Monthly Archives: November 2011
Welcome to the NFR
Written on November 30, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
The festivities for the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo have commenced, with the PRCA convention and other activities in Las Vegas. Tuesday night featured the annual Welcome Reception, where the contestants were given their back numbers, stock of goodies, then introduced to the throng of fans. It’s a great way to kick-start all the great Continue Reading »
That’s my Amigo
Written on November 29, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
I was proud of Amigo at Dallas. We had to run twice each night, and he gave me his all each time. We ended our season on a high note, winning the final round and finishing third in average. A slight mistake on my part cost us a lot more, tipping a barrel in Round Continue Reading »
Vegas bound
Written on November 28, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Today’s travel day, and I’m looking forward to my trip. I’ve got a lot of great things planned over the next two weeks, but I wanted to find out what you wanted? I’m not sure I can get to everything, but what would you like to read about during this year’s NFR? I will be Continue Reading »
Carr’s MGM Deuces Night ready for another NFR
Written on November 28, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – The last time MGM Deuces Night bucked inside the Thomas & Mack Center, she guided Kelly Timberman to the 10th-round win at the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “That’s a mare is just an awesome horse that’s good in the chute that gives you a chance to win every time you nod Continue Reading »
Carr animals part of the athletic showcase at NFR
Written on November 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is a showcase of tremendous athletic talent over a rigorous 10 days of competition in the Nevada desert. It’s the playing ground for 119 elite contestants who make their living on the ProRodeo trail, the year-end event that is a true test of a champion. The Thomas Continue Reading »
MGM Deuces Night
Written on November 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
6-year-old bay/paint mare Bareback Riding SIRE: Night Jacket DAM: Night Line 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Jason Havens scored 86 points in the fifth go-round, finishing in a tie for second place. Kelly Timberman won the 10th go-round with an 88.5. This year Kaycee Field scored 90 points to split the final-round victory at the Continue Reading »
Real Deal
Written on November 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
12-year-old brown gelding Bareback Riding SIRE: Rag Top DAM: Real 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Wes Stevenson scored 76 points during the third round. 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Ryan Gray was bucked off in the third go-round. Clint Cannon split the eighth-round victory with an 84.5-point ride. This year World champion Kelly Timberman posted Continue Reading »
River Boat Annie
Written on November 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
11-year-old roan mare Bareback Riding SIRE: Cadillac Jack DAM: Tan Line 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Steven Dent scored 84 points in the second round to finish in fifth place. 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Royce Ford scored 84 points to finish in a tie for fourth place in the second round. Steven Peebles’ 83.5 Continue Reading »
Dirty Jacket
Written on November 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
7-year-old bay gelding Bareback Riding SIRE: Night Jacket DAM: Dirty 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Dusty LaValley scored 81 points and failed to place during the fifth round. 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo D.V. Fennell scored an 86.5 to finish in a tie for third place in the 10th round. This year Matt Bright scored Continue Reading »
Grass Dancer
Written on November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
10-year-old buckskin mare Bareback Riding SIRE: Buck DAM: Coca Cola 2010 NFR Bucked off Matt Bright in Round 1 and was the high-marked bareback horse. 2009 NFR D.V. Fennell scored 82 points in the fifth go-round. This year Heath Ford scored 84 to finish third and Joe Gunderson posted an 83 to finish in a Continue Reading »
Big Lights
Written on November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
9-year-old bay gelding Bareback Riding 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Steven Dent won the third round with an 85. 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Jason Havens split the third go-round victory with an 85. Heath Ford scored 76 in the eighth round. This year Bobby Mote won the semifinal round at the Dodge National Circuit Continue Reading »
Alberta Child
Written on November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
7-year-old bay mare Bareback Riding SIRE: Spotty Crop DAM: My Maria This year Jared Smith was 83 points, good enough for a tie for seventh place at the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo. J.R. Vezain scored 85 points on her to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place at the Eagle County (Colo.) Continue Reading »
Black Coffee
