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6 USCRA National Showdown Finals

15 Don’t Risk a Case of West Nile VirusApril Knudson, DVM

16 United States Invitational Jr. Calf Roping Championships

COVER PHOTOWestyn Hughes of Caldwell, TX was one of this year’s big USCRA Finals Champions.Photo courtesy of Photos by Rusty

PRCA Signs Three-YearContract To Keep AllAmerican ProRodeo FinalsIn WacoCourtesy of PRCA ProRodeoThe Professional Rodeo

Cowboys Association (PRCA) hassigned an agreement with theHeart O’ Texas Fair & RodeoCommittee that will keep the AllAmerican ProRodeo Finals,presented by Pendleton Whisky, inWaco for the next three years.The Extraco Events Center in

Waco has been the home of theseason-ending championship sinceits beginnings four years ago –first as part of the Heartland Seriesand for the past two years as the$500,000 finale for the AllAmerican ProRodeo Series – andhas enjoyed increased fan supporteach year.The recently-completed Oct. 7-

15 event had record attendance,up five percent from a year ago.“The All American ProRodeo

Series was created to provideopportunities for our members,”said PRCA Commissioner KarlStressman, “and the Finals inWaco have been a big part of that.We have had some real successstories there, and we look forwardto continuing our relationshipwith the Heart O’ Texascommittee for years to come.”All PRCA rodeos with added

money of $30,000 or less – morethan 400 rodeos this year – areautomatically part of the AllAmerican ProRodeo Series and theFinals in Waco are a big incentivefor up-and-coming professionalswhile also helping rodeocommittees increase participationthroughout the year.“We take pride in the role we

play in helping contestants andcommittees,” said Wes Allison,President/CEO of the Heart O’Texas Fair & Rodeo. “From ourstandpoint, the format fits so wellwith our (Heart O’ Texas Fair),

and we are excited to continueour collaboration with the PRCA.It’s been great for our fans andgreat for our committee.”The final round of this year’s

All American ProRodeo Finalsamply demonstrated the role theseries can play in developing newstars in the cowboy sport. Theteam roping was won by 2011PRCA/Resistol Rookie of the YearHeader Joshua Torres and hisbrother Jonathan. Rookie RileyDuvall, 19, won the steerwrestling and 20-year-old JacobO’Mara won the bull riding and arodeo-best $16,413.“It’s a great series,” Duvall said.

“It gives guys like me, who are juststarting out and can’t go to some ofthe bigger rodeos a chance to learnand get better and compete at abig-money rodeo like Waco. Wesand his committee do a great job.They get great stock and treateverybody well. It’s a real gooddeal. It helped me out a bunch.The money I earned (at Waco) willnow get me into some of the bigwinter rodeos coming up.”Great American Country’s

television coverage of the AllAmerican ProRodeo Finals will airon Oct. 30 at 10 p.m. (ET), withrebroadcasts on Oct. 31 at 1:30a.m., Nov. 27 at 10 p.m. and Nov.28 at 1:30 a.m. (Dish Network,Chanel 167, and DirecTV, Chanel326). GAC will also broadcast theFinals from Waco in 2012.

Nutrena® LaunchesOnline Product Ratingsand ReviewsThe Nutrena® brand website

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quality, and value for the money. “We know reading an

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product rating, consumers canshare testimonials and photos of their animals. Consumers are encouraged to visitwww.nutrenaworld.com to read reviews and rate Nutrena® products.

The Brazile WatchIt would take something

close to a record-breakingperformance to do it, but TrevorBrazile will enter the Nov. 11-12Clem McSpadden NationalFinals Steer Roping with achance to become the firstProRodeo cowboy to reach $1million in career earnings inthree separate events. Brazilehas $1,985,501 in tie-downroping, $1,196,929 in teamroping ($1,044,226 as a header)and $956,136 in steer roping.That puts him within $43,864of the milestone. The NFSRearnings record is $46,500, setby Brazile in 2007.

