exit

21st Street

101 13th Street

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

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

10th Street

Paso Robles Street Exit

Golden Hills Road

Thursday, June 25

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.

Riverside

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.

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LONESTAR

, WAC O T X

Regionals

AUGUST 6 THROUGH 9, 2009

Heart of Texas FAIR COMPLEX Waco TEXAS

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

JULY 24, 2009 Draw positions will be available on 8/5/2009 at the USTRC website: www.ustrc.com

Prizes

2008 Total Payout $567,222 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

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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

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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.

◆ 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.

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.

Shoot-Out Ropings

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.

10:00 a.m.

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

Friday, Aug. 7

8:00 a.m.

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

Junior Looper Roping

Saturday, Aug. 8

8:00 a.m.

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

Sunday, Aug. 9

8:00 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

254/968-0002

Stalls Available

Roper Outerwear LoneStar Open

Thursday, Aug. 6

Produced by USTRC For information call

Host Hotels Sleep Inn 209 Enterprise Blvd.; Hwy 35, Exit 328 254/420-3200 Ask for USTRC Roper Rate Must reserve by June 30, 2009 Complimentary deluxe breakfast Frig/micro/coffee in all rooms

Quality Inn 2410 S. New Road 254/296-0550 Rate: $89.99 + tax (No other rates or discounts will apply) Free continental breakfast Frig/micro/coffee in all rooms 5 miles from event

Directions to H.O.T. Coliseum

Hwy. 6 from the west Take Bosque Blvd. exit Turn left on Bosque to Lake Air Dr. Coliseum is on the right I-35 from the north Take Valley Mills Dr. exit Turn right onto Valley Mills, go to Lake Air Dr. and turn right, coliseum is on the right

Current Coggins Required

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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

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◆ 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.

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2009 ENTRY FORM Page 2

Applicant elects to participate in USTRC events at Applicant’s own risk. Applicant hereby releases and discharges USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from all liability, loss, claims, damages and expenses for injuries to person, property, reputation or financial condition as a result of or in any way relating to Applicant’s participation or failure to participate in any USTRC events, whether caused by negligence, by field conditions, by the conduct of USTRC or its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and/or agents in the preparation, supervision or conduct of any USTRC events or the administration or failure to enforce any USTRC rules, regulations or guidelines, or otherwise.

Applicant knows that by his or her entry on this form he or she completely releases USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from any liability, including negligence.

Applicant voluntarily chooses to participate in USTRC events and freely and willingly consents to the same.

(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:

SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 59

USTRC ENTRY FORM • REGIONAL PRELIMINARY

USTRC is a voluntary association. Applicant acknowledges that he or she has no property or other right to participate in USTRC events. Applicant agrees to follow and be bound by the rules, regulations, and guidelines of USTRC, as amended from time to time. Applicant acknowledges that USTRC classifications are determined by USTRC’s classification process based on the application of USTRC handicapping guidelines. Handicaps, including applicant’s handicap, assigned in accordance with the classification procedures are conclusively presumed valid. Applicant consents to same. USTRC reserves the right to change the classifications of ropers anytime throughout the year. Applicant may appeal procedures, as modified from time to time. Applicant agrees that his or her sole and exclusive remedy for a disputed classification is appeal to the USTRC pursuant to USTRC appeal procedures. All decisions of the appeal process are final and conclusive.

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2009 REGIONAL PRELIMINARY ENTRY FORM • ANYONE CAN ENTER

REGIONAL PRELIMINARY

USTRC ENTRY FORM • REGIONAL PRELIMINARY

WEST COAST – CA LONESTAR - TX SOUTHWEST - NM

Team Roper’s Name _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ID No. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone No. (

) _____________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ATTENTION: YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR OWN AND YOUR PARTNER’S USTRC ID#.

• Entries must be postmarked by the Friday two weeks prior to the date of the roping you are entering to avoid late charges. Payments must be made by personal check, cashier’s check, or money order. Personal checks WILL NOT be accepted from members who have written bad checks in the past.

• Entries postmarked after the deadline must include a $40 per team late fee, and must be paid with cashier’s check or money order only!

• Make entry fees payable and mail to: USTRC CENTRAL ENTRY, P.O. Box 1198, Stephenville, TX 76401. For Roping or Classification Information call the USTRC National Office, 254/968-0002.

Open Roping • (#15 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries Guaranteed Minimum $5,000 to the Average Winners

• $200/Roper

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#15 Roping • (#14 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries • $150/Roper

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#13 Roping • (#12 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries • $150/Roper

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

Gold Plus #12 Roping • (#10 Incentive) • Must be 21 years of age or older to rope. Maximum of 2 entries • $150/Roper

Must preenter to avoid late fees.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#12 Roping • (#11 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries • $150/Roper

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#11 Roping • (#10 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries • $150/Roper

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#10 Roping • (#9 Inc, is capped at #5) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries • $150/Roper

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#9 Roping, capped at #5 • (#8 Inc.) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries • $150/Roper

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

Late fees $ _______________ MUST HAVE A CURRENT USTRC CARD TO COLLECT WINNINGS By returning this form with your team entry fees, you and your partners acknowledge reading and understanding the release form on the back of this entry.

60 / JUNE 2009

2009 GOLD PLUS MEMBERSHIP ($300.00) ID# ___________ $ _______________ 2009 GOLD SPUR CLUB MEMBERSHIP ($80.00) ID# ___________ $ ______________ (Includes SuperLooper Subscription) TOTAL MONEY ENCLOSED

$ _________________

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2009 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT ENTRY FORM

REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT

• Entries must be postmarked by the Friday two weeks prior to Team Roper’s Name _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ the date of the roping you are entering to avoid late charges.

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#.

#15 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $5,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $150/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#13 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $10,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $150/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $____________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#12 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $10,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $150/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $____________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#11 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $10,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $150/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#10 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $10,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $150/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $____________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#9 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT capped at a #5• GUARANTEED MINIMUM $10,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $150/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ 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 reading and understanding the release form on the standard entry form.

HEELER

check ■ if paid

Late Fees $ ________ TOTAL MONEY ENCLOSED $ __________

SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 61

USTRC ENTRY FORM • REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT

Payments must be made by personal check, cashier’s check, or money order. Personal checks WILL NOT be accepted ID No. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ from members who have written bad checks in the past.

• Entries postmarked after the deadline must include a $40 per Phone No. ( ) _____________________________________________________________________________________ team late fee, and must be paid with cashier’s check or money order only!

ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Make entry fees payable and mail to: USTRC CENTRAL ENTRY, P.O. Box 1198, Stephenville, TX 76401. For Roping or Classification Information call the USTRC National Office, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 254/968-0002.

• 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. • Visit the USTRC Website at www.ustrc.com and check your Available Earnings.

WEST COAST – CA LONESTAR - TX SOUTHWEST - NM

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USTRC ENTRY FORM • REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT

2009 ENTRY FORM Page 2 USTRC is a voluntary association. Applicant acknowledges that he or she has no property or other right to participate in USTRC events. Applicant agrees to follow and be bound by the rules, regulations, and guidelines of USTRC, as amended from time to time. Applicant acknowledges that USTRC classifications are determined by USTRC’s classification process based on the application of USTRC handicapping guidelines. Handicaps, including applicant’s handicap, assigned in accordance with the classification procedures are conclusively presumed valid. Applicant consents to same. USTRC reserves the right to change the classifications of ropers anytime throughout the year. Applicant may appeal procedures, as modified from time to time. Applicant agrees that his or her sole and exclusive remedy for a disputed classification is appeal to the USTRC pursuant to USTRC appeal procedures. All decisions of the appeal process are final and conclusive.

Applicant elects to participate in USTRC events at Applicant’s own risk. Applicant hereby releases and discharges USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from all liability, loss, claims, damages and expenses for injuries to person, property, reputation or financial condition as a result of or in any way relating to Applicant’s participation or failure to participate in any USTRC events, whether caused by negligence, by field conditions, by the conduct of USTRC or its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and/or agents in the preparation, supervision or conduct of any USTRC events or the administration or failure to enforce any USTRC rules, regulations or guidelines, or otherwise.

Applicant knows that by his or her entry on this form he or she completely releases USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from any liability, including negligence.

Applicant voluntarily chooses to participate in USTRC events and freely and willingly consents to the same.

(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:

62 / JUNE 2009

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Made from 100% nylon, and finished with a special penetrative wax that permeates the string’s fiber, Racer strings create just the right balance and body for a super swift tie. “ You’ll tie so fast you’ll think you’re breaking the law.” cody ohl 14 Time NFR Qualifier 5 Time World Champion Calf Roper

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EASTERN Regionals

Tennessee Miller COLISEUM Murfreesboro July 9 TENNESSEE THROUGH 12, 2009 ANYONE CAN ENTER You do not have to be qualified to enter the Eastern Regional Preliminaries All entries must be postmarked by

JUNE 26, 2009 Draw positions will be available on 7/8/2009 at the USTRC website: www.ustrc.com

Prizes

2008 Total Payout $321,218 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

22 TROPHY GIST BUCKLES ◆ 2nd Place Average winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 ◆ 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 ◆ 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

165 National Shoot-Out Positions $3,500 to Average Winners of the Open

$3,500 to Average Winners of the #15 Shoot-Out

$7,000 to Average Winners of #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 Shoot-Outs

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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 $100/roper. May enter three times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive for a maximum of three 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 Eastern 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.

Shoot-Out Ropings

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 $100 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.

Thursday, July 9

10:00 a.m.

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

Friday, July 10

8:00 a.m.

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

Junior Looper Roping

Saturday, July 11

8:00 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 Baymont Inn & Suites 2230 Armory Drive 615/896-1172 Rate: $99 + tax and up, 1-4 pp.

Full Breakfast Included Close to Miller Coliseum

8:00 a.m.

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

Sunday, July 12

Stalls Available

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2009 ENTRY FORM Page 2

Applicant elects to participate in USTRC events at Applicant’s own risk. Applicant hereby releases and discharges USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from all liability, loss, claims, damages and expenses for injuries to person, property, reputation or financial condition as a result of or in any way relating to Applicant’s participation or failure to participate in any USTRC events, whether caused by negligence, by field conditions, by the conduct of USTRC or its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and/or agents in the preparation, supervision or conduct of any USTRC events or the administration or failure to enforce any USTRC rules, regulations or guidelines, or otherwise.

Applicant knows that by his or her entry on this form he or she completely releases USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from any liability, including negligence.

Applicant voluntarily chooses to participate in USTRC events and freely and willingly consents to the same.

(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:

SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 67

USTRC ENTRY FORM • EASTERN REGIONAL PRELIMINARY

USTRC is a voluntary association. Applicant acknowledges that he or she has no property or other right to participate in USTRC events. Applicant agrees to follow and be bound by the rules, regulations, and guidelines of USTRC, as amended from time to time. Applicant acknowledges that USTRC classifications are determined by USTRC’s classification process based on the application of USTRC handicapping guidelines. Handicaps, including applicant’s handicap, assigned in accordance with the classification procedures are conclusively presumed valid. Applicant consents to same. USTRC reserves the right to change the classifications of ropers anytime throughout the year. Applicant may appeal procedures, as modified from time to time. Applicant agrees that his or her sole and exclusive remedy for a disputed classification is appeal to the USTRC pursuant to USTRC appeal procedures. All decisions of the appeal process are final and conclusive.

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USTRC ENTRY FORM • EASTERN REGIONAL PRELIMINARY

2009 REGIONAL PRELIMINARY ENTRY FORM • ANYONE CAN ENTER

REGIONAL PRELIMINARY

Team Roper’s • Entries must be postmarked by June 26, 2009 to avoid Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ late charges. Payments must be made by personal

check, cashier’s check, or money order. Personal checks WILL NOT be accepted from members who have writEASTERN ten bad checks in the past.

REGIONAL Phone No. ( ) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ • Entries postmarked after the deadline must include a $40 per team late fee, and must be paid with cashier’s ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ check or money order only!

• Make entry fees payable and mail to: USTRC CENTRAL ENTRY, P.O. Box 1198, Stephenville, TX 76401. For _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Roping or Classification Information call the USTRC ATTENTION: YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR OWN AND YOUR PARTNER’S USTRC ID#.

National Office, 254/968-0002.

Open Roping • (#15 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 2 entries, $200/roper

ID No. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Guaranteed Minimum $3,500 to the Average Winners

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#15 Roping • (#14 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 3 entries, $100/roper.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#13 Roping • (#12 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 3 entries, $100/roper.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

Gold Plus #12 Roping • (#10 Incentive) • Must be 21 years of age or older to rope. Maximum of 2 entries, $150/roper.

Must pre-enter to avoid late fees.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#12 Roping • (#11 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 3 entries, $100/roper.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#11 Roping • (#10 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 3 entries, $100/roper.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#10 Roping • (#9 Inc. is capped at #5) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 3 entries, $100/roper.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#9 Roping, capped at #5 • (#8 Incentive) • May enter any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive. Maximum of 3 entries, $100/roper.

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ 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 reading and understanding the release form on the back of this entry.

68 / JUNE 2009

HEELER

check ■ if paid

Late fees 2009 GOLD PLUS MEMBERSHIP ($300.00) ID# ___________ 2009 GOLD SPUR CLUB MEMBERSHIP ($80.00) ID# ___________ (Includes SuperLooper Subscription) TOTAL MONEY ENCLOSED

$ _________________ $ ________________ $ ________________ $ _________________

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REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT

Payments must be made by personal check, cashier’s check, or money order. Personal checks WILL NOT be accepted from members who have written bad checks in the past.

• Entries postmarked after the deadline must include a $40 per Phone No. ( ) _____________________________________________________________________________________ team late fee, and must be paid with cashier’s check or money order only!

ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Make entry fees payable and mail to: USTRC CENTRAL ENTRY, P.O. Box 1198, Stephenville, TX 76401. For Roping or Classification Information call the USTRC National Office, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 254/968-0002.

ID No. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• 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. • Visit the USTRC Website at www.ustrc.com and check your Available Earnings.

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#.

#15 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $3,500 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $100/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#13 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $7,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $100/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $____________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#12 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $7,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $100/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $____________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#11 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $7,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $100/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#10 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT • GUARANTEED MINIMUM $7,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $100/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $____________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

#9 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT capped at a #5• GUARANTEED MINIMUM $7,000 TO THE AVERAGE WINNERS • $100/ROPER 1ST ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ if paid

HEELER

check ■ if paid

2ND ENTRY: QUALIFICATION OF SHOOT-OUT: AVAILABLE EARNINGS: HEADER $ __________ HEELER $____________ ____________________________________ ID# ___________ / ______________________________ ID# __________$ __________ HEADER

check ■ 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 reading and understanding the release form on the standard entry form.

HEELER

check ■ if paid

Late Fees $ ________ TOTAL MONEY ENCLOSED $ __________

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USTRC ENTRY FORM • EASTERN REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT

EASTERN REGIONAL

2009 REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT ENTRY FORM • $100 PER ROPER • Entries must be postmarked by the Friday two weeks prior to Team Roper’s Name _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ the date of the roping you are entering to avoid late charges.

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USTRC ENTRY FORM • EASTERN REGIONAL SHOOT-OUT

2009 ENTRY FORM Page 2 USTRC is a voluntary association. Applicant acknowledges that he or she has no property or other right to participate in USTRC events. Applicant agrees to follow and be bound by the rules, regulations, and guidelines of USTRC, as amended from time to time. Applicant acknowledges that USTRC classifications are determined by USTRC’s classification process based on the application of USTRC handicapping guidelines. Handicaps, including applicant’s handicap, assigned in accordance with the classification procedures are conclusively presumed valid. Applicant consents to same. USTRC reserves the right to change the classifications of ropers anytime throughout the year. Applicant may appeal procedures, as modified from time to time. Applicant agrees that his or her sole and exclusive remedy for a disputed classification is appeal to the USTRC pursuant to USTRC appeal procedures. All decisions of the appeal process are final and conclusive.

Applicant elects to participate in USTRC events at Applicant’s own risk. Applicant hereby releases and discharges USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from all liability, loss, claims, damages and expenses for injuries to person, property, reputation or financial condition as a result of or in any way relating to Applicant’s participation or failure to participate in any USTRC events, whether caused by negligence, by field conditions, by the conduct of USTRC or its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and/or agents in the preparation, supervision or conduct of any USTRC events or the administration or failure to enforce any USTRC rules, regulations or guidelines, or otherwise.

Applicant knows that by his or her entry on this form he or she completely releases USTRC and its directors, officers, representatives, employees, sponsors and agents from any liability, including negligence.

Applicant voluntarily chooses to participate in USTRC events and freely and willingly consents to the same.

(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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NEW MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Roping Gross ▲ $379,500 Roper’s Pot ▲ $263,806 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

Prizeline ▲ $33,240 Return to Roper ▲ 78.3%

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Open Jake Cooper (Monument, NM) / Kinney Dale Harrell (Marshall, TX), 35.17 on 5, $5,444

lbuquerque header, Lance Barka, hasn’t been roping for a really long time, maybe about five years, but he has developed a love for the sport he never thought he would have. It just seemed kind of natural he would look at team roping as his sport of choice. At first he wanted to be a bull rider, but just couldn’t quite get past the danger element. He considered calf roping, but there didn’t seem to be a lot of money in calf roping and then it was obvious that team roping would be 72 / JUNE 2009

the best choice.

Barka pulled into Tingley Coliseum during the New Mexico Championships held the weekend of April 3 through the 5 and had one thing on his mind.

Focus on consistency, make every run the same every single time and have a good time. It came together for him pretty well.

“The New Mexico Championships was a good roping,” Barka commented.

“It was a nice roping and the cattle were

even and fair. Of course, the facility is nice and the ground was good. It was just a good roping.”

Barka, who ropes with his mentor Rudy Benavidez and his dad feels both men have had a great influence on his team roping. “Rudy and I have been roping together for about a year now,” Barka elaborated. “We practice together and try to slow everything down and make good consistent runs. We practice continued on page 74 as much as we

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#15 Larry Cohorn (Las Cruces, NM) / Russell Sullivan (Peralta, NM), 39.72 on 5, $6,064, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

NEW MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIPS â&#x20AC;˘ Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Shane O. Sena Sapello, NM Michael Trujillo Portales, NM Leon John Mounyo Socorro, NM Justin Rodriguez Socorro, NM Brandon J. Gonzales Los Lunas, NM Pedro Maestas Los Lunas, NM #13 Will Cantrell Tucumcari, NM John W. Lewis Clovis, NM Will Cantrell Tucumcari, NM Charles Tenorio Los Lunas, NM #12 Joseph Savedra Grants, NM Bahe H. Henio Pinehill, NM Cody Jo Mirabal Grants, NM Ryan Cook Belen, NM Austin C. Stephens Dalhart, TX John W. Lewis Clovis, NM #11 Eldon J. Apache Magdalena, NM Pedro Apache Magdalena, NM Larry W. Hendricks Tulia, TX Brent Ivy Amarillo, TX Gary L. Kiehne Springerville, AZ

Fred Lucero Canutillo, TX #10 Sean Grossetete Edgewood, NM Jimmy A. Garcia Roy, NM Lance Barka Albuquerque, NM Rudy Benavidez Albuquerque, NM Eddie E. Garcia Manassa, CO Clayton Johnson Costilla, NM #9 Eddie E. Garcia Manassa, CO Clayton Johnson Costilla, NM Bill R. Ward Kayenta, AZ Jeremiah Platero Kirtland, NM Darrell Cordova Manassa, CO Wayne E. Spencer Salida, CO

#15 Larry Cohorn Las Cruces, NM Russell Sullivan Peralta, NM #13 Paul Rush Anthony, NM Wallace Berryhill Milan, NM #12 John Arviso Gallup, NM Bahe H. Henio Pinehill, NM

#11 Sean Grossetete Edgewood, NM Jimmy A. Garcia Roy, NM #10 Jerry Elkins Milan, NM Ernie Ortega Belen, NM Lance Barka Albuquerque, NM Jamie Ortiz Moriarty, NM #9 Lydia Ulibarri Las Vegas, NM Fred Lucero Canutillo, TX Clayton Johnson Costilla, NM David Vanberkum Antonito, CO #8 Dylan White Albuquerque, NM Dave Lenard Hobbs, NM Julian Smith Window Rock, AZ Alejandro Chavez Santa Fe, NM Ricardo Baeza Munoz El Paso , TX Nash Gold Las Vegas, NM Jose D. Mendiaz Santa Fe, NM Gonzalo Granillo Santa Fe, NM Tino Chavez Las Vegas, NV Daniel Baeza Munoz El Paso, TX Nato Tena Grants, NM Ian Jack Doughty Marvel, CO

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can which is about two or maybe three times a week.”

Barka feels his biggest challenge as a header is a making the adjustment needed to rope all kinds of cattle. Each pen of cattle is different he says and a roper has to make adjustments to those cattle types. “You have to learn to adjust to whatever kinds of cattle you are roping,” he explains. “That is part of the reason consistency is so important. I’m learning to be better every time I rope. I go to a bunch of ropings, but I try to stay close to home and within a good distance to my house.”

Barka and partner, Jamie Ortiz, won second in the Average of the #10 Division to put $4,800 in their pockets along with trophy Gist buckles. They also claimed a National Shoot-Out spot worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each.

“I’ve been to Oklahoma City to the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping

to watch but I have never roped there,” Barka explained. “I’m planning on going in October. I will also make the Regional Finals so maybe I can win another National Shoot-Out.” Barka is a firm believer in getting better. He is an advocate of participating in roping schools to get better. “It is so important to hang out with someone with a higher number than you are,” Barka said. “Those guys are good and they have the experience and are willing to help you get better. They can show you what you are doing wrong and how to correct mistakes so you can get better.” He plans to attend a Matt Sherwood school and has been to schools with Ricky Green, among others. “They show you how to improve and what it takes to get better along the way.”

From the casual observer it appears Tingley Coliseum might just accidently be Barka’s home playing field. The New Mexico Championships may just be an

omen for Barka in that he plans to be back at Tingley to use his USTRC Regional Shoot-Out during the Southwest Regional Finals and hopefully capture a couple more of those National Shoot-Out spots to use when he heads to Oklahoma City come fall.

With consistency as his game plan, the New Mexico Championships gave Barka the boost he may need to take the Regional Championships by storm. Regardless, he is ready to rope and roping close to home near Albuquerque keeps him on track and focused. Barka and his partners, Rudy Benavidez, Jamie Ortiz and Salem Martinez will be ready to carry on their winning ways all the way to the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping.

It is a pretty safe bet that Barka is glad he selected team roping instead of bull riding as his sport of choice. The New Mexico Championship in Albuquerque is a good indicator he made the right decision. ■

#13 Paul Rush (Anthony, NM) / Wallace Berryhill (Milan, NM), 33.51 on 4, $7,818, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#12 John Arviso (Gallup, NM) / Bahe H. Henio (Pinehill, NM), 32.87 on 4, $8,016, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#11 Sean Grossetete (Edgewood, NM) / Jimmy A. Garcia (Roy, NM), 33.91 on 4, $7,882, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#10 Jerry Elkins (Milan, NM) / Ernie Ortega (Belen, NM), 36.65 on 4, $9,424, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#9 Lydia Ulibarri (Las Vegas, NM) / Fred Lucero (Canutillo, TX), 47.59 on 4, $7,466, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#8 PickDraw Julian Smith (Window Rock, AZ) / Alejandro Chavez (Santa Fe, NM), 29.08 on 3, $3,620, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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BLACK HILLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Roping Gross ▲ $38,420 Roper’s Pot ▲ $26,541 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

Prizeline ▲ $9,017 Return to Roper ▲ 92.6%

T

eam Ropers are a hearty bunch. There is not a lot that can keep team ropers from doing what they love best. Come to think of it, two feet of snow in Rapid City, South Dakota couldn’t even keep the best of USTRC team ropers down for long.

As the Black Hill Championships kicked into gear the weekend of April 4, something was brewing in the Black Hills. In many places, April kicks off Spring but the Black Hills stay dormant because the centuries have told them that weather is a funny thing. Therefore, as USTRC Team Ropers converged on the Central States Fairgrounds Event Center 78 / JUNE 2009

#13 Dallas J. Gerhardt (Mossit, ND) / Bill Beard (Menoken, ND), 38.08 on 4, $692, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

so did a blizzard that made ropers and travelers take notice.

Two feet of snow and a blinding wind can have a diverse effect on your team numbers. However, not to be daunted, the ropers who made it settled in for a long weekend of some of the best team roping South Dakota has to offer. The Black Hills Championships would take place and if you could make it there you could rope. Everyone geared up to help everyone else and as Producer Ty Yost remarked to ropers, “We are glad you are here and not in a ditch somewhere.”

With eight states represented each

group of ropers had their own tales to tell of their escapades getting to the event. The good thing was once they arrived at the Central States Fairgrounds facility they were in fine form. The event center is roper friendly, large, accommodating and what better place to sit out a blizzard in South Dakota than a roping facility hosting the Black Hills Championships with enough USTRC team ropers to have a good event.

“A National Shoot-Out is a National Shoot-Out,” said Wyoming header Witt Crowser. “I’ve got two of them and if it

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#12 Greg Kobold (Big Horn, WY) / Frank S. Fisher (Arvada, WY), 32.85 on 4, $1,350, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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took a blizzard to get them I’ll take them regardless.”

Crowser and partner, Tim Nutter, won the Average of the Gold Plus with a time of 37.04 on four head to nail down the Gold Plus Shoot-Out and put about $1,300 in his bank account. Crowser and partner, Todd Holden, placed second in the Average to secure his second Gold Plus Shoot-Out. “It is a roping I won’t forget for awhile,” Crowser said. “I had gone up a day or so early to visit family and the weather moved in. It was a mess for awhile.” Crowser went on to comment on how accommodating everyone was to help get people unstuck and moved into the facility. “Everyone at the Fairgrounds was helpful and they did as could a job as they possibly could to pull everyone out, get them parked and their horses unloaded and into stalls. Just about everyone who made it in the first day really had no choice but to stay through Sunday.”