Written on November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
11-year-old black mare Bareback Riding SIRE: Wild Discovery DAM: Tribal Trail This year Brian Bain split the victory at the Lovington, N.M., Silver Tour rodeo with an 88-point ride on her. —————- “I bought her as a 3-year-old futurity colt at a sale in North Dakota they same time I bought Riverboat Annie,” said Pete Continue Reading »
Coffee Bean
Written on November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
17-year-old bay mare Saddle Bronc Riding This year Seth Schafer scored 83 points to share the title at the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo. Jacobs Crawley posted an 83 to finish in a tie for fifth place at the Eagle County (Colo.) Fair and Rodeo. J.J. Elshere was 82 in Lovington, N.M., to finish Continue Reading »
Empty Pockets
Written on November 26, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
7-year-old bay gelding Saddle Bronc Riding SIRE: IV Empty Saddles DAM: High Plains This year Luke Butterfield scored 82 points to finish in a tie for fifth place at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Samuel Kelts had an 83 to finish in a tie for fifth place at the Eagle County (Colo.) Fair and Continue Reading »
Saddle Bronc: Miss Congeniality
Written on November 25, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
This isn’t the Powder River Rodeo mare, but the Carr Pro Rodeo mare by the same name: 9-year-old bay mare Saddle Bronc Riding SIRE: Bandito DAM: One Eyed Sally 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo J.J. Elshere scored 85.5 points in the second round to finish in a tie for second place. This year Kobyn Williams Continue Reading »
Animal magnitism: Time Out
Written on November 25, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Over the next few days, I will be posting information about some of the greatest bucking livestock in ProRodeo, all part of Dallas-based Carr Pro Rodeo. These are great athletes, and they’re a major part of the equation when it comes to the three roughstock events, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. The Continue Reading »
A thankful life
Written on November 24, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Over the last few days, I’ve published 10 stories about the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That is just the tip of the iceberg on what I’m going to post on TwisTED Rodeo. On this Thanksgiving, I’m quite thankful for so many brilliant opportunities. I’m blessed with tremendous friends, a loving family who supports me Continue Reading »
Glause mature beyond his years heading to his 3rd NFR
Written on November 23, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – When Seth Glause first rolled into this southern Nevada city for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he was a wide-eyed, 20-year-old kid who wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Already he was one of the best bull riders in the business. That was 2008, and Glause was coming off a great sophomore Continue Reading »
O’Mara was just made to be a bull rider at the NFR
Written on November 23, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – There are just some people who have rodeo in their blood as if it belonged with platelets and plasma. That’s Jacob O’Mara, a professional bull rider preparing to compete on the biggest stage of his young life when the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo kicks off its 10 championship nights at the Thomas Continue Reading »
Atchison excited about his first NFR experience
Written on November 22, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – To say Ty Atchison is a quick study might just be an understatement. A lifelong cowboy who began riding horses as a toddler on his family’s southeastern Missouri place, Atchison grew up roping and wrestling steers. In fact, he didn’t mount a saddle bronc until just before his senior year in high Continue Reading »
Colletti excited about his inaugural trip to the NFR
Written on November 22, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS– Casey Colletti thought his victory at the Cheyenne(Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo in July was the best thing that’s ever happened in his career. That fantastic feat is about to be trumped. Colletti, a bareback rider from Pueblo, Colo., is just 25 years old, but next week he’ll play on the biggest stage in Continue Reading »
Johnson hopes to survive NFR like he did cancer
Written on November 22, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS– It’s been six years since Jhett Johnson first qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Many things have changed since then, but Johnson remains one of the greatest heelers in the game of team roping. That’s why he returns to the City of Lights for the fifth time in his career. The NFR Continue Reading »
Sherwood bringing consistent roping to third NFR
Written on November 22, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LAS VEGAS – Matt Sherwood is one of the most consistent headers in the history of team roping at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. You see, in two trips to Las Vegas for ProRodeo’s grand finale, Sherwood, of Pima, Ariz., has left the Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus with Continue Reading »