2012 Rodeo Guide

Montezuma County Fairgrounds • CortezMontezuma County Fairgrounds • Cortez

82ndUte Mountain Roundup

82ndUte Mountain Roundup

2012 • A complimentary publication of the Cortez Journal

June 7-9June 7-9

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By KimBerly BenedictCortez Journal

Spurs, chaps and cowboy hats will fill Bob Banks Me-morial Arena once again as the Montezuma County Fair-grounds plays host to the 82nd annual Ute Mountain Round-up Rodeo.

The rodeo, the largest in the Four Corners region, will run Thursday, June 7, through Sat-urday, June 9, and will provide

the staging grounds for hun-dreds of cowboys and cowgirls to prove their mettle against some of the toughest bulls and broncs in the business. Outgo-ing Ute Mountain Roundup chairman Slim McWilliams, of Lewis, said more than 400 participants are expected at the event, including some of the top members of the Profes-sional Rodeo Cowboys Asso-ciation.

“This is a sanctioned rodeo,”

McWilliams said. “It is really the only professional event we have in Cortez so we are see-ing professional cowboys come and be part of this rodeo.”

Among the impressive cow-boys who will be showing off their skills at the rodeo will be Jake Barnes, of Scottsdale, Ariz. Barnes, 52, is a seven-time PRCA team roper world champion who rarely misses the local rodeo since his sis-ter lives in Cortez. Local son

Cody Samora will also be at the event. The 23-year-old bull rid-er has found plenty of success in his sport and currently sits at No. 3 in the world standings.

“It is just great to be able to come to our local stadium and see guys like Barnes and Samora ride,” McWilliams said. “Theses guys are the best in the world and we get to have a piece of that. It is exciting.”

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Northwest of Cortez there is an area that locals know as “Samoraville.” In 1929, Jose Samora and his family traded land they owned in “Pagosa Junction” to other family members for the land here. They have lived there and raised their families there ever since.

Jose’s great grandson, Cody Samora, is now making a name for himself as a professional bull rider. Cody, son of Peggy and Tommy Samora, is currently the No. 3 ranked bull rider in the world standings of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Associa-tion.

“There was never any doubt in Cody’s mind about what he wanted to be,” said Cody’s mother. “He started out by tying one stuffed animal astride another and pretending it was riding a bull. By age 2, Cody would wrap a cord around a sleeping bag that he placed behind a door of their entertainment center. He

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Box: in a timed event, the area a horse and rider back into before they make a roping run.

Breaking the Barrier: in the timed events, if the rider leaves the box too soon — failing to give the animal enough of a head start — he is assessed a 10-second penalty.

Bulldogger: a steer wrestler.

Calf roper: a tie-down roper.

Chute: a pen that holds an animal safely in position.

Covering: staying on for at least the minimum time, eight seconds; “He covered all three broncs.”

drop: in roughstock events, the way an animal — especially a bull — may lower his front end suddenly; in timed events, the way a calf or steer may lower its head to avoid a catch.

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left (or right) delivery: many bucking animals pre-fer to stand in the chute facing a particular direction, so they can leave the chute in the direction they prefer.

mark out: in the bareback and saddle bronc riding, a cowboy’s feet must be above the point of the horse’s shoulders when the horse makes its first move out of the chute — if so, he “marked the horse out,” but if not, he “missed him out” and the ride is disqualified.

penalty: in timed events, common penalties include 10 seconds for breaking the barrier and, in team roping, five sec-onds for a one-leg catch.

piCkup men: two mounted cowboys who help riders dis-mount, release the bucking horse’s soft flank strap, and escort bucking horses and bulls to the exit gate after a ride.

piggin’ string: in tie-down roping, the small rope used to tie a calf’s legs together.

rank: an adjective of praise and respect used to describe especially challenging roughstock.

roughstoCk: the bucking horses and bulls used for bare-back riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding.

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Along with bull riding and team roping, the rodeo will feature bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping and barrel racing.

The rodeo also provides an opportunity to watch top-rate stock. Honeycutt Rodeo Stock Contractors have pro-vided stock for the Ute Moun-tain Roundup since 1960, and promise excellent, competitive stock for another year.

The local rodeo, which is the longest-standing rodeo in the region, is built on a proud tradition of cowboying in the region, which is one of the rea-sons for the continued success of the event, according to Mc-Williams.

Each year, more than 1,300 people a night pack the grand-

stands at the fairgrounds to witness the power of the ani-mals and the skill of the rid-ers, and the crowd that at-tends rodeos in Cortez tends to be more educated about the sport than at some of the larg-er rodeos in the United States.