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tephenville, Texas and theLone Star Arena were host tothe 15th USCRA National

Showdown Finals. This year withonly 11 regular season ropings,the Showdown positions werehard to come by. Counting the 10positions from the semi-finals,there could be no more than 36ropers in each of the “Showdown”Finals. Fewer numbers in theFinals made it easier to sort and

even set calves and it also madefor a fast, fun roping.Special thanks goes out to

Rattler Ropes, Martin Saddlery,Hard 8 BBQ, and StephenvilleChamber of Commerce for theirsponsorship and help in makingthe 15th Finals a success. Also,once again the facilities and crewof the Lone Star Arena were great.Arguably one of the best

performances of the week was

displayed by 13-year-old WestynHughes, of Caldwell, Texas. Hisperformance in the short roundof the #1 roping was a great oneby any calf roping fan’s standard.Westyn was high man backwhich made him the last roperto go in the short round. He hadover 11 seconds to tie his calfdown and secure the win. Whatdoes he do? Well, he goes outand ties the fastest calf of theroping with an 8.47. This gavehim a 38.66 on four head and apayday worth $2,175.Garrett Rose came to the EE

Showdown Finals looking forredemption. Less that 24 hoursbefore the EE Finals Garrett washigh-man back in the EE semisand failed to connect with hisrope. However, he got a chanceat redemption when he was highcall back position once again inthe EE Finals. This time he madeit work and took home thevictory of the EE. The McKinney,Texas calf roper was 49.62 onfour calves and won $1,705.The slimmest margin of

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victory for the week was Norman Robert’s victory in the 00 roping. The Huntsville, Texasroper put up a 46.65 on fourcalves, which was only .04 secondahead of second place. Normancame from the second call backposition to take the victory and $2,005.After going over 14 seconds on

his first calf, Don Coffel had toplay catch-up, and that he did.The Iredell, Texas roper thenproceeded to go 9, 7, and 8seconds on his next three runs.This gave Don a 39.55 on fourhead and the victory of the #2roping. Coming from the third callback position, Don took the winand $1,765. Justin Maass, of Giddings,

Texas, only had to beat out sixropers to win the Open Division,but it might not have matteredhow many ropers there were withthe performance he displayed.With a 35.27 on four calves, Justinwon $2,040. He won or placed in3 of the 4 rounds.Salado, Texas breakaway roper,

Samantha Chick put on a solidperformance to take the win inthe breakaway division. She was

the only roper to successfully ropeall four calves. Her time of 15.32seconds took the Average and apaycheck worth $878.Congratulations to all the

winners. Each winner took home

a Martin Saddlery made saddleand a Wild West buckle alongwith their cash. Come rope withthe USCRA in 2012 and see if youcan be a part of the USCRANational Showdown Finals. K


Norman Roberts, 00 USCRA Finals Champion

Westyn Hughes, #1 USCRA Finals Champion

Don Coffell, #2 USCRAFinals Champion

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Kyle Parrish

Jeff Yates

Rick McLemore

Micky Nelson

Rody Ballard

Semi Finals ResultsEE Roping40 Entries1st Go1. Garrett Rose, Mckinney, TX, 9.95, $285; 2.Brett York, Waco, TX, 10.75, $215; 3. Sy Felton,Dublin, TX, 11.69, $140; 4. Johnnie Mellman,Hempstead, TX, 12.05, $702nd Go1. Ronny Lewis, Sweeny, TX, 11.61, $250; 2. SyFelton, Dublin, TX, 11.61, $250; 3. Cleo Hearn,Lancaster, TX, 11.84, $140; 4. Mickey Nelson,Proctor, TX, 12, $70Average1. Brett York, Waco, TX, 37.55/3hd., $570; 2.Mickey Nelson, Proctor, TX, 39.84/3hd., $425; 3.Ronny Lewis, Sweeny, TX, 39.94/3hd., $285; 4.Daniel Roberts, Burleson, TX, 42.07/3hd., $140

