Daily Archives: February 27, 2010

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I work with my brother and enjoy every second of it, but I know there are limits.

Which is why, upon meeting Cody Wright and his two saddle bronc-riding brothers Friday, I asked the following question.

After traveling together since last July Fourth, and on pace to do 100 rodeos in a year, when was the last time one brother punched another?

“In the face?” Cody Wright said.

He smiled.

Honestly, he said, brothers Alex and Jesse spent the entire drive to the Tucson Rodeo punching each other. In the family truck with a camper attached, they played a license plate game that resulted in plenty of slugging.

Cody, the more mature 2008 world champion, was driving.

“Double 8, double 7, sandwich, yellow, cruiser, bruiser – I don’t get it,” he said. (read more)

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Lindsay Sears arguably rides the most talented horse on the world barrel racing stage in Sugar Moon Express — or Martha as she calls her sorrel mare.

Yet, the 29-year-old Nanton horsewoman insists she “got lucky,” when she won the $1-million San Antonio rodeo last weekend.

In fact, Sears didn’t even know she’d won until the announcer declared she was the champion.

“I didn’t honestly think that total money earned determined the championship,” she admitted. “It didn’t cross my mind that I could win the rodeo. There were four girls in front of me who had quite a bit more money won than I did going into the final round. I didn’t think it was possible”

To her surprise, it was. (read more)