“Rodeo is part of the history here and it has continued to today,” McWilliams said. “One of the reasons we have suc-cess with this event is because rodeo is a part of this commu-nity. We have high school ro-deo teams. We have kids here who ride, and adults who ride. You have people in the stands at this rodeo that know more about this than at rodeos in the big cities. It makes it more fun.”

One way to honor that his-tory and tradition, McWilliams said, it to make the rodeo a family-friendly event with a

community feel. The atmo-sphere is lively with carnival rides and games provided by Frazier Shows, a community chuckwagon supper at Cor-tez City Park on Friday, and a Main Street Parade sponsored by the Cortez Chamber of Commerce on Saturday.

Local youths are also in-vited to test their rodeo skills in the mutton bustin’ and stick horse competition each night at the rodeo. Sign-ups for the children’s events will take place from 9 to noon on Saturday, June 2, at IFA Coun-try Store, 10501 U.S. Highway 491. Space for participants is limited.

Saturday night, everyone from the announcer to the rid-ers to the stock handlers will acknowledge the fight against breast cancer with a “Tough Enough to Wear Pink,” theme.

Entertainment each night will be provided by PRCA bar-rel man Troy Lerwill, “The Wild Child,” six-time PRCA comedy act of the year.

Ticket prices for Thursday family night four-packs are $25 and $27 at the gate. Advanced two-packs are $16 and $17 at the gate. Single tickets are $9 in advance and $10 at the gate. Parking is $5 for all three days.

Friday and Saturday ticket prices are $12 for an adult in advance and $14 at the gate. Children’s tickets (12 and un-der) are $8 in advance and $9 at the gate.

Advance tickets can be bought online at www.ute-mountainroundup.org, or pur-chased at Citizens State Bank, 77 W. Main St and the Walmart branch, First National Bank, 2258 E. Main St, at IFA Country Store, 10501 Highway 491.

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Standing or crouching along the edges of the arenas may not be the most glamor-ous way to make a living, but rodeo’s credibility hinges on the jobs of the Wrangler Pro Officials.

When it comes down to a call that can mean thousands of dollars and maybe a world title, contestants depend on the fair and consistent judg-ing from rodeo’s “referees.”

In fact, it was the absence of such fair and objective offi-ciating that helped provoke a major protest in 1936 that led to the formation of the Cow-boy’s Turtle Association, the organization that eventually evolved into the PRCA.

Since 1981, the Wrangler Pro Officials Program has pro-vided the PRCA with compe-tent and accurate judging.

All PRCA events must be of-ficiated by trained judges. The

six full-time Wrangler Pro Of-ficials and more than 150 re-serve officials must undergo rigorous training before they are permitted to judge PRCA-sanctioned events.

PRCA-sanctioned rodeos use a minimum of two of-ficials who are responsible for scoring and timing each roughstock ride and flagging each timed-event run.

The judges also watch for infractions such as broken barriers, illegal head catches and roping only one leg in team roping, knocking over barrels in barrel racing and failing to “mark out” a horse in bareback and saddle bronc riding.

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Cody has had his share of injurieswould then get down on his “bull,” swing the “gate” open, and come out riding. When asked what he wanted to be, his reply was always “I’m go-ing to be a bull rider”

Cody started out on live animals rid-ing sheep in “mut-ton bust-ing” events, then calves and steers. By the time he was 11. Cody was riding bulls. He com-

peted in junior rodeos and in the Colorado High School Ro-deo Association. He was Re-serve Champion at the state high school finals as a senior at Montezuma-Cortez High School.

Cody graduated from M-CHS in 2007 and accepted a rodeo scholarship to Howard College in Big Spring, Texas. In 2008, he took out his Pro-fessional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) permit, which is a required first step toward full membership as a

Professional Rodeo Cow-boy. He “filled his per-

mit,” meaning he won enough as a contes-

tant to earn his card as a full-fledged member, in less than two years.

Cody broke his wrist in 2009 while competing in Na-tional Intercollegiate Rodeo Finals, and was hampered by injuries for the past two years. In 2011, Cody won enough money to qualify for the Mountain States Circuit Finals that year. He also quali-fied to enter the big winter rodeos this year; the National Western Stock Show in Den-ver and the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.

His first big success this year was in Denver in Janu-ary. Cody placed fifth in the first round, winning $931. In the second go-around he didn’t score high enough to place, but he made up for it by scoring 90 points (a perfect ride is 100) on a bull named Alligator Roll, winning $1,650. His total score on three bulls was 252, which placed him second in the average and earned him an additional $4,688 for a personal best of $7,269 at a single rodeo.