00 Roping55 Entries1st Go1. Joe Morris, Elgin, TX, 10.79, $390; 2. RodyBallard, Combine, TX, 11.45, $290; 3. TrentonSmith, Bigfoot, TX, 11.58, $195; 4. ClarkGiddings, Stephenville, TX, 11.73, $1002nd Go1. Patrick Shalow, Brookshire, TX, 10.17, $390;2. Russell Moore, New Braunsfels, TX, 10.94,$290; 3. Bobby Horton, Ingram, TX, 11.12,$195; 4. Dewayne Helms, Eufaula, OK, 11.15,$100Average1. Rody Ballard, Combine, TX, 34.58/3hd., $780;2. Glenn Conner, Evadale, TX, 36.44/3hd., $585;3. Jackie Hobbs, Abilene, TX, 36.62/3hd., $390;4. Trenton Smith, Bigfoot, TX, 36.70/3hd., $195

1 Roping51 Entries1st Go1. Aaron Callaway, Dublin, TX, 9.15, $365; 2.Randy Cross, Decatur, TX, 9.2, $270; 3. JobyRickman, Azle, TX, 9.71, $180; 4. Ras Cade,Brownsboro, TX, 9.87, $902nd Go1. Dalton Dewinne, Helotes, TX, 8.96, $365; 2.Rick McLemore, Gracemont, OK, 9.31, $270; 3.John Tibbets, Rising Star, TX, 9.4, $180; 4. EddieDever, Jr., Brookshire, TX, 9.69, $90Average1. Rick McLemore, Gracemont, OK, 31.23/3hd.,$725; 2. Bill Shoaf, Gatesville, TX, 31.63/3hd.,$545; 3. Bobby Horton, Ingram, TX, 32.02/3hd.,$360; 4. Dave Brock, Springtown, TX,32.71/3hd., $180

2 Roping16 Entries1st Go1. Shane Cooper, Wimberley, TX, 9.15, $170; 2.Will Kiker, Midland, TX, 9.3, $1152nd Go1. Guy Yarbrough, Palmer, TX, 9.59, $170; 2.Ryan Brockenbush, Lexington, TX, 11.33, $115Average1. Guy Yarbrough, Palmer, TX, 35.31/3hd., $340;2. Kelly Wampler, Magnolia, TX, 36.84/3hd.,$230

EE Roping28 Entries1st Go1. Brett York, Waco, TX, 12.21, $535; 2. Marvin Mills,Buffalo, TX, 12.52, $405; 3. Charles Henry, Waller, TX,12.76, $270; 4. Mickey Nelson, Proctor, TX, 12.85,$1352nd Go1. Garrett Rose, Mckinney, TX, 10.2, $535; 2. RickyHarris, Bryan, TX, 10.97, $405; 3. Brett York, Waco,TX, 11.84, $270; 4. Charles Henry, Waller, TX, 12.08,$1353rd Go1. Colton Mize, Springer, OK, 11.18, $535; 2. RickyHarris, Bryan, TX, 11.4, $405; 3. Sy Felton, Dublin,TX, 11.93, $270; 4. Jerry Hayes, Troy, TX, 12.49,$135Short Go1. Ronnie Williams, Huntsville, TX, 9.8, $200; 2.Ronny Lewis, Sweeny, TX, 11.04, $135Average1. Garrett Rose, Mckinney, TX, 49.62/4hd., $1,170;2. Rex Sandifer, Elgin, TX, 55.82/4hd., $880; 3.Randy Roberts, Humble, TX, 58.33/4hd., $585; 4.Colton Mize, Springer, OK, 58.60/4hd., $290

