2011 may/june - the american bucking bull

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Bud and Katy Gibson of Rocker G LivestockPhoto by Scott Schafer

Behind the Chutes

ABBI BizReminders, notes, deadlines, and schedules

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Bob Barmby: A True Bovine Legacyby Sugar Kuhn

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Rocker G Livestock:Humps & Hides-Hawaiian Styleby Sugar Kuhn

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Susan BedfordEditor in Chief

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Hannah GantAustin WhitmoreAccount Executives Andy Watson

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Spring Fling Classic

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Art & Soul:Vicky Wells40Warner’s Corner: Be Prepared for EMERGENCIES

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Sire Power:635 Mr. Juicey: Big-League Producer of Heart

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Well Spring has definitely sprung around here. I’d like to start by saying a big thanks to everyone who made the Ste-phenville Spring Fling a big success. We bucked over 350 bulls over the two days and three events (Futurity, Classic and ABBI Discovery Tour).

There are three groups of people who were crucial to making this happen: the breeders, the ABBI staff and my wife Nicolle and our Stephenville staff. This was a multi-team effort and everyone really rose to the occasion and shined.

It was great to see so many ABBI members come out to participate. I really enjoyed talking with all of you and I was glad to meet new people and see new faces getting involved. A big congratulations to our Futurity winners Vermejo River Ranch and Classic winner Box K Cattle. The Spring Fling was also the first event of the new ABBI Discovery Tour, a PBR sanctioned series which replaces the PBR’s former Discovery Tour. Jordan Hupp was our winning cowboy for this inaugural event.

Many of the ABBI staff members came out from headquarters to lend a hand in Stephenville. Hopefully you got a chance to stop by the merchandise booth for the cool new ABBI T-shirts and hats we have- if you missed out, check the americanbuckingbull.com website.

The Stephenville event staff really went above and beyond to help us out and I’m proud they really extend some good, old fashioned Stephenville hospitality to everyone. I’d like to thank Martinez Bucking Bulls for catering our kick-off dinner and social. The Martinez family restaurants are among the best in Texas and I appreciate their support. I also want to extend a big “thank you” to all the businesses who supported our events.

I’m already looking forward to the American Heritage in Ardmore. It is going to be a fantastic event this year-with plenty to do while you’re waiting for your bulls to buck and social activities for the entire family. It will be a great weekend. I hope to see you there and look forward to meeting even more of our new members.

Record and preserve the pedigrees of the world’s premier bucking bull livestock while maintaining the integrity and

enhancing the value of the breed.

Provide beneficial services for ABBI members that enhance and encourage “best practices” in bucking bull ownership,

breeding, training and welfare.

Generate interest and growth in ABBI through registered cattle ownership, membership, education, sponsorship and involvement through marketing, promotion, advertising

and publicity of the bucking bull breed and ABBI benefits, services and events.

Develop diverse and comprehensive programs and events that will educate and familiarize owners, members and

the general public in the unique heritage and qualities of bucking bull livestock.

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Kaycee simpsonVice President, American Bucking Bull Inc.

Hi Members,

Well here we are again. I can’t believe how time flies by so fast these days. I hope all of you are having a great spring. I would like to tell you all how great your bulls have bucking in the last few events.

I watch these bulls and think ‘wow’-how great the breeding programs have become! So I would like to give these bulls a little longer time to play the game they do so well. So with that, ABBI is proud to announce that we are starting Maturity events. These events will give us a new way of competing with our older bulls and let us have some fun compet-ing with them a few more years. It should fun.

I also would like to say thank you to the producers that have put on events so far this year. The Spring Fling was a great success. We had over 260 Futurity bulls ,70 Derby bulls and 98 Classic bulls compete. Brad, Toby and their crew did a great job putting on this great event. David (Simpson)and Scott(Pickens) with Diamond S also had a great event and Sale. Jerome and Tiffany (Davis) put on a 3D Futurity that was a great success as well. So, producers, I take my hat off and say thanks for all the hard work . I know how much time and money goes into producing an event.

In closing I would like to thank all our members for the hard work and time you spend producing and raising great bucking bulls - you should all be proud.

“I watch these bulls and think ‘wow’-how great the breeding programs have become! So I would like to give

these bulls a little longer time to play the game they do so well. So with that, ABBI is proud to announce that we are

starting Maturity events.”

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Herculiner is presenting the top 4 Wild Card bulls, and the top two Futurity calf winners with a certificate for one Herculiner truck bed kit to cover your truck bed or floor of your horse trailer. To learn more about Herculiner and their great products, visit www.herculiner.com.

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AlohaAloha,

This issue we are featuring Bud and Katy Gibson of Waimanalo, Hawaii. Their Rocker G bulls have been making quite a name for themselves in the ABBI and PBR the last few years, but their legacy of history-making bloodlines goes back decades.

I was lucky enough to get to fly to Oahu last month to learn more about their history, genetics and operation. My hus-band came along and took pictures for us. He grew up on a small ranch in North Texas so we were lucky he was comfortable being close to the bulls to get us some great shots. Sugar Kuhn flew in from California and got to spend several days with the Gibsons and wrote a profile which I think anyone who is interested in the past, present or future of our industry will really enjoy.

Last month I was also at the inaugural Cattle Barons Ball for the American Cancer Society on the Big Island. I met so many people who knew Bud and Katy. I heard time and time again how influential and important Rocker G has been not only to the rodeo industry, but to the Hawaiian cattle industry. Everyone told me they hoped I’d gotten to see Bud’s scrapbooks- “the most detailed history we have of rodeo in Hawaii.” Luckily I had. From pictures of the great Hawaiian bull rider Myron Duarte to anecdotes about Ty and Butch Murray “double mugging”- I heard some amazing stories that afternoon.

A few weeks later I was on a plane from Hawaii headed to Stephenville for the Spring Fling. The man next to me had dairy cattle in Florida, California and several of the Hawaiian Islands. When Bud’s name came up, even the dairy guy sang his praises! The Hawaii Cattleman of the Year plaque I had seen on Bud’s office wall was obviously more than well deserved. Everyone thinks the world of the Gibsons and for good reasons.

It’s appropriate this turned out to be our Hawaii Issue, because Hawaii is my new home. I’ve finally returned to the place that has always felt like home to me. I’m on the Big Island, just 20 minutes from Parker Ranch- one the oldest and biggest cattle operations in America. Hawaii has a rich cattle and rodeo history and it really is a great place for me to be. I’ve happily traded in Southern California traffic for a slower and more rural lifestyle. After all, if Bud flies his bulls to the mainland for PBR and ABBI events-I figured I could do the same.

Hawaii isn’t all hula girls, beautiful beaches and surfing. I hope this issue makes you want to learn more about the paniolo (cowboy) heritage of Hawaii and maybe inspires a future trip to one of the many ranches here in paradise. They’ve got some great bulls in Hawaii and I think we’ll see more and more at our events in coming years. I’ve written a piece in this issue about the history of cattle and rodeo in Hawaii that I hope you’ll enjoy.

I also want to give a big mahalo (thank you) to PBR and ABBI for stepping up to donate to the American Cancer Society’s Cattle Barons Ball. The Las Vegas Finals package was part of the live auction and turned out to be one of the highest selling items- money going to a great cause. The Big Island is big in terms of land mass, but not population. Many cancer patients must fly to another island for treatment and the Ball raised over $50,000 to help with transportation costs.

As many of you have experienced, our industry is one where neighbors help neighbors (and members help members). We may not use the same words in our industry, but the spirit of aloha (caring and love) is alive and well in the ABBI. Aloha also means hello and goodbye- it is essentially greeting another person with a wish for the best for them.

It was great to see so many of you in Stephenville, it was a great event. I also know the American Heritage next month in Ardmore will be the biggest and best Heritage to date. It will be a weekend for the whole family to enjoy. I’m excited our junior season is starting in Pueblo, Colo.- ABBI’s hometown. We now have more supporters on board than ever before and some amazing prizes for our youth members this season. I think our junior events this year will be the best we’ve ever seen.

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Susan Bedford, Editor-in-Chief

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The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame recently moved from Belton, TX to the Ft. Worth, Texas Stockyards and on April 8 & 9 in-ducted several industry icons at the River Ranch in Ft. Worth.

The four-legged icons were inducted on Friday night and Bobby Steiner’s historical bovine 11 Red Light-ning was honored in the bucking bull cat-egory. The red, bald-faced brindle was the PRCA’s Bucking Bull of the Year in 1977. Denny Flynn rode the amazing bucker for 98 points on September 2, 1979 in Palestine, Il-linois thus sealing the bull’s spot in history. After the ride Flynn was quoted as saying, “Red Lightning is just an incredible bull. He’s a Bucking Bull of the Year. I’d ridden him be-fore, but he had an ex-ceptional day and I was

just lucky to be able to stay on him.” ABBI registered Steiner’s Red Lightning was born in 1974 and boasts registry #10000789.

On Saturday night ’98 PRCA Contractor of the Year and legend-ary Bad Company Rodeo front man Mack Altizer was inducted in the stock contractor category. Altizer is credited with being the first to bring stand alone bull riding and rock-n-roll antics to center stage in the ‘80s and ‘90’s. Known for his un-matched promotional and entertainment ability, Altizer’s roster of heavy hitting bovines have

always been world class. Bulls like; Copenhagen Wild Thing, Satan’s Own, Smokeless Hammer Time, Walk This Way, Bad to the Bone, Superstition, Sharp Dressed Man, LaGrange, Takin’ Care of Business and a host of others proved Altizer’s rodeo company was indeed bad in the best of ways. Altizer has spent the last 30 years bringing “The Rockin’est Show on Earth” to fans and is the only PRCA Stock Con-tractor to provide stock for every event at the NFR.

Contestants were also inducted on Saturday night and bull riding inductees included; Bobby Delvec-chio (PBR Ring of Honor recipient), Ricky Bolin and the late Bubby Monkres. Delvecchio aka “The Ital-ian Stallion” went from growing up

in the tough neighborhoods of the Bronx to being one of the best bull riders in the world during the ‘80s. He was the PRCA Reserve World Champion Bull Rider in ’81 and ’82, the PRCA Texas Circuit Bull Rid-

ing Champ in ’83 and a 6-time NFR qualifier. Delvecchio is also an ABBI breeder. Bolin is a 4-time NFR qualifier and ’88 Circuit Champ, while Monkres was known for riding some of the world’s badest bo-vines including 018 Cowtown. Monkres passed away in ’05 and is also remembered for winning the prestigious Del Rio, Texas George Paul Memorial Bull Riding in ’88.

Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame Stock Contractor Inductee Mack Altizer

Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame Inducted Bucking Bull 11 Steiner’s Red Lightning’s last trip under Brent Terry.

Mack Altizer’s Bad Company Rodeo Crew past and present at Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2011 Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall Of Fame Inductions

David Jennings Photographywww.jenningsrodeophotography.com

A big thank you to artist Anthony Hinojosa who donated his amazing work of art (featured in the Art & Soul Jan/Feb 2011 issue) to a charity auction to help McKennon Wimberly’s recovery.

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Want to increase your bucking stock’s market value? Then you’ll want to be a part of the Super Stakes Program. This

new program provides added incentive for Bucking Stock owners who buck their bulls in ABBI Events. The Super Stakes Program pays cash dividends for money earned by nominated bulls at ABBI-approved events.

In fact, the Super Stakes Program is the most unique incentive program in the bucking stock industry today. Here are some of the program benefits

Information for Bull and Cow OwnersThis program highlights not only the calf but the dam and sire

as well. This is a great way to increase the value of the sire or dam by enrolling their offspring into the program.

How to Enroll:2010 Calves can be enrolled until Sept 30, 2011 through online

enrollment or filling out a 2010 Super Stakes Enrollment Form and sending it into to the office.

For 2011 Calves it is even easier, enrollment can be done when registering your 2011 calves. There is an option to add it to the reg-istration or if you would like you can send your Super Stakes Enroll-ment Form into the office.

How is the amount of prize money awarded each year determined?

An ABBI bull has a competition career for three years. Based on that fact, the total money awarded in any year is determined by the amount of bull calf nominations in their birth year and then a per-centage will be used for each year of competition.

A minimal management fee may be taken out at time of payout. Payout:

Payout will occur every year the bull is competing in an ABBI event at the end of the season. Payout will be based on money won. For examples of calf payback schedules, please visit the website.

Rules and Regulations

animal reg no. super staKes doB sex sire dam memBer statusSpartan 10120217 2010-001 03/18/10 NB Legacy Neon Powder Smith, Bryan CompleteBreach 10120218 2010-002 03/21/10 NB Legacy Black Ghost Smith, Bryan CompletePride 10120219 2010-003 03/23/10 NB Neon Ghost Lioness Smith, Bryan CompleteNine Ball 10120220 2010-004 03/23/10 NB Legacy Ping Smith, Bryan CompleteNeon Hammer 10120221 2010-005 03/31/10 NB Neon Ghost Strikes Twice Smith, Bryan CompleteMurdock 018 10120222 2010-006 04/09/10 NB Neon Ghost Plummers Forty Smith, Bryan Complete

Wild Bo DKS 131 10129650 2011-001 04/06/11 AB Simmons, David Waiting For Samples

AHS 003 10129662 2011-002 04/01/11 NB Swim, Austin & Hannah Waiting For Samples

Super Stakes Incentive Program

• Bull calves that are registered in their birth year by December 31 will have the opportunity to enter into the program for only $25/head

• As a bull calf gets nominated the sire and dam also gets nomi-nated provided that both sire and dam are verified.

• Super Stakes money is divided and paid annually. Payouts are based on the total number money earned by the bulls at the end of the 2 Year Old Year, 3 Year Old Year and 4 Year Old Year.

