Meet the Member Dale Davies
story by Michele Toberer Dale Davies has been blessed to live a life centered around horses and rodeo. Growing up in Fort Collins, Colorado as […]
by Lily Weinacht
Matt Morford is a team roper in the GCPRA, joining the association in 2015. He and header Ty Thomas won the second round of the GCPRA finals in the incentive team roping, while Matt, 41, also competes in the World Series of Team Roping. Matt lived in Indiana until he was eight, but when the humid air negatively affected his asthma, he and his family followed his grandmother to The Grand Canyon State. The Morfords had shown horses in Indiana, but discovered that team roping was to Arizona what horse shows were to Indiana. “I wasn’t making any money at showing – not that many people were doing it – so I had to find something else to do,” Matt recalls.
“I started cutting when I was going to Gilbert High School, and there were quite a few people that roped in my school. My friends helped me start roping, and from then on, I just practiced a lot.”
Taking his newfound passion to the next level, Matt rodeoed for Central Arizona College and climbed in the standings. His step-dad had ridden bareback horses in the 1970s and took up team roping afterward, helping Matt with his technique. “He gave me a foundation so I’d have something to go back to. My motivation is that I want to rope well, and I’m to the point where it’s fun to rope with some of these guys that I’d never been able to
rope with before. I have to keep practicing so I can keep partners in front of me, and you won’t win if you aren’t practicing.”
Matt met his roping partner, Ty Thomas, when he moved into Matt’s neighborhood in Stanfield, Arizona, two years ago.
“Ty was like me – he’d roped, but put it on
the back burner when he had a family. Before, I had mainly roped at jackpots, and it was a good opportunity for me to get behind Ty – he had the experience of going to rodeos. I’d always wanted to rodeo, but in team roping, you have to have that chemistry with the right partner.” Matt’s job has also given him the flexibility he needs to rodeo, working as the facility warehouse manager for a construction company. “I’ve been with them for sixteen years, and they give me the leeway in my work to rodeo.”
He rides an 11-year-old palomino, Little Shining Roy, aka Little Roy, who started out as a barrel horse for his daughter.
“I bought him in 2013 from a good friend, Cody Stouard, and that’s the most I’d ever paid for a horse. I’d really started roping again and heard about a truck roping, so I thought I could maybe win back what
I paid for him,” says Matt. “We went to that truck roping three weeks after I bought him, and we won the truck. He has a forever home now. Roy is a grandson of Shining Spark, and he’s the reason I’ve been able to succeed these last three years. He runs so hard, I never have to worry about being in position.” Matt also rides a gelding, Highbrow Gangster, whom he calls Lefty, while his daughters, Makenna (10) and Tatum (16), compete in junior and high school rodeos. His wife, Jackie Shields, is a barrel racer, and currently works as a realtor.
When Matt and Jackie aren’t practicing or taking their daughters to rodeos, Matt enjoys playing golf, or barbecuing and watching football with friends. “My goals are to win rodeos and World Series ropings this year,” he finishes. “Wanting to be the best is what drives me, and it feels good to see the hard work you put in accomplish something.”
story by Michele Toberer Dale Davies has been blessed to live a life centered around horses and rodeo. Growing up in Fort Collins, Colorado as […]
story by Michele Toberer “When you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” and for fifth generation cattleman and ranch, […]
story by Lily Weinacht Salvador Flores is the third generation of men in his family to carry his name—and to carry a rope. The 28-year-old […]
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September 16, 2019