00 Roping24 Entries1st Go1. Trenton Smith, Bigfoot, TX, 10.27, $520; 2. RandyStone, Stephenville, TX, 10.39, $390; 3. NormanRoberts, Huntville, TX, 11.63, $255; 4. Bobby Horton,Ingram, TX, 11.92, $1302nd Go1. Mike S. Green, Cedar Creek, TX, 9.63, $520; 2.Norman Roberts, Huntville, TX, 10.26, $390; 3. MarkParrish, Dale, TX, 11.74, $255; 4. Stephen Perry,Freeport, TX, 11.83, $1303rd Go1. Rex Bland, Hawley, TX, 11.13, $520; 2. TomWalker, Norman, OK, 11.28, $390; 3. Randy Stone,Stephenville, TX, 12.9, $225; 4. Mike S. Green, CedarCreek, TX, 13.66, $130Short Go1. Rex Bland, Hawley, TX, 9.92, $195; 2. NormanRoberts, Huntville, TX, 10.06, $130Average1. Norman Roberts, Huntville, TX, 46.65/4hd.,$1,230; 2. Mike S. Green, Cedar Creek, TX,46.69/4hd., $925; 3. Dewayne Helms, Eufaula, OK,52.42/4hd., $615; 4. Stephen Perry, Freeport, TX,53.45/4hd., $305

1 Roping33 Entries1st Go1. Rick Mclemore, Gracemont, OK, 9.37, $645; 2.Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, TX, 9.61, $485; 3. RossTucker, Archer City, TX, 9.78, $320; 4. Bobby Horton,Ingram, TX, 9.96, $1602nd Go1. Lonnie Jordan, Hawley, TX, 9.02, $645; 2. BradMcReynolds, Groesbeck, TX, 9.89, $485; 3. AustinElliott, Arp, TX, 9.91, $320; 4. Bill Shoaf, Gatesville,TX, 9.96, $1603rd Go1. Bill Shoaf, Gatesville, TX, 9.67, $645; 2. TylerMilligan, Pawhuska, OK, 9.8, $485; 3. Ras Cade,Brownsboro, TX, 9.88, $320; 4. Alan Johnson, RoyseCity, TX, 9.89, $160

Short Go1. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, TX, 8.47, $240; 2. RickMcLemore, Gracemont, OK, 9.43, $160Average1. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, TX, 38.66/4hd., $1,450;2. Alan Johnson, Royse City, TX, 42.14/4hd., $1,085; 3.Brad McReynolds, Groesbeck, TX, 42.17/4hd., $725; 4.Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, OK, 42.52/4hd., $360

2 Roping28 Entries1st Go1. Martin Poindexter, Seymour, TX, 9.24, $470; 2.Landyn Duncan, Foster, OK, 9.37, $355; 3. RyanBrockenbush, Lexington, TX, 9.71, $235; 4. Will Kiker,Midland, TX, 9.98, $1152nd Go1. Shane Cooper, Wimberley, TX, 8.84, $470; 2. NeilDove, Stephenville, TX, 9.41, $355; 3. Lex Christie,Anson, TX, 9.48, $235; 4. Don Coffell, Iredell, TX, 9.62,$1153rd Go1. Don Coffell, Iredell, TX, 7.72, $470; 2. Justin Locock,Hico, TX, 8.69, $355; 3. Reno Gonzales, Magnolia, TX,9.23, $235; 4. Martin Hinojosa, Seguin, TX, 9.31, $115Short Go1. Don Coffell, Iredell, TX, 8.32, $175; 2. Juan Flores,Iraan, TX, 8.97, $120Average1. Don Coffell, Iredell, TX, 39.95/4hd., $1,005; 2.Jacob Smith, Abilene, TX, 40.18/4hd., $750; 3. NeilDove, Stephenville, TX, 44.23/4hd., $500; 4. MartinHinojosa, Seguin, TX, 44.50/4hd., $250