But personal records are made to be broken. The PRCA Extreme Bulls event in Fort Worth starts before the Stock Show in Denver is finished. Cody was entered and in the first round he ended up in a four-way tie for second place,

winning $1,308. He bucked off his second bull, but his score in round one was high enough for him to place fifth in the average for an addi-tional $714.

But Cody was only getting started. The Fort Worth Stock Show starts the day after the Extreme Bulls competi-tion. Cody rode his first bull in Fort Worth but was out of the money. Then he tied for first place in the second go-around with an 85 point ride, winning $4,311 and placed third in the finals winning $900 with another 85 point ride. This put him second in the average for an additional $6,155 in winnings. His total winnings for that rodeo were $11,366 and his total for the two Fort Worth events was $13,388!

Cody came up with another 90 point ride and a big win at the La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in February. That ride put him in first place for the go around and first in the average for to-tal winnings of $6,552 at that rodeo.

Cody started down the road in his pearl white 1996 Cadillac Sedan de Ville Con-vertible, but he has recently traded in his Caddy for a Dodge diesel with a camper. He usually travels with at least one other contestant as

they crisscross the west from rodeo to rodeo. The PRCA ro-deo season runs from Oct. 1 of one year through Sept. 30 of the following year and then the National Finals Rodeo is held in the first two weeks of December. With rodeo con-testants competing literally year around, the mental and physical demands are sub-stantial. Cody has had his share of injuries, but he has his sights set on making the National Finals in December 2012.

Winning the Ute Mountain Roundup is on his bucket list, but this year his fans in Montezuma County will be rooting for him to win in two back-to-back PRCA Extreme Bulls events followed by the rodeo in Sisters, Ore., which are all same week as the Ute Mountain Roundup this year. The Ute Mountain Roundup will be June 7, 8 and 9 in the Bob Banks Memorial Arena at the Montezuma County Fair-grounds. Tickets are avail-able at First National Bank, Citizens State Bank and IFA Country Store, or you can buy them online at utemoun-tainroundup.com.

Thanks to the PRCA and the ProRodeo Sports News, both of whom contributed to this ar-ticle.

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Troy Lerwill loves to make people smile. He also loves the rush of adrenaline that accompanies what most would consider high-risk activities. Those two character-istics combined make Lerwill the perfect entertainer for the rodeo scene.

Six-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Comedy Act of the Year, Le-rwill, also known as “The Wild Child,” will bring his unique brand of rodeo clown to the Ute Mountain Roundup, June 7-9 at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds.

This is the second year in a row Ler-will’s act will be featured at the rodeo,

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“We are so excited to have Troy back this year,” said Ute Mountain Roundup chair-man Slim McWilliams. “His act is just so different that

what you see a n y w h e r e else and he is just a born entertainer. People loved him last year and it will be great to have him in the arena again this year.”

Born into a rodeo fam-ily, his father is still a team roper and his mother was a rodeo queen, Lerwill grew up around the broncs and bulls of the rodeo world. But it wasn’t until he sat on his

first motorcycle, purchased against his father’s wishes, that he found his natural abil-ity in the ring.

“I really never was a horse person,” Lerwill said. “When I got my motorcycle I found my natural talent.”

Lerwill’s talents on the dirt bike have led him around the world, entraining rodeo audi-ences with his daring feats, jumping trucks and trailers and teams of Percheron’s pulling wagons. The stunts are breathtaking in their au-dacity and bring a new di-mension to a sport based on staying in the saddle as long as possible.

“If just feels natural to me,” Lerwill said. “When I get on the bike it is really like walk-ing. It is where I belong.”

In addition to the enter-tainment he provides on his

bike, Lerwill takes on one of the most important roles in the rodeo, that of barrel man.

In the ring, it is the barrel man’s responsibility to pro-tect fallen cowboys, drawing the bull’s attention from the rider to the clown. A padded barrel offers protection from the fierce horns of the bull, though often not without dra-ma.

“It can get pretty rough in the barrel,” Lerwill said. “I was in Ft. Worth, (Texas), this year and we did 34 shows in 18 days and the bulls just wore me out. My arms were black and blue from hanging on inside that barrel.”

However, a role that is hard to fathom for most observers is simply run of the mill for Lerwill.

“It is really just like another day at the office,” Lerwill said.

“It is like someone else sitting in a cubical all day. You learn the art of the barrel and you know what and how to handle situations. I really wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Lerwill’s entire goal for ro-deo performances is to light-en the load of those in atten-dance, and provide moments of light-hearted fun.