• A list of nominated calves will be published January through Oc-tober issues of The American Bucking Bull, Inc. This is an added service to provide potential buyers with the information needed to make informed decisions when buying ABBI registered bulls.

• The calf will be listed as a Super Stake Participant in the registry.

• The $25 /head is split up between sire, dam and calf. As a calf is nominated $15 goes into the calf payout, $5 goes into the dam payout and $5 goes into the sire payout.

• 2 Year Old Year - payout is 20% of bull calves nominated in the same birth year

• 3 Year Old Year - payout is 30% of bull calves nominated in the same birth year

• 4 Year Old Year – payout is 50% of bull calves nominated in the same birth year

• All calves nominated in the Super Stakes Program must be registered and nominated in their birth year (with the exception of the 2010 birth year registered animals able to be entered by Sept. 30, 2011).

• EID tag must be placed in the calves’ ear in the birth year. Online entry available for animals who have EID tags.

• Any Re-tags must be done immediately in order to keep records up to date on the calf.

• Parent penalties may apply per event.• A bull calf nomination becomes effective when the nomination

form and appropriate fees are received in the ABBI Office.• A bull calf nomination fee is non refundable. • ABBI General Regulations can be found in the ABBI Rulebook.

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Starting with 2010 Born Bulls, if a bull is registered in the birth year, the breeder may purchase an EID tag at the time of registration.

Starting April 1st, for 2010 bulls that have been registered in 2010 an EID tag may be purchased for the bull by July 31st, 2011.

If an EID tag is requested from the ABBI office by the deadline for 2010 bulls or at the time of birth year registration for 2011 and

beyond, age certification will not be required. If a 2011 born bull has been registered prior to April 1st, 2011, the EID tag must also be re-quested by July 31st, 2011.

Tags may be ordered on-line with a credit card by logging into your members area, or you may send in an order form to the office.

Where the Big Bulls Play! The ABBI is proud to announce we will start holding Maturity

events for bull beyond 4 years of age. This gives your animals extra time to play in the ABBI and extra money to earn. Look for more details online and in upcoming issues.

Did you catch the ABBI crew at their Merchandise Booth in Stephenville?

Both PBR World Champion Kody Lostroh and PBR star Josh Koschel dropped by to check out the cool new ABBI hats, jackets and T-shirts. You can order your ABBI gear at americanbuckingbull.com too!

EID Tag Changes Starting with 2010 Born Bulls

visit http://www.abbinow.com/content.aspx?id=225for an online transition guide and/or to download your Eid tag order form.

See opposite page for a visual explanation.

Shareholder ProfileDavid Allen is not

only an original share-holder, but also a bull enthusiast from the start of the RSR before it be-came ABBI. He served as the Media Director for the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Asso-ciation and also as Direc-tor of Special Events for Wrangler Jeans.

In 1991 he founded a sports marketing man-agement company called Champion Sports Group, which after six years of success was sought after and acquired by one of largest sports marketing firms in the world. Champion Sports Group served as a liaison for some of the most prominent brands in NASCAR, and handled all aspects of public relations, hospitality, event marketing and sponsorship activation.

While Allen was at the helm, Champion managed sponsorships for 11 NASCAR championship teams (including Richard Childress Racing and Dale Earnhart Inc.), executing over 100 events a year, including Ty Murray’s Invitational PBR event in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over the years, Champion represented Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kevin Harvick, Michael Waltrip, Mike Skin-ner, Steve Park, Brian Vickers, and Murray. Allen has spent over 33 years marketing pro rodeo, professional bull riding and NASCAR, and served on the board of Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation.

A longtime conservationist and curator of a deep passion for elk and hunting led to his current venture as President and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Allen began his career in media, was born and raised in Deadwood, South Dakota, studied journalism at the Univ. of Wyoming and now lives in Billings, Mon-tana with his wife and two sons.

Marlissa Gonzalez, Josh Koschel, Kody Lostroh and Alyssa Parga in Stephenville

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2011 Season EventsSchedule subject to change. Visit www.americanbuckingbull.com for up-to-date information.

date event location type statusDec 31 – Jan 1 New Year's Eve Cowtown Classic Ft. Worth, TX TPD Confirmed

Feb 11 Oklahoma City BFTS Classic OKC, OK BFTS Confirmed

Apr 2-3 Kansas City BFTS Classic Kansas City, MO BFTS Confirmed

Apr 22-23 Spring Fling Classic Stephenville, TX TPD Confirmed

Apr 23 Spring Fling FuturityaBBi/nBBa co-sanctioned

Stephenville, TX Futurity Confirmed

May 7 Diamond S Futurity Weatherford, TX Futurity Confirmed

May 7 Archdale 3D/4D Futurity Series Archdale, NC Futurity Confirmed

May 20-21 Pueblo BFTS Classic Pueblo, CO BFTS Classic Date TBA

May 28 Decatur Bull Team Bash Decatur, TX Team Confirmed

June 10-11 American Heritage Futurity Ardmore, OK Futurity Confirmed

June 10-11 American Heritage Derby Ardmore, OK TPD Confirmed

June 10-11 American Heritage Junior Futurity Ardmore, OK Junior Futurity Confirmed

June 18 5th Annual NBBA Texas BashaBBi/nBBa co-sanctioned

Glen Rose, TX Futurity Confirmed

June 24-25 Lake Charles Classic and Futurity Lake Charles, LA TPD Confirmed

July 4 West Jordon West Jordan, UT TBD Tentative

July 10 Gonzales, TX Gonzales, TX TBD Confirmed

July 29-31 Winstar Casino Thackerville, OK BFTS Confirmed

July 30-31 Weatherford Classic Weatherford, TX TPD Tentative

July 30 Archdale 3D/4D Futurity Series Archdale, NC Futurity Confirmed

Aug 12-13 Tulsa BFTS Super Classic Tulsa, OK BFTS Confirmed

Aug 13 Lightning C Futurity Claremore, OK Futurity Confirmed

Aug 13 Lightning C Junior Futurity Claremore, OK Junior Futurity Confirmed

Aug 26-27 Guthrie Classic Guthrie, OK TPD Tentative

Aug 27 Guthrie Futurity Guthrie, OK Futurity Tentative

Sept 2-3 Archdale Classic Archdale, NC TPD Confirmed

Sept 3 Archdale 3D/4D Futurity Series Archdale, NC Futurity Confirmed

Sept Clovis Classic Clovis, CA TPD Tentative

Sept Clovis Futurity Clovis, CA Futurity Tentative

Sept 16-18 Springfield BFTS Super Classic Springfield, MO BFTS Confirmed

Oct 24 Wild Card Las Vegas, NV Classic Tenative

Oct 26 Futurity Finals Las Vegas, NV Futurity Tenative

Oct 26-29 Classic Finals Las Vegas, NV BFTS Tenative

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it’s EasY to advErtisE!1) Contact a sales rep for The American Bucking Bull.2) Send us your ad, or ask us about our affordable design services.3) If you don’t have photos you own to use, contact bullstockmedia.com. They have ABBI and PBR event photos and have special packages for stock contractors (for print ads as well as for your website needs).4) Approve your ad proof5) See your ad in the next issue of The American Bucking Bull!

advErtisE witH us:Susan Bedford: [email protected] Kuhn: [email protected] Gant: [email protected] Whitmore: [email protected] Gotoski: [email protected]

ABBI 2011 Awards(Classic based upon money) (Futurity based upon points)

Finals Champion Classic Bull Buckle - $250,000

Finals Champion Futurity Bull Buckle - $100,000

Reserve Finals Champion Classic Bull Buckle

Reserve Finals Champion Futurity Bull Buckle

Year End Champion Classic Bull

Buckle – (1 yr. lease) - trailer

Year End Champion Futurity Bull

Buckle – (1 yr. lease) - trailer

Reserve Year End Classic Bull Buckle

Reserve Year End Futurity Bull Buckle

Ronnie Roach Award Breeder of the Year

(1st Registered Breeder of Classic Finals Winner)Buckle – $1000 Certificate toward CM pickup flatbed Bronze Statue

Horizon Award

(Breeder of Futurity Finals Winner)Buckle – $1000 Certificate toward CM pickup flatbed

High Money 3-year-old Bull

Buckle - Custom plaque

Top 5 Year End Money Winners for 2-year-old, 3-year-old and 4-year-old bulls

15% Discount Certificates

aBBi sHarEHoldErs

Scott Accomazzo &Moody-Rice Cattle Co.David M. AllenBerger Bucking BullsDiamond S Bucking Bulls& Scott PickensDillon & H.D. PageJerome & Tiffany DavisBob Diedrich & Jason DiedrichBrad Boyd & Toby Floyd

Russell GantLyndal HurstDoug & Stephanie JosephDon & Janelle KishTino/Edward MartinezCotton Rosser/Cindy Rosser & Julio MorenoJim Bob & Diana NallParadise FarmsMonty Samford

Tony Sharp& Craig ZaunbrecherKaycee SimpsonBob & Kristen TallmanThomas Taylor& Nikki GuselTom TeagueTrevor WalkerCliff Wiggins

2011 aBBi Board of dirEctors

ABBI Contact:101 West RiverwalkPueblo, CO. 81003Phone: 719-242-2747Fax: [email protected]

qpresident Brad Boyd

vice president Kaycee Simpson

Monty SamfordSean GleasonJ.W. HartCody Lambert

Shawn McDermottTy Murray

treasurer/secretaryCindy Rosser



$1,500 by Kash Cattle Company

$500 by Rockin R Ranch Supply,

Stephenville, TX

$500 by Ag Business Specialist

Kash Cattle Co.

Boyd & Floyd Bull Co.

JATT Bucking Bulls

Box K Cattle Co.

T. O. Peterson

Phillip Harrison

Sis & Stan Bucking Bulls

May 21 Pueblo Junior Futurity Pueblo, Colo.

June 10-11 American Heritage Junior Futurity

Ardmore, Okla.

August 13 Lightning C Junior Futurity

Claremore, Okla.

All winners of junior events will get award buckles this season, sponsored by Kash

Cattle Co. There will also be Top 10 year-end buck-

les sponsored by Kash Cattle Co. and Big Tex.

There will be a special Junior Event

in Las Vegas! Stay tuned for more

details, or visit americanbucking-

bull.com.


We’ve got a great book for sale on our website and at the ABBI merchandise booth at events. “Teddy Bear” is the story of a little bull who dreams about growing up and becoming a champion bucking bull.

Written by Shelly and Dwayne Schellenberg, the story is based on their own bull Teddy Bear who lives at their ranch in Canada, near Endiang, Alberta. The Schellenberg family has been in the rodeo business since the early 1980s and are working on more great books about bucking bulls!

Ash Cooper, who illustrated the book, is an accomplished artist and entertainer. He’s been delighting rodeo crowds for years and won Canada’s Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association entertainer of the year five times for his work in the arena. Visit americanbuckingbull.com or call the ABBI office today to get this book the whole fam-ily will enjoy for just $12.

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The Rocker G Livestock bull program calls Hawaii home, but an exotic locale is only the beginning of what makes it absolutely fascinating. It’s a program deeply rooted in historical bucking bull lore and one that’s produced a line of bovines that are indeed impressive. While it may seem strange to place such a historical program in the Break-out Breeder category, it is a program that the industry may know little about, but should definitely study. From its beginning and tales of shipping historical Barmby bucking bull genetics to Hawaii by sea and air, to the bulls now competing in ABBI events and bucking on the PBR Built Ford Tough Series tour, Rocker G is truly unique.

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There’s a set of bucking bovines taking the mainland by storm known and simply referred to as “The Hawaiians.” Their humps and colorful hides are only part of their distinctive look and very distinctive style. These bovines have one of the oldest and most

historical lineages in the industry. “The Hawaiians” represent a very dif-ferent specimen of bucker. The bulls are big, strong and heavily-boned, and boast big humps and loose hides of some of the most eye-catching colors and patterns imaginable.

These bulls flourish in Hawaii’s tropical climate and physically ex-hibit traits reminiscent of the Brahman blood that is part of their deep and rich history. Their ears are also telltale of their Barmby heritage, but even more unique than their look is the way they buck. When these bra-zen beasts are unleashed, it’s obvious that the Rocker G program passes on size, power and the sort of drop and rear that many of today’s breeders are seeking.

Waimanalo, on the island of Oahu, is the home-base of Rocker G and Bud and Katy Gibson. The Gibsons are raising bucking bulls in one of the most beautiful places imaginable. Not only is their bucking bull program different in this manner, but it’s different in that it’s one of the most historical and interesting bucking bull programs in the industry. This program is one that Gibson has been carefully cultivating for 44 years into a bull program like no other.

Bud Gibson’s Rocker G Livestock has turned raising bucking bo-vines into an elabo-

rate art and science. The pro-gram based on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in Waimanalo is historically fascinating and unique in both locale and func-tion. One of the most interest-ing things about the program is the manner in which Gibson gets his bucking bulls inter-jected into the heart beat of the industry. Before Rocker G bulls prove themselves in bucking competition in the states, they must earn their wings.

“We’ve been shipping bulls back and forth from the main-land since we started our pro-gram in the ‘60s,” explained Gibson. “Back then my father shipped bulls from Bob Barm-by over to Hawaii by sea. Today we ship by air.”

The bulls are shipped in aluminum containers that are approximately 8’ wide, 10’ long and 6’ feet tall. Each container can accommodate three full sized bulls and up to 5,000 pounds. Interestingly, at a cost of forty cents per pound ship-ping by air is not as expensive as one might imagine.

