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342012USTRC RULE BOOK

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24 Champions Profile—Jackson Willibey & Stanley Washington

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job or what we do for a living. Life is however, about beingourselves. God built us in His image and we should let thatimage shine. That alone is the light of life. He is the architectthat created us and we should showcase His work.

I encourage you to just be yourself and not get caught upin trying to be something you are not. I am not saying to notput your best foot forward, but I am saying to just be YOU!The answer to the question of what life is about is a toughone, but the answer I came up with is simple. Life is aboutliving each day to the fullest and growing with God in yourheart. Live and make the attempt to know Him more todaythan you did yesterday, and more tomorrow than you did today.

We don’t have to be “Holy Rollers,” but just let thegoodness in your heart radiate out toward others. Thegentleman whose funeral I am referring to was not anextremely religious man, but he was a good man. I think heexemplified Jesus in how he treated other people. Be therefor others and others will be there for you. None of us have togo on this walk or journey through life alone. I encourage youto start this New Year with a refreshed and rejuvenatedoutlook. There is no promise of wealth, health or easy times.If we all had that it would be pretty boring. Things are notalways going to go as planned and things will not always goin our favor, but take each and every day in stride. Beyourself and better yourself each day. If the opportunitypresents itself, do something nice for someone. It will allcome back to you in the end.

The gentleman that I am referring to above was HomerRaglan from Rankin, Texas. If you knew him, you will agreewith me. If you didn’t know him, then I am sure you do knowsomeone out there like him. We should all take a lesson andopen our minds and our hearts. We may not understandJesus, but we can understand doing the right thing. We manynot understand Jesus living in our hearts, but we canunderstand filling our lives with good and positive thoughts.I challenge you to be a better person today than you wereyesterday and a better person tomorrow than you were todayand that my friends is just the way it is . . .

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WAY IT IS

s I stood there and watched the sea of faces, my mind drifted off into another world — another time,another place. My mind went back to my

childhood and to memories of “the good ol’ days.” I wentback to purity and innocence. We can learn a lot from achild’s perspective. I refocused and looked back at the crowdaround me. There were hundreds and hundreds of folksgathered around. Most of the faces I recognized, some Ididn’t and some I knew, but couldn’t put a name with. Mythoughts went to the reason we were all gathered. It was afuneral. It was the funeral of a pure and simple man. He was not flamboyant or rich. He was a man who justhappened to be a good guy. He was a gentleman by anyone’sstandards. My thoughts began to drift again. What is lifereally all about?

The individual we were honoring was someone that was afriend to everyone. It didn’t matter how good or bad youwere, he treated you the same, and he was always the same.If you were far from perfect that was just fine with him. Infact, he preferred it that way. This man was not the CEO of alarge company or a world traveler. As a matter of fact, for thefirst part of his life, he never traveled farther than about 100miles from his home. So I ask, how could this individualgather such a crowd to honor his passing?

It really is simple. This man never expected anything fromanyone, but was always willing to give his all to everyone hemet. He was a friend, he was a buddy, and most importantlyhe was just himself. Never pretentious and never phony, hejust lived his life the best he could. He was an example wecould all learn from and that is one of the reasons we weregathered there.

So the question remains, what is life really all about andwhat is the point? A few days later, I was at a church serviceand it was as if the preacher was talking straight to me. As hiswords blessed my ears, my mind again went to work. Lifeisn’t about fame, fortune and money. It isn’t about being themost popular or driving the coolest truck. It isn’t about beingthe smartest person or roping the best, or even about beingthe best person at anything. Life is not ultimately about our

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USTRC wants to wish you a very happy andblessed New Year. The USTRC schedule is full of

great events, with all of them leading to the CinchUSTRC National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR). The dates for the 2012 Cinch USTRC NFTR are October 20-28, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Remember as of November 1, 2011, Gold Plusmembers must be 25 years of age or older to be

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The 2011 Cinch National Finals of Team Roping is now inthe books. And another successful Finals event it was.Ropers came from near and far including Brazill and Italy

(far) and Oklahoma (near). There were over 7,000 teams andover 3,200 contestants, off the records of over 8,000 and 4,000respectively, but neverthelss quite respectable in light of thecurrent economic climate. With over 4.5 million dollars in cashand prizes on the line, ropers didn’t have anything to sneeze at.Needless to say, the 2011 Finals racked up a lot of statistics thatalways gets my little number-crunching heart a pumping. I oftendon’t know where to begin even though traditionally the thrustof this particular column has always been to which states didthe moeny go. To which states can we bestow the titles of stateswho hauled home the most loot? I will get to that in a moment,but first some extra-curricular calculations.

The Finals by DivisionIf you would now please turn your attention to Chart 1 (it’s

actually the only chart but it’s still number one!) on page 14, wewill begin rummaging around in this year’s Finals statistics.Chart 1 shows the number of teams entered in each division atthe Finals for the last three years - 2009 through 2011. In 2011,six out of the seven Shoot-Out ropings had less teams entered in2010 than there were in 2011. In 2010, five out of seven had lessteams entered than in 2009. The dropoff, I believe, can beattributed to a return to normalcy. The Flex Earnings programwas introduced in 2009 and was a huge success. That made a bigdifference in the way that ropers entered the Finals in 2009. Youwere no longer limited to a particular division with your earnedShoot-Out and you could enter with whoever you chose, notnecessarily the partner you earned the Shoot-Out with. Theprogram served to create a surge in Shoot-Out entries in 2009.But since 2009, Shoot-Out entries have returned back towards amore normal range. Preliminary entries, on the other hand, haverisen. In five out of the seven preliminary divisions, entries in2011 were higher than in 2010. In the specialty ropings, only the #10 Gold Plus was smaller in 2011 than in 2010 and thenonly slightly (374 to 382). All the others, the #12 Gold Plus, the Century, the Cruel Girl and the Priefert US Open all gained in 2011.

The total number of Shoot-Out teams was off by 7.2% from2010 while the total number of Preliminary teams was up 3.1%and the total number of specialty teams was up by 5.4%. Withthe Flex Earnings Program having now matured, I would expectto see the allocation of teams in 2011 to become more the norm.

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USTRC

BY JOHN FINDLAYby theNNUUMMBBEERRSS

And It’s All About the Money And Other Stuff from the USTRC Cinch National Finals of Team Roping 2011

It’s All About the Money One More TimeOkay, now it’s time to see where the money went. Check out

the Table - 2010/2011 USTRC Cinch National Finals Number ofChecks Received and Money Won by State Sorted By Money Won2010 (see page 106). Here is where I hand out state braggingrights. Not surprisingly, Texas and Oklahoma maintained theirone-two standings in this year’s State Rankings. The Texans tookhome over one million dollars again this year at $1,179,425slightly more than what they took home last year ($1,166,150).Oklahoma was down from last year, again ever so slightly, from$644,850 to $628,300. There was a fair amount of movement inthe rest of the Top Ten, with quite a few states changing places.Gainers were Missouri, Idaho, New Mexico, and MIssissippi,while losers were Kansas, Arizona, Louisiana and Arkansas.Idaho jumped the furthest in the rankings, going all the wayfrom 25th to 6th with Missouri nearly matching that leap bygoing from 19th to 3rd. Arkansas fell the furthest from grace,dropping from 3rd down to 10th. Other states that did well inimproving their rankings were Alabama (20th to 13th), Iowa(23rd to 17th), North Carolina (30th to 20th), Oregon (28th to21st), Washington (36th to 26th) and Hawaii (34th to 28th). Toshow how well-rounded we are, 38 out of the 42 states attendingtook home at least one check. (Let me define check here aseither an actual check for money or, in the Preliminaries, theearning of a Shoot-Out spot. With Shoot-Out entries paid, Iconsider earning a Shoot-Out money in your pocket.) It showsthat no matter where you are coming from, you have a goodshot at winning some money at the Finals. The state showing thegreatest dollar increase from 2010 to 2011, going from $17,750 to$202,450 was Missouri, a monstrous $184,700 leap. Second wasIdaho going from $11,850 to $151,950, a $140,100 gain. Alabamawas third and Iowa was fourth in this category with $46,300 and$38,750 gains, respectively.

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the states that did the best at the Finals. It measures “per capita”income or how well each state did in proportion to the numberof ropers they sent to the Finals. Because they send so manymore ropers to the Finals than any other state, Texas willprobably always be the state taking home the most amount ofmoney. Let’s face it, South Carolina, Montana or Connecticutwill never have a chance at unseating Texas in the most moneywon department. But the real measure of how well a state doesis proportionally, that is, how does each state do in relation tothe number of ropers that state sent to the Finals. To determinethe “per capita” income of each state’s contestants, I simplydivided the amount of money each state earned by the numberof ropers that came from each state. That figure you will find inthe column labeled Money Won per Roper. So with that in mind, here is my Top Ten for the Finals determined by their“per capita” income.

The three states that faredthe best at this year’s CinchNFTR were Idaho, NorthCarolina and Nevada, in thatorder. Idaho sent 18 ropersto the Finals and they tookhome $151,950, whichmeant an average of $8,442per roper. The Gem Statenearly doubled its closestcompetitor in “Money Wonper Roper”. An amazing 12 ofthe 18 Idaho attendeesearned a check. Two teams,however, stand out. The firstwas John Koyle (Chubbuck,ID) and Kort Albertson

(Roberts, ID) who won $42,500 placing 1st in the #10 Gold Plusand the second was Megan Gunter (McCammon, ID) and ColeSherwood (Grace, ID) who won $42,050 placing 2nd in the #11Shoot-Out. States that sent fewer ropers obviously have anadvantage in this “per capita” category as one or two big Shoot-Out checks can easily shoot a state to great heights in theserankings. That can be said for our second place state, NorthCarolina, as Caleb Anderson of Mocksville, NC, one of just fourropers from the Tar Heel state, won the big check of $18,150, hisshare for coming in second in the #15 Shoot-Out with TylerWaters (Graham, TX). And in Nevada’s case, our third placewinner, it was two checks that catapulted the Silver State up theper capita ladder. The first was earned by Jade Corkill of Fallonwho, you might remember, won the Priefert US Open with ChadMasters (Cedar Hill, TN) for $38,150 and the second was earnedby Clay O Cooper now of Gardnerville, NV who was third in thatsame Priefert US Open with Charley Crawford (Llano, TX) for$15,650. That’s why I want to give kudos to the two states whomade the Top Ten but also sent the most ropers, Mississippi andTennessee. Mississippi sent 41 ropers earning 23 checks for$122,600 and Tennessee sent 30 ropers earning eight checks for$58,400. Of the states that sent over 100 ropers the two best inthe Money Won per Roper Department were Missouri with$1,808 per roper and New Mexico with $1,486 per roper. The average “per capita” income overall was $1,103. That

means that if we took all the money that was awarded andinstead of letting ropers earn it, the USTRC just issued an equalcheck to each roper that entered the Finals, each roper wouldhave gotten $1,033. So, if you roped at the Finals and earnedmore the $1,033, you did better than average and if you madeless, you get the picture. Of course, that number does not takeinto account how much a roper may have paid in entry fees.That’s a totally separate calculation that takes into account theconcept of profit. I may look into that in another issue. Now let’s switch from how much money states won to how

many checks they earned. The results are in the column “ChecksWon per Roper”. This is anexcellent indication of theoverall quality of a givenstate’s ropers. Just becauseone or two teams won bigmoney does not translateinto a state that sent a lot ofsuccessful ropers. But astates that were high on thelist of check getters, do. Solet’s look at the Top Five ofstates in the check gettingdepartment in twocategories - states that sent less than 25 ropers to the Finals andstates that sent over 25 ropers. I separated the two, again,because the fewer the number of ropers, the more the resultscan give a false impression of the success of the states. Forexample, our number three state in the Less than 25 Roperscategory is Alberta (technically a province) with a per capitarating of 1.00. That is because Alberta only sent one roper andhe earned a check, thus the 1.00 rating. The second place state,Washington, as another example, sent five ropers and earned sixchecks. Six divided by five equals 1.20 (rounded to two decimalplaces). That is how the ratings are figured. Idaho, our numberone state, does deserve some extra credit in this departmentbecause their 18 ropers in attendance. Even though that was nota small turnout, they stillearned a healthy 22 checks.The top state in the over

25 ropers sent category wasUtah for the second year in arow with a rating of 0.59.Utah has some veryconsistent ropers! The 27Utah ropers at the Finalsearned 16 checks, anexcellent showing.Mississippi’s 41 ropers weresecond, earning 23 checks(0.56) while Missouri’s 112 ropers were third earning 55 checks(0.49). And Florida and Louisiana should also be congratulated.They were fourth and fifth respectively while Missouri andLouisiana were the two best states that sent over 100 ropers to the Finals.You’ll also notice I included a column called Avg Check.

That’s simply taking the amount of money each state wondivided by the number of checks earned by each state. It’s

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basically an indication ofwhether the checks thateach state earned wereskewed toward larger orsmaller checks. NorthCarolina is an example of astate that earned big checksin small numbers. In itscase, two checks averaged$9,450, each. Two morestates with just a few bigchecks were Ohio with onefor $9,050, Georgia withfour checks averaging$11,138. The states that didthe best that earned a lot ofchecks were Idaho, again,with 22 checks thataveraged $6,907 each andNew Mexico with 34 checksaveraging $5,815 each. Each category alsocompares 2011 to 2010 soyou can see how your statedid compared to the ‘10Finals. So take a lookaround the Table. Hopefullythere is something you canfind for your state to bragabout somewhere.

Oh, and one last thingwhen you are looking at theTable. You’ll notice some ofthe figures are in blue. Thatdenotes the states thatfinished in the Top Five inthat particular column.

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Hello Ropers,trust you all had a blessed HolidaySeason and safe New Year’s. I lovethe Holidays and the fall weather

and it is, by far, my favorite time of theyear. While the cool days turn into colddays and I have to take down theChristmas lights, I do like the fact that itis a new year and I can get a fresh starton a few things. We should all set goalsthat we would like to accomplish. I haverecently been reminded how importantit is to set goals and have something thatI am working towards on a daily basis.When people have something to work

towards it gives them a spark thatmotivates them to get out of bed in themorning. If people do not havesomething that excites and motivatesthem, life can become somewhatmundane and boring. Our time on thisearth is much too precious to squanderit by being unhappy and unmotivated.Set some goals, have fun workingtowards them, celebrate when you makesome progress, and keep your nose tothe grindstone! If you do that, you willenjoy your life.

As you may have already heard or

read, USTRC has made some excitingchanges for the 2012 season. Onceagain, Gold Plus members must be aminimum of 25 years of age the day theycompete in the Gold Plus division. It hasbeen interesting comparing the placingtimes in the Gold Plus division from lastyear when the minimum age was only21. After only a handful of events thisseason, the change seems to haveaccomplished its intended purpose asthe placing times in the main Averageand Incentive Average have been softerthan last year.

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The Gold Plus team of Tom H. Neiley and Jimmi Jo Montera teamed up for a big win atthis year’s Colorado Fall Championships. They posted a time of 35.56 on four head andwalked away with $2,147 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings

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One of the other announcementsUSTRC made last fall was the agreementbetween itself and World Series of TeamRoping. Starting January 2, WSTR will beusing the USTRC TRIAD classificationsystem. This is obviously a great benefitfor ropers as one classification systemcreates the most level playing field. Themore data TRIAD receives on a roper,the more accurate the analysis will be.One great benefit for USTRC members isthat as of January 2, 2012, WSTR willaccept USTRC memberships at theirevents, which means ropers will only

need to purchase one card. (Please notethat a WSTR membership is not valid ata USTRC event). USTRC membershipswill not be sold on-site at WSTR eventsso if you plan on using your USTRCmembership at a WSTR event, makesure you purchase your 2012 USTRCmembership before you arrive. Anotheradvantage for USTRC members is theywill be able to count up to $3,000 oftheir winnings as Flex Earnings for asingle placing at a WSTR event. Forexample, a USTRC member who wins$1,500 at a WSTR event will receive

$1,500 in USTRC Flex Earnings while aUSTRC member who wins $4,000 willonly receive $3,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Like all Flex Earnings,earnings won at a WSTR event that areunused at the end of the roping seasonwill expire.

Please note that WSTR events are notconsidered USTRC Affiliate events. Whilea USTRC membership will be acceptedand earnings will count as USTRC FlexEarnings, WSTR formats, rules andpolicies still apply at their events.

I wanted to take this time to thank

Gold Pluscontinued

The home state Gold Plus team of John L. Garcia and Ferlin Charleywrapped up their win at the Duke City Classic in Albuquerque, NM. They ropedfour head in 32.92 seconds to win $1,774 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and$6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings

Todd E. Jepson from Nevada met up with partner, Mike Quallsfrom Texas to win the Gold Plus roping at the Laughlin Team Roping

Finals. They roped four head in 40.57 seconds to win $1,796 in cash,trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings

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those of you who participated in the Gold Pluspoll that was emailed in September. USTRCasked Gold Plus members if they would like tosee the Gold Plus division format change from$200/team and 2/3 cash payback (currentformat) to $300/team and 75% cash payback.Based on the poll results, USTRC is not going tochange the Gold Plus division format this year.Therefore, it will remain at $200/team with 2/3cash payback at most sanctioned events. Thanksagain for your participation.

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Roping in paradise at the Maui Classic, the Gold Plus team of Hawaiiannative, Lelan C. Nishek and South Dakota’s Mark A. Brockmuellerteamed up for a first-place finish. Their solid time of 51.25 on fourhead earned them the championship worth $1,171 in cash, trophy Gistbuckles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings

Salina, OK header, Gary L. Stricklen roped with Roy W. Shoop from nearbyInola, OK to win the Gold Plus roping at this year’s Oil City Capital. They roped fourhead in 32.95 seconds to win $1,720 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings

It was a Louisiana team who took home the win at the MississippiClassic. Bradley A. Malone and Phillip Wilder roped four head in

35.19 seconds to win $3,120 in cash, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000in USTRC Flex Earnings

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orses are such wonderful animals. They usually do their best for us, and many times they work

through the pain, the bad equipment and all the miscues we give them and still end up giving us a

pretty good shot at our steer.A lot of the time they are communicating with us and doing

everything but speaking English, and we aren’t listening and missour chance to help our main partners in team roping to make ourteam better. I am going to give you a few ideas of what to watch forand think about when your horse “speaks.”

So, you go to catch your horse. He usually comes to you, but heruns to the back of his pen or maybe he walks to the back of hispen. You need to think, what’s up with that? I’ve had horses thatusually run off and are hard to catch, and all of a sudden he comesto me when I walk in the pen. I wake up and look him over and hehas both hind legs cut up. The other day, I caught my grey horse togo do a school at Ed Pride’s out in Tatum, Texas. Kelly led him overto the trailer and he refused to get in, when usually he jumps rightin. Kelly said “Your horse doesn’t want to go,” but I didn’t reallyunderstand what had happened until later. I drove over to Tatum,

and when I unloaded him he startedkicking the ground. I thought he wasbelly ached so I gave him someBanamine and I turned him loose towalk around and see if he would relax.But he followed me around and wouldn’tleave my side when usually he wouldrun off and not look back. He was tellingme, “Hey, I’m hurting.” The nextmorning I got up early and checked himout. Both hind legs and his whole rearend were swollen up to twice theirnormal size. I had to haul him home, hehad a staff infection. It took ten days forhim to heal up, but if I would havewoken up when Kelly said “Your horsedoesn’t want to go,” I could have takenanother horse and saved that horse achance at what could have been a fataltrip. I should have seen he had aninfection. Out of the ordinary actions arehow horses speak. This is not the first

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withIf Horses Could

Speak English

Rickey Green

time this has happened to us with our horses.

Some things to look for:1. Your horse is laying down at a time of day that he usually

doesn’t lay down, or in a spot he usually doesn’t lay in.Usually means your horse is sick.