Crowser pointed out that by Sunday the snow plows had moved in to clear the roads and most everyone was able to leave and head for home. It isn’t

BLACK HILLS CHAMPIONSHIPS • Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Ty Yost Billings, MT John B. Mitchell Shepherd, MT Denny J. Hoff Hazen, ND Bill Beard Menoken, ND #13 T. J. Kraft Berthold, ND Logan S. Schliinz Wellington, CO Lance R. Rogers Hulett, WY Larry T. Steele Sundance, WY #12 Lance R. Rogers Hulett, WY Larry T. Steele Sundance, WY Witt J. Crowser Lingle, WY Larry T. Steele Sundance, WY Roger Ross Ranchester, WY Frank S. Fisher Arvada, WY #11 Greg Kobold Big Horn, WY Frank S. Fisher Arvada, WY Bruce M. Barker Big Horn, WY Frank S. Fisher Arvada, WY Tucker J. Dale Timber Lake, SD Jesse Dale Timber Lake, SD

#10 Roger Ross Ranchester, WY Frank S. Fisher Arvada, WY Lee A. Morast Halliday, ND Levi J. Britton Billings, MT Lee A. Morast Halliday, ND Kurt W. Eacret Ft. Lupton, CO #9 Justin M. Myers Sheridan, WY Dusty Myers Sheridan, WY Shawn R. Goodman Edgemont, SD Dick M. Wilkerson Edgemont, SD Lynn Stadheim Rapid City, SD Sergio Mireles Newcastle, WY

#15 Dallas J. Gerhardt Mossit, ND Lance L. Gerhardt Mandan, ND #13 Dallas J. Gerhardt Mossit, ND Bill Beard Menoken, ND

#12 Greg Kobold Big Horn, WY Frank S. Fisher Arvada, WY #11 Chuck Donnelly Elk Point, SD Todd Q. Holden Gillette, WY #10 John Strub Billings, MT Levi J. Britton Billings, MT #9 Lee A. Morast Halliday, ND Tucker J. Dale Timber Lake, SD #8 Shawn R. Goodman Edgemont, SD Dick M. Wilkerson Edgemont, SD Ryan W. Johnston Jackson, NE Dusty Myers Sheridan, WY Ryan W. Johnston Jackson, NE Jerry Jeffries Beresford, SD Lynn Stadheim Rapid City, SD Dusty Myers Sheridan, WY Vernon C. Schnose Hot Springs, SD Dick M. Wilkerson Edgemont, SD Cory Donnelly Elk Point, SD Dick M. Wilkerson Edgemont, SD

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#8 Ryan W. Johnston (Jackson, NE) / Dusty Myers (Sheridan, WY), 42.52 on 3, $820, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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OREGON

CHAMPIONSHIPS Roping Gross ▲ $57,540 Roper’s Pot ▲ $39,736 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

Prizeline ▲ $16,734 Return to Roper ▲ 98.1%

#13 Bobby Mote (Culver, OR) / Casey Ladner (Klamath Falls, OR), 33.24 on 4, $1,184, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

H

e is a thirteen-year-old seventh grader from Klamath Falls, Oregon and he loves to rope. In a quiet, shy, easy-going manner he will tell you what he likes about roping. Colton Campbell has big plans for his roping career and he has made a good start already.

When the Oregon Championships kicked off the weekend of April 10 Campbell planned on roping. The roping was close to home so there wouldn’t be a lot of traveling to do. All of his partners are close by so he knew he would have some good heelers. Most of all it was a team roping and despite hoping to be a calf roper some day when he gets a little bigger, Campbell likes to rope steers.

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“I’ve been roping my whole life,” Campbell said shyly. “I guess I’ve been team roping since I was about seven or eight. I head and heel but I’m a better header so I do it most of the time.”

The Oregon Championships proved to be a great place for Campbell to display his talent and his love for the sport. Roping with partner, Casey Awbrey, Campbell and Awbrey placed first in the Incentive Average of the #12 Division and second in the main Average of the #12. That not only put some money in his pocket but also gave him two USTRC Regional Shoot-Out spots and a trophy saddle pad for the Incentive win.

However, this particular weekend Campbell was on a roll and he just wasn’t finished yet. He and partner, Bo Patzke, placed third in the Average of the #13 and won the Incentive of #13 as well.

“It was a good roping for me,” Campbell said. “The cattle were good and I just wanted to give my partners some good handles.” Campbell evidently was doing something right as he also won the Average of the #10 with partner, Steen Schumacher, to pocket a little over $1,000 and grab a National Shoot-Out worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each. Campbell also took home his first USTRC trophy Martin saddle.

“I won my first USTRC saddle in the #10,” Campbell said very calmly. “I’ve already ridden it and I’ve roped on it too.” Campbell spends as much time in the practice pen as he can. With the rain that comes to Oregon sometimes that is a difficult thing to do. However, when he practices he works on slowing everything down and getting everything right. He wants to be consistent and do all he can to help his heelers catch.

“I think the hardest thing is giving good handles,” Campbell explained. “I want to rope and giving a good handle is

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#12 Casey W. Fuller (Clarkston, WA) / Steen Schumacher ( Queen Creek, AZ), 35.24 on 4, $1,492, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#11 James Kittleson (Eugene, OR) / Tony D. Graham (Stayton, OR), 40.26 on 4, $2,182, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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my greatest challenge. I like to compete a lot and I like to win.”

Campbell is not only a header and a heeler but he is a competitive basketball player as well. According to Campbell competition is what makes it all fun. Campbell ropes at a lot of the ropings that are close by and plans to do some high school rodeos when he gets older. He wants to rope calves but right now team roping is his priority.

Campbell has never been to Oklahoma City to the National Finals but with a National Shoot-Out he would like to go.

“It is a long way from Oregon to Oklahoma,” Campbell said. “I don’t know if I will get to go or not. I want to go so bad. I have some Regional Shoot-Outs and I’m hoping I can go to Winnemucca and use those.”

Campbell has already taken some of his winnings and purchased some more roping steers and some roping calves. Campbell heels for his dad at home and they rope when there isn’t a lot of rain to contend with.

OREGON CHAMPIONSHIPS • Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Joe Hamilton Klamath Falls, OR Casey Awbrey Klamath Falls, OR Larry Goss Redmond, OR Andy Carlson Stanfield, OR Jerroll L. Campbell Fort Klamath, OR Casey Awbrey Klamath Falls, OR #13 Larry Goss Redmond, OR Steen Schumacher Queen Creek, AZ Colton Campbell Klamath Falls, OR Bo Patzke Klamath Falls, OR #12 Colton Campbell Klamath Falls, OR Bo Patzke Klamath Falls, OR Colton Campbell Klamath Falls, OR Casey Awbrey Klamath Falls, OR Marv W. Barton Redding, CA Grant C. Haigh Merrill, OR #11 Colton Campbell Klamath Falls, OR Casey Awbrey Klamath Falls, OR Don Elms White City, OR Hayes M. Smith White City, OR

Margaret Kenneally Fort Klamath, OR Darrel Sewell Baker City, OR #10 Don Elms White City, OR Hayes M. Smith White City, OR Don Elms White City, OR Hayes M. Smith White City, OR Marti Anderson Eagle Point, OR Marv W. Barton Redding, CA #9 James Kittleson Eugene, OR Myron D. Duarte Auburn, WA Bobbi M. Aldrich Crane, OR Trevor G. Aldrich Crane, OR Margaret Kenneally Fort Klamath, OR Misty Perry Eagle Point, OR

#15 Bobby Mote Culver, OR Andy Carlson Stanfield, OR #13 Bobby Mote Culver, OR Casey Ladner Klamath Falls, OR

#12 Casey W. Fuller Clarkston, WA Steen Schumacher Queen Creek, AZ #11 James Kittleson Eugene, OR Tony D. Graham Stayton, OR #10 Colton Campbell Klamath Falls, OR Steen Schumacher Queen Creek, AZ #9 Kevin E. Stickley Molalla, OR Larry Olson Lebanon, OR #8 Margaret Kenneally Fort Klamath, OR Misty Perry Eagle Point, OR Ed Lemos Hornbrook, CA Misty Perry Eagle Point, OR Margaret Kenneally Fort Klamath, OR Ken V. Jennings Klamath Falls, OR Margaret Kenneally Fort Klamath, OR Frank W. Juenemann Fall River Mills, CA Byron E. Gibbons Alturas, CA Frank W. Juenemann Fall River Mills, CA Steve Keeton Sisters, OR Pard Smith Prineville, OR

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Practicing with his partners is a priority as well and he is proud of the fact he won his first USTRC saddle at the Oregon Championships. “It is good I won the saddle here,” he said.

“This one is close to home and I sure am proud of my saddle.”

It is a pretty safe bet that Campbell will rope again at the Oregon Championship. The John Hancock Event Center in Klamath Falls seems to have a special appeal for Campbell.

Not only is it close to home but it will always be the place where he won his first USTRC saddle. There is always going to be a special joy in his heart when he thinks of the roping at Klamath Falls. The Oregon Championships proved to be a jewel for this particular thirteen-year-old seventh grader and he will always remember how well he roped and what all it involved. ■

#10 Colton Campbell (Klamath Falls, OR) / Steen Schumacher (Queen Creek, AZ), 35.34 on 4, $2,104, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#9 Kevin E. Stickley (Molalla, OR) / Larry Olson (Lebanon, OR), 33.74 on 3, $1,838, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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ARKANSAS

CHAMPIONSHIPS Roping Gross ▲ $356,900 Roper’s Pot ▲ $246,644 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

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Prizeline ▲ $27,844 Return to Roper ▲ 76.9%

Open Jake M. Weddle (St Joe, AR) / Nicky F. Simmons (Colcord, OK), 38.25 on 5, $3,256

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he Arkansas Championships is a great event and one where ropers enjoy competing. This year more than 1,939 teams came to compete for the great prize line and the outstanding payout. In fact, more than 775 individual ropers loaded up and headed for Harper Stadium at Kay Rodgers Park in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The first class event was produced by Denny and Lynn Flynn and was a huge success.

One roper, Jimmy Thomas from Hodgen, Oklahoma had an outstanding weekend. Thomas put well over $9,380 in his pocket along with a trophy Gist Buckle, a trophy Martin saddle, a trophy Classic Equine saddle pad and $5,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

Thirty-year-old Thomas was excited about the good fortune. “This was really 86 / JUNE 2009

a good roping and I certainly had a very good time,” said Thomas, who works for Kelly Construction Company. “The roping was just great and ran off smooth. The cattle were really good and I just had some good luck.”

Thomas picked up a fast time win in the second rotation of the #13 with partner Scott Lassiter. “Scott and I rope together quite a bit,” said Thomas. “You know I had two call backs in the short round of the #15, but didn’t draw a check. I was just glad to win a little at that point. I had roped good and so I knew if I kept picking away, it would all pay off.”

The victory made his mouth water for more and he went to work. Thomas finished first and second in the main Average of the #12 Division with Joe

Herbert and Kent White respectively.

Herbert and Thomas took home $5,128, trophy Martin saddles and a USTRC National Shoot-Out worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each. “Joe and I, well I call him Three; everybody calls him Three. Three and I have roped together since he was just a little guy,” said Thomas with a laugh. “We have placed together at some small ropings, but this was the first big check we have ever won together. It was a good deal.”

White and Thomas caught four steers in 30.96 seconds to finish second place in the average. They took home $3,418, trophy Gist buckles and a Regional Shoot-Out worth $1,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each. “Kent and I rope together quite a bit. We rope good together and have placed before,” continued on page 88

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#15 Blake H. Hughes (Sulphur, OK) / Trevor B. Connolly (Durant, OK), 35.66 on 5, $5,236, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#13 Clayton L. Criger (Haskell, OK) / Dale Simpson, Jr. (Beggs, OK), 30.59 on 4, $4,498, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIPS â&#x20AC;˘ Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Blake H. Hughes Sulphur, OK Trevor B. Connolly Durant, OK Trey Harmon Pocasset, OK Cooper A. Bruce Springer, OK Brodie L. Poppino Big Cabin, OK Ty Knott Oologah, OK #13 Dusty Cox Salina, OK Jake R. Hughes Sulphur, OK Cody R. Reed Jonesboro, AR Brandon J. Davis Fayetteville, AR #12 Joe B. Herbert Wister, OK Todd A. Reece Winston, MO Kent White Red Oak, OK Jimmy M. Thomas Hodgen, OK Ethan Young Wyandotte, OK Nathan C. Enyart Seneca, MO #11 Kent White Red Oak, OK Donnie L. Ward Leflore, OK Lowell W. Nichols Smithville, OK Anson McReynolds Smithville, OK Wade C. Cantrell McAlester, OK Carl Wiles Eufaula, OK

#10 Ryan Tittle Beggs, OK Todd Herlein Fayetteville, AR Brayden G. Tinder Bokoshe, OK Jimmy M. Thomas Hodgen, OK Brent Hudson Russelllville, AR Stan Mooney Ozark, AR #9 Chaney Miller Malvern, AR Benjamin L. Cox Hot Springs, AR Tyler Pritchett Prague, OK Dustin C. Hamilton Seminole, OK James A. Gray Sperry, OK Paul J. Mays Pawhuska, OK

#15 Blake H. Hughes Sulphur, OK Trevor B. Connolly Durant, OK #13 Clayton L. Criger Haskell, OK Dale Simpson Beggs, OK #12 Joe B. Herbert Wister, OK Jimmy M. Thomas Hodgen, OK

#11 Blake Matlock Bleeker, OK Brent Hargrove Elk City, OK Brian Green Sallisaw, OK Dewayne Fair Sallisaw, OK #10 Blake Matlock Bleeker, OK Cody Dees Duncan, OK Doug McAlister Dover, AR Clayton J. Beavers Dardanelle, AR #9 Steve Hamilton Seminole, OK Skip Morton Chandler, OK John Ross Christenberry Cameron, OK Richard D. Lamb Crowder, OK #8 Wayne Weeks Broken Bow, OK Brett Lowrie Smithville, OK Bobby D. Cain Guthrie, OK Phillip Scott Piedmont, OK Casey Adams Jackson City, KS Greg B. Jackson Clarksville, TX Clint Crane Wister, OK Tony F. Rogers Fairview, MO Michael D. Kennedy Quitman, AR Joey McBride Battiest, OK Tony Kuestersteffen Konawa, OK Michelle L. Hammons Heavener, OK

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#12 Joe B. Herbert III (Wister, OK) / Jimmy M. Thomas (Hodgen, OK), 30.89 on 4, $5,128, National ShootOuts worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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said Thomas. “In fact, the first time I placed with Kent I was heeling on a mule. He told me that if I could heel on a mule, I could probably heel on anything.”

In the #11 Division Thomas teamed up with Megan Graham.

“This was actually one of the first times Megan and I had ever roped together,” said Thomas. “She ropes good and has a really nice paint head horse.” The team won the fast time of the short round and also placed fifth in the main Average with a time of 34.63 seconds on four.

Thomas struck again in the #10 Division with partners Nathan Morrison and Brayden Tinder. Morrison and Thomas won the fast time of the third rotation and then placed seventh in the main Average. “Nathan lives about a mile and a half from me and just started roping about 6 or 7 months ago,” said Thomas. “He has really come a long way in that short time and he has a lot to learn. He works hard and tries hard and he is going to be a great header. I enjoyed roping with him.”

Tinder and Thomas placed third in the main Average with a time of 34.97 seconds on four. “Brayden is my best friend’s son, well step-son,” said Thomas. “He is a really good kid and is a pleasure to be around. He is always going to be mounted well and has some great coaches and mentors. I just like the kid and love to rope with him.” The win gave the team $3,924, trophy Classic Equine saddle pads and a Regional Finals Shoot-Out worth $1,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each.

Thomas was excited about his accomplishments and plans to reinvest his winnings.

“You know, I will just use that money to enter some more,” said Thomas. “I plan on going to the Cinch USTRC National Finals and I want to enter as much as I can. I have two great horses; one that belongs to Kip Kelley and the other belongs to Don Smith. They make sure I am always on a good horse and that only helps me to rope better.”

If you missed out on the Arkansas Championships, you missed a great roping. It was a huge success and a very fun USTRC event. ■

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#10 Blake Matlock (Bleeker, OK) / Cody Dees (Duncan, OK), 33.74 on 4, $7,848, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#9 Steve Hamilton (Seminole, OK) / Skip Morton (Chandler, OK), 36.16 on 4, $6,134, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#8 Bobby D. Cain (Guthrie, OK) / Phillip Scott (Piedmont, OK), 30.57 on 3, $3,440, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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TEXAS

CHAMPIONSHIPS Roping Gross ▲ $727,400 Roper’s Pot ▲ $501,943 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

Prizeline ▲ $33,174 Return to Roper ▲ 73.6%

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Open Steve Purcella (Hereford, TX) / Kory Koontz (Sudan, TX), 37.86 on 5, $5,204

an Antonio, Texas is a great place to visit and it is also a great place to team rope. The Texas Championships produced by the USTRC kicked off April 16-19, 2009 at the San Antonio Rose Palace. The event welcomed more than 3,800 teams to town and paid out almost half a million dollars in cash and prizes.

It was a huge event and one that you certainly didn’t want to miss.

Mitch Birdwell of Coleman, Texas and Smokey Eppler of Ranger, Texas teamed up for an unforgettable win in the #10 Division. “This was just an awesome 90 / JUNE 2009

event and the biggest thing that the San Antonio Rose Palace has probably ever seen,” said 40-year-old Mitch Birdwell.

“It was certainly one of the best ropings I have ever been to and one that I will not forget.” “Yes, it was a great roping with some great steers. Some ran and some didn’t but they were an even set and things just worked out,” said 61 year old Eppler. “It was a big roping. I love USTRC ropings and I go to every one they have in Texas. I also wouldn’t miss the Finals at all. The USTRC always has a good roping and if you are a team roper

there is no reason not to go to them.”

Birdwell and Eppler qualified to the short round in the second call back position and made a clean run in the short round. “I was just so happy to get the steer caught for Smokey and even happier when he pulled back on two feet,” said Birdwell. “I was so pumped and super excited.” “My plan was to just go rope the steer and make a nice run and then see what happened,” said Eppler. “I won the #9 down here in 2007 with Jay Davis and it was the same situation. We were continued on page 92

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#15 Brandon G. Plush (Merryville, LA) / Scott LeDoux (Vinton, LA), 41.01 on 5, $5,452, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIPS â&#x20AC;˘ Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Jesy C. Austin Zachary, LA Rudy J. Austin Zachary, LA Shea Durbin Stephenville, TX Shawn G. Darnall Deleon, TX Brandon H. Garson Burleson, TX Buddy E. Hawkins Fairland, OK #13 A R. Northcott Odessa, TX Jake McCallister Bryan, TX Jon R. Sandstrom Helotes, TX Frank M. Montague Boerne, TX #12 Jairus W. Martin Sulphur, LA Trace B. Porter Leesville, LA Corey Bader Mccoy, TX Chico Hines Dilley, TX Nathan M. Bradford Magnolia, TX Bradley Bonds Hockley, TX Rebecca A. Neuhaus Huntsville, TX Trey W. Stevenson Huntsville, TX #11 Chett Hutzler Liberty, TX Justin D. Hammond Marquez, TX Boy Munoz Zapata, TX Danny E. Mendoza Zapata, TX David P. Polk Brazoria, TX Corey Hendrick Rosenberg, TX Gene E. Hirsch Charlotte, TX Ricky D. Cox Floresville, TX #10 Eric D. Buell Sisterdale, TX Joey D. Austin Spring Branch, TX

Johnny A. Alvarez Waller, TX Bradley Bonds Hockley, TX Joe Guidry Sulphur, LA Jarett Guidry Sulphur, LA Melissa North Ponder, TX Link Thompson Kaufman, TX #9 Chuck J. Fretwell Pleasanton, TX Shad Herron La Vernia, TX Jeff Dutton Madina, TX Mitch Waltisperger Tarpley, TX John C. Kirbow Kirbyville, TX Jarett Guidry Sulphur, LA Casey Williams New Braunfels, TX Roy A. Williams New Braunfels, TX

#15 Brandon G. Plush Merryville, LA Scott LeDoux Vinton, LA #13 Doug Burdette Crockett, TX Jake W. Kropik Midway, TX Eric Daniels Needville, TX Corey Hendrick Rosenberg, TX #12 Joe Garcia Zapata, TX Alex Garcia Zapata, TX Chett Hutzler Liberty, TX Justin D. Hammond Marquez, TX Gene E. Hirsch Charlotte, TX Scott Watts Charlotte, TX

#11 Noe DeLosSantos Zapata, TX Alex Garcia Zapata, TX Diego Garcia Poteet, TX J. R. Martinez Poteet, TX Derek Nelms Kerrville, TX Barry D. Jaroszewski New Braunfels, TX #10 Mitch J. Birdwell Coleman, TX Smokey E. Eppler Ranger, TX Chuck J. Fretwell Pleasanton, TX Rickey Gonzales Pleasanton, TX Ben D. Cowsert Harper, TX Scott Bierschwale Harper, TX #9 Hugo Cantu Mission, TX J. P. Guerra Edinburg, TX Cody Smith Sweetwater, TX Ken Conrad Strawn, TX Dennis M. Lithgow Terrell, TX Kelly J. Tuley Waxahachie, TX #8 Tommy F. Kocian Yoakum, TX Tim Kocian Shiner, TX Hugo D. Garcia Laredo, TX Daniel Sanchez Laredo, TX Mike Gonzales Kenedy, TX Oscar Soto Stockdale, TX Tanner Dutton Mason, TX Hunter Reno Harper, TX Tommy F. Kocian Yoakum, TX Robby Lewis Bertram, TX Javier E. Munoz San Ygnacio, TX Freddy Cantu San Diego, TX

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second call and just made a nice run and made them have to come beat us and they didn’t. That is exactly what happened this time as well.” The team won the Average with a time of 34.86 on four steers to claim a paycheck for $20,446. The duo also won trophy Martin saddles and National Finals Shoot-Outs worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

“You know that is the first Average I have ever won and the first saddle I have ever won. I have been waiting on this moment for a long time. I started roping when I was in high school and I am 40 now, so that is a long time to wait to win a saddle,” said Birdwell. “It was just an awesome experience and I was so

happy. The high team missed and I hated to see that, but was excited that we were still standing when all the smoke cleared.” “It was certainly the biggest roping I have ever won,” said Eppler. “It was Mitch’s first saddle and that was pretty cool for him to win his first saddle with me.”

The team just barely edged out the Pleasanton, Texas team of Chuck Fretwell and Rickey Gonzales who finished second with a time of 36.05 seconds on four steers. “This was like I said, my first saddle and so I broke it in and will be roping on it,” added Birdwell. “This was certainly a highlight of my team roping career and something I am very proud to have accomplished.”

Birdwell also placed third in the Incentive Average of the Gold Plus Division with his wife, Bobbi. “It was also cool to win with my wife.

She has really been roping good,” said Birdwell. “Us winning together was just really close to being as good as me winning my first saddle. Not quite, but really close.”

Needless to say the Texas Championships was an outstanding event. Team ropers from as far away as Canada came to try their hand at the annual event. In fact, more than 1,405 team ropers and their families were in attendance. The parking lots, stalls and stands were full. It was a roping to remember, especially for the Texas team of Mitch Birdwell and Smokey Eppler. ■

#13 Doug Burdette (Crockett, TX) / Jake W. Kropik (Midway, TX), 33.14 on 4, $8,696, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#12 Joe Garcia (Zapata, TX) / Alex Garcia (Zapata, TX), 31.00 on 4, $10,504, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#11 Noe DeLosSantos (Zapata, TX) / Alex Garcia (Zapata, TX), 33.51 on 4, $15,932, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#10 Mitch J. Birdwell (Coleman, TX) / Smokey E. Eppler (Ranger, TX), 34.86 on 4, $20,446, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#9 Hugo Cantu, Jr. (Mission, TX) / J. P. Guerra (Edinburg, TX), 37.40 on 4, $16,984, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#8 Hugo D. Garcia (Laredo, TX) / Daniel Sanchez (Laredo, TX), 25.52 on 3, $4,870, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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CHAMPIONSHIPS Roping Gross ▲ $194,280 Roper’s Pot ▲ $133,818 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

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Open Wes Kent (Grand Cane, LA) / Nick V. Kent (Grand Cane, LA), 37.05 on 5, $2,252

ontgomery, Alabama is a great place to get away and the WO Crawford Arena is a perfect place for some fast-paced team roping action. The arena might be small, but ropers enjoy the competition and USTRC producer Ed Allen makes sure every roper has an opportunity to win.

Such was exactly the case with this year’s Alabama Championships held April 1719, 2009. More than 1,240 teams attended the annual event and ropers from 11 states were there to try their hand and see if they could bring in heir share of the great prize line and cash money.

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the Alabama Championships. “This was just an excellent roping with some great steers and a very friendly barrier,” said Williams who owns his own dirt contracting business. “Everybody I talked to felt the same way and really enjoyed the roping.”

Williams teamed up with Rickie LeBlanc from Walker, Louisiana to win the Incentive Average and the main Average of the Gold Plus Division. “One of Rickie’s partners didn’t show up and so we decided to enter,” said Williams.

“It was just a true blessing and something that worked out for the best.”

The duo caught three steers in 22.04 seconds and then roped their short round steer in 8.24 seconds to

accomplish the task. They won $4,708, a pair of trophy Gist Buckles and two National Shoot-Outs worth $12,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. “This was my first and second USTRC belt buckles and I am very proud of both of them,” added Williams. He went on to say: “As I backed into the box I was just thinking to score, ride, and rope. It all came together for us and we were just blessed to have done so well.”

