Moody wins Average, Brazile wins Triple Crown

Going into round 10 Jill Moody and Sherry Cervi were battling it out for the $44K + 1st place average cheque. One of them was going to take second. Fortunately for Cervi, tipping third barrel only cost her the average title and the difference in money from first and second. Cervi still got second in the average having been so tough all week. This is the second time Moody has won 1st in the average, this time with a record fast time on 10 runs.
In the round Angie Meadors and Mulberry tied Brittany Pozzi and Duke for first. Duke was firing on all cylinders for that run, much like we had anticipated he would at the beginning of the week. This world championship is Sherry Cervi's third win. She has won each on a different horse. Troubles, Hawk and now Stingray.




You can watch all the round winning runs HERE And for each of the events too.

Trevor Brazile won his second triple crown of championships yesterday. Having secured the all around earlier in the week, it came down to the last round in both the tie down and team roping events. Clay Tyran waved it off in the Team Roping to hand Trevor his first Team Roping World Championship. Brazile earned over $500,000 in 2010, $$211,509.40 of it at the NFR to win the Top Gun award which included a new Dodge Truck and goodies to fill it.


Two-time Triple Crown winner Trevor Brazile and his family work the red carpet at the PRCA 10th Night After-Party, Dec. 11 at the Mirage Hotel & Casino. Brazile’s wife, Shada, daughter, Stella Bell and son, Treston accompanied him to the party for 2010 ProRodeo world champions and their families.


The 2010 ProRodeo World Champions gathered together on a stage at The Mirage Hotel during The Official Wrangler NFR World Champion Awards Show and 10th Night After-Party, Dec. 11 in Las Vegas. From left to right: Cody Wright (saddle bronc riding), J.W. Harris (bull riding), Sherry Cervi (WPRA barrel racing), Trevor Brazile (all-around, tie-down roping and team roping), Patrick Smith (team roping, heeling), Dean Gorsuch (steer wrestling) and Bobby Mote (bareback riding). All the 2010 champions have previously won a gold buckle.

In Canadian News, Willy Cassidy received a standing ovation as Curtis Cassidy tipped his hat to the horse that has done so much for the Cassidy family. Willy will be retired now after this NFR. He went out with a bang helping Curtis win the round in 3.7 seconds. Willy is 24 years old and has help cowboys win 5 world championships and of course numerous Canadian championships.


In the Bareback, Dusty LaValley finished out of the money, but held 4th position in the average finishing 10th in the world with $135,467.39 in season earnings. Dustin Flundra wasn't able to mark a score in the 10th round. Finishing 16th with $58,353.20 won. Lindsay Sears spared Martha in the last round and ran Moe. He had a nice run, but out of the money. Cody Cassidy finished the year with $155,566.97 in earnings, Curtis with $166,775.34 only $20,000ish behind world champion Dean Gorsuch.
Complete results can be found at www.prorodeo.com and if you are on Facebook there are some great interviews from Rodeo Videos. You'll want to search National Finals Rodeo 2009 (yes 2009), then either check the wall or click the >> tab at top till you see videos. They have all the winning interviews from each event, each night for. Try this link
ProRodeo.com also has a facebook page - try this link, there are videos there too

Cervi wins her second round

Round 7 Barrel Racing:

Sherry Cervi won her second round last night on her 8 year old mare Stingray. Cervi's $238,602 in earnings this season is $84,968 shy of Sears'' single-season earnings record from 2008 with three rounds and the average payout remaining. Sherry currently sits 3rd in the average, just .15 behind leader Jill Moody (Lisa Lockhart 2nd).

Lindsay Sears was second place last night with Lisa and Louie 3rd.



Check out this really cool video that was done by Classic Equine comparing Stingray and Sherry's last World Champion horse Hawk. Hawk is out of a 3/4 sister to Stingray. It amazes me the similarity in their style, but also how consistent Sherry is as a rider (10 years apart!)