2. Your horse comes to you or runs from you when he usually doesthe opposite.

Could be sick or lame.

3. Horse refuses to go in the trailer or the roping box when there’susually no problem.

Could be sick or lame.

4. Horse popping his butt out of the corner of the head or heel box,running past the corner, and/or switching leads constantly.

Sore hocks, bad saddle fit, or needs chiropractic work. Also needto have an equine dentist check his teeth.

5. Horse runs off, fights the bridle.Could be teeth problems, sore hocks or in neeed of chiropractic

care. Also, may need to change or adjus your bit and curb strap orcould be a saddle fit issue.

I answer lots of questions like this from my Power Team Ropingmembers. After 50 years on a horse, I’m still learning and stillwishing horses could speak English. Hope this helps.

Your Friend,Rickey GreenPsalm 33.17

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by Ben Clements

The USTRC is always trying tomake things better for teamropers and for the sport of team

roping. One tough aspect of the game isthe USTRC schedule. Not every ropingworks for every roper, but USTRC trieshard to put events in strategic locationsso ropers can attend and benefit. Thisyear the USTRC has made some changesthat will hopefully be in everyone’s best interest.

First of all, due to facility schedulingconflicts the Bayou Championships inKinder, Louisiana has made a move to January 6-8. The ArizonaChampionships in San Carlos, Arizonahas been moved to a warmer climate inCasa Grande and will now be called TheValley of the Sun Championships andproduced by Kenny Zamora. The eventwill still be held on February 3-5.

This year the Hawaii Championshipswill change producers and locations.The event will still be held overPresidents Day weekend, but will beproduced by Brian Anderson and will beheld on the Big Island of Hawaii justoutside of Waimea at the AndersonIndoor Arena.

The East Texas Championships willtake place in Athens, Texas on February17-19, but will change to a Format 2event. This will allow ropers a third entryand create more partner opportunities.

It’s no secret that California has beena tough market over the past few years.

USTRC remains committed to having aWest Coast presence, but in 2012 plansto scale back the number of smallerevents in hopes of hosting a couple oflarger events instead. This year theevents in California will be the NorthernCalifornia Classic on March 24-25 andthe West Coast Regional Finals on June22-24. Both events will be in Paso Roblesand should allow ropers the opportunityto attend two great ropings. TheCalifornia Championships in City ofIndustry, Salinas Championships inSalinas, the Wine Country Classic inPaso Robles, and the Laughlin TeamRoping Finals in Fort Mohave, Arizonawill all consolidate into two great events.The Colorado River Classic will changedates to March 17-18 but will still be atthe Mojave Crossing Events Center inFort Mohave, Arizona, and will be aroping for ropers in the Arizona,Nevada, California, Utah and WesternNew Mexico area.

The South Texas Championships inBryan, Texas will remain a Format 2event, but change to a three-dayschedule. The new Brazos County ExpoComplex can easily handle a big event in three days, plus ropers will now saveone day of travel expenses. AnotherMarch event making a change is theFlorida Championships. It will movefrom Green Cove Springs, Florida to the southern part of Florida. The eventwill be held this year just south of

Tampa in Sarasota. Some additions to the schedule this

year will surely be a benefit to ropers.This year there will be an event inLincoln, Nebraska. The event will bethe Eastern Nebraska Championshipsand will take place March 16-18. It willbe a Jeff Smith Production and shouldbe a great addition for ropers in theNebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota,Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, andKansas. Another roping that will makeits way onto the USTRC schedule willbe the Front Range Championships inPueblo, Colorado. The event will beApril 13-15, and will be produced byJeff Smith, Ike Cox and Rope theRockies. Another addition to theSchedule will be the Kansas FallChampionships in Wichita, Kansas. The location and the dates were a make up event in 2011, but will beadded to the schedule for 2012. Theevent will be September 7-9. Anotherevent that will be added is the Southern Oklahoma Classic. The eventwill be held in Ada, Oklahoma onOctober 5-7 and will be produced byRope the Ozarks.

Another date revision and producerchange will be the South DakotaChampionships. The event will changedates to April 27-29 and will beproduced by Larry and Deanna Steeleof Steele Productions. The roping willremain in Rapid City.

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The Mississippi Championships willmake a change to May 4-6, but will stayin Jackson, Mississippi. This will help togrow the event and move it away fromsome other events that have beenconflictive in the past.

The Cowboy Capital Classic inStephenville, Texas will move a weeklater and will be held at Lonestar Arenaon May 18-20. This will move the ropingoff of Mother’s Day and will keep usropers out of trouble with our momsand wives.

The West Texas Championships inSan Angelo, Texas will change to a three-day format and make things easier forall ropers. The roping will be June 8-10.Likewise, the Southwest Regional Finalsin Clovis, New Mexico will alsotransition to a three-day RegionalFormat. The roping will take placeAugust 3-5.

As you can see, there is lots ofmoving and changing, but it is all in thebest interest of the team roping worldand to be more accommodating to team

ropers across the country. Keep in mindthe Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping will be here before we know it. The dates will be October 20-28, and it will be held inOklahoma City Oklahoma. You won’twant to miss that one so get it on thecalendar. Remember you can always seethe complete USTRC schedule and anyother changes on the USTRC website.Visit www.ustrc.com for completeupdates and details. See you at a greatUSTRC event near you! n

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And Then There Was OneChampions Profileby Melinda Clements

deep inside him said it was something he and Washington hadto do. It was an endeavor that would not go away.Willibey and Washington decided they would take it slow,

one step at a time and see what happened. The pair traveled toGuthrie and by a standard and goal they both set, they won aShoot-Out position and padded their pockets with a little over$3,200. It was a good start and a very promising sign.The next step involved roping in the #8 Shoot-Out in

Oklahoma City. Stay focused stay on track and rope like youknow how to rope seemed to be a good philosophy. Being thefourth high team back going into the short go round wasn’t abad place to be. It was an omen, perhaps, that things werelooking up.The pair needed an eleven on their short go round steer to

take the lead in the Average. They had faced pressure beforebut this one was a reachable goal. It was a goal that puteverything in perspective.“Rope one more steer” echoed deep in their inner being.

he one true link that ties us all together in this businesscalled team roping is the fact we all have a story to tell, ahistory of sorts, of the how’s and why’s of our journey to beropers. Our story is as unique as the ropers we are. The 2011Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping is a perfectillustration of that link in all our lives.As the curtain began to close on the 2011 National Finals

the #8 Shoot-Out would be the crowning finale and what afinale it would prove to be. To say they were saving the best forlast was a gross understatement.Twenty-one teams would come back in the short go round

of the #8 Shoot-Out. First place in the Average would pay$36,200. The phenomenal prize line would consist of MartinChampionship Trophy saddles, Gist Championship goldbuckles, Tony Lama Full Quill Ostrich boots and WesternHorseman 75th Annual Commemorative buckles. It wasenough to set your nerves on edge.Oklahoma team ropers, Jackon Willibey and Stanley

Washington, were the fourth high team back going into the shortgo round of the #8 Shoot-Out. They were comfortable and intheir element because challenge and diversity did not frighten orintimidate them. They already had a story to tell and had alreadywalked the gauntlet, so to speak. This roping was about gettingup, putting up and staying up. There was no quit in this pair.Eight or so weeks before the onslaught of the USTRC

National Finals Jackson Willibey cracked his pelvis. Then hewrecked his truck. He wasn’t even going to enter the NationalFinals. Washington encouraged him to reconsider as did hisfamily. He wasn’t real sure he could handle it but something

2011 USTRC National Champions

Jackson Willibey and Stanley Washington

Shoot-Out Roping#8

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“This one is for the Average!” For Willibey and Washington itwas “deja vu.”

“Bring it on,” the pair whispered. There was no fear only thechallenge to go rope and do the best they could do.

When the Oklahoma pair posted a time of 10.78 on theirshort go round steer the weight of the world seemed toevaporate. There were three teams left to rope. It didn’t matter.Both men had far exceeded any expectations they might havehad. They had already come far beyond probability.

“I couldn’t watch,” Willibey said. “I just couldn’t watch thelast three runs.”

The phenomenal thing about team roping is theunexpected always occurs when you least expect it. What arethe chances that the top three teams coming back in theAverage of the #8 Shoot-Out would fail to make qualified runs?

When it finally dawned on Willibeyand Washington they had actually wonthe #8 Shoot-Out at the 2011 CinchUSTRC National Finals of Team Roping itwas impossible to grasp. The struggle, thepain, the endeavor and trials hadculminated at the National Finals of TeamRoping. What a journey and what a story!

“We are best friends,” Willibey saidemotionally. “He’s an awesome heeler andhis support in unbelievable. I’m going tofix my truck.”

“We’ve been roping together a couple ofyears,” Washington added. “I was verynervous and just wanted to catch two feet.I wanted all this to work out. We don’tpractice but we rope together a lot and thishas been a very unique experience.”

“To enter here and win $36,000,”Willibey said. “The encouragement frommy family, my partner, it is unbelievable.”

As the pictures were taken, the prizes awarded andcongratulations from family and friends aboundedperhaps the realization that Willibey and Washington hadovercome diversity was a bit over shadowed. Perhaps inteam roping as in life you choose one road because theother road was not a viable option. Regardless, either roadchanges you and makes you a better person. NeitherWillibey nor Washington will ever forget their journey tothe 2011 National Finals of Team Roping. It was a ropingand a road that changed their lives.

One Sunday afternoon in October 2011 two Oklahomateam ropers saw their dreams come true. And Then ThereWas One, the #8 Shoot-Out Champions of the 2011 CinchUSTRC National Finals of Team Roping—Jackson Willibeyand Stanley Washington. �

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ost riders who condition their horses for strenuoussports become familiar

with TPRs (temperature, pulse, andrespiration,) because these are cluesto how much the horse is exerting.How high those TPRs get can tell therider how much is being demanded ofthe horse. How fast these vital signsreturn to normal tells how fit the horseis; a well-conditioned horse’s TPRrates return to normal much morequickly than those of a soft horse.

A horse’s TPRs are also a goodindication of whether he is healthy orsick. Your first impression of himstanding in his paddock or pastureusually gives a clue—if he looksperky or dull—but a quick check ofhis vital signs can confirm or lay torest your suspicions. Fever or paincan elevate his temperature,breathing and heart rate, so a checkof his TPRs can quickly tell you if he’ssuffering from illness or colic orsome other problem.

Every horse owner should becomefamiliar with TPRs and how to checkthese vital signs, and should assessevery horse now and then. Youshould do this not only whenconditioning a horse (to check onfitness progress) but also just on ageneral basis, to determine what the“normal” rates are for eachindividual. If you know what acertain animal should be when atrest, you have a better idea aboutwhether he is “abnormal” if therecomes a time you need to determineif he is sick. If you need to consultwith your vet about a certainproblem, you can tell the vet whatyour horse’s TPR rates are—and this

(coupled with your description ofother symptoms) can give the vet abetter clue as to whether the horse issick and what the problem might be.

Find out what each horse’s normalrates are at rest. Not every horse isexactly the same. The numbers givenfor “normal” are just averages (l00.5degrees F. for a horse’s normaltemperature.) Just like humans, every

horse has his own “normal” (humantemperature is said to be 98.6 degrees,but some people are “normal” at 97.)Besides finding out each horse’snormal by taking TPRs a few timeswhile at rest, this will also give youand the horse practice. Every horse

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you own should become at ease abouthaving temperature taken. Then if youhave to take it in an emergencysituation, the horse will not resist or tryto kick.

Normal temperature for a horseranges from 99 degrees to l00.5 onaverage. One individual may be normalat 98 and another at l00. Knowing whathis normal is can make a differencewhen you try to determine whether ornot he has a fever. Take intoconsideration the fact that a horse’stemperature is lowest in the cool of earlymorning and a little higher in theafternoon or evening after he has beenactive or if the day has been warm.

For taking a horse’s temperature, anyrectal thermometer will do, but ananimal thermometer is best because it issturdier and has a ring in the end fortying a string to it. Never put athermometer into a horse’s rectumwithout a string attached. You don’twant to lose it in the rectum. If you don’thave an animal thermometer, tape astring to the end of a human rectalthermometer with a small piece ofmasking tape or duct tape. You can alsouse the newer electronic thermometers.

Have the horse tied or held. Shakethe thermometer down below 96degrees to get an accurate reading.Lubricate the end of the thermometerwith petroleum jelly or your own saliva(a little spit works fine,) so it will slip ineasier and not cause discomfort. A drythermometer is not as easy to put in andthe horse may object.

Stand close to the horse and gentlyrub alongside his tail to get him to relax.Don’t just try to pick up his tail or hemay clamp it down and protest. If yougently rub the sides of his tail-head hewill usually relax and raise the tail alittle; most horses enjoy the rubbingbecause this is a hard place to itch.

When the tail is raised, it is easy toslip the thermometer into the rectum,aiming it slightly upward and rotating ita little as you slide it in. If the horse triesto clamp his tail, gently hold it to oneside. If you do it properly, withoutpoking the sides of the rectum orcausing any discomfort, he won’t fretabout it; even

Taking a horse’s temperature using a rectalthermometer. Normal temperature for a horse ranges from 99 degrees to l00.5 on average.

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a very nervous individual will becomeaccustomed to it after a few practice sessions and submit willingly because he likes to have his tail rubbed.

For an accuratereading, the thermometermust rest against therectal wall. If stuck into afecal ball, it will give a lowreading, which can bedeceptive. If it feels like itdoesn’t go in very easilyor is stuck into manure(which will make it go inhard rather thansmoothly) take it out and try again. Leave it ina full minute or more. The most accuratereading will be obtained if you leave it in for three minutes.

Pulse rate of a healthyhorse is an average of 40beats per minute. Butevery horse’s normal isdifferent. One horse mayhave a normal resting pulse as low as 28 while anotherhorse’s normal may be 44. Athletic fit horses tend tohave lower resting pulse rates than soft horses whohave never been in shape.

Take your horse’s pulse when he is resting to findout what his normal rate is. It’s easy with a stethoscope

(placed at theheart girth behindthe horse’s leftelbow) but it is notdifficult to take itwith your hand ifyou know where tofeel. One of theeasiest places isalong the jawwhere the bigartery runs acrossunder the bone.Move your fingersalong the bottomof the jawboneuntil you find theartery. It feels likea small, firm cord.Press lightly onthat artery withyour finger andyou can feel thepulsing blood. Aneasy way to count

pulse is to count for 15 seconds if you have a secondhand on your watch, and then multiply by 4. This is a fast

and handy way to do it, especially ifthe horse doesn’t want to stand stillfor a whole minute. If you wish,you can do it a couple times thisway (15 seconds each,) to makesure on your figure.

You can also check pulse ratedirectly over the heart, just insidethe horse’s left elbow, feeling withthe flat of your hand against hisribcage. Actual heartbeat is twobeats in one (easy to distinguish iflistening with a stethoscope).Count each lub-dub as one beat.Pulse rate can become elevatedwith exertion, excitement,nervousness, pain, fever, or otherserious problems.

Respiration rate is easiest todetermine because you can see itby watching movements of thehorse’s nostrils or flanks. Count ashe inhales or exhales, but not both.Just as in counting pulse, it is often

easiest to count for 15 seconds, then multiply by four.Checking your horse’s TPRs can give a clue as to

whether you are overdoing him during a hard workouton a hot day, or a long ride, and they can be an indicatorof whether or not he is sick. A knowledge of his vital signshelp you keep more “in tune” with your horse. n

Using the a stethoscope against his ribcage over his heart. This isthe best way to take a pulse.

Pulse Rate taken by using yout finger to find the bigartery that runs across under the jaw bone. An easy wayto count pulse is to count for 15 seconds on your watch,and then multiply by 4.

Pulse Rate taken by using the flat of your hand againsthis ribcage. Pulse rate of a healthy horse is an average of40 beats per minute. But can be as low as 28 while or ashigh as 44.

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or the past five years the horseindustry has had a monkey on its

back due to the ban of horse slaughterin the US. Within the last month,Congress finally lifted the effective banon the slaughter of horses for humanconsumption. Many in the industrybelieve the elimination of this law willpermit some hope for an industry thathas suffered grave harm from those inWashington who believed that horsesshould be exempt from the same fate asother livestock.

Ropers participate in a sport that isdirectly linked to the horse market andmany truly love and use horses on a dailybasis. It is fair to say ropers know a gooddeal about them, and know that it is not acrime to take mercy on horses that havebecome crippled or infected by a diseaseby relieving them of undue suffering.

The previous law was pushedthrough congress five years ago bypeople, most of whom probably havenever owned a horse, have no ideawhat is entailed in the ownership,

maintenance, and medical demands ofa horse, but thought that they weredoing just cause for what many holdclose to their hearts. These peoplethought that horses should not ever beslaughtered, because it is a fate toocruel to contemplate.

No doubt the horse is oftenmisinterpreted as a pet or held to higherstandards than other livestock. In fact,many, even those in the horse industryreflect on the horse as a statue offreedom, the feeling of untamedwildness and even deeply respect thebeauty of their performance, but inreality, they are livestock. These samepeople know that the lift of the slaughterban will help bring the market back tosome sort of normality and save the fateof many suffering horses.

The truth is unwanted horses arenow flooding the market, and all horsesare suffering as a result. More are beingabandoned, more are slowly starving,and more are becoming ill becauseowners have been deprived of one

method of disposal.Horse meat has been part of history

and looking back, our country and theworld have depended on this natural,God-given resource. Long before horseswere used for work, they were utilizedfor meat and throughout the yearshorse meat has been a resource to helppeople survive.

The economic impact of the horsemarket over the past five years has hitevery level. From large horse farms, localtrade markets and even horse rescueoperations have been dealt a blow bythe inundation of unwanted horses.Horse slaughter fulfills a vital function inthe horse industry as it puts theseanimals to good use that wouldotherwise be dumped in landfills at asubstantial price. As it stands, we have asurplus of horses and when horses aretreated as livestock, the market handlesthe problems associated.

Horses are expensive to maintain,feed, and pasture or stable, and becausethey are no longer a necessity of our

Horse Industry Gets Great News

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International Equine BusinessAssociation applauds the removal of HSUSdriven annual riders that prevented USDAinspection of horse processing.

On the evening of November 14, 2011,the Conference Committee on HR 2112consolidated appropriations forAgriculture, Commerce-Justice-Scienceand Transportation - Housing and UrbanDevelopment signed a conference reportresolving differences between the Houseand Senate versions of the bill that for thefirst time since 2005 does not containannual riders that prohibit USDA fromproviding necessary inspection for horseprocessing facilities.

The International Equine BusinessAssociation (IEBA) is a new associationthat is an outcome of the alliances thatUnited Horsemen has formed withhundreds of entities like the NationalTribal Horse Coalition, CharrosFederation USA, horse councils,production agriculture, pet animal andanimal entertainment groups, as wellas international partners like the HorseWelfare Alliance of Canada. TheAssociation is eager to work withequine businesses, organizations, state,tribal, and federal agencies to maximizethis opportunity.

“We could not be more pleased,”says IEBA U.S co-chair Sue Wallis, “and

grateful to our many partners andsupporters to once again have a clearpath to increase the welfare of horses,reinvigorate the devastated horse relatedeconomy, and promote the ethical,appropriate use of horses that will bewelcomed by a worldwide and domesticmarket, create jobs, and preserve ourbeloved horseback American culture forour children and grandchildren. Thenow devastated horse industry looksforward to the day when we can onceagain contribute more than $1.9 Billiondollars in tax revenue nationwide froman industry that prior to 2007 was a $102Billion dollar sector of animalagriculture...to once again supporting1.4 Million full-time jobs working withhorses everyday.”

