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Meet the Member Becky Rus

story by Lindsay King Living just 25 miles east of where she grew up in South Dakota, is self-made barrel racer Becky Rus. “I did not come from a rodeo family, not even a horse family. My dad bought $50 horses for my two younger sisters and I to get us started showing in 4-H and gymkhanas. We learned everything from scratch,” said the now semi-retired entrepreneur of Rock Valley, Iowa. As a student at…

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Meet the Member Curt Johnston

story by Lindsay King Coming off a world title high in the breakaway in 2018, Curt Johnston is truly loving every minute of his time competing in the NSPRA. “I just love to rope, so that is what we do. We travel to about 18 rodeos every year, spread all across the west,” said the Eaton, Colorado, roper (calf, breakaway, team and ribbons). As a kid, Curt learned how to rope more out of fun…

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Meet the Member Mathew Greig

story by Lindsay King “I am probably more well-known for my spurs than I am for my riding,” said Matt Greig from Slaughter, Louisiana. “Making bits and spurs is something I am really proud of outside of my riding. It keeps me in rodeo even more than I already am. I have built lots of spurs for the up and coming kids, but also for plenty of the top riders in the PRCA.” Though Matt’s…

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Meet the Member Tait Cortez

story by Lindsay King “I have been married to a bareback rigging longer than anything. When you truly love a sport, it is like a marriage. You give everything to it to make it work,” said Tait Cortez, a 30-year bareback veteran originally from Kraemer, Louisiana, but now a resident of College Station, Texas. His world came crashing down, literally and figuratively, last August in Crawford, Nebraska. “My hand blew out of my rigging and…

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Meet the Member Ann Bassett

story by Lindsay King It started with a love for horses and truly kicked off with a handful of rides in the wild colt riding when Ann Bassett was 11 years old. Though rodeo is a family sport for this Dewey, Arizona, barrel racer, Ann’s parents did not compete. “It skipped a generation I guess. I was getting into rodeo no matter what event I had to do. I don’t think they cared if I…

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Meet the Member Wayne Mikesell

story by Lindsay King Brushing elbows with the greats in his pursuit of the NFR back in the 70s and 80s, Wayne Mikesell from Dixon, Wyoming, is one of the few but proud bull riders in the NSPRA. Growing up with three sisters in Baggs, Wyoming, Wayne’s dad rode both bareback horses and bulls. “My sisters quit rodeoing after high school, but I went into the amateurs and filled my PRCA permit in 1981 and…

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Meet the Member Elaine Watt

story by Lindsay King Three-time world champion barrel racer in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association, Elaine Watt from Claresholm, Alberta, loves everything about rodeo and traveling. “I enjoy seeing all the small towns across the western provinces. All of my kids got their college degrees either in Oklahoma or Texas, so we have traveled all over with horses. I love to drive and see different parts of the country,” said the three-year NSPRA member and…

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Meet the Member Roy Durfey

story by Lindsay King A small boy, calf and an even smaller pony started it all for Roy Durfey of rural Savannah, Missouri. The memory comes back to him from his first home in South Dakota when he roped a calf and it managed to drag him and the pony along behind it. “My dad laughed his butt off at that one. I was about ten years old when I started a couple of ponies…

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Meet the Member Billy Barnett

story by Lindsay King Roping with the greats is the only way to truly reach your potential. This holds true for Billy Barnett from San Tan Valley, Arizona. “I roped with Ben Johnson before he passed away. He and Ben Miller helped me get into roping quite a bit,” said the header and calf roper. “To be able to sit around as an 18-year-old kid and listen to the rodeo stories of those guys was…

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Meet the Member Jill Hins

story by Lindsay King Not many meet their husband on a private jet, even fewer get to fly a plane solo. For Huron, South Dakota, native Jill Hins, that is exactly the case. “I have always been a barrel racer. In the early years, my brother and his buddies were my traveling partners. Those were some good times. I met my husband Ron because of my brother. He was his pilot occasionally and I went…

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Meet the Member Ross Contway

story by Lindsay King World champions walk away from the Calgary Stampede, Alberta Championship Circuit and Daine’s Ranch Rodeo with bronze sculptures crafted by Ross Contway. The Fort Shaw, Montana, native is a construction manager by trade, bronze sculptor by choice and calf roper by passion. “Calf roping is absolutely the most fun a human being can have. My dad rodeoed in the 60s and 70s, my siblings and I did it all through high…

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Meet the Member Jenise Owens

story by Lindsay King “There is no such thing as too many dogs or horses,” said Jenise Owens, Beulah, Wyoming, rancher and NSPRA competitor. “Some would say I have an addiction, we breed Bernese Mountain Dogs and then I have some other misfits. A good day is just spent playing with my dogs, they are always happy to see me. You just cannot beat that.” Originally from the east coast and world of hunter jumpers,…