In February, Gibson shipped two crates of bulls to the mainland. The bulls arrived at LAX and were picked up by

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The Rocker G tale begins with Gibson’s father, Dee, who purchased 18 bulls and three broncs from Bob Barmby to be used for rodeos in ‘59. Rocker G Livestock’s genetic history has been carefully preserved. In fact, Gibson has ledgers with detailed notations about the Barmby bulls brought into the program, their successive offspring and where they went and what they did and accomplished.

A fascinating aspect about the Barmby genetics that is often argued may be put to rest by one of Gibson’s first-hand stories. Though Gib-son was barely a teenager at the time, his father’s initial purchase from Barmby would later inspire him to establish Rocker G Livestock and bring the best in Barmby genetics to Hawaii for a second time.

“Back in ’59 dad and I went out to Bob’s place there in Lockeford, California to buck and look at bulls,” recalled Bud. “Bill Liskey was a real hand and he and Harry Nobles were gonna get on these bulls and boy did they buck. So then he’s gonna take us out and show us his breeding program and we get in this old beat up pickup and go. Jeff (Barmby’s grandson) gets in the back of the truck and Bob says ‘ok you know the deal.’ He said to me ‘there is a Mexican out here and he will hook you. Do you see all the dents in this truck they’re from him’.

“So back then when my dad bought those first bulls, Bob was putting that Mexican on his cows. Bob told my dad that he was putting him on everything he could. He said he didn’t know if it would make them buck better, but he said he knew it would make them hook and said he wanted that. So, I know for a fact that Bob was using Mexican blood because I saw that bull out there with those cows and saw him come and hook the heck out of that pickup.”

Following what his father had done in ’59, Gibson purchased his own set of 19 Barmby bulls in ’75. Among the bulls purchased this time from Barmby was a full brother to Oscar named Rag Mop. Rag Mop had a lasting effect on the Rocker G herd and even sired the grand-dam to one of Gibson’s young bulls named Hawaiian Rock. (Hawaiian Rock made a splash in the mainland when he won the 2010 Spring Fling Classic).

“When I started, I put my bulls on the heifers I got out of the Barmby bulls I purchased and shipped here in ‘75,” explained Gibson. “Then I put Barmby bulls on the heifers I got out of my bulls. I just took my lines and crossed them back and forth with the Barmby lines.”

One of Gibson’s bulls that had an enormous impact on the success of

his program early on was a bull named Rocky. The bull was famous and a local bovine hero- especially among the children of Hawaii.

“I can remember hauling Rocky in a trailer and all the kids running up and asking if that was Rocky. Even if I was pulling an empty trailer they’d say ‘there goes Rocky’s trailer.’ He was quite a celebrity around here.”

Rocky had 204 outs and was only ridden once by World Champion bull rider Donny Gay in ‘78. The out was the bull’s last and in his defense occurred when the bull was 13 and in retirement. Rocky went on to produce another impressive bucker and sire named Ivory Rock whose maternal grandsire was Rag Mop.

Ivory Rock in turn followed suit and went on himself to sire a host of buckers that ultimately ended up on the mainland. Among these are Hawaiian Ivory, Speckled Ivory, Olomana Rock, Olomana Ivory, Hawai-ian Heat, Hawaiian Rock, Kailua Kid and Ehu Lava which were sent to the mainland as 4-year-olds.

Hawaiian Ivory was purchased by Flying U Rodeo and has 69 record-ed professional outs and an average mark of 22.37. Speckled Ivory is now owned by Circle T Ranch and Rodeo and boasts an average bull score of 43.38 over 16 PBR outs.

Another pivotal bull sired by Ivory Rock that never left Hawaii but was kept as a bucker and sire is Poison Ivory. He is now playing his own sire role in Gibson’s program—particularly his Classic aged bulls. If looking at “The Hawaiians” that are here in the mainland, it’s easy to identify them by the PI branded on their sides which stands for their sire (Poison Ivory). Some of Poison Ivory’s sons are 47 Big Surf, 137 Hawai-ian Poison, 147 Bookum Danno, 117 Poi Pounder and 77 Hawaiian War-rior. These bulls were shipped to the mainland in February and picked up at LAX by Kent Cox before making their way to Texas.

“We had to fly them over in February because that’s when Kent was going to be out on the west coast. But that was about the time they had all that bad weather in Texas and Oklahoma and the cold was pretty hard on them. I think they are just now coming around though and will hope-fully be ready to be entered in some Classics soon.”

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Rocker G’s bull man on the mainland Kent Cox. Cox then hauled the six hopeful ABBI Classic contenders back to Texas where they are being prepped for competition.

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After a 4-5 hour flight from Honolulu, Oahu, Rocker G bulls

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Bill Liskey from Livermore, California represents an interesting link between our Heavy Hitter, Bob Barmby, and our Breakout Breeder Bud Gibson. You see Liskey boarded a cargo ship in

‘60 as the care taker of the first set of Barmby bulls ever shipped to Hawaii. Liskey met Gibson’s father Dee at a rodeo in Eureka where he asked Liskey if he’d be interested in getting on and trying out 22 bulls of Barmby’s that he was interested in purchasing.

“Dee told us he’d buy any of them that spun,” recalled Liskey. “He bought 18 out of the 22 and told me if I would go with the bulls on the ship to take care of them I could. I had a free trip over there and back and he told me I could stay as long as I wanted and work for him.”

The 18 bulls purchased by Dee Gibson from Barmby were then taken to the shipyard on a cattle truck to be shipped to Hawaii.

“Each bull was loaded into a wooden crate with a manger and each crate housed one bull. The crates were handmade and wooden and only big enough for the bull to lie down and stand up in. The day we loaded them onto the ship didn’t start off too good. The first crated bull was picked up with a forklift off the truck and then sat down where they could hoist it with a crane onto the ship deck. When the forklift sat the first crated bull down it spooked him and he busted out of it. Luckily I had a rope and managed to get it around the bull’s neck and get it tied off around a pillar there. I got a kick out of it because from then on each time they sat down a crated bull those guys got them wrapped with big steel bands in a real big hurry. We got the 18 of them loaded along with 3 bucking horses we were taking over there too.”

During the 7 day sea voyage the bulls and caretaker encountered a strong storm at one point. “The rough waves crashed a lot of water up on the deck where the bulls were and got both them and their feed all wet. One of the bulls got real sick on the trip and died the next day after we got there. We didn’t know exactly why but it was probably like shipping fever. The other bulls made it okay and within a few days did good.”

Liskey stayed two years in Hawaii working for Dee Gibson, won two all-around cowboy titles, meet his future wife, Lillas who was best friends with Bud’s sister, and then returned to the mainland. The two families have remained close over the years.

“Bud was only 13 when I got over there. I’m not sure what hap-pened to those original set of Barmby bulls, but later Bud did what he’d seen his father do and went to Barmby sometime in the ‘70s and purchased more cattle to ship over there.”

Gibson and his mother Frances started Town and Country Stables in ’64 and it became the headquarters for the Rocker G bull program. However the Rocker G bulls spend their first years of life coming and going from the stables as they wind their way through Gibson’s program. The mountains in which they are raised may be partially credited for the enormous and exceptionally strong front-ends they sport. Likewise, these front-ends are probably the obvious source of all the rear and drop they have when they climb and fall out of the sky during their outs.

“These bulls are born and raised on our ranch in the Waianae Mountains on the western side of Oahu. They stay in the mountain pas-tures until they are weaned. We then bring them back to headquarters (here at the stables) where they are handled and schooled until they are long yearlings. Then they are put back in the rocky, mountain pas-tures where they grow out until their 2-year-old year. At 2 they come back to the stables to be schooled and prepared under riders for rodeo and the best ones find their way to the mainland to compete in ABBI competition and to buck in the PBR and PRCA on the mainland.” Gibson produced the first rodeo at the stables in ’72 and for many years the residents of Hawaii were treated to two rodeos a year there. The 4,500 seat bleachers were also at capacity when Cotton Rosser came to Hawaii with his Flying U Rodeo Company. Rosser came to help Gibson promote rodeo in Hawaii and the two became lifelong friends. The stables are also used for numerous rodeos and bull ridings the Gibsons produce each year including a past PBR event that found their grandstands brimming with enthusiastic fans itching to watch a bull riding event like those seen on television.

Town and Country Stables is also a horse training and boarding facil-ity specializing in reined cow horses, ranch cutting, sorting and working cow horses. Gibson’s horse flesh is some of the finest and many have bloodlines that stem from Doc Bar. The horses are trained by Gibson in the old Spanish style of the snaffle bit and hackamore before moving into the bridle. Horses that have gone through the training program have been used for polo, as pick-up horses, western pleasure, team roping, English events and reined cow horse competition.

The stables and Rocker G Livestock have a long history that’s played to western lifestyle, the sport of rodeo and, specifically, bull riding. In fact Saddle City that Gibson’s father started in ‘59 had an old west main street complete with shoot outs and a rodeo arena where western shows and rodeos were produced. Legendary cowboys, Jim Shoulders and Casey Tibbs were two of many legendary bull riders that competed at Saddle City over the years.

When Gibson formed Rocker G the idea of maintaining the family tradition of welcoming the who’s who of rodeo and bull riding followed suit. Donny Gay, Lane Frost, Ty Murray, Tuff Hedeman, Jim Sharp and even J.B. Mauney are among the many bull riders that have visited and straddled bulls bred and raised by Gibson in Waimanalo.

So the next time you hear about or see “The Hawaiians” in person try to look past those beautiful hides and enormous humps. Remember just how unique they are and that their uniqueness runs deeper than their look. The genetics of possibly the first recorded and oldest bucking bull breeding program runs deep through their veins, and with that lies one of the most historical tales in the sport of bull riding.



The first cattle in Hawaii came from the Spanish Mission in Monterey, Califor-nia in 1793. The black longhorns were a gift from Captain George Vancouver

to King Kamehameha the First. In 1803, the king received the islands’ first horses as a gift from Richard Cleveland.

The cattle became an important trade prod-uct for the island nation with other countries like Chile, but they were increasing difficult to control and the feral cattle quickly multiplied and roamed freely- in a large part due to a 10 year kapu (ban) on killing the cattle so a herd could be established.

Englishman John Palmer Parker came to Hawaii (he jumped ship) in 1809 and be-friended the king. He married into the royal family and in 1847 he was given several acres on the island of Hawaii. Parker grew his ranch- eventually herding thousands of feral cattle on thousands of acres of land.

In 1830 King Kamehameha the Third had vaqueros from Latin America come to the is-lands to help with the cattle. They were called paniolos, a word probably derived from the word Espanoles (Spaniards) and reflecting the language spoken by these early cowboys. These immigrants taught the Hawaiians their cowboy ways and, as other immigrant groups came to Hawaii over the years, they also enriched the cowboy culture. Parker Ranch is now about 150,000 acres but at one time may have been as big as 500,000 acres.

In addition to the Big Island, ranches were

also established on the other islands (which had been united under King Kamehameha the First through warfare with the kings of Maui, Oahu and Molokai and a treaty with the king of Kauai). As the ranches developed, so did the industries related to them- blacksmiths, saddle makers, etc. In many ways, they were similar to towns in the West during that period.

In 1908, a group of Hawaiian cowboys trav-eled to Cheyenne, Wyoming for the greatest ro-deo of the day. A crowd of 12,000 watched Ikua Purdy, Eben “Rawhide Ben” Low and Archie Kaaua carry win the top roping awards at the world-famous rodeo. Purdy won the World’s

Steer Roping Championship in 56 seconds (and they used huge, full-grown steers back then). Kaaua and Low took third and sixth place. Low’s finish was especially im-pressive considering he’d had his left hand severed in a roping accident years earlier. The Hawaiian cowboys reportedly wowed their fellow cowboys with their skills, unique clothing and warm personalities at the 12th Cheyenne Frontier Days.

The paniolos developed some unique skills and techniques in Hawaii, such as

breaking horses in the ocean in several feet of water. The horses quickly tired of trying to buck off their riders and the process went much more smoothly then on dry land.

The cowboy culture continued to evolve in Hawaii over the next century, with unique hats, chaps and saddles being used. There was food, music and traditions that developed com-pletely unique to Hawaii’s cowboys.

Both the PRCA, and later the PBR, have held events in Hawaii over the years. The is-lands produced some outstanding bull riders, including Myron Duarte (from Maui) and more recently Zack Brown (from Oahu). There are regular rodeos on most of the islands to help foster new talent.

Parker Ranch hosts events at their arena year-round. The Gibson family has kept Ha-waii’s rodeo history alive on the island of Oahu. Dee Gisbon started Saddle City in 1959 which

was an old-west style main street where they’d put on shoot-outs and an arena where they held events.

In 1964 Dee’s son Bud started Town and Country Stables with the goal of making a world-class rodeo arena and equine facility. Jim Shoulders, Casey Tibbs, Donny Gay and Lane Frost were among the legends who competed at these events. Besides the traditional rodeo sports, the events of double mugging and match barrels are held at Town and Country events.

Double Mugging is a two person event where a cowboy ropes a steer and the cow-boy on the ground attempts to bull dog the animal to the ground. The cowboy on the horse then dismounts and helps the cowboy with the steer. The object is to get the steer to the ground and tied as quickly as possible. In match barrels, two riders race against each other while doing a barrel pattern. Most races end in a horse race to the finish line.

The cattle industry will continue to change and evolve in Hawaii, as will rodeo. It’s appro-priate that “western culture” developed and thrived as geographically west as you can get in the United States- on the most remote chain of islands in the world.

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Paniolo [pah-nee-oh-loh]Hawaiian. A person who herds cattle; cowboy.