Williams teamed up with Richard Traylor and Joey Pilgrim in the #11 and finished second and fifth in the main Average. Williams and Traylor from Poplarville, Mississippi caught four steers in 31.35 seconds to win second.

“Richard and I rope together quite a bit

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#15 Richard Traylor (Poplarville, MS) / Squirt L. Cook, Jr. (Shubuta, MS), 37.53 on 5, $2,532, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

and practice together some,” said Williams. “He ropes really well and is a good partner.” They won $2,758 and Regional Shoot-Outs worth $1,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each.

Williams continued his winning ways in the #9 Division where he teamed up with Pilgrim again to win the main Average. “Joey and I rope together all the

time and we practice a lot,” said Williams. “It was really neat to win my first USTRC saddle with the guy that I travel with.” They roped four steers in 32.60 seconds to take the victory. The team won $3,994, trophy Martin saddles and a National Shoot-Out worth $3,000 in flex earnings each. “I put that saddle in the living room. It is a trophy and so

that is where I plan to leave it,” said Williams.

Williams is certainly planning on attending the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma October 24 – November 2, 2009. “I am definitely planning on going to the Finals. I usually go elk hunting during that time, but this year I am going to schedule my elk hunt a little later and go to the Finals with as many Shoot-Outs as I can,” said Williams.

“I am excited about the opportunity.”

The Alabama Championships was a great event and producer Ed Allen was pleased with the outcome. It was a roping that you will certainly want to put on your calendar of events for next year. ■

ALABAMA CHAMPIONSHIPS • Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Wes Kent Grand Cane, LA Nick V. Kent Grand Cane, LA Matt Thomas Ranger, GA Adam Toole Rydal, GA Derrick A. Davis Hilliard, FL Jerry W. Courson Lake City, FL #13 Justin P. Martin Watkinsville, GA Joshua P. McMillan Enigma, GA John H. Shockley Madison, GA Rodney D. Melton Wilburton, OK #12 Justin P. Martin Watkinsville, GA Joshua P. McMillan Enigma, GA Justin P. Martin Watkinsville, GA Nathan V. Berg Mansfield, GA Adam Elwer Madison, GA Matt Wilson Madison, GA #11 Justin P. Martin Watkinsville, GA Nathan V. Berg Mansfield, GA Greg Williams Perkinston, MS Richard Traylor Poplarville, MS Rip Wilson Madison, GA Ben O. Gambrell West Union, SC

#10 Paul Crowe Cartersville, GA Zack Mabry Oneonta, AL Chuck Stewart Mathews, AL Dennis W. Moore Opp, AL Steve W. Ingram Powder Springs, GA Steven Horne Forsyth, GA #9 Will W. Schultz Palmetto, GA Zack Mabry Oneonta, AL Dusty Swanson Lafayette, GA Nathan V. Berg Mansfield, GA Curt Mosley Dalton, GA Clint Haslerig Rock Springs, GA

#15 Richard Traylor Poplarville, MS Squirt L. Cook Shubuta, MS #13 Justin P. Martin Watkinsville, GA Ben O. Gambrell West Union, SC #12 Clint Finley Cleveland, GA Justin C. Cooper Sylvester, GA

#11 Dusty Swanson Lafayette, GA Ben O. Gambrell West Union, SC #10 Chandler Kimbrough Mount Hope, AL Lucas A. Campbell Moulton, AL Josh K. Holley Shubuta, MS Richard Traylor Poplarville, MS #9 Greg Williams Perkinston, MS Joey Pilgrim McHenry, MS Cody Inman Elkmont, AL Chris Nave Madison, AL #8 Cody Inman Elkmont, AL Chris Nave Madison, AL Curt Mosley Dalton, GA Larry Carter Lucedale, MS Curt Mosley Dalton, GA Corey R. Mosley Dalton, GA Gregory A. Hopkins Seale, AL David R. Wentz Ripley, MS George Nunn Cullman, AL Anthony Stafford South Port, FL George Nunn Cullman, AL Mark A. McFall Lebanon, TN

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#13 Justin P. Martin (Watkinsville, GA) / Ben O. Gambrell (West Union, SC), 26.58 on 4, $2,854, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#12 Clint Finley (Cleveland, GA) / Justin C. Cooper (Sylvester, GA), 30.50 on 4, $3,316, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#11 Dusty Swanson (Lafayette, GA) / Ben O. Gambrell (West Union, SC), 28.01 on 4, $4,138, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#10 Chandler Kimbrough (Mount Hope, AL) / Lucas A. Campbell (Moulton, AL), 29.81 on 4, $5,062, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#9 Greg Williams (Perkinston, MS) / Joey Pilgrim (McHenry, MS), 32.60 on 4, $3,994, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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Roping Gross ▲ $206,800 Roper’s Pot ▲ $141,982 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

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armington, New Mexico is blessed with a plethora of quality team ropers. World Champion Team Roping Header Jake Barns is from Bloomfield, just minutes away from McGee Park, the home of the Four Corners Classic. There are also others who enjoy the sport and rope on a daily basis. Many of these ropers from all around attended the annual event hosted by Red Rock Roping Productions and Walt Eddy.

One young team roper from Capitan, New Mexico certainly made his presence known at the event.

Fifteen-year-old Cade Passig entered up in the #11 Division with Reno Eddy and Chance Kiehne. The young men walked away with first and second place in the main Average.

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Passig. “I liked the roping a lot and enjoyed the production and the cattle.”

Kiehne and Passig were 6.56 seconds in the short round to win the fast time of the short go, bringing their total time in the Average to 35.93 seconds, giving them second place.

“We were 11th call back to the short round and we just wanted to see what we drew and then do the best we could on that steer. Fortunately, I knocked a good start and then got it on the steer fast. Cade just rolled around there and caught him by two feet,” said 18-year-old Kiehne. “It was pretty cool being 11th call back and blitzing the steer in 6.5 and ending up second in the Average. We put the pressure on the next five or six teams and they had trouble handling it.”

“I was just thinking we needed to be

clean, but kind of fast,” said Passig.

“Mainly I just wanted to catch the steer and make everybody else come and beat us.” They earned $3,626 and Regional Finals Shoot-Outs worth $2,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

“Cade and I have been roping together quite a bit here lately,” said Kiehne. “I am roping with his dad at he Bob Feist Invitational and so we all have been practicing a lot. Of course, Cade and I will be roping at the US Finals. That is one roping I am not going to miss.”

“Yes Chance and I have been roping together a lot here lately and we have been winning a lot,” added Passig. “He is a good run and I like roping with him.”

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actually broke the barrier on the first steer and so we were trying to make up some time throughout the whole roping,” said 16-yearold Eddy. “I told Cade that we just needed to catch our steer and be as fast and smooth as we could be.”

“Reno and I were second call back and basically I just wanted a clean catch to try and put a little pressure on the high team,” said Passig. “I really just wanted to stay consistent and catch my steer and then see how things played out.”

They won $5,438, trophy Martin saddles and a National Shoot-Out worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each. “This was my first USTRC saddle and it was really exciting to win it. It fits me and fits my horses. I really couldn’t have done any of this without the help of my sponsors, Sutton Ropes, Double J Equine Services and Forever Cowboys. They are the

#15 Joseph Savedra (Grants, NM) / Gralyn J. Elkins (Mc Intosh, NM), 35.93 on 5, $2,426, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

reason I can even enter,” said Passig.

“This was really the first time Reno and I had ever entered. We just clicked and things worked for us. It felt really good to heel for him and he handled cattle really well.” “I usually heel, but I just got a new head horse and so I figured I should try him out,” said Eddy. “Cade is a good run

and we did well together. I realized that I really have a nice horse and so maybe I should start heading again.”

The Four Corners Classic was just a great USTRC roping and was fun for all. It just happened to be a really great time for three outstanding young team ropers. ■

FOUR CORNERS CLASSIC • Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Kyle Honeyfield Bosque Farms, NM Wade Masters Durango, CO Casey T. Lambert El Paso, TX Aaron Navarrete Carlsbad, NM Kesley Phillips Round Rock, AZ Lucius P. Sells Rough Rock, AZ #13 Ross A. Gosney Bayfield, CO E J. Clark Kirtland, NM Aaron Chee Ganado, AZ Fabian L. Garcia Church Rock, NM #12 Justin J. Higgins Bloomfield, NM Logan W. Wengert Bloomfield, NM Cody Jo Mirabal Grants, NM Ryan Cook Belen, NM Elroy Vigil Bayfield, CO Lane L. Yazzie Kirtland, NM #11 Elroy Vigil Bayfield, CO Lane L. Yazzie Kirtland, NM Chance Kiehne Springerville, AZ Cade Passig Capitan, NM Anthony O. Rivas Fruitland, NM Orie Rivas Bayfield, CO

#10 Anthony O. Rivas Fruitland, NM Orie Rivas Bayfield, CO Charlotte Davis La Plata, NM Logan W. Wengert Bloomfield, NM Eyron H. Cowboy Tuba City, AZ Anthony L. Dayzie Shiprock, NM #9 Dustin R. Yancey Aztec, NM Mark Lepich Bloomfield, NM Carlton J. Maria Pinehill, NM Boots Maria Pinehill, NM Jerry Elkins Milan, NM Pat J. Forkner Bluewater, NM

#15 Joseph Savedra Grants, NM Gralyn J. Elkins McIntosh, NM #13 Dexter Williams Leupp, AZ Lamuel Yazzie Window Rock, AZ #12 Logan C. Colbert Dolores, CO Gralyn J. Elkins McIntosh, NM

#11 Reno Eddy Gallup, NM Cade Passig Capitan, NM #10 Dustin R. Yancey Aztec, NM Mark Lepich Bloomfield, NM Renaldo Wartz Blue Gap, AZ Octavius Wartz Blue Gap, AZ #9 Cody Boozer Jarales, NM Michael R. Ortega Jarales, NM #8 Terry Cox Mancos, CO Emmanuel Castillo Dolores, CO Joseph Romero Tome, NM Benjie Sam Chinle, AZ John McCollum Montrose, CO Olavio Hernandez Estancia, NM Linford Yazzie Winslow, AZ Ryan Begay Sanders, AZ Elwood J. Clark Kirtland, NM Mike R. Lowry Olathe, CO Paul Begaye Newcome, NM Monteal L. Martinez Farmington, NM

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#13 Dexter Williams (Leupp, AZ) / Lamuel Yazzie (Window Rock, AZ), 29.60 on 4, $3,270, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#12 Logan C. Colbert (Dolores, CO) / Gralyn J. Elkins (McIntosh, NM), 31.21 on 4, $3,902, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#11 Reno Eddy (Gallup, NM) / Cade Passig (Capitan, NM), 32.69 on 4, $5,438, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#10 Dustin R. Yancey (Aztec, NM) / Mark Lepich (Bloomfield, NM), 33.62 on 4, $5,922, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#9 Cody Boozer (Jarales, NM) / Michael R. Ortega (Jarales, NM), 35.61 on 4, $4,008, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#8 Joseph Romero (Tome, NM) / Benjie Sam (Chinle, AZ), 30.08 on 3, $4,136, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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IDAHO

CHAMPIONSHIPS Roping Gross ▲ $129,000 Roper’s Pot ▲ $88,833 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

Prizeline ▲ $13,027 Return to Roper ▲ 79.0%

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Open Brandon Beers (Powell Butte, OR) / Marty Becker (Powell Butte, OR), 36.37 on 5, $1,720

daho Sports Center in Nampa, Idaho is the home of the USTRC’s Idaho Championships. The event is produced

by Load ‘Em in the Dark Cattle Company and Chris Freed. This year the event kicked off April 24 and ran through April 26, 2009. Team ropers from at least 14 states and three Canadian provinces attended the annual event.

Wendell Youngberg from Reliance, Wyoming was one such roper and he had an outstanding event. Youngberg pocketed $5,737 in cash, a trophy Martin saddle, a trophy Gist buckle, two National Shoot-Outs and two Regional 104 / JUNE 2009

Shoot-Outs worth $8,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. “This was a really good roping,” said Youngberg. “First off I want to say how much I appreciate the chute help and the people behind the scenes.

Without them we really wouldn’t have a roping. I appreciate all those people and don’t think they get enough credit.”

The 45-year-old header won first in the Incentive Average of the Gold Plus Division with partner Gary Belliston.

“Gary and I met at the Perfect 10 roping and then again at a benefit roping. We decided we should enter at Nampa and it worked out good for us,” said

Youngberg. They caught three steers in 33.45 second to take home $1,270, trophy Gist buckles and National ShootOuts worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each. Youngberg also finished fourth place in the main Average with Nate Taylor.

“Nate and I have roped together some and we have traveled together some,” said Youngberg. “I really struggle at finding partners and so Nate and I team up a lot.” He and Belliston struck again in the #10 as they finished second in the main Average with a time of 44.79 seconds on four steers. “We were third

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#15 Wes Tews (Fallon, NV) / Clint L Felton (Fallon, NV), 51.85 on 5, $1,890, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#11 Tricia Campbell (Nampa, ID) / Clint L. Felton (Fallon, NV), 39.53 on 4, $4,012, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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or fourth call and just wanted to catch the steer,” said Youngberg. “I really pride myself on letting my partners do their job. I want to catch every steer. If I don’t give my heeler a shot, then I certainly won’t win. The objective is to catch them all and see where we fall.” They earned $2,616 and Regional Shoot-Outs worth $1,000 in USTRC Flex earnings each.

Youngberg teamed up with Scott Raschke and Brandon Barrow in the #9 to continue his winning streak. He finished first and second in the main Average and also took home the fast time overall of the roping. He and Raschke won first in the main Average with a time of 43.46 seconds on four steers.

“I have known Scott for a while and he asked me

IDAHO CHAMPIONSHIPS • Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Dillon C. Lufkin Lemhi, ID Pat Woodcock Fruitland, ID John O'Connor Cave Creek, AZ Pat Woodcock Fruitland, ID Josi Young Buhl, ID Casey M. Perkins Shoshone, ID #13 Bob Willis Lindon, UT Jade Willis Randolph, UT Casey W. Fuller Clarkston, WA Darrel Sewell Baker City, OR #12 Bodie Taylor Santaquin, UT Nate Taylor Santaquin, UT Maquel E. Fleming Gilbert, AZ Jason Boegle Fernley, NV Jerry Jensen Blackfoot, ID Darrel Sewell Baker City, OR #11 Tricia Campbell Nampa, ID Katlen E. Schimmelpfennig Eagle, ID Rantz E. Hanchey Kimberly, ID

Casey M. Perkins Shoshone, ID Kyle D. Turner Eden, ID Herb Smith Meridian, ID #10 B J. Murnion Lamoille, NV Justin W. McDermott Lamoille, NV Wendell S. Youngberg Reliance, WY Gary Belliston Erda, UT Tricia Campbell Nampa, ID Kirk R. Webb Wendell, ID #9 John R. Skeen Roy, UT Ken R. Groves Bluffdale, UT Wendell S. Youngberg Reliance, WY Brandon J. Barrow Hooper, UT Rod H. Maughan Hooper, UT Cooper Jack Perkins West Haven, UT

#15 Wes Tews Fallon, NV Clint L. Felton Fallon, NV #13 Will Bedke Oakley, ID Casey M. Perkins Shoshone, ID

#12 Kyle D. Turner Eden, ID Kirk R. Webb Wendell, ID #11 Tricia Campbell Nampa, ID Clint L. Felton Fallon, NV #10 Tony Jardine Twin Falls, ID Chase J. Whittaker Leadore, ID #9 Wendell S. Youngberg Reliance, WY Scott Raschke Pocatello, ID #8 Lance B. Elison Inkom, ID Kevin R. Degn Malad City, ID Vaughn E. Moser Ontario, OR Cliff T. Belliston Magna, UT Mark Barber Parma, ID Dusty Allison Boise, ID Dylan D. Maughan Hooper, UT Tim C. Ekstrom Malad City, ID Amy Woodruff Nampa, ID Chad Evans Plain City, UT Nawny M. Jones Lamoille, NV David R. Bothum Hermiston, OR

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to rope on Friday when I got to the roping,” said Youngberg. “It worked out good for us. He legged our short round steer and almost lost his dally. He was trying his hardest and I was really tickled to win with him.”

They won $3,322, trophy Martin saddles and National Finals Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Youngberg and Barrow won second with a 47.06 second total on four steers.

They won $2,492 and a Regional Shoot-Out worth $2,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. “Brandon and I met about two years ago and teamed up through the partner finder,” said Youngberg. “I was excited to win with him and he was pretty tickled himself.”

The Idaho Championships was the place to be April 24-26, 2009 and the Idaho Sports Center is a great facility. Plan on being at this great USTRC event next year. It is one you don’t want to miss. ■

#10 Tony Jardine (Twin Falls, ID) / Chase J. Whittaker (Leadore, ID), 40.54 on 4, $3,922, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#9 Wendell S. Youngberg (Reliance, WY) / Scott Raschke (Pocatello, ID), 43.46 on 4, $3,322, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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MISSOURI CLASSIC

Roping Gross ▲ $183,080 Roper’s Pot ▲ $125,602 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

Prizeline ▲ $20,365 Return to Roper ▲ 79.7%

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hen Ike Cox and Jeff Smith partner up you can expect something great. Such was the case with the Missouri Classic in Bethany, Missouri at the Hickory Hill Arena. The USTRC event took place April 24-26, 2009 and welcomed over 1,175 teams to the competition. Team ropers from 14 different states attended the annual team roping.

One such attendee was Curtis Buckler from Leavenworth, Kansas. The 42-year-old team roper had an excellent weekend. He took home $4,512, a trophy Martin saddle, a trophy Gist Buckle, a Regional Shoot-Out and two National Shoot-Outs.

“You know this was just a great roping,” said Buckler. “There is a group of about four or five of us that try to make this roping in Bethany every year. You can always bet it is going to be a good event.” Buckler began his win streak on the head side in the #10 108 / JUNE 2009

Open Troy R. Kitchener (Liberty, MO) / Derrick T. Younger (Paola, KS), 39.60 on 5, $768

Division. He partnered up with Eric Hoelting and placed sixth in the main Average with a time of 44.43 seconds on four steers. “I was glad to rope with Eric,” said Buckler. “We entered the US roping in Topeka together and have roped at some local ropings. I was glad we did some good.”

In the #9 Division Buckler switched to the heel side and partnered up with Justin Newell.

“You know I just bought a new heel horse a week after the US roping in Topeka,” said Buckler. “I jokingly told the crew that I was traveling with that I was going to win all my money on Sunday. It was pretty funny because I am a better header than I am a heeler.” The team walked away with a third place finish in the main Average. They earned $2,262 and a Regional Shoot-Out worth $2,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. “This was the

first time Justin and I had ever roped together,” said Buckler with a laugh. “We just met on Saturday night and he didn’t know what he was getting into. We kind of pressured him into entering with me.”

The #8 Division was where Buckler really struck pay dirt. He partnered up with Craig Hitschmann to win the main Average. “Craig was my pick partner. We drew up together in the #8 at Topeka. Of course, I missed for him there but fortunately he decided to partner up with me again and this time it paid off.” They caught three steers in 29.77 seconds and won $3,462, trophy Martin saddles and National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each. “We were 18th call back to the short round and so I was just thinking that I needed to let my rope go as fast as I could, close my eyes and see what happened,” said Bucker. “Luckily it worked out for us and we

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#15 Donnie J. McNeece (McLouth, KS) / Antonio P. Savedra (Shawnee, KS), 40.89 on 5, $1,866, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

held on to win the roping.”

Buckler also teamed up with Gary DeBolt to finish third place in the main Average.

“I drew Gary and he is a pretty salty header,” said Buckler. “He was a good run and turned me some really good steers.”

They won $1,784, trophy Gist buckles and National Shoot-Outs also worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each. “It was just a good roping and went my way for once. I like to do whichever end I can win at and usually that is the head side. Things just worked out

for me this weekend heeling and my new horse really fits me,” said Buckler. “I hope these guys will all head down to the Finals with me and we can do it again. For now I am just waiting on the Iowa Championships. That is where we are headed to next.”

The Missouri Classic was another great production and outstanding event. Like I said in the beginning, when Jeff Smith and Ike Cox partner up, you better get ready for something spectacular.

“Every month I read about all the ropings around the country and I just think it is a great thing that the USTRC is so in touch with the participants,” said Buckler. “I am an avid golfer and play in a lot of tournaments.

None of my friends I golf with can believe there is an organization that you can win the kind of money and prizes that the USTRC allows us to compete for and still be a novice in the sport. Team roping is an awesome sport and not just for the pros but for families.” ■

MISSOURI CLASSIC • Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Troy R. Kitchener Liberty, MO Derrick T. Younger Paola, KS Cody Graham Everton, MO Todd A. Reece Winston, MO Jason Dierks Latham, KS Buddy E. Hawkins Fairland, OK #13 Chad E. Martin Edgar Springs, MO Scott R. Manier Houston, MO Terry Hilderbrand Bartlett, KS Nathan C. Enyart Seneca, MO #12 Justin W. Gregory Mayetta, KS Donnie J. McNeece McLouth, KS Jase Mixer Camp Point, IL J R. Henderson De Soto, MO Terry Hilderbrand Bartlett, KS Nathan C. Enyart Seneca, MO #11 Rod Pratt Scott City, KS Darin L. Freehling Scott City, KS Craig Hitschmann Natoma, KS Nathan C. Enyart Seneca, MO Marquise Eason Kansas City, KS

Todd A. Reece Winston, MO #10 Dan J. Pearson Emporia, KS Andy T. Knott Kearney, MO Jake Kraus Pacific, MO Dusty M. Kraus Pacific, MO Jon Bradley Albia, IA Mike D. Stevens Maquoketa, IA #9 Justin Myers Camp Point, IL Tony A. Schindler Frankford, MO Justin Newell Oskaloosa, KS Curtis S. Buckler Leavenworth, KS Doyle Buetzer Bethany, MO Mike Demott Maryville, MO

#15 Donnie J. McNeece McLouth, KS Antonio P. Savedra Shawnee, KS #13 Russell Eaves Lonedell, MO J R. Henderson De Soto, MO #12 Suzie M. Johnson Brodhead, WI Joe L. Kane Albia, IA

#11 Doug Hinkle Lewistown, MO Brad K. Cartwright Monroe, IA #10 Dylan Campbell Quincy, IL Michael Houchins Frankford, MO Levi M. Taylor Salina, KS Steve Zumbrunn Junction City, KS #9 Shane D. Subbert Lamont, IA Matt A. Mefford Clarence, MO Dale Jackson Cassville, MO Tony F. Rogers Fairview, MO #8 Nick L. Reynolds Cuba, KS Bill Logan Mankato, KS Craig Hitschmann Natoma, KS Curtis S. Buckler Leavenworth, KS Bryan K. Sponsler Chariton, IA Kevin Lair Unionville, MO Gary DeBolt Council Bluffs, IA Curtis S. Buckler Leavenworth, KS Casey O. Sperry Gilman City, MO Jim Robinson Duncombe, IA Dean A. Bauknecht Montello, WI Darrell Bruce Drexel, MO

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#13 Russell Eaves (Lonedell, MO) / J. R. Henderson, Jr. (De Soto, MO), 33.39 on 4, $2,420, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#12 Suzie M. Johnson (Brodhead, WI) / Joe L. Kane (Albia, IA), 34.75 on 4, $3,160, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#11 Doug Hinkle (Lewistown, MO) / Brad K. Cartwright (Monroe, IA), 34.31 on 4, $3,568, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#10 Dylan Campbell (Quincy, IL) / Michael Houchins (Frankford, MO), 35.05 on 4, $4,696, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#9 Shane D. Subbert (Lamont, IA) / Matt A. Mefford (Clarence, MO), 40.59 on 4, $4,390, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#8 Craig Hitschmann (Natoma, KS) / Curtis S. Buckler (Leavenworth, KS), 29.77 on 3, $3,462, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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PANHANDLE CLASSIC

Roping Gross ▲ $376,581 Roper’s Pot ▲ $262,659 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

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Open Derrick J. Begay (Winslow, AZ) / Cory Petska (Lexington, OK), 31.50 on 5, $6,916

marillo, Texas is a hot bed for team ropers. The Panhandle is full of ropers just waiting to get to the next event. The Panhandle Classic produced by the USTRC and held at the Amarillo National Center brought ropers in from more than 19 states to compete for the outstanding prize line and payoff.

Eighteen-year-old Graylyn Elkins from McIntosh, New Mexico had a great event.

“You know this was a great roping,” said Elkins. “I won some money at the USTRC roping in Farmington, so I decided to go to Amarillo. Some of my friends were going and I had some runs.

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Amarillo, so it was not really that far.”

He partnered up with header Jackie Gillispie to win the Average of the #15 Division.

“We were introduced to each other at the roping and so we decided to enter on a spur of the moment deal,” said Elkins. “I needed another run and so did he, so we partnered up and it worked out for us. He really has a nice head horse and handles cattle good.”

The team roped five steers in 34.56 second to win the Average. They earned $5,954, trophy saddle pads with tooled leathers, and National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each.

In the #12 Division Elkins teamed up

with James Dowley and they won the fast time of Rotation 2.

“James and I rope together a bunch, especially over the last year. We placed in a little jackpot and have been roping together ever since,” said Elkins. “I originally wasn’t going to stay for the #12, but since I won a little in the #15 I decided to enter.”

The team then went on to finish first in the main Average. They caught four steers in 34.68 seconds to win $5,438, trophy Martin saddles and a National Shoot-Out worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each.

“Again this was a great roping with some good cattle and I had a pretty

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#15 Jackie D. Gillispie (Andrews, TX) / Gralyn J Elkins (McIntosh, NM), 34.56 on 5, $5,954, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

heeler teamed up with Dan Law in the #13 to finish eighth in the main Average.