The tide turned for the horseindustry when Congress received areport from their research office thatlooked into the effect of the closure ofthe U.S. horse processing facilities. ThatGovernment Accountability Office(GAO) report, HORSE WELFARE: ActionNeeded to Address UnintendedConsequences of Domestic SlaughterCessation, documents the decline inhorse welfare, and the negative impactson the overall equine economy as adirect result of the loss of a humaneoption for otherwise unwanted,unusable, excess horses.

Because of the back-doorexclusionary efforts of the HumaneSociety of the United States (HSUS),Congress adopted the first of these

damaging appropriations riders in 2005,with more added in 2007 that haveprevented any facilities from operatingin the forty-six states that do not havestate law preventing them.

“That roadblock is now removed,”noted Wallis, “now we shift our focus toresuming profitable legitimatebusinesses in the horse industry, and areturn of normal markets for horses atevery level, and every sector of thediverse horse world.”

The IEBA is positioned to promoteand encourage equine harvestingbusinesses that are held to high humanehandling and food safety standards, inorder to bring quality products to avibrant and viable worldwide market.IEBA will be providing legal defense,political advocacy, business consulting,technological solutions, and more for allaspects of the equine industry.

United Horsemen is a 100%volunteer grassroots nationwideorganization, joined by practically everyanimal agriculture and horse industryorganization in the country to advocatefor humane and regulated horseprocessing to end the unnecessary andwasteful suffering of horses. Click herefor Brief FACTS from the horse industry,and a sample of what real horse peoplehave to say about the need for humaneslaughter. For more information fromthe perspective of professional horsemenand horsewomen see http://United-Horsemen.org.

culture, the demand for them comesmostly from entertainment and sports,so these markets feel a crunch as well.As a matter of economics, the lack ofslaughter has devalued all horses andrelated markets.

When slaughter was legal, prices for ahorse on the hoof were around $0.60/lb.This meant that a 1, 000 pound horsecould bring six-hundred dollars. Takingthe same horse today and looking at theimpact fees of euthanizing a horse and

disposal of the carcass, you can expectto pay close to $300 to $500 dollars. Ifyou decide to keep the horse on pasture,you can look forward to paying close to$3,500 to $5,000 per year. These arereasonable questions each horse ownerwill need to ask themselves when thetime comes and outcomes will vary, butat least there is now a positiveeconomical resolution to the question.

The lifting of the past horse slaughterlaw is a start to a long recovery period for

the horse industry, but at least there is astarting place. Those directly involved inthe market, as well as those marketssurrounding this marketplace willhopefully begin to see a positiveeconomic impact as well. Although therewill always be those tough calls to makeof what to do with horses that have beenused past their potential, at least there isa place to begin and a place horse ownersknow they can utilize to show mercy onthese animals. �

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2012 Agricultural Appropriations Bill Clears the Wayfor the Restoration of the U.S. Horse Industry

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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 - Introduction

SECTION 2 - Classifications2.1 TRIAD Classification Criteria 2.2 TRIAD Classification System

2.2.1 Classification Caps and Floors2.3 Balloting2.4 Online Balloting Eligibility and Requirements

2.4.1 First Time Classification2.4.2 Double Classification Number2.4.3 Appeals2.4.4 Interim Changes

2.5 Producers Use of TRIAD Classification System

SECTION 3 - Memberships3.1 USTRC Membership Cards 3.2 USTRC Memberships

3.2.1 First Time Membership3.2.2 Gold Spur Membership3.2.3 Gold Plus Membership3.2.4 Lifetime Membership3.2.5 Junior Looper Membership

3.3 Membership Requirement

SECTION 4 - USTRC Sanctioned Ropings4.1 Sanctioned Ropings4.2 Entries - Central Entry

4.2.1 Payment of Fees4.2.2 Late Entry4.2.3 Late Fees4.2.4 Incomplete Entries and Late Fees4.2.5 Entering Incomplete or TBA4.2.6 Re-Entry of Incomplete Teams4.2.7 Entry Closing Date4.2.8 Up and Back Entry4.2.9 Entering with Same Partner

4.3 Draw-Outs & Replacement4.3.1 Draw-out-Overpayment -Refunds4.3.2 Emergency Draw-out

4.4 Affiliate Ropings4.4.1 Affiliate Disclaimer

Revised December 01, 2011 Copyright 2011 by the USTRC PO Box 1198, Stephenville, TX 76401 National Office (254) 968-0002 Website: www.ustrc.com All rules contained herein are subject to change or correction.Changes to rules are indicated by gray shading.

SECTION 5 - National & Regional Finals5.1 National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR)

5.1.1 NFTR Roping Format5.1.2 NFTR - U.S. Open of Team Roping

Restrictions5.1.3 Paid Positions/Flex Earnings Awarded

at the NFTR5.2 Regional Finals5.3 Flex Earnings Distribution

5.3.1 Regional Finals Paid Positions/Flex Earnings Distribution

5.3.2 Applied Earnings5.3.3 Flex Earnings5.3.4 Available Earnings5.3.5 Shoot-Out Division Eligibility5.3.6 Shoot-Out Qualifications

SECTION 6 - Divisions & Formats6.1 Divisions

6.1.1 Open Division6.1.2 #15 & #13 Handicap Divisions6

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Divisions6.1.5 #8 Pick/Draw Division

6.2 Formats6.2.1 Format #16.2.2 Format #26.2.3 Format #36.2.4 Format #46.2.5 Format #5

SECTION 7 - Payouts7.1 Short Round Qualifications7.2 Open Payout

7.2.1 Open Overall Fast Time7.2.2 Open Average7.2.3 Open Incentive Payout

7.3 General Payout7.3.1 General Overall Fast Time7.3.2 General Average Payout7.3.3 #12,#11,#10 & #9 Incentive Program

7.4 Gold Plus Division Payout 7.4.1 Gold Plus Overall Fast time Payout7.4.2 Gold Plus Average Payout7.4.3 Gold Plus Incentive Payout

7.5 Payout Percentages7.6 Breaking of Ties7.7 Rotational (Anti-Marathon) Draw7.8 Estimated Rotation Times7.9 Added Money7.10 Commission and Prizes

SECTION 8 - Roping Rules8.1 Loops8.2 Legal Catches

8.2.1 Questioned Catch8.3 Time Taken8.4 Tie On Rule8.5 Crossfire8.6 Heeler Ropes Front Foot8.7 Header Ropes Any Leg8.8 Dropped Rope8.9 Arena Clear

11.7 Animal Escapes Arena11.7.1 Animal Escapes Headgate

11.8 Visibly Injured Roping Stock11.9 Broken Horn

SECTION 12 - Livestock12.1 Roping Stock

12.1.1 Number of Cattle12.1.2 Removal from Draw12.1.3 Inspection

12.2 Humane Treatment of Livestock12.2.1 Horn wraps12.2.2 Ropes - 3/8 scant12.2.3 Prodding12.2.4 Failure to Heed Warning12.2.5 Run Stopped by Judge

SECTION 13 - Miscellaneous Rules13.1 Sportsmanship13.2 Go-Round No Time13.3 Home Videos13.4 Video & Photography Release13.5 Calcuttas13.6 Dogs13.7 Peddlers

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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SECTION 9 - Offenses9.1 Bad Debts9.2 Dress Code

SECTION 10 - Major Offenses10.1 Major Offenses

10.1.1 Penalty for Major Offenses10.2 Contestant Disqualifications

10.2.1 Failure to Compete in Short Round10.2.2 Roping out of order in Short Round10.2.3 Roper touches the ground

SECTION 11 - Judging11.1 Judges Participation11.2 Judges Decision

11.2.1 Questioning a Call11.2.2 Exceptions To Questioning a Call

11.3 Judge Parameter11.3.1 Surrendering a Run11.3.2 Problem Horses11.3.3 Ground Conditions

11.4 Calling for a Steer11.5 Declaring a Steer11.6 Barrier

11.6.1 Barrier Fouls Roper11.6.2 Barrier/Timer Malfunction11.6.3 Height of Barrier11.6.4 Length of Barrier11.6.5 Broken Barrier11.6.6 Barrier Pigtail11.6.7 Qualifying a Steer11.6.8 Line Judge11.6.9 Heeling Barrier

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SECTION 1INTRODUCTIONThe United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC) is the standard when it comes to team roping. The organization and its members are a melting pot much like the United States of America. It does not matter how young or old you are, or what your background is, the USTRC has something to offer you. The USTRC is the home of America's Cowboy Sport, and thus welcomes you on board for an experience like no other.

The USTRC offers team ropers a fair and consistent opportunity to compete with the TRIAD (Team Roping Information and Data) Classification System. This is the most trusted classification system in the world, and allows team ropers the opportunity to compete in more places than any other membership. TRIAD levels the playing field and allows ropers to compete against others of the same skill set.

This year the USTRC will guarantee the National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR) will have $1,000,000 in added money. There is no place in the world that guarantees that kind of cash back to its members. It does not matter where you come from or what you do for a living, you will have the opportunity to compete at this prestigious event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 20-28, 2012. This opportunity is available because the USTRC has more than 80 Sanctioned events and an additional 350 Affiliate events scattered throughout the United States. So if you live anywhere between Hawaii and Florida, you can qualify to try your hand at the most complete and prestigious prizeline in the sport, and $1,000,000 in added money.

The USTRC invites you to saddle up and get in the box at the next USTRC event. This is one place you will definitely want to be, and the USTRC welcomes you to the United States of Opportunity. Join the roping revolution and be a part of the USTRC today.

SECTION 2CLASSIFICATIONS2.1 TRIAD CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA

USTRC ropers will be rated from a #1 to a #10 based on their ability level using the TRIAD classification system. The following are the general classification definitions for each team roper ability level.

#1 TRUE BEGINNER - This person is learning to ride and swing a rope. Learning is priority over competition.

#2 BEGINNER NOVICE - Inexperienced riders with little roping experience. Uncomfortable roping from a horse, this roper has difficulty controlling their horse and rope at the same time. This roper is new to competition.

#3 MID LEVEL NOVICE - This roper is competing more and catch percentages have increased. Comfortable roping from a horse, but limited horsemanship skills prevents control over any aspect of the run. This instability prevents making necessary adjustments during the course of a run, which leads to inconsistency from one run to the next.

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#6 MID LEVEL AMATEUR - (HEADER) Catches the majority of steers around the horns. Better at riding the barrier, this roper is turning steers where the heart of the roping is taking place. Skilled at handling steers through the corner, allows heelers to catch more easily and more frequently behind them. Typically rides to the hip of the steer before taking a throw and therefore does not take time out of the run.

(HEELER) This roper knows when they are in time with the steer. Better horsemanship and better rope handling skills allow them to make adjustments during the course of the run in order to time up with the steer. This roper rides a conservative corner and usually tracks the steer several jumps to find a throw. Timing is more automatic, so this roper will seldom completely miss a steer, however, he/she will frequently rope one leg. Focused more on catching than dictating the speed of the run.

#7 SEMI PRO - (HEADER) This roper can dictate the speed of the run. Skilled at riding the barrier, he/she will catch most steers in the upper 1/3 of the arena. This group consists mostly of the better headers in the amateur ranks of rodeo.

HIGH LEVEL AMATEUR - (HEELER) Sound horsemanship and sound rope skills allow this roper to catch most of their cattle by two feet. This roper sets the run up using a wide angle relative to the steer and rides aggressively through the corner. A solid catcher with intermittent ability to speed up the run. Typically this roper will hold slack overhead, thus allowing more rope to extend between them and the steer. The inability to quickly shut the run down on a consistent basis prevents a higher classification. Competitive jackpot heeler.

#8 PROFESSIONAL - (HEADER) This roper rides a barrier extremely well regardless of the length of score. They consistently rope their steers on the gain (a stride back of the steer) and with excellent horsemanship skills they control both the steer and the speed of the run. Rodeos both amateur and professional.

SEMI PRO - (HEELER) This roper rides higher and tighter horse position relative to the steer and consistently catches their steers on the third or fourth jump. Quicker at handling their slack, this roper can take time out of the run by dallying on a shorter rope. Competitive jackpot heeler with skills suited for the amateur ranks of rodeo.

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#5 LOW LEVEL AMATEUR - (Header) Catches more than misses and handles cattle with more consistency. This roper rides a conservative barrier, so most of his/her catches are well down the arena. This roper stands out in novice class roping.

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draw. This is a NFR quality header. This header generally ropes for a living and /or is among the best in the world.

PROFESSIONAL - (HEELER) This roper rides the corner looking for position that enables him to rope as the steer leaves the corner. This aggressive position allows him to rope most of his steers by two feet on the second or third jump. The skill set of this group is well suited for the professional and amateur ranks of rodeo.

#10 WORLD CLASS - (HEELER) This roper rides corner looking to rope the steer on the first legal jump and has the calculated ability to make up time on any given run. Superior horsemanship and rope handling skills allow him to rope most of his steers by two feet on the first or second jump. Ropes for a living and /or is among the best in the world. NFR quality heeler.

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2.2 "ELITE" TRIAD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - A classification system is used to limit the margin of error in setting roping divisions. Each roper is classified or rated with a number 1 through 10, according to his or her ability to rope. No roper will be numbered higher than 10. Your classification n

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number is your ability rating as judged by your peers and/or performance based. In order to fine-tune the TRIAD Classification System, USTRC has implemented the “Elite” system. By definition an Elite roper is someone who has proven by performance to have a competitive advantage (or disadvantage) among his or her classification group but is not a full classification number off.

Headers classified as a TRIAD #4 through TRIAD #7 will be eligible to receive an Elite classification. For example, a #5 header who has proven to have a competitive advantage will be reclassified as an Elite #5. Moreover, a #5 header who has proven to struggle, but would be too dominant as a #4, would be reclassified as an Elite #4. Therefore ropers can move up to an Elite status or down to an Elite status. The classification categories for Headers will be as follows: #1, #2, #3, #4, Elite #4, #5, Elite #5, #6, Elite #6, #7, Elite #7, #8, and #9.

Heelers classified as a TRIAD #4 through TRIAD #9 will be eligible to receive an Elite classification. For example, a #6 heeler who has proven to have a competitive advantage will be reclassified as an Elite #6. Moreover a #6 heeler who has proven to struggle, but would be too dominant as a #5, would be reclassified as an Elite #5. Therefore ropers can move up to an Elite status or down to an Elite status. The classification categories for Heelers will be as follows: #1, #2, #3, #4, Elite #4, #5, Elite #5, #6, Elite #6, #7, Elite #7, #8, Elite #8, #9, Elite #9 and #10.

The effect of the Elite system will further level the playing field by preventing two Elite ropers from partnering together unless they give up a division. For example, an Elite #5 header won’t be allowed to enter the #10 division with an Elite #5 heeler. Instead, they will have to enter the #11 division. However, an Elite #5 header will be allowed to enter the #10 division with a #5 heeler. In other words, the sum of your classification and your partner’s classification determines the division you are eligible to enter unless BOTH ropers are classified as “Elite”. This procedure will more closely define the caliber of each roping division.

2.2.1 CLASSIFICATION CAPS AND FLOORS - The use of a “Cap”, i.e., capping a roping in an effort to eliminate participation of higher classified ropers, and a “Floor”, i.e., establishing a minimum handicap requirement for ropers entering any specific division will be in use as a means by which to

against their classification handicap will be placed on the ballot. (D) Any roper classified as a #3 or below will be automatically put on the ballot. In addition, between these ballot cycles smaller interim ballots may be submitted.

2.4 ONLINE BALLOTING ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS - Only current members who are 18 years of age and older, classified as a #4 or higher and in good standing with the USTRC will be allowed access to online balloting. USTRC members shall vote on general ballots; appeals and double number ballots and first time classifications. Any member may be excluded from voting by the USTRC if it is determined the member has no concept of USTRC classification criteria, or if the member conspires to help or do harm to any particular group of ropers or an individual roper.

2.4.1 FIRST TIME CLASSIFICATION - First time applicants are encouraged to seek first time classification recommendations from references such as producers, instructors or well-known ropers within their area when applying. Upon receipt of applications from first-time applicants, ropers will receive a temporary classification, which may be changed upon the receipt of performance data and/or input from his/her roping peers. Every effort will be made to prevent setting official handicaps by phone. First-time classifications are deemed to be temporary until the first full vote of the balloting process and/or until performance data is obtained. Any temporary classification number is subject to change or correction by the USTRC in the event of an inaccurate first time determination.

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NATIONAL FINALS - U.S. Open of Team Roping - At the USTRC National Finals, there will be a Floor instituted in the U.S. Open of Team Roping. No header with a classification number less than seven (7), or heeler with a classification number less than eight (8), will be eligible to enter the U.S. Open of Team Roping. The purpose of this is to insure the sanctity of the level of professionalism of the event.

#10 DIVISION - At all USTRC sanctioned events, the #10 division will always be “Capped” at an Elite #6. No roper with a TRIAD classification higher than an Elite #6 is eligible to compete in the #10 division. Those ropers who are classified higher than an Elite #6, which compete in this division, will be disqualified, and forfeit their entry fees.

#9 DIVISION - At all USTRC sanctioned events, the #9 division will always be “Capped” at an Elite #5. No roper with a TRIAD classification higher than an Elite #5 is eligible to compete in the #9 division. Those ropers who are classified higher than an #5 which compete in this division, will be disqualified, and forfeit their entry fees.

#8 PICK/DRAW DIVISION - At all USTRC sanctioned events, the #8 Pick/Draw will be “Capped” at a #4. No roper with a TRIAD classification higher than a #4 is eligible to compete in the #8 Pick/Draw. Those ropers who are classified higher than an #4 which compete in this division, will be disqualified, and forfeit their entry fees.

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2.4.2 DOUBLE CLASSIFICATION NUMBER - Application for double number may be made in two different forms depending on the ropers’ level of membership. Gold Plus members may apply for double number by phone with no additional cost. Gold Spur members may request a double classification number application from the USTRC National Office and submit the application accompanied by a $40 Double Number fee. The application is then turned over to an administrator for further action through the balloting process and/or review of performance data. If the applicant had applied and received a double number in the previous year there is no charge to renew a Double Number each year.

2.4.3 APPEALS - To be eligible for an appeal, ropers must meet one of the following requirements: (a) Performance profile suggests the roper is struggling to compete. (b) No current performance data on file. (c) Ropers with medical conditions that affect their ability to compete (must provide medical records and a doctor’s release). If a roper meets the above requirements, he/she will be placed on an appeal ballot for peer review and performance information will be gathered by the Classification office to complete the process. If an appeal is granted to lower a roper’s classification and the result of doing so allows the roper to become dominant, the USTRC retains the right to immediately return the roper to the previous classification.

2.4.4 INTERIM CHANGES - Final judgment in all classification disputes shall rest with the USTRC. USTRC reserves the right to change the classifications of ropers anytime throughout the year, where by performance data suggests the roper is mis-classified, or where by the roper exhibits a dominance or clear advantage at the assigned classification or for punitive reasons outlined to in Sections 8 and 9 of the USTRC rules. A USTRC representative will notify by phone, certified mail, regular mail service, or in person any roper who receives a classification change during the term of their membership.