Hawaii rodeo legend Ikua Purdy

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Bob Barmby: A True BovIne LegAcy

by Sugar Kuhn

Many super-star bucking bulls boast immaculate pedigrees. While there is much to be learned from pedigree study, often the entire story goes untold. With several generations visible on today’s pedigrees the true base of many elite buckers stretches back into history. This finely manicured history is the bull legacy

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One of the most instrumental of these visionaries came to us in the form of Californian Bob Barmby. A large portion of the industry’s genetic

foundation is deeply rooted in Barmby’s vision and desire to breed for the traits still being sought among breeders today. He did so at a time when the bucking bull was merely a small portion of the entertaining rodeo scene back in the early ‘30s.

Rodeo in the ‘20s, ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s was a much different venture than today. In those days it was merely a way for guys to get togeth-er for friendly competition in front of specta-tors and accumulate boasting rights. Rodeos

were also one of the most popular forms of social gathering and a great excuse to get to-gether and have a large time.

When Barmby was 22 years old he made up his mind to be a rodeo contractor and producer after sitting in the bleachers as a spectator dur-ing the Salinas Rodeo. Barmby’s father had a lot of work horses and among them were many that Barmby himself described as “….dirty, mean old horses that would run away and tear the harness loose.”

In 1922 these dirty, mean horses became Barmby’s first bucking horses. Over time, word spread he was buying up nasty horses nobody else wanted and people began to bring him their very worst. Nearly ten years before he decided to start raising his own bucking bulls,

Barmby had established one of the best strings of saddle broncs in the busi-ness.

In 1932 the south was dry and repressed as the country was deeply sub-merged in the depression. Noted as an energetic and driven individual, Barmby didn’t let the country’s problems deter his ambi-tion. He traveled to Texas and purchased a train car load of Brahma cattle for

$1,000. Among them were five heifers and a couple bulls ultimately saved from death’s doorstep by Barmby’s foresight into the future of cultivating a bucking bull breeding program.

Barmby’s adventure to Texas and initial purchase would prove to be the starting block for todays bull breeder, and ultimate-ly for many of the great-est bucking bulls in the world. Barmby bovines quickly became notori-

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ous and cowboys trickled in from all corners of the country to take a stab at his fierce beasts. There are many stories of contestants splitting ground money among themselves because of their inability to produce any qualified rides when matched against Barmby’s bulls.

Some of the well known bulls sporting Barmby’s brand were Pinkie, Kilroy, Little Jack, Spotty and Old Hitler. Pinkie was a bull known for his hatred for any man and tales exist about how the chute had to be opened via a long rope off horseback. Still today Barmby’s name is most affiliated with the historical bovine Oscar.

World War II slowed down rodeo event pro-duction and Barmby was only producing two rodeos a year during this harsh period. How-ever when the war was over he hit the ground running and produced fourteen events his first year back in full swing. Nothing changed when it came to Barmby’s rodeo producing ability

and together with wife Ada ran the shows from start to finish.

In 1936 the Cowboy Turtle Association was formed. This association was the first cowboy association ever formed and Barmby was one of the first contractors to join amid much skepti-cism and fear among contractors. The Turtles evolved over time and became the Rodeo Cow-boys Association and eventually the Profession-al Rodeo Cowboys Association. In 1982 Barmby was the longest Gold Card carrier in the PRCA.

A taste of the historical flavor Barmby brought to the sport of rodeo and to raising bucking bulls was preserved on film when Jack Smith from the television show “You Asked For it” visited the Barmby ranch and spent two days filming a fifteen minute segment after a viewer wrote in asking, “Where does bucking stock come from?”

When talking about the filming to family

members and friends, Bob said, “It was quite a picture. We had Harley May ride this mare called Miss KB and Bob A. Robinson, a World Champion Bull Dogger, ride a bull named Io-dine. That bull bucked Bob off and liked to kill him. Then we had Jim Roesser ride a bareback horse that was the darnedest thing you ever saw. After the first couple of jumps, Jim went over and all that you could see was a boot and spur hooked over the horse’s withers. He hung there until he had a chance to get away from the horse. Yes. It’s quite a picture.”

In 1960 Barmby approached a turning point and sold his string of stock to Ray Kors. He continued to assist Kors with production of the rodeos already on the books. In the mean-time Barmby continued to raise stock on the family’s 720 acre ranch in California. This same year Barmby moved to Lockeford, Cali-fornia and was said to have told people that he, “wouldn’t trade this country for any other in the world”. He continued to keep his 2-year-olds and before long he was back producing ro-deos spending another 10 years as a contractor before selling his second rodeo string to RSC (Rodeo Stock Contractors) Rodeo Producers in 1972.

Barmby’s son Bobby Jr. dismounts from a Barmby bull

Bobby Barmby Jr.

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Among the bulls sold to RSC was the notorious Oscar who remained in their line up until he was retired. Oscar was rarely ridden. In the first five years of his bucking career in the PRCA, no rider made the whistle. The first successful at-tempt came in July of 1975 at the Salinas Rodeo when John Davis from Idaho made the whistle. Still the most decorated ride on the gray Brahma was Donnie Gay’s 97 point ride in 1977 at the Grand National Rodeo in San Francisco, California at the Cow Palace.

California breeder & ABBI member Ken McFetridge with the original bull handler Oscar Heard

Oscar who was named after Heard slings a rider

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While it is impractical to try and compile a complete list of bulls which can be traced back to Bob Barmby’s vision, the follow-ing is only a short list of some of the bulls known to boast Barmby influence. The following are bulls raised, owned or hauled at one time by west coast based breeders Don Kish, Alex Naccarato, Cotton Rosser and Dan Russell.

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PRCA, PBR and ABBI judge Allen Jor-dan also won a duel with the bucker mark-ing 96 in 1978. Still more monumental was a challenge from a Mexican charro named Elias Arriolla. The battle was captured in the documentary film titled “The Great American Cowboy.”

Elias was allowed two hands and only had to ride for 5 seconds, but the handicap did little to aid his effort. The charro came down in less than two seconds and Oscar’s public fate was sealed with a barrage of notoriety.

In his career, Oscar was only ridden 8 times in over 300 outs and the bovine spent the later years of his life on public display in Colorado Springs at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Oscar ultimately became one of the most influential sires in Barmby’s program, many of the west coast’s breeding programs and the ABBI data-base.

Oscar was named after his trainer and han-dler Oscar Heard of Turlock, California. Barm-by took his young bulls to Heard for schooling and when they were good enough and ready

Barmby would then haul them to rodeos.According to Jack Roddy (an original

owner of RSC) and Barmby’s son Jeff, Os-car’s sire was Wirley Gig an exceptional bo-vine in his own right that Barmby hauled. Along with Oscar, Barmby also used brothers and sons of Oscar in his breeding program. One of Oscar’s sons originally called Oscar II and later known as Oscar’s Velvet was sold for $10,000 to Christensen Brothers Rodeo Co. The amount was unprecedented at the time but proved to be worth it in 1983 when the bull won the title of PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year and eventually produced a string of sons that went onto become great bulls. Barmby was a true visionary. Unfortunately he did not get the opportunity to see just how instrumental that first train car load of Brah-mas would eventually be to the foundation of our sport. Besides the enormous contribution he made to the genetic legacy of the Ameri-can Bucking Bull, Barmby will always be re-membered for being well liked and respected by both cowboys and rodeo committees. He is

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Oscar was well-known for planting his riders



“It’s been wonderful. I honestly feel that I’m the luckiest man in the world. If I had the chance to live my life all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.”

arguably the first true bull breeder, but also remembered for his good nature, being honest and being fair. Still no other trait he exhibited may have impacted our industry more than his drive and hard work as a stockman.

In fact when Barmby was 82 he was over-heard telling a reporter, “Who wants to sit down? Pert’ near all of my friends that were my age or even younger are all dead. They’d get a little arthritis or something and they’d go sit down. When I get aches and pains, I go out and work and feel better! You can sit down when you shouldn’t but you won’t live too long. I don’t work as hard as I used to but I can darn sure do what has to be done.”

Barmby told the same reporter this when asked about his life and if he had anything he’d change.

“It’s been wonderful. I honestly feel that I’m the luckiest man in the world. If I had the chance to live my life all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.”

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Oscar

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Donny Gay aboard Oscar Oakdale, Ca.



Using bucking bulls in artwork was a natural choice for artist Vicky Wells. Living at a feedlot where numerous bucking bulls were kept pro-vided her with an unlimited source of subjects to work from. Drawing is something she had always done, but her family encouraged her to learn to paint. She found a wonderful teacher after moving to Texas named Mike Lanier and the medium she now works with is acrylic. She has been juried into local, regional and national art shows and has also painted horses and longhorn cattle. She now makes her home in Del Norte, Colorado after

recently relocating from Merkel, Texas.

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Be Prepared for EMERGENCIES

This is an easy statement to make but much harder to be ready for. By special request, I have been asked to compound a list of products to have available for emergencies while on the road or at an event. These recommendations are not meant to super-

sede the recommendations of other health professionals in this area but are simply suggestions to follow when no one is readily available. Many of the medications that are discussed and recommended are only avail-able by prescription.

You should have a frank discussion with your regular veterinarian as to the method of administration and duration of treatment when us-ing any of these products. Some health professionals may have a hard time dispensing medications for an unforeseen need and this is totally at the discretion of each individual veterinarian. Once again, I would like to emphasize the need for a professional diagnosis of a problem be-fore any medication is considered or administered. If no veterinarian can be reached for a diagnosis, the following discussion can help guide you through an emergency and your choices until a veterinarian can be contacted.

Pain ManagementThe number one concern we all have is to make our animals as

comfortable as possible especially during an emergency when they are injured. There are a number of analgesic preparations available in the veterinary world, but not all are approved for use in cattle.

The most common analgesics used in cattle are phenylbutazone (Bute) and flunixin meglumine (Banamine). Bute or Banamine should be given intravenously; Banamine can also be given orally. Both drugs are very potent in their anti-inflam-matory and analgesic properties. The load-ing dose for phenylbutazone is; ½ gram per 100 pounds of body weight followed by ¼ gram per 100 pounds every other day. Banamine is administered at; 50 mg per 100 pounds every other day.

Both if these analgesic drugs can only be acquired by prescription from a veterinarian and should be administered only after careful in-struction. These drugs are best utilized when there has been a soft tissue injury such as a muscle strain or ligament tear, and as an aid in reducing pain and swelling associated with a traumatic injury. Also, Banamine may be used when animals are experiencing abdominal discomfort (col-ic) as an aid in controlling pain. It should be understood that Banamine

administration may mask signs that enable the veterinarian to deter-mine when a serious condition is present. This can play a role in a veteri-narians ability to make a complete and accurate diagnosis so be aware.

Anti-inflammatoriesSteroids, also known as glucocorticoids or cortisones, are probably

one of the more commonly abused medications in veterinary medicine. Folks will grab this to administer for each and every malady imaginable. The cortisone family does have its place in treatment of certain con-ditions such as swelling from infection involving puncture wounds or lacerations. Examples are dexamethasone and prednisone. It should only be used once and in conjunction with antibiotics. Routine dose for treat-ing most problems is 2 to 4 mg per 100 pounds of body weight. They are also good in treatments of mild sprains and minor joint swelling. They are not pain killers and should never be relied on to provide analgesia or pain relief. Bute should never be used in conjunction with a steroid as it can cause significant kidney and liver problems, as well as GI bleeding.

AntibioticsThere are many antibiotics available for use in cattle. Some (like

Baytril) are indicated only for specific instances such as bovine respira-tory disease and should not be used for the more common problems encountered with bucking stock. There are three antibiotics that are ex-tremely useful to deal with many of the problems observed on the road: Penicillin, Tetracycline, and Ceftiofur.

Of these products, I consider Ceftiofur (Naxcel or Excenel) the most useful because it is easily administered subcutaneously and does not re-quire refrigeration. It is an appropriate antibiotic to treat footrot, lacera-tions, respiratory disease, cellulitis from puncture wounds, etc. Penicil-lins are also very effective in cattle but must be refrigerated in order to be preserved and effective. Tetracyclines are good for most of the above mentioned problems but are not as easily administered and can cause tissue irritation at the injection site, especially in athletic animals.

Various doses are utilized by veterinarians for treatment of many problems with these men-tioned products, but a fairly stan-dard dosage for procaine peni-cillin g (PPG) is 5 mL per 100 pounds of body weight (300,000 international units per ml) ad-ministered intramuscularly, and 500 mg of tetracycline per 100 pounds administered intrave-

Two common and recom-mended medications for

pain managementRecommended antibiotics

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used in order to keep the bull from chewing the tube and swallowing the pieces. It is recommended to use at least a one inch tube for passage into the rumen, the larger the tube the quicker the relief. We routinely use a 3 inch tube for the relief and treatment of bloat in adult cattle.

Please remember, if you cannot relieve bloat after several attempts via stomach tube and are forced to trocarize the rumen, antibiotics should be administered for several days after the procedure and a vet-erinarian should be consulted as soon as possible. For further clarifica-tion of this discussion and for direction in the use of the medications discussed in this article, please consult with your local veterinarian, he can best direct you on the proper medications and usage that will fit your management style.

There are many things that can arise that are unforeseen when deal-ing with bucking bred cattle. Being prepared and thinking ahead can make all the difference in an emergency and there is no substitute for being prepared.

nous or intramuscularly. Both dosages are given daily and never as a one-time dose. There are multi-day dosages for some tetracycline prepa-rations but caution should be used in bucking stock as they are extreme-ly irritating to soft tissue and cause severe localized tissue reaction.

Ruminant BloatOne of the more serious and immediate life-threatening problems

that can affect a bull is ruminal bloat. The reason for the grave circum-stances surrounding this condition is respiratory arrest caused by the physical presence of the distended rumen; the animal just cannot expand their chest cavity because of the large gas-filled rumen.