“The Panhandle Classic was a good roping and I even won a little, so that made it better,” said Ward with a chuckle. “I enjoyed the competition and

had fun at the roping. Dan and I practice together some and rope when we can. We are both pretty busy, so we don’t get to rope as much as we would like.”

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good weekend,” said Elkins. “I try to just rope one steer at a time and fortunately things came together.”

Another roper that had an outstanding weekend was 54-year-old Clayton Ward from Dalhart, Texas. The

PANHANDLE CLASSIC • Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Josh Siggins Ruidoso Downs, NM Lane Siggins Ruidoso Downs, NM Brandon Farris Marlow, OK Derrick Jantzen Ames, OK Clay Good Midland, TX Landon H. Williams Midland, TX #13 Kerry A. Osburn Elida, NM Ben J. Blue Dumas, TX Tate Kirchenschlager Yuma, CO Jake R. Hughes Sulphur, OK #12 Tate Kirchenschlager Yuma, CO Trevor Kirchenschlager Yuma, CO Beau McDowell Red River, NM Billy Ivy Amarillo, TX Shawn Wilson Capitan, NM Lane Siggins Ruidoso Downs, NM #11 Loagan W. Helton Pampa, TX Shay Aaron Quanah, TX Dustin B. McAtee Laverne, OK Toby Morris Woodward, OK Larry Webb Newkirk, NM Clay W. Jones Hereford, TX

#10 Jason Harris Canyon, TX Monty Harris Amarillo, TX Trent Johnson Amarillo, TX Jackie Bell Clarendon, TX Clint Spiva Wildorado, TX T. J. Bohlender Canyon, TX #9 Kirk Kennedy Des Moines, NM Colby W. Kennedy Des Moines, NM Floyd Fain Amarillo, TX Corey Homer Amarillo, TX Beau McDowell Red River, NM Bill McDowell Clayton, NM

#15 Jackie D. Gillispie Andrews, TX Gralyn J. Elkins McIntosh, NM #13 Kyle Letzelter Warrensburg, NY Joe M. Hughes Canyon, TX #12 James H. Dowley Belen, NM Gralyn J. Elkins McIntosh, NM

#11 Larry W. Hendricks Tulia, TX Cody M. Altman Canyon, TX Jeff Menegatti Aguilar, CO Nick G. Sciacca Trindad, CO #10 Joanie K. Ivy Amarillo, TX Brent Ivy Amarillo, TX Billy Good Portales, NM Pecos C. Thomas Plainview, TX #9 James R. Meister Boise City, OK Hayden Tooley Borger, TX Hardy H. Gordon Dalhart, TX Buster Reedy Amarillo, TX #8 Cary D. Cox Stillwater, OK Garrett D. Kennedy Carney, OK Andrea R. Ortiz Tucumcari, NM Jerry Jones Amarillo, TX JaLynn Booth Rogers Elk City, OK Chase Fain Amarillo, TX Toby Holland Eunice, NM Chase Carter Clayton, NM Garald Eichelberger Manzanola, CO John Ketcham Wiley, CO Brad Woodring Eunice, NM Curtis L. Roach Lubbock, TX

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#12 Gold Plus Division with Debbie Fabrizio and Austin Stephens to finish second and third place in the main Average respectively. Fabrizio and Ward were 34.32 seconds on four steers to claim $3,116 and a USTRC Gold Plus Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

“Debbie and I have known each other forever and rope together a lot, especially over the last few years,” said Ward. “We drew some good steers and this is the first time we have ever placed pretty decent since we have been roping.”

Stephens and Ward were 36.97 seconds on four to earn $2,466 and a USTRC Gold Plus Shoot-Out also worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

“Austin and I live really close to each other and we practice together a lot,” said Ward. “We have never really won anything big, so this was nice.”

The Panhandle Classic was a great weekend for team ropers as more than 1,950 teams competed at the annual event held April 30 through May 3, 2009. The Amarillo National Center is a great venue and together with the USTRC staff at the helm of production it made for an outstanding event. ■ #13 Kyle Letzelter (Warrensburg, NY) / Joe M. Hughes (Canyon, TX), 34.52 on 4, $4,720, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#12 James H. Dowley (Belen, NM) / Gralyn J. Elkins (McIntosh, NM), 34.68 on 4, $5,438, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#11 Larry W. Hendricks (Tulia, TX) / Cody M. Altman (Canyon, TX), 38.42 on 4, $7,456, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#10 Joanie K. Ivy (Amarillo, TX) / Brent Ivy (Amarillo, TX), 35.05 on 4, $6,978, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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#9 James R. Meister (Boise City, OK) / Hayden Tooley (Borger, TX), 39.77 on 4, $6,770, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

#8 Andrea R. Ortiz (Tucumcari, NM) / Jerry Jones (Amarillo, TX), 32.01 on 3, $3,394, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

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WYOMING

CHAMPIONSHIPS Roping Gross ▲ $111,480 Roper’s Pot ▲ $76,750 (INCLUDING SHOOT-OUT CONTRIBUTION)

Prizeline ▲ $9,000 Return to Roper ▲ 76.9%

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#15 CaDee Tew (Harlowton, MT) / Chase Gauger (Bozeman, MT), 38.40 on 5, $1,554, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

y Yost of Yost Events Inc. takes his business seriously. He produces quality team ropings and always puts his best foot forward no matter what. The Wyoming Championships held at the Cam-Plex in Gillette, Wyoming May 2-3, 2009 was no exception. The event welcomed ropers from eight states as far away as California.

One roper had the time of his life at the event. Twenty-year-old Chance Rosencrans from South Heart, North Dakota was the big winner of the weekend. The young man won $6,249 in cash alone at the two-day event. He won the Average in four separate ropings throughout the weekend. “This was an 118 / JUNE 2009

awesome event and most of the ropings had over 100 teams in them. That is really good for our part of the world,” said Rosencrans. “The cattle were excellent and the production was great.”

Rosencrans started on the head side and teamed up with Clay GunShows. They won the Average of the #13 Division with a time of 37.07 seconds on four steers.

They earned $1,892, trophy Gist buckles USTRC National Finals Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each. “This was the first time Clay and I had ever roped together,” said Rosencrans. “ I knew he roped good and I was glad to get a run with him.”

In the #12 Division, Rosencrans

swapped to the heel side and finished second in the Incentive Average with Eli Lord. He also won the main Average with partner Kelan Cole Gesinger. The duo caught four steers in 32.16 seconds to claim the title. They won $2,302, trophy Gist buckles and a National Shoot-Out worth $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

“I usually just head, but I got tapped off heeling and it worked out good for me,” said Rosencrans. “This was the third roping that Eli and I have ever entered. I had only entered with Kelan once before, but had seen him rope a bunch. We made a good team.”

In the #11 Division he partnered up with Chuck Kelly to win the Incentive Average and the main Average. “I never even knew Chuck before. Dillon Parker set us up to rope together,” said Rosencrans. “He is a good header and we roped good together.” The team took home $3,974, trophy Gist buckles, trophy leather halters, and a Regional and National Shoot-Out worth $8,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. They roped four steers in 34.96 seconds to accomplish the task.

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#13 Chance Rosencrans (South Heart, ND) / Clay K. GunShows (Lodge Grass, MT), 37.07 on 4, $1,892, National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in Flex Earnings each

WYOMING CHAMPIONSHIPS â&#x20AC;˘ Shoot-Out Positions Awarded

#15 Cole W. Johnson Gillette, WY Clay J. Johnson Gillette, WY Ty C. Larson Hysham, MT Clay K. GunShows Lodge Grass, MT Cody L. Tew Harlowton, MT Colt Tew Harlowton, MT #13 Cody S. Callaway Gillette, WY Jason D. Furnival Casper, WY Ted E. Holmes Golden, CO Darin L. Olson Gillette, WY #12 Scott C. White Oelrichs, SD Jake H. Milton Torrington, WY Tony S. Holden Gillette, WY Tom H. Hadley Wheatland, WY Bruce M. Barker Big Horn, WY Levi J. Britton Billings, MT #11 Will Ferguson Wolf, WY Frank S. Fisher Arvada, WY Tony S. Holden Gillette, WY Darin L. Olson Gillette, WY Ryan Gronlie Bismarck, ND

Brandon J. Knudsen Marion, ND #10 Chuck Kelly Huntley, MT Chance Rosencrans South Heart, ND Ryan Gronlie Bismarck, ND Brandon J. Knudsen Marion, ND Mark Moreland Decker, MT Kim D. Bolinger Buffalo, WY Kenny W. Gesinger Eagle Butte, SD Russell Schirado Menoken, ND #9 Mark Moreland Decker, MT Kim D. Bolinger Buffalo, WY Logan Milligan Torrington, WY Blake Nelson Longmont, CO Brad Schieck Casper, WY Bing R. McGuire Wheatland, WY

#15 CaDee Tew Harlowton, MT Chase Gauger Bozeman, MT #13 Chance Rosencrans South Heart, ND Clay K. GunShows Lodge Grass, MT

#12 Kelan Cole Gesinger Eagle Butte, SD Chance Rosencrans South Heart, ND #11 Chuck Kelly Huntley, MT Chance Rosencrans South Heart, ND #10 Greg Kobold Big Horn, WY Frank S. Fisher Arvada, WY #9 Amelia McGuire Wheatland, WY Chance Rosencrans South Heart, ND #8 Malik Hegge Casper, WY Blaine Phillips Casper, WY Zane M. NotAfraid Lodge Grass, MT Mike Garcia Kaycee, WY Roy Jarrard Casper, WY Dustin L. Johnson Sturgis, SD Zane M. NotAfraid Lodge Grass, MT John W. Small Lodge Grass, MT Randall L. Scheck Evansville, WY Larry R. Carlisle Evansville, WY Norm Haaland Shepherd, MT Larry R. Carlisle Evansville, WY

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“Tony and I had never entered before,” said Rosencrans. “I had actually only known the guy for two weeks.”

Amelia McGuire teamed up with Rosencrans to win the Average of the #9 Division.

“I asked Amelia to rope in the #9 on Saturday, but she turned me down,” said Rosencrans. “Then I guess one of her partners didn’t show up because she had a hole open up on Sunday. We roped good together and she is a good header.”

They were 37.08 on four steers and took home $3,221, trophy Gist buckles and

National Shoot-Outs worth $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each.

“This was certainly the biggest win of my life,” said Rosencrans. “I have never been to the Finals, but I am headed there this year. I am pretty excited about the opportunity to go.”

Rosencrans also won a trophy Martin saddle for being the high money winner.

“This was my first USTRC saddle and I am pretty proud of it,” said Rosencrans. “It was just a great weekend and I am certainly glad I made the trip to Gillette.” ■

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to coast and border to border As the sport began to grow, and the ranks of would-be team ropers began to swell, there was a BIG problem….. wideranging levels of skill. Producers understood that the only way to host a profitable competition was to somehow incorporate some method by which ropers could be categorized by skill level. Each producer, left to his own devices, addressed this problem the best they could….more often than not… with disastrous results. It was a problem that plagued the sport during this era and until it could be overcome, would prevent any movement forward.

Then, as the decade of the 1980’s rounded out, along came a new, previously unheard of association calling itself the United States Team Roping Championships….USTRC…and things would never be the same again.

From its humble and modest beginnings, the USTRC adopted a unique concept. This was not a roping

club, or an association comprised of individuals sharing the role of both roper and administrator. The USTRC was a business, and as such, it incorporated the model in which it identified the roper as a customer, and identified itself as the service provider to that customer. Often overlooked or discounted in importance, it was adherence to this model which slated the USTRC for success and elevated its popularity to a place where those five letters “U-S-T-R-C” have become synonymous with team roping itself.

The emergence of the USTRC itself meant very little to ropers. To be truthful, at the time, the fact that it was touted as a business to be operated as a business was not a positive selling point.

Ropers, having accumulated a good amount of disdain for the “businessmen” in the sport, i.e., the abundance of unscrupulous producers, did not embrace the concept…and who could blame them?

What did grab the attention of the roping public was the proclamation by the USTRC that it would establish a

national classification system. A system whereby a team of ropers would be able to travel outside its local area and compete against other teams on a level playing field….something never before imagined.

And so the stage was set…the pieces were all in place…with the wild card being the ropers themselves. No one….including the USTRC had a very good idea exactly how the new association would take shape or the obstacles it would encounter. Moreover, no one, in their wildest imagination, could have foreseen the overwhelming impact the USTRC would have among ropers, nor the establishment of an entire industry that would spring up in response to its phenomenal success.

In the coming years…the early years of the USTRC… to be dissected in next month’s issue, we will take a look back at the origins of many of the concepts and ideals commonplace in today’s team roping environment…how they came to be, and how time has morphed many of them into something altogether different from their original intent. ■

Allen Bach hosts Mentorship Training Camp

by Doreen Shumpert

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ultiple world champion heeler Allen Bach obviously has a passion for roping; 2006 marked his fourth team roping world title, the first of which was in 1979. Add to that 30 National Finals’ Rodeo qualifications, victories at about every major roping there is, and 30 years teaching experience from Israel to Canada.

Yet, the accolades and fame aren’t his prime motivation. Even though he has a passion for the sport, he has a much bigger heart for helping and being a mentor to ropers of all ages. For Bach, it’s not just about teaching them skills in the arena, it’s about being interested in them personally and helping them achieve their goals.

Consequently, Bach is continuing his Mentorship Training Camp (a month long program he started two years ago) September 28 – October 22 at his ranch in Millsap, Texas. It’s intended for young cowboys ages 18-22 (with some possible exceptions) that

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are not only serious about improving their roping, but also about improving spiritually, mentally, and personally.

Prospective students will need to fill out questionnaires concerning their goals and abilities, and a limited number of students will be accepted.

Camp agenda includes intensive roping instruction, worship time, jackpots/rodeos, plenty of fun and appearances by other top pros.

“The mentoring is amazing, when kids have an opportunity to really be around the top guys and get to know who we really are outside of just rodeo,” Bach said. “God has put in my heart after all I’ve been through to give kids a longer time to learn. We’re not doing them any favors by pointing them all down the rodeo road. That’s not for everybody,” he adds. “A small percentage actually make it, but God has a perfect plan for everybody and I like to help the kids find it.”

Former camper Will George, formerly

of Iowa, benefited so much from his experience that he and some other participants have since moved to Texas to be closer to Bach.

“This camp is a life changing experience! After you leave, you still have a sense of being held accountable to all the friends you made and all the top cowboys that came to help you and that’s an awesome thing. Being able to spend a whole month taking your roping and relationship with the Lord to the next level is an opportunity of a lifetime,” George shared.

Parents are welcome to drop in and watch, but the camps will be structured where the ropers can stay on the grounds in their living quarters (or other accommodations) and spend most of their time with the pros and fellow competitors.

For more information call Todd Handley at (940) 456-6056, or, visit www.forevercowboys.com and www.proroping.com. ■

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Junior Looper CHAMPIONS

The New Mexico Championships played host to Jr. Loopers from all across the Southwest. Winners of the event included, Wacey Carriso in the 10 to 12 division, Kory Yazzie in the 8 to 9 division, Lindsey Ramone in the 6 to 7 division and Luis Mendiaz in the 5 & under division.

Long loops and bright smiles was the call of the day for the Jr. Looper ropers at the Texas Championships. Clay McDaniel was the winner of the 10 to 12 division, while Chet Weitz took first place in the 8 to 9 division. The 6 to 7 division winner was Gunner Montez, who was joined in the winner circle by the 5 & under champion, Tucker Tettenhorst.

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Jed Sibley was the 10 to 12 division winner at this year’s Alabama Championships. The winners also included a pair of Allen’s; T.J. Allen who won the 8 to 9 division and Colton Allen who collected the 6 to 7 division championship. Last but not least, Luke Baxter claimed his share of the spotlight by winning the 5 & under division.

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Coming together for competition and fun, Jr. Loopers lined up for their chance to win big at this year’s Four Corner Classic.

Antonio Francis claimed first place in the 10 to 12 division, Clayton Sam won the 8 to 9 division, Lindsay Ramone was the winner of the 6 to 7 division and Trey Begay took home the 5 & under division championship.

The Panhandle Classic hosted a great Jr. Looper event filled with talented young cowboys and cowgirls.

Winners of the event included Cayd Bilbrey in the 10 to 12 division, Dillon Kahoe in the 8 to 9 division, Kallen Johnson in the 6 to 7 division and Wyatt Mask in the5 & under division.

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Tips and Tricks Keeping Practice Steers Fresh, Longer Avoid Steer-Stopping Although sometimes during your training and practicing you need to rope and stop your horse straight, steer stopping your practice cattle will create bad habits in them.

It can teach them to stop and drag. The best way to do this type of training is to use a break-away rope. In addition to obtaining the training for your horse, you can also build the steer’s confidence by allowing them to be roped, but released by the breakaway when they continue to run.

Call It Quit At the Fence If the heeler hasn’t caught by the time the header reaches the fence, call it good and quit the run. The steer’s goal is to run to the stripping chute and you can help them by allowing them to reach the goal every time during a practice session. Once a header ropes, handles the steer across the arena and reaches the fence, if he or she continues back down the arena, the steer is going in the opposite direction of the stripping chute. By doing this, the steer may learn bad habits because his goal is to go towards the stripping chute in the opposite direction.

Keep the Pressure On Ropers should apply pressure to their practice cattle until they reach the stripping chute, only then allowing them to rest. One thing that may result in cattle becoming sour or wanting to quit running is removing the head rope in the arena after a run. Taking your rope off in the arena will teach your steers to quit after being caught. If you take the rope off in the stripping chute, you teach them that the run is not over until they reach the stripping chute, whether they are roped or not.

Warm Weather Horse Tips 1. Provide ample fresh, clean water.

2. Sponge or hose down the large blood vessels along the inside of the legs, belly, and neck after riding to help cool your horse off.

3. Schedule your riding and training sessions for early morning or late evening when it is cooler.

4. After riding, cool your horse down slowly. Muscles are more apt to stiffen if the horse is allowed to stand, and moving muscles dissipate heat better than stationary ones.

5. Use electrolytes made for horses to replace salts lost in sweating.

These can be administered in either feed or water.

6. Be sure there is a place for your horse to get out of the sun.

7. Clip horses with heavy coats.

8. During very hot weather, consider keeping your horses stabled during the day, letting them out to pasture at night.

Symptoms of Equine Heat Stroke • Elevated respiration in an inactive horse (normal range is 12 - 20 breaths per minute).

• Elevated pulse in an inactive horse, pulse that does not drop after several minutes, or climbs once exercise has stopped (Normal pulse range is 28 to 45 beats per minute – to count the pulse, count each double ‘lub dub’ of the heart as one full beat) • Profuse sweating or no sweating at all • Elevated body temperature above 103F (Normal range is 98.5F to 101F) • Irregular heart beat known as ‘thumps’ • A depressed attitude • Dehydration - To test for this, observe your horse’s flanks. If they look caved in, he is probably dehydrated. Pick up a pinch of skin along your horse’s neck. If the skin snaps back quickly, the horse is sufficiently hydrated. If the pinched area collapses slowly, the horse is dehydrated. You can also test the “capillary refill time” by parting the horse’s lips to expose the gums. Press gently and briefly on the upper jaw with your thumb, forcing blood out of the gum turning the area white. Count how long it takes for the gum to return to its normal color. If it is longer than 2 seconds your horse may be either dehydrated or might have a circulatory problem.

What to Do Until the Vet Arrives Use shade, cool water, breezes or fans as best you can to cool your horse down. Stand your horse in a pond or stream. Sponge or spray the large blood vessels along the inside of the legs and belly. Offer sips of water.

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OTHER half

by Gracie Mae

Thoughts from a Team Roping Spouse

Did You Say Upchuck?

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egardless of how many miles you log headed to team ropings and rodeos the odds are going to get you at some point. When you haul with kids, husbands, dogs, and horses the time is just going to come when somebody is going to get sick along the way. It has happened to our crew more than once if not a hundred plus times.

It may be triggered by food, nerves, stress, heat or just being away from home for a few days but regardless it is never fun and certainly adds tension to an already nerve-racking situation. My prayer is for all the mothers out there who have to be tough because if you aren’t tough then no one is tough.

Men should have to deal with the messes we clean up. Then again maybe there are some men who do. They just don’t live at my house.

I remember one particular incident I wish I could forget but it stands out in my mind as the most traumatic. I will never forget it because I felt like the Lone Ranger as Tonto rode off into the sunset and abandoned me. We were headed to a team roping and as is par for the course we had kids, dogs and a friend’s kid plus Boss and one of his roping friends. Little did we know it would be a trip to remember.

As we headed to the roping with about a two-hundred mile haul in front of us the kids and I, plus a new

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puppy that June had acquired, settled into the backseat of our truck.

Typically, Boss and Doug were in the front seat laying out a game plan for the roping. Naturally, they were going to take it by storm. I just turned another page of my book and tuned it all out.

Have you ever noticed how things just seem to have this domino effect?

It gets started and there is no stopping it—no matter how you handle it or what you do. My crew is a circus anyway so no matter what we do it is intensified beyond belief.

“I think Tiny needs to potty,” June said explicitly as she cuddled her pup.

“She doesn’t like riding in the back seat!” I tapped Boss on the shoulder and suggested he pull over when he could find a good spot.

“You’ve got to be kidding me, Gracie,” he moaned. “We just got started and still have a long way to go.” Doug just motioned to him to whip it over and forget the argument.

Without warning Tiny, June’s nine week old Border Collie puppy threw up all over me and June both.

Immediately, upon being covered by the nasty remnants from the puppy’s stomach, June threw up on Buzzy.

He let out a holler that would have awakened the dead and he threw up on his friend, Casey. Doug looked back to see what the commotion was

and it was more than his stomach or mind could grasp so he threw up on the floor board in the front seat of the truck.

Now, Boss, upon seeing Doug throw up gagged. However, in his infinite wisdom he managed to get the truck and trailer pulled off into the bar ditch and off the highway. Thank goodness, because once he did, he took a look at the mess and stepped out of the truck and threw up in the grass. Praise God for one small miracle. At least, he waited till he got outside the truck.

Buzzy is scrambling trying to get out of the backseat and June’s screaming at the top of her lungs.

“This puppy puked on me. This puppy puked on me!” she kept screaming.

Casey is lolling his head out of the truck window and moaning, “I’m never coming with these people again.” Then Casey throws up just as he gets the back door opened.

Doug stepped out of the truck and as he watched Casey he, too, was prompted to throw up again. I just sat there watching as all this unfurled before me. I honestly couldn’t believe this was unfolding before my eyes.

I’m quite proud to admit with kids, a husband and roping I have a stomach of iron. It is a good thing because what I saw and smelled would choke a horse.

“Gracie, what the hell?” Boss gagged trying to stifle the urge to upchuck again. “Why are you just sitting there?” He had the audacity to ask me a question like that. I just wanted to smack him. “We’ve got to do something?” I wondered if he had a mouse in his pocket.

I grabbed June and the puppy and set them outside on the grass. Buzzy was still storming around wishing he had ridden in the trailer. Casey was storming around wishing he had ridden with his folks. Doug was just glad he didn’t have to change clothes and avoided looking at anything for fear it would trigger his gagging reflex again.

“Boss, stop just standing there,” I ordered. “Go to the trailer and get me some paper towels, rags and a water bucket.” He looked pea green and was just thankful to be sent away from the

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mess. Pulling floor mats out and shirts off kids, I set the pup in the back of the truck so it wouldn’t wander off.

Fortunately, the truck was good. All the mess had landed on people and people could be washed. We were to the point now that the worse of it was the thought of what actually happened and not the actual event.

Boss, Doug, Buzzy and Casey took a stance off and away from the truck.

Buzzy was riding June pretty hard about her stupid pup puking and she had begun chunking rocks as I continued to clean up the mess.

“Boss, if you can’t get a handle on those kids you can just finish the cleaning I’ve started,” I hollered and he quickly scooped June up in his arms and told Buzzy to let it lay.

Thank goodness he could do something instead of gag.

In a few short minutes (it seemed longer) I had cleaned the truck changed the kids clothes, sprayed the truck with air freshener, washed the puppy and dumped all the towels, rags and paper towels in our trash bin.

Casey was admiring Buzzy’s shirt that he was borrowing and even the puppy settled in nicely as I stuffed her in the empty stud stall of the trailer.

“Okay, everyone load up,” I hollered.

Cautiously, everyone climbed back into the truck.

“Gracie, I’ll hand it to you,” Boss drawled. “You did a fine job cleaning up all that mess. I don’t know how you do it.”

“Sure nuff, Gracie,” Doug echoed.

“No one will ever know everyone in this truck upchucked except you. You shore can’t tell by looking. I must say you must be made of steel to handle all that.”

“Yea, right,” I thought as I settled in with my book and Boss pulled out on the interstate. The next thing I knew June had nodded off and laid her head against my shoulder. Buzzy and Casey were playing with a deck of cards and listening to their iPods.

Boss and Doug continued devising their game plan for winning the roping. I took a deep breath and let out a long sigh.

So goes life on the roping and rodeo trail. If it isn’t one thing it is six

million other things. I’m sure there is a heaven for all those wives, mothers, grandmothers and anyone else who just takes a deep breath and cleans up after the ones they love. Maybe there is, indeed, a prize for those who are belly deep in dirty diapers, upchuck

and cow manure.

No doubt, you have been there. I’m sure someday I will look back on this incident and smile. Then again, maybe not!

Love ya and Keep Ropin!

Gracie

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ost farm kids learn to drive early on. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the responsibility given along with daily chores. They learn to drive from parents or siblings because it makes them more useful on the farm, though it creates some odd occasions.