2.5 PRODUCERS USE OF TRIAD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NON-USTRC ROPING) - Any roping producers may use the TRIAD classification system by advertising that ropers must produce a current USTRC membership card to receive their winnings. If they do not have a card or the sum of the team’s classifications do not fit the division entered, the team forfeits winnings and entry fees. If an unclassified roper enters a roping advertising TRIAD numbers, then the producer has the prerogative to assign a temporary number, provided the producer forwards the personal data on ropers to the National office immediately following his roping. If for any reason a roper does not have a CURRENT USTRC card, including those requesting temporary numbers, the producer is requested to hold all winnings and verify classifications with the USTRC, then if verified, mail winnings to ropers. (USTRC will verify classification for non-members only once.) If the roping producer, who advertises TRIAD classifications, takes it upon himself to lower a classification number, USTRC will still hold the roper responsible for using the wrong classification. Use of the system obliges the producer to advise USTRC of any incorrectly classified ropers, high or low, that attend their r

2.3 BALLOTING - Online (ustrc.com) ballots will be submitted to USTRC members three times each year for voting purposes; November, March and June. The results of the ballot voting will be announced and put into effect following ballot submission, i.e. January, May and July, respectively. Ropers will only be placed on a ballot as a result of one or more of the following conditions:

*(A) All ropers under the age of 25 will automatically be placed on a ballot twice each year. *(B) All ropers over the age of 50 will automatically be placed on a ballot once each year. (C) Ropers who have been the recipient of protests a

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SECTION 3MEMBERSHIPS3.1 USTRC MEMBERSHIP CARDS - Membership cards will be issued for the calendar year and expire on December 31, of the year purchased with the

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exception of 15-month memberships. Issuance of the card does not guarantee that a classification number shall remain the same for the entire year. A USTRC representative will notify by phone, certified mail, regular mail service, or in person any roper who receives a classification change during the term of their membership. Membership cards are the exclusive property of USTRC. USTRC has the right to take possession of membership cards at any time.

3.2 USTRC MEMBERSHIPS

3.2.1 FIRST-TIME MEMBERSHIP - A first time membership fee is $100 and is valid from January 1, or from the time of purchase, to December 31, of the year purchased with the exception of 15-month memberships. All rights, privileges, conditions and terms are the same as the Gold Spur Membership (see below).

3.2.2 GOLD SPUR MEMBERSHIP - The annual membership fee is $100 and is valid from January 1, or from the time of purchase, to December 31, of the year purchased, with the exception of 15-month memberships. Memberships accepted after August 31, of each season shall be good for the remainder of the season and the next full season (15 months). Membership privileges include: a classification card; free subscription to SuperLooper Magazine; NO office or grounds fees at USTRC ropings by contractors (does not apply to facility charges enforced by facility owners and managers); check acceptance for entry fees at Pre-Enter ropings (providing member is in good standing and has had no prior "Insufficient Funds" checks and/or declined credit cards); and many additional features.

3.2.3 GOLD PLUS MEMBERSHIP - The yearly Gold Plus membership fee is $300 and is valid from January 1, or the time of purchase, to December 31, of the year purchased. Memberships accepted after August 31, of each season shall be valid for the remainder of the season and the next full season (15 months). This is the USTRC premier value added membership level and the additional privileges will be outlined each year on the membership brochure. Gold Plus memberships are only available to adults 18 years or older; however you must be 25 years or older to compete in any Gold Plus roping. Any Gold Spur, Lifetime, or first-time member will be allowed to upgrade at any time to a Gold Plus membership.

Gold Plus membership can be used as a family membership. Additional family members may include spouse and children. Eligible children must live at home and must be 20 years old or younger. Children are not eligible to compete in the Gold Plus ropings. Gold Plus Membership, all its privileges and renewal eligibility are forfeited by any Gold Plus member, which issues two “Insufficient Funds” checks within any one-year period.

3.2.4 LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP - This one-time membership fee is $100 and is available to ropers 70 years of age and older (ropers turning 70 within the calendar year are eligible as of January 1st). The non-transferable membership provides members with all the benefits of the standard Gold Spur membership, for a one-time only fee.

3.2.5 JUNIOR LOOPER MEMBERSHIP - This free-of-charge membership is available to ropers 12 years of age and younger and is automatically renewed until the child turns 13 years old. Junior Looper members who turn 13 years old within the calendar year will be eligible to compete at any event requiring USTRC memberships, under the Junior Looper card; however, upon turning 13 years of age they are ineligible to compete in Junior Looper ropings. This membership will entitle holders to all the benefits of the standard Gold Spur membership except for receipt of SuperLooper Magazine.

JUNIOR LOOPER PROGRAM- The Junior Looper Program is for a

Membership with copy of their birth certificate confirming age. The Junior Looper Roping is one of the benefits of the Junior Looper Membership.

Junior Looper Rules:

1. Must bring Junior Looper Card or copy of birth certificate to receive prize.

2. Three Age Groups: 6 and under, 7- 9 and 10-12.3. Junior Loopers may not enter below their age division.4. No Junior Looper may win more than 1 buckle in a USTRC season at

sanctioned events (National Finals excluded). Season is defined as those events between November 1 and October 1 of any year.

5. Any Junior Looper that has ever won a USTRC Trophy saddle or Junior Looper Trophy saddle will not be eligible to compete at the USTRC Finals in the Junior Looper ropings.

Keep in mind the Junior Looper Program is a free program developed for the youth in the sport of team roping. The USTRC staff appointed conductor of the roping will ensure to the best of their ability that the event is conducted fairly. Please comply with the requests and suggestions of the conductor(s) of the event. Junior Looper parents are invited to watch, but not participate. Thanks for being involved in the growth and future of the sport of Team Roping.

3.3 MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT - Participation in a USTRC event requires being a member of the USTRC to collect winnings. A roper must have in their possession and be able to present a current USTRC membership card when asked, or shall have submitted a First-Time Membership or Renewal Membership application, including appropriate fees, to the National Office or the roping producer, prior to the event or division he or she is entering. Ropers will be permitted to purchase their First-Time or Renewal Memberships anytime during the year. Memberships can be purchased at event offices.

Participation in a USTRC event by a roper who does not have a current membership classification card or has not submitted a First-Time Membership or Renewal Membership application as specified, will result in disqualification of the roper and the roper's teammate. The member of a disqualified team, who has a current membership, shall be entitled to receive a refund of his or her entry fees. The disqualified roper that is not current shall not receive a refund of entry fees and neither member of a disqualified “Pick” team is eligible for any prize or prize money. However, should a current member by “computer draw” be teamed with a non-current partner, the current member is entitled to receive his or her share of the prizes and prize money. The non-current member is disqualified and therefore forfeits entry fees, prizes and prize money.

By entering a USTRC event, the roper is representing that he or she is in compliance with the membership requirements. Acceptance of an entry at an event by USTRC or its producers shall not constitute a waiver of the requirement set forth in this rule. Membership fees will not be refunded as a result of classification or rule disagreements.

“Cash Only” at On-Site entry ropings, however, checks will be accepted from Gold Plus members. All Pre-Entry ropings require entries be mailed directly to USTRC Central Entry prior to the event.

All sanctioned ropings guarantee Regional and National Finals Shoot-Out positions/Flex Earnings and minimum prize lines determined by the size of the previous year’s event. Sanctioned ropings will follow Format 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 guidelines, and will reflect the USTRC philosophy of limited entry and leveraged payouts.

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SECTION 4 USTRC SANCTIONED ROPINGS4.1 SANCTIONED ROPINGS - USTRC sanctions two types of ropings nationwide with regards to entry procedures, On-Site entry and Pre-Entry. On-Site entry ropings are those ropings where ropers may enter at the event, prior to the start of the roping they wish to enter. Contractors may require

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will be taken through the USTRC Central Entry office. Entries with combined classification totals that exceed the maximum rating of the division entered will not be entered. Open, or to-be-announced “TBA” entries will not be accepted unless both sides are paid.

To participate in a USTRC sanctioned event, each roper (1) must have, and be able to present, a current USTRC membership card, or (2) must have submitted prior to the event an application with membership fee or application with membership fee for renewal of a membership card that has expired. Ropers will be permitted to purchase their membership anytime prior to the start of the roping in which they are entered. Participation in the event by a roper who does not have a current USTRC membership card or has not submitted an application for a new card or for renewal of a card that has expired prior to an event, will result in disqualification of roper and the roper’s teammate. No member of a disqualified team shall be entitled to receive any prize or winnings, however, the member of the disqualified team that has a current membership shall be entitled to a refund of entry fee. The member of the disqualified team without a current membership shall not be entitled to receive a refund of his/her entry fee. By submitting an entry for an event, the roper is representing that he/she is in compliance with this rule. Acceptance of entry form for this event by USTRC shall not constitute a waiver of the requirement set forth in this rule.

4.2.1 PAYMENT OF FEES - Team Ropers may pay with a personal check for Pre-Entry ropings, however, with the exception of Gold Plus members, contractors may require “cash only” from ropers at On-Site entry events. Checks will not be accepted from ropers who have previously written bad checks. After the postmark deadline (late entry), payments must be made with cashiers check or money order. Absolutely no two party checks will be accepted. Entry fees should be payable to USTRC, and mailed to:

Standard USPS: USTRC Central Entry, PO Box 1198, Stephenville, TX 76401

Express deliveries (UPS, FedEx, and other express delivery carriers): USTRC Central Entry, 148 County Rd. 437, Stephenville, TX 76401

USTRC reserves the right to obtain payment electronically for any check or other instrument that you send by initiating an ACH (Electronic) debit in the amount of your check or instrument to your account. Your check or instrument will not be returned to you by us or your bank. Your bank account may be debited as early as the same day we receive your payment.

4.2.2 LATE ENTRY - A late entry is any entry postmarked for a pre-enter roping after the postmark deadline (Friday two weeks prior to the roping). Central Entry may, at its discretion, accept an entry within a few days following the postmark deadline, provided the entry is complete and accompanied by a $40 per team ($20/roper) late fee for each entry. A late fee is also due for the portion of any entry that is incomplete when the books are mailed from Central Entry to the respective producers. Postmark deadline is interpreted to mean as postmarked by the United States Postal Service and not as indicated by a private postal meter. Contractors will be allowed to take late entries at any qualification roping provided: 1) each team pays a $40 late fee, for each time a team enters

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4.2.6 RE-ENTRY OF INCOMPLETE TEAMS - If the producer decides to let teams that were placed on the incomplete list re-enter at the roping, those teams must be re-entered no later than 1 hour before the roping in question begins. These teams will be placed in the roping at the producers discretion.

4.2.7 ENTRY CLOSING DATE - Entries must be postmarked no later than the Friday two weeks prior to the event. Entries from Gold Plus members must be received by phone or mail no later than 5:00 pm CST, the Friday before the start of the event. Entries for Regional and National Finals may be required more than two weeks prior to the event. If this is to be the case, the entry deadline will be announced in the SuperLooper Magazine.

4.2.8 UP AND BACK - In ropings where ropers are allowed to enter more than once, ropers are NOT permitted to enter “Up and Back” - (switching ends with same partner). This applies to incentive teams as well.

4.2.9 ENTERING WITH SAME PARTNER - Ropers cannot enter the same division at an event with the same partner more than once. No exceptions.

4.3 DRAW-OUTS AND REPLACEMENT - Any team may draw-out of any event with notice prior to the start of that event with no draw out charge. A draw-out message may be left on the answering machine at the National Office (254) 968-0002. If no notice is provided, then entry fees are forfeited to the roping pot. If an individual team roper draws out, the roper entered with him may draw out or replace the partner. If a team roper’s partner fails to notify USTRC or the roping producer of a draw-out, and does not appear prior to first go-round of a competition, the roper entered with him may get a substitute partner or draw out of the competition. In no instance may a roper use another roper's entry fee. If a substitute team roper is replacing a roper who has a doctor or vet’s release or has been officially drawn out, that replacement will be required to pay entry fees, but no late fees.

4.3.1 DRAW-OUT - OVERPAYMENT REFUNDS - Ropers must notify Central Entry of draw-out of an event or overpayment of an event, and request a refund of fees. All refund requests must be made within 10 days following an event or the fees become non-refundable. Refunds owed are

late; 2) The producer has discretion in placing incomplete entries at the end to avoid creating a special rotation; 3) the entry information and associated late fees be must turned over to the USTRC representative or National Office within 7 days following the roping.

4.2.3 LATE FEES - Any team entering late will be required to pay a $40 late fee ($20/roper). Late fees are non-refundable, even in the event of a draw-out.

4.2.4 INCOMPLETE ENTRIES AND LATE FEES - Any team that is deemed to be incomplete at the date Central Entry sends the books to the respective qualification roping will be withdrawn from the roping roster. Their names will be placed on an incomplete list. In dealing with incomplete entries the producer may either: 1) allow the incomplete entry to become complete at the roping, which will require the team to pay the appropriate late fee due for the completed entry, or; 2) Refund the roper the incomplete entry fee. Ropers who have paid on time but have an incomplete entry as a result of an unpaid partner or a partner that drew out, will pay NO late fees for pairing with another partner that has the same situation.

4.2.5 ENTERING INCOMPLETE OR TBA - To-Be-Announced entries will not be accepted unless both sides are paid. Any entry activity at the roping that requires a money transaction and subsequent book keeping to take place, will be required to pay a late fee. Any roper filling an incomplete entry will be required to pay the $20.00 late fee if a money transaction takes place.

the obligation of the Event producer, however, refunds will be issued from the USTRC office until the event producer has been issued all event monies. If roper does not request a refund from USTRC prior to final event money distribution, roper waives any and all claims against the USTRC. Claims and requests should then be addressed directly to the event contractor.

4.3.2 EMERGENCY DRAW-OUT - In the event of an emergency involving a competing roper, his family or his horse, the contractor may draw that team out and refund their money, even though they may have already competed and taken some of their runs.

4.4 AFFILIATE ROPINGS - These ropings are not the same as sanctioned USTRC events. Affiliate ropings are local ropings where contractors have made a commitment to members of the USTRC to use the TRIAD handicap system and make a contribution to the Regional Finals and National Finals. The USTRC, for its part, is providing an avenue for ropers to participate in a Regional and National Shoot-Out program by way of the accumulation of applied earnings at these ropings, which can be used to acquire Shoot-Out positions.

4.4.1 AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER - These team roping events will be awarded to reputable and professional contractors on a case by case basis. Although Affiliate contractors are selected based on their reputations and schedule availability, Affiliates are not required to completely follow USTRC standards. USTRC will sign agreements with contractors who make an effort to run above average operations, but assumes NO responsibility for quality of affiliate operations. Affiliate status may be withdrawn if USTRC members point out specific ethical or other violations.

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SECTION 5NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FINALS 5.1 NATIONAL FINALS OF TEAM ROPING (NFTR) shall be held the last week of October each year.

5.1.1 NFTR ROPING FORMAT - A Preliminary roping will be provided in each division for USTRC members, offering one final opportunity to earn National Finals Shoot-Out positions. Any USTRC member is eligible to compete in the National Finals Preliminary divisions. After completion of the Preliminary, all eligible teams qualified to the short round will advance to the Shoot-Out Finals to join the teams who have earned National Finals Shoot-Out positions through the awarding of Flex Earnings from regular season sanctioned events, and through applied earnings. Winners of the Shoot-Out divisions at the NFTR will be crowned United States Champions. Complete description of the formats, payouts and distribution of added monies at the NFTR will be announced prior to the event in SuperLooper Magazine, or in publications prior to the occurrence of the NFTR. In no instance does the description of a Format #1 event apply to the NFTR format.

5.1.2 NFTR - U.S. Open of Team Roping Restrictions. At the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping, there will be a Floor instituted in the U.S. Open of Team Roping. No header with a classification number less than seven (7), or heeler with a classification number less than eight (8), will be eligible to qualify for the U.S. Open of Team Roping. The purpose of this is to insure the sanctity of the level of professionalism of the event.

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#8 Pick/Draw - Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 to 1st-5th place of the Average #12 Gold Plus - Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 to 1st-3rd place of the Average #10 Gold Plus Incentive - Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 to 1st-3rd place of the Inc. Average

5.3.1 REGIONAL FINALS PAID POSITIONS/FLEX EARNINGS DISTRIBUTION - All teams that qualify to the short round of the Preliminary divisions (#15, #13, #12, #11, #10 and #9) will receive $2,000 in Flex Earnings. Teams placing in the top 5% in the Average of the Preliminary ropings will automatically earn a PAID position in a following Regional Shoot Division.

In addition, the Top 5 placing teams in the Average of the Preliminary ropings will also receive $6,000 in Flex Earnings.

5.1.3 PAID POSITIONS/FLEX EARNINGS AWARDED AT THE NFTR - All teams that qualify to the short round of the Preliminary divisions (Open division excluded) will earn a paid National Shoot-Out position. Shoot-Out positions earned through the Preliminary divisions ARE considered “generic”. In other words, the paid Shoot-Out position can be used in any Shoot-Out division with any eligible partner of choice. To be eligible to participate in a Shoot-Out division ropers must have participated in a USTRC Sanctioned or Affiliate event during the current season. Pre-entered Shoot-Out positions at the NFTR may NOT be drawn out and replaced by a position earned through the Preliminary divisions. A pre-entered Shoot-Out position is considered secure, nontransferable and nonreplacable. Any unused paid Shoot-Out positions earned through the Preliminary divisions at the NFTR will not be carried over to the following season.

5.2 REGIONAL FINALS - Regional Finals shall consist of Lonestar Finals, Eastern Finals, Southwest Finals, Southeast Finals, West Coast Finals, High Plains Finals and Northwest Finals, with the potential for additional Regional Finals events. Regional Finals formats will be nearly identical to NFTR formats with Preliminary divisions and Shoot-Outs divisions. Complete description of the formats will be announced in SuperLooper Magazine, or in publications prior to the occurrence of the Regional Finals events. In no instance does the description of a Format #1 event apply to the Regional Finals format.

5.3 FLEX EARNINGS DISTRIBUTION - The following is a breakdown of how Flex Earnings will be awarded at regular season sanctioned events.

OPEN DIVISION - NO FLEX EARNINGS AWARDED, POINT STANDINGS ONLY. US Open Tour Points awarded 1st thru 10th place in the average, (ropers must qualify to the short round to be eligible for points).

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5.3.2 APPLIED EARNINGS - Earnings a roper acquires as a result of placing at approved USTRC sanctioned and/or affiliate events. Applied earnings may be used toward any Shoot-Out division including Gold Plus Shoot-Outs (membership rules apply) and may be taken with a partner of choice. The chosen partner does not need to have applied earnings to compete but must be a current USTRC member in good standing and have competed at a USTRC Sanctioned or Affiliate event during the current season. Excluding the National Finals of Team Roping, all earnings from USTRC sanctioned and affiliate ropings count toward applied earnings provided the earnings did not come as a result of the outright awarding of Flex Earnings. (Exception: All earnings from USTRC sanctioned Gold Plus ropings are eligible for applied earnings regardless of the awarding of Flex Earnings.) Earnings are tabulated by request only and ropers may be asked to provide proof of winnings in some instances. ROPERS MAY CARRY OVER UNUSED APPLIED EARNINGS FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

5.3.3 FLEX EARNINGS - Earnings that are allocated as a direct result of placing at a USTRC Sanctioned Event per rule 5.3. Flex Earnings can be used at the roper’s discretion either at the Regional Finals or the National Finals and with a partner of choice. Flex Earnings do not carry over from season to season and therefore expire at the end of each season.

5.3.4 AVAILABLE EARNINGS - Available Earnings are earnings that are available to the roper for use toward Regional and National Shoot-Out positions. This is the sum of Flex and Applied Earnings. Every $2000 in Available Earnings results in a Regional Finals Shoot-Out position and every $6000 in Available Earnings results in a National Finals Shoot-Out position.

5.3.5 SHOOT-OUT DIVISION ELIGIBILITY - Ropers must be a current member in good standing and have competed in a USTRC Sanctioned, Affiliate or Grassroots event during the season to be eligible to compete in a Regional or National Shoot-Out Division.

5.3.6 SHOOT-OUT QUALIFICATION - Qualification for a Regional Shoot-Out position requires $2000 of available earnings. Qualification for a National Shoot-Out position requires $6000 of available earnings. These available earnings may come from either partner or a contribution from both partners. You may use a portion (increments of $100) of Available Earnings (sum of Flex Earnings and Applied Earnings) toward a Shoot-Out qualification. For example, for a Regional Shoot Out, if the Header has $1400 in Available Earnings and the Heeler has $600 in Available Earnings, they can combine their Available Earnings to qualify to enter a Regional Shoot-Out. Likewise, the same would work for a National Shoot-Out. If the Header has $3400 in Available Earnings and the Heeler has $2600 in Available Earnings, they can combine their Available Earnings to qualify to enter a National Shoot-Out.