There are two basic kinds of bloat: gas-filled and frothy bloat. Both bloats can be caused by feed mismanagement (overfeeding, infrequent feeding times, or feed substances to which the animal is unaccustomed). Physical relief must be attained in order to correct this problem. Gas bloat can be relieved with placement of a nasogastric tube into the ru-men through the mouth or, in dire circumstances, trocarization of the rumen through the left paralumbar fossa (using a bloat trocar specifi-cally designed for this procedure or a lock blade pocketknife).

It is nearly impossible to determine whether you are dealing with a frothy bloat or gas bloat until you actually treat. If no relief (no gas) is delivered upon introduction of the stomach tube or penetration of the trocar, it is to be assumed that a frothy bloat is occurring. Frothy bloat is treated with products that provide disruption of the gas bubbles and break the surface tension to allow for bloat reduction. Mineral oil or products made specifically to treat frothy bloat can be administered by mouth. It is very important to add something with flavor to mineral oil so that the animal knows to swallow rather than aspirate it into the lungs as he starts to eructate (belch).

Introduction of a stomach tube can be accomplished by restrain-ing the head and placing nose tongs or a ring in the nose to help con-trol the animal. An oral speculum designed for stomach tube passage or a piece of wood or metal pipe placed between the jaw teeth must be

We have available digital radiography, ultrasonography, arthroscopy, hydraulic chutes and tables, and hospital facili-ties with special bucking pens. We are located 20 miles east

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Proper restraint of animal during stomach tube introduction for treatment of bloat

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Important Elements in Elite PerformanceElectrolytes:

Top human athletes and trainers know the importance of maintaining a careful balance of electrolytes for maximum performance during strenuous physical activity. In bovine athletes, electrolytes play the same critical role in allowing them to perform at their best. We ask a tremendous amount from these athletes during performance. Ignoring any critical factor in the maintenance of these animals including the role that electrolytes play can be the difference between winning and a lackluster performance.

ELECTROLYTESBy definition an electrolyte is a substance that will dissociate

into ions in solution and acquire the capacity to conduct electricity. Sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium and phospho-rous are electrolytes. BICARBONATE

The bicarbonate ion acts as a buffer to maintain the normal levels of acidity (pH) in blood and other fluids in the body. Bicarbonate levels are measured to monitor the acidity of the blood and body fluids. The acidity is affected by foods or medications and the function of the kidneys and lungs.

Sensors in specialized kidney cells monitor the amount of so-dium, potassium, and water in the bloodstream. The body func-tions in a very narrow range of normal, and it is hormones like renin (made in the kidney), angiotensin (from the lung, brain and heart), aldosterone (from the adrenal gland), and antidiuretic hor-mone (from the pituitary) that keep the electrolyte balance within normal limits. Keeping electrolyte concentrations in balance also includes stimulating the thirst mechanism when the body gets de-hydrated.

Electrolyte imbalances are caused by stresses associated with-medication, physical activity, transportation, environmental condi-tions and immune system challenges.

SODIUM IMBALANCEToo much or too little sodium can cause cells to malfunction.

Lethargy, confusion, weakness, swelling, seizures and coma are some symptoms that can occur when sodium levels either exceed or fall below normal physiologic levels.

POTASSIUM IMBALANCELow potassium (hypokalemia) is most often seen when the

body loses too much potassium rather than from a nutritional defi-ciency. Since potassium is the major cation found in bovine sweat, high temperatures and physical activity can cause an imbalance to occur.

SODIUMSodium is the major positive ion (cation) in extracel-

lular fluids. Sodium regulates the total amount of water in the body. The transmission of sodium into and out of indi-vidual cells also plays a role in critical body functions and processes in the body, especially in the brain, nervous system, and muscles which all require electrical signals for communication. The move-ment of sodium is critical in generation of these electrical signals.

POTASSIUMPotassium is the major intracellular positive ion (cat-

ion). The proper level of potassium is essential for normal cell function. Among the many functions of potassium in the body are regulation of the heartbeat and the functioning of the muscles.

MAGNESIUMMagnesium is an often forgotten electrolyte that is

involved with a variety of metabolic activities in the body, including relaxation of the smooth muscles that surround the bronchial tubes in the lung, skeletal muscle contraction, and excitation of neurons in the brain. Magnesium levels in the body are closely linked with sodium, potassium, and calcium metabo-lism; and are regulated by the kidney.

CHLORIDEChloride is the major negatively charged ion (anion) found in

the fluid outside of cells and in the blood. Chloride in conjunction with sodium plays a role in helping the body maintain a normal balance of fluids.

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CALCIUM IMBALANCELow blood calcium is usually associated with weakness, muscle

spasms, and heart rhythm disturbance.

MAGNESIUM IMBALANCESymptoms of low magnesium involve the heart with rhythm

abnormalities, muscles exhibiting weakness and cramping, and the nervous system, potentially causing seizures.

BICARBONATE IMBALANCEBicarbonate is an important component of the electrolyte

equation that keeps the acid-base status of the body in balance.

The lungs regulate the amount of carbon dioxide, and the kid-neys regulate bicarbonate (HCO3). This electrolyte helps buffer the acids that build up in the body as normal byproducts of metabo-lism. For example, when muscles are working, they produce lactic acid as a byproduct of energy formation. HCO3 is required to be available to bind the hydrogen released from the acid to form car-bon dioxide and water.

water + carbon dioxide = Bicarbonate + Hydrogen

Although research on exercising beef cattle and specifically on buck-ing bulls is very limited, the data generated by many researchers on the impact of electrolyte nutrition on muscle function and postmortem evaluation of muscle status ties in closely with data generated for elite human athletes.

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635 Mr. Juicey:

Big-League Producer of Heart

Cultivating the supreme arena athlete may seem the most important objec-tive of the breeder, but a bull’s abil-ity to produce similar offspring after

retirement carries just as much weight. As with the elite female, the elite sire faces similar hurdles when it comes to producing under the heat of limited viable years.

Once a bull has proven himself in competi-tion and then goes on to establish some sort of production record, the best years of his life may have lapsed. By the time bulls are retired to ser-vice cows many suffer from everyday aches and pains just like human athletes.

Aliments like arthritis, joint stiffness and pain are common. Unfortunately inflamma-tion often accompanies these aliments and when coupled with age, often translates to compromised semen fertility and quality, and ultimately an individual’s ability to leave a con-crete legacy through sire power.

Most breeders understand a sire’s potential and already have basic nutrition and veterinar-ian care in place. Still these basics may not be enough to fully maximize a sires remain-ing reproductive years and ability to pass on a bucking legacy. It is under these circum-stances that many breeders are seeking out any possible option.

The story of Kish bred 635 Mr. Juicey is an example of the lengths breeders will go to when it comes to caring for their aging bovines. 635’s story is both fascinating and inspiring. The Too Legit son, like his sire, has proven to be one of the most consistent producers in the American Bucking Bull breed. As a matter of fact Don Kish has gone on record as saying 635’s sons are 90% usable to a contractor.

While the bull had already proven himself through his numerous existing offspring in Kish’s program, Mr. Juicey’s current owner Gary Blythe had spent night and day doing everything he could to perpetuate this bull’s sire power as well as his comfort during his re-maining years of life.

The bull was only able to live cover a limit-ed number of cows and there was a very limited amount of semen able to be collected and avail-able to others. The semen Blythe had managed to collect was sadly impacted because of a stor-age issue which in turn compromised the bull’s remaining limited sire power.

Blythe had left no stone unturned when it came to Mr. Juicey’s care. The bull had actually been doing quite well and although collection attempts were not extremely successful, Mr. Juicey had still managed to do well. Then near-ly a year ago the bull’s age and limited repro-

ductive ability became the least of his owner’s worries.

A tumor on the bull’s neck was discov-ered. The tumor was removed, but returned this time just below the right ear. Testing con-firmed a very aggressive cancer and its loca-tion among many nerves and arteries meant it could not be removed.

Over the years, Mr. Juicey had become much more than a bull to the Blythe family and they took the news very hard. They were determined to not only do everything they could for the super-sire, but also to seek any means to perpetuate his legacy through sire power. Several veterinarians were consulted regarding possible options and treatment, but sadly the consensus was the same.

Still the bovine had worked his way into the Blythe’s hearts and in particular Gary’s. “With all the various vets that had been working on the bull, 635 became very docile and would ac-tually come up to the barn for treatment on his own when he saw us coming,” said Blythe. “It was as if he knew we were trying to help him.”

The amazing turning point occurred when Blythe was contacted by Dr. Jack Shuler from Chapel Hill Equine Associates of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Shuler’s specialty is care and treatment of lame competition horses and the

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The amazing turning point occurred when Blythe was contacted by Dr. Jack Shuler from Chapel Hill Equine Associates of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Shuler’s specialty is care and treatment of lame competition horses and the vet had contacted Blythe because he had heard about their competition bulls. Shuler was fascinated with the prospect of possibly being able to work on the bull athlete. Dr. Shular reviews treatment notes during

accupuncture sessionDr. Shular carefully places accupuncture needles

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vet had contacted Blythe because he had heard about their competition bulls. Shuler was fas-cinated with the prospect of possibly being able to work on the bull athlete.

Blythe told Shuler of 635’s career ending stifle injury and the fact that at age 15, collec-tion of the sire was nearly impossible. Shuler convinced Blythe to give him the chance to work on Mr. Juicey. Blythe agreed but admits he was very skeptical of Shuler’s alternative therapies even though the vet had been us-ing the procedures successfully on horses and dairy cattle for many years.

“At that time Dr. Jay Moore was coming to the ranch weekly and collecting Mr. Juicey and I would package it and ship the extended semen to Craig Barton at Champion Genet-ics in Canton, Texas where they evaluated and froze it. We were getting very marginal qual-ity semen that was only good enough for farm use—nothing we could sell. On Dr. Shuler’s first visit about 3 hours before we were sched-uled to collect Mr. Juicey, he performed about an hour of acupuncture treatment. I admit. I had absolutely zero confidence in the therapy, but was willing to try anything at that point. He finished and we went ahead and collected Mr. Juicey a few hours later and I shipped it off as usual. Dr. Shuler said if I was willing he’d like to come once a week for four weeks and if we didn’t see any improvement by then he wouldn’t waste any more of my time or money. The next afternoon Craig called and said, ‘I don’t know what you did but this semen is about 10 % better than anything we’ve previously froze’. To say the least, I was very surprised.”

The next week Dr. Shuler arrived as sched-uled and the same procedure was followed. He conducted his acupuncture treatment and also injected the joints in Mr. Juicey’s rear legs in an attempt to relieve some of the bull’s pain. The idea was that the bull’s continuous pain was contributing in part to the bull’s low semen quality. After treatment, the bull was again col-lected and the semen shipped as before. The next afternoon Blythe received yet another call from Barton who reported another improve-

ment. The semen quality had again improved giving them 50% progressive motility and 50% normal cells.

“Of course by this time my opinion of al-ternative medicine had completely changed,” joked Blythe. “Dr. Shuler was always re-evalu-ating Mr. Juicey and thinking of ways we could do better for him. He contacted a company that sold laser lights and persuaded them to come and perform a demo on Mr. Juicey. It was a machine that was being used on pro baseball

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pitchers to warm up their pitching arms before games to prevent injury and to speed healing of injured muscles. They agreed to come twice weekly for three weeks and Dr. Shuler contin-ued his weekly acupuncture. By this time Mr. Juicey had gone from a bull moving at a snail’s pace, dragging both rear hooves and only able to produce semen with barely 40% progressive motility, to a bull moving at nearly a trot and producing semen with 70% progressive motil-ity and 60% -70% normal cells at post thaw!”

Dr. Shuler explained that Mr. Juicey was an excellent case study because of the detailed and heavily documented records available on the bull’s reproductive history.

“Mr. Juicey was a great case because we could actually prove that the treatment is ben-eficial,” said Shuler. “Being able to compare his pre-treatment reproductive performance and post-treatment reproductive performance

like we could made it easy to establish that the treatments had value to both the bull and his owner.”

Blythe testified that watching Dr. Shuler work was absolutely fascinating.

“He was very serious and dedicated to what he believed in and didn’t sugar coat anything. He tells you like it is and it’s not about the money. He traveled 100 miles each way to treat Mr. Juicey every week. He is genuinely inter-ested in doing something good for the animals he’s treating.”

This sire power story is a testament to what can be achieved with perseverance—and with a willingness to explore all options. Our bovines are our pride and joy, but their genetic legacy is something that spans the full range of both the industry and of the American Bucking Bull breed via their sire power.

Sadly, Mr. Juicey passed away on March 28,

2011 from his long battle with cancer, but not before leaving a lasting legacy and re-establish-ing his own sire power. Not only did alternative treatments improve the quality of Mr. Juicey’s last year of life but it also improved the bull’s ability to perpetuate himself into future gen-erations.

Blythe like most breeders and contractors was willing to do whatever he could for a bull he respected and came to truly love whole-heartedly.

“We really, really miss Mr. Juicey—dearly. I can’t say enough for the efforts of Dr. Shuler or for Dr. Jay Moore, Dr. Andy Gardener and Craig Barton for everything they did. You can’t put a monetary value on what they as a team have done for Blythe Bucking Bulls or for Mr. Juicey. The 2500 straws they collected together as a team have insured the legacy of Mr. Juicey. That legacy will carry on for years to come because of their effort. I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart.”

The life and death of Mr. Juicey reminds us how similar owners and breeders really are to their bovines and even to the humans that straddle them in competition. To create a true athlete takes a deep desire. It takes a strong will to succeed. It takes never quitting or giving up to go from being good to greatness. But to cre-ate a true legacy it takes something more. It takes heart.