In the steer wrestling Cody Cassidy placed 3rd and sits 3rd in average. Curtis Cassidy was just out of the money with a 4.8.
Dustin Flundra ended the round with a no score, but Dusy LaValley placed 4th with an 83.5 and moved into 4th in the average.

An interesting tidbit is that there are nine relatives of Grated Coconut to be at the Finals.

Here is the list of relatives and their ties to Calgary Stampede's Grated Coconut competing at the 2010 Wrangler NFR

Bareback riding
Coconut Roll – mother
Kauai Coconut – sister of Grated Coconut and daughter of Coconut Roll
Mad Money – daughter
Nightmare Rocket – son

Saddle bronc riding
Gross Beetle – half-sister
Gallant Warrior – half-brother
Knife Money – half-sister
Majestic Rocket – son (stud)
Mata Fact – daughter

Along with the nine relatives of Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede had six other horses selected to the Wrangler NFR and a bull, Speed Dial.

Brenda Mays wins her first Go Round Buckle

Brenda Mays and Jethro won the round and with Sherry Cervi's third place finish she became the first barrel racer to surpass 2 million dollars in career rodeo earnings. Now with $221,090 in season earnings, Cervi is within striking distance of two-time World Champion Brittany Pozzi's single-season earnings record of $279,435 set a year ago. Defending world champion Brittany Pozzi won her first cheque of this NFR aboard Cozmo despite overshooting first a hair. She clocked faster in her first run than Duke as so far.

Here's Round 6 barrel racing:





6th Go Results: (# of barrel that was tipped)
1) Brenda Mays and Judge Buy Cash – 13.80 - $17,512.02
2) Jill Moody and TR Dashing Badger – 13.84 - $13,840.14
3) Sherry Cervi and MP Meter My Hay – 13.85 - $10,450.72
4) Lisa Lockhart and An Oakie With Cash – 13.87 - $7,343.75
5) Kelli Tolbert and RF Firefly – 13.98 - $4,519.23
6) Brittany Pozzi and French Covergirl – 13.99 - $2,824.52
7) Tana Poppino and Perryman Star – 14.06
7) Jeanne Anderson and Flaming Firebug – 14.06
9) SherryLynn Johnson and Leading Tradition – 14.08
10) Lindsay Sears and Sugar Moon Express – 18.85 (2nd)
11) Sydni Blanchard and Firewater Five – 18.87 (3rd)
12) Angie Meadors and Fantasia Fame – 18.98 (3rd)
13) Christina Richman and Xtrared – 19.17 (2nd)
14) Benette Barrington and Smooth My Credit – 19.22 (2nd)
15) Nellie Williams and Rebas Smokey Joe – 19.26 (3rd)

World Championship Standings—End of 6th Round
1) Sherry Cervi - $221,089.69
2) Lindsay Sears - $157,207.57
3) Jill Moody - $145,965.76
4) Lisa Lockhart - $138,315.73
5) Brenda Mays - $126,516.51
6) Brittany Pozzi - $117,276.41
7) Kelli Tolbert - $113,880.87
8) Nellie Williams - $86,473.46
9) Sydni Blanchard - $79,843.70
10) Christina Richman - $73,448.13
11) Angie Meadors - $69,985.21
12) Tana Poppino - $67,445.36
13) SherryLynn Johnson - $60,746.11
14) Benette Barrington - $58,927.30
15) Jeanne Anderson - $57,543.39

Here Rodeo Video talks to Brenda Mays


Wearing 11-time World Champion Dean Oliver''s "lucky" 1958 world championship buckle, Cody Ohl won for the third consecutive night stopping the clock in 7.3 seconds in the Tie Down Roping.



You can watch the round winners for each event here at rodeo up.

Curtis Cassidy still leads the world standings but will need to win several rounds now to keep it since he is right out of the average. Brother Cody is currently 4th in the average.