When my daughter was 13 we were having a barbeque at the house. Andy had parked his big 3/4 ton GMC 4x4 pickup with B&W turnover ball in front.

We needed it moved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Okay if Jennifer moves your truck?â&#x20AC;? I asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The keys are in it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jennifer, go move Uncle Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pickupâ&#x20AC;Śput it by the hay barn.â&#x20AC;?

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climbed in. I saw her examining the gauges and knobs. Abruptly she jumped out and came running over, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drive it, Dad,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an automatic!â&#x20AC;?

My son has been driving increasingly since he was 10; jeeps, tractors, trucks, etc. Then came time for the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license test. He borrowed Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buick Submarine. He flunked the test twice because he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back it into a perpendicular parking space. Apparently, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not allowed to run over the yellow lines and hit a tree! He finally borrowed Beckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small Chevy and passed the test! On the way home he was jubilant. Mom suggested he gas up

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would’ve thought that as animals became domesticated their brains would have become larger, figuring that some of the intelligence of the supposedly smarter people would have worn off on the animals. But scientists say it’s the exact opposite: as animals became domesticated their brains actually shrank. A lot! Horses brains used to be 16% bigger than they are now, back when they were wild and had no human contact. The brains of domesticated dogs have shrunk 10-30% and hog’s brains have shriveled 34%.

Just think how smart hogs would be if people hadn’t dumbed them down!

I had the opportunity to prove this theory at an all-breeds bull sale many years ago. It was back in the day when many of the bulls sold at all breed events were haltered, fitted, clipped and I guess you could say... domesticated. At this particular auction yard sale both

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On Saturday when the first bull (the Ideal Range Bull) ran into the ring to be sold I knew right away we were in for a long day. Because the bull, which was a show bull, remembered leaving via the in gate on the preceding day, that’s the way he tried to leave on sale day. I swear, it must have taken five minutes to get

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that bull out of the ring. The guys inside the ring were as good as you’d find anywhere but all day long they risked their lives playing bull fighter trying to get the bulls to follow them to the exit.

By the end of the day the guys were as beat up as a used pinata.

Now here’s the interesting part: when the range ready bulls, which were still wild enough that you might call them undomesticated, entered the ring they saw daylight at the end of the wide, sweeping ring and promptly headed out the out gate just like they were supposed to. The range bulls we could still sell at the usual clip of one every 30 seconds but nearly every time a fitted bull, what you call domesticated, came into the ring he immediately turned around and tried to exit through the in gate which was now closed. This went on all day and usual snappy sale dragged on for hours as we all tried to shoo the bulls outside.

A friend of mine who had just recently been married to a cute gal was working ring with me and every time one of these show bulls delayed the sale he’d come over to me during the break in the sale and say, “Those stupid bulls. I’m never gonna get home.” This went on all day with my buddy’s blood boiling every time there was a lengthy delay. “Those fitted bulls have to be dumber than a 15-yearold fifth grader,” he remarked, as he was itching to leave and growing more frustrated with each hold up.

Finally, about two hours later than we had expected, my buddy and I were leaving the sale. My friend was still cussing the bulls as we walked down a long hall to the side door of the auction facility. My friend was in such a hurry to get home to his new wife that he hit that door like a Chicago linebacker. This result sounded like a watermelon being hit by a speeding train. The door did not budge.

My buddy sprained his wrist from hitting the stationary handle, the front of his hat crumpled against the glass and my friend got a big bump on his forehead he’d later have to explain to his new wife.

Realizing that my buddy had only recently been domesticated, I resisted the urge to point to the big sign on the door that read, “PULL.” I also refrained from pointing out that, just like those dumb domesticated bulls, he’d tried to go out the in gate. ■

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e it in the shoulder, knee, hip, ankle, nose or outer ear the term cartilage is a descriptive term that holds many different meanings to many multi-sport athletes.

I know when thinking in terms of the nasal and auditory aspects of our body it seems rather anti-climatic, but in the other joints of the body the role of cartilage is at the forefront of diagnosis and treatment of most sports medicine conditions and injuries. Although the term cartilage is a broad â&#x20AC;&#x153;umbrella-typeâ&#x20AC;? term that covers it all, it is important and imperative that you understand the differences and roles of the different types of cartilages in your body.

For starters there are three types of cartilage in the human body. The first type is elastic cartilage, such as those found in the outer areas of the ear.

Second is whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known as fibrocartilage such as the meniscus found in the knees or the vertebral discs located in the back. The third type of cartilage is known as articular or hyaline cartilage which is the smooth covering found on the end of bones. It is this final type that will be the focus of this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sports Medicine Stable.â&#x20AC;?

In some joints, such as the knee, both the articular cartilage and the fibrocartilage are found functioning concurrently yet they are also distinctly different structures with distinctively different functions. In a perfect world this would be the scenario that would always apply, but unfortunately this old

world is not perfect. In fact, in a world of torn knee cartilages and other degenerative conditions, it is this injury or abnormality to the articular cartilage that leaves us with the greatest amount of difficulty for successful treatment.

Articular cartilage is a complex, living tissue that lines the bony surface of joints. Its function is to provide a low friction, weight bearing surface through the joints full range of motion. Those motions are important during activities of daily living as well as athletic endeavors such as team roping. In other words, articular cartilage is a very thin and very necessary shock absorber in the joints of the body. It is distinctively divided into five different layers, each having structural and biomechanical differences. As each layer is damaged or deteriorates, it increases the complexity and severity of the overall condition and increases the symptomatic aspect expedientially.

Everyone wants to spend their time talking about how cartilage is injured when the real question is why does my joint hurt? It hurts because the articular surface is a living part of your body, complete with sensations and feelings.

The only thing it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possess is an ability to heal itself and this is because it has very little blood supply, if any at all.

Where as normally bodily structures heal themselves by increasing blood flow to the affected area, when articular cartilages are injured it is for the most part permanent and the beginning of an

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Osteoarthritis is basically characterized by three processes.

1) A progressive loss of cartilage 2) The body’s attempt to repair the cartilage 3) Destruction of the bone underneath the articular cartilage Although the cause of osteoarthritis is still somewhat misunderstood, we do know that moderate normal use of joints does not significantly increase the risks of developing it. Factors such as high impact or twisting activities, abnormal joint anatomy or joint instability are the major contributing factors. There is even recent information that suggests that inadequate muscle strength and development can also contribute to osteoarthritis.

So what does all of this have to do with the USTRC team roper? The physical action of roping has very little effect on the articular surfaces of the lower extremities such as knees and hips while its effects on the shoulders, elbows and wrists are highly plausible. No matter the cause, the secret is to be aware of the warning signs and listen to them. The secret to minimizing the damage is early detection and treatment.

The signs of articular cartilage damage or injury cover a wide scope and are never the same for everyone. It may be a vague pain with swelling in the knee or if a loose body is present you may experience “catching” or “locking” during activities. With degenerative mechanism, one will most often experience joint stiffness, joint pain or joint swelling and a noticeable loss of range of motion. No matter the symptom early diagnosis and treatment is a must.

Hope this has been informative and worth your valuable time. I know for so many of you it hits pretty close to home.

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’ve been traveling a lot lately, and because of that I have been spending a lot of time in airports.

Usually air travel is the best way to go, but because of all the bad weather across the country I’m starting to think taking a bus might be faster. There has been delay after delay this year, so the wait in airports has been extra long.

People-watching at airports isn’t a bad option after you have finished your calls and book work, so that’s what I usually end up doing. Recently, I’ve been seeing something that I have never seen before, and that’s people wearing surgical masks. From Seattle to Houston, San Francisco to Dallas, I’ll bet I’ve seen 20 people with masks on. Before now, other than Michael Jackson, I think I’ve only seen five people, total, wearing a mask in public, so it looks odd to me.

Are there that many people out there afraid of getting the swine flu? I think you’ve got to take some chances in life, and have a little courage. So with that said, I’m not wearing a mask. Let’s say I put one on and the disease wiped out everyone else. I don’t want to be here alone. Who would I rope with? So I’m going to take a deep breath and continue on.

I admire people with courage. I don’t think you can go through life afraid, because if you do, you’ll never get anywhere. Several years ago the great golfer Lee Trevino, had pneumonia just before the Masters. His doctor told him “Better not play, you might get worse.”

Lee said, “Better play, might get better, might even win.” He played and he won second.

Walt Garrison wrote in his book, Once a Cowboy, that one time the Dallas Cowboys were coming home from a game and the plane they were on ran into some terrible weather. The plane lost power in one of the engines and because of the load put on the other

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Hello engine they started to loose altitude. The pilot came on the loud speaker and said to prepare for a crash landing. Walt said guys were praying, crying, and writing notes to their loved ones. Then he looked over in the seat next to him, and

I admire people with courage. I don’t think you can go through life afraid, because if you do, you’ll never get anywhere.

there was Don Meredith. Dandy Don, as he was called, was at that time the quarterback of the team. Meredith looked over at Walt, smiled and said, “It’s been a good one hasn’t it.” Just before they hit the ground the pilot got the engine started and they were able to land safely, but Walt said that Don Meredith never weakened. That’s being happy with your life and accepting what fate deals you.

Once I met a guy in Colorado, and he told me a story about having a heart attack while he was at a roping. He said he was down on the ground and people were all around him and he realized this was serious. He had always been a man of strong faith and he said when he first realized what was happening, he was scared. He was worried and nervous, when all of a sudden he said to himself.

“What am I afraid of? I have strong faith and if this is it, so be it.” So he laid his head back and just relaxed and accepted the outcome. Later on the doctor said that’s what saved his life. When he relaxed and met adversity with courage and acceptance, it allowed his heart to slow down, and he made it.

There was also the time in Florida on

a boat with my friend Kyle Cummings and Travis Woodard. It was the first time we were in the Keys and it was the first day of our vacation. We had planned the trip for months and we were down there to free dive for lobsters. We had just left the dock and were out scouting for coral reefs where lobsters live, when Travis asked Kyle about sharks. My son was about 17 at the time, and Kyle told him sharks were around. It wasn’t real dangerous if we were in shallow water, but when we were in 20 feet of water or more we needed to be careful. Travis asked Kyle, “How deep is the water right here?” He looked at the depth finder and said “25 feet.” As soon as Travis heard that he dove in. Kyle looked at me and said, “What’s he doing?” “You got me,” I said. It seemed like a minute before he surfaced. Then he swam to the boat and got back in. I asked my son, “Didn’t you hear what Kyle said about the sharks?”

Travis said, “I’ve been looking forward to this trip for months and I’m not going to let my fear of sharks ruin my vacation. If I get in now and prove to myself that they’re not going to bite me, I’ll be able to enjoy my vacation. I’m not going to let fear ruin it.” That actually happened, and if you don’t believe me ask Kyle Cummings. It happened just that way.

The emotion of fear can stop us from ever attempting anything if we let it consume us. A person has to take some chances in life, because if we don’t we’ll never accomplish anything. I did some research the other day and I found out that more people die of bee stings than shark attacks. If I’m going to go out, please let it be because I was attacked by a great white shark instead of killed by a honey bee.

Have Courage!

Until Next Month Thanks for your time

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We stake our reputation on our teaching staff.

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June 6, 2009 Range Riders Arena • Amarillo, Texas Saturday, 11:00 a.m.

• 2009 BTRA memberships $75 • USTRC membership required • USTRC & BTRA memberships sold at all events

#13 Must be 21 to enter • $150/roper • Enter twice • Progressive on 1 • 20% stock charge • No prizes BTRA membership is required BTRA members must pay an additional $5/entry which will be added to the Championship Round at the 2009 Finals, full prize line at the Finals event.

21-24 year old BTRA members cannot compete in the #11 and #10.

Books open at 9:00 a.m. • Close at 10:30 a.m. for #13

#11 BTRA “Mulligan 5 Header” followed by #10 BTRA “Mulligan 5 Header” with the prize line “shopping spree” Must be 25 to enter • $250/roper • Enter twice • Mulligan Format for #11 and #10 Each team can only claim their highest payoff • Must be current USTRC & BTRA member to rope #11 with #10 Incentive • Capped at TRIAD #7 #10 with #9 Incentive • Capped at TRIAD #5 Books open at 9:00 a.m. • Close for the #11 at completion of #13 • Close for #10 at completion of #11

Hard Luck Draw for #11 & #10 only

Amarillo Host Hotel for you AND your horse

All teams not progressing to the 3rd round will be in a random draw for $100 fuel cards

BTRA Package Deal Room, Stall, Breakfast for 2 - All for $85 plus tax 800-657-7177 Must have current Coggins

Mike's Custom Saddle Shop Campbell Bits & Spurs Sutton Ropes Mortenson Silver Mobile Vet Practice Nettles Company F Diamond Quarter Horses Western Leather Craft Viewfromtheranch.com

Top 10 year-end money winners for each division will earn Championship Round qualifications for 2009 Finals All ropings are “first to enter - last to rope” ON SITE ENTRIES ONLY • CASH ONLY • Checks Accepted From BTRA Members All details on our website at www.bizmanteamroping.com

2009 TRIAD numbers only “IT’S GOOD BUSINESS TO ROPE WITH US!” 148 / JUNE 2009

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Qualifiers Andrews, Texas Climate-Controlled Arena

June 13-14, 2009 San Angelo, Texas • Spur Arena July 18-19, 2009 SATURDAY

SUNDAY

BOOKS OPEN 9 A.M. - ROPE 10 A.M.

BOOKS OPEN 9 A.M. - ROPE 10:00 A.M.

#15 5-Steer • USTRC handicap $150 gets you 3 partners • Bring 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 May pick one additional partner for $50/roper

#11 Money Maker

OPEN WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER $150/ROPER MAY ENTER 2 TIMES #13 WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER $150/ROPER MAY ENTER 2 TIMES

Bring 1/draw 1 for $150/roper 4-steer Average with 3-steer consolation

#11 WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER $150/ROPER MAY ENTER 2 TIMES #10 WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER $150/ROPER MAY ENTER 2 TIMES

Must be at least 21 years or older to rope in World Series. (All divisions except open) Must have current USTRC card to collect winnings.

2009 membership cards may be purchased at roping.

TRIAD numbers only.

Produced by Invitational Team Ropers Association • NM, TX, OK

CLOVIS, NM 800-658-6378

Roswell Livestock and Farm Supply

Sierra Blanca Motors 1-800-626-6867 Ruidoso, NM

OFFICIAL ROPE OF THE PRCA

For more information call: Jane or Gerry Tully 575/937-2298 or 575/378-4840 Invitational Team Ropers Association • NM, TX, OK

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INVITATIONAL TEAM ROPERS ASSOC. NM, TX, OK

Saddle Roping JUNE 20-21, 2009

JULY 3-4, 2009

(Saturday & Sunday)

(Friday & Saturdayy)

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO BERNALILLO SHERIFF’S POSSE ARENA

HONDO, NEW MEXICO GUTIERREZ ARENA

SATURDAY JUNE 20 & FRIDAY, JULY 3

SUNDAY JUNE 21 & SATURDAY, JULY 4

BOOKS OPEN 9:00 A.M. • ROPE 10:00 A.M.

BOOKS OPEN 9:00 A.M. • ROPE 10:00 A.M.

#15 5-steer

#11 Warm-Up with #9

USTRC handicap $150 gets you 3 partners Bring 1 / draw 2 or draw all 3 May pick one additional partner for $50/roper

#13 with #11 Incentive

Bring 1 / draw 2 or draw all 3 for $100 May enter 2 times

TROPHY SADDLE TO HIGH MONEY WINNER EACH DAY

#11 Money Maker Capped at #6 Bring 1 / draw 1 for $150/roper 4-steer Average with 3-steer consolation

$100 gets you 3 partners Bring 1 / draw 2 or draw all 3 May pick 1 additional partner for $30/roper #8 and above limited to 1 pick, no adds

#10 with #8 Incentive $100 gets you 3 partners Bring 1 / draw 2, or draw all 3 May enter 2 times

#12 Money Maker Bring 1 / draw 1 for $150/roper 4-steer Average with 3-steer consolation

ALL R WEL OPERS COM E

2009 Schedule

ITRA • NM, TX, OK Membership $100/year Non-members may rope for $20/day

Feb 7-8 Feb 14-15 Feb 21-22 Feb 28 - Mar 1

Must have current USTRC card to collect winnings.

2009 membership cards may be purchased at roping.

TRIAD numbers only.

CLOVIS, NM 800-658-6378

Lubbock, TX Albuquerque, NM Andrews, TX Lubbock, TX WSQ

Roswell Livestock and Farm Supply

Mar 7-8 Mar 21-22 Apr 18-19 June 13-14 Aug 8-9

OFFICIAL ROPE OF THE PRCA

Albuqeruque, NM WSQ Andrews, TX WSQ Andrews, TX WSQ Andrews, TX Andrews, TX

Sierra Blanca Motors 1-800-626-6867 Ruidoso, NM

For more information call: Jane or Gerry Tully 575/937-2298 or 575/378-4840 INVITATIONAL TEAM ROPERS ASSOCIATION • NM, TX, OK SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 151

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COWBOY CONVERSIONS & Cactus Saddle Challenge Rusk County Expo • Henderson, Texas June 13, 2009 10 SADDLE & BUCKLE BLOWOUT

Fancy Saddles with Stingray Seats

10 Buckles

10 Breast Collars

Books open at 8:00 a.m. • Rope at 9:30 a.m. #6 Saddle Roping capped at #3 Enter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $120/roper 1st Cactus Saddles & Cash

2nd #8 with #4 Cap 4-Head Saddle Roping

Buckles & Cash

$120/roper • Enter 1, Draw 2 1st Cactus Saddles + Cash 2nd Saddles + Cash 3rd Buckles + Cash 4th Buckles + Cash 5th Breast Collars + Cash 6th Breast Collars + Cash

Breast Collars & Cash

3rd 4th & 5th Cash

ALL PRIZES GUARANTEED

#11 with #6 Cap 4-Head • #9 Incentive $120/roper • Enter 1, Draw 2 1st Cactus Saddles + Cash 2nd Buckles + Cash 3rd Buckles + Cash 4th Breast Collars + Cash 5th Breast Collars + Cash

#9 Incentive 1st Cactus Saddles

CASH ONLY TRIAD NUMBERS ONLY

For more information: Kevin 903/721-0303 • Curtis 936/674-6007 Cowboy Trailer Sales & Cowboy Conversions Crockett, Texas 936/546-2467 152 / JUNE 2009

Cactus Saddlery Greenville, Texas 866/605-6567

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Allen’s Ropings and Phillip’s Cattle Co. Present

0 $15,00 o CASH t int High Po 0 Saturday and Sunday June 19-21, 2009 1 # f o r e Rop Tuscumbia, AL 12 Point Slide Longhorn Arena Friday Night

Rope for Saddles and Cash

SPONSORS AL-Farmers Co-op Carroll Original Wear Running P Saddlery Hot Heels FRM Feeds Classic Rope

Payoff for #10 Handicap Saturday and Sunday

Handicap

4 Saddles to High Point #6, #5, #4 & #3 and Below

This will be a #10 roping with a handicap. No roper over a #6 can rope. All ropers must enter the drawpot at least one time (4 partners.) Ropers can also enter with picked partners (after entering the drawpot.) #6 ropers can only pick 8 partners and must enter the drawpot on all remaining entries. You can have a maximum of 20 partners. Roping will be a 3-head, progressive after one. Books open at 7 a.m., rope at 9 a.m. Cut off time may apply in first round only. Short Go for #10 will be run on Sunday

Friday

Saturday/Sunday ◆

Picked runs $60

Pick Partners You can enter this way up to 16 times but must enter the Drawpot 1 time first (4 partners) and cannot enter with the same partner more than once (except switch end teams)

Kid’s Jr. Looper Roping, Saturday 1 p.m.

Buckles to winner of 5 year & under, 6 to 7 year, 8 to 9 year, & 10 to 12 year

1st go round fast time - Cash High Point of the #10 cannot win saddle.

Running P Saddlery Bonus Roping #9 Handicap Capped at #5 Will not start before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Roping will be completed on Saturday 3-head, progressive after one You must have entered the #10 with at least 4 partners to be eligible to rope in the Bonus Roping.

Enter 1, draw 2 for $175 or draw 3 for $175 You may enter 4 times for a total of 12 runs.

Books open 6:00 p.m. Rope 7:00 p.m.

4-Head, Progressive on 1 • 12 Point Slide Enter 1, Draw 2 for $150 • Enter 4x Draw runs $50

1st Buckles, Cash & USTRC Regional Shoot-Outs 2nd Buckles & Cash 3rd Buckles & Cash 4th Buckles & Cash 5th Buckles & Cash 6th-10th Reinsman’s Pads & Cash 11th-15th Carroll Original Hand Bags NTRL Shoot-Outs given to 1st-10th place in the Average Short-Go Payoff: 1st Cash + Buckles

8 Saddles ◆ 18 Buckles 10 Carroll Original Handbags + Cash NTRL Shoot-Outs to 1st-5th place in the Average

General Information CASH ONLY for entries. There will be a cut-off time in the first round only. 5-second barrier.

TRIAD numbers only (you must have been classified by USTRC). For ropers convenience, if you would like to pre-enter for this roping call Ed Allen at 256/749-0541.

Allen’s Ropings reserves the right to make any and all necessary changes.

Pre-entries taken with credit card (3% charge).

2009 USTRC cards required. Cards may be purchased at this event.

For info, stall reservations and R.V. hookups, call Ed Allen 256/749-0541 or Chip Phillips 256/762-4196 CATTLE FOR SALE AT ROPING

Host Hotel Comfort Inn 256/381-0607

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June 13

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GCCN TEAM ROPING &

Fast Time - Cash

Mission Center Fundraiser

Handicap #12 Even #11 1/2 Second Off #10 1 Second Off #9 2 Seconds Off #8 4 Seconds Off #7 & below 6 6 Seconds Off 18 Seconds Cut Off 1st Round

Lone Star Cowboy Church 1627 Eva Street Montgomery, TX 77356 www.myspace.com/rodeofundraiserevent Travis 281/734-3838 â&#x20AC;˘ Kip 281/541-3157

3 Head Progressive After 1 Time Taken Off After 2nd Round

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WESTERN KANSAS USTRC AFFILIATE TEAM ROPING PRESENTS June 20-21, 2009 - Scott City Arena Scott City, Kansas

Saturday, June 20

Sunday, June 21

9:00 a.m. #15 w/#13 Incentive

2009 USTRC AFFILIATE

4 for $40/roper • Enter 6 times

(4 more as an Incentive team or any combination of Incentive for a total of 10 times)

Progressive on 1 Incentive paid on 3 All USTRC Rules!

Books open at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:30 a.m.

Plus immediately following #15

#12 Pick/Draw w/#11 Incentive $150/roper Enter 1x with partner draw 4 = 5 Enter 2x with partner draw 8 = 10 or Enter 1x without a partner draw = 5 Enter 2x without partner draw = 10 YOU MUST BE ENTERED BY 10:00 A.M.-NO LATE ENTRIES!

MARTIN SADDLES to the High Money #4 and under, #5 and over ropers of the weekend!

PRIZES to the Average and Incentive winners

All $ won counts toward 2009 USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs.

2009 USTRC membership required.

In the #12 and #9 Pick/Draw ropings, after the draw is posted you may enter with partners of your choice for $40/roper. (you must be entered in the Pick/Draws)

TRIAD numbers only

9:00 a.m. #10 w/#9 Incentive 4 for $40/roper • Enter 6 times (4 more as an Incentive team or any combination of Incentive for a total of 10 times)

Progressive on 1 Incentive paid on 3 All USTRC Rules!

Books open at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:30 a.m.

Plus immediately following #10

#9 Pick/Draw w/#8 Incentive

Capped at USTRC #5 • $150/roper Enter 1x with partner draw 4 = 5 Enter 2x with partner draw 8 = 10 or Enter 1x without a partner draw = 5 Enter 2x without partner draw = 10 YOU MUST BE ENTERED BY 10:00 A.M.-NO LATE ENTRIES!

Thank You to our Sponsors

RODEO NEWS

of all the ropings!

For more information: Rope the Rockies Jeff and Cindy Smith 620/422-3632 Ike and Mary Cox 660/425-5502

Directions to Scott City Arena & Activity Center: At the junction of Hwy 96 and 83, turn north on Hwy 83 and go 10 blocks to Fairgrounds Rd.

Host Motel

Airliner Motel 609 E. 5th Street 620/872-3043

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Shelley Productions Hamilton, Texas Circle T Arena June 5-7, 2009 World Series Qualifier Rules Does not apply to Open and #15 ropings.

â&#x20AC;˘ Must be 21 yrs old. within calendar year 2009. â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum tie-on age 60 yrs old. â&#x20AC;˘ USTRC TRIAD numbers only. â&#x20AC;˘ Enter on site, cash or credit card onlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;add 3% for credit card processing.

For more information call 575/644-3518, 575/574-8591 or go to WWW.WSTROPING.COM

ALL WORLD SERIES ROPINGS ARE 80% PAYBACK! Buckles to Average Winners of World Series Qualifiers Sample pay out with 100 teams 1st - $9,600 3rd - $4,800 2nd - $7,200 4th - $2,400

WWW.WSTROPING.COM Katy, TX May 1-3 Las Cruces, NM June 14 Tularosa, NM May 23-24 NRS Decatur, TX July 31-Aug 2 (Memorial Day Weekend) Glen Rose, TX Sept 4-6 Hamilton, TX June 5-7 (Circle T Arena)

Friday, June 5 Enter at 5 p.m., rope at 6 p.m.

Open Roping World Series Qualifier (no age limit, no cap) #15 (no age limit, no cap) $150/man, enter twice (4-hd, pa 1) Saturday, June 6 Enter at 9 a.m., rope at 10 a.m. #13 Warm Up $50/man, enter 2X, 1st 100 teams entered - 33% Stock Charge #13 World Series Qualifier (no cap) Sunday, June 7 Cowboy Church at 8 a.m.