Open Roping7 Entries1st Go1. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 8.74, $380; 2. ClayLong, Midlothian, TX, 9.16, $2602nd Go1. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 7.82, $380; 2. CodyLawrence, Pleasanton, TX, 8.48, $2603rd Go1. Clay Long, Midlothian, TX, 7.61, $380; 2. BlakeDeckard, Wagoner, OK, 8.79, $2604th Go1. Clayton Shaw, Alvord, TX, 7.73, $380; 2. JustinMaass, Giddings, TX, 8.23, $260Average1. Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 35.27/4hd., $1,021; 2.Cody Lawrence, Pleasanton, TX, 39.99/4hd., $681

Breakaway Roping12 Entries1st Go1. Deven Riggins, Weatherford, TX, 2.89, $200; 2.Angie Green, Huntsville, TX, 3.14, $1352nd Go1. Samantha Chick, Salado, TX, 4.08, $200; 2. ShelbyMcCauley, Hockley, TX, 4.19, $1353rd Go1. Tina Grote, Sherman, TX, 3.03, $200; 2. AngieGreen, Huntsville, TX, 3.38, $1354th Go1. Wyn D’ Lee Roberts, Hawly, TX, 2.41, $200; 2.Cassidy Boggs, Cyril, OK, 2.85, $70; 3. Tina Grote,Sherman, TX, 2.85, $70Average1. Samantha Chick, Salado, TX, 15.32/4hd., $678; 2.Tina Grote, Sherman, TX, 9.24/3hd., $452


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One Second PenaltyIn the EE and 00 roping it is

only a one-second penalty for notgetting your calf up.

00 Roping SplitThe 00 Roping will be divided

into two ropings for the 2012season. There will be a 00 and 00Select. You may now call andcheck your status.

Turkey RopingNew Roping added to the

schedule! The Turkey Roping inGiddings, TX November 26.

Christmas RopingCheck out the Christmas Bonus

Roping ad!

New SeasonThe first roping for the 2012

season will be the Roland ReidMemorial November 6, 2012 at the Cowtown Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas.

USCRA is now onFacebook

The United States Calf RopersAssociation now has an officialFacebook Page! Go “Like” us!

2012 MembershipBig Change for the “00” Division

Starting at the first roping of the 2012 season in Ft. Worth, the“00” division will be split into two ropings. The top end of the“00” ropers will become “00 Select”. This is being done to create amore competitive atmosphere for the lower end of the 00 ropers.

Ropers will be evaluated through the finals and after October10th will be able to call and check on “00” or “00 Select” status.

00 Select Challenge and #1 Challenge• Top 25 money earners of the 00 Select and the #1 ropings for

the 2012 season will be invited to the Challenge roping at theFinals in September.

• The “Challenge” roping will be two head with short round for$200 with $2,500 added and a 100% Payback (NO MONEYCOMES OUT OF THE POT) 1st Place in the average will pay$2500 and a buckle.

PAYOFF AVERAGE1st $2,5002nd $,18003rd $1,3504th $9005th $450

GO ROUND WINNERSWinner 1st round $250Winner 2nd round $250

• Ropers 21 or under (as of the day of the roping) are not eligible to enter the 00 Select Challenge.

• Must be 00 Select card holder to be eligible for the 00 Select Challenge.

• Must be a #1 card holder to compete in the #1 Challenge.

2012 Schedule

Did You Know?

November 6Roland Reid MemorialFT. Worth, TXNovember 26Turkey RopingGiddings, TXDecember 10 & 11Christmas Bonus RopingStephenville, TXJanuary 14 & 15West Texas ChampionshipsSweetwater, TX

February 25 & 26Tejas ChampionshipsBulverde, TXMarch 10 & 11Spring ClassicGiddings, TXApril 14 & 15TBAMayTBAJune 9 & 10North Texas ChampionshipsDenton, TX

June 30 & July 1Firecracker 5 HeaderStephenville, TXJuly 21 & 22Denton, TXAugust 4Hill Country ChampionshipsHamilton, TXAugust 25 & 26Calf Ropers ReunionBryan, TX


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Sunday, November 6Historic FT. Worth Stockyards Cowtown Coliseum

FT. Worth, TX

All Ropings are 2 and short for $180New “00” Number system will be in effect.