“I really enjoy being able to do something where all ages and all walks of life and come and I can make them smile and take away some of the worries and negative things in their lives, if just for a lit-tle while,” Lerwill said. “It is just such a great atmosphere at rodeos and if I am able to make people laugh and smile and maybe when they are still talking about it days later, that is the biggest thing for me.”

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124 Kirby,Chauncey......................................... Ft.McDowell125 Kirchenschlager,Tate..................................... Yuma,CO126 Koontz,Kory................................................... Sudan,TX127 Kreutzer,Wade............................................ LaVeta,CO128 Lance,Steven............................................Lafayette,CO129 Larsen,Kane................................................... Inglis,MB130 Larson,Jake.................................................Garland,UT131 Lewis,Levi.............................................ApacheJunction132 Lewis,Lori....................................................Waddell,AZ133 Lewis,Travis................................................Lubbock,TX134 Linaweaver,Blaine.......................................... Irvine,CA135 Lindsay,Jeff.................................................Phoenix,AZ136 Lindsey,Rankin................................................. Hillsboro137 Love,Trenton..........................................Cheyenne,WY138 Loveless,Jesse........................................ Santaquin,UT139 Loya,Justin.............................................LosLunas,NM140 Maez,Kyle.....................................................Center,CO141 Mahoney,Casey.....................................CollegeStation,142 Mann,McKay..................................................Lindon,UT143 Marsh,Bobby...............................................Cont.Divide144 Marshall,Beau..................................... TruthorConsequ145 Martin,Chad.............................................Scottsdale,AZ146 Martin,Rhodi................................................Folsom,NM147 Massengill,Chase...........................SantaFe,NMSW148 Masters,Wade...........................................Durango,CO149 McAllister,Jordan.......................................... Gering,NE150 McConnel,Wesley...................................Bloomfield,NM151 McConnell,AnneMarie...........................Morristown,AZ152 McFadden,Puke.........................................Wiggins,CO153 McIntyre,Dean.......................................Wickenburg,AZ154 McKinley,J.D......................................... LasCruces,NM155 McWhorter,Lisa.......................................BosqueFarms156 Menge,Brady..................................................Fruita,CO157 Mirabal,JoDan..............................................Grants,NM158 Morgan,C.L...................................................... Avondale159 Morrow,Kyle........................................................Midland160 Morse,Dusty.............................................Randolph,UT161 Mosher,Wade................................................. Hugo,CO162 Mullins,Camo...............................................Phoenix,AZ163 Muncy,Taos.................................................Corona,NM164 Norell,ClayK................................................... Delta,CO165 Odenbach,Shane................................................ Francis166 Padilla,Damian...........................................RioRico,AZ167 Paintin,Kyle..................................................... Yeso,NM168 Pedro,Riley..................................................... Nunn,CO169 Petersen,Rick................................................Clifton,CO170 Petersen,Trudy..............................................Clifton,CO171 Peterson,Cody.......................................................Yoder172 Poulsen,PistolPete........................................Nephi,UT173 Pratt,Cody.....................................................Pueblo,CO174 Pratt,Dustin...................................................Pueblo,CO175 Price,Justin................................................. LaVeta,CO176 Pullara,Nick...............................................Fountain,CO177 Riggs,Chris.................................................Flagstaff,AZ178 Robinson,Kelson........................................... Salina,UT179 Rogers,Erich............................................... RoundRock180 Rogers,Will...................................................Laveen,AZ181 Roundy,Brian..............................................Richfield,UT182 Runyan,Cody.......................................... SilverCity,NM

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trol throughout the ride, the length of his spurring stroke and how hard the horse bucks. Disqualification results if, prior to the buzzer which sounds after eight sec-onds, the rider touches the animal, him-self or his equipment with his free hand; if either foot slips out of a stirrup; if he drops the bronc rein; he fails to have his feet in the proper “mark out” position at the beginning of the ride; or he bucks off.

BAREBACK RIDING

Bareback rid-ing, developed in the rodeo arena many years ago, consistently pro-duces some of the wildest action in the sport. A bare-back rider begins his ride with his feet placed above

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der. It’s usually impressive enough just to remain seated for eight seconds on an an-imal that may weigh more than a ton and is as quick as he is big. Upper body con-trol and strong legs are essential to riding bulls. The rider tries to remain forward, or “over his hand,” at all times. Leaning back could cause him to be whipped forward when the bull bucks. Judges watch for good body position and other factors, in-cluding use of the free arm and spurring action. Although not required, spurring will add points to a rider’s score. As in all the riding events, half of the score in bull riding is determined by the contestant’s performance and the other half is based on the animal’s efforts. A bull rider will be disqualified for touching the animal, himself or his equipment with his free hand or bucking off .

