Daily Archives: March 18, 2010

Date, Rodeo Name and Location
On Thursday and Saturday I attended the IPRA’s National All Region Finals in Montgomery, AL

Which horse did you draw?
Thursday I drew a horse branded 660. I’m not sure of the name they called it.

 Stock Contractor?
Treadway Rodeo Co., I think they are from out east, but I am not really sure, cause I have only entered one of their rodeos in the past.

How was your horse in the chute?
He wasn’t to bad, He just kinda stood there like a champ.

Did you learn about the horse before hand?
I had some cowboys that attend IPRA rodeos quite often and attend Treadway rodeos, tell me that this was one of the horses to have in this round. They said “He was just going to jump and kick in a circle to the left and just be real rider friendly”. I was kinda excited to have a horse like that for the first round of the National All Region Finals.

Tell me about your ride, did you feel strong, did the horse perform the way you thought it would?
Well, I haven’t been to many rodeos yet in 2010 and was excited to get on the road and head to Montgomery, AL. I went down there with Billy Griffin a bareback rider from Oak Grove, MO and past IPRA World Champion and Great Lakes Circuit Champion. On the way down there Wednesday night, I started feeling a little sick. By the time I woke up at my friend, Jeremy’s house in Illinois, I was feeling terrible. I totally felt bad, and really didn’t feel like driving the rest of the way down there and competing, but I did hoping I would feel better by the time I rode. Well we were running a little late and got there about 15 minutes before it started (ya think that with a combined years of rodeoing of over 33 years between Billy and I, that we would think to check when the rodeo started). So we get there with 15 minutes to spare, and I still felt TERRIBLE and was needing to adjust my saddle. So in between, helping Billy in the bareback riding and getting sick, I found a few minutes to adjust my saddle. He stood just fine in the chute and when I nodded I was really hoping he would do what the other cowboys said. Well horses are animals and can be unpredictable, knowing this, I wasn’t too surprised when he went straight down the arena and wasn’t near as bucky and rider friendly as they said he would be. I was 71 points with no option for a reride. I was a little disappointed but I know that everything happens for a reason and I was looking forward the rest of the weekend of rodeoing

Comments about the rodeo? committee, hospitality, etc.
The rodeo committee was great and the fans were even better in Montgomery for the IPRA National All Region Finals, this is the first year for the Finals in Montgomery and I think it was a hit.