Daily Archives: April 1, 2009

Scotty NeSmith

 Do you have any superstitions? Don’t let your hat touch the bed… don’t wear yellow in the arena.

 What is your favorite food to eat while out on the road?  I eat a lot of salad and hamburgers.

Do you have a dog? If so, tell us about him/her   I have a dog Cheyenne. She is 8 years old. she travels with when I can take her she don’t  get to go as much as she use to she is a blue healer she loves to play with a stick or any toy…very friendly but she don’t like kids much.

Do you haul alone or do you have hauling partners? I have a lot of different guys I travel with.

 What is the farthest you have traveled in one day for a rodeo? 22 hours from Wisconsin to Florida not very smart.

How do you keep yourself in shape while out on the road? it’s hard to do eat right …go play ball…p90x is what I’m doing now…anything I can do.

What is the most bizarre thing that has happened to you while at a rodeo? in 2006 I had a horse fall down and knocked me out then it got back up and continued to buck with me knocked out on his back after 5 or 6 jumps he throw me of…I landed on my head…I went onto a seizure…they life flighted me out of there…I ended up breaking my neck…the IPRA and people that where there called the wreck of the century…the funny thing is that I was knocked out and still almost got a score.

Words you live by? “if it is to be its up to Me” John Luthie my rodeo coach….don’t sweat the small stuff…(live everyday like it’s your last).

 Longest you have been out on the road at a time, before heading back to the house? 6 months

What is your signature color?  blue and orange my college colors.