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SECTION 6DIVISIONS AND FORMATS6.1 DIVISIONS - Roping divisions for the 2012 season will be an Open, #15, #13, Gold Plus #12, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8. USTRC reserves the right to sanction events with limited parts of these formats or make changes in these divisions during the course of the year. Any event held in conjunction with a USTRC sanctioned event must be approved by the USTRC. Approval or denial of such events will be determined on a case by case basis. Open ropings will be scheduled at the option of any roping contractor at all USTRC qualification events.

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Open Tour points to Average winners in open ropings awarded for 1st thru 10th place in the Average. Must qualify to short round to be eligible for points. Points will be awarded to #7 headers and above and #8 heelers and above.

PLACES US NATIONAL REGIONAL SANCTIONED OPEN PRELIM POINTS ROPINGS 1st 30 20 20 10 2nd 27 18 18 9 3rd 24 16 16 8 4th 21 14 14 7 5th 18 12 12 6 6th 15 10 10 5 7th 12 8 8 4 8th 9 6 6 3 9th 6 4 4 2 10th 3 2 2 1

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Flex Earnings of $2,000 awarded to the 1st in the average of the #15 Incentive in the Open.

6.1.2 #15 & #13 HANDICAP - Fees and entry parameters will be determined by the selected format of the roping (see Formats).

These divisions will be determined on a Five-head Average with the following "seconds off" subtracted after the fourth round: #15 Handicap Division- A #14 team will receive a 2 second handicap; a #13 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. #13 Handicap Division - A #12 team will receive a 2 second handicap; a #11 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap.

6.1.3 GOLD PLUS #12 DIVISION (WITH #10 INCENTIVE) - Only Gold Plus members 25 years of age and older are eligible to compete. At Format One events, ropings will be a four steer average (Incentive will be determined on 3-steers) progressive after one steer. Entry fee will be $150/roper, enter two times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive teams. Incentive will be a #10. At Format 2, 3, 4, and 5 events, ropers may enter three times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive for $100/roper. Flex earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to teams placing 1st through 3rd in the average and 1st through 3rd of the Incentive average. All winnings in the Gold Plus Divisions count towards Applied Earnings for Shoot-outs.

6.1.4 #12, #11, #10 & #9 DIVISIONS - Fees and entry parameters will be determined by the selected format of the roping (see Formats). These divisions will be determined on a four-head Average, progressive after one steer.

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6.1.5 #8 PICK/DRAW DIVISION - The following are the parameters for all #8 Pick/Draw ropings regardless of the specified format of the event: This roping will be a three-head Average, progressive after one steer. Entry fee for this roping will be the producers discretion. Option 1: $180 per roper. Ropers enter with one partner, and two more will be computer drawn or draw all three for a total of three runs in the roping. Option 2: $120 per roper. Ropers enter with one partner, and one more will be computer drawn or draw two for a total of two runs in the roping. This roping will be capped at a #4. No roper with a classification higher than a #4 is eligible to enter. The computer draw will ensure that no team higher than an #8 or lower than a #6 will be drawn together. A #7 team will receive 2 seconds off and a #6 and under team will receive 3 seconds off. These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the second round. There is no incentive in this division. Teams placing 1st - 5th in the Average will receive Flex Earnings of $6,000.

6.2 FORMATS - The following format types will be available during the 2012 season: Format 1, Format 2, Format 3, Format 4, Format 5. Format type is selected by the producer of the event. Ropers cannot enter the same division at an event with the same partner more than once (NO EXCEPTIONS).

6.2.1 FORMAT 1 Open, See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.1. All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

#15 & #13 Handicap- Entry fee $150 per roper - Enter 2 times - 5 head average - Progressive after one. Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners. Flex Earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in Average. In the #15 handicap, a #14 team will receive a 2 second handicap and a #13 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. In the #13 division, a #12 team will receive a 2 second handicap, and a #11 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. These "seconds off" will be deducted after the fourth round.

#12, #11, #10 & #9 - Four-steer Average, progressive after one. Entry fee: $150/roper. Enter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries) 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head, #11 Incentive in the #12-- #10 Incentive in the #11-- #9 Incentive in the #10-- #8 Incentive in the #9. (#10 Division is capped at an Elite #6 and the #9 Division is capped at an Elite #5).

Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #9. Flex earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #12, #11 and #10

Gold Plus #12 - See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.3.

#8 Pick/Draw - See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.5.

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3-head, #11 Incentive in the #12--#10 Incentive in the #11-- #9 Incentive in the #10--#8 Incentive in the #9. (#10 Division is capped at an Elite #6 and the #9 Division is capped at an Elite #5).

Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #9.Flex Earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #12, #11 and #10.

Gold Plus #12 – See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.3.

#8 Pick/Draw – See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.5. Open, See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.1.

All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

6.2.3 FORMAT 3

Open, See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.1. All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

#15 & #13 Handicap-Entry fee $80 per roper – Enter 3 times-5-head average- Progressive after one. Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners. Flex Earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average. In the #15 handicap, a #14 team will receive a 2 second handicap and a #13 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. In the #13 Division, a #12 team will receive a 2 second handicap and a #11 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. These “seconds off” will be deducted after the fourth round.

#12, #11, #10 & #9 - Four-steer Average, progressive after one. Entry fee: $80/roper. Enter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries) 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head, #11 Incentive in the #12--#10 Incentive in the #11--#9 Incentive in the #10--#8 Incentive in the #9. (#10 Division is capped at an Elite #6 and the #9 Division is capped at an Elite #5)

Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #9. Flex Earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #12, #11 and #10.

Gold Plus #12 – See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.3.

#8 Pick/Draw – See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.5.

Open, See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.1. All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

$2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #12, #11 and #10.

Gold Plus #12 – See Description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.3.

#8 Pick/Draw – See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.5.

Open, See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.1. All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

6.2.5 FORMAT 5

Open, See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.1. All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

#15 & #13 Handicap-Entry fee $60 per roper – Enter 4 times-5-head average-Progressive after one. Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners. Flex Earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average. In the #15 Handicap, a #14 team will receive a 2 second handicap and a #13 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. In the #13 Division, a #12 team will receive a 2 second handicap and a #11 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. These “seconds off” will be deducted after the fourth round.

#12, #11, #10 & #9 – Four-steer Average, progressive after one. Entry fee: $60/roper. Enter 4 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 4 Entries) 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head, #11 Incentive in the #12--#10 Incentive in the #11--#9 Incentive in the #10--#8 Incentive in the #9. (#10 Division is capped at an Elite #6 and the #9 Division is capped at an Elite #5).

Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners and to the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #9. Flex Earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average and to the incentive 1st place Average winners of the #12, #11 and #10.

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Open, See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.1. All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

#15 & #13 Handicap-Entry fee $80 per roper – Enter 4-times-5-head average- Progressive after one. Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners. Flex Earnings of $2,000 will be awarded to teams placing 2nd through 5th in the Average. In the #15 handicap, a #14 team will receive a 2 second handicap and a #13 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. In the #13 Division, a #12 team will receive a 2 second handicap and a #11 and under team will receive a 4 second handicap. These “seconds off” will be deducted after the fourth round.

#12, #11, #10 & #9-Four-steer Average, progressive after one. Entry fee:$80/roper. Enter 4 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non Incentive (Maximum of 4 Entries) 4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head, #11 Incentive in the #12--#10 Incentive in the #11--#9 Incentive in the #10--#8 Incentive in the #9. (#10 Division is capped at an Elite #6 and the #9 Division is capped at an Elite #5).

Guaranteed Flex Earnings of $6,000 will be awarded to 1st place Average winners and the Incentive 1st place Average winners of the #9. Flex Earnings of $

Gold Plus #12 – See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.3.

#8 Pick/Draw – See description outlined in “Divisions” section 6.1.5.

Open, See description outlined in "Divisions" section 6.1.1. All USTRC Open Ropings will follow the same parameters regardless of the USTRC format of the event.

SECTION 7PAYOUTSAll Average and Incentive payouts will be paid in progression backward if necessary (best 4, best 3, best 2). If an Average is to be paid on one head, progression dictates that the one head will be paid in the first round.

7.1 SHORT ROUND QUALIFICATION - The number of teams that qualify to the short round shall be a minimum of twenty (thirty in the #9 and #8). However, if a roping has 301-400 teams, 25 will advance and 401- plus teams, 30 will advance to the short round. No team shall compete in the short round based on two steers except in the #8 division.

7.2 OPEN PAYOUT - 95% of the roper's pot will be paid in the Average and 5% of the roper's will be paid to the fast time overall, which includes through the short round. Payouts for Regional and National Finals may vary from this payout structure.

7.2.1 OVERALL FAST TIME - The number of overall fast time places paid is based on the number of teams entered.

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1-10 Teams 1 Place 11-25 Teams 2 Places 26-50 Teams 3 Places 51-100 Teams 4 Places 101-150 Teams 5 Places 151+ Teams 6 Places

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7.2.3 OPEN INCENTIVE PAYOUT - The Incentive Average payout will be equal to the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the total purse. This will be based on the total purse less go round money. The number of places paid in the Incentive Average is based on the number of Incentive teams entered.

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7.4.1 GOLD PLUS OVERALL FAST TIME PAYOUT - The number of fast time places paid is based on the number of teams entered.

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7.3 GENERAL PAYOUT - (All USTRC formats #15, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, and #8) 95% of the roper’s pot will be paid in the Average and 5% of the ropers pot will be paid to the fast time overall, which includes through the short round. Payoffs for Regional and National Finals may vary from this payout structure.

7.3.1 OVERALL FAST TIME PAYOUT - The number of fast time places paid is based on the number of teams entered.

1-125 1 Place 126-250 2 Places 251-375 3 Places 376-500 4 Places 501-625 5 Places 626+ 6 Places

7.3.2 GENERAL AVERAGE PAYOUT - The number of places paid in the Average is based on the number of teams entered.

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7.3.3 INCENTIVE PAYOUT - (#12, #11, #10 & #9 Divisions) Incentive payoff is a guaranteed payoff. Places paid in the Incentive will be based on the number of Incentive teams entered in the roping.

1-10 1 Place, 1x's entry fee 11-25 1 Place, 2x's entry fee 26-50 2 Places, 4x's, 3x's entry fee 51-75 3 Places, 4x's, 3x's, 2x's entry fee 76-100 4 Places, 4x's, 3x's, 2x's, 1x's entry fee 101+ 5 Places 5x's, 4x's, 3x's, 2x's, 1x's entry fee

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7.4.3 GOLD PLUS INCENTIVE PAYOUT - The Incentive Average payout will be equal to the percentage of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% of the total purse. This will be based on the total purse less fast time money. The number of places paid in the Incentive Average is based on the number of Incentive teams entered.

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7.5 PAYOUT PERCENTAGES - The following percentages will be used for USTRC payouts in 2012:

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Note: Exception to these percentages will be the Shoot-Outs and the U.S. Open at the National Finals of Team Roping.

7.6 BREAKING OF TIES - All ties for money will result in an equal split. Ties that involve prizes and money will result in an equal split in money, and at the producers discretion a "coin flip" rope off for prizes. Any rope off will be a four-steer Average with four full rounds. Failure to bring any run to completion will result in a sixty second penalty on that run. The winner will be determined by the team which has the lowest cumulative time on all four head.

7.7 ROTATIONAL (ANTI-MARATHON) DRAW - The rotational draw or anti-marathon draw will be implemented in any roping that exceeds 100 teams. Normally fifty teams equals one rotation, however, the size of rotations may vary based on the size of ropings and availability of multiple arenas. Ropers in one rotation shall rope all three, or both (depending on format), of their steers before the next rotation begins. Estimated times for each rotation will be posted at the event.

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7.8 ESTIMATED ROTATION TIMES - The estimated rotation times are approximate and do not release the roper from the obligation of being at the event and prepared one hour before the scheduled rotation time. Any team making the short round will have to wait until the end of the roping for their fourth or short round steer.

7.9 ADDED MONEY - The USTRC National Finals Shoot-Out added money shall be guaranteed by USTRC to be no less than $1 million, plus Affiliate contributions and sponsorship monies where applicable.

7.10 COMMISSION AND PRIZES - Producers may charge a commission to ropers (to be withheld from entry fees), which shall not exceed 33.3% of the total entry fees. Prizes such as trailers, saddles, buckles, etc., shall be paid for by the producer. Ropers should understand that although initial commission is no more than 33.3%, actual net cash and prize pool to team ropers should be in the range of 75% to 85%, based on prizes added back into the roping.

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SECTION 9 OFFENSES9.1 BAD DEBTS - Bad checks made payable or declined credit card to the USTRC, USTRC vendors, SuperLooper Magazine or USTRC producer holding an official USTRC sanctioned or affiliate event will result in immediate ineligibility. A state allowed collection fee and state tax will be charged for each returned check. After all collection efforts are exhausted, the returned check(s) will be turned over to the county attorney for collection. Non-payment shall result in punitive action, which may include classification number increase, and/or legal action. Ropers that have competed on entry fees paid with a bad check or declined credit card are responsible for the debt, regardless of who made payment.

9.2 DRESS CODE - Ropers must wear a cowboy hat or no hat. Caps will not be permitted, nor are they permitted to be tied on, or attached in any way during the course of a run. Cowboy attire required, which includes shirts with a sewn on collar, full buttoned front styling, with short or long sleeves (sleeveless shirts not permitted) and cowboy boots, or approved laced cowboy shoe with a heel. Unless a medical exemption is made, heeled or any type tennis shoes will not be permitted. Failure to observe dress code will result in a no-time on any steer qualified.

SECTION 10MAJOR OFFENSES 10.1 MAJOR OFFENSES - Quarreling or fighting in the arena. Mistreatment of livestock. Misrepresenting or falsifying a classification number. Attempting to fix, threaten, bribe, influence or harass any USTRC official at any time, in or out of the arena, or talking with a judge at a time when an event

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8.6 HEELER ROPES FRONT FOOT - If the heeler ropes a front foot or feet in the heel loop, this is a foul catch. Should the front foot or feet come out of the heel loop prior to the team calling for time, the time will be counted. Judge will not allow any extra time for a front leg to come free.

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10.1.1 PENALTY FOR MAJOR OFFENSES - Ropers attempting to fix, threaten, bribe, influence or harass any USTRC official at any time, in or out of the arena, or talking with a judge or timer while an event is in progress will automatically be disqualified, forfeit entry fees, and face potential disqualification from future events at the discretion of the USTRC internal board. If a roper uses any excuse to enter a roping advertising USTRC TRIAD numbers, at a number lower than his official USTRC TRIAD classification, and this dishonesty results in winning a check, upon verification, the USTRC will immediately add one number to that individual’s official classification for a period of not less than one year. This also applies to any roper falsifying information on another ropers behalf.

10.2 CONTESTANT DISQUALIFICATIONS - A. Being under the influence of liquor and/or illicit drugs in the arena; consuming alcoholic beverages and/or illicit drugs in the arena; B. Rowdyism or quarreling within the arena; C. Mistreatment of stock; D. Not being ready to compete when called upon; E. Horse becomes excessively uncontrollable in roping box.

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SECTION 8ROPING RULES8.1 LOOPS - Only two loops per team shall be allowed. Roping steers without turning loose the loop will be considered no catch. Roper must dally to stop steer. If steer is roped by one horn, roper is not allowed to ride up and remove loop or put loop over other horn or head with his hands.

8.2 LEGAL CATCHES - There are only three legal head catches: 1) Around both horns; 2) Half a head; 3) Around the neck. If hondo passes over one horn and the loop over the other, catch is illegal. If a loop crosses itself in a head catch, it is illegal. This does not include heel catches. Any heel catch behind both shoulders is legal if rope goes up heels. All bridle catches are considered illegal.

8.2.1 QUESTIONED CATCH - Any questioned catches will be decided by the judges. If a field judge tells the header to hold the steer so the flagger may inspect the head catch, and the header does not do so, the team may receive a no-time.

8.3 TIME TAKEN - Time will be taken when the steer is roped, secure between both partners, both horses are facing steer with ropes dallied and tight. Horses front feet must be on the ground and ropers must be mounted when time is taken. Steer must be standing up when roped by head or heels. Time is taken when flag is dropped, however, that time is not official until indication is given by flagger or field judge to the timer or secretary. Flagger may flag a team out after time is taken on a run, based on an illegal head catch or illegal heel catch, steer was not secure or any other factor that was not clear when time was taken.

8.4 TIE ON RULE - Any heeler 60 years or older may tie on regardless of classification number. Any heeler with a classification of Elite #6 or less will be permitted to tie on as of their 55th birthday. Ladies who heel may tie on. Under no circumstances will any header be permitted to tie on. Children 12 years or younger may NOT tie on. It is illegal to dally over the top of a tied on rope or tie on device, the result is an automatic disqualification. Furthermore, should a tied on rope inadvertently come loose from the saddle horn or otherwise become detached during the course of a run, the team will be disqualified. In other words, the roper may not reattach his/her rope or dally with a loose tied on rope. USTRC encourages tie on ropers to use a quick release for tied on ropes. USTRC reserves the right to grant special tie on permission.

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8.8 DROPPED ROPE - A dropped rope that must be recoiled is considered a thrown rope.

8.9 ARENA CLEAR - Should a team call for a steer before the arena is clear, and are subsequently interfered with by the steer or team still in the arena, this will not be recognized as interference and they shall NOT receive a rerun.

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10.2.2 ROPING OUT OF ORDER - A team that ropes out of order in a short round will automatically receive a no time.

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11.6 BARRIER

11.6.1 BARRIER FOULS ROPER - Steer belongs to the ropers when they call for it regardless of what happens, except for mechanical failure and if, in the opinion of the judge, the roper is fouled by a rope barrier. If, in the opinion of the judge, contestant is fouled by a rope barrier, ropers shall get the steer back providing contestant declares himself by pulling up immediately.

11.6.2 BARRIER/TIMER MALFUNCTION - Should a barrier/timer malfunction during the natural course of a competition either for the roper or against the roper, the field judge may offer the option of awarding a rerun or removing the barrier penalty. (The steer need not be qualified on to receive a rerun.) However, there shall be no question or disagreement that this situation occurred.

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11.3 JUDGES PARAMETER - The field flagger or judge has an obligation to control the domain within the boundaries of the arena.

11.3.1 SURRENDERING A RUN - If in the opinion of the field judge one or both members of a team stops competing during the course of a run, the judge has the right to stop the run and disqualify the team.

11.3.2 PROBLEM HORSES/3 STRIKE NOTICE - If a roper has had the opportunity to enter the box and can neither get his horse in the box, nor bring his horse under control while in the box, and in the opinion of the judge this situation has become excessive a 3 strike notice will be given and if the roper does not call for the steer on the 3rd attempt the judge has the option of calling for the steer and declaring a no time on the run. Should this occur on the first steer, the team will receive their entry fees back. If this occurs on the second or third steer (or on the fourth steer in a five-steer Average), the team may receive their fees back, only if they qualified the previous steer or steers. The refund rule is not valid for any short round.

11.3.3 GROUND CONDITIONS - If the arena conditions are deemed by the field judge to be unsafe, competition can be stopped until the unsafe conditions are remedied.

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11.6.4 LENGTH OF BARRIER - All score line lengths are to be set by the Producer in accordance with arena conditions. Every effort should be made to avoid 5 second runs, and at the same time every effort should be made to avoid allowing any team to be outrun.

11.6.5 BROKEN BARRIER - A 5-second penalty will be added for beating the barrier. However, when a rope barrier is used, a 10-second penalty will be added for beating the barrier. In any case, the penalty for beating the heel barrier will always be the same as the penalty for beating the head barrier.

