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
Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Canadian Finals Rodeo Live Online
November 11th will mark the first performance of the 36th annual Canadian Finals Rodeo. If you can't be there in person, the only way to catch the event live is online or on the radio through CFCW.
Listen Live Here
Performances run at 7 pm MST on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th. On Saturday there is also a matinee performance at 1 pm and Sunday the 15th at 1 pm.
For more information on the Canadian Finals Rodeo click here
CFCW Reporter Tim Ellis also has some rodeo reports (past and present) here
The CFR will be televised at the following times:
Available On: Shaw TV Network and Shaw Direct
November 12 Wednesday Highlights (7:00-8:00 pm MST)
November 13 Thursday Highlights (6:00-7:00 pm MST)
November 14 Friday Highlights (7:00-8:00 pm MST)
November 15 Saturday Highlights & Sunday Finals (7:00-10:00 pm MST)
Listen Live Here
Performances run at 7 pm MST on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th. On Saturday there is also a matinee performance at 1 pm and Sunday the 15th at 1 pm.
For more information on the Canadian Finals Rodeo click here
CFCW Reporter Tim Ellis also has some rodeo reports (past and present) here
The CFR will be televised at the following times:
Available On: Shaw TV Network and Shaw Direct
November 12 Wednesday Highlights (7:00-8:00 pm MST)
November 13 Thursday Highlights (6:00-7:00 pm MST)
November 14 Friday Highlights (7:00-8:00 pm MST)
November 15 Saturday Highlights & Sunday Finals (7:00-10:00 pm MST)
Monday, August 17, 2009
Awesome Vintage Jim Shoulders Video
Here is some great video of the legendary Jim Shoulders. His legend lives on.
From rodeoup.com: Jim Shoulders, World Champion bull rider dies at 79 (in 2007). The legendary bull rider's PRCA World Championships include five "World All-Around Rodeo Champion Cowboy" awards (1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959), seven Bull Rider awards (1951, 1954-1959), and four Bareback Rider awards (1950, 1956, 1957, 1958). He was the first competitor to win three events at the world championships (Bareback, Bull Riding and All Around. His lifetime rodeo earnings exceeded $400,000.
Or learn more by clicking here
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From rodeoup.com: Jim Shoulders, World Champion bull rider dies at 79 (in 2007). The legendary bull rider's PRCA World Championships include five "World All-Around Rodeo Champion Cowboy" awards (1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959), seven Bull Rider awards (1951, 1954-1959), and four Bareback Rider awards (1950, 1956, 1957, 1958). He was the first competitor to win three events at the world championships (Bareback, Bull Riding and All Around. His lifetime rodeo earnings exceeded $400,000.
Or learn more by clicking here
If you are viewing this from facebook or another feed reader you may have to go directly to the blog to view the video click - RodeoClassifieds.com Blog
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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
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
Friday, July 3, 2009
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.
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.
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