Call 979/540-7755 for numbering info.Pre-Enter on Monday from 12-8 979/540-7755.

There will be a $10 Walk-up late charge.

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Followed by #211:00 a.m. EE

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ATTENTION ROPERSSaturday, November 5

9:00 a.m. Ladies Breakaway - 2 and short $175Short Round goes Saturday Night Performance12:00 p.m. Open Tiedown - 2 and short $175Short Round goes Saturday Night Performance

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December 10 & 11, 2011Lone Star ArenaStephenville, TX

All ropings are 4 Head for $25073% PAYBACK

New “00” Number system will be in effect. Call 979/540-7755 for numbering info.

Pre-Enter on Monday from 12-8 979/540-7755.There will be a $10 Walk-up late charge.

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$100-Bonus to the high money #1roper that enters the #2 roping. Mustwin money in the #2 to collect bonus.

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14 • NOVEMBER 2011 CALF ROPINGS & ROPING SCHOOLS

Roping 9:00 a.m. Sat & Sun • Church Service 8:00 a.m. Sunday Gate Donation: $5 Kids (7 & Under FREE)

National Finals Live (Fri-Sat-Sun) FMI: 979-826-3710 • Vendors Welcome!

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Last to Enter, First to Rope –Age as of Day of Roping Sunday Roping Layout – Better in 2011 PeeWee Breakaway (Sat) 2 for $65 PeeWee TieDown (Sat) 2 for $110 Junior Breakaway (Sat) 2 for $65 Junior TieDown (Sat) 2 for $110

Open Breakaway (Sat) 2 for $100 Senior TieDown (50+) (Sat) 2 for $110

Kid’s Dummy Roping (Sat) (7 & Under)(8-10) $15/$20 Ribbon Roping (Sat) 1 for $50

000 TieDown (Sat& Sun) 2 for $110 Youth/Senior/Open Foot Races (Sun)00 Tie Down (Sat& Sun) 2 for $110

PUSU Tying Match (Sun) (limit 16) $125 w/$500 Added Father & Son TieDown (Sat) 1 for $60

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arly September provedgreat for Jr. Calf andBreakaway ropers. The USI –

United States Invitational Jr. CalfRoping hosted on September 3-5,2011 was no doubt a hit amongthe 150 plus young ropers whoshowed up. The USCRA hostedthe event and with the success ofthe event in the history booksthey are already looking to hostseveral more throughout the new2012 season.The USI opened up the

LoneStar Arena in Stephenville,

Texas for the event and had onhand six trophy saddles and lotsof cash to hand out to thewinners. Ropers came from allacross the country includingTexas, Oklahoma, Mississippi andLouisiana to compete. One of the top ropers was

Brenton Hall from Jay, Oklahomawho won the 12 and UnderBreakaway. He took home thechampionship trophy saddle, aswell as $780 in cash after turningin a time of 11.96 on four head. Inthe 12 and Under Tiedown roping,

Terry, Mississippi roper, KingPickett was the winner. Hecollected $446 in cash and asaddle after roping four head in57.78 seconds.The roping stepped up in the

13-15 Breakaway roping. KyleParrish of Dale, Texas roped fourhead in 12.26 seconds to win$465 in cash and a great lookingtrophy saddle. In the 13-15Tiedown roping, Pawhuska,Oklahoma roper Tyler Milliganwas the big saddle and cashwinner. He roped four head in42.88 seconds to collect the grandprize and $733 in cash.The times got even faster in the

19 and under ropings. In the 19and Under Girls Breakawayroping, Callie Padgett collected the win. She roped four head in11.69 seconds to win the saddleand $949 in cash. Landyn Duncan of Foster, Oklahomacollected the biggest paycheck of

