Meet the Member Sean Arellano
story by Ruth Nicolaus Sean Arellano loves riding bulls. When he started his Colorado Junior High School Rodeo Association competition a year ago, he said, […]
Capp Biggerstaff - Janelle Beach
story by Michele Toberer
Capp Biggerstaff was grateful to complete his rookie season with the Colorado State Junior High Rodeo Association and the 12-year-old rising 7th grader has big plans for season 2 with the great association. Capp is a second-generation cowboy who has jumped into all-around cowboy competition with both feet since starting out as a 9-year-old. “I compete in all the timed events that a boy can do, and I just started riding saddlebronc steers, which I think I might compete in next season.”
Capp and his family live in Glade Park, Colorado, where the family raises Black Angus cattle and operates Biggerstaff Guides & Outfitters on 400 acres they own, and 12,000 acres they lease for grazing and hunting. His parents, Steve and Randi are happy to be raising Capp and his younger brother, Cord, 11, where they have plenty of room to roam. “We have about 15 horses and 8 mules that we use, and I like to go out and help sometimes when we guide groups on hunting trips. I usually make sure all the coolers are packed. My favorite part of the business is going out on the mountain lion hunts; I really like to ride the mules out and I like to watch the dogs work, those trips are really exciting.”
Besides junior rodeos, the Biggerstaff family enjoys team roping and you can often find all four of them competing at local jackpots. “My mom heels some, and I will usually head for my dad, and my dad heads for my brother when we go to jackpots.” Cord and Capp also pair up, and they compete together in NLBRA rodeos. Although he competes in multiple events, team roping is his favorite event, and he loves the excitement of being a header. His favorite head horse is a 21-year-old solid black gelding named Fuzzy, who he’s been spinning steers on for the past 3 years. “He’s just a really solid, nice, older horse to ride and rope on.”
This past season with the CSJHRA was a great start for Capp, and he enjoyed heading for Connor Canon, and ribbon roping with Jolene Rhyne. After state finals he finished 9th in team roping, 7th in goat tying and ended up in the heartbreaking 5th place position in breakaway roping, just one spot out of qualifying for national competition. Capp rides Bugs, a 13-year-old sorrel gelding that he’s been riding in ribbon roping and breakaway roping for a year. “I really like the CSJHRA, it is very competitive compared to other associations I’ve been in. I like that because it has pushed me to step up my game and become more competitive too. My goal for next season is to keep improving my competition and qualify for national finals next summer.”
Capp’s parents have been his main source of help for his events, and they practice daily in their home arena. “I’m a lot more independent now, so they don’t help me as much as they used to, but we always practice together.” Other than practicing at the arena, Capp also practices roping the dummy, and before his rodeo runs, he pictures perfect runs in his mind. “I try to keep my mind positive, and just try to picture the run I want to happen before I go.” Capp is also inspired by his favorite world champion all-around cowboy, Trevor Brazile. “I think he is such a great all-around cowboy, and a really good role model.” One day, Capp would like to follow in Trevor’s footsteps and be a champion all-around cowboy at the professional level of rodeo.
Capp switched from public school to homeschooling last year, with Grand River Academy, and he enjoys his middle school courses. At home, the boys also have chores to keep up with, including feeding responsibilities for the cattle, horses, and dogs. “We have close to 50 hunting hounds that we use for our outfitting operation, that we help care for. We also have goats, and my brother has some ducks that we take care of.”
“I really appreciate my parents for all that they do for me; for buying me horses and hauling me everywhere that they do.”