Bareback
John Killian $5,651
Rio Lee $4,429
Tyrick Wilson $3,324
Tolman Moore $1,468
Patrick Liddell $420
Shane Morin $416
Wyatt Hancock $148
Tie Down Roping
Luke Jeffries $4,453
Seth Hall $3,295
Homer Sanders $2,939
Kyle Dutton $2,385
Derek Runyon $2,259
Joseph Parsons $2,060
Logan Bird $1,287
Colter Sellers $1,271
Tristan Mahoney $1,232
Weston Crane $1,113
Kalai Nobriga $1,082
Sherrick Sanborn $820
Jeff Frizzell $690
Justin Kibler $667
Jon Baer $659
Inc. Tie Down Roping
Jeff Frizzell $4,027
Colton Guin $1,829
Pat Bain $1,325
Paul Carmen $1,212
Conor Curbello $960
Casey Green $919
Trent Tidwell $701
Kaohu Haalilio $695
Junior Zambrano $645
Shannon Baer $575
Quintin Forte $560
Mark Kibler $524
Chuck Burt $416
Dale Davies $412
Willard Moody $371
Steer Wrestling
Clem Zievert $4,048
Trey Nahrgang $1,627
Tim Robertson $1,447
Trevor Duhon $1,435
Trey Robertson $1,360
Wyatt Jurney $1,140
Derek Worthen $1,127
Clayton Tuchscherer $996
Tyke Kipp $961
Grady Gray $850
Newt Novich $795
Burley White $541
Jace Bleil $467
Cutter Parsons $433
Jeff Frizzell $389
Breakaway
Kayse Mahoney $6,994
Nicole Baggarley $4,311
McKenzie Frizzell $2,677
Kellie Worthen $2,631
Hayley Dalton-Estes $2,575
Leigh Ann Billingsley $2,002
Kelsey Jeffries $1,789
Kaylee Billingsley $1,478
Shelby Alfred $1,460
Sherina Singer $922
Kristin True $861
Brynlee Lindsey $851
Devyn Dennison $725
Danya Weir $721
Bailey Bates $681
Open Barrels
Sydney Jacob $5,999
Stacey Padilla $3,611
Cheryl Murray $3,074
Kelli Arizmendi $3,010
Laura Carmen $2,931
Desiree Ence $2,801
Susan Siggins $2,570
Kelly Robertson $2,354
Allison Resor $2,329
Cindy Woods $2,267
Jolee Lautaret Jordan $1,755
Debbie Carter $1,739
Marcia Fuller $1,731
Rebecca Kenner $1,669
Tarryn Lee $1,525
Inc. Barrels
Allison Hardt $1,347
Eileen Geraghty $1,315
Belle Lockhart $1,226
Cabrina Vickers $1,180
Madeline Johnson $1,078
Baili Carter $954
Cassie DeWitt $857
Shannon Cuff $785
Jessica Somers $738
Baylee Johnston $730
Brooke Thomas $683
Shiann Irwin $662
Desiree Ence $650
Preslie Wixon $638
Carrie Jankee $588
Open Team Roping Heading
John Gaona $4,494
Josh Siggins $3,239
Pedro Egurrola $3,104
Travis Whitlow $2,824
Nate Singletary $1,875
Calvin Brevik $1,773
Kyle Roberts $1,746
Trey Blackmore $1,735
Michael Calmelat $1,644
Tanner Baldwin $1,526
Casey Green $1,010
Ed Hawley $852
Dawson Lackey $806
Tyler Whitlow $789
Cooper Reidhead $773
Open Team Roping Heeling
TJ Brown $3,513
Lil Michael Calmelat $2,776
Junior Zambrano $2,160
Steven Gaona $2,075
Tyler Whitlow $1,535
Kyle McCabe $1,520
Bruce Reidhead $1,458
Seth Hall $1,419
Trevor Nowlin $1,335
Owen Perkins $1,281
Tanner Luttrell $1,122
Cory Petska $1,097
Anthony Calmelat $901
Tanner Bryson $900
James Flake $855
Inc. Team Roping Heading
AJ Lutz $2,115
Ty Thomas $1,744
Bob Pimental $1,622
Garrett Sanders $1,540
John Gaona $1,382
Trey Blackmore $1,351
Mike Enervold $1,138
Hudd Gutierrez $1,039
Casey Green $960
Nicole Baggarley $895
James Flake $783
Casey Lincoln $727
Dawson Lackey $710
Landon Ellis $651
Scott Martin $640
Inc. Team Roping Heeling
Kyle McCabe $2,949
Lil Michael Calmelat $2,438
Cheyenne Sherwood $2,134
Shawn Connelly $1,432
Cody Resor $1,391
Matt Morford $1,292
Casey Green $1,138
Barrett Littell $1,107
Salvador Flores $872
Cole Shott $828
Austin Sanders $795
Dylan Davies $727
Kyon Cluff $710
Larry Webber $651
Raymond Plant $615
Saddle Bronc Riding
Cooper DeWitt $2,400
Jay Joaquin $2,020
Chad Shaw $1,581
Weston Mann $1,394
Zane Munoz $1,390
Chance West $1,333
Casey Wood $542
Charles Lytle $512
Huck Sandsness $492
Bull Riding
Willie Dynes $2,100
Paul Carrales $1,589
Wyatt Nez $1,584
Wyatt Austin $1,307
Hunter Kelly $917
Nathaniel McFarland $491
Isaiah Ortiz $441
Brandon McCassie $425
Rahean Hart $359
Brandon Reynolds $329
Colton Zavesky $289
Brian Ferguson $37
Men’s All Around
Seth Hall $4,714.00
Women’s All Around
Nicole Baggarley $5,639.00
Leigh Ann Billingsley $2,774.00
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Kingman Andy Devine GCPRA Rodeo / Western Week