635 Mr. Juicey: Big-League Producer of Heart cont.

Renato Nunes rides Robinson/Pinnacle’s Mr. Juicey son Jeffrey Scott’s Buckle Man for 87.5 points during the second round of the Duluth

Built Ford Tough series PBR.

Paulo Lima attempts to ride Robinson’s Mr. Juicey son Segs the Juice during the second round of the Seattle Built Ford Tough series PBR.

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Pictured right >Jerome Robinson on 5 Whirley Gig, Salinas 1970

“Whirley Gig was just a 3-year-old when I had him in Salinas,” recalled Robinson. “That event was a two header and my first bull was another Barmby bull, 48 Twister.” Robinson doesn’t remember that much about his ride on Whirley Gig except that the bull threw him.

It’s understandable Robinson may not fully remember that ride nearly 40 years ago- Twister had bucked him off and knocked him out cold. “I woke up on an army cot all alone in the infirmary,” shared Robinson. “Apparently the guy after me got gored so everyone had rushed out to help him because he was bleeding out all over the place. So I just got up and walked out. I passed a nurse who asked if I was ok and I said ‘yes’ and kept walking.”

Robinson recalls Whirley Gig as being “a pretty good bull.” Robinson faced Whirley Gig three more times. He rode him once when it really mattered- to win a round at the 1972 NFR. Robinson competed at 11 NFRs over the course of his career before going on to run his own bull riding schools, ranch and production company. He has been the recipient of countless awards including the PBR’s Ring of Honor.

by Susan Bedford

I have been lucky enough to know Jerome Robinson since practically my first day at the PBR back in 1999. Not only is he a legendary bull rider and integral part of the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series (he’s the arena production man-

ager), you couldn’t ask for a better friend. He’s a cowboy’s cowboy and a gentleman’s gentleman. Needless to say,

Jerome Robinson is one of my personal heroes and I was thrilled to see this photo of the great bull rider in action.

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Buckers worthy of Built Ford Tough Series status are constantly on a contractor’s mind. Filling the truck week after week with bonafide buckers is no easy task. The industry is full of good bulls, but it takes more to pique the interest of the industry’s elite bull men. It takes bulls that are “Bonafide Buckers.”

A Bonafide Bucker is a consistent performer that does his deal out after out, year after year. He’s a work-horse and often the result of careful mating between parents cultivated from years of selective breeding. He’s no stranger to a multitude of forums and has a variety of feats to hang his hat on. When it comes to Bonafide Buckers, Chad Berger, Clay Struve and Box K Cattle Company’s wild and crazy -8 Bring It has definitely earned the label of Bonafide Bucker.

-8 Bring It

BATTLE CRY:-8 Bring It’s listed breeder Monty Samford referred to him as a

“Bonafide Lunatic” with humor when discussing the bull’s bonafide bucker status. From the beginning this maniac of a bovine has been a handful—especially in the box. Initially the bull was very difficult to get out on and still sports a rope, horn-halo to remind him of his chute man-ners. Still with this minor quirk the bull managed to earn nearly $26,000 in 2009 as an ABBI Classic contender. Additionally the rope, horn-halo has become the bull’s novelty trademark and the bovine seems to wear it into battle with pride.

Jimmy Noland can be credited with the mating responsible for this bull’s charge down the warpath, and Monty Samford credited for culti-

vating his lunacy into the bonafide bucker we see at BFTS events today. “I never took him to a futurity,” explained Samford “because I knew

he couldn’t take it mentally. When you’d run him in the chute he’d just stand there and tremble. When he bucked he’d bail way up into the air and make a full round before he’d land. I sold him to Rod Chumley and Gary Long as a 2-year-old and even though they wanted to take him up north I talked them out of it because I knew we needed to keep a handle on him—he was that kind.”

The bull spent some time with Kent Cox being handled and even started bucking under riders as a 2-year-old. He went back to Samford as a 3-year-old to go on cows. Whether this helped the bovine’s mental madness is still up for debate, but what he put on the ground hollers bonafide in another manner.

Chon Miranda attempts to ride Berger/Struve/Box K’s Lincoln Electric’s Bring It during the second round of the Chicago Built Ford Tough series PBR.

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Samford is hauling three, 2-year-olds to events this season that are sons of -8 Bring It. Bring It On and Hot-N-Heavy debuted at the ABBI Spring Fling Futurity and Mr. Squiggly will pop into the action in June at Ardmore for the American Heritage Futurity. These -8 sons are elec-tric and crafty to say the least, but what they look like is even better. “His calves are real good looking—it looks like their hides were put on with a pair of fence stretchers, they are that tight made.”

ROAD WARRIOR:-8 Bring It was eventually bought by Chad Berger & Clay Struve from Chumley & Long and later Ken King and Box K Cattle also bought into the bonafide bucker. It was on the Berger battle-wagon that the bull has truly earned his warrior feathers. From the first time the bull climbed the ramp he had much to prove aboard Berger’s truckload of bonafide buckers. Bull breeders know that Berger’s program is one where they separate the chiefs from the braves. -8 made Berger’s truck his home and while making his way to chiefdom, the bull has criss-crossed the nation multiple times. From New York City and Uncasville, Connecticut to Mandan, North Dakota and Arlington, Texas (for the Last Man Stand-ing) to Charlottesville, Virginia and even Hollister, CA the bovine has no doubt been hauled. Besides the bucker’s 2 PBR Finals qualifications, he’s been straddled 44 times in 4 years according to records. Out of those 44, 15 were final or short round outs and only 2 of those attempts resulted in qualified rides. Since turning into a true road warrior, he’s maintained a 22.119 mark average and a BFTS mark average of 44.294.

COUNTING COUP:-8 Bring It has “counted coup” on his share of bonafide riders which

surely lands him in the “bonafide bucker” tribe. Many riders have at-tempted and failed more than once when the frenzied black and white spot has been run under them. Among the riders -8 Bring It has con-quered more than once are; Austin Meier, Sean Willingham, Pistol Rob-inson, Cord McCoy and Ryan McConnell, while some of the big league riders he’s taken down at least once include; Brendon Clark, Chris Shiv-ers, Colby Yates, Cory Rasch, Douglas Duncan, Dustin Elliott, Jody New-berry, Nick Landreneau, Pete Farley, Shane Proctor, Skeeter Kingsolver, Stormy Wing, Travis Briscoe and even Valderion de Oliveira. This son of MC 907 (a Broke Back V son) boasts a buck off % of 95.45 and 100 when he’s matched against left-handers.

-8 Bring It may have a few tactics left to show the industry and Sam-ford thinks his best may still be yet to come. “By next year I expect to see him really start to settle and be at his peak. He may not be Bucking Bull of the Year quality but I think he will be close.”

When it comes to the real warriors of the sport and those which are worthy of “bonafide bucker” status, -8 Bring It has been to his share of battles. He’s done it with fever and flash; he’s speared a slice of ABBI winnings, ambushed us with some excit-ing offspring and is definitely one of the most electric, war paint wearin’ bulls on tour.

Douglas Duncan attempts to ride Berger/Struve/Box K’s Lincoln Electric’s Bring It during the second round of the Kansas City Built Ford Tough

series PBR.

Lincoln Electric’s Bring It chews his cud while relaxing in his signature rope halo prior to 2010 PBR World Finals.

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American Heritage Futurity:

All Eyes on Ardmore by Susan BedfordPhotos by Allen Glanville

There is no bigger event dol-lar-wise for Futurity bulls than the American Heritage. It’s no wonder breeders from

coast-to-coast bring their 2-year-olds to southern Oklahoma to compete at this landmark event. From June 10-11, Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore will also play host to two night of PBR Touring Pro/ABBI Derby action (for 3-year-old bulls) as well as a Junior Futurity event, the second of the season.

Last year, over $588,000 was paid out and it was the Torres Brothers Messy Mossy who came out on top among the field of 164 Futurity bulls, winning over $107,000. The Mud-slinger son wowed the crowd (and judges) with a trip worth a score of 22.25.

Three bulls split first at last year’s Derby, but it was 708 Rush Hour from Cross E Bucking Bulls who got a bo-nus $10,000 (winning over $33,000) for being involved with the USBBA’s incentive programs. Jim Owens’ 71 and Boyd/Floyd/Andrews 705 were the co-champions with Rush Hour, each with an 89.5. Tyler Terrell’s 834 won the Junior event and $5,24.7 The competition should be just as fierce in all categories this season and will be a weekend breeders and fans won’t want to miss.

This year the action will be non-stop and there will be a wide range of social activities to keep attendees en-tertained while at the arena and after events. Thursday (June 9) night kicks off with a Welcome Party exclusively for ABBI members at Heritage Hall. Presented by Winstar World Casino & Two Frogs Grill. The party will feature a concert by Moe Bandy, a Silent Auc-tion Calcutta and dinner catered by Two Frogs.

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Friday is a breeder’s luncheon courtesy of Qualitech/SQM. There will also be a local vendor exhibit at the arena on both Friday and Saturday so you can shop, shop, shop. Winstar will have giveaways for all contractors and KICM Country Radio will be broadcasting live. Each night there will be an official afterparty at Outlawz Nightclub.

If you need to buy tickets, visit stubwire.com. Pre-sale is just $12, $15 at the door. You will get a ticket for the night your bull is out, but buy tickets now for friends and family who will be coming and want to see the PBR action Friday and Saturday nights. There is also a ticket fam-ily pack which is good for two adults and two children for both nights, for just $60.

The Futurity action will take place on Friday and Saturday morn-ings, with the Junior Futurity kicking off Saturday’s Futurity action at 8am. The Derby will be Friday and Saturday nights. D& H Cattle Co.’s legendary sale will also take place, as is tradition during the Heritage weekend. On Friday, their Yearling Bull Sale will be from 2-4:30pm at Hardy Murphy Coliseum after the Futurity. On Saturday, the Female Sale will take place at Red River Livestock Arena from 2-4:30pm.

So whether you are coming to Ardmore to buck bulls, buy a bull, do bull business, meet other breeders, make new friends- or all of the above- the American Heritage weekend is one you won’t want to miss.

The Torres Brothers, owners of Torres Bros. Bucking Bulls and their winning bull, Messy Mossy.

Winners of the 2010 ABBI American Heritage Futurity.



Kansas City ABBI Classic, Kansas City, Missouri

ranK Bull aBBi # owner sire (sire’s sire) x dam (dam’s sire) score payout1 Pure Smoke 10062441 Cody Ohl, Beshears, K-C 54 Hargis Up in Smoke (55 Gunslinger) X 3/T 4042 (J32 Monsoon) 90.5 $10,362.10 2 Bad Blake 10053276 Lightning C Cattle Co. 856 Tahanta (A56 Tahanta's Back) X MO 135 (97 Whitewater Skoal) 90 $5,921.20 3 Bono 10057815 Hadley Cattle Co. 329 Houdini (161 White Sports Coat) X 71 Ol Red Top (624 Kish's Wolfman) 88.5 $4,440.90 4 Ranger Pride 10077156 Let'R Buck-Long Ranch 532 Raspberry Wine X MS20 (329 Houdini) 88.25 $3,700.75 5 / 6 Alternator 10061047 Cody Ohl, Accomazzo, K-C 158 White Out (166 Strawberry Wine) X 75 Miss Vindicator (273 Vindicator) 87.75 $2,868.08

5 / 6 Colored by Arctic 10071170 K Bar C Bucking Bulls / Spark-Lin Acres / Cody Ohl 610 Arctic Cat (25 Dark Shadow) X 2B 33 (88 Color Me Bad) 87.75 $2,868.08

7 V-5 10091631 Henry Wilson & Marty Foutch V Valentine (Broke Back V) X Wilson 5 (444 Whiskey) 87.25 $2,220.45

8 / 9 / 10 Goober 10048431 Twisted Sisters / The Jaynes Gang

3BB-316 Dark Magician (34 Palace Station Express) X NW A217 (A20 Candyman) 87 $1,541.98

8 / 9 / 10 Black Ice 10083791 Barker Bulls / Cody Ohl 329 Houdini (161 White Sports Coat) X H 44 (626 Alex) 87 $1,541.98 8 / 9 / 10 Yo Yo 10093645 Rocking M J-J M6 (532 Raspberry Wine) X Lou Lou (Rocking M Breeding) 87 $1,541.98

total payout (actual) $37,007.50

Apr 2-3, 2011by Susan Bedford

Photos by Andy Watson

Pure Smoke vs Austin Meier

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The ABBI Kansas City Classic took place in conjunction with the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series event on April 2. U7042 Pure Smoke was victorious against an extremely competitive field of bucking bulls, earn-ing a 90.5 from the judges.

Pure Smoke is the 2009 ABBI Futurity Champion and is apparently working on winning as many titles as one of his famous owners, Cody Ohl. Also owned by Ken and Tex Beshears and K-C, everyone involved with Pure Smoke celebrated his $10,000 plus payday.

“After Ft. Worth I was little bummed,” admitted Ohl, “but here at Kansas City it looks like everything has bounced back. Everything had great trips. I have a whole new set of great partners including Larry Barker and Jim and Kenny McElroy that have a really great set of bulls. To have all these bulls (Pure Smoke, Alternator, Colored By Arctic, Black Ice and Damn Right) in the top 11 against the greatest bulls in the world is just awesome.”

“We are just real excited about how our bulls all performed here,” said Ohl partner Jim McElroy. “It’s taken us a little while to do what we wanted to do, but it’s a process. We got into these ABBI bulls with one

goal and it was to win. Cody has been great helping us get these bulls ready to compete.”

