Innholdsfortegnelse for Clay Smith i The Team Roping Journal

Chelsea Shaffer: World title number two. How does that feel Clay? CS: It’s bitter-sweet not winning the world with Jade Corkill. I didn’t do a good enough job, or he would be up here with me. He roped great for me all year. But I’m extremely blessed to be in this spot. Did you do many calculations before the Final round to know what needed to happen? CS: Our plan was the same all week—if we won the round, great. If not, that’s OK, as long as we were still getting checks. I knew if some guys did good in Round 10, that I’d have to place in the round to hold my spot. You could watch on the TV what was happening ahead of us. I was really wanting…

Clay Smith spun six out of seven steers heading into Round 8 of the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, in serious contention for a gold buckle. And he did it aboard his great, grey, grade gelding, Marty. Smith, his dad, and his brothers ride a lot of horses, including outside horses, and are always looking for the next one. When a friend of his, Marty Caudle, showed up with a sorrel horse for Smith to try, he instead liked the grey tied to the trailer. “We get to do what we love—ride horses and rope,” Smith said. “We get to look at a bunch of them, but he caught my eye—he was really pretty and about the right size.” Although Marty didn’t want to sell the grey, he told Smith…