TIE DOWN ROPING

Like bronc riding, tie down roping is an event born on the ranches of the Old

West. Sick calves were roped and tied down for medical treatment. Today, suc-cess in tie down roping depends largely on the teamwork between a cowboy and his horse. After the calf is given a head start, horse and rider give chase. The con-testant ropes the calf, then dismounts and

runs to the animal. Af-ter catching and flanking the calf, the cowboy ties any three of the animal’s legs together using a “pig-ging string” he carries in his teeth un-til needed.

If the calf is not standing when the con-testant reaches it, the cowboy must allow the animal to stand. When the cowboy completes his tie, he throws his hands in the air as a signal to the judge. He then remounts and allows the rope to become

slack. The run is declared invalid if the calf kicks free within six seconds. As with any timed event, a 10-second penalty is added if the roper does not allow the calf the proper head start — this is known as “breaking the barrier.”

STEER WRESTLING

Wrestling a steer requires more than brute strength. The successful steer wres-tler, or bulldogger, is strong, to be sure,

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Jake Barnes

Barnes

Events: Team Roping (Headers)

Born: 4/4/1959 Huntsville, Texas

Joined PRCA: 1980

PRCA Career Earnings: $2,102,535.00

World Titles Won: 7 (1985-89, 1992, 1994)

WNFR Qualifications: 25 (1980-95, 1998-99, 2002-05,

2007-08, 2011)

Current Residence: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Professional2012 HighlightsnWon the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, with Jhett JohnsonnWon the Parada del Sol (Scottsdale, Ariz.), with Paul EavesnWon the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo, with Tyler Getzwller

Career Highlights n 2011 (Partner Walt Wood-ard): Placed in four rounds of the Wrangler National Fi-nals Rodeo; won the 115th Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo; the Rooftop Ro-deo (Estes Park, Colo.); the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs, Wyo.); co-champion at the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.); won the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.), with Anthony Calmelat; the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo, with Anthony Calmel-at; co-champion at the Roots ‘N’ Boots ProRodeo (Queen Creek, Ariz.), with Anthony Calmelatn 2010: Finished 116th in the world standings with $7,857n 2009: Finished 71st in the world standings with $12,337 n 2008: Placed third in Rounds 5 and 10 of the Wran-gler National Finals Rodeo, with Clay O’Brien Cooper.

Finished 14th in the world standings with earnings of $86,272. Won the Flagstaff (Ariz.) Pine Country Pro Ro-deo, with Kyon Sayern 2007: (Partner Clay O’Brien Cooper) Won the Clark Coun-ty Fair and Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.); the Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo (Moab, Utah); the Snake River Stampede (Nam-pa, Idaho) and the Puyallup (Wash.) Pro Rodeo (second round, Tour Playoffs)n 2006: Won the Puyallup (Wash.) Pro Rodeo and the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show & Rodeo (Union), with Dean Tuftinn 2005: (Partner Kory Koontz) Won the Summer Tour Finale (Omaha, Neb.); the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo and California Rodeo Salinas; qualified for the Tour Cham-pionships after finishing third at the Winter Tour Finale. Won the Tour Round at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Co-champion at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo. During the fifth performance of the 2005 Wrangler NFR, he suffered a right thumb am-putation that occurred at the top joint of the thumb, forcing him out of the competition; doctors were unable to reat-tach his thumb. Won $17,921

through Round 5 at the Wran-gler NFR; finished eighth in the world standings for the year with $106,017n 2004: (Partner Allen Bach) Finished fifth in the world with $134,685 and was 14th in the Wrangler NFR average, picking up $60,779; co-champion at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tuc-son, Ariz.); semifinalist at the Winter Tour Finale (Las Vegas, Nev.); finished second at the Summer Tour Finale (Omaha, Neb.) and third at the Tour Championships (Dallas). Won Round 3 at the Wrangler NFR with a time of 5.5 seconds and tied for the win in Round 10 with a time of 4.0n 2003: Won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.); the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo and the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-up, with partner Boogie Ray; was high-point winner on the Summer Tour. Won Round 6 of the Wrangler NFR with a 3.9-second run and Round 9 with a 4.2, with part-ner Allen Bach; finished sec-ond in the average and earned $81,079 in Las Vegas. Finished second in the world standings with $144,768n 2002: (Partner Clay O’Brien Cooper) Won the Prescott (Ariz.) Frontier Days Rodeo and the Cheyenne (Wyo.)

