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Rustin Ferguson, heading - Jennifer Calhoun, Photographic Creations

Meet the Members Rustin Ferguson

story by Lindsay Whelchel

Rustin Ferguson, heading - Jennifer Calhoun, Photographic Creations — Rustin Ferguson, heading
– Jennifer Calhoun, Photographic Creations

Rustin Ferguson is just 20 years old, but he’s already created a career, and livelihood for himself as a farrier, that blends seamlessly into a life-long love of roping and rodeo. “You can keep your horses in tip-top shape, or I try to,” he said of the skills he’s learned, and added, “You work for yourself, make your own schedule, if you want to enter a rodeo on a Thursday or Friday, you can go and don’t have to ask to take off,” making this a good job for a rodeo cowboy.
He credits his cousin, fellow roper and farrier, Rodney Smith, for helping shape his path from a young age. Rustin started roping when he was around 8 years old, and he both heads and heels in team roping, though he mostly heads. Rustin did high school rodeo before he graduated, and in 2011 he and Riley Grisham took home the state title in team roping and then went on to compete at the High School National Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. For the last four or five years, his focus has been on going to Tri-State Rodeo Association events, along with USTRC events.
“The rodeos are no more than two or three hours away from me, I like to keep it close. I don’t have time to practice much shoeing horses so I like to stay as close as I can,” Rustin says of Tri-State. The familial connection is as literal as it is deep. “Mostly everyone I know either ropes or rodeos,” Rustin says. His mom Teresa grew up barrel racing. Rustin has a big extended family. His dad is Rusty, and he has two sisters, Julia Rose and Bridget. He lives in Crystal Springs, Miss., south of Jackson, keeping busy with some cattle he has at his house and shoeing horses. When he’s not working, he’s roping.
After all of these years competing, Rustin has learned a few things about where to enter and where to put your money. He’s also become able to remain calm and quiet any nervousness. “I’ve been doing it long enough, I’ve gotten out of all of that,” he says and adds that he is a pretty laid back type of person overall. This summer Rustin is sure to be at as many rodeos as he can get to, when he’s not making sure others and their horses are rodeo ready from the hooves up.

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September 3,2016
New Hebron Truck Rodeo
Bareback Riding
1. Morgan Thompson 70 $588.00
Tie Down Roping
1/2. Jeremy Landry 8.4 $458.98
1/2. Todd Gould 8.4 $458.98
3/4. Shane Overby 8.6 $285.78
3/4. Todd Gould 8.6 $285.78
5. Andrew Burk 9.3 $155.88
6. Brant Patou 9.9 $86.40
Breakaway Roping
1. Abby Berry 3.0 $483.84
2. Millie Bankston 3.3 $378.00
3. Ashley Henderson 3.5 $272.16
4. April Owens 3.6 $226.80
5. ground $151.20
Steer Wrestling
1. Luke Addison 5.3 $720.00
Barrel Racing
1. Kelcie May 15.352 $545.60
2. Kaci Johnson 15.364 $409.25
3. Dally Munn 15.698 $272.80
4. Angelle Mitchell 15.823 $136.40
Bull Riding
1. James Harper 81 $492.00
2. Joe Johnson 73 $295.20
3. ground $196.80
Team Roping
1. Darrel Reeves 6.6 $447.00
Wes Brunson $447.00
2. Bart Brunson 8.1 $298.00
Wes Brunson $298.00
September 9, 2016
Harrison County Fair
Lyman, MS
Bareback Riding
1. Mitchell Spangler 73 $532.00
Tie Down Roping
1. Wesley Arcement 8.7 $437.76
2. Bart Brunson 9.4 $342.00
3/4. Martin Walker 9.7 $225.72
3/4. Andrew Burk 9.7 $225.72
5. Scotty Mahler 10.0 $136.80
Breakaway Roping
1. Amber Moffat 3.2 $530.00
2. Bobbi Lynn Bond 3.9 $318.00
3. April Owens 5.3 $212.00
Steer Wrestling
1/2. Tyler Pearson 4.7 $353.60
1/2. Vincent Broughton 4.7 $353.60
3. Marc Joiner 6.8 $176.80
Barrel Racing
1. Blaise Bercegeay 14.713 $601.46
2. Angelle Mitchell 14.78 $497.76
3. Neely Grover 14.961 $394.06
4. Dally Munn 15.021 $290.36
5. Stephanie Wheeler 15.023 $186.66
6. Campbell Grover 15.024 $103.70
Bull Riding
No qualified rides
Team Roping
1/2 Bart Brunson 6.2 $682.64
Zak Dobbins $682.64
1/2. Bart Brunson 6.2 $682.64
Wes Brunson $682.64
3. Wes Goodrich 6.8 $489.44
Trey Sutherland $489.44
4. Wes Goodrich 7.2 $360.64
Jeff Pierce $360.64
5. Scott Lee 7.7 $231.84
Kelton Tynes $231.84
6. Martin Walker 8.1 $128.80
Kyle Towles $128.80