Dustin Flundra and Dusty LaValley are struggling to light up the boards. Lavalley has placed 6th 2x and sits 7th in the average. In the Saddle Bronc, Dustin Flundra hasn't picked up a cheque, but sits 5th in the average. Lindsay Sears is 9th in the average now having tipped another barrel in round 6 with a time that would have split 3rd.

Half Way Point - Round 5 Barrels

Round 3

Here is Round 3 Barrel Racing, Behind the Chutes with Sherry Cervi and we even get to watch the bareback and steer wrestling. Thank you to Youtube's KaciEllenJ for taping these and putting them online for us poor folks that can't get the NFR on our tv's. We really appreciate it!

Barrel Racing

Behind the Chutes with Sherry Cervi

Steer Wrestling

Bareback

Round 2 WNFR Barrel Racing Video

The WNFR barrel racing is not going how I had predicted it all playing out but it is making for a really exciting race. Check it out.



2nd Go Results: (# of barrel that was tipped)
1) Kelli Tolbert and RF Firefly – 13.68 - $17,512.02
2) Jill Moody and TR Dashing Badger – 13.71 - $13,840.14
3) Lisa Lockhart and An Oakie With Cash – 13.74 - $10,450.72
4) Tana Poppino and Perryman Star – 13.79 - $7,343.75
5) Lindsay Sears and Sugar Moon Express – 13.81 - $4,519.23
6) Sherry Cervi and MP Meter My Hay– 13.93 - $2,824.52
7) Christina Richman and Xtrared – 13.95
8) Nellie Williams and Rebas Smokey Joe – 14.00
9) Jeanne Anderson and Flaming Firebug – 14.06
10) SherryLynn Johnson and Leading Tradition – 14.09
11) Sydni Blanchard and Firewater Fie – 14.14
12) Brittany Pozzi and Yeah Hes Firen – 14.17
13) Benette Barrington and Smooth My Credit – 18.75 (1st)
14) Brenda Mays and Judge Buy Cash – 18.77 (1st)
15) Angie Meadors and Fantasia Fame – 18.81 (3rd)

World Championship Standings—End of 2nd Round
1) Sherry Cervi - $182,676.23
2) Lindsay Sears - $138,471.60
3) Brittany Pozzi - $114,451.89
4) Lisa Lockhart - $108,564.13
5) Jill Moody - $107,834.76
6) Brenda Mays - $103,073.00
7) Kelli Tolbert - $89,872.46
8) Nellie Williams - $86,473.46
9) Tana Poppino - $67,445.36
10) Christina Richman - $67,140.04
11) SherryLynn Johnson - $60,746.11
12) Sydni Blanchard - $60,354.52
13) Jeanne Anderson - $57,543.39
14) Angie Meadors - $52,473.19
15) Benette Barrington - $51,583.55


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Willie remains solid, Size Matters disappoints

The Canadian contingent was off to a rough start last night at opening night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

In the Bareback riding Dusty LaValley drew the Louisiana horse Size Matters. It was the horses first time to Vegas and was said to be a good draw, but as LaValley reported; "He didn't feel good. He had a couple of wiggles and was changing leads. I don't know how to explain it; he just didn't feel great. Whatever he was doing, he didn't fit my style." Read more

In the Saddle Bronc Dustin Flundra was also left looking forward to Friday's draw posting a 79 on opening nights Little Hawk.

In the Steer Wrestling, Cody Cassidy rode Willie for what was said to be "one last run" before retirement to clock a 4.6, just out of the money as the steer hung a leg resulting in a slow fall. Brother Curtis, who was leading the current world standings rode his gray horse Casper.

Casper had some opening night jitters having trouble settling in the box. An unfortunate combination of events (but with plenty of cowboy try) left Cassidy with a no time.