The reserve champion was just a half-point behind Pure Smoke with a big score of 90. Lightning C Cattle Co.’s Bad Blake took home nearly $6,000 for the Copp crew. In third was Hadley Cattle Co,’s Bono and 703 Ranger Pride from Let Er Buck Long Ranch finished fourth.

Alternator and Colored By Arctic split fifth. “Alternator’s been a stud. He bucked off Marchi at Glendale then came right back and bucked off Valdiron at Kansas City,” explained Ohl. “He’s only had five rider trips in his entire life and he’s been super. I’ve had Colored Buy Arctic here with me for about 30-45 days. The weather’s been bad up there in Ohio so coming down here has really helped him.

“I was also really happy with Pure Smoke,” concluded Ohl. “You know he’d been getting rode and I think it was kinda what he needed. He had gotten to where he was just bucking them off at 2 seconds and then hitting flat footed, thinking his job was over. He’s super smart. He just doesn’t have a set pattern anymore ever since getting rode and he is gonna do whatever it takes to get the guy on the ground.”

Kansas City WinnersRanger Pride, fourth place

Bad Blake took reserve champion at the Classic and bucked off Aaron Roy Dusty LaBeth couldn’t cover Bono, who took third in the Classic

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Spring FlingABBI Classic, Stephenville, Texas

ranK Bull aBBi # owner sire (sire’s sire) x dam (dam’s sire) score payout1 Poker Face 10090969 Box K Cattle, LLC 701 Rodeo (14 Chaos) X JF- 01 Little Shiney (497 Automatic) 88.75 $12,311.00 2 Carney Man 10119617 Berger Bucking Bulls N/A X N/A 88 $7,102.50

3 / 4 TD2 Buckin Machine 10050842 D&H Cattle Co / Buck Cattle Co /

Shores Cattle Co36 Sports Machine aka Milkman ( 36 Washita Junior) X Page 3D2-490 (22 Hotel California) 87.75 $3,669.64

3 / 4 Black Widow 10049997 Lufkin Ranch and Rodeo L902 Alioop (JCB 826 Midnight Spookster) X L253 (Emanuel 26) 87.75 $3,669.64

5 / 6 / 7 What Sherriff 10069892 Flying W Bucking Bulls -2 What I Say (966 Cowboy Cash) X M4 Sister Sheriff(N/A) 87.5 $2,367.50 5 / 6 / 7 Centerfold 10066860 Monty Samford / BJ Tolman Playboy Skoal (N/A ) X MS-2 (221 Jim Dandy) 87.5 $2,367.50

5 / 6 / 7 Sic'Em Sam 10084437 Oakes and Greene Bucking Bulls 331 Black Mudslinger(790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger) X Oaks & Greene C58 (Page 31-159) 87.5 $2,367.50

8 Bad Blake 10053276 Lightning C Cattle Co. 856 Tahanta (A56 Tahanta's Back) X MO 135 (97 Whitewater Skoal) 87.25 $1,894.00

09/10/11 Walking Tall 10062239 Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls 942 Here's Your Sign (Toews Breeding) XTBB DK 425 (635 Mr. Juicey) 87 $1,459.96

09/10/11 77 Jughead 10061469 D&H Cattle Co / Flinn 453 Wrangler Renegade (74 Wrangler's Sports Jacket) X N/A 87 $1,459.96 09/10/11 Ranger Pride 10077156 Let'R Buck-Long Ranch 532 Raspberry Wine X MS20 (329 Houdini) 87 $1,459.96

12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 Santiago 10061733 Clymer Rodeo Livestock 627 Jinx's Playboy (HO5 High Jink) X SA 242 (120 Shake Rattle N Roll) 86.75 $843.42

12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 Shakey Waters 10089994 Show Spots Bucking Bulls C 31Blues Man (J31A Bodacious) X Page 22-207 (22 Roughwater) 86.75 $843.42

12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 White Velvet 10056660 Cody Ohl, Beshears, Hutchins 158 White Out (166 Strawberry Wine) X XS 402 (XS 815 Kish's Velvet Hour) 86.75 $843.42

12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 Pit Boss 10062489 Ace of Spades / Pit Boss Syndica-tion

812 Blenderhead (Burns Breeding) X 465 Adele (329 Houdini) 86.75 $843.42

12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 Snow Storm 10091235 Cody Ohl, Weldon Stockton TB LR 95 ( 315 Panhandle Slim) X N/A (N/A) 86.75 $843.42 12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 Bois d'arc 10059260 Mike Rawson L791 Splat Kat (81 Skat Kat) X 017 (N/A) 86.75 $843.42

12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 Gin & Juice 10061224 Boyd-Floyd / Andrews Page 3D5 (790 Mossy Oak Mudslinger) X SA 420 (329 Houdini) 86.75 $843.42

12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19 Bono 10057815 Hadley Cattle Co. 329 Houdini (161 White Sports Coat) X 71 Ol Red Top (624 Kish's Wolfman) 86.75 $843.42

20/21/22/23/24/25/26 Buzz Saw 10073167 Cross Lazy S - Bryan Smith 211 Vapor (36 Backlash) X 26 Black Lollipop(607 Driller) 86.5 $67.64

20/21/22/23/24/25/26 Studley 10048434 Desert Orchid Ranch / Curtis Leschyshyn / The Jaynes Gang 103 D Fevers Rising (40 Exodus) X SR 84 (61 Slick Willy) 86.5 $67.64

20/21/22/23/24/25/26 Moses 10057601 Gold Spur Ranch 329 Houdini (161 White Sports Coat) X MS 0 (Big Bend) 86.5 $67.64

20/21/22/23/24/25/26 Keepin' It Real 10054691 Circle T Ranch & Rodeo 708 Gnash (133 Stitch) X Rafter 7r 96 (161 White Sports Coat) 86.5 $67.64

20/21/22/23/24/25/26 Party All The Time 10066854 Rocking T Ranch 13 Party Time (MT Mighty Tricky) X MS -2 (221 Jim Dandy) 86.5 $67.64 20/21/22/23/24/25/26 Getin Busy 10059587 Boyd / Floyd / Jackson 920 Boding (Broke Back V) X Floyd 44 (Floyd Breeding) 86.5 $67.64

20/21/22/23/24/25/26 Damn Right 10059155 Cody Ohl, Barker, K Bar C GRC 182 Hot Damn (49 Tequila) X GRC W170 (55 Gunslinger) 86.5 $67.64


Apr 22-23, 2011by Susan Bedford


On April 22-23, 100 bulls competed at Lone Star Arena in Stephenville, Texas. After 78 Poker Face finished April 22 on top with an 88.75, owners Ken and Buddy King had to wait for another 50 bulls to buck the following night to learn his fate. Poker Face’s score held up and Box K Cattle was able to celebrate a big win worth over $12,000.

“We bought Poker Face as a 2-year-old,” shared Ken King. “He had some success as a futurity calf and continued to win as a 3-year-old. We placed seventh with him at last year’s American Heritage Derby. He has always been a great competitor and we are extremely happy with the win. We can’t wait to see what is in store for him next.” The bull came from Wil-

son, Laramie & Hayden’s breeding program. King bought him from Sean Scalco.

10 Carney Man from Berger Bucking Bulls was the reserve champion with an 88, worth over $7,000. Third was split by TD 2 Buckin Machine (D&H/Buck/Shores) and L704 Black Widow (Lufkin Ranch and Rodeo). Rounding out the top 5 was a three way split between 47 What Sheriff (Flying W), 15-7 Centerfold (Sam-ford/Tolman) and 302 Sic’ Em Sam (Oakes and Greene).With 100 bulls entered, the event paid to the twentieth spot (which was a seven-way split). D&H, Boyd-Floyd and Cody Ohl had two bulls apiece finish in the money with the re-maining top spots going to a mix of established and newer breeders.

“It was really neat to see so many new breeders come to this event,” said Toby Floyd, co-producer of the event “It’s inspiring for the entire industry to see programs like Box K Cat-tle and newer programs like (Futurity winners)Vermejo River Ranch and Tom and Tish Peter-son come away as event winners. It proves that anyone can enter and win.”

In addition to the bucking bull events, there was also a Calcutta and welcome dinner catered by Martinez Bucking Bulls on Thurs-day night. Friday and Saturday started off with a charity breakfast to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Stephenville at Lone Star Arena. There was live music by top-notch entertainers at the arena after each night’s Classic events.



Spectators were treated to an exciting opening at Stephenville

Box K Cattle accept Classic win check



Box K Cattle’s Poker Face seals Classic win

Carney Man, second place Black Widow finished 3 / 4 Buckin Machine shared 3 / 4

Spring Fling Classic cont.



Spring FlingABBI Futurity, Stephenville, Texas

ranK Bull aBBi # owner sire (sire’s sire) x dam (dam’s sire) score payout1 Breakdown 10096277 Vermejo River Ranch MoJo Risin (Bad Mojo) x DQ 106 (The Magic Carpet Ride) 21.75 $23,4262 Cash Daddy 10101493 Kent Cox / Chris Downer M17 x Downer 319 (Houdini) 21.50 $13,5153 I’m The One 10128529 Stewart Shepherd Countdown (Rooster) x VK 724 (92 Unbelievable) 21.25 $5,1813 B&S 724 10104459 Hosey Bridges & Chris Smith Copper Top (A6) x B/77 (B&S 888) 21.25 $5,1813 Diamond S 9114 10108982 Diamond S Bucking Bulls Panhandle Slim (WSC) x Page 628-163 (Super Dave) 21.25 $5,1813 Hindu Hotel 10099152 Ace of Spades / Superior Genetics Hotel California (A6) x Smokin Hot (Panhandle Slim) 21.25 $5,1813 72W Paradise 10089696 D&H Cattle Co. / Glover Cattle Co. Commotion (Automatic) x 769T (Sports Machine) 21.25 $5,1813 Blue By U 10129060 Paul Daniel / Curtis Leschyshyn NA x Rose Red (Russell) 21.25 $5,1819 Bring It On 10099015 Monty Samford- Flying S -8 Bring It (MC 907) x MS 21-6 (MS 80) 21.00 $2,7789 You’ll Fly Away 10101708 Samford / Dozier Da Joose (Broke Back V) x MS-2 (Jim Dandy) 21.00 $2,7789 Ramer 963 10106793 Chad Ramer / David Findley Nebo Mud (Larry TCG) x Miss Kitty (Stray Kitty) 21.00 $2,77812 R520 10114784 Ruth Gatlin Jason’s Pet (Robinson BS 605) x R102 (Robinson 011) 20.75 $1,82912 Hot Comet 10104579 Castle Farms Comet’s Gold (Cooper’s Comet) x GLC 336 (Hot Damn) 20.75 $1,829

12 Slough Shark 10094620 Walker Bucking Stock Breeders/Ken VonKowski Walker -25 (Copenhagen Charlie) x TW367 (Cadillac Jack) 20.75 $1,829

12 SJR 490 10102109 Ravenscroft / Boyd-Floyd 751 (Gunslinger) x SJR 399 (Tightrope) 20.75 $1,82912 SJR 489 10102108 Ravenscroft / Boyd-Floyd 751 (Gunslinger) x SJR 392 (Houdini) 20.75 $1,829

17 Bargain Bin 10122919 Rising Stars Ranch / McClintock Bucking Bulls Splat Kat ( Skat Kat) x 535 (Skat Kat) 20.50 $656

17 Diamond S 974 10093017 Diamond S Bucking Bulls Smash Hit (TW911) x B&B 504 (Yellow Jacket) 20.50 $65617 Swamp Magic 10109125 Boyd Floyd Bull Co. Big Show (Boyd) x Boyd 633 (Short Stack) 20.50 $65617 Paintball 10100699 Cody Ohl / Carl Hutchins White Bird (Neon Nights) x Parrish 173 (Black Powder) 20.50 $65617 Duke 10092913 4C's / McVak Bucking Bulls Houdini (WSC) x Mo Betta 457 (Gunslinger) 20.50 $65617 Verdict 10096049 Lufkin Ranch and Rodeo L601 (Zorro) x L265 (Rooster) 20.50 $65617 59W Fat Bottom 10089688 D&H Cattle Co. Mudslinger (Page 01) x Page 615 (Stretch) 20.50 $656


Apr 23, 2011by Sugar Kuhn


The second annual Boyd-Floyd Bull Co. Spring Fling was held in Stephenville, Texas over the Easter weekend. Hundreds of bulls, stock contractors and bucking bull fans came out to watch the Futurity, ABBI Classic and the ABBI Discovery Tour sanctioned by the PBR. The Futu-rity was the first co-sanctioned event of its kind, with ABBI and NBBA coming together to put on a fantastic event that drew in over 160 futu-rity aged bulls.

The most inspiring thing during the futurity was watching new comers Danny and Shelly Quartieri from Maxwell, New Mexico’s Ver-mejo River Ranch walk away with a check for over $23,000. The couple’s bovine 906 Breakdown launched himself into a big win (which was also a first for the Quartieri’s program).

“This was our first win and it was really exciting,” said Shelly Quart-ieri. “We originally came to Spring Fling just with the intention of trying to get Breakdown qualified for Las Vegas. We certainly weren’t expecting a win—and actually we almost didn’t even come! We put on the Rid-ing on Faith Bible Camp and Bull Riding School here in Maxwell, New Mexico June 1-5 and we were concerned going to Stephenville might interfere with things we were needing to get done.”

Danny and Shelly Quartieri have been producing the camp for sev-

eral years and their instructors are world class. This year’s instructors donating their time will be PBR riders Travis Briscow, Shane Proctor, Cody Nance, Josh Koshel, Kody Lostroh as well as Todd Pierce. In fact bull riders are how they got their start breeding their own bulls.