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September 27, 2020
BARREL RACING
1 Cassidy Evans 81.00
2 Jolene Rhyne 52.00
3 Savanah Roberts 48.00
4 Aspen Autry 47.00
5 Jaycee Yonkers 44.00
6 Adalie Hansen 42.00
7 Ashley Anstead 39.00
8 Brylee Brehm 34.00
9 Shaylee Spaid 29.00
10 Rivers Hill 22.00
BOY’S BREAKAWAY
1 Traven Sharon 69.00
2 Chance Knez 33.00
3 Stran Lechman 33.00
4 Wesley Lammers 29.00
5 Mason Neese 23.00
6 Brayden Betsworth 17.00
7 Tucker Canty 17.00
8 Nolan Reardon 14.00
9 Hogan Kelley 8.00
10 Travis Canty 8.00
BOY’S GOAT TYING
1 Traven Sharon 89.00
2 Nathan Lammers 65.00
3 Cash Evans 64.00
4 Wesley Lammers 63.00
5 Cactus Barnes 50.00
6 Brayden Betsworth 42.00
7 Chance Knez 33.00
8 Nolan Reardon 16.00
9 Tucker Canty 16.00
10 Foster Krempin 12.00
BULL RIDING
1 Logan Durham 50.00
2 Tucker Jacobson 28.00
3 Benjamin Sittler 28.00
CHUTE DOGGING
1 Cash Evans 82.00
2 Nathan Lammers 75.00
3 Cactus Barnes 67.00
4 Jack Pankey 26.00
5 Ryan Pankey 21.00
6 Coltyr Goss 20.00
7 Nolan Reardon 16.00
8 Foster Krempin 15.00
9 Logan Stillings 5.00
GIRL’S BREAKAWAY
1 Cassidy Evans 56.00
2 Roan Spencer 34.00
3 Luci Bruchez 23.00
4 Aspen Autry 23.00
5 Brylee Brehm 19.00
6 Shylene Drumm 18.00
7 Adalie Hansen 17.00
8 Shaylee Spaid 16.00
9 Jolene Rhyne 10.00
10 Savanah Roberts 8.00
GIRL’S GOAT TYING
1 Blake Coors 72.00
2 Cassidy Evans 63.00
3 Shylene Drumm 62.00
4 Jolene Rhyne 50.00
5 Brylee Brehm 49.00
6 Shaylee Spaid 46.00
7 Jaycee Runner 35.00
8 Aspen Autry 29.00
9 Ava Dole 19.00
10 Roan Spencer 15.50
POLE BENDING
1 Cassidy Evans 64.00
2 Jolene Rhyne 55.00
3 Savanah Roberts 45.00
4 Roan Spencer 45.00
5 Ashley Anstead 43.00
6 Aspen Autry 43.00
7 Olivia Betsworth 32.00
8 Brylee Brehm 29.00
9 Grace Landwehr 28.00
10 Merica Van Pelt 25.00
RIBBON ROPING
1 Nathan Lammers 61.00
2 Jolene Rhyne 61.00
3 Cactus Barnes 60.00
4 Cash Evans 60.00
5 Cassidy Evans 60.00
6 Jaycee Yonkers 60.00
7 Blake Coors 57.00
8 Hogan Kelley 57.00
9 Traven Sharon 28.00
10 Josey Mcclain 28.00
RIFLE SHOOT
1 Dalton Groom 81.00
2 Wesley Lammers 74.00
3 Jack Pankey 64.00
4 Logan Stillings 49.00
5 Ryan Pankey 48.50
6 Foster Krempin 30.00
7 Nolan Reardon 11.50
SADDLE BRONC-STEER
1 Cash Evans 67.00
2 Traven Sharon 29.00
3 Wyatt Bartel 17.00
TEAM ROPING
1 Nathan Lammers 40.00
2 Wesley Lammers 40.00
3 Cash Evans 39.00
4 Cassidy Evans 39.00
5 Traven Sharon 20.00
6 Hogan Kelley 20.00
7 Cactus Barnes 9.00
8 Jack Pankey 9.00
9 Ryan Pankey 9.00
10 Stran Lechman 9.00
TIE DOWN ROPING
1 Nathan Lammers 68.00
2 Cash Evans 60.00
3 Cactus Barnes 53.00
4 Coltyr Goss 31.00
5 Foster Krempin 23.00
6 Hogan Kelley 16.00