The Canadians then looked to Lindsay Sears and her mount Martha to bring home the gold, but the duo nudged first barrel on the way out to leave it on its side. Martha looked strong though and there is certain to be some round wins in her engine. Neither favorites Brittany Pozzi or Sherry Cervi managed to get in the money.
Past Canadian Champion Lisa Lockhart made the victory lap.

Complete results and standings can be found here: Click

Thanks to YouTube user KaciEllenJ we are able to bring you the barrel racing! Lets hope we get this lucky every round! What a treat.

New Barrel Racing Record on Standard Pattern

16.653 is the new time to beat! January 15, 2010 Barbara Merrill and her horse Proud Red Pepper set an arena and standard pattern record at the Greg Olsen Memorial Derby. It was held in Arizona at the Buckeye Equestrian Center.

Watch this amazing run:

Pozzi wins the World, Cervi Wins the Average

Only 0.05 of a second kept Lindsay Sears from winning the average and her second world championship. A quick second place run in the the last round moved Sherry Cervi .05 seconds ahead of Sears in the average (who placed 5th in the round). This move by Cervi in the average and and a third place finish in round 10 was enough for Pozzi to secure her second world championship (first with WPRA). Its Vegas ladies and you just don't know how the chips are going to fall until the fat lady sings! What a great barrel race right to the end. I think it was a great example of mental toughness on the part of Brittany, Lindsay and Sherry. Nobody choked to make things happen they way they did, there were no questionable calls. Everyone rode their best, did the best they could and this is how it all worked out in the end. You could sure see why they've all been world champions.

Here are the runs from the 10th and final round:



Here is a quote from the prorodeo.com report on the steer wresting. What a testimony of sportsmanship on the part of WORLD CHAMPION (and Canadian) LEE GRAVES and Luke Branquino. CDN Curtis Cassidy finished behind Graves in the average for second place. OH CANADA! Great job guys!

Drama ensued in the steer wrestling, as two-time World Champion Luke Branquinho lost his grip on his final-round steer while throwing it to the ground, the steer got back up and scurried away with his hopes of a third gold buckle. Branquinho, of Los Alamos, Calif., tried his best, but could not post a time on the steer, opening the door for 2005 World Champion Lee Graves.

Graves, of Calgary, Alberta, clinched his second world title with a 3.5-second run that left him in third place in the round and atop the Wrangler NFR average race. Graves finished with a steer wrestling single-season earnings record of $251,031 after the dust had cleared, while Branquinho was second with $200,186 after falling to eighth in the average with a no-time.

"I feel bad about Luke today," said Graves, who earned an event-best $130,458 in Las Vegas. "He had some bad luck, but he opened the door for me and I capitalized on it. It actually put more pressure on me to go catch my steer and throw him down than actually do something. I hazed here last year, and I was hurt. I was really motivated to get back here. It's been a long road, but I rodeoed really hard this year and got to the top."

Branquinho finished with $87,632 in Wrangler NFR earnings and the thought of what might have been.

"I was proud for Lee," Branquinho said. "He did a good job all week and made good runs. I felt like I was doing the same thing. Unfortunately, it came down to the last steer, and I kind of threw him out of my arms. The judge didn't think I got a hand on him. That's just part of the game. You get calls that go your way and calls that don't. Unfortunately, this one didn't, in my opinion. But I can't take anything away from Lee Graves. He did well all week."

For the complete Championship reports go here

Pozzi takes the Round 8 Victory Lap

Duke came back well rested and ready to run. Brittany was first out and her time stayed on top for the rest of the 14 runs behind her. They had a really awesome first barrel. Here is the video of the round 8 runs so you can watch it over and over :o) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR09R6dhIxA (Pardon the Cat....!?)


I'm not feeling real creative here today so I'm not going to reinvent the wheel. Here are some quotes from a story on Prorodeo.com that should sum up what the scoop is:

Brittany Pozzi, the 2007 world champion barrel racer, won her second round of the 2009 Wrangler NFR by stopping the clock in 13.77 seconds. That was four-hundredths of a second better than Shelley Morgan and brought Pozzi a bit closer to reigning World Champion and world standings leader Lindsay Sears. Sears, of Nanton, Alberta, finished third in the round to earn $10,228 and holds a $4,796 lead over Pozzi in the world standings.