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February 12, 2021
40 BAREBACK RIDING
1 Jasen Olsen (50) 63
2 Cody Miller (40) 53
40 Barrel Racing
1 Kim Coleman (40) 288
2 Laura Lambert (40) 238
3 Nikkie Miller (40) 158
4 April Denny (40) 80
40 Bull Riding
1 Jackson Stoney (40) 140
2 Roque Velarde (40) 62
3 David Kingsbury (40) 52
40-59 Ribbon Roping (Roper)
1 Ricky Lambert (50) 197
2 Rob Black (60) 168
3 Dirt Terrell (50) 148
4 Mike Collins (60) 118
5 Brian Garr (40) 108
6 Jeff Frizzell (50) 69
7 Phil Treadway (50) 68
8 Bill Sharber (60) 29
9 David Hencratt (50) 20
40-59 Ribbon Roping (Runner)
1 Sherry Terrell (40) 207
2 Laura Lambert (40) 197
3 Nikkie Miller (40) 168
4 Wendy Collins (50) 118
5 Lynn Ray (50) 87
6 Renee Freeland (50) 59
7 Dirt Terrell (50) 59
8 Michelle Ranells (40) 29
40-59 Team Roping (Header)
1 Jason Thorstenson (40) 336.5
2 Bill Sharber (60) 159
3 Jerod Teller (50) 155.5
4 Marty Howard (50) 107.5
5 Mike Freeland (60) 75
6 Ricky Lambert (50) 51.5
40-59 Team Roping (Heeler)
1 Shotgun Passig (50) 235.5
2 Cole Ivy (50) 214.5
3 Ryan Pratt (40) 160.5
4 Butch Terrell (60) 54.5
40-59 Tiedown
1 Brian Garr (40) 221
2 Jeff Frizzell (50) 179
3 Homer Sanders (40) 103
4 Ricky Lambert (50) 76
5 Todd Danley (50) 73
6 Trent Tidwell (40) 53
7 Dirt Terrell (50) 47
8 Phil Treadway (50) 37
50 Bareback Riding
1 Dustin Brown (50) 62
50 Barrel Racing
1 Renee Freeland (50) 248
2 Brenda Howard (50) 208
3 Wendy Collins (50) 178
4 Jan Kortsen (50) 140
5 Lynn Ray (50) 88
6 Danaye Eaton (50) 79
7 Debb Davis (50) 59
8 Becky Teller (50) 49
9 Cecilia Bolton (50) 19
50 Bull Riding
1 Shane Elliott (50) 65
60 Barrel Racing
1 Jeanne Davis (60) 260
2 Vicky Brookman (60) 210
3 Tammy Smith (60) 150
4 Becky Rus (60) 150
5 Marge Freeland (60) 130
60 Bull Riding
1 Timothy Mcniel (60) 116
2 Lyle Hogue (60) 63
60 Ribbon Roping (Roper)
1 Dale Rising (60) 124
2 Jack Garr (60) 52
60 Ribbon Roping (Runner)
1 Tammy Smith (60) 124
2 Carol Garr (60) 52
60 Team Roping (Header)
1 Fred Ennist (60) 246
2 Dale Whitlow (60) 205.5
3 Ron Phelan (60) 197.5
4 Rob Black (60) 147.5
5 Bill Sharber (60) 147.5
6 Jesse Marshall (60) 108
7 Mike Boyle (60) 78
8 Mike Freeland (60) 48
9 Dan Johnson (60) 40
10 John Clymo (60) 38
60 Team Roping (Heeler)
1 Walter Bob Baxter (60) 323.5
2 Jerry Mccommas (60) 158
3 Mike Clancy (60) 155.5
4 Willy Kelton (60) 98
5 Ty Morrill (60) 87.5
6 Roger Rasner (60) 80
7 Fred Davis (60) 69.5
8 Curt Johnston (60) 49.5
60 Tiedown
1 Mike Collins (60) 200
2 Bill Sharber (60) 180
3 Rob Black (60) 150
4 Jack Garr (60) 90
5 Jerry Martin (60) 60
6 John Clymo (60) 60
7 Bruce Contway (60) 50
8 Ross Contway (50) 40
68 Tiedown
1 Fw Lynch (60) 261
2 Dan Johnson (60) 145
3 Curt Johnston (60) 111
4 Ray Yamauchi (60) 101
5 Ray Jim (60) 36
6 Dale Rising (60) 26
Ladies Breakaway
1 Danaye Eaton (50) 133
2 Cindy Gruwell (50) 113
3 Brenda Howard (50) 91
4 Teri James (50) 71
5 Tammy Smith (60) 61
6 Becky Teller (50) 57
7 Lynn Ray (50) 41
8 Wendy Collins (50) 31
9 Renee Freeland (50) 22
Men’s Breakaway
1 Curt Johnston (60) 256
2 John Clymo (60) 176
3 Fw Lynch (60) 167
4 Jerry Martin (60) 136
5 Ray Yamauchi (60) 127
6 Bob Martin (60) 108
7 Stacey Evans (60) 48
8 Dale Rising (60) 19

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