Frontier Days Rodeon 1999: (Partner Clay O’Brien Cooper) Won the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver)n 1998: (Partner John Paul Lu-cero) Won the Turquoise Cir-cuit Finals Rodeon 1994: (Partner Clay O’Brien Cooper) Set National Finals Rodeo team roping average record with a time of 59.1 sec-onds on 10 headn Set PRCA record with Clay O’Brien Cooper for most team roping world titles with seven, which was surpassed in 2004n Won Wrangler NFR team roping average championship with Clay O’Brien Cooper in 1985, 1994 and 2007nWon Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Pocatello, Ida-ho) with Clay O’Brien Cooper in 1987, 1989, and 1995-96nWon Turquoise Circuit year-end title in 1985-89, 1992, 1994-95 and 1997

AwardsHorse Heza Gray Moon “Bar-ney” finished second in the PRCA/AQHA Team Roping Head Horse of the Year race, 2004. Barnes was honored with the inaugural Legends of ProRodeo Award given by the PRCA and Athletes in Action, 2006

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but he also understands the principles of leverage. The steer wrestler on horse-back starts behind a barrier, and begins his chase after the steer has been given a head start. If the bulldogger leaves too soon and breaks the barrier, he receives a 10 second penalty. The steer wrestler is assisted by a hazer, another cowboy on horseback tasked with keeping the steer running in a straight line. When the bulldogger’s horse pulls even with the steer, he eases down the right side of the horse and reaches for the steer’s horns. After grasping the horns, he digs his heels into the dirt. As the steer slows, the cow-boy turns the animal, lifts up on its right horn and pushes down with his left hand in an effort to tip the steer over. After the catch, the steer wrestler must either bring the steer to a stop or change the direction of the animal’s body before the throw or is disqualified. The clock stops when the steer is on his side with all four legs point-ing the same direction.

TEAM ROPING

Team roping is unique in that two cow-boys work together for a shared time. The first cowboy, known as the “header,” ropes the steer either by the horns, around the neck, or “half head,” which is one horn and the neck. After this catch is made, the head-er wraps his rope around the saddle horn, commonly known as dallying, and turns the steer in a wide arc to the left. The second cowboy is known as the “heeler.” He trails along beside the steer until the header turns the steer, then moves in behind the steer and attempts to rope the back feet. If he only

manages one hind foot, the team receives a five-second penalty. Time is stopped when both cowboys’ horses are facing each other.

BARREL RACING

In bar-rel racing, the contes-tant and her horse enter the arena at full speed. As they start

the pattern, the horse and rider trigger an electronic eye that starts the clock. Then the racer rides a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels positioned in the arena, and sprints back out of the arena, tripping the eye and stopping the clock as she leaves. The con-testant can touch or even move the barrels, but receives a five second penalty for each barrel that is overturned. With the margin of victory measured in hundredths of seconds, knocking over one barrel spells disaster.

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PRCA RulesThe PRCA first began imple-

menting rules to ensure proper care and treatment of rodeo livestock in 1947. Today, the PRCA enforces 60 rules that govern the care and treatment of the livestock participating in PRCA-sanctioned events — the strongest rules employed by any rodeo association. The PRCA continuously encour-ages all rodeo associations to adopt similar rules. The rules are enforced by professional judges who attend each PRCA-sanctioned rodeo performance. Punishments range from fines to disqualification. Specific rules protecting the animals govern use of the cattle prod, require a conveyance to trans-port injured animals, require the facilities to be free of haz-ards to the animals and require the animals to be inspected before each performance; any animals not in top condition will not perform. Additional rules cover how long an animal can remain in transit before a rest, how many times an animal can perform in a specified pe-riod of time, and require that a veterinarian be on site for all ro-deo performances and sections of slack at all PRCA-sanctioned rodeos.

PRCA rules are recognized as the most comprehensive in the rodeo industry and its rules are used as a model for most other rodeo associations.

suRvey uPdAteAmong the most valuable

tools used by the PRCA Livestock Welfare department are the periodic surveys it receives from independent veterinar-ians who are on site at PRCA rodeos, assisting the local rodeo committees with all livestock-related issues while serving as the rodeo veterinar-ians. Many of these veterinar-

ians also assist the PRCA by participating in the survey, re-porting to the PRCA the con-dition of the rodeo livestock and facilities. These surveys have continued to show a very low rate of injury to the live-stock. The latest survey, con-ducted at PRCA rodeos during the 2008 season, included 148 rodeo performances and 55 sections of slack. Veterinar-ians reported 27 injuries to animals during 55,656 expo-sures, calculating to a rate of injury of .00046 – less than five hundredths of one percent.