"Tonight was amazing," Pozzi said. "Duke ran great, and it all seemed perfect. Getting a barrel (knocked over in Round 7) did move me down one hole in the average, but it wasn't devastating. I just have to run hard at each round and win. This is really a horse race, and it will come down to the last run. This is what winning a world title is about. It makes it all exciting and fun."

Sears, who has placed in every round and won Rounds 2 and 7, leads the average standings with a total time of 111.0 seconds, while Pozzi is fourth with a 116.6-second total time.

In the Steer Wrestling....
Branquinho, the two-time and reigning world champion, continues to lead the Wrangler NFR average standings with a total time of 34.0 seconds, but finished out of the money in Round 8. That allowed 2005 World Champion Lee Graves to re-take the lead in the PRCA World Standings by taking third place and pocketing $10,228 on Canadian Night at the Wrangler NFR. Graves, who sits third in the average, has $189,569 heading into Round 9, while Branquinho is second with $182,493.

For the rest of this great summary go here

Sears takes over lead

Lindsay Sears took over the World and Average lead last night at the WNFR. Brittany got on Stitch and unfortunately tipped third barrel. She just brushed it on the way in and it went down. She dropped to second in the world (only 1 win away from getting back on top), but still sits 4th in the average. Lindsay has been mighty tight to those barrels herself the last few nights but she just had better luck keeping them up.

Here are the runs:


In the Steer Wrestling Lee Graves had a bad draw and ended up with a steer that dog fell on him. I still got a time of 11.6. Luke Branquino won the round and took over the average. Lee dropped to 4th in the Average. He is now 3000ish behind Luke but will need to have some fast times now to make up the the lost time from this run. Curtis Cassidy placed 4th and is 2nd in the average.

6 Rounds Down, 4 to Go

Jordan Peterson made her first victory lap last night and Sherry Cervi took over the barrel racing average lead by 0.01 of a second. Looks like the top spot could waiver back and forth nightly between Sherry and Lindsay. Brittany is still holding on to 3rd spot. Here is how the average pays out:
First: $43,954 (per man in team roping)
Second: $35,661 (per man in team roping, etc.)
Third: $28,197
Fourth: $20,733
Fifth: $14,928
Sixth: $10,781
Seventh: $7,464
Eighth: $4,147

Here is the video of Tuesday nights barrel racing:

or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94sw0e0JoB4

Lee Graves stayed hot in the steer wrestling. He placed second behind Luke Branquino. Graves is leading the average, Curtis Cassidy second and Branquino third. Graves has a $13,900+ lead on Branquino who is hot on his heels winning last nights round.

Looks like Trevor Brazile has got his game back placing second last night (and first on Monday). He holds on to 8th place in the average having had some long times. Tuf Cooper leads the average but will need a couple of tough times to place high enough in the rounds to take over the world lead (he's currently a $60K behind with Cody Ohl also ahead and placing well in the average).

In the team roping there are only 2 teams that have all 6 steers down. Luke Brown/Martin Lucero and Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn there are 1 and 2 in the average respectively. Luke Brown is 2 in the World standings, Sartain #3 both behind Chad Masters who is 12th in the average with 3 NT's. On the heeling end of things Kollin VanAhn is 2nd and Martin Lucero 4th. Jade Korhill (12 in Ave) and Rich Skelton (4th in Ave) in 1 and 3 respectively in the World Standings. Wow - that's confusing....I think that could play out a lot of different ways especially since they don't get a third loop anymore.

Cervi takes another Victory lap

Sherry Cervi and Stingray, won another round last night. The runs keep getting quicker and they keep getting closer to that world record. With 5 rounds to go, I wouldn't be surprised if the record set by Brandie Halls and Slim of 13.52 is broken this year.