Sept 28-29, 2019 – Kingman, AZ
Stock Contractor: Honeycutt Rodeo Inc. (Jerry Honeycutt) Performances: Slack: Sept. 28th @ 6 pm – Sept. 28th @ 8 am Sept. 29th @ 2 pm Added Money: Bareback – $1100 Saddle Bronc – $1100 Bull Riding – $1100
Tie Down- $1100 Steer Wrestling- $1100
Barrel Racing – $1100 Team Roping- $2200
Inc. Team Roping- $1600 Breakaway- $1100
Inc. Tie Down – $800 Inc. Barrel Racing – $800
Entries: Entries Open September 21st @ 7am (ALL EVENTS – ONLINE ENTRY) Entries Close January 23rd @ 9pm (gcpra.net, Entry & Members Page) Local Entries – TBA (Will post information soon) Notes: Arena Location: Kingman Rodeo Grounds Host Hotel: Mohave County Fairgrounds 2600 Fairgrounds Ave., Kingman, AZ 86401
Rex Allen Days GCPRA Rodeo
Oct 5-6, 2019 – Willcox, AZ
Co-Sanctions- NMRA
Stock Contractor: Slash M Rodeo (Scott McDaniels) Performances: Slack:
October 5th @ 2pm October 5th @ 8am Barrels, SW, TD, BKWY October 6th @ 2pm October 6th @ 8am Team Roping Added Money: Bareback – $2000 Enter 2x Saddle Bronc – $2000 Enter 2x Bull Riding – $2000 Enter 2x Tie Down- $1000 Steer Wrestling- $1500 Enter 2x Barrel Racing – $1000 Team Roping- $1000 Inc. Team Roping- $200 Breakaway- $1000 Inc. Tie Down – $200 Inc. Barrel Racing – $200 $250 Bounty Ride each day in the Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding! Entries: Entries Open Sept. 28th @ 7am Entries Close – Sept. 30th @ 10pm
All Entries online @ www.gcpra.net
Click on the Entry & Members page
Local Entries: MUST LIVE WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS Local Entry Date coming soon
Local Entry number: (520)216-0021
Notes: Rex Allen Days Committee is asking that ALL Contestants park in the East parking area. NO CONTESTANTS in the Main Parking Lot, OR behind the bucking chutes
Arena Location: Quail Park Rodeo Grounds Host Hotel: 801 N. Quail Drive, Willcox, AZ 85643
Marana Timed Event GCPRA Rodeo
Oct 11th , 2019 – Marana, AZ
GCPRA Fundraising Rodeo
Lead Sanctioned Rodeo Stock Contractor: V Heart Rodeo Performances: Slack:
No Performance October 11th @ 5pm
Added Money: Tie Down- $200 Steer Wrestling- $200 Barrel Racing – $200 Team Roping- $200 Inc. Team Roping- $100 Breakaway- $200 Inc. Tie Down – $100 Inc. Barrel Racing – $100 Entries: Entries Open October 5th 7am Entries Close October 8th @ 9 pm ALL EVENTS – ONLINE ENTRY (gcpra.net) Notes: *Timed Events Only: Order will Barrels, Steer Wrestling, Tie Down, Breakaway, Team Roping *Fundraising Rodeo, come compete for some more money towards year end standings and get another rodeo in! *The top money earning contestant that is entered in both the Marana and Benson rodeo in each of these timed events will be awarded a 2020 GCPRA Membership. The contestant will still be responsible for turning in their paperwork, and membership will not be effective until the paperwork is in the office. Arena Location: Marana Heritage Arena Host Hotel: Marana, AZ 85653
Benson Butterfield GCPRA Rodeo
October 12-13th , 2019 – Benson, AZ
Stock Contractor: Slash M Rodeo
Performances: Slack: Oct 12th @ 5pm October 13th @ 8am October 13th @ 1pm
Added Money: Bareback – $800 (Enter 2x) Saddle Bronc – $800 (Enter 2x) Bull Riding – $800 (Enter 2x) Tie Down- $400 Steer Wrestling- $400 (Enter 2x) Barrel Racing – $400 Team Roping- $200 per side Breakaway- $400 Inc. Team Roping- $100 per side Inc. Tie Down – $200 Inc. Barrel Racing – $200
Entries: Entries Open October 5th
Entries Close October 7th @ 9 pm
ALL EVENTS – ONLINE ENTRY (gcpra.net)
Local Entries: MUST LIVE WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS Wednesday, October 2nd 6-8pm
Call in number- (520)349-6658
Notes: *Saturday Kids Rodeo – 3pm *Sunday Kids Rodeo – NoonEvents and Entry info for Kids Rodeos will be provided at a future date
Arena Location: Benson Rodeo Grounds Host Hotel: Arena Bar, 250 N. Prickly Pear Ave., Benson, AZ 85602
Short List:
2019 GCPRA Finals Rodeo
CORRECTED DATES
November 7-9, 2019 Fort Mojave, AZ