OutReAChThe PRCA leads the way in

creating animal welfare pro-cedures, rules and standards for American rodeo, and regu-larly networks with other ro-deo associations to encourage them to adopt similar stan-dards, which most have done. The PRCA has successfully built up its animal welfare program to serve as a model to all rodeo associations. All PRCA sanctioned rodeos have rules governing the care and handling of the livestock, and the PRCA regularly meets with other associations to network about rules, handling policies and other livestock welfare initiatives. Reaching beyond the rodeo world to other ag-ricultural and animal use or-ganizations is another impor-tant component of the PRCA livestock welfare program. By networking with other orga-nizations, the PRCA shares its program and learns from other organizations about successful livestock welfare policies and procedures.

eduCAtiOnThe PRCA livestock welfare

education program works with not only the PRCA mem-bership, but also the public, media, fans and elected offi-cials. The internal education

program focuses on informing members about animal health issues and advances in live-stock welfare practices. Exter-nally, the program distributes factual information regard-ing the care and handling of rodeo livestock and answers inquiries from any interested people or organizations.

What you should know about the PRCA and rodeo livestock:

The average bucking horse or bucking bull works less than five minutes a year in the arena.

Rodeo livestock have long and healthy lives: Many of to-day’s top bucking horses are 20 years old, and many bulls are active buckers at 15 years of age. Veterinarians attribute these long, healthy life spans to good care, quality feed and adequate exercise.

PRCA rules prohibit the use of sharpened spurs and other implements that could harm an animal. Stock contractors invest a great deal of money in their breeding and purchase pro-grams; many contractors pay up to five figures for a top-rated bucking animal. Natu-rally, they are very motivated to take care of these invest-ments.

Both bulls and horses have natural bucking tendencies; many do so while playing together in pastures, just as horses naturally race each other. What makes an animal a candidate for rodeo live-stock is the absolute determi-nation to buck if something is on its back — often an in-herited characteristic, which breeders now work carefully to bring out in “Born to Buck” programs.

PRCA rules require flank straps to be lined with fleece in the flank area (similar to a human waist); flank straps are tightened just enough to

encourage the animal to buck behind itself instead of hop-ping around the arena. Over-tightening would result in the animal’s refusal to move at all, much less buck. Flank straps do not contact an animal’s genitals.

The PRCA prohibits the use of electric prods in competi-tion except for horses known to be “chute stallers” — that is, they sometimes hesitate com-ing out of the chute and then start bucking in the chute, creating risk to themselves and possibly to contestants. The prod may be used in this case if, and only if, the judge, stock contractor and contes-tant agree that it is necessary to protect the safety of the ani-mal and/or contestant.

What a veterinarian says:Rodeo committees and

stock contractors do an excel-lent job of caring for their live-stock and keeping them in top condition, says Doug Corey, DVM. “Many of these animals become a part of (the stock contractors’) families.

In ProRodeo, I have never seen a malnourished animal or even one in need of chang-es in their feed program. While hauling, the contractors provide the best care avail-able. Most stock contractors have large ranches where the stock can exercise and run when they are not at rodeos. Being turned out (to pasture) is important for muscle de-velopment, stamina and their attitude. Animals that are not in top condition and receiving the best of care will not per-form to the top of their ability. And committees start prepar-ing the arena long before the rodeo begins, making sure that the ground is level and free of rocks, and that fences have no sharp protrusions that could injure an animal. I’m proud of the PRCA’s com-mitment to animal welfare.”

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Legend has it that rodeo was born on July 4, 1869, when two groups of cow-boys from neighboring ranches met in Deer Trail, Colo., to settle an argument over who was the best at performing everyday ranching tasks. That competi-tion is considered to be the first rodeo which evolved into rodeo as we know it today.

Today’s professional rodeo cowboy is a bit different from his 1800s predeces-sor, but the ideals and showmanship and hard work are still valued by today’s competitors. A cowboy’s standing in the rodeo community is still dependent on his skill with a rope or his ability to ride a bucking animal. The cowboy code still dictates that a cowboy ought to help his fellow competitors, even though they might be competing for the same pay-check.

While some things have changed since the last century, most of the changes have been for the better.