Here are the barrel runs from round 5:


Lee Graves also took a back to back victory lap winning another round, keeping on top of both the world and average standings. Curtis Cassidy remains in contention for a big average check sitting 6th in the average (but 47K behind the world leader). Luke Branquino continues to breath down Graves neck, only 17,580 behind in the standings and 4th in the average. Here's a quick audio where Graves refers to the back injury he sustained in round 2 and his plans for moving forward.

Dustin Flundra rode last night but placed 9th on Burch Rodeo's Lunatic Fringe
Calgary Stampede's Lynx Mountain and Fearless Warrior put Isaac Diaz and Taos Muncy in the dirt before the 8 second whistle.

Nine-time World Champion Trevor Brazile and six-time World Champion Cody Ohl split first place in the tie-down roping in Round Five The Texas duo finished with identical marks of 7.1 seconds and won $15,343 apiece.

The brother duo of Riley and Brady Minor recovered from a no-time in the fourth round with a vengeance, winning the fifth performance in 3.8 seconds. That time was eight-tenths of a second faster than Nick Sartain and Kollin VonAhn, who won a share of first place in Round 4.

Graves takes back World lead

A win in round 4 put Lee Graves back on top of the World standings. He also leads the average by .10 at this point. A 5th/6th place for Curtis Cassidy keeps him .10 behind Graves in the Average. Steer Wrestling standings here

Here is Lee's winning run:


Cassie Moseley took the victory lap in the barrel racing for round 4. Here is her winning run:



Here are the rest of the runs (Cassies first gets cut off so I figured I would include both)



The World standings look like this going into round 5:
1 POZZI, BRITTANY $200,095.73
2 SEARS, LINDSAY $186,554.30
3 BURGER, MARY $129,476.04
4 CERVI, SHERRY $111,125.01

The Average looks like this:
Lindsay Sears 55.86/4 1
Sherry Cervi 55.93/4 2
Brittany Pozzi 55.98/4 3
Lisa Lockhart 56.72/4 4
Jordon Peterson 56.80/4 5
Mary Burger 56.99/4 6

Bottom line.....there are 6 runs to make and ANYTHING can happen.

The Saddle Bronc was won on a Canadian Horse last night and so was second place:
1 Jesse Kruse 90.0 Calgary Stampede/Hell''s Half Acre $17,139.42
2 Taos Muncy 88.5 Calgary Stampede/Mata Fact $13,545.67
Unfortunately Dustin Flundra didn't get a score.

Tonight's rodeo will be round 5 marking the half way point of the WNFR. I give these people and their horses so much credit for having the stamina to make all 10 rounds. What a marathon!

Barrel Battle Continues in Round 3

Brittany and Lindsay are still battling it out after the 3rd round. Neither has weakened, and not a mistake has been made. They are so close in the average still as well.

Last night Sherry Cervi and Stingray took the win with Brittany second and Linz third. Here are last nights runs.



The Steer Wrestling remains open for several but the Canadian contingent of Cassidy and Graves are holding their own in both the World Standings and the average.

In the Saddle Bronc Flundra ended the night without a score.

In other news:
The team roping is still wide open as well, here are the headers:
Rank Name City State Earnings
1 Chad Masters Clarksville Tenn. $130,513.40
2 Luke Brown Rock Hill S.C. $128,663.30
3 David Key Caldwell Texas $107,803.75
4 JoJo LeMond Andrews Texas $103,031.76
5 Travis Tryan Billings Mont. $102,642.78
and heelers:
1 Jade Corkill Fallon Nev. $121,041.73
2 Martin Lucero Stephenville Texas $114,210.17
3 Richard Durham Morgan Mill Texas $111,598.25
4 Rich Skelton Llano Texas $107,639.58
5 Randon Adams Logandale Nev. $102,453.84
6 Michael Jones Stephenville Texas $102,023.67
7 Patrick Smith Midland Texas $100,849.98

So many just a few loops away from a win or a loss.