Enter 9 a.m., rope at 10 a.m. #11 World Series Qualifier (heelers capped at #6) $150/man, enter twice (4-hd, pa 1) #10 World Series Qualifier (heelers capped at #6) $150/man, enter twice (4-hd, pa 1)

! ! Presents:

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SATURDAY, JULY 4

Saddle to High Point Roper Each Day (can only win 1 saddle) Buckles Thru 6th Place Each Day Additional prizes will also be awarded

Draw 4 partners for $100, Pick 6, maximum of 10 runs Enter at 9 a.m. Rope at 10 a.m.

Each contestant pays a $20 prize fee each day Producer reserves the right to classify anyone who does not have a current USTRC membership. TRIAD #â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only.

FMI call 806-664-3999, 806-664-8200, or 806-664-6793

NO CHECKS-CASH ONLY PLEASE Other roping dates: June 6 at Miami, TX â&#x20AC;˘ June 21 at Pampa, TX

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capped at #5, (3 head)

SUNDAY, JULY 5

Handicapped up & down (4 head) Draw 4 parners for $100, Pick 6, maximum of 10 runs Enter at Noon Rope at 1 p.m.

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Zamora Roping Productions

w w w. z a m o r a r o p i n g . c o m

at the Santa Fe Trail Event Center in Las Vegas, New Mexico invites you to the following ropings!

Thursday, June 25, 2009: Speed’s Match Roping Books open at 4:00 p.m. • Rope at 5:00 p.m.

Open • #15 • $100/roper • May enter twice Friday, June 26, 2009: USTRC Lasso Del Norte (Format 2) Open• #15 • #13 • #12 Saturday, June 27, 2009: USTRC Lasso Del Norte (Format 2) #12 Gold Plus • #11 • #10 Sunday, June 28, 2009: USTRC Lasso Del Norte (Format 2) #10 • #9 Friday, July 3, 2009: World Series Qualifier Open • #13 • #11 • #10 $150/roper • May enter twice in each division Saturday, July 4, 2009: Speed’s Match Roping 9:00 a.m. • #13 • $100/roper • May enter twice 11:00 a.m. • Cowboy Church with Corey Ross.

4th Annual Church on the Trail No Entry Fee Team Roping 12 noon • MUST ATTEND CHURCH TO ROPE IN FREE ROPING Open Handicap • Trailer, Saddles, Buckles & Other Prizes Sunday, July 5, 2009: #11 Handicap Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $150/roper • May enter twice PLUS Speed’s Match Roping • #10 • $100/roper • May enter twice Saturday, July 25, 2009: Speed’s Match Roping #13 • #11 PLUS #12 Handicap Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $150/roper • May enter twice Sunday, July 26, 2009: Speed’s Match Roping #12 • #10 PLUS #11 Handicap Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $150/roper • May enter twice Saturday, August 1, 2009: World Series Qualifier Open • #13 • #11 • #10 Sunday, August 2, 2009: New Mexico Highland’s University Scholarship Roping

Check This Out! ✰ Speed’s Match Roping Finals Guaranteed $100,000 per division to first place in each of five divisions. ✰ World Series Finals Guaranteed $150,000 per team to first place in the #11 and #10 plus huge payouts in the Open and #13. ✰ USTRC National Finals of Team Roping is expected to payout more than 5 million dollars in cash and prizes.

Get Qualified for these events now!

TRIAD numbers only

www.nfrlv.com www.cowboyconnections.com

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S&S “SUPER #10” SADDLE PICK/DRAW with #9 & #8 INCENTIVES, CAPPED AT #6 CHISHOLM TRAIL PAVILION ENID, OKLAHOMA Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:00 a.m. $100/roper • Enter up to 4 times for total of 12 runs 5-head • Progressive on 1 • Incentive paid on 4-head • TRIAD numbers only Enter with 1 partner, we draw you 2 more Enter with 3 partners, we draw you 6 more Enter with 2 partners, we draw you 4 more Enter with 4 partners, we draw you 8 more If you do not have a partner we can draw all your runs #10 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th -

AVERAGE

2 Saddles 2 Breast Collars 2 Breast Collars 2 Breast Collars 2 Trophy Halters 2 Trophy Halters 2 Trophy Halters 2 Trophy Halters

+ + + + + + + +

$1,000 $800 $600 $500 $400 $300 $300 $300

#9 INCENTIVE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th -

2 Saddles 2 Breast Collars 2 Trophy Halters 2 Trophy Halters

+ + + +

$600 $500 $400 $300

#8 INCENTIVE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th -

2 Saddles 2 Breast Collars 2 Trophy Halters 2 Trophy Halters

SPONSORS:

+ + + +

$600 $500 $400 $300

Everyone who catches 4-head will go to the

6 Martin Saddles WRANGLER 10 Equibrand SUPER SHORT-GO Books open at 8:00 a.m.

Close at 10:00 a.m.

Roping will start at 11:00 a.m.

No late entries!

You must be entered by 10:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome!

Martin Saddlery Steer Crazy

Chisholm Trail Pavilion is located at the Garfield County Fairgrounds 111 W. Purdue • Enid, Oklahoma 166 / JUNE 2009

Cash & Prizes Awarded

Breast Collars 16 Trophy Halters

$8,000 Cash!

(If over 150 teams enter, extra money will be added to the payout!)

This is a USTRC Affiliate 2009 USTRC membership required All money won counts toward 2009 Regional and National Shoot-Outs

Wrangler Equibrand

Classic Equine Classic Ropes

Information: S & S Ropings Jeff & Cindy Smith 620-422-3632

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presents

July 3, 4 & 5 Roping $10,000 Added money James Ward Agriculture Pavilion • Lebanon, Tennessee FRIDAY, JULY 3

Warm up Roping #10 with #8 incentive (capped at a 6) $20/roper - unlimited entries Books open at 6:00 p.m. – Rope at 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 4

#12 Roping - $20/roper - Enter 8 times #10 Roping - $20/roper enter 8 times (#10 capped at 6) #8 Roping - Pick 1/Draw 2 or Draw 3 $50/roper Enter 4 times for total of 12 runs (#8 capped at a 4)

SUNDAY, JULY 5

Open - $50/roper, 70% payback (5-head progressive on 1) #14 - $20/roper - enter 8 times On Saturday & Sunday books open at 9:00 a.m. - Rope at 10:00 a.m.

All ropings 4-head progressive on 1, except for the Open roping All ropings 60% payback, except the Open, which is 70% payback

Buckles awarded to Average winners on Saturday and Sunday This is part of the 6 month saddle series, so points awarded through 8th place.

If you are not a current member of C-C, a $20 day permit can be purchased at the event.

(Memberships are $40 individual, $60 family) Stalls and RV hookups available • TRIAD numbers only For more information call Tom Smith 615/596-6636 or Angela Bagsby 615/829-9105 • www.cbarcproductions.com 170 / JUNE 2009

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Zamora Roping Productions & Wrangler present

The 4th of July Championships July 3-5, 2009 - Las Vegas, New Mexico Santa Fe Trail Event Center TRIAD numbers only Current USTRC membership required

Friday, July 3 World Series Qualifier

Sunday, July 5 #11 Handicap Books open at 9:00 a.m.

Rope at 10:00 a.m.

Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 for $150 May enter twice Buckles to Average winners PLUS

✩ Open ✩ #13 ✩ #11 ✩ #10 $150/roper • may enter twice Must be at least 21-years-old to rope

Speed’s #10 Match Roping

Saturday, July 4

$100/roper • may enter twice

Books open at 9:00 a.m.

Rope at 10:00 a.m.

3-Horse Slant Trailer to be awarded by drawing to someone attending church!

Host Hotel:

Speed’s #13 Match Roping $100/roper • may enter twice

12:00 p.m. Cowboy

Church

Best Western Montezuma Inn & Suites 505/426-8000

with Corey Ross NO ENTRY FEE ✫ NO ENTRY FEE

✫ NO ENTRY FEE ✫ NO ENTRY FEE ✫

Church on the Trail Team Roping 1:00 p.m. Open Handicap Drawpot Saddles to Average winners Buckles to 2nd Breast collars to 3rd Bible covers to 4th One time $25 fee to help offset the cost of freight

NO ENTRY FEE ✫ NO ENTRY FEE

www.zamoraroping.com

Books open at 9:00 a.m.

Rope at 10:00 a.m.

✫ NO ENTRY FEE ✫ NO ENTRY FEE ✫

Sponsors

www.nfrlv.com www.cowboyconnections.com

For more information please call Kenny Zamora at 505/425-3850; day of roping 505/469-4388 or visit www.zamoraroping.com SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 171

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DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO July 4-5, 2009 Douglas County Fairgrounds Arena Information on the #15 & #10 ropings

4 for $40/roper • Progressive on 1 • Enter 6 times/roping (4 more as an Incentive team or any combination of Incentive for a total of 10 times) Books open at 7:00 a.m. each day and close at 8:30 a.m. SHARP! USTRC Rules! - 2009 USTRC cards required (2009 USTRC membership cards may be purchased at this roping) TRIAD numbers only • Incentive paid on 3

Plus immediately following #15

All $ won counts toward 2009 USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs

Plus immediately following #10

#12 Pick/Draw w/#11 Incentive

EVERYONE WELCOME!

#9 Pick/Draw w/#8 Incentive

Saturday, July 4 9:00 a.m. #15 w/#13 Incentive

Sunday, July 5 9:00 a.m. #10 w/#9 Incentive

$150/roper Capped at USTRC #5 • $150/roper In the #12 and #9 Enter 1x with partner draw 4 = 5 Enter 1x with partner draw 4 = 5 Pick/Draw ropings, Enter 2x with partner draw 8 = 10 or after the draw is posted Enter 2x with partner draw 8 = 10 or Enter 1x without a partner draw = 5 Enter 1x without a partner draw = 5 you may enter with partners of your choice Enter 2x without partner draw = 10 Enter 2x without partner draw = 10 for $40/roper. (you MUST BE ENTERED BY 10:00 a.m.

MUST BE ENTERED BY 10:00 a.m. must be entered in the SHARP-NO LATE ENTRIES! SHARP-NO LATE ENTRIES! Pick/Draws)

Martin Saddles

to the Average winners of the #12 and and the #9 Pick/Draws

Prizes to the Average and Incentive winners.

For more information: Rope the Rockies Jeff and Cindy Smith 620/422-3632 Ike and Mary Cox 660/425-5502 174 / JUNE 2009

Thank You to our Sponsors

RODEO NEWS

Douglas County Fairgrounds Arena is located: 500 Fairgrounds Drive Castle Rock, Colorado

Host Motel

Comfort Suites 303/814-9999 Reserve Early!

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Prizes

9 Saddles Dummy Roping

Saturday, July 4 Rope at 10:00 a.m.

Sunday 2 p.m.

10 & under 6 & under TROPHY BUCKLES TO WINNERS

#15 4 for $100 • Enter up

#13 w/#12 Incentive 4 for $100 • Enter up

#12 w/#11 Incentive

Cowboy Church Sunday 8 a.m.

4 for $100 • Enter up

Prizes SADDLE TO HIGH POINT WINNER OF THE DAY CASH Incentive pays on 3 head EXCELLENT CATTLE PROVIDED

CASH ONLY

USTRC TRIAD numbers will be used. Must have current USTRC membership. USTRC cards may be purchased at the roping.

USTRC dress code.

Host Hotel Quality Inn & Suites 318/387-2711 Ask for ropers rate.

Sunday, July 5 Rope at 9:00 a.m.

50 year & over at 9 a.m.

4 for $80 • Enter up

#10

w/#8 Incentive

Pick & Draw • Capped at #5 3-head progressive after 1 To follow 50 & over Must be entered in draw by 9 a.m.

Will take 600 Teams Enter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $150/roper Enter up to 15 runs.

Top 30 to short round.

LOTS OF CASH Saddles to top 3 places in #10 Saddles to Average winners in Incentive

For more information call Burl Stewart 318/355-0273 Randy Stewart 318/282-3068 For stall reservations call the Ike: 318/325-9160 SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 1

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Rope The Ozarks presents

OZARKS July 4-5, 2009 Carthage, Missouri • Lucky J Arena Directions: From I-44 to N. U.S. 71, exit U.S. 71 at HH (Fir Road).

Go approximately 3.5 miles east on Fir Road to arena.

3-Horse Slant Trailer to High Point #10 roper

#13 & #11 Match Roping General Info Host Hotel Super 8 • 417/359-9000 Ask for Rope the Ozarks rate

• Cash only entries • USTRC TRIAD numbers only • USTRC dress code • Must have current USTRC card to enter • Cards will be available for purchased at roping • Stalls are limited, first-come, first-served.

Produced by Rope The Ozarks For more information call Kevin Hall 417/547-3406 176 / JUNE 2009

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INDEPENDENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday, July 4 #13 Match Roping

#11 Match Roping

50 Team Tournament $75/roper • Single Elimination Enter up Books open at 9:00 a.m.

Rope at 10:00 a.m.

50 Team Tournament $75/roper • Single Elimination Enter up Books guaranteed open until 11:00 a.m.

#11 Pick/Draw

#8 Bonus Roping

Pick 1, draw 1 or draw 2 $80/roper • Enter 3X Books guaranteed open until 1:00 p.m.

$Pick 1, draw 2 or draw 3 $100/roper • Enter 1X Books guaranteed open until 3:00 p.m.

es to Saddl e & ag Aver amps Ch Inc. #10 e h t of

Sunday, July 5 Trailer Roping #10 Pick/Draw w/#8 Inc.

Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all • $150/roper Capped at a #6 • Enter 5 times Books open at 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. • Rope at 9:30 a.m.

3-Horse Slant Trailer to High Point #10 Roper Dummy Roping at High Noon • Buckles to winners

Produced by Rope The Ozarks For more information call Kevin Hall 417/547-3406 SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 177

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ZD Cattle Company

TRIAD NUMBERS ONLY

presents

Color country classic trailer roping July 8-10, 2009 • panguitch, utah

Indoor Facility

Thursday Night: Locals only saddle roping Enter 6:00 p.m. - Rope 7:00 p.m.

#11 Handicap Roping • 3-steer • Pick 1, Draw 3, or Draw all 4 for $100 2-HORSE SLANT TRAILER TO HIGH POINT ROPER

Enter 2 times for a total of 8 partners • Deluxe Saddles to the Average winners To enter you must presently live within a 100 mile radius.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - ALL ROPERS WELCOME! • CASH ONLY

Friday

Roping Handicaps

Sign up 9 a.m. • Rope at 10 a.m.

#8 teams - 0 sec. off #7 teams - 2 sec. off #6 teams - 5 sec. off

#12 Handicap Roping Over 40 both ends Pick 1, Draw 3, or Draw all 4 for $100 Enter 3 times

#10 TRAILER ROPING Saturday Sign up 9 a.m., Rope at 10 a.m.

WARM-UP DRAWPOT 3 for $20• No cap

Thanks to our sponsors, our trailer is completely paid for!

followed by

#4 & Under Saddle Roping Must be entered by 12:00 p.m.

Pick 1, draw 3 or draw all 4 for $100 • Enter 3x Saddles to 1st in Average • Cash paid back 2nd - 6th place, depending on number of teams.

followed by

Trailer Roping

Must be entered by 12 noon #10 Handicap Trailer Roping Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100 Enter 4 times for a total of 12 partners Capped at a #6

All teams winning Average check Thursday & Friday will receive 1 free draw entry in Trailer Roping on Saturday.

Trailer roping - 1/3 stock charge, 2/3 prize and cash pay-out • Progressive Payoff: 10 places in cash in the Average • 3 places cash paid in 1st go High Point roper will win a deluxe 2-horse slant load trailer! Winner responsible for TT&L

10th Annual $50,000 PIONEER DAYS Big Bucks Shoot-out July 24-25, 2009 • Farmington, Utah Legacy Center

Saturday, July 25 6 Saddles 8 Buckles

Low Entry Fees

Friday, July 24 Sign up 9:00 a.m., Rope 10:00

#12 Handicap • Both ends over 40

Books close 9:30 a.m. - Rope at 10: a.m.

32 Team Open Match • Enter 2 times • $100/roper 80% Payback Payback with 32 teams 1st • $2,400 3rd • $400 2nd • $1,600 4th • $400

Pick 1, Draw 3 or Draw all 4 for $100/roper • Enter 3 times

#4 and under Big Bucks Championships

#11 Big Bucks capped at #6 • Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3

Books close at 11:00 a.m. • Rope at 12:00 noon • Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 for $100/roper • Enter 4 times

for $100/roper • Enter 4 times

Payoff for #11 Roping Handicaps $5,000 to High Point Roper in a leather briefcase. #11 teams - 0 sec. off Average #10 teams - 1 sec. off 1st • $5,000 #9 teams - 3 sec. off 2nd • $3,000 #8 teams - 5 sec. off 3rd • $2,000 4th • $1,000 Buckles to Average Winners 5th • $600 in all ropings 6th • $400

#4 and under Payoff $5,000 to High Point Roper in a leather briefcase.

Average 1st • Master Saddles + $2,000 2nd • Master Saddles + $1,000 3rd • Master Saddles + $800 4th • Master Buckles + $600 5th • Master Buckles + $400 6th • Master Buckles + $200

Short Barrier 2 Arenas Used #4 and under Handicapp #8 = 0 #7 = -1 #6 = -3

$5,000 To High Point Roper

GENERAL INFORMATION: Cash or credit cards. Average Payout guaranteed at 350 teams but may be increased according to the number of teams. • Points for High Point roper will be determined as follows: Top 20 in Average and Fast Times in each rotation. For stalls, call 801/599-1238 Motels: Best Western Cotton Tree 801/2927666 - Country Inn & Suites 801/292-8100 - La Quinta 801/776-6700 - Motel 6 801/298-0289 Partner Finding Service

For info. call

178 / JUNE 2009

Zane Dansie • 801/599-1238 ZD Cattle Company

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Team Roping

Presents July 10-12, 2009

Super Saddle Weekend VI Over $40,000 in Cash and Prizes

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Friday night • 6:00 p.m.

Saturday #12 Pick or Draw

Sunday #10 Pick or Draw

$40/roper • No Cap 3-Head, Progessive after 1

$40/roper • Capped at a #5 Roper 3-Head, Progessive after 1

Warm-up Roping #12 • No Cap $20/roper Unlimited entriesff

Great Cattle 12 Fully Tooled s Saddle

Handicaps

Handicaps

#12 • Straight #11 • 1 second off #10 • 2 seconds off #9 • 3 seconds off #8 and under • 4 seconds off off

#10 • Straight #9 • 1 second off #8 • 2 seconds off #7 • 3 seconds off #6 and under • 4 seconds off

Flagger Justin Harless Saturday & Sunday Books open at 8:00 a.m. • Rope at 10:00 a.m.

Books close at 12:00 p.m.

50 Fastest Teams to Short Go

Bigger Cash Payout s

Air Conditioned Indoor Arena!

Over 400 stalls and 150 RV hook-ups No Reservations Needed

Saddles to 1st - 3rd Each Day Breast Collars to 4th & 5th

Big Cash Prizes Paid Through 10th Place

✫Dummy Roping sponsored by NRS Saturday 2:00 p.m. • 4 Age Groups

Information Richie Hebert 601/916-9449 Douglas Dale 601/273-1027

✫Cowboy Church Service Sunday 2:00 p.m.

Facility Forest County Multipurpose Center Hwy 49 South, Just North of Hwy 98 Intersection 601/583-7500

✫TRIAD Numbers Only If no card, producer will classify

Host Hotel - LaQuinta 601/268-2850

Sponsors

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9 ANNUAL WEBB MEMORIAL TEAM ROPING TH

Produced by

July 11-12, 2009 - Hickory Hill Arena Bethany, Missouri

Saturday, July 11 9:00 a.m. #15 w/#13 Incentive 4 for $40/roper • Enter 6 times (4 more as an Incentive team or any combination of Incentive for a total of 10 times)

Progressive on 1 Incentive paid on 3 All USTRC Rules!

Books open at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:30 a.m.

Plus immediately following #15

#12 Pick/Draw w/#11 Incentive $150/roper Enter 1x with partner draw 4 = 5 Enter 2x with partner draw 8 = 10 or Enter 1x without a partner draw = 5 Enter 2x without partner draw = 10 Books Close at 11:00 a.m.

Fancy Martin Saddles to the High Money #4 and under, #5 and over

Sunday, July 12

2009 USTRC AFFILIATE All $ won counts toward 2009 USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs.

2009 USTRC membership required.

EVERYONE WELCOME! In the #12 and #9 Pick/Draw ropings, after the draw is posted you may enter with partners of your choice for $40/roper. (you must be entered in the Pick/Draws)

TRIAD numbers only

9:00 a.m. #10 w/#9 Incentive 4 for $40/roper • Enter 6 times (4 more as an Incentive team or any combination of Incentive for a total of 10 times)

Progressive on 1 Incentive paid on 3 All USTRC Rules!

Books open at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:30 a.m.

Plus immediately following #10

#9 Pick/Draw w/#8 Incentive

Capped at USTRC #5 • $150/roper Enter 1x with partner draw 4 = 5 Enter 2x with partner draw 8 = 10 or Enter 1x without a partner draw = 5 Enter 2x without partner draw = 10 Books Close at 11:00 a.m.

Thank You to our Sponsors

Kearney Feeds

ropers of the weekend!

Buckles to the Average and Incentive winners of all the ropings!

For more information: Rope the Rockies Ike and Mary Cox 660/425-5502 Jeff and Cindy Smith 620/422-3632 Kelli Brammer 816/903-4611 180 / JUNE 2009

Directions: I-35 to exit 93 at Bethany, MO. Go 1 mile to intersection of US Hwy 69, then go north 2 miles to 280th Street. East 1/4 mile to Hickory Hill Arena

Host Motel

Super 8 Motel

660/425-8881 Cattle provided by C-S Cattle Company

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Round 3 The Daddy

July 18-20, 2009

Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY Only 10 minutes from the famous Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo

PRIEFERT NO BARRIER CHUTE WILL BE USED IN ALL ROPINGS Just like the World Series Finale in Las Vegas

$225,000 In Cash and Prizes Paid out in 2008!

SATURDAY July 18

SUNDAY July 19

MONDAY July 20

Books Open 7 am – Rope 8:30 am

Books Open 7 am – Rope 8:30 am

Open Warm Up Open World Series #11 Warm Up #11 World Series #8 BONUS ROPING- No earlier than 4pm

#10 Warm Up #10 World Series #10 SADDLE ROPING

#13 World Series #13 Super 7 Header

PRIZES

#8 BONUS ROPING

WORLD SERIES

8 FULLY TOOLED EXOCTIC SEAT SADDLES to Average Winners, HI Point #4 Header, #4 Heeler, #3 & Below Header, #3 & Below Heeler, Female, 50 & Over 10 CUSTOM MADE MAYNARD BUCKLES to 1st -5th in Average JX2 ALL LEATHER BRONC HALTERS6th-15th in Average.

CASH!!!

Capped at #4 3 head handicap roping, P.A. 1. Cutoff time in first round only. Enter 1/ Draw 2 for $175 or draw all 3 partners for $175. You may enter 4 times for a total of 12 partners.

#10 SADDLE ROPING

Open World Series – No Cap and No age limit. #13 World Series – No Cap. Must be 21 years of age to rope. #11 World Series – Heelers capped at #6. Must be 21 years of age to rope. #10 World Series- Heelers capped at #6. Must be 21 years of age to rope.

Books Open 7 am – Rope 8:30 am

#8 BONUS ROPING:

#10 SADDLE ROPING: 7 FULLY TOOLED EXOTIC SEAT TROPHY SADDLES to Average Winners, HI Point #4, #5, #6, 50 & Over, and Female 10 CUSTOM MADE MAYNARD BUCKLES to 1st -5th in Average JX2 ALL LEATHER BRONC HALTERS6th-15th in Average.

CASH!!!

WORLD SERIES: ***ALL AVERAGE WINNERS in the WORLD SERIES will be eligible for the World Series of Team Roping Finale in Las Vegas. Go to website for more details: www.wstroping.com.

JX2 DENIM JACKETS to World Series Average Winners

Practice & Challenge Pen

In the Outdoor arena- All Proceeds to go LCCC Rodeo Scholarship Fund

Capped at #6 No roper over a #6 can rope. All Ropers must draw a minimum of 4 partners. Ropers can also enter with picked partners (after entering the drawpot with 4 partners). You can have a maximum of 14 partners. This is a handicap roping. Roping will be 3 head, PA 1. There will be a cut-off time in the first round only.

$55/ Roper for PICK TEAMS $50/ Roper for DRAWS All 4 and below Heelers will get an additional second off their teams time.

Points will be awarded to 20 places & fast go’s in each round.

SUPER 7 HEAD

80% payback

#13 with #12, #11, #10 Incentives $300/ Roper, Enter 4 times. Everyone gets 6 steers, top 25 to short round. $50,000 paid out in 2008!

80% payback

All World Series: $150/ Roper, Enter 2 times, 4 head, P.A. 1

WARM UP ROPINGS Open, #11 & #10 w/Slide up to #11, Down to 8 All Ropers Welcome – No age limit, No Caps, Enter 1 / Draw 1 for $100 Can enter 2 times for total of 4 partners

For Info Call John Johnson 423-340-0640 Mandy Wolfe 970-231-8951 Peter Farner 307-421-7964 www.jx2events.com

Hotels: To guarantee rooms, make reservations early 100 indoor stalls, 50 outdoor stalls NO RV Hookups, generators welcome

Cash or credit card ONLY for entries! 3% will be added to all credit card fees. USTRC TRIAD numbers will be used. JX2 has the right to classify anyone not holding a current USTRC card. JX2 Productions reserves the right to make any and all necessary changes.