Now the cowboy travels much of the time in custom-made rigs or flies from one rodeo to another either by commercial air-line or charter plane. Marketing and business acumen have be-come as crucial as roping, wrestling or riding skills. Cowboys are competing for more money then ever before.

Even if a PRCA member doesn’t have the inclination to spend more than 200 days a year on the road in search of a berth in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo — the sport’s championship — he can participate in one of many rodeos close to home each year. Over 600 are held throughout the country year-round, from small town venues to arenas in Las Vegas.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) was created almost by accident in 1936 when a group of cowboys walked out of a rodeo at the Boston Gardens to protest the ac-tions of rodeo promoter W.T. Johnson, who refused to add the cowboys’ entry fees to the rodeo’s total purse. Johnson finally gave in to the cowboys’ demands, and the successful “strike’’ led to the formation of the Cowboys’ Turtle Association.

The cowboys chose that name because, while they were slow to organize, when push finally came to shove, they weren’t afraid to stick their necks out to get what they wanted.

In 1945, the Turtles changed their name to the Rodeo Cow-boys Association, and in 1975, the organization became the PRCA.

The PRCA staff consists of about 70 full-time employees, but grows to nearly 100 during the peak rodeo season. The PRCA headquarters, established in 1979 in Colorado Springs also houses the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the Ameri-can Cowboy.

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Rob Yates is the new Chairman of the Board of Ute Mountain Roundup, Inc. Yates took over the position from outgoing Chair Slim McWilliams at the end of 2011.

“This rodeo isn’t about any one person,” said McWilliams. “Our committee and our board both have very competent and dedi-cated people serving on them. We will strengthen and deepen our leadership through this change.”

Rob Yates has strong ties to ro-deo and ranch life. He was born to Bob and Sherri Yates. Bob was working on the Seven Lakes ranch near Grants, N.M., at the time. The family moved to the Ball Ranch for a time, but be-cause the family lived to far from the nearest town, Rob wasn’t able to attend kindergarten. Putting family first, Bob gave up working on ranches and took a job in the oil field at Hospah so that Rob could attend first grade in Crown Point, which was only 35 miles of dirt road from their home.

The family then decided to move to Montezuma County where Rob started second grade at Lewis-Arriola Elementary School. Rob graduated from MCHS in 1985, and attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling on a rodeo scholarship. After deciding college wasn’t for him, Rob joined the U.S. Army and after completing his training, he served the balance of his three years as a helicopter crew chief.

Shortly after returning home in

1991, Rob married Tonya Duran. The two had known each other since fourth grade and have now been married over 20 years. Their son, Bradey, was born in 1993 and graduated from MCHS in 2011.

Rob has worked for Williams Gas and its affiliate, Northwest Pipeline, for 17 years. He is cur-rently the Area Chief of Construc-tion for Williams Gas, respon-sible for pipeline construction throughout the western U.S.

Rob won his first rodeo event when he was 4 years old. He started roping as soon as he was big enough to hold a rope. His parents would haul him and his brother, Ellis Yates, to Wee Wad-die rodeos in Farmington, N.M. Rob competed in the Colorado High School Rodeo Associa-tion rodeos all four years of high school and currently holds a USTRC card and competes as a team roper when time allows.

Both Rob and his dad have been part of Ute Mountain Roundup, Inc. since its incep-tion in 2005. In December of that year the American Legion sold their rodeo grounds and was looking for another organization to carry on the 74 year tradition of the Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo. Ute Mountain Roundup, Inc. was formed in December of 2005 as a non-profit corporation for that purpose and the rodeo was moved to the Bob Banks Me-morial Arena at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds for the 75th Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo in

2006.The corpora-

tion borrowed the money to put on that ro-deo, but was able to pay the loan off in two years. Since then, any money raised in ex-cess of the cost of putting on the rodeo has been reinvest-ed into the fairgrounds to im-prove the facility. Ute Mountain Roundup, Inc. has replaced the roping chute, added a top rail to the arena fence to make it safer, contributed to the new elevated grandstands, rebuilt the an-nouncer’s stand, added addition-al livestock pens and a catwalk to the announcer’s stand and buck-ing chutes. This year, a new fence was added around the back of the grandstands.

Future plans call for a roof over the grandstand, restrooms and concessions stands beneath the

grandstand, a n d sufficient per-manent horse stalls to equip the facility to host larger events, such as concerts, horse shows and cut-ting competitions that will bring a large number of visitors to the area.

This year’s Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo will be June 7, 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at First National Bank, IFA Country Store or Citi-zens State Bank. They can also be purchased online at utemoun-tainroundup.org. You save at least $1 per ticket by buying in advance.


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