11.6.6 BARRIER PIGTAIL - If a pull barrier is in use and the pigtail is carried more than 10 feet from the pin, the barrier may be waived, providing the contestant did not obviously beat the barrier. However, if the contestant has obviously broken the barrier the judge may still impose the penalty.

11.6.7 QUALIFYING A STEER - When a pull barrier is used and a contestant is fouled and has no visible way of knowing if chutes or barriers functioned correctly, he must qualify in order to get a rerun.

11.6.8 LINE JUDGE - If a pull barrier is in use, there shall be a line Judge. The Line Judge shall have a USTRC rulebook and understand the rules.

11.6.9 HEELER BARRIER - A heeler barrier shall be encouraged at all USTRC ropings. The heeling barrier shall not exceed the heading barrier by more than five feet.

11.7 ANIMAL ESCAPES ARENA - If any animal escapes from the arena, flag will be dropped and time stopped. Contestants will get animal back for a lap-and-tap start (no-barrier), and time already spent will be added to time used in qualifying. If time is not recorded, the decision of the flag judge shall be final.

11.7.1 ANIMAL ESCAPES HEADGATE - If the gate fails to open in the first attempt, gateman must stop and wait for another nod from the roper. Whatever happens prior to his nod is not to be considered, (horse cannot break a barrier before the roper calls for the animal). If a steer is inadvertently released or escapes the headgate, the header has the option of taking the next steer into the chute, or burning that steer and taking the next. However, in the short round no option is given. The team must rope the next available in the chute.

11.8 VISIBLY INJURED ROPING STOCK - If the roping stock is visibly injured as the run begins, including a broken horn, the team must declare themselves by pulling up immediately.

11.9 BROKEN HORN - If in the opinion of the judge a non-visible broken horn existed prior to the beginning of a run, he has the option to declare a rerun. However, no rerun shall be a awarded where clearly the broken horn was caused by the run itself, or if the judge suspects the broken horn occurred during the run. If run is completed and time taken, even though a broken horn is clearly visible, time shall stand and field judge will remove that animal from the draw.

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SECTION 11 JUDGING11.1 JUDGES PARTICIPATION - Flag passing is not permitted. Producer shall not permit flaggers to rope in a roping event he/she is flagging, unless the event is using rotations and more than one flagger is in use. The Producer shall provide each flagger with a USTRC rulebook and shall require that each flagger conduct the event in accordance with USTRC rules.

11.2 JUDGES DECISION - The decision of the judge will be final. However, USTRC officials or contractor may appeal to the judge on behalf of the team for review of the call in question. A judge has the authority to request that any person be excused from the arena if that person, in the judge’s opinion, is interfering with the contest event.

11.2.1 QUESTIONING A CALL - Questions may be addressed to the event producer immediately. No roper may question a judge while an event is going on. Questions may be addressed to a judge not sooner than at the end of the event. Contestant does have the right to explain his side of the story or to clarify a situation to the judge at the proper time and place. However, if the contestant is using abusive language or does not use good judgment in the time and place, the judge should, at that time, inform said contestant that any further action will lead to disqualification and forfeiture of fees.

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13.4 PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO RELEASE - By payment of membership in or entry into a USTRC affiliate or sanctioned event, ropers grant permission to the rights of their image, likeness and sound of their voices as recorded on audio or video tape without payment or any other consideration. These images may be edited, copied, exhibited, published or distributed and ropers waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product wherein their likenesses appears. Additionally, ropers waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising or related to the use of my image or recording. Material may be used for diverse promotional and educational purposes within an unrestricted geographical area.

13.5 CALCUTTAS - The USTRC prohibits any Calcutta or any other organized gambling with USTRC ropings without prior written consent.

13.6 DOGS - No dogs allowed in spectator area or arena. Dogs on premises must be leashed.

13.7 PEDDLERS - There will be no unauthorized sales conducted on the roping grounds.

GLOSSARY OF TERMSADDED MONEY - Money added to the purse that was not derived from entry fees.

AFFILIATE - Refers to USTRC approved ropings around the country, where USTRC members can compete, and acquire applied earnings that can be used towards the acquisition of Regional and National Finals Shoot-Out positions.

APPLIED EARNINGS (PERSONAL EARNINGS) - Earnings acquired as a result of competing at approved USTRC Sanctioned, Affiliate or Grassroots events.

AVAILABLE EARNINGS - The sum of Applied and Flex Earnings. These earnings are the total available earnings a roper can use toward National and Regional Shoot-Out positions.

BRIDLE CATCH - Is a catch where the rope hangs in the steer's mouth.

CAP - Refers to the maximum handicap classification number that a roper can have in a particular roping. Example: If a roping is capped at a #5, no roper with a handicap greater than #5 is eligible to compete in the roping.

CORRIENTE - Breed of cattle originating in Mexico especially suited for team roping.

DALLY - Rope crossed on saddle horn – 1 full turn.

DOUBLE NUMBERS - A classification where a roper has a different classification for heading and heeling.

DRAGGER - Steer that drags its hind legs and will not hop.

ELIMINATOR - Steer that is nearly impossible to rope and eliminates a roper from the Average of a roping.

FLEX EARNINGS - Earnings that are allocated as a direct result of placing at a sanctioned event. Flex Earnings can be used at the roper’s discretion either

will be allowed to be used, so long as they are held to the same quality standards.

12.1.1 NUMBER OF CATTLE - Stock contractors are required to have a minimum number of cattle equal to one-third the number of teams in the largest day of the competition.

12.1.2 REMOVAL FROM DRAW - USTRC, or USTRC official(s), reserve the right to withdraw any steer from the herd at any time. Head duckers, draggers, stoppers, eliminators, unusually slow cattle and cattle that turn back into the corners shall be pulled from the herd immediately as they surface during the USTRC qualification roping. Removal from draw does not result in a rerun for the team roping a steer removed from the herd. However, a rerun may be awarded if in the opinion of the producer, supported by the opinion of the field judge and/or officials working the roping, that a steer in question did not afford a team the opportunity to compete.

12.1.3 INSPECTION - Roping Stock will be inspected by the producer prior to the first event. No sore, lame, sick or injured animal, or animal with defective eyesight shall be permitted in the draw at any time. Should an animal become sick or crippled during the course of the roping, that animal shall be removed from the competition immediately. Animals removed from the arena pursuant to this section shall be placed in a situation as isolated and comfortable as possible to reduce stress.

12.2 HUMANE TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK - If a USTRC roper excessively abuses an animal by any unnecessary non-competitive or competitive action, he shall be disqualified and forfeit all entry fees. The judge shall immediately inform the announcer that the contestant has been disqualified, and announcer will immediately announce the disqualification due to unnecessary roughness of livestock.

12.2.1 HORNWRAPS - All Roping Stock will have horn wraps, which offer protection for both the ears and the base of the horns.

12.2.2 ROPES - USTRC strongly discourages the use of 3/8 scant ropes.

12.2.3 PRODDING - No animal shall be treated inhumanely or prodded excessively. Standard electric prods shall be used as little as possible. Animal shall be touched only on the hip and shoulder area with prod.

12.2.4 FAILURE TO HEED WARNING - Any contestant who fails to heed an initial warning from a field flagger that he is mistreating an animal will forfeit his entry fees in all divisions for the remainder of that event.

12.2.5 RUN STOPPED BY THE JUDGE - Judge may stop a run at anytime he observes an injured animal, to remove that animal from competition. This action will result in a rerun for contestants.

SECTION 13MISCELLANEOUS RULES13.1 SPORTSMANSHIP - USTRC reserves the right to disqualify any roper who does not act in a sportsmanlike, reasonable, or professional manner. Disqualified ropers forfeit all fees.

13.2 GO-ROUND NO TIME - As a result of the USTRC full round format, any team that is out of the Average will receive an automatic no-time as a result of a broken barrier.

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FLOOR - Refers to the minimum classification number a roper must have in order to participate in a specific roping. Example: If a roping has a #6 floor, no roper who has a classification less than a #6 is eligible to compete.

FULL GO-ROUNDS - A full go-round is a round where every roper entered gets the opportunity to rope.

GROUND MONEY - Is a term that originally meant competitors received their entry fees back as a prize consideration. Has in recent years been interpreted to mean multiples of the entry fee.

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INCENTIVE - As it relates to team roping, an Incentive is a roping within a roping. A separate pool of money is set aside from the regular payout pool of money in a roping. This money can only be won by those ropers, which meet the stated Incentive criteria of a roping. A typical “Incentive” would be a case where a #10 roping is stated to have a #9 Incentive. In this case, a portion of the fees from all the #9 teams entered is set aside, and can only be won by those teams which are classified as #9 or less. While these teams (#9) are the only ones eligible to win the Incentive pool of money, they are eligible to win money in the overall #10 payout as well.

LAP-AND TAP START - The term means roping without a barrier.

LIMITED ENTRY - Refers to enter one time and enter twice ropings as opposed to more traditional multiple entry ropings where ropers have numerous partners.

PIGTAIL - Is the short part of a rope barrier that breaks away when the barrier is broken.

PROGRESSIVE AFTER - Is another term for sudden death that means, when you miss you are eliminated. Progressive after one means that from the very beginning of the roping, when you miss you are eliminated. Another example would be progressive after two, which means that a roper is guaranteed to rope two steers, however, anything beyond two steers is sudden death.

PULL BARRIER - Refers to a rope barrier that must be “pulled” or stretched across the opening of the box.

ROTATION - Is another term for “heat”. This would be a set number of ropers that rope all rounds prior to the short round, before the next “rotation/heat” has the opportunity to compete.

SCORE LINE LENGTH - This term refers to how much of a head start the steer is given before the roper is allowed to the leave the box.

TBA - Is an abbreviation for the term “To Be Announced”. Many ropers who do not have partners before the draw have the option to pay for both sides and put “TBA”, in the vacant position.

TIE ON - Refers to practice of tying the heeling rope to the saddle horn, versus dallying.

TURNOUT - Refers to a steer being released from the chute at the request of a judge when a team is not present to compete.

UP AND BACK - This is the practice of two ropers entering with “A” heading and “B” heeling, then entering again in the same roping with “B” heading and “A” heeling.

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USTRC E-MAIL CONTACT LISTGeneral [email protected]

Administration/ RulebookKirk Bray, [email protected] Kirk, USTRC CEO, appreciates your feedback on events or questions about USTRC's rules.

Corporate Partners/ Vendor RelationsJohn Findlay, [email protected] Inquiries and services for national sponsorship and tradeshows.

Roping Entry [email protected] Inquiries and services for pre-entry event status and changes to existing entries.

Classifications [email protected] and services for: Handicap number status, handicap number appeals, double number requests, USTRC card replacements, delivery status, and general questions.

Gold-Plus Member RepresentativeTy Hillman, [email protected] Inquiries and services for gold plus members only: Ty will assist members with membership status, family member changes, stall reservations and general questions.

Roping Stats/ Shoot-outs/ Flex EarningsJudy Dawes, [email protected] Judy can give you information on money won from USTRC events and Shoot-Out/Flex Earnings status or assist you with any shootout eligibility questions.

Event SchedulingBen Clements, [email protected] Ben assists contractors and producers with schedule additions, changes, becoming an affiliate or sanctioned event producer and general questions.

Production/ Facility Assistance/ CattleMike Qualls, [email protected] Mike assists contractors and producers with their on-site productions. These include USTRC Production-cattle contracts, arena layout, coordination of facility locations, and facility contracts.

Information TechnologyBill Bellville, [email protected] Bill can assist with any of USTRC's automated systems, including USTRC Online and phone systems.

USTRC NATIONAL FINALS CALENDAR October 20-27, 2012CINCH USTRC NATIONAL FINALS OF TEAM ROPINGState Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, OK

USTRC CONTACTS USTRC MAILING ADDRESS:Post Office Box 1198Stephenville, Texas 76401

TELEPHONE:(254) 968-0002Fax: (254) 968-0003

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Ensure Increased PayoutsPromote Fairness

Provide More Membership Benefi ts

Introducing a More Perfect Payout System Designed to:

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Do you feel like a million dollars? That is exactly what the USTRC is about to bestow on all of its competing members in 2012. Not to feel like a million dollars, but to present all of you collectively with an actual million dollars in cash! This is a game changer, as it far exceeds anything that has ever been done at the USTRC since the invention of the Shoot-Out. The consequences are going to be truly revolutionary.

Why? Because instead of you, the roper, contributing added money to the National Finals Shoot-Out Fund, that money will now be provided solely by the USTRC, and it’s guaranteed to be a minimum of One Million Dollars! From here on out, not one dime of your entry fees will go toward added money at the National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR).

For those of you who are unclear on how huge payouts at the NFTR have been previously generated, here is a quick reminder. A critical aspect of USTRC’s success was to create a National Finals event unsurpassed in the amount of money awarded to its National Champions. That goal has been accomplished, signifi ed by the fact that for the last 11 years, over one million dollars of added money has magnifi ed the incredible purses at the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping.

Until now, a large portion of that money has come from the roper, in the form of a fi ve percent contribution coming

out of your entry fees at every USTRC sanctioned roping. Your contributions helped to build the National Finals of Team Roping into the sport’s premier event – the largest and richest team roping in the world. In appreciation for all you’ve done, the USTRC is stepping up to contribute all of the added money, and we guarantee to add one million dollars to the NFTR purse.

This commitment demonstrates how much faith the USTRC has in this sport and its members. But what exactly does this pledge mean to you? It means cash purses at every sanctioned event will dramatically increase. Based on roper contributions in 2011, over $750,000 more cash will be paid out at sanctioned events per season, without you having to lift a fi nancial fi nger. That’s the new deal, the revolution USTRC is initiating right now.

But the roper is not the only benefi ciary. The business of producing team ropings is not an easy road to travel. USTRC producers have a substantial commitment in time, effort and money for every roping they put on, with no guarantee to earn a profi t. And ropers, they do HAVE to earn a profi t, or they will not be in this business very long. So the USTRC further pledges support of the unsung heroes of our business – the producers.

You may not be aware that USTRC producers have also signifi cantly contributed to the National Finals Shoot-Out Fund. In 2011, producers

added over a quarter of a million dollars out of their pocket to the Shoot-Out Fund. In the 2012 season, producers are no longer required to contribute to the Fund. This helps our producers stay in the game so they can continue providing ropers the best productions found anywhere in the sport of team roping.

So, the revolution is upon us. The 2012 season marks a historic juncture in USTRC history as we continue our quest to provide greater value to our members. Now, ropers who cannot attend the Cinch NFTR won’t see their money siphoned off to an event he or she cannot attend. But the NFTR remains intact with the enormous cash purses and nominal entry fees that have made the NFTR the preeminent team roping year after year. Now cash purses at sanctioned events will grow by more than an estimated $750,000. You no longer need a math degree and a Cray computer to fi gure how much of your entry fees go into the roper’s pot. That number is two-thirds. Period. End of story!

Sincerely,

Kirk Bray

“Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change.”

- Henry Steele Commager

Dear Ropers,

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Zebedee** had been in the mountains way too long. Maybe hewas hallucinating. He had crossed and re-crossed the SouthPlatte River and every time he did he saw the same thing.

With each step of his fur lined moccasins he saw nuggets of goldshining in the water. Yet, when he stopped long enough to pan for itthere was nothing there. Not even a sliver or a sand particle. Perhapshe was losing his mind. Maybe his imagination was toying with hisemotions. Regardless, he could not make sense of it.

He rose from the sandy riverbed and stared along the banks of theSouth Platte. His head whirled and his skin prickled. The merewhisper of the word “gold” could start a veritable stampede in theregion that would be life-altering.

There was already a mining camp and it was filling up fast. PikesPeak, a 14,000-foot mountain to the south of the mining camp servedas both a landmark and a rallying cry for weary travelers. The “PikesPeak or Bust!” gold rush was in full force. Zebedee had stayed awayfrom the mining camp as long as he could. The area was rapidlyexpanding and it would only get worse.

It wasn’t long before tents, tepees, wagons, lean-tos, and crudelyconstructed log cabins lined the banks of the South Platte River asprospectors and fortune-seekers poured into the area. They camefrom all over the country, traveling on foot, in covered wagons, byhorseback, and even pushing their belongings in wheelbarrows.

Little did Zebedee know but gold wasn’t the only way to strike itrich in the boomtown that was springing up on the banks of theSouth Platte. Those who arrived early enough could simply stake outa claim of land, layout city streets, and then sell the lots to those

arriving after them. General William H.Larimer didn’t arrive early but followed theplan perfectly. He claim-jumped the land onthe eastern side of Cherry Creek, laid out acity and, in hopes of gaining political favor,named the city after Kansas Territorialgovernor James Denver.

Zebedee wouldn’t live to see it but by thespring of 1859, there were cities on both sidesof the South Platte. The situation was

Colorado Winter ChampionshipsDenver, Colorado

February 10-12, 2012

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tenuous and filled with confusion, as tensions between the citiesgrew and nearly led to bloodshed. Horace Greeley described therapidly growing metropolis as a “log city of 150 dwellings, notthree-fourths completed nor two-thirds inhabited, nor one-thirdfit to be.” Finally, a torch-lit meeting was held, and on the onebridge over Cherry Creek, for the price of a barrel of whiskey, allother names were dropped and the settlement in the shadow ofthe Rocky Mountains came to be known as Denver.

With the help of USTRC producer, Jeff Smith and Rope theRockies, Denver, Colorado will roll out the red carpet to USTRCteam ropers the weekend of February 10 through the 12 for theColorado Winter Championships. With a backdrop of thebeautiful Rocky Mountains, the roping promises to be a weekendworth remembering.

In addition to a great roping with the standards only theUSTRC provides, ropers can take a Rocky Mountain adventure tosome of Colorado’s best resorts, with overnight packages thatinclude hotel, transportation and activities, all just a short driveaway. Enjoy hiking, biking, rafting, riding and a new adventure atevery turn!

The Colorado State Capital is a must see and a visit to the US Mint is a trip in itself. Denver’s happening historic district isfilled with turn-of-the-century warehouses, now home to 90 brewpubs, sports bars, restaurants and rooftop cafes. Stop byRockmount Ranchwear for a snap button Western shirt at the store where they were invented; browse from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.at the Tattered Cover Bookstore; listen to jazz at El Chapultepec, one of Esquire Magazine’s 50 best bars; or sip a handcraftedbeer at the Wynkoop Brewing Company.

If the midwinter blahs seem to be caving in on you take a break and head to Denver in February. The Colorado WinterChampionships promises to be a great roping and with Jeff Smith, Rope the Rockies, and crew at the helm you can be sure it isa promise that will be kept. For USTRC team roping at the foot of the Rocky Mountains make the Colorado WinterChampionships your February stop!