182 / JUNE 2009

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July 18 & 19 Roping starts at 9 a.m. Sharp!

TRIAD numbers only 184 / JUNE 2009

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Rope The Ozarks Presents

OKLAHOMA TRAILER BASH McAlester, Oklahoma Hwy 270 - 8 miles east of McAlester

JULY 18-19, 2009 Books Open at 7:30 a.m. • Rope at 9:00 a.m. Each Day

Sunday, July 19

Saturday, July 18

Trailer Roping #10/#8 Incentive (capped at #6)

#15/#13 Incentive #13/#12 Incentive #12/#11 Incentive #11/#10 Incentive

Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3 for $150/roper • Enter 5X 4-steer, progressive on one

All ropings: 4-steer, progressive on 1 for $50/roper Enter 5X • Incentive paid on three head • Top 20 Teams to short round in each roping • Can enter up and back • TRIAD numbers only • 2009 USTRC membership required and may be purchased at this event • USTRC dress code • CASH ONLY - except Gold Plus members • Stalls & RV hook-ups available at arena

70% Payback

orse H 3 n a t Ti ailer r T t n a l S

Trailer to High Point Roper Buckles to 1st in the Average and #8 Incentive Winners DUMMY ROPING 12:00 NOON PRIZES TO WINNERS Books open 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Sponsors

Produced by Rope The Ozarks

Kevin Hall 417/547-3406 SUPERLOOPER MAGAZINE / 185

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Presents

Trailer and Cash Summer Sizzler Capped at #5

r e p a Che !

Fees Lots of Cash 16 Saddles 10 Buckles 14 Knives Dummy Roping Saturday & Sunday Church after 1st rotation on Sunday High Point Roper 2-Horse Slant Bumper Pull Prizes Thru 20 Places in the Average Host Hotel: Howard Johnson 479/494-7700

#9 RED HOT

July 11-12, 2009 Kay Rodger’s Park Ft. Smith, AR Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120/roper.

You may have a total of 18 runs. USTRC TRIAD #’s only. Must have current USTRC card. Cards may be purchased at roping. You may pre-enter to rope on Sunday by calling the Monday before at 8:00 a.m. with a credit card. Both ends must be paid. We will take 500 teams for Sunday. 3% office fee for pre-entries. Pre-entry numbers 580/653-2233 or 580/465-5410. Saturday on-site entries.

Books open 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Rope at 1:00 p.m.

Current Negative Coggins Ark is strict on this! Dont leave home without your coggins!

Cash or Credit Card Only

FMI Buddy or Kelly 580/465-5408 or 580/465-5410 Prizes Guaranteed.

2-ho rs Slan e Trail t er Lots of Special Prizes

es z i d r l P ntee l A ra a Gu Warm Up Roping

#10 & #12

Combined Separate Short Rounds

Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 for $80/roper Sat. Books open 8-9 a.m.

Rope at 9:30 a.m.

Have up to 12 runs

Power Walk Horse Walkers

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9th Annual

High Stakes San Carlos, Arizona One Day Two Grea t Ropi ngs

Sunday, September 12, 8:00 a.m.

#11 with #10 Incentive capped at #6 #11 Entry Form

Sunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m.

#10 with #9 Incentive • capped at #5

Limited to 77 Teams in each roping Both Ropings Run on Sunday Warm-Up Roping Run on Saturday

______________________________ Header

______________ _______________ ID#

Class #

______________________________ Social Security Number

______________________________

$1,000/Roper • Enter Once in each roping Three full rounds and a short round TRIAD numbers only - 2009 USTRC membership required Minimum entry age 21 • USTRC dress code Top 20 teams to the short round – roped slowest to fastest.

Address

______________________________ City, State, Zip

______________________________ Date of Birth

______________________________ Phone

*#11 & #10 Payout Round 1: 1st Round 2: 1st Round 3: 1st Average:

$2,000 $2,000 $2,000

All mo ney w closer on will get yo USTRC to the Cinch u Nation al Fina ls

1st $50,000

+ USTRC National Shoot-Outs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Incentive:

190 / JUNE 2009

$20,000 + Regional S/O $10,000 + Regional S/O $8,000 + Regional S/O $6,000 + Regional S/O 1st Average: Martin Trophy $5,000 Saddles and Red Bluff Buckles $4,000 1st Incentive: Red Bluff Buckles $2,500 Classic Equine Bits to top Head

1st $4,000

**Prizes

and Heel Horse *Based on 77 teams entered **All prizes guaranteed!

USTRC Shoot-Outs are based on estimated payout and may be adjusted

______________________________ Heeler

______________ _______________ ID#

Class #

______________________________ Social Security Number

______________________________ Address

______________________________ City, State, Zip

______________________________ Date of Birth

______________________________ Phone

❑ Incentive Entry form must be complete and fees received for both partners or will not be considered a valid entry. Personal checks, cashier’s checks or money orders accepted.

Make checks payable and mail to: High Stakes Productions 1428 Frontage Road • Belen, NM 87002 Confirmation of entry will be mailed to you.

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Invitational September 12-13, 2009 -Up Warm ng Ropi day Satur .

9 a.m #10 Entry Form ______________________________

$231,000 One Day Cash Payout

Header

______________ _______________ ID#

Class #

______________________________

Schedule of Events

Social Security Number

Saturday, September 12

Sunday, September 13

______________________________

9:00 a.m. - Warm-Up roping Enter at 8:00 a.m. • Rope at 9:00 a.m. #11 w/#10 Incentive, capped at #6 4-steer, progressive • $150/roper, enter 3x • CASH ONLY Anyone #6 & under and 21 years old can enter. You do not have to be entered in High Stakes.

6:00 p.m. - Calcutta and Contestant Check-in Party. Dinner will be provided for contestant and one companion.

8:00 a.m.

Address

______________________________ City, State, Zip

______________________________ Date of Birth

______________________________ Phone

______________________________ Heeler

______________ _______________ ID# Social Security Number

______________________________ Address

______________________________ City, State, Zip

______________________________

8:15 a.m.

The #11 High Stakes Invitational will get underway. Three full rounds followed by the Head and Heel horse Awards, then the short-round.

1:00 p.m.

Class #

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HSI #11 w/#10 Incentive capped at #6 All #11 teams will be introduced and assembled in the arena for the National Anthem and Invocation.

Grea t Fac ility Grea t Ste ers & Lo ts of Mon ey!

Date of Birth

______________________________

HSI #10 w/#9 Incentive capped at #5 All #10 teams will be introduced and assembled in the arena for the National Anthem and Invocation.

1:15 p.m.

The #10 High Stakes Invitational will get underway. Three full rounds followed by the Head and Heel horse Awards, then the short-round.

Phone

❑ Incentive

Host Hotel:

Entry form must be complete and fees received for both partners or will not be considered a valid entry. Personal checks, cashier’s checks or money orders accepted.

Make checks payable and mail to: High Stakes Productions 1428 Frontage Road • Belen, NM 87002 Confirmation of entry will be mailed to you.

Apache Gold Hotel and Resort 928/475-7800 $65 - Ask for roper rate.

Limited availability.

Stalls available at roping.

For additional information, call John English at: 505/239-7617.

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S&W Productions, LLC presents the

January 8-10, 2010 • Mojave Crossing Event Center • Fort Mohave, AZ PAYOUT

Guaranteed at 400 Teams Average 1st $1,000,000 2nd $300,000 3rd $100,000 4th $60,000 5th $40,000 6th $40,000 7th $40,000 8th $40,000 9th $40,000 10th $40,000 11th $20,000 12th $20,000 13th $20,000 14th $20,000 15th $20,000 16th $20,000 17th $20,000 18th $20,000 19th $20,000 20th $20,000 3 Steer Consolation 1st $30,000 2nd $20,000 3rd $10,000 4th $7,000 5th $4,000 6th $4,000 1 Steer Consolation 1st $20,000 1st and 2nd Rounds 1st $20,000 2nd $10,000 3rd $7,000 3rd and Short Round 1st $13,000 #10 Incentive 1st $40,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 Century Bonus 1st $25,000 2nd $15,000 3rd $10,000 4th $5,000

9:00 a.m. (Arizona Time)

#11 with #6 cap #10 Incentive TRIAD numbers only.

Guaranteed 3 full rounds!

1 and 3 steer consolation rounds...and a Century bonus!

Anyone can enter! $3,500/roper Enter once 400 team limit First to enter, last to rope All team sponsors will be recognized and announced!

200 Team Payout will be exactly half.

Saddles to First in Average.

Free dummy roping for the kids!

Saddles to winners in each age group!

1-800-284-2946 Group Name: S&W Team Roping Group Code: GSWROPE

“World Class Ropings for World Class Ropers” See website for complete details! www.ropersbailout.com

For more details: Logan Wengert (505) 592-2665, (505) 592-2106 or Joseph Savedra (505) 409-1645

Entries due 12/15/09 Mail entries to: S&W Productions, LLC 389 County Road 5500 Bloomfield, NM 87413 • May also enter online.

• 3% fee for credit cards.

• Payment plan available.

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TEXAS

WEST TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIPS

1st Community Credit Union Spur Arena San Angelo, Texas

June 11-14 THURSDAY • June 11, 12 NOON

SATURDAY • June 13, 9 A.M.

#15 Warm-Up (with #13 Inc.) Enter 3 times, $60/roper Open (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap

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

FRIDAY • June 12, 9 A.M. #13 (with #12 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

PRIZES

#12 (with #11 Inc.)

SUNDAY • June 14, 9 A.M. #9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

Jr. Looper

Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12 •

4 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers • Average winners of the Open & #15

14 Trophy Martin Saddles • Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw • Average winners of the Gold Plus

26 Trophy Gist Buckles • 2nd place Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • 2nd & 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

10 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers

HOTEL

• 3rd place Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

Ramada Inn Limited • 325/653-8442 2201 N. Bryant Blvd.

Free Continental Breakfast Ask for USTRC Rate

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

INFO

All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

GREAT Climate-Controlled Facility Four-Day Format No Marthon

DIRECTIONS: 4722 Grape Creek Rd., San Angelo, TX 76903. From 87 N., left on FM 2105, right on Grape Creek Rd., left on 50th, arena is on the right.

PRODUCED BY: USTRC CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: USTRC office at 254/968-0002

2009 ✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5):

Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 1, or draw 2. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $100/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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IOWA

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sidney, Iowa Rodeo Grounds Sidney, Iowa

June 12-14

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open Pick/Draw w/#15 Incentive: Entry fee: $200/roper. Enter 1 time; pick 1, draw 1. Must be at least #6 header or #8 heeler to enter. 5-steer/ Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper. No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

SATURDAY June 13, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY June 14, 9 A.M.

Open Pick/Draw (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap #13 (with #12 Inc.) #12 (with #11 Inc.)

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

All Girl Specialty Roping #11 (with #9 Inc.) Pick 1, Draw 2 or

196 / JUNE 2009

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

12 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

4 Pink Trophy Saddle Pads • Average & Incentive Average winners of the All Girl

8 Trophy Gist Buckles • 2nd & 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • Average winners of the #15

10 Trophy Saddle Pads • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

Apple Inn • 1-800-659-4446 Nebraska City, Nebraska

Super 8 Motel • 712/382-2828 Nebraska City, Nebraska

Country Inn • 712/246-1550 Shenandoah, Nebraska

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

The Sidney, Iowa Rodeo Arena is 339' x 253' with 5' of river sand on a clay base that gives good footing rain or shine.

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All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

Draw all 3 for $150/roper

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

2 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.)

Jr. Looper • Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

PRIZES

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

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HOTEL

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DIRECTIONS: See map.

50 miles from Omaha; 150 miles from Des Moines 70 miles from Lincoln; 140 miles from Kansas City PRODUCED BY: S&S Productions, Jeff Smith.

CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company.

STALLS: Limited electrical hook-ups, by reservation only. Call Ken 712/246-9500. First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Jeff and Cindy Smith at 620/422-3632 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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ARKANSAS

NORTH ARKANSAS CLASSIC

Featured on The Roping Show

Benton County Fairgrounds Bentonville, Arkansas

New Conven ie Locatio nt n

June 19-21 FRIDAY June 1, 9 A.M.

SATURDAY June 2, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY June 3, 9 A.M.

Open Pick/Draw

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

(with #15 Inc.)

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.)

All Girl Specialty Roping #11 (with #9 Inc.) Pick 1, Draw 2 or

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

Jr. Looper

Draw all 3 for $150/roper #9 (with #8 Inc.)

#8 Pick/Draw

PRIZES

Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12 •

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

• Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

Cash Only

10 Trophy Gist Buckles

Open Pick/Draw w/#15 Incentive: Entry fee: $200/roper. Enter 1 time; pick 1, draw 1. Must be at least #6 header or #8 heeler to enter. 5-steer/ Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper. No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

4 Trophy Gist Bits 10 Trophy Saddle Pads • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

HOTEL

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

8 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles

• Average winners of the #15 & #13

Wingate • 479/418-5400 Rate: $62 Ask for USTRC Rate

Microtel • 479/271-6699 Rate: $39 Ask for USTRC Rate

Sleep Inn • 479/464-4400 Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special Rate ID #00214570 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009

DIRECTIONS: 7640 SW Regional Airport Blvd., Bentonville, AR PRODUCED BY: Rope the Ozarks (Kevin Hall) CATTLE PROVIDED BY: Rope the Ozarks STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Kevin Hall at Rope the Ozarks at 417/547-3406 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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NORTH CAROLINA CHAMPIONSHIPS

H & H Indoor Arena Taylorsville, North Carolina

2009 ✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

June 20-21 SATURDAY June 20, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY June 21, 9 A.M.

Open (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap #13 (with #12 Inc.) #12 (with #11 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

#10 (with #9 Inc.) #9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

Century Bonus included

#11 (with #10 Inc.)

Jr. Looper

Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $80/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off

PRIZES

FORMAT #3

Cash Only

#13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $80/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

#8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

198 / JUNE 2009

2 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • High Money winner of each day (specialty ropings excluded)

4 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers • Average winners of the #15 & #13

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

Comfort Inn • 828/754-2090 Lenoir, North Carolina Ask for USTRC Rate

Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special Rate ID #00214570 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

Sunday, 12 noon • Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

• Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

•

10 Trophy Saddle Pads

HOTEL

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

DIRECTIONS: 311 Ned Herman Rd., Taylorsville, North Carolina PRODUCED BY: JX2 Productions CATTLE PROVIDED BY: Richie Herman STALLS: Only 40 indoor stalls available. First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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. No hookups,but generators and tie-ups welcome.

For more information call: John Johnson at 423/340-0640 or Richie Herman at 828/312-9891 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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NEW MEXICO LASSO DEL NORTE

presented by Santa Fe Trail Events Center Las Vegas, New Mexico

June 26-28 FRIDAY June 26, 9 A.M.

SATURDAY June 27, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY June 28, 9 A.M.

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

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

PRIZES

Jr. Looper

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.) •

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

Saturday, 12 noon • Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

10 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles

2009 ✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

• Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

FORMAT #2

10 Trophy Gist Buckles

Cash Only

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

2 Trophy Gist Bits • Average winners of the #15

10 Trophy Saddle Pads • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5):

HOTEL

Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

El Camino Motel • 505/425-5994 Best Western Montezuma Inn • 505/426-8000 Day’s Inn • 505/425-1967 Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special Rate ID #00214570

INFO

All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

DIRECTIONS: I-25 to exit 347, east on Frontage/Airport Road.

PRODUCED BY: Kenny & Marsha Zamora CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Kenny or Marsha Zamora at 505/425-3850 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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WYOMING RED DESERT CLASSIC

Sweetwater County Events Center Rock Springs, Wyoming

June 26-28

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open Pick/Draw w/#15 Incentive: Entry fee: $200/roper. Enter 1 time; pick 1, draw 1. Must be at least #6 header or #8 heeler to enter. 5-steer/ Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper. No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

200 / JUNE 2009

Open Pick/Draw (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap #13 (with #12 Inc.) All Girl Specialty Roping #11 (with #9 Inc.) Pick 1, Draw 2

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

or Draw all 3 for $150/roper

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included (Gold Plus ropings will not start before 6 p.m.)

PRIZES

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

SATURDAY June 27, 9 A.M.

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

Jr. Looper

Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12 •

8 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #11, #10 & #9 • Average winners of the Gold Plus

8 Trophy Gist Buckles • Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

6 Trophy Martin Breast Collars • Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12

2 Pink Trophy Saddle Pads • Average winners of the All Girl

10 Trophy Saddle Pads • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

HOTEL

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

FRIDAY June 26, 10 A.M.

Motel 8 • 307/362-8200 La Quinta Inn • 307/362-1770 Best Western Outlaw Inn • 307/352-4850 Motel 6 • 307/362-1850 GOOD Econo Lodge • 307/382-4217 cattle b C-S Ca y Choice Hotels tt Compa le www.choicesportstravel.com ny Special Rate ID #00214570

Jeff Sm ith

All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009

WPRA Approv ed All Girl Friday after SUNDAY #13 June 28, 9 A.M.

DIRECTIONS: Off Elk Street exit. Exit north to Yellowstone Road, left to fairgrounds.

PRODUCED BY: C&C Roping Productions CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Bill Cornia at 435/793-5035 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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OKLAHOMA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lazy E Arena Guthrie, Oklahoma

July 2-5 THURSDAY • July 2, 12 NOON

SATURDAY • July 4, 9 A.M.

#15 Warm-Up (with #13 Inc.) Enter 3 times, $60/roper Open (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap

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

SUNDAY • July 5, 9 A.M.

FRIDAY • July 3, 9 A.M.

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

#13 (with #12 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

Century Bonus included

#12 (with #11 Inc.)

PRIZES

Jr. Looper

•

Saturday, 12 noon • Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

14 Trophy Martin Saddles • Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw • Average winners of the Gold Plus

4 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers • Average winners of the Open & #15

26 Trophy Gist Buckles • 2nd place Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus • 2nd & 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

10 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers

HOTEL

• 3rd place Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

Sleep Inn — Guthrie 405/260-1400

Best Western Territorial Inn 405/282-8831

414 Heather Road Ask for USTRC (Lazy E) Group Rate

23 Territorial Trail

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

INFO

All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

DIRECTIONS: Rt. 5, Box 393, Guthrie, OK 73044. On I-35, 30 miles north of Oklahoma City, OK. Exit #151 (Seward Rd.), east approximately 4.5 miles.

PRODUCED BY: USTRC CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: USTRC office at 254/968-0002

2009 ✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5):

Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 1, or draw 2. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $100/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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SOUTH DAKOTA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Central States Fairgrounds Expo Center Rapid City, South Dakota

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #3

Cash Only Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $80/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off

FRIDAY July 3, 9 A.M.

SATURDAY July 4, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY July 5, 9 A.M.

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

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

All Girl Specialty Roping #11 (with #9 Inc.) Pick 1, Draw 2 or

8 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #11, #10, #9 & Gold Plus

8 Trophy Gist Buckles • Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

10 Trophy Saddle Pads 6 Trophy Gist Bits

(#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $80/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

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

HOTEL

#8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

Draw all 3 for $150/roper

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

• Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

#13, #12, #11 #10, #9

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.)

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

PRIZES

2009

July 3-5

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

SPONSORS Classic Equine Liberty Companies Fuddruckers Nutra-Lix War Bonnet Inn

All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

202 / JUNE 2009

INFO

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

DIRECTIONS: 800 San Francisco St., Rapid City, SD 57701 PRODUCED BY: Yost Events, Inc. STALLS: $15 per night. First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Ty Yost at 208/863-4310 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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UTAH

THE BLACKHAWK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Blackhawk Arena Salina, Utah

NEW ON LOCATI

July 16-19 THURSDAY • July 16, 7 P.M. Add-on Roping Super #12

#12 (with #11 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

Pick/Draw Handicap $150/roper Pick1, draw 2 or draw all 3

Open Pick/Draw #15 Handicap #13 (with #12 Inc.)

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

SUNDAY • July 19, 9 A.M. #9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:00 A.M.

PRIZES

Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12 •

10 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

10 Trophy Gist Buckles

HOTEL

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Credit Cards will be accepte d

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

12 Trophy Breast Collars • Average winners of the #15 • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

Super 8 • 435/529-7483 Ask for Roper Rates Best Western • 435/529-7455 Ask for Roper Rates Rodeway Inn • 435/529-1300 Ask for Roper Rates Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special Rate ID #00214570 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009 ✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

Century Bonus included

FRIDAY • July 17, 10 A.M.

Jr. Looper

SATURDAY • July 18, 9 A.M.

DIRECTIONS: 800 S. Equestrian Lane, Salina, UT 435/529-1022 PRODUCED BY: Load ‘Em in the Dark Cattle Co. CATTLE PROVIDED BY: Load ‘Em in the Dark Cattle Co. STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Chris Freed at 208/251-3170 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

Open Pick/Draw w/#15 Incentive: Entry fee: $200/roper. Enter 1 time; pick 1, draw 1. Must be at least #6 header or #8 heeler to enter. 5-steer/ Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper. No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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NEBRASKA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Custer County Fairgrounds Broken Bow, Nebraska

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open Pick/Draw w/#15 Incentive: Entry fee: $200/roper. Enter 1 time; pick 1, draw 1. Must be at least #6 header or #8 heeler to enter. 5-steer/ Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper. No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

FRIDAY July17, 12 NOON

SATURDAY July18, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY July19, 9 A.M.

Open Pick/Draw

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

All Girl Specialty Roping #11 (with #9 Inc.) Pick 1, Draw 2 or

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

Jr. Looper

Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

204 / JUNE 2009

•

Draw all 3 for $150/roper

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

12 Trophy Martin Saddles • Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

2 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers • Average winners of the #15

8 Trophy Gist Buckles • Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 2nd through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

10 Trophy Saddle Pads • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

4 Pink Trophy Saddle Pads • Average & Incentive Average winners of the All Girl

Gateway Motel 308/872-2478 Bosselmans Motel 308/872-6842

Americas Best Value Inn 308/872-6428 Wagon Wheel 308/872-2433

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

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.)

(with #15 Inc.)

PRIZES

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

July 17-19

HOTEL

2009

Two Mi r Arenas ror Will Be Use d.

DIRECTIONS: Intersection East of Hwy. 2 & Hwy. 92; East edge of Broken Bow, NE PRODUCED BY: Jeff & Cindy Smith CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted from GOLD PLUS members only.

Reservations must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. all your Gold Plus representative, Shawn Vargas.

For more information call: Jeff & Cindy Smith at 620/422-3632 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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COLORADO

Indoor Arena If Need ed

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Penrose Stadium Outdoor Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado

July 24-26 FRIDAY July 24, 8 A.M.

SATURDAY July 25, 8 A.M.

SUNDAY July 26, 8 A.M.

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

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

All Girl Specialty Roping #11 (with #9 Inc.) Pick 1, Draw 2 or

Jr. Looper

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.)

PRIZES

Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12 •

Draw all 3 for $150/roper

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

• Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

FORMAT #2

2 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers

Cash Only

• Average winners of the #15

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

4 Pink Trophy Saddle Pads • Average & Incentive Average winners of the All Girl

HOTEL

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

12 Trophy Martin Saddles

10 Trophy Saddle Pads

Travel Lodge • 719/632-4600 La Quinta Inn • 800-531-5900 Double Tree • 719/576-8900 Travel Lodge South • 719/632-7077 Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special Rate ID #00214570 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009

DIRECTIONS: 1045 West Rio Grande, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. Take I-25 to exit 141. Turn west to first light (8th Street), turn south on 8th, go 4 blocks, turn west on Rio Grande. Can’t miss the arena.

PRODUCED BY: Jeff & Cindy Smith and Ike & Mary Cox CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Jeff or Cindy Smith at 620/422-3632 or Ike or Mary Cox at 660/425-6087 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5):

Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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CALIFORNIA PACIFIC COAST CLASSIC

Salinas Sports Complex Salinas, California

July 23-26 THURSDAY • July 23, 2 P.M.

SATURDAY • July 25, 9 A.M.

Open (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap

Gist Gold Buckle Classic

FRIDAY • July 24, 9 A.M. #13 (with #12 Inc.) #12 (with #11 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

#11 Specialty Roping

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

SUNDAY • July 26, 9 A.M. #9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

PRIZES

Jr. Looper • Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

10 Trophy Martin Saddles • Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

10 Trophy Gist Buckles

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off

10 Trophy Saddle Pads

#13, #12, #11 #10, #9

• Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

• Average winners of the Open & #15

HOTEL

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

• 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Average winners and Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus

4 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers Laurel Inn 1-800-354-9831 or 831/449-2474 Ask for USTRC Rate. Reservations must be made no later than July 17, 2009 Close to arena.

Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special Rate ID #00214570 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009

DIRECTIONS: 1034 North Main Street, Salinas, CA 93506 Hwy 101 to Laurel Dr., go right to Maryal Dr. to Complex; or Hwy. 101 to Laurel Dr., turn right on Main Street.

PRODUCED BY: USTRC CATTLE PROVIDED BY: Rowly Twisselman STALLS: No portable pens and no tie outs. First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: USTRC office at 254/968-0002

(#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5):

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 1, or draw 2. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $100/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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MONTANA

WAR BONNET INN MONTANA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Yost Arena Billings, Montana

2009 ✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

July 25-26 SATURDAY July 25, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY July 26, 9 A.M.

Open (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap #13 (with #12 Inc.) #12 (with #11 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

#10 All Girl Handicap

Century Bonus included

#11 (with #10 Inc.)

Cash Only Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $80/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9

PRIZES

FORMAT #3

(#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $80/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

#8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

208 / JUNE 2009

6 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #11, #10 & #9

6 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers • Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12

10 Trophy Gist Buckles • Average winners and Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

War Bonnet Inn 406/248-7761 Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com Special Rate ID #00214570 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

• Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

#8 Pick/Draw

10 Trophy Leather Halters

HOTEL

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $150/roper (#9 team, -1 second; #8 & under, -3 seconds) #10 (with #9 Inc.) #9 (with #8 Inc.)

