Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2017 i The Team Roping Journal

Team roper/tie-down roper Rhen Richard, 28, suffered an injury to the thumb on his (right) roping hand Feb. 3 while practicing at Cole Davison’s place in Stephenville, Texas. Richard was making a practice run heeling for Kesley Phillips on the run. “I’ve been in that same situation thousands of times and it was just a freak deal,” Richard said. “I wasn’t even in a bind, everything was smooth. We were trying out a heel horse. My (regular) partner Rich Skelton was on that horse, and I was on his heel horse and he asked me to run a few, and that’s when it happened. I came around, and I heeled him on the second or third hop. I wasn’t even planning on dallying. I went to bump him a little…

Northern Exposure Growing up in Canada, you get six months a year to rope. Then it’s very cold, and it’s not very fun to rope in the winter. You might not have an indoor arena close by, and a lot of guys just turn horses out. In Stephenville (Texas), you rope 365 days a year. Rebecca and I, when we were just dating, we were in school. There was an arena in town and steers where you could rent. I’d rope from 10 p.m. to midnight every night. We’d haul them in an hour early to thaw out, then spend another hour waiting for them to dry off. That was one of the ways I could overcome some of that. The next morning, I’d get up and drive to school.…

KENDRA SANTOS: At your first Finals, you and Wesley won three go-round checks, including splitting Round 10 with World Champs Levi Simpson and Jeremy Buhler. You finished seventh in the NFR average, and won $74,519 at the Finals and $143,787 on the season to wind up ninth in the world. What stands out most about your first NFR? ZAC SMALL: It was a lot of fun. I didn’t have a whole lot of expectations. I just wanted to get there and do my job to give us a chance. We had some ups and downs, but we were there and that was the goal. KS: What was most memorable about the 2016 season overall? ZS: We did pretty good up until about the time I started school, then for about…

STEER That was our first steer in the pouring down rain. The steers looked humped up and good. He didn’t start, and he was lost and cold. Right when I roped him, he stepped to the right. I thought he’d be good and he turned out to be really, really good. START The steer didn’t go anywhere when the gates opened. Right when I got to him, he stepped to the right like I scared him. HORSE That’s a horse I bought from Jim. He’s 13, and his name is VO. He does the same thing every time. I’ve ridden some great horses, and I’m not saying he’s better than them, but he’s just so honest. He scores and runs to the same spot every time. I’ve been riding him…

Viper Dally Wraps Available in: Three colors—red, black and blue Why they matter: They grab and stop the rope well, but don’t burn off on your rope. They’re soft enough to allow deep rope set, but they don’t shred under regular roping conditions. Problems with inner tube: They’re inconsistent with their construction and fill, so you can’t depend on the performance day in and day out. More info: $19.99 to $49.99; ropesmart.com YETI’s Hopper Two, Reinvented Changes: YETI will release an updated version that sports the same 100-percent leakproof HydroLok Zipper with a new design to enhance accessibility and increase thermal performance. An additional double-stitched handle on the back makes for ultimate portability. Tough as nails: The YETI Hopper Two’s over-engineered construction also includes a puncture- and mildew-resistant DryHide Shell…

I’ve always tried to have a really good horse; the best I can get. Managing a horse mentally is a big part of bringing one along and also maintaining him once he’s finished. Age isn’t everything, but it’s an interesting aspect and if you look at the heading and heeling horses at the (National) Finals, you mostly find aged horses. It’s almost surprising their ages. A lot of them are 16-22 years old, because those are the horses you can rely on. They’re just so solid mentally that they’re going to do what you need them to do and they’re going to do it every time. You can count on that. I have three horses right now. My good bay horse, LB, is 20 years old this year. So I…

Team roping brothers is nothing new. From today’s most notable pair—Brady and Riley Minor (page 54)—to the 1970s duo of David and Dennis Motes, siblings pairing up in the roping pen is almost more of an expectation than a surprise. Over the years, there have been Wrangler National Finals qualifying team roping brothers, sometimes roping together sometimes not. Leo and Jerold Camarillo come to mind first (Reg is their cousin), but there are plenty of others: Bucky and Tiny Bradford, Jimmy and John Bill Rodriguez, Monty Joe and Paul Petska, Liddon and Cody Cowden, Daniel and Chris Green, Martin and John Paul Lucero, Bucky and B.J. Campbell, Brent and Kyle Lockett, Randon and Jay Adams, Clay, Travis and Brady Tryan, Jay and Ryon Tittel, Jimmy and Tommy Edens, and Jake…

Ullman-Peterson Events, the owner of the richest one-day Open and Amateur ropings in America, has rebranded the amateur events for 2017 and added a title sponsorship from Wrangler. The move allows fans worldwide to watch the world’s richest one-day Open roping live for the first time in 40 years, exclusively via the Wrangler Network (wranglernetwork.com). “We are proud to expand our partnership with the BFI,” said Wrangler’s Jeff Chadwick. “Putting these events on the Wrangler Network allows viewers across the world to see the high quality of competition.” The new Wrangler BFI Week at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Evens Center in Reno, Nev., will include the following events: • Monday, June 19: The 40th Annual Bob Feist Invitational, featuring 100 of the world’s best Open teams competing over six rounds for…

Number and End: #4 heeler Association of Preference: I like the World Series of Team Roping. I have won a lot of money through them over the years, and I have enjoyed the World Series Finale in Las Vegas a lot. Honestly, it’s the place to go if you rope. Rope of Choice: Top Hand Biggest Win: My biggest win was this #9 Heartland in January in Hamilton, Texas, where my partner and I split $28,180. It was awesome! My partner, Curtis, and I roped four good steers that day. We were a little bit longer on that last steer, the rope twisted in his hand just before he roped him, and then he roped him around his neck, so I had to follow him for about three or four…

When Jade Corkill won the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo in 2011 with Chad Masters, the pair added $15,038 to their PRCA world standings totals. But that’s not all—the Cuatro Light Ranch in Uvalde, Texas, awards each San Antone event winner a yearling out of the ranch’s Driftwood-bred herd. Today, “Rosie,” the 2010 bay filly Corkill picked out of George and Delia Light’s remuda, is ready to be the three-time world champ’s next big thing. “I wanted a yearling because I’d never done one start to finish,” Corkill said. “Chad Masters went down there and they gate cut them, and he picked out the two prettiest ones.” Masters eventually sold his colt, but Corkill kept the mare, registered as Mesquitewood 80510, at first for sentimental reasons. “She’s almost human-like,”…