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K Florida Ever-Glides941-363-9556 Entertainment

K Sarasota Jungle Gardens941-355-5305 Entertainment

K Le Barge Tropical Cruise941-366-6116 Entertainment

Oklahoma Winter ClassicMarch 9-11, 2012 Guthrie, OklahomaLazy E Arena www.lazye.com

www.guthrieok.comJeff Smith 620-921-5903USTRC 254-968-0002

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant

405-260-7646 RestaurantK Stables Café

www.stablescafe.biz RestaurantK Cimarron National Golf Club

405-282-7888 GolfK Cedar Valley Golf Club

405-282-4800 GolfK Double Stop Fiddle Shop and Music Hall

www.doublestop.com EntertainmentK Guthrie Trolley

405-282-6000 EntertainmentK Guthrie Love Carriage

405-282-0299 EntertainmentK Beacon Drive In Theatre

405-282-4512 Entertainment

South Carolina ChampionshipsFebruary 10-11, 2012 Pelzer, South CarolinaCircle M Ranch ArenaJx2 Productions 423-340-0640USTRC 254-968-0002

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK Callahan’s Grill

864-243-3333 RestaurantK Outback Steakhouse

www.outback.com RestaurantK Larkin’s On the River

www.larkinsontheriver.com RestaurantK Lakeview Golf Club

www.lakeviewgolfclub.net GolfK Reedy River Falls Park

www.fallspark.com EntertainmentK Greenville County Museum of Art

www.greenvillemuseum.org EntertainmentK Children’s Museum

www.tcmgreenvillesc.org EntertainmentK Whistle Stop Bar & Grill

864-855-9292 Entertainment

South Texas ChampionshipsMarch 2-4, 2012 Bryan, TexasBrazos County Expo Complex www.ci.bryan.tx.usUSTRC 254-968-0002

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK Longhorn Tavern Steak House

www.longhornsteakhouse.com RestaurantK Tom’s Barbecue & Steak House

979-846-4275 RestaurantK Feed Barn

www.aggielandmenus.info RestaurantK Los Nortenos Mexican Cafe

979-779-7337 RestaurantK Papa Perez Mexican Cuisine

979-775-7272 RestaurantK Miramont Country Club

www.miramont.cc GolfK Bryan Golf Range

www.bryangolfrange.com GolfK Traditions Club Golf Course

www.traditionsclub.com GolfK Halo Bar

979-823-6174 EntertainmentK Children’s Museum

www.mymuseum.com EntertainmentK Stage Center Community Theatre

www.stagecenter.net EntertainmentK Alfred T Hornback’s

www.dixiechicken.com Entertainment

Florida ChampionshipsMarch 3-4, 2012 Sarasota, FloridaJ 3 Ranch and Arena Jx2 Productions 423-340-0640USTRC www.ustrc.com

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK Lido Beach Resort

866-494-1984 HotelK Best Western Sarasota Hotel

941-955-9841 HotelK Barnacle Bill’s Seafood

941-365-6800 RestaurantK Bijou Café

941-366-8111 RestaurantK Marina Jack

941-365-4232 RestaurantK Bobby Jones Golf Course

941-365-4653 GolfK Sarasota Golf Club

941-371-2431 GolfK Serenoa Golf Club

941-925-2755 GolfK Selby Gardens

941-366-5731 EntertainmentK G. Wiz – The Science Museum

941-309-4949 Entertainment

USTRC

OONNtapChoice Hotels

www.choicesportstravel.comSpecial rate ID #00214570

Louisiana ChampionshipsMarch 16-18, 2012 West Monroe, LouisianaIke Hamilton Expo CenterSteve and Sherry Judd 601-928-3218USTRC www.ustrc.com — 254-968-0002

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK Quality Inn & Suites West Monroe

www.qualityinn.com HotelK Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites West Monroe

www.hiexpress.com HotelK Outback Steakhouse

www.outback.com RestaurantK Logan’s Roadhouse

www.logansroadhouse.com RestaurantK Mohawk Tavern

www.monroe-westmonroe.org RestaurantK Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon

www.lonestarsteakhouse.com RestaurantK Sassagoula Falls Adventure Golf

www.sassagoulafalls.com GolfK Calvert Crossing Golf Club

www.calvertcrossing.com GolfK Cinemark Tinseltown USA

www.cinemark.com EntertainmentK Excalibur Family Fun Center

318-396-8800 EntertainmentK Enoch’s Pub & Grill

www.enochsirishpub.com EntertainmentK Monroe’s Top Gun Night Club

318-388-3614 Entertainment

Colorado River ClassicMarch 17-18, 2012 Ft. Mohave, ArizonaMojave Crossing Event Center www.mohavevalleychamber.comUSTRC www.ustrc.com

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK AVI Hotel and Casino

1-800-AVI-2WIN HotelK Casa Serrano Mexican Restaurant

www.serranoent.com RestaurantK Saltgrass Steak House

www.saltgrass.com RestaurantK Joe’s Crab Shack

702-298-7143 RestaurantK Avi Resort & Casino

1-800-AVI-2WIN GolfK Avi Resort & Casino

1-800-AVI-2WIN EntertainmentK Laughlin, NV

www.visitlaughlin.com EntertainmentK Colorado Belle Hotel / Casino and Microbrewery

1-800-477-4837 EntertainmentK Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel

1-800-950-7700 Entertainment

Spanish Trail ClassicMarch 16-18, 2012 Moab, UtahSpanish Trails ArenaWalt Eddy 5505-879-6181USTRC www.ustrc.com — 254-968-0002

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK Red Stone Inn

www.moabredstone.com Hotel

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K River Canyon Lodge - Inn & Suiteswww.rivercanyonlodge.com Hotel

K Moab Valley Innwww.moabvalleyinn.com Hotel

K Big Horn Lodgewww.moabbighorn.com Hotel

K La Quinta Inn Moabwww.826.lq.com Hotel

K Eddie McStiff’s Restaurantwww.eddiemcstiffs.com Restaurant

K Zax Restaurantwww.zaxmoab.com Restaurant

K Moab Dinermoabdiner.com Restaurant

K Smitty’s Golden Steak Restaurant435-259-4848 Restaurant

K The Hideout801-850-9359 Golf

K National Park Serviceswww.nps.gov Entertainment

K Sorrel River Ranch Lodge, Hotel & Spa Resortwww.sorrelriver.com Entertainment

K Tag-A-Long Expeditionswww.tagalong.com Entertainment

K Moab Adventure Centerwww.moabadventurecenter.com Entertainment

K Woody’s Tavern435-259-9323 Entertainment

Northern California ClassicMarch 23-25, 2012California Mid-State FairgroundsPaso Robles, California www.prcity.comUSTRC www.ustrc.com

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK Best Western-Black Oak Motor

www.bestwesterncalifornia.com HotelK Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

www.hixpaso.com HotelK Adelaide Inn

www.adelaideinn.com HotelK Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ

www.bigbubbasbadbbq.com RestaurantK McPhee’s Grill

www.mcphees.com RestaurantK McClintocks F Saloon & Dining House

www.mcclintocks.com RestaurantK Paso Robles Golf Club

www.pasoroblesgolfclub.com GolfK Crooked Kilt

www.thecrookedkilt.com EntertainmentK Pine Street Saloon

www.pinestreetsaloon.com EntertainmentK The Ranch

www.liveattheranch.com EntertainmentK Paso Robles Childrens Museum

www.pasokids.org623 EntertainmentK Pioneer Museum

www.pasoroblespioneermuseum.org Entertainment

K Hearst Castle Historical Mounumentwww.hearstcastle.org Entertainment

K Lake Nacimiento Resortwww.nacimientoresort.com Entertainment

Tennessee ChampionshipsMarch 23-25, 2012 Franklin, TennesseeAg Expo ParkUSTRC www.ustrc.com

Great Eats, Entertainment and Visitor InfoK La Quinta Inn & Suites Nashville Franklin

www.1034.lq.com HotelK Franklin Chop House

www.franklinchophouse.com RestaurantK Stoney River Legendary Steaks

www.stoneyriver.com RestaurantK Logan’s Roadhouse

www.logansroadhouse.com RestaurantK Forrest Crossing Golf Course

www.forrestcrossing.americangolf.com GolfK Temple Hills Club Golf Course

www.templehillsgolf.com GolfK Boiler Room Theatre

www.boilerroomtheatre.com EntertainmentK Franklin Lanes, Inc.

www.jaymarfec.com EntertainmentK Wildhorse Saloon

www.wildhorsesaloon.com EntertainmentK Tootsies Tour

www.tootsies.net Entertainment

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$10,000 Bonus to Year End High Point Header and Heeler; $5,000 Bonus to Runners Up

1. Chad W. Masters...........34

2. Luke S. Brown III ..........30

3. Brock G. Hanson...........20

4. Riley S. Minor...............20

5. Brandon M. Beers .........18

6. Derrick J. Begay............17

7. David Key .....................16

8. Colby B. Siddoway ........15

9. Clay B. Tryan.................14

10. Erich J. Rogers..............14

11. Cody L. Tew ..................14

12. Arky Rogers .................13

13. Brit J. Ellerman.............13

14. Tyler W. Waters.............12

15. David W. Motes.............12

16. Coleman K. Proctor.......12

17. B. J. Campbell...............12

18. Calvin R. Brevik ............11

19. Colby L. Lovell ..............10

20. Bubba S. Buckaloo........10

21. Manny C. Egusquiza, Jr. ...10

22. Tate Kirchenschlager.....10

23. Travis L. Bounds ...........10

24. Kelly Barker .................10

25. Adam Rose .....................9

26. Jake Cooper....................9

27. Seth T. Hall .....................9

28. Kelsey Parchman ............9

29. Casey E. Hicks ................8

30. Bode W. Baize ................8

31. Brody Braden .................8

32. Brandon J. Gonzales........7

33. Tyler D. Magnus ..............7

34. Wade K. Kreutzer............7

35. Chance W. Kiehne ...........7

36. Jake W. Kropik................7

37. Trevor Brazile .................6

38. Matt Sherwood ...............6

39. Blake H. Hughes .............6

40. Kaleb E. Driggers............6

41. Jarett Case Rogers ..........5

42. Kevin Stewart .................5

43. Charly B. Crawford .........5

44. Justin Parish ...................4

45. Travis J. Tryan .................4

46. Cale D. Markham ............4

47. Speed Williams ...............3

48. Jake B. Brown.................2

49. Gable Hilderbrand ..........1

50. Chris P. Chandler ............1

51. Chris Francis...................1

1. Jade R. Corkill ..........46

2. Bucky L. Campbell ....30

3. Justin W. Davis..........28

4. Brandon J. Gonzales ..20

5. Brady J. Minor ..........20

6. Travis L. Graves ........18

7. Hank Bounds ............18

8. Cory Petska ..............17

9. Cody W. Doescher .....17

10. Patrick A. Smith........14

11. Brad D. Culpepper.....14

12. Matt Robertson.........14

13. Cody S. Hogan ..........13

14. Zane D. Bruce ...........12

15. Walt Woodard...........12

16. Monty Joe Petska ......12

17. Jett Hillman ..............12

18. Rich Skelton .............11

19. Will M. Woodfin ........10

20. Brian Sullivan ...........10

21. Jeff K. Kanady...........10

22. Reno Eddy ................10

23. Cesar A. DeLaCruz ....10

24. Ed A. Ruth ................9

25. Kyle R. Crick.............9

26. J. D. Yates..................9

27. Dakota Kirchenschlager .9

28. Tommy I. Zuniga, Jr. ...9

29. Justin L. Copp ...........8

30. Joseph B. Harrison ....8

31. Johnny B. Salvo II .....8

32. Corban Livingston.....8

33. Kory Koontz..............8

34. Clint Summers ..........7

35. Justin R. Marquez......7

36. Justin R. Price...........7

37. Shawn D. Brown .......7

38. Josh L. Patton ...........7

39. Ben O. Gambrell........6

40. Wade Masters...........6

41. Lance J. Allen............6

42. Marcus R. Banister....5

43. Justin Reed ...............5

44. Travis J. Woodard ......5

45. Clay H. Schneider......5

46. James Gililland .........5

47. Sawyer Barham ........4

48. Bode W. Baize...........4

49. Jesse C. Jolly .............4

50. Ty Knott....................4

51. Trey Carter III ...........3

52. Clayton E. VanAken ...3

53. Adam G. Plyler .........2

54. Jody A. Pinkert..........2

55. Josh C. Clayton .........1

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2011 FINAL PRIEFERT OPEN TOUR STANDINGS

1. Jade R. Corkill...............1442. Travis L. Graves.............963. Patrick A. Smith............954. Martin Lucero ...............825. Cory Petska ..................816. Brandon J. Gonzales ......667. Todd Wilson ..................598. Brad D. Culpepper.........569. Zak R. Dobbins .............51

10. Adam G. Plyler..............4811. Kory Koontz..................4712. Nick Rowland................4513. Riley K. Pedro ...............4414. Rich Skelton .................4415. Jake Smith....................4316. Clay Cooper ..................4217. Cole Bigbee ..................3718. Jim R. Cooper ...............3619. Kinney Dale Harrell .......3620. Tom Bourne ..................3521. Clint Summers ..............3522. Brady Norman ..............3423. Britt W. Bockius............3224. Justin W. Davis..............3225. Chase R. Tryan ..............3126. Jhett E. Johnson ............3127. Nick V. Kent ..................3028. Cody S. Hogan ..............3029. Joe R. Smith .................2930. George Eldridge ............2931. Mitch T. Murray .............29

32. Wesley H. Moss.............2933. Jett Hillman ..................2834. Derrick D. Crawford ......2835. Travis J. Woodard ..........2836. Caleb Twisselman..........2737. Caleb Anderson.............2738. Buddy E. Hawkins II ......2739. Jaytin McCright .............2740. Joseph Bert Harrison.....2741. Rodney D. Melton..........2642. Cesar A. DeLaCruz ........2643. Will M. Woodfin ............2644. Shane Edmondson.........2545. Josh C. Clayton..............2446. Casey J. Stipes ..............2447. Michael Fortenberry ......2448. Regan Ward ..................2249. Marty Becker ................2250. Brady J. Minor ..............2251. Austin R. Rogers ...........2252. J. W. Borrego ................2153. Marcus R. Banister........2154. Ryan D. Motes...............2055. Shane Durbin................2056. Trey Johnson III.............2057. Dustin L. Davis..............2058. Dugan Kelly ..................1959. Roy J. Montoya..............1960. Dawson McMaster.........1961. T. J. Watts .....................1962. Jake Long .....................19

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10. David Key .....................4211. Casey E. Adams.............4112. Josh Morris ...................4113. Andrew E. Ward ............4014. Gable Hilderbrand.........3915. Manny Egusquiza, Jr. .....3916. Matt Sherwood .............3717. Kelsey Parchman...........3718. Kaston Will Peavy .........3719. Travis J. Tryan ...............3420. Quincy Kueckelhan........3421. Cody McMinn................3422. Cale D. Markham ..........3323. Speed Williams .............3324. Jake Barnes ..................3325. Chris T. Lawson .............3226. Cale D. Markham ..........3227. Eric Flurry ....................3228. Brandon M. Beers .........3229. Lee K. Hagler ................3030. Austin W. Nettleship......3031. Jake Wager ...................3032. Blake H. Hughes ...........29

33. Jesse R. Harville............2934. Dustin Morgan ..............2835. Bode W. Baize...............2736. Kevin Stewart ...............2737. Chris Francis.................2638. Colby L. Lovell ..............2639. Trevor Brazile ...............2640. Clint J. Scheller .............2541. Ross W. Lowry ..............2542. Colt A. Braden ..............2543. Turtle Powell .................2444. Kelly Barker..................2445. Wade K. Kreutzer ..........2346. Erich J. Rogers ..............2347. Keven W. Daniel ............2348. Blake D. Hirdes .............2249. Cody Joe Heflin .............2250. Charles R. Pogue...........2251. Coleman K. Proctor.......2252. Brock G. Hanson ...........2153. Cole Wheeler ................2154. Jake W. Kropik ..............2055. Jarett Case Rogers ........2056. David W. Motes.............2057. Danny Leslie .................2058. B. J. Campbell ...............2059. Jason S. Tucker, Jr..........2060. Tyler Johnson ................1961. Bart Brunson ................1962. Bubba S. Buckaloo........1963. Steve Purcella ...............19

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he Guthrie Shoot-Out Championships is held inconjunction with the USTRC National Finals of Team

Roping, and even though it is shadowed by the magnitude ofthe Oklahoma City event, this is a team roping you don’t wantto miss. The Lazy E Arena is a great place to compete and JeffSmith and Ike and Mary Cox went out of their way toaccommodate more than 4,900 teams this year. In fact, morethan 1,735 individual team ropers competed for more than$628,000 in cash alone. Ropers represented more than 43different states, as well as three different countries. It was agreat team roping event to say the least.

Throughout its eight days of competition, the event staged23 separate ropings while awarding more than 400 checks tothe winners. The action started on Friday, October 21, 2011with the higher divisions and then ran through the followingFriday, October 28, ending up with the lower divisions.

Jeff Smith and Ike and Mary Cox were proud of the GuthrieShoot-Out Championships and are excited about next year.The event is a perfect warm-up for the Cinch USTRC NationalFinals and provides team ropers with the opportunity to getsome extra USTRC Flex Earnings along with some great teamroping action.

The general consensus among ropers is the same — the

Guthrie Shoot-Out Championships provides the perfect placeto gear up and head fully prepared to the Cinch USTRCNational Finals of Team Roping.

“It’s fun to go to Guthrie,” said heeler Roper Kiesner. “Theropings pay well and there are lots of ropings to participate in.It is easy to qualify for the National Finals there.” Seventeen-year-old Kiesner pocketed $13,490 in his stopover at the GuthrieShoot-Out Championships. Both he and his brother, Rider,roped at the Lazy E Arena and Rider went on to Oklahoma Cityto win the Average in the #13 Preliminary. The GuthrieChampionships is a good ice breaker and helps to get you intothe frame of mind needed to rope at the National Finals.

“Guthrie is just a good place to rope,” Kiesner said. “Itprepares you in many ways and if you haven’t made that manyUSTRC ropings during the year, it gives you a chance to dowell.” As a heeler Kiesner says he struggles a little with ridinggood position. “Sometimes that affects my consistency,” hecontinued. “Guthrie was a good place to work on that.”

The Guthrie Championships also allows ropers who do notordinarily rope together to find that little niche with otherropers that opens the door for new partners. Kiesner andNebraska header, Rhett Nelson placed third in the Average in the#9 Shoot-Out. Kiesner also placed fifth in the Average with

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Nebraska header Ty Spickelmier. Spickelmier is a fourteen-year-old header who pocketed $12,560 during his run at the Lazy E.

Spickelmier likes to head and heel. He usually heels at hishigh school rodeos and heads in the USTRC.

“I think I’ve won most of my money heading,” Spickelmierexplained. “I went to the USTRC Finals from Guthrie. Thegood thing about being in Guthrie is you get to rope with a lotof different guys. A friend of mine said I should go and I’mglad I did.”

Spickelmier has already used some of his winnings to buy ahot heels machine and was excited to have won some moneyat the Lazy E.

“I always try to make rodeo runs in the practice pen,”Speckelmier said. “Then if I have something I really need to

work on I slow everything down so I can work it out.” TheGuthrie Championships allows most ropers to not onlycompete for some great money and prizes but to work out thekinks if needed before they head to the National Finals.