SPONSORS: Nutra-Lix Classic Equine Liberty Companies Fuddruckers War Bonnet Inn

DIRECTIONS: 2343 South Shiloh Road, Billings, MT 59106 Exit north at exit 443 off I-90. Turn south on Shiloh Road. Arena is on NE corner of Shiloh and I-90.

PRODUCED BY: Yost Events, Inc. STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Ty Yost 208/863-4310 or yostevents@msn.com or the USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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ARKANSAS

WEST ARKANSAS CLASSIC

Kay Rodgers Park, Harper Stadium Cowboy C Fort Smith, Arkansas hurch S

unday Mo rn 8 a.m. in ing the Grandsta nds

July 31-August 2 FRIDAY July 31, 9 A.M.

SATURDAY August 1, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY August 2, 9 A.M.

Open Pick/Draw

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

(with #15 Inc.)

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.)

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

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

PRIZES

Jr. Looper

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

•

Saturday, 7 p.m. • Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

12 Trophy Martin Saddles • Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

22 Trophy Gist Buckles • 2nd place Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average and Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 2nd through 5th place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • 3rd place Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

4 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers • Average winners of the Open & #15

HOTEL

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

20 Trophy Saddle Pads

Comfort Inn • 479/484-0227 2120 Burnham Rd., Fort Smith, AR. Rate: $79 for 1 King or 2 Queen beds.

Complimentary hot breakfast buffet, in-room microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer, coffee/coffee maker, iron/board, office desk/chair, voice mail, high speed wireless internet, data port telephone, 70 channels of cable including HBO, indoor pool and hot tub, exercise room, sauna and coin operated laundry. Be sure to ask for USTRC roper rates and mention rate code LUSTRC. All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009

Overflow rooms available at Aspen Hotel for $99 or the Hampton Inn for $114.

Call Comfort Inn for details.

DIRECTIONS: 4317 North 50th St., Ft. Smith, AR 72901. From I-40 take 540 south, take Kelly Hwy. exit west to 50th St. Go right approximately 1 mile. Arena is on the left.

PRODUCED BY: Denny & Lynn Flynn CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Denny Flynn at 479/965-6800 or the USTRC office at 254/968-000

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open Pick/Draw w/#15 Incentive: Entry fee: $200/roper. Enter 1 time; pick 1, draw 1. Must be at least #6 header or #8 heeler to enter. 5-steer/ Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper. No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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UTAH

DALLY FOR DINOSAURS

Western Fair Park Vernal, Utah

✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #2

Cash Only Open Pick/Draw w/#15 Incentive: Entry fee: $200/roper. Enter 1 time; pick 1, draw 1. Must be at least #6 header or #8 heeler to enter. 5-steer/ Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper. No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

SATURDAY August 1, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY August 2, 9 A.M.

Open Pick/Draw

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

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

(with #15 Inc.)

#15 Handicap #13 (with #12 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included Gold Plus will not start before 6 p.m.

PRIZES

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

FRIDAY July 31, 10 A.M.

210 / JUNE 2009

10 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • Average winners of the #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw • Average winners of the Gold Plus

6 Trophy Gist Buckles • Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 2nd & 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

6 Trophy Martin Breast Collars

• Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

Western Plaza 435/789-9550 Western Lamplighter 435/789-0312 Choice Hotels www.choicesportstravel.com

Cattl Provide e d Jeff Sm By & C-S C ith at Compa tle ny

Special Rate ID #00214570 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

INFO

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

Jr. Looper • Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

10 Trophy Saddle Pads

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

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

HOTEL

2009

July 31-August 2

DIRECTIONS: 302 East 200 South, Vernal, Utah 84078 Downtown Vernal, 2 blocks south, follow signs to Western Fair Park PRODUCED BY: C & C Productions CATTLE PROVIDED BY: C-S Cattle Company STALLS: First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: Bill Cornia 435/793-5035 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEER CLASSIC

4-T Arena Bridgeport, West Virginia

NEW ON LOCATI

August 8-9 SATURDAY August 8, 9 A.M.

SUNDAY August 9, 9 A.M.

Open (with #15 Inc.) #15 Handicap #13 (with #12 Inc.) #12 (with #11 Inc.) Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

#10 (with #9 Inc.) #9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

PRIZES

Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.)

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

Jr. Looper • Saturday, 12 noon Buckles to winners 5 & under, 6 - 7, 8 - 9 & 10 - 12

2 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • High Money winner each day (specialty ropings excluded)

18 Trophy Gist Buckles • Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw • Average winners and Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus

10 Trophy Leather Halters • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

4 Trophy Saddle Pads with Tooled Leathers

HOTEL

• Average winners of the #15 & #13

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

INFO

All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

DIRECTIONS: 4-T Arena, Corbin Branch Road, Bridgeport, WV 304/592-0703 PRODUCED BY: JX2 Productions - John Johnson / 4-T Arena - Larry Tucker CATTLE PROVIDED BY: Richie Herman STALLS: 100 stall and RV hook-ups on site. First-come, first-served basis. Stall Reservations accepted 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.

For more information call: John Johnson at 423/340-0640 or Larry Tucker at 304/641-1681 or USTRC office at 254/968-0002

2009 ✰ FLEX EARNINGS/ ✰

USTRC National and Regional Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

FORMAT #3

Cash Only Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $80/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5): Entry fee: $80/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

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HAWAII

THE ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Z Bar Ranch at Hale Kea Arena Kamuela, Hawaii #15 Warm Up Roping Thursday, August 13

August 14-16

Cash Only Open with #15 Incentive: Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 5-steer/Progressive after 2. #15 Handicap: Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times.

5-steer/Progressive after 1. #14 team 2 sec. off; #13 & under team - 4 sec. off #13, #12, #11 #10, #9 (#9 & #9 Incentive capped at #5):

Entry fee: $100/roper. Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or NonIncentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1.

Gold Plus #12 with #10 Incentive: Gold Plus members 21 years and over only. Entry fee: $100/roper; Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive or Non-Incentive. 4-steer/Progressive after 1. #8 Pick/Draw, capped at a #4: Enter one time only. Pick 1, draw 2, or draw all 3. 3-steer/Progressive after 1. #7 team - 2 sec off, #6 & under 3 sec. off. Entry fee: $150/roper.

No Incentive. Top 30 teams to the short round. National Shoot-Outs guaranteed to top 5 places in Average.

For complete format information refer to the 2009 USTRC Formats at the back of SuperLooper or the USTRC Rule Book.

This is an ON-SITE ENTRY event. GOLD PLUS MEMBERS MAY PRE-ENTER. All other entries will be taken at the event.

Books will open a minimum of two hours before the start of each roping, and will close one hour before the start of each roping. Rotations after 150 teams.

2009 USTRC MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED BEFORE YOU ROPE, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT THIS EVENT.

212 / JUNE 2009

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

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.)

#9 (with #8 Inc.) #8 Pick/Draw

SHOOTOUTS

ISLAND SPECIAL FORMAT #2

SUNDAY August 16, 9 A.M.

PRIZES

✰

USTRC National Shoot-Outs awarded in the Average of each division.

Roper Outerwear US Open Tour Points awarded in Average of the Open.

SATURDAY August 15, 9 A.M. Century Bonus included #11 (with #10 Inc.) #10 (with #9 Inc.)

for beginner & novice ropers only #8 Pick/Draw books close at 10:30 A.M.

2009 ISLAND FINALE SPECIAL NFTR QUALIFIER Guaranteed 2009 National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • 1st – 3rd place Average winners of the #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 and #9 • 1st place Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11 and #10 • 1st – 5th place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

3 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles • High Money winner each day Can only win 1 saddle, (specialty ropings excluded)

22 Trophy Gist Buckles • Average winners of the #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average winners & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus • 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

12 Trophy Saddle Pads • Incentive Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average winners of the Open

HOTEL

✰ FLEX EARNINGS/

FRIDAY August 14, 9 A.M.

Kamuela Inn 808/887-6144

INFO

2009

Books open at 2 p.m. • Rope at 3 p.m.

5 steer progressive after 1 • $150/roper • Enter 4 times

DIRECTIONS: 65 1410 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, Hawaii Arena located right at the 58 mile marker.

PRODUCED BY: Zanga Schutte / Z Bar Ranch CATTLE PROVIDED BY: Z Bar Ranch

Waimea Country Lodge 808/885-4100 All hotels subject to drastic rate increase and release of rooms two weeks prior to event. Make reservations early.

For more information call: Zanga Schutte at 808/960-7772 or the USTRC office at 254/968-0002

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2009 Formats Format 1 Open: The Open is an optional roping for the producer and the prize line in the Open is optional. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round.

Option 1 • $150 per roper • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries) • 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head • # 15 Incentive • Progressive after 2 • US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average • 1st in the Incentive Average will receive Regional Shoot-Outs • Must qualify to Short Round to receive points

Option 2 (Open Pick/Draw) • $250 per roper • Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn • No header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter • Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 Open runs, 2 Incentive runs or one each • Ropers may enter as Open team or Incentive team for a maximum of one entry • #15 Incentive • 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head • Progressive after 2 • US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average • 1st in the Incentive Average will receive Regional Shoot-Outs

#15 Handicap • Entry fee $150 per roper • Enter 2 times • 5-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd in Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • #14 team will receive a 2-second handicap • #13 and under team will receive a 4-second handicap

Gold Plus #12 • Gold Plus Members 21 and older • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries) • $150 Per roper • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #10 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st-3rd Main Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs • 1st-3rd Incentive Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs

#13, #12, #11 and #10 • $150 per roper • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries)

• 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #12 Incentive in the #13; #11 Incentive in the #12; #10 Incentive in the #11 • #9 Incentive in the #10 (Incentive is capped at a #5) • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average of the #13, #12, #11 and #10 – Regional Shoot-Outs • #10 Only – Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#9 • $150 per roper • #5 cap – No roper over a #5 will be allowed to rope • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #8 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average – National Shoot-Outs • Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw For Novice Ropers Only • No roper with a classification number above #4 will be allowed to enter this roping • Top 30 qualified teams to short round • No team lower than a #5 will be drawn together and a #7 team will receive 2-seconds off & #6 & under team will receive 3 seconds off. These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the second round

Option 1 • $150 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partners Or Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2 • $100 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner Or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Format 2 Open: The Open is an optional roping for the producer and the prize line in the Open is optional. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round.

Option 1 • $150 per roper • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries) • 5-head average with the Incentive determined

on 4-head • #15 Incentive • Progressive after 2 • US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average • 1st in the Incentive Average will receive Regional Shoot-Out • Must qualify to Short Round to receive points

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

#15 Handicap • Entry fee $100 per roper • Enter 3 times • 5-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd in Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • #14 team will receive a 2-second handicap • #13 and under team will receive a 4-second handicap

Gold Plus #12 • Gold Plus Members 21 and older • Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (maximum of 3 entries) • $100 per roper • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #10 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st-3rd Main Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs • 1st-3rd Incentive Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs

#13, #12, #11 and #10 • $100 per roper • Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (maximum of 3 entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #12 Incentive in the #13; #11 Incentive in the #12; #10 Incentive in the #11 • #9 Incentive in the #10 (Incentive is capped at a #5) • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average of the #13, #12, #11 and

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#10 – Regional Shoot-Outs • #10 Only – Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#9 • $100 per roper • #5 cap – No roper over a #5 will be allowed to rope • Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #8 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average – National Shoot-Outs • Top 30 qualified teams to short round

• No header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter • Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 Open runs, 2 Incentive runs or one each • Ropers may enter as Open team or Incentive team for a maximum of one entry • #15 Incentive • 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head • Progressive after 2 • US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average • 1st in the Incentive Average will receive Regional Shoot-Outs

#15 Handicap

• No roper with a classification number above #4 will be allowed to enter this roping • Top 30 qualified teams to short round • No team lower than a #5 will be drawn together and a #7 team will receive 2-seconds off & #6 & under team will receive 3 seconds off.

These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the second round

• Entry fee $80 per roper • Enter 3 times • 5-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd in Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • #14 team will receive a 2-second handicap • #13 and under team will receive a 4-second handicap

Option 1

Gold Plus #12

• $150 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partners Or Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

• Gold Plus Members 21 and older • Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) • $100 per roper • 4-head average with the Incentive determind on 3-head • #10 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st-3rd Main Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs • 1st-3rd Incentive Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs

#8 Pick/Draw For Novice Ropers Only

Option 2 • $100 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner Or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Format 3 Open: The Open is an optional roping for the producer and the prize line in the Open is optional. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round.

Option 1 • $150 per roper • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries) • 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head • #15 Incentive • Progressive after 2 • US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average • 1st in the Incentive Average will receive Regional Shoot-Out • Must qualify to Short Round to receive points

Option 2 (Open Pick / Draw) • $200 per roper • Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn

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#13, #12, #11 and #10 • $80 per roper • Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determind on 3-head • #12 Incentive in the #13; #11 Incentive in the #12; #10 Incentive in the #11 • #9 Incentive in the #10 (Incentive is capped at a #5) • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average of the #13, #12, #11 and #10 – Regional Shoot-Outs • #10 Only – Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#9 • $80 per roper • #5 cap – No roper over a #5 will be allowed to rope • Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (maximum of 3 entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #8 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs

• 1st in Incentive Average – National Shoot-Outs • Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw For Novice Ropers Only • No roper with a classification number above #4 will be allowed to enter this roping • Top 30 qualified teams to short round • No Team lower than a #5 will be drawn together and a #7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & under team will receive 3 seconds off.

These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the second round

Option 1 • $150 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partners Or Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2 • $100 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner Or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Format 4 Open: The Open is an optional roping for the producer and the prize line in the Open is optional. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round.

Option 1 • $150 per roper • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries) • 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head • # 15 Incentive • Progressive after 2 • US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average • 1st in the Incentive Average will receive Regional Shoot-Out • Must qualify to Short Round to receive points

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

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#15 Handicap • Entry fee $60 per roper • Enter 3 times • 5-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd in Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • #14 team will receive a 2-second handicap • #13 and under team will receive a 4-second handicap

Gold Plus #12 • Gold Plus Members 21 and older • Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) • $100 per roper • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #10 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st-3rd Main Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs • 1st-3rd Incentive Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs

#13, #12, #11 and #10 • $60 per roper • Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #12 Incentive in the #13; #11 Incentive in the #12; #10 Incentive in the #11 • #9 Incentive in the #10 (Incentive is capped at a #5) • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average of the #13, #12, #11 and #10 – Regional Shoot-Outs • #10 Only – Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#9 • $60 per roper • #5 cap – No roper over a #5 will be allowed to rope • Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #8 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average – National Shoot-Outs • Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw For Novice Ropers Only

• Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partners Or Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2 • $100 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner Or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Format 5 Open: The Open is an optional roping for the producer and the prize line in the Open is optional. Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round.

Option 1 • $150 per roper • Enter 2 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (maximum of 2 entries) • 5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head • # 15 Incentive • Progressive after 2 • US Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the Average • 1st in the Incentive Average will receive Regional Shoot-Out • Must qualify to Short Round to receive points

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

#15 Handicap

• No roper with a classification number above #4 will be allowed to enter this roping • Top 30 qualified teams to short round • No Team lower than a #5 will be drawn together and a #7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & under team will receive 3 seconds off.

These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the second round

• Entry fee $60 per roper • Enter 4 times • 5-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd in Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • #14 team will receive a 2-second handicap • #13 and under team will receive a 4-second handicap

Option 1

Gold Plus #12

• $150 per roper • 3-head average

• Gold Plus Members 21 and older • Enter 3 times, any combination of Incentive

and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) • $100 per roper • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #10 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st-3rd Main Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs • 1st-3rd Incentive Average – Gold Plus Shoot-Outs

#13, #12, #11 and #10 • $60 per roper • Enter 4 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 4 Entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #12 Incentive in the #13; #11 Incentive in the #12; #10 Incentive in the #11 • #9 Incentive in the #10 (Incentive is capped at a #5) • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average of the #13, #12, #11 and #10 – Regional Shoot-Outs • #10 Only – Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#9 • $60 per roper • #5 cap – No roper over a #5 will be allowed to rope • Enter 4 times, any combination of Incentive and/ or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 4 Entries) • 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head • #8 Incentive • Progressive after 1 • 1st in Main Average – National Shoot-Outs • 2nd-3rd Main Average – Regional Shoot-Outs • 1st in Incentive Average – National Shoot-Outs • Top 30 qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw For Novice Ropers Only • No roper with a classification number above #4 will be allowed to enter this roping • Top 30 qualified teams to short round • No Team lower than a #5 will be drawn together and a #7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & under team will receive 3 seconds off.

These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the second round

Option 1 • $150 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partners Or Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2 • $100 per roper • 3-head average • Progressive after 1 • 1st-5th in the Average will receive National Shoot-Outs • Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partner Or Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

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US OPEN TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS Season Dates: Begins September 6, 2008 and ends September 9, 2009.

All USTRC Sanctioned Open Divisions count.

For the 2009 season there will be two ways to qualify for the US Open Championships.

1. Top 60 headers and top 60 heelers automatically qualify. Points will be

2. Attend a minimum of 8 sanctioned event Open ropings. Event

awarded in the main Average only according to the following charts.

Sanctioned Open Events 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

- 10 points - 9 points - 8 points - 7 points - 6 points - 5 points - 4 points - 3 points - 2 points - 1 points

attendance starts September 6, 2008 and ends September 9, 2009.

National Finals Open Preliminary Points Count For Next Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

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

• Points Only for: #7 and above headers; #8 and above heelers. Points do not carry over from season to season.

• Ropers must qualify to Short-Round to be eligible for points.

• Point ties will be broken on money won at season end.

• Roper US Open: 6-head; 5 full rounds; Top 20 teams qualify to the short round.

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

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

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

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

SuperLooper Photo of the Year Contest

The winner of this month’s cover photo contest is Leah McFadden. She was able to capture this great shot from the top of a trailer at a local team roping event near her home in Alberta, Canada.

McFadden will win $200, for the June cover contest and her photo will be entered in the SuperLooper Photo of the Year contest $2,000 grand prize at the end of the year.

There have been hundreds of photos sent in since the beginning of the year and we want to say thanks for taking the time out to send us your favorite shots. We encourage you to keep them coming throughout the year for your chance to win. We want to also remind you that you can send in up to two photos per month for the contest.

In addition, each photo submitted will remain in the contest until the end of the year if not chosen as one of the monthly winners of the contest.

WORD 2. High Plains 5. LoneStar SCRAMBLE 3. West Coast 6. Eastern 1. Southwest 4. Southeast 7. Northwest USTRC JR. LOOPER 7 North Arkansas Classic EVENT LOCATOR 8 Western Colorado

Jr. Looper Answers

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

lations u t a r g Con

5 Indiana Classic 1 Iowa Championships 6 Red Desert Classic

US Open Championships Points count for current year standings

Regional Finals

4 West Texas Championships 2 Lasso Del Norte 3 North Carolina Championships

Each month, we’ll pick one photo for the magazine’s cover and the winning photographer will be awarded a $200 cash prize.

At the end of the year, a $2,000 grand prize will be awarded to the photo chosen SuperLooper Photo of the Year.

Readers can help select the grand-prize winner by voting for their favorite photo on the USTRC website at the end of the year.

The photo contest is open to everyone, with the exclusion of Equibrand employees and their families. Photos need not be limited to team roping runs; however, we do want to stay with the “Western way of life” theme.

No more than two (2) photos can be submitted per month and the submitted photos must be related to team roping, rodeo or the Western lifestyle. Entries must be high-resolution digital photos, preferably vertical orientation to better fit the cover of the magazine (8" x 10" – 300 dpi or at least 3 mega-pixels). By submitting the photo(s), the photographer releases the photo rights to Western Sports Publishing. All photos must be submitted to the Western Sports office by the eighth of the month prior to issue date. (example: for February 2008 issue, deadline is January 8, 2008.)

Photos can be emailed to feedback@wspubs.com. For more info on the SuperLooper Photo of the Year contest, please call 505/899-1870 x 107.

ROPER MATH

MAGIC SQUARE

150 (Total fuel charge one way) x 2 (Going to and from the roping) = $300 (Total amount of fuel for entire trip)

0

7

7

1

2

0

$300 (Total amount of fuel for entire trip)

5

3

0

= $75 (Each ropers share of the fuel charges)

÷ 4 (Number of ropers traveling together)

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ADVERTISERS’ INDEX A Albracht Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . .139 Ed Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Ayres Rope Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 B Bean Tool & Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 Bloomer Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Broken Horn Productions . . . . . . . . . .162 Colt Bruegman Ropings . . . . . . . . . . .181 Businessman Team Roping . . . . . . . . .148 C C-C Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170 Case IH Tractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Cattle For Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Champ Maker 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Champion’s Choice Buckles . . . . . . . . .145 Classic Equine . . . . . . . . . . .77, 192, 219 Classic Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107, 125 Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Corriente Saddle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Cowboy Classic Saddlery . . . . . . . . . .138 Cowboy Collection Productions . .158, 159 Cowboy Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Cowboy Pipe & Tube Company . . . . . .146 D D. J. Reveal, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 Dally Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 Dodge Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 Double C Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . .157

Invitational Team Roping Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150, 151 J J X 2 Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 J Z S Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Justin Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 K K I D Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 L L C I Livestock Insurance . . . . . . . . . .120 L & H Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . .121 Lightning R Rope Horses . . . . . . . . . .147 Lil Blue Heeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Lucas Metal Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 M M & R Roping Productions . . . . .146, 184 MBNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Martin Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Master Saddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Mathers Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Mathews Land & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . .160, 172, 186, 187 Maynard Buckles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Metro Gate & Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Clint Mortenson Silver & Saddles . . . .146 N National Roper’s Supply . . . . . . . . .6, 133

E Equibrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89, 133, 143 Equibrand/Cashel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 John Ewing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

O Oklahoma State Horseshoeing School . . . . . . . . . . . .147 On Fire Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

F 4-M Welding, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 FarmTek, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Fastback Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Fear Not Roping Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 First Equine Professionals . . . . . . . . . . .88 Fisher Rodeo Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . .147 Forty Plus Team Roping Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

P Parma Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Priefert Manufacturing Co., Inc. . . . . . .194

G Get Your Hooey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Gilchriest Calf Chutes . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Gist Silversmiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Global Christian Children’s Network . . .154 Rickey Green Roping Video . . . . . . . . . .25 H HD Roping Productions . . . . . . . . . . .179 Hatco, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Heel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Heritage Performance Gloves . . . . . . .220 Herring Saddle Company . . . . . . . . . .145 High Stakes Roping . . . . . . . . . .190-191 High Wood Rodeo Association . . . . . . . .89 Hot Heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 John Hudson Rope Horses . . . . . . . . . .146 Hy O Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 I Intervet, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

R Rattler Ropes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, 95 Red River Portable Arenas . . . . . . . . .111 Revolution Rope Company . . . . . . . . . .11 Rimrock Spurs & Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Rocky Mountain Clothing Co. . . . . . . . . .3 Rodeo West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Rope-O-Matic Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . .173 Rope Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Rope The Rockies . . . . . . . .155, 174, 180 Rope The Ozarks . . . . . . . . .176-177, 185 Ropers Quick Rope Release . . . . . . . .147 Ropers Sports News . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Royal Horn Wrap Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . .147 S S & S Roping Productions . . . . . . . . .166 ST Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Sedan Roundup Club . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Shelley Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Silver Lining Herbal Equine Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Southwest Equine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Standing Bar G Productions . . . . . . . .142 Steer Crazy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Stinger Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Burl Stewart Invitational . . . . . . . . . . .175 Straight Up Productions . . . . . . . . . . .183

T $2.24 Million Dollar Bailout Roping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 TLC Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Team Equine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Texas Bar S Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Texas Horseshoeing School . . . . . . . . .146 Texas Stampede Headquarters . . . . . .188 The Corrector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Titan Trailer Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Tony Lama Boot Company . . . . . . . . . .35 Trucks West of New Mexico . . . . . . . . .123 Tuley Ropings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 U U.S. Smokeless Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Used Trailers.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 USTRC Entry Forms: Eastern Regionals Preliminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67-68 Eastern Regionals Shoot-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-70 Regionals Preliminary . . . . . . . . . . . .59-60 Regionals Shoot-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . .61-62 USTRC Events: Blackhawk Championships . . . . . . .203 Colorado Championships . . . . . . . . .205 Dally for Dinosaurs . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Gist Gold Buckle Classic . . . . . . . . .206 Iowa Championships . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Lasso Del Norte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 Montana Championships . . . . . . . . .208 Mountaineer Classic . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Nebraska Championships . . . . . . . .204 North Arkansas Classic . . . . . . . . . .197 North Carolina Championships . . . . .198 Oklahoma Championships . . . . . . . .201 Pacific Coast Classic . . . . . . . . . . . .207 Red Desert Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 South Dakota Championships . . . . .202 The Island Championships . . . . . . . .212 West Arkansas Classic . . . . . . . . . . .209 West Texas Championships . . . . . . . . . . .195 USTRC Formats-2009 . . . . . . . . . . . .213-216 USTRC Membership Application . . . . . .44-45 USTRC Regional Finals: Eastern Regional Finals . . . . . . . .64-65 LoneStar Regionals . . . . . . . . . . .54-55 Southwest Regional Finals . . . . . .56-57 West Coast Regional Finals . . . . . . . . .52-53 USTRC Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 V Viking Roping Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . .146 W Walt Woodard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 World Team Roping Productions . . .164-165, 167, 168-169 X XIT Rangers Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Z ZD Roping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178 Zamora Roping Productions . . . .161, 171

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Professionally tested this unique black roping glove is built to exceed your expectations. With our special blend of materials the ProGrip glove will last up to ten times longer than standard cotton knit gloves. Superior fit, comfort and a secure knit cuff will give you a competitive edge in team roping.

TECHNOLOGY • FIT • PERFORMANCE

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