Really, by the looks of it the bull riding seems to be the only event that has a runaway J.W. Harris has $100,000 lead on second. The remaining events are still within reach for many contestants to take over the lead.

WNFR Barrel Racing Video Round 2

(or if you are reading this on the facebook feed go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iafJDhnQ9Y)

Lots of great runs. I hope Danyelle's Repete is going to bounce back and getem Saturday night. Looks like Lindsay and Martha got the rust cleaned out and are and the path to many more wins. With Brittany adding a second to her earnings, Linz still trails. Both will be working for solid runs in the future to secure another world championship.

The steer wrestling had a change in the leader board last night with Luke taking over the #1 spot in the world standings. Although there is still a wad of money to be won, the standings currently look like this after last night:
2009 PRCA World Standings - Steer Wrestling
Rank Name City State Earnings
1 Luke Branquinho Los Alamos Calif. $136,327.43
2 Lee Graves Calgary Alberta $125,365.29
3 Jake Rinehart Highmore S.D. $124,472.95
4 Curtis Cassidy Donalda Alberta $114,089.13
5 Shawn Greenfield Lakeview Ore. $86,173.30
6 Trevor Knowles Mount Vernon Ore. $85,016.20
7 Todd Suhn Hermosa $84,387.61
8 Hunter Cure Holliday Texas $81,224.50
9 Dean Gorsuch Gering Neb. $74,075.13
10 Josh Peek Pueblo Colo. $70,052.10

Canadian Saddle Bronc rider Dustin Flundra cashed in last night with a 5th place ride of 80.5. Here's hoping he can keep climbing up the ranks.

In the Round Pen there was mention of the number of Canadian owned horses being bucked at the NFR. I'm not real familiar with the horses so I'm sure to look like a fool commenting on them. If anyone would like to contact me with information or could add to my report each night with a stock report I would be really happy to work with you. Email michelle@rodeoclassifieds.com if you would like to contribute.

Until next round,
Michelle

One down, 9 to go - NFR opening night review

Listening live online I was able to catch pieces of the opening night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. I admit I was multi tasking so I didn't listen to every ride in every event.

What I do know is that the barrel racing was a testament to the quality of barrel racing that goes on in Canada and and at the Canadian Finals Rodeo. Many of the girls there spent a good part of June and July going to rodeos in Canada. Three of the girls in the top 5 at the NFR last night were at the CFR! Brittany Pozzi ran her young Palomino horse Duke to win the first round. She ran him at the CFR and many Canadian rodeos over the summer. You'll see Canada's very own Cowgirl of The Year Rana Walter helping Brittany down the loading area in the video. Rana is down there looking after the horses for Brittany while she focuses on meeting sponsorship commitments.

Here is Brittany's winning run. (Thank you www.rodeoup.com) She was last to go. That may be a good sign in the ground department. Hopefully it will be good for all, top to bottom.



Lindsay ran Martha for a 5th place finish. She will be just getting her warmed up and we'll expect her to get faster and faster with every run. She'll be working really hard at staying in the average since could make or break the next world champion.

Brittany Pozzi 13.94
Shelley Morgan 14.1
Tiffany Fox 14.13
Lisa Lockhart 14.15
Lindsay Sears 14.18
Sheena Robbins 14.24
Sherry Cervi 14.26
Mary Burger 14.33
Jordon Peterson 14.36
Tammy Fischer 14.42
Brenda Mays 14.59
Cassie Moseley 14.7
PJ Burger 19.04
Danyelle Campbell19.31
Sue Smith 19.32

The Canadian contingent were tough in the Steer Wrestling. Curtis Cassidy won the round and Lee Graves placed 4th behind Luke Branquino and Jake Rinehart. All 4 of these cowboys are "just" 9 steers away from a world championship. There are others within reach, but these four are just one placing away (10K and less) from a gold buckle.
Here is Curtis's 3.6 run:


Canadian Saddle Bronc Rider Dustin Flundra rode last night to a 75 but will need a better mount and a better score tonight to get into the money.