“We have been raising bulls for 4 years now here in Maxwell. We originally started buying practice bulls for our son Randy. We have a 320 acre ranch and decided to start purchasing some bloodlines that we

liked. Then we bought Breakdown’s sire Mojo Risin’ from Casper Baca for a breeding bull.”

The Vermejo River Ranch’s Spring Fling entry proved he had all the tools to take the win. “Breakdown’s trip at Stephenville is the trip he has had. He has been consistent. The first time we bucked him he just spun, but after that he started really blowing in the air and kicking hard. He had placed at some other events so we thought he could go, but after this out we really know now that he can compete. We had him entered at the American Heritage, but after this win we have changed our plans with him. Originally we had planned to turn him out on cows, but now we have decided to enter him through the summer then rest him through the fall before the finals. So he may not go on cows at all now. It also changed our plans for him in that now we will have him collected. We

“This was our first win and it was really exciting. We originally came to Spring Fling just with the intention of trying to get Breakdown qualified for Las Vegas. We certainly weren’t expecting a win—and actually we almost didn’t even come!”

—Shelly Quartieri, Vermejo River Ranch



Shelly and Danny Quartieri proudly accept their winning check

Vermejo River Ranch’s bull Breakdown winning the Spring Fling futurity

have him entered at Pueblo and of course now we will be going to Glen Rose for the Texas Bash to compete for the $10,000 bonus money.”

Shelly was quick to thank people that helped make the memorable moment happen.

”Everybody has always been so helpful even though this is competi-tion. Everyone at the ABBI office has really been helpful showing us how things work and answering any questions that we’ve had.”

Unsurprisingly, the Quartieri’s have already received several offers on Breakdown, but raising and competing with futurity calves is what they want to do. “We really like to raise the futurity bulls, but would like to sell or partner on them after their futurity year. That’s how we’ve always wanted to be able to do it.”

Beside Breakdown, the Quartieri’s will have another bull going to Pueblo with an ABBI junior member. Preston Ogle will be bucking Kit Carson, a Chicken on a Chain son that was raised on the Vermejo River Ranch for the first time in Pueblo.



ABBI Discovery Tour StephenvilleApr 22, 2011

by Susan BedfordPhotos by Andy Watson

The inaugural ABBI Discovery Tour event took place on April 22 in Stephenville on Saturday morning at the 4Cs Arena. Just a short drive from the Lone Star Arena, the Carrillos facility played host to the Discov-ery event which was also an open Derby for 3-year-old bulls.

With the ABBI Classic being held April 22-23, many of the top PBR riders came out to participate in the PBR Touring Pro/ABBI Classic events as well as the Discovery Tour. The bulls definitely got the best of the cowboys but cowboy Jordan Hupp was able to pull out the Discov-ery Tour win, earning over $2,300 and riding Ravenscoft/Boyd-Floyd’s Thumb’s Up for 85.25.

The ABBI Discovery Tour event is structured to help nurture new talent among the cowboys. Any Discovery Tour winner (who doesn’t al-ready have one) earns a PBR permit for taking first place (if win is under $2,500) or a PBR card (if win is over $2,500).

place rider Bull stocK contractor score1 Jordan Hupp Thumbs Up Boyd-Floyd Bull Co/Ravenscroft 85.25 2 Colby Scallions Gotit Lyndal Hurst/Marshall Phoenix 83.75 3 Luke Nichols 822 Roy Carter & Robbie Shroeder 81.504 Casey Sterling DC Lion King Dale Cox Bucking Bulls 81.25 5 Rhys Angland Mesquite Smoke Ace of Spades 67

Pictured right >ABBI tour cowboy winner Jordan Hupp

(Alyssa Parga, Jordan Hupp, Marlissa Gonzalez, Kaycee Simpson)

Hupp on Ravenscroft,Boyd-Floyd’s Thumbs Up



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10001769-329-HOUDINI 329 779 166 21.00% 16 20.7410006047-790-MOSSY OAK MUDSLINGER (96 / 22.94 ) 239 58 24.00% 15 20.4310000755-97-WHITEWATER SKOAL (6 / 22.33 ) 117 48 41.00% 31 19.9710003247-315-PANHANDLE SLIM (22 / 22.68 ) 211 36 17.00% 20 20.6410001587-749-ROOSTER (51 / 22.42 ) 154 35 23.00% 23 20.4110011599-36-BACKLASH (6 / 21.46 ) 166 32 19.00% 14 20.0510002988-61-LITTLE YELLOW JACKET (85 / 23.07 ) 186 30 16.00% 15 19.6910012359-555-NEON NIGHTS (53 / 21.98 ) 107 30 28.00% 8 20.0310006045-6-A6 116 26 22.00% 28 20.410008492-635-MR. JUICEY (5 / 21.60 ) 54 25 46.00% 22 20.4210000714-81-SKAT KAT (15 / 21.80 ) 211 23 11.00% 28 20.9610000738-15-PLAYBOY SKOAL 152 23 15.00% 34 20.3210007479-R8-COPE. KISH AKA RODDY BROWN

(10 / 22.08 ) 38 23 61.00% 21 19.76

10000708-J31A-BODACIOUS (5 / 23.20 ) 129 20 16.00% 26 20.8910008488-514-REAL DEAL (50 / 21.56 ) 75 20 27.00% 16 20.6310010628-A67-REINDEER (95 / 22.29 ) 129 18 14.00% 7 19.6810000739-55-GUNSLINGER (1 / 23.00 ) 116 17 15.00% 22 20.8510005182-22-HOTEL CALIFORNIA (28 / 22.58 ) 71 17 24.00% 14 20.7810005161-497-AUTOMATIC (2 / 21.56 ) 62 17 27.00% 30 21.1610007352-55-CROSSFIRE HURRICANE (90 / 22.43 ) 38 17 45.00% 21 21.0510011967-88-BEST SHOT (69 / 21.86 ) 22 17 77.00% 17 21.0310003942-O1-NIGHT LIFE (76 / 22.12 ) 114 15 13.00% 12 20.2410003202-301-SPORTS MACHINE (45 / 21.93 ) 73 15 21.00% 31 20.9510005696-L030-ZORRO (77 / 22.09 ) 94 14 15.00% 12 20.2910000761-77-YELLOW JACKET (10 / 22.88 ) 110 13 12.00% 29 21.2410006049--618-WESTERN WISHES (109 / 22.29 ) 60 13 22.00% 11 20.4110002288-624-KISH'S WOLFMAN (2 / 21.75 ) 41 13 32.00% 26 20.81

Production Sires by Competition Statscourtesy of probullstats.com


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2011 Futurity Standings (By Points)Full list available at: www.americanbuckingbull.com

place id# aBBi# Bull owner earnings points1 906 10096277 Breakdown Vermejo River Ranch $ 23,426.00 159.00 2 906 10101493 Cash Daddy Kent Cox / Chris Downer $ 13,515.00 158.00 3 1 10128529 I'm The One Stewart Shepherd $ 5,180.75 152.00 3 B&S 724 10104459 B&S 724 Hosey Bridges & Chris Smith $ 5,180.75 152.00 3 9114 10108982 Diamond S 9114 Diamond S Bucking Bulls $ 5,180.75 152.00 3 906 10099152 Hindu Hotel Ace of Spades / Superior Genetics $ 5,180.75 152.00 3 72W 10089696 72W Paradise D&H Cattle Co. / Glover Cattle Co. $ 5,180.75 152.00 3 924 10129060 Blue By U Paul Daniel / Curtis Leschyshyn $ 5,180.75 152.00 9 920 10099015 Bring It On Monty Samford- Flying S $ 2,778.09 149.00 9 933 10101708 You'll Fly Away Samford / Dozier $ 2,778.09 149.00 9 963 10106793 Ramer 963 Chad Ramer / David Findley $ 2,778.09 149.00 12 520 10114784 R520 Ruth Gatlin $ 1,829.03 144.00 12 448 10104579 Hot Comet Castle Farms $ 1,829.03 144.00 12 967 10094620 Slough Shark Walker Bucking Stock Breeders / Ken VonKowski $ 1,829.03 144.00 12 490 10102109 SJR 490 Ravenscroft / Boyd-Floyd $ 1,829.03 144.00 12 489 10102108 SJR 489 Ravenscroft / Boyd-Floyd $ 1,829.03 144.00 17 911 10122919 Bargain Bin Rising Stars Ranch / McClintock Bucking Bulls $ 656.44 137.00 17 974 10093017 Diamond S 974 Diamond S Bucking Bulls $ 656.44 137.00 17 520 10109125 Swamp Magic Boyd Floyd Bull Co. $ 656.44 137.00 17 1 10100699 Paintball Cody Ohl / Carl Hutchins $ 656.44 137.00 17 917 10092913 Duke 4C's / McVak Bucking Bulls $ 656.44 137.00 17 L934 10096049 Verdict Lufkin Ranch and Rodeo $ 656.44 137.00 17 59W 10089688 59W Fat Bottom D&H Cattle Co. $ 656.44 137.00 24 908 10092829 Catahoula Locke and Prewitt Bucking Bulls 132.00 24 907 10105036 907 Kephart Bucking Bulls 132.00 24 965 10104177 High Five Chaos Johnson & Richey Farms 132.00

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2011 Classic Standings (By Money)Total Season Winnings Paid to Date: $149,819.54. As of April 26, 2011

place id# aBBi# Bull owner earnings1 789 10053276 Bad Blake Lightning C Cattle Co. $ 19,001.92 2 U7042 10062441 Pure Smoke Cody Ohl, Beshears, K-C $ 13,609.10 3 78 10090969 Poker Face Box K Cattle, LLC $ 12,311.00 4 L704 10049997 Black Widow Lufkin Ranch and Rodeo $ 10,757.76 5 V-5 10091631 V-5 Henry Wilson & Marty Foutch $ 10,445.26 6 10 10119617 Carney Man Berger Bucking Bulls $ 7,102.50 7 703 10077156 Ranger Pride Let'R Buck - Long Ranch $ 7,070.71 8 20T 10045500 Train Wreck D&H Cattle Co / Enlow & Gilberts $ 6,381.30 9 675 10061047 Alternator Cody Ohl / K Bar C Bucking Bulls $ 6,189.55 10 HC 0-1 10057815 Bono Hadley Cattle Co. $ 5,284.32 11 705 10061225 Back Bender Ackerman / Cox $ 4,956.58 12 66T 10046078 Hustlin D&H Cattle Co. / L&E Bulls $ 3,820.00 13 TD2 10050842 TD2 Buckin Machine D&H Cattle Co / Buck Cattle Co / Shores Cattle Co $ 3,669.64 14 710 10083791 Black Ice Barker Bulls LLC / Cody Ohl $ 2,974.48 15 734 10071170 Colored by Arctic K Bar C Bucking Bulls / Spark-Lin Acres / Cody Ohl $ 2,868.08 16 15-7 10066860 Centerfold Monty Samford / BJ Tolman $ 2,367.50 16 302 10084437 Sic'Em Sam Oakes and Greene Bucking Bulls $ 2,367.50 16 47 10069892 What Sherriff Flying W Bucking Bulls $ 2,367.50 19 71 10064385 Betta Watchit Davis / Daw $ 2,112.81 20 A712 10062489 Pit Boss Ace of Spades / Pit Boss Syndication $ 1,684.00 21 M217B 10048431 Goober Twisted Sisters / The Jaynes Gang $ 1,541.98 21 L37 10093645 Yo Yo Rocking M $ 1,541.98 23 726 10073167 Buzz Saw Cross Lazy S Bucking Bulls $ 1,498.90 24 77 10061469 77 Jughead D&H Cattle Co / Flinn $ 1,459.96 24 TBB 8452 10062239 Walking Tall Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls $ 1,459.96 26 T56 10056473 Boogerman Boogie D&H Cattle co / Buck Cattle / Boogerman Bucking Bulls $ 1,432.50 27 719 10053755 Hurts So Good Rafter HB Cattle $ 1,431.26 28 227 10059018 Betta Believe Stewart Shepherd $ 1,158.64 28 710 10056661 Little White Out Cody Ohl / Creed & Call Cade $ 1,158.64 30 17 10059260 Bois d'arc Mike Rawson $ 843.42 30 721 10061224 Gin & Juice Boyd-Floyd / Andrews $ 843.42 30 83 10061733 Santiago Clymer Rodeo Livestock $ 843.42 30 705 10089994 Shakey Waters Show Spots Bucking Bulls $ 843.42 30 7032 10091235 Snow Storm Cody Ohl, Weldon Stockton $ 843.42 30 702 10056660 White Velvet Cody Ohl, Beshears, Hutchins $ 843.42 36 770 10067647 Big Casino John & Mary McDonald $ 840.58 36 8025 10073850 Jet Set Diamond S Bucking Bulls $ 840.58 38 84F 10048434 Studley Desert Orchid Ranch / Curtis Leschyshyn / The Jaynes Gang $ 715.11 39 -22 10066854 Party All The Time Rocking T Ranch $ 558.36 40 7477 10092724 Main Event Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC $ 490.72 41 83T 10047347 Charlie T D&H Cattle Co. / Shaw Enterprises $ 372.58 41 725 10097968 Termite Roy Carter Bucking Bulls $ 372.58 43 L744 10050037 Geronimo Lufkin Ranch and Rodeo $ 272.62 44 260 10059155 Damn Right Cody Ohl, Barker, K Bar C $ 67.64 44 649 10059587 Getin Busy Boyd / Floyd / Jackson $ 67.64 44 38 10054691 Keepin' It Real Circle T Ranch & Rodeo $ 67.64 44 S0-4 10057601 Moses Gold Spur Ranch $ 67.64

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