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12 and Under Tiedown King Pickett (Terry, MS) 57.78 on 4 head - $446

19 and Under Tiedown Landyn Duncan(Foster, OK) 40.20 on 4 head - $1,075

13-15 Breakaway Kyle Parrish (Dale, TX)12.26 on 4 head - $465

13-15 Tiedown Tyler Milligan (Pawhuska, OK)42.88 on 4 head - $733


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ot long ago my dad and Ibuilt a water gap out onthe ranch. Afterwards my

dad said, “Well that’s probablythe nicest water gap no one willever see.” As I took a picture withmy phone, I said, “Dad, you don’trealize how many people will seethis on Facebook.” We workedhard and in a day’s time builtsomething that will last for yearsto come.

A few days later I was inOmaha, Nebraska, for a speakingengagement during the tour

finale. Afterwards I was talkingto a couple of businessmen whowere not rodeo people, but bothhad pretty amazing stories.

The first guy happened to beat a rodeo with his smalldaughter who wanted to enterthe Mutton Busting. Neither wasdressed in cowboy clothing andwere a little out of place. Withno prior experience, the daddidn’t have much advice for hisdaughter. The Tie Down ropingimmediately followed theMutton Busting and there was a

calf roper who noticed the littlegirl looking nervous so he struckup a conversation with her. Theyvisited for ten minutes or so andhe assured her that he gotnervous, too. Ironically, she wonthe Mutton Busting and her dadwas surprised to see that calfroper come congratulate her. Hestuck around to watch the TieDown roping. As the announcerintroduced their new friend, hewas surprised to find that FredWhitfield was an eight-timeworld champion.

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The other businessman in ourlittle group exclaimed, “I have aFred Whitfield story too!” A friendof his was roping in Salinas,California, and had made it to theshort round. Unfortunately thehorse he had been riding was sentto another rodeo before hand. Hewas looking for a mount. Therearen’t many places as hard on acalf horse as Salinas andrepeatedly he was turned down.He then asked Fred Whitfield whoreplied, “You bet, get on.”

The three biggest athleticprofessions are football, baseballand basketball. These professionalathletes usually have agents andmarketing people that seize anyopportunity to promote them. Ifthey make an appearance at ahospital or charity, you can betthere are photographers on hand.In both of these stories there wasno photo op or agent watchingFred. He was acting on his own,from his heart.

Fred’s competitive drive hasbeen the force behind his morethan three million dollars incareer earnings to make him oneof only three people to everaccomplish this. What I wantpeople to realize is that there aremany more stories like this, notonly about Fred, but most all fulltime rodeo guys. Many of whichnever become public knowledge.

Fred Whitfield made quite animpression and created somegreat memories for those people.

And much like the water gapwe built out on the ranch, notmany people get to hear aboutit – but a good job was donejust the same.

We still have some spotsavailable at my Tie Downschool on November 19 and 20at my house in Childress. If youare interested, call me at 806-570-8611 or email me [email protected].

Till next time, God Bless andI’ll see you down the line.

omething I always hated to hearwhen I was in school was that I had

answered a question incorrectly. I would liketo say that didn’t happen very often, but thatwould not be true. In Isaiah 44 there is aninteresting story about a man who cut down atree. With part of the wood he made a fireand warmed himself; with part of the woodhe cooked his dinner; and with part of thewood from the same tree he made an idol. Wein America would like to believe that we aretoo sophisticated for idols. I would submit toyou today that there are many things that area blessing to us. Hopefully we use thosethings correctly the majority of the time. Inour modern day, technology has grown at anamazing rate. We have cell phones andcomputers, we have pickups with computersin them and we have I-pads. So many of thesethings can be a tremendous help to us to getthrough life. However, when we use theblessings that God has given us incorrectlythey can easily become an idol for us.Something that God intended to be a blessingif used incorrectly, can inadvertently become acurse. We can communicate with one anotherthrough the Internet and even read the Bibleor have the Bible read to us online. With thesame computer we can view pornography,have inappropriate communication to thepoint where what has been blessed nowbecomes a curse. Marriages end in divorce,children are ignored, and lives aremarginalized all because of a choice to makesomething that could be blessed into thatwhich is cursed. Marriages, children andrelationships can be a tremendous blessingbut when husbands abuse their spouse, wives

