Monthly Archives: December 2015

1. Nancy Hunter, 13.62 seconds, $26,231; 2. Fallon Taylor, 13.71, $20,731; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 13.75, $15,654; 4. Taylor Jacob, 13.76, $11,000; 5. Callie DuPerier, 13.86, $6,769; 6. Sarah Rose McDonald, 13.97, $4,231.

1. Cory Solomon, 7.4 seconds, $26,231; 2. Hunter Herrin, 7.7, $20,731; 3. Caleb Smidt, 8.5, $15,654; 4. Sterling Smith, 8.6, $11,000; 5. Trevor Brazile, 8.8, $6,769; 6. Tyson Durfey, 8.9, $4,231.

1. CoBurn Bradshaw, 90 points on Beutler & Son’s Would Up, $26,231; 2. Jacobs Crawley, 88.4, $20,730; 3. Wade Sundell, 87.5, $15,654; 4. Cody DeMoss, 85.5, $11,000; 5. Heith DeMoss, 83.5, $6,769; 6. Rusty Wright, 83, $4,231.

1. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Jake Long and Derrick Begay/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 4.0 seconds, $23,481; 3. Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn, 4.3, $15,654; 4. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 4.4, $11,000; 5. JoJo LeMond, 4.6, $6,769; 6. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 5.1, $4,231.

1. K.C. Jones, 3.3 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Trevor Knowles and Seth Brockman, 4, $18,192; 4. (tie) Ty Erickson, Nick Guy, Tyler Waguespack and Casey Martin, 4.1, $5,500.

1. Kaycee Feild, 91 points on Calgary Stampede’s Reckless Margie, $26,231; 2. Tanner Aus, 86.5, $20,731; 3. (tie) Will Lowe and Steven Peebles, 85.5, $13,327; 5. Seth Hardwick, 83, $6,769; 6. Bobby Mote, 81.5, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – Sometimes the littlest things end up making the biggest magic. Take Winn Ratliff’s ride Sunday night during the fourth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo. The Leesville, La., bareback rider matched moves with Frontier Rodeo’s Times Up for 82 points. He placed fourth in the round and pocketed $11,000. It was his  Continue Reading »

LAS VEGAS – Sunday night was supposed to be an easy night for the bareback riders at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. After having to tie themselves to the hardest-to-ride horses in the game during Saturday’s Round 3, the cowboys were looking forward to the fourth-round “hoppers,” the easiest-to-ride bucking equines in Las Vegas for  Continue Reading »

1. Joe Frost, 85.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Bell Ringer, $26,231; 2. Caleb Sanderson, 83, $20,731; 3. (tie) Kody DeShon and Clayton Foltyn, 82, $13,327 each; 5. Sage Kimzey, 81, $6,769; 6. Cody Teel, 73.5, $4,231.

1. Sarah Rose McDonald, 13.71 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Cassidy Kruse, 13.85, $18,192 each; 4. Taylor Jacob, 13.89, $11,000; 5. (tie) Callie DuPerier and Nancy Hunter, 14.03, $5,500.

1. (tie) Cade Swor and Sterling Smith, 7.2 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie). Marty Yates and Tuf Cooper, 7.4, $13,327; 5. Monty Lewis, 7.5, $6,769; 6. Caleb Smidt, 7.7, $4,231.

1. Rusty Wright, 85.5 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Sundance, $26,231; 2. Zeke Thurston, 85, $20,731; 3. Isaac Diaz, 83.5, $15,654; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 83, $11,000; 5. Taos Muncy, 81.5, $6,769; 6. Chuck Schmidt, 80, $4,231.

For the fourth straight go-round, a cowboy from the Navajo  Nation earns the round title at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Aaron Tsinigine won Rounds 1 and 3, and Derrick Begay has won Rounds 2 and 4. 1. Derrick Begay/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 3.8, $20,731; 3. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill,  Continue Reading »

1. Dakota Eldridge, 3.3. seconds, $26,231; 2. Seth Brockman, 3.6, $20,731; 3. Baylor Roche, 3.7, $15,654; 4. (tie) Ty Erickson and Tanner Milan, 3.8, $8,884; 6. Blake Knowles, 4.1, $4,231.

1. (tie) Steven Peebles, on Rodeo’s Scarlet Belle, and Kaycee Feild, on J Bar J’s Pass the Hat, 84 points, $23,481 each ; 3. Clint Laye, 83, $15,564; 4. Winn Ratliff, 82, $11,000; 5. (tie) Evan Jayne and Seth Hardwick, 81, $5,500.

LAS VEGAS – Even bad experiences come with great lessons. Those lessons have come in handy for team roping header Coleman Proctor of Pryor, Okla., who has been helping partner Jake Long with the care of Long’s top horse, Colonel. “Jake’s good horse has an abscess, and I’ve had quite a bit of experience with  Continue Reading »

Bull rider Reid Barker suffered a fractured scapula and fractured rib when he was stepped on by his third-round bull on Saturday night. Barker, who earned his first qualified ride of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 74-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Lonestar, slid off the bull just after the qualifying ride.  Continue Reading »

Bareback riding: 1. Steven Peebles, 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cool Water, $26,231; 2. Clint Laye, 84, $20,731; 3. Austin Foss, 80, $15,654; 4. Clint Cannon, 79.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Will Lowe and Seth Hardwick, 79, $5,500. Steer wrestling: 1. Clayton Hass, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Ty Erickson, 3.8, $20,731; 3. (tie) Nick Guy, Kyle  Continue Reading »

1. Cody Teel 86.5 points on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Lineman, $26,231; 2. Sage Kimzey, 84.5, $20,731; 3. Reid Barker, 74, $15,654; no other qualified rides.

1. Taylor Jacob, 13.77 seconds, $26,231; 2. Cassidy Kruse, 13.8, $20,731; 3. (tie) Fallon Taylor and Carley Richardson, 13.83, $13,327 each; 5. Sarah Rose McDonald, 13.84, $6,769; 6. Lisa Lockhart, 13.94, $4,231.

1. Cody DeMoss, 84 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Big Fork, $26,231; 2. Jacobs Crawley, 83.5, $20,731; 3. Jake Wright, 83, $15,654; CoBurn Bradshaw, 82.5, $11,000; 5. Chuck Smidt, 81.5, $6,769; 6. Isaac Diaz, 80.5, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a talented team to create success in steer wrestling. Kyle Irwin of Robertsdale, Ala., knows that as well as anyone. That’s why he leans heavily on Tyler, Barbara and Sketch, the keys to his success during the National Finals Rodeo.  Continue Reading »

1. (tie) Caleb Smidt and Tyson Durfey, 7.5 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie) Marcos Costa and Timber Moore, 7.7, $13,327 each; 5. Hunter Herrin, 7.8, $6,769; 6. Monty Lewis, 8, $4,231.

1. Steven Peebles, 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cool Water, $26,231; 2. Clint Laye, 84, $20,731; 3. Austin Foss, 80, $15,654; 4. Clint Cannon, 79.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Will Lowe and Seth Hardwick, 79, $5,500.