September 10, 2016
Harrison County Fair
Lyman, MS
Tie Down Roping
1. Bart Brunson 7.7 $512.00
2. Shane Overby 8.8 384.00
3. Martin Walker 9.0 256
4. Scooter Scarbrough 9.5 $128.00
Breakaway Roping
1. April Owens 3.4 $441.60
2. Sara Burks 3.8 $331.20
3. Abby Berry 4.6 $220.80
4. Chelsea Johnson 4.8 $110.40
Steer Wrestling
1. Luke Addison 5.4 $576.00
Barrel Racing
1. Blaise Bercegeay 14.683 $523.16
2. Angelle Mitchell 14.904 $432.96
3. Rachel Filmore 14.955 $342.76
4. Kaci Johnson 15.058 $252.56
5. Brandi Kirkland 15.127 $162.36
6. Ashley Lee 15.311 $90.20
Bull Riding
1. James Harper 75 $424.80
2. ground $283.20
Team Roping
1. Bart Brunson 4.5 $732.69
Wes Brunson $732.69
2. Bubba Barlow 4.9 $606.36
Jeff Pierce $606.36
3. Justin Johnson 5.0 $480.04
Cole Curry $480.04
4. Kelton Carr 5.1 $353.71
Chase Graves $353.71
5/6. Wes Goodrich 5.3 $176.86
Trey Sutherland $176.86
5/6. Scooter Scarbrough 5.3 $176.86
Dillon Mizelle $176.86

September 16, 2016
Amite, LA
Bareback Riding
1. Morgan Thompson 73 $532.00
Tie Down Roping
1/2 Sid Scarbrough 8.9 $427.50
1/2 Wes Brunson 8.9 $427.50
3. Jeremy Landry 9.3 $270.00
4. Brad Wildey 9.9 $225.00
5. Scooter Scarbrough 10.1 $150.00
Breakaway Roping
1. Riley Breeden 3.3 $486.00
2. Marcy Mahler 3.6 $291.60
3. Ginny Perry 3.9 $194.40
Steer Wrestling
1. Vernon Thomas 9.0 $398.40
2. Marc Joiner 10.2 $265.60
Barrel Racing
1. Kaci Johnson 14.940 $742.40
2. Jana Browning 15.003 $614.40
3. Stephanie Wheeler 15.126 $486.40
4. Presley Smith 15.177 $358.40
5. Reagan Lee 15.185 $230.40
6. Heather Thomas 15.215 $128.00
Bull Riding
1. Ty Wainwright 71 $504.00
2. ground $336.00
Team Roping
1. Austin McDougald 4.7 $689.62
Clay Green $689.62
2. Justin Johnson 5.1 $570.72
Rowdy Lee $570.72
3. Kyle Wright 5.6 $451.82
Tyler Brown $451.82
4. Hoyt Ponder 6.0 $332.92
Marcell Barham $332.92
5. Ryder Ladner 6.7 $214.02
Dusty Purvis $214.02
6. Justin B. Johnston 7.3 $118.90
Dusty Purvis $118.90

September 17, 2016
Amite, LA
Bareback Riding
1. Mitchell Spangler 79 $488.00
Tie Down Roping
1. Wes Brunson 9.4 $447.76
2. Jay Mitchell 9.8 $370.66
3. Polo Bacque 10.2 $293.36
4. Martin Walker 10.4 $216.16
5. Ryder Ladner 10.5 $138.96
6. Andrew Burk 11.8 $77.20
Breakaway Roping
1. Chelsea Johnson 2.8 $476.80
2/3 April Owens 3.0 $298.00
2/3 Caroline Wheeler 3.0 $298.00
4. Kameron Duncan 3.3 $119.20
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. no qualified rides
Steer Wrestling
1. Clem Zievert 4.7 $504.00
2. Norwood Straughan 5.6 $336.00
Barrel Racing
1. Kaci Johnson 14.864 $726.74
2. Dally Munn 14.926 $601.44
3. Jana Browning 15.07 $476.14
4/5 Blaise Bercegeay 15.082 $288.19
4/5 Labrella Hutchins 15.082 $288.19
6 Nicole Love 15.125 $125.30
Bull Riding
1. no qualified rides
Team Roping
1. Justin B Johnston 4.9 $747.04
Steve Kinchen $747.04
2. David Curry 5.0 $618.24
Cole Curry $618.24
3. Kelton Carr 5.3 $489.44
Bryce Graves $489.44
4/5 Blake Chauvin 6.6 $296.24
Logan Espey $296.24
4/5 Martin Walker 6.6 $296.24
Chase Graves $296.24
6 Bubba Barlow 7.3 $128.80
Trey Sutherland $128.80