cheat on their husbands and children rebelagainst their parents because of a lack ofteaching those blessings become a curse. Thecorrect use of God’s blessings is to bless/helpus but when they become a curse it’s easy forthat curse to become an idol that turns into anaddiction. This may sound far fetched to you,but almost anything that we enjoy, if weabuse that gift, it can actually become a curseto us and rob us of our destiny. Correct? Orincorrect? Your life is answering that questionfor you.

Isaiah 44:13-17 TNIV“The carpenter … cuts down cedars, or

perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it growamong the trees of the forest, or planted apine, and the rain made it grow. It is used asfuel for burning; some of it he takes andwarms himself, he kindles a fire and bakesbread. But he also fashions a god andworships it; he makes an idol and bows downto it. Half of the wood he burns in the fire;over it he prepares his meal, he roasts hismeat and eats his fill. He also warms himselfand says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”From the rest he makes a god, his idol; hebows down to it and worships. He prays to itand says, “Save me! You are my god!”

God BlessPastor Randy Weaver

Lone Star Cowboy Church21627 Eva St.

Montgomery, TX 77356(936) 597-5742Service Times:

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ave you checked out the new USCRA Facebook page? Wow!

What a cool page for calf ropers. Lanhamhas stepped it up and you can bet you willbe able to find out more about the largestcalf roping association faster and easierthan ever before. The USCRA will bedropping information on the page to keepropers up to date on events and thingsconcerning the sport and the association.Additionally, the page will no doubt giveropers a place to speak up about concerns,express their excitement and carry onabout things of interest for calf ropers. I hope you take a look, like the page and chime in occasionally.

If you don’t Facebook – well, watch theUSCRA website, that is the next thing ontheir list to do and if it is anything like theFacebook page, it will be pretty cool.Lanham said he has hired a new person tohelp out in his marketing department andit looks like he knows his stuff. I havealready viewed some great calf ropingvideos, checked out some great photosonline and I think the new page will helpkick this season off in great fashion.

Although the new Facebook page isexciting and I am anticipating the samewith the new look of the USCRA website,it may not be as electrifying as the recentUSCRA Finals. Saddles, cash, prizes andlots of happy ropers rolled out of theevent. Although it took place just beforethe last issue rolled off the printingpresses, making it a little bit of pasthistory already, if you were there you

know how dynamic it was and if youmissed it, don’t do it again this seasonbecause things are already shaping up tobe bigger and better than ever.

I recently talked to Lanham and he isreally excited about the new season. Healway looks forward to the new seasonabout this time of year, but seems to beeven more so this year than I have seen inthe past. I am not sure if it is the changesto the formats, or the recent success of theUSI, Jr. event that happened in earlySeptember, or just the Facebook thing, butsomething has him energized like I havenever seen.

This leads me to something that I thinkwill happen. Excitement is contagious andI have seen people succeed in life justbecause they got turned on aboutsomething. I believe Lanham’s excitementis just like this and will spread like awildfire across the roping community.Shoot – just talking to him fired me up andI am eager to get a jump on the 2012season and help out all I can.

Looking ahead at this year’s events,ropers will have a chance to jump in onthe USCRA enthusiasm as well. Lots ofropings are scheduled and I bet a fewmore will be added throughout the year.Things are popping and if you are young,old or in between and love to rope calves,the USCRA has a place for you.

Join up, practice up and enjoy the sportthis year.

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