I'll keep looking for the full round of barrel racing runs to post, but it doesn't look like our source from last year is posting to youtube like she did last year.

Check out www.prorodeo.com for full event results and world standings www.rodeoup.com for videos of each event winner. Listen live each night at www.prorodeolive.com

Follow the Calgary Stampede.....

For those of you able to watch the Calgary Stampede either live online at CBC sports or later on television, you'll be on the up and up.

If not or you need a review or recap you might be interested in the following useful links:

For Results and Standings click HERE

The Calgary Stampede has a You Tube channel where where you can watch the winning rides and runs from each round.

Here is the LINK to that page (click see all on that page to see older rounds), but here is a video of round 5 and 6.

Day 5


Day 6

Broken Bones and Break Neck Speeds at Ponoka Stampede

News Courtesy of CPRA ~ thank you!

CALGARY, ALTA. – A broken leg wasn’t going to hold Lindsay Sears back. The Nanton, Alta. cowgirl, who fractured the fibula in her left leg in High River two weeks ago, got a mold fitted for the leg, brought her championship barrel horse Martha up from Texas, and proceeded to win the first go-round in the ladies barrel racing at the Ponoka Stampede.

Her time of 16.93 seconds is thought to be the fastest weave around the barrels in the event’s 73 years.

She placed fourth in the finals, but wowed the crowd with an impressive
first place time in the showdown. Sears also placed first in the aggregate, picking up nearly $17,000 for her efforts at the Ponoka, Alta. rodeo, one of western Canada’s biggest rodeos.

And with rodeo season’s busiest few weeks just getting started, Sears also kept her commitments to the Airdrie Pro Rodeo and the Williams Lake Stampede, occurring the same weekend. But, a time of 16.37 seconds in Airdrie, Alta. wasn’t enough to get in on the money, and a knocked barrel in Williams Lake, B.C. tipped over any chances of earnings there.

She made up for it at the Reno Rodeo in Nevada. Arriving at the “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West” on crutches, Sears was bound and determined to finish what she started after winning the first go-round two days before her accident. She won that championship round and the average, and the more than $12,000 that went with it.

She is set to compete next week at the Calgary Stampede before taking a doctor-ordered rest for at least two weeks after re-injuring her leg at a rodeo in Colorado earlier this week.

“I’m back at square one and my doctor told me they’ll get me ready for Calgary, but after that I’m going to have to take a couple of weeks off,” Sears announced.

Please visit www.rodeocanada.com for a complete list of unofficial results for the Ponoka Stampede, Airdrie Pro Rodeo and Williams Lake Stampede, as well as the latest Canadian standings.

Cropping and Editing your barrel horse and rodeo horse pictures

Getting a good shot of your horse for sale is a big part of selling your horse. Another part is getting rid of the person waving their arms trying to get the horses ears forward in the picture or to get the dog running past out of the picture. There is a great online cropping and editing program I thought I would share with you. It is called "Picnik" at www.picnik.com
Its pretty straight forward to use, but you could go to YouTube and search picnik resizing, picnik cropping or just picknik and get some really great "how to" videos. In the example picture I made above, I'm just showing you the neat things you can do...I should have done a better job of cropping in this particular picture, but the point was you can do more than just crop and resize with picnik.


It is a good idea to make your digital pictures smaller before emailing them off to prospective buyers so you don't back up their email. It is also more professional.

If you would like a cool free program you can download to your computer and use offline I highly recommend Irfanview.
Here is a link to an older post where I show you how to use Irfanview, I cropping tool I use every day with a YouTube video that I made. I'm pretty sure I don't really sound like that!?

Enjoy cropping and resizing those pictures!

Michelle