Jeff Smith and Ike and Mary Cox do an incredible job at theLazy E and provide some really golden opportunities for ropersto accommodate them during their stay in Oklahoma. Thewhole concept seems to be working and the producers werepleased. The ropers came away feeling they had trulyaccomplished something. The event provided the warm upneeded as ropers planned to head to the National Finals. Thereis no doubt the Guthrie Shoot-Out Championships willcontinue to grow and get better. Smith and the Cox crewcertainly do a great job. n

Friday, October 21 - #15Tyler Johnson (Bucyrus, KS) / J. W. Nelson (Alta, IA), 26.71 on 4, $5,420 and $3,000in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Friday, October 21 - #13Nathan Mohar (Stillman Valley, IL) / Chad Day (Estherville, IA), 28.67 on 4, $5,330 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Saturday, October 22 - #13Hunter Mason (Shreveport, LA) / Nathan C. Enyart (Seneca, MO), 34.40 on 4, $4,370 and$3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Saturday, October 22 - #12Ken L. Pennick, Jr. (Richards, TX) / Tanner P. Caudle (Horatio, AR),33.18 on 4, $6,230 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Sunday, October 23 - #10Evan Hays (Fletcher, OK) / Devon Thrash (Alva, OK), 42.90 on 4, $3,820and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Sunday, October 23 - #12Ty Spickelmier (Imperial, NE) / Levi Tucker Tyan (Hayes Center, NE), 29.82 on 4, $4,200 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Sunday, October 23 - #11Bubba W. Patterson (Argyle, TX) / Casey D. Brunson (Springtown, TX), 34.39 on 4, $3,570 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Saturday, October 22 - #11Connor Hill (Corsicana, TX) / Teobaldo Gouveia (Ituiutaba, MG), 31.54 on 4, $4,510 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Monday, October 24 - #11Rhett Nelson (Doniphan, NE) / Larry Chandler (Brule, NE), 33.90 on 4, $4,040 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Monday, October 24 - #9Timmy A. Adams (Ruby, SC) / Jeremy Michaelis (Mercer, MO), 35.02 on 4,$4,250 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Monday, October 24 - #10Tommy Anderson (Hockley, TX) / Evan Archino (Aledo, TX),34.25 on 4, $5,410 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Tuesday, October 25 - #11Donnie L. Schneider (Ingalls, KS) / Ryan Binford (Haviland, KS), 36.28 on 4, $4,070 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Tuesday, October 25 - #10Colby S. Norman (Springer, OK) / Bradley P. Johnson (Fox, OK), 30.90 on 4, $6,680 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Tuesday, October 25 - #9Tyler S. Ray (Duncan, OK) / Cody A. Ray (Marlow, OK), 37.49 on 4, $5,360 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Wednesday, October 26 - #11Dusty J. Beene J. (Valliant, OK) / Jerry Ogden (Quinton, OK),31.51 on 4, $6,600 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Wednesday, October 26 - #10Blair Tyler Small (Fairland, OK) / Tyler D. Wyrick (Wyandotte, OK),33.25 on 4, $6,640 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Wednesday, October 26 - #9Dalton C. Turner (Sidney, AR) / Hadley W. DeShazo (Salem, AR), 35.09 on 4, $6,970 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Thursday, October 27 - #9Carter Alexander Gurrola (Ardmore, OK) / Caleb J. Ford (Ardmore, OK), 28.51 on 4, $8,900 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Thursday, October 27 - #8Jackson R. Willibey (Tulsa, OK) / Stanley K. Washington (Tahlequah, OK), 29.29 on 3, $6,420and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Thursday, October 27 - #10Randy L. Davis (Blanchard, OK) / Wes Davis (Newcastle, OK),32.51 on 4, $7,200 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Friday, October 28 - #9Jose A. Vargas, Sr. (Hennessey, OK) / Joel Vargas (Hennessey, OK), 35.63 on 4,$10,950 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Friday, October 28 - #8Cody D. Hodges (Omaha, TX) / Jase Holder (Soper, OK), 24.77 on 3, $9,430 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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he Laughlin Team Roping Finals was held at the MojaveCrossing Event Center in Fort Mohave, Arizona on the

weekend of November 18-20, 2011. Team ropers enjoyed thestate-of-the-art facility and the wonderful weather.

The event began with the Open Division. The team ofBrock Hanson from Casa Grande, Arizona and BuckyCampbell from Benton City, Washington were the high callback to the short round. They roped their final steer in 7.41seconds and finished the roping with a time of 36.05 secondson five. That time gave them first place in the roping andearned them $2,282 and trophy leather rope bags. Secondplace went to Brandon Beers from Powell Butte, Oregon andJustin Davis from Cottonwood, California. The Incentivewinners were Bryce Palmer and Cody Pearson.

The next roping was the #15 Division. Kyle Kukla fromDublin, Texas teamed up with Cory Petska from Lexington,Oklahoma. They caught five steers in 44.63 seconds and took

first place in the Average. They won $1,680, trophy leather ropebags, and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place wasthe team of Ryan Alexander and Garrison Dixon, both fromArizona, and third place was Kylee Hash and Kal Jepson fromNevada.

The #13 Division was all about the team of Ryan Alexanderfrom Mariana, Arizona and Wyatt Farnsworth from Tucson,Arizona. The team was high team back and made a run of 9.36seconds on their final steer to secure first place in the Averagewith a five steer total of 42.78 seconds. The team earned $1,802,trophy leather rope bags, and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.Second went to the fourth call back team of Dennis Nowlin andByron Wilkerson, both from Stanfield, Arizona. Third place wasthe father/son team Reyes and Justin Marquez.

The #12 Division was the final roping of the day and theteam of Dennis Nowlin and Justin Marquez were third callback to the short round. The team roped their final steer in

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6.53 seconds and went to the lead of the roping with a time of33.94 on four steers. With two teams to rope they remained inthe lead and finished on top. They won first place in the ropingand took home $1,280, trophy leather rope bags and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Second place went to the team of GuyDavis and Chad Steele, both from Alamo, Nevada. Third placewas Sam Loya and Chad Steele. The Incentive winners of theroping were Gabe Trujillo and Clay William Ullery.

The second day of teamroping competition at theLaughlin Team Roping Finalsbegan with the #12 Gold PlusDivision. It came down to afamily feud in the short round.Beth and Kal Jepson were thehigh team back and secondhigh team was Beth’s husbandTodd Jepson and Mike Qualls.Todd and Mike were 9.73seconds on their final steer andfinished the roping with a timeof 40.57 seconds on four. Bethand Kal experienced somemisfortune and received a notime. Todd and Mike won theroping and took home $1,796,trophy Gist buckles and $6,000in USTRC Flex Earnings.Second place was Todd Delanofrom Mesquite, Nevada andMerrill Staheli from Logandale,Nevada. They came from theninth call back position. Thirdplace went to Gary Metcalf andBruce Teague. The Incentivewinners of the roping were

John Hannon from Brawly, California and Steve Blair fromGolden Valley, Arizona. Reyes Marquez and Claude Wilcox wonthe Century Bonus.

Reno Eddy from Gallup, New Mexico and Earl Higgins fromPhoenix, Arizona were the second call back team to the shortround of the #11 Division. They caught their final steer in 9.54seconds to put them in first place with a total time on four of39.80 seconds. The high team back failed to catch their finalsteer thus, Eddy and Higgins took first place. They won trophyMartin Saddles, $2,430, and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.Second place went to Peg and Jim Williams. They also won

OpenBrock G. Hanson (Casa Grande, AZ) / Bucky L. Campbell (Benton City, WA),36.05 on 5, $2,282

James E. Williams ............Kingman, AZ ............$6,000Scott M. Trodahl ................Henderson, NV ..........$6,000Shannon R. Snyder ..........Odessa, TX ................$6,000Tanner L. Blunk ................Chino Valley, AZ ........$6,000Peg J. Williams..................Kingman, AZ ............$5,000Dennis C. Nowlin ..............Stanfield, AZ ............$4,000Justin R. Marquez ............Seboyeta, NM ..........$4,000Reno Eddy ......................Gallup, NM................$4,000Ryan J. Alexander ............Marana, AZ ..............$4,000Cory Petska ......................Lexington, OK ..........$3,000Earl D. Higgins ................Phoenix, AZ ..............$3,000Herman Yellowhair ............Page, AZ ..................$3,000Jim Jackson ......................Winchester, CA ..........$3,000Kyle Kukla........................Dublin, TX ................$3,000Larry G. Stephey ..............Kingman, AZ ............$3,000Robert Marshall ................Searchlight, NV ........$3,000Shane L. Escamilla ..........Laguna Hills, CA........$3,000Tom A. Mills ....................Waddell, AZ ..............$3,000Virgilio Quezada ..............Las Vegas, NV............$3,000Vivian Robinson................Cave Creek, AZ..........$3,000Wyatt Ray Farnsworth ......Tucson, AZ ................$2,000Bryce Palmer....................Milton Freewater, OR ....$2,000Gabe Trujillo ....................Peralta, NM ..............$2,000Kal D. Jepson....................Las Vegas, NV............$2,000Mike D. Hannon................Westmorland, CA ......$2,000Tony L. Steele ..................Alamo, NV ................$2,000Alan E. Trujillo ..................San Ysidro, NM..........$1,000Beth Jepson......................Las Vegas, NV............$1,000Byron Wilkerson................Stanfield, AZ ............$1,000Case Hirdes......................Turlock, CA................$1,000

Chad R. Steele ................Alamo, NV ................$1,000Cody Pearson ..................Tucson, AZ ................$1,000Corkey Rasco ..................Overton, NV ..............$1,000Diane P. Schieltz ..............Somis, CA ................$1,000Garrison E. Dixon ............Winslow, AZ ..............$1,000Guy L. Davis ....................Alamo, NV ................$1,000Janet L. Mickelson ............Flagstaff, AZ..............$1,000Jose Zambrano ................Tucson, AZ ................$1,000Keith E. Porter ..................Imperial, CA..............$1,000Kylee R. Hash ..................Henderson, NV ..........$1,000Matt Costa ......................Turlock, CA................$1,000Melvin T. Warbington ........Globe, AZ..................$1,000Mike Qualls ......................Hico, TX ....................$1,000Ray Johnson ....................Holtville, CA..............$1,000Reed Flake ......................Snowflake, AZ ..........$1,000Reyes Marquez ................Seboyeta, NM ..........$1,000Richard L. Mayfield ..........Litchfield Park, AZ ....$1,000Rob Gerner ......................Apple Valley, CA ........$1,000Roy L. Brooks ..................Las Vegas, NV............$1,000Rudy Clark ......................Mammoth, AZ ..........$1,000Rudy J. Gonzales ..............Seboyeta, NM ..........$1,000Russell J. Vigil ..................Corrales, NM ............$1,000Sam Loya ........................Albuquerque, NM ......$1,000Shane D. Big ....................Kayenta, AZ ..............$1,000Steve L. Medlin ................Alamo, NV ................$1,000Terry L. Holliday ..............Barstow, CA ..............$1,000Todd L. Delano ................Mesquite, NV ............$1,000Tyrrell W. Big ....................Kayenta, AZ ..............$1,000Wacey Westcott ................Snowflake, AZ ..........$1,000Walt Eddy ........................Gallup, NM................$1,000

FLEX EARNINGS — Laughlin Finals, Ft. Mohave, AZFrom Open thru #8 Pick/Draw (including Gold Plus Roping)

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the Incentive Average. The husband and wife duo won $2,624, trophy Gist buckles and $4,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Third place in the roping was Corkey Rasco and Roy Brooks.Young team ropers gathered around for the JR Looper

roping. Kids from all over gave it their best shot. When it wasall said and done Chance Littleben won the 10- to 12-year-oldage group, Garrett Jepson won the 7- to 9-year-old age group,and Brody Shott won the 6 & under division. Second in the 6 & under division was Cade Benson.The final roping of the day was the #10 Division. Peg and

Jim Williams continued their winning ways and qualified tothe short round high team back. A run of 11.98 seconds in theshort round allowed the team to maintain their lead. They wonthe roping and earned trophy Martin saddles, $4,044, and$6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place was MikeHannon from Westmorland, California and Keith Porter fromImperial, California. Jim Williams also heeled his way intothird place with Beth Jepson. The team of Dian Schieltz andMike Qualls earned first place in the Incentive Average. The final day of team roping competition began with the #9

Division. Shannon Snyder from Odessa, Texas was on his wayto Bakersfield, California and decided to stop off at the MojaveCrossing Event Center for the roping. He drew into the #9Division and drew Scott Trodahl from Henderson, Nevada.

They roped three steers in 27.88 seconds and finished firstplace in the Incentive Average and also qualified to the shortround high team back. A run of 11.99 seconds in the shortround brought their four steer average to 39.87 seconds andgave them first place in the main Average. “This is so awesome and I really cannot believe it,” said

Snyder. “I didn’t enter to practice, I entered to win and this isjust great. This is my first saddle and I am glad to berepresenting Texas and taking it back home with me. I reallywant to say a big thanks to Reed Flake for letting me ride hishorse Moonshine. It was just a wonderful experience.”All in all the team won $4,920, trophy Gist buckles, trophy

Martin saddles and $12,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Secondplace went to Mike Hannon and Ray Johnson and third wasthe team of Alan Trujillo and Russell Vigil.The last roping of the day was the #8 Pick/Draw. Shane

Escamilla from Laguna Hills, California and Jim Jackson fromWinchester, California were the seventh call back to the shortround. They made a run of 9.30 seconds and finished theroping with a time of 34.34 seconds on three steers. When itwas all said and done they were the champions of the Average.They won $2,710, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 in USTRCFlex Earnings. Second place went to Herman Yellowhair andRobert Marshall and third place was Tanner Blunk and Vivian Robinson. �

#15Kyle Kukla (Dublin, TX) / Cory Petska (Lexington, OK), 44.63 on 5, $1,680and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#13Ryan J. Alexander (Marana, AZ) / Wyatt Ray Farnsworth (Tucson, AZ),42.78 on 5, $1,802 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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enver, Colorado is full of activity and on the weekend ofNovember 25-27, 2011 it was full of team ropers and

team roping. The Colorado Fall Championships was heldat the National Western Complex and was produced by JeffSmith and Rope the Rockies.

The event began with the Open Division and the team ofTravis and Hank Bounds were the champions of the roping.They were 37.58 seconds on five steers and won $1,154 alongwith points for the Priefert US Open Tour. The team also wonthe Incentive Average. Second place in the Average went toColby Siddoway and J.D. Yates. Third place was Brit Ellermanand Hank Bounds.

The winners of the #15 Division were T.J. Watts and ClaytonVanAken with a time of 36.44 seconds on five steers. Theyearned $3,105, trophy rope bags and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second place was J.B. James, Jr. and Colby Siddowayand third was Rick Montera and VanAken.

The #13 Division champions were from Colorado. The teamof Clancey Kreutzer and Justin Price took the top honors with atime of 40.64 seconds on five steers. They received $3,270,

trophy rope bags and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Secondplace was Tanner Fielder and Colby Siddoway and third placewas Trenton Turner and Toby Mentzer.

Randy Morlan and Nick Sciacca teamed up to win theAverage of the #12 Division. They were 38.05 seconds on fourand they received $2,456, trophy rope bags, and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Second place went to T.J. Watts andKyon Kreutzer and third place was Rick Montera and ClintScheller. The Incentive winners were Mike Bate and RobbyHull both from Pueblo, Colorado.

The second day of team roping at the Colorado FallChampionships began with the #12 Gold Plus. The winners ofthe roping were Tom Neiley from Mead, Colorado and Jimmi JoMontera from Greeley, Colorado. They were 35.56 seconds onfour steers and earned $2,147, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place went to Kent Hall andNick Sciacca and third place was Kirk Yakel and Greg Seufer.The Incentive win went to the team of Rick Montera and JoeStricklin. Ron Baucke from Yuma, Colorado and Chuck Gieckfrom Rush, Colorado won the century bonus.

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The winners of the #11 Division were Shayne OHotto andClem McNaney. They finished the roping with a time of 31.31seconds on four and took home $4,879, trophy Cowboy GoldSaddles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place was Bob Dineen and KurtEacret and third was the teamof Dick Yates and EverettLombard. Fernando Gonzalesand Kyon Kreutzer won theIncentive Average.

Gonzales switched to theheel side for the #10 Divisionand emerged as the championof the roping with JessicaGarcia. They were 34.40seconds on four steers andtook home $5,559, trophyCowboy Gold saddles and$6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.Second place was the team ofTanner Fielder and Kurt Eacretand third was KellyChamberlain and Chris Hogan.Jim Miles and Gerald Watsonwon the Incentive Average.

Miles then went into the #9Division and partnered up withMerrill Bond. The team wonthe Average with a time of40.16 seconds on four steers.They received $5,760, trophyCowboy Gold saddles and$6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.Second was Bob Dineen andJoe Stricklin and third place

went to the team of Shane Barlow and Justin Cretti both fromBennett, Colorado. The Incentive champions of the ropingwere George Woods of Pueblo, Colorado and Shawn Barris ofWindsor, Colorado. Miles and Bond received second.

#15 HandicapT.J. Watts (Eads, CO) / Clayton E. VanAken (Descanso, CA), 36.44 on 5, $3,105 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Joe B. Stricklin..................Greeley, CO ..............$6,000Nick G. Sciacca ................Trinidad, CO..............$6,000Tanner R. Fielder ..............Byers, CO ................$5,000Bob Dineen......................Ft. Lupton, CO ..........$4,000Clayton E. VanAken ..........Descanso, CA ............$4,000Jim Miles..........................Brighton, CO ............$4,000Kurt W. Eacret ..................Byers, CO ................$4,000T.J. Watts ..........................Eads, CO ..................$4,000Tom H. Neiley ..................Mead, CO ................$4,000Bob C. Meyer ..................Pleasant Dale, NE ....$3,000Cesar Caraveo ..................Strasburg, CO............$3,000Chalio Olivas ....................Aurora, CO................$3,000Clancey Kreutzer ..............La Veta, CO ..............$3,000Clayton W. Benesch ..........Penrose, CO ..............$3,000Clem M. McNaney ............Windsor, CO..............$3,000Fernando F. Gonzales ........Questa, NM ..............$3,000Garrett E. Benesch............Penrose, CO ..............$3,000George V. Woods................Pueblo, CO ..............$3,000Greg D. Seufer..................Holly, CO ..................$3,000Jeff Padilla........................Evansville, WY ..........$3,000Jessica Garcia ..................Manassa, CO ............$3,000Jimmie Joe Montera ..........Greeley, CO ..............$3,000Jody York ..........................Greeley, CO ..............$3,000Jose Olivas ......................El Jebel , CO ............$3,000Justin R. Price ..................Laveta, CO................$3,000Keith E. Simon ................Greeley, CO ..............$3,000Kent Hall..........................Kim, CO....................$3,000Kirk F. Yakel ......................Lakin, KS..................$3,000Kyon Kreutzer ..................La Veta, CO ..............$3,000Merrill V. Bond ..................Rocky Ford, CO ........$3,000Patrick A. Weaver ..............Fountain, CO ............$3,000Randy C. Morlan ..............Hasty, CO..................$3,000Ricardo Ruiz ....................Gypsum, CO..............$3,000Richard L. Lightcap ..........Las Animas, CO ........$3,000

Samantha K. Corzine ........Center, CO ................$3,000Shane L. Barlow ..............Bennett, CO..............$3,000Shawn Barris....................Windsor, CO..............$3,000Shayne OHotto ................Ft. Lupton, CO ..........$3,000Ty Groshans ....................Otis, CO....................$3,000Tyler Boyd........................Wheatland, WY..........$3,000Clay Keller ......................Ft. Collins, CO ..........$2,000Colby B. Siddoway............Hooper, UT................$2,000Everett Lombard ..............Pueblo, CO ..............$2,000Justin L. Cretti ..................Bennett, CO..............$2,000Mike D. Robson ................Strasburg, CO............$2,000Mike H. Bate ....................Pueblo, CO ..............$2,000Rick A. Montera ................Greeley, CO ..............$2,000Robby E. Hull ..................Pueblo, CO ..............$2,000Trenton L. Turner ..............Springfield, CO..........$2,000Trevor J. Schnaufer............Pueblo, CO ..............$2,000Chris Hogan ....................Brighton, CO ............$1,000Clint J. Scheller ................Ault, CO....................$1,000D.J. Tidyman ....................Carpenter, WY ..........$1,000Dick L. Yates ....................Pueblo, CO ..............$1,000Fernando F. Gonzales ........Questa, NM ..............$1,000Gerald C. Watson ..............Keenesburg, CO ........$1,000Hank Bounds ..................Palisade, CO ............$1,000J.B. James ........................Bennett, CO..............$1,000Jill K. Taylor ......................Manzanola, CO..........$1,000Kelly W. Chamberlain ........Rifle, CO ..................$1,000Lance J. Allen ..................Orchard, CO..............$1,000Paul J. Beckett ..................Laramie, WY ............$1,000Shawn R. Hagler ..............Ft. Lupton, CO ..........$1,000Tina R. Godfrey ................Las Animas, CO ........$1,000Toby Mentzer....................Ensign, KS ................$1,000Travis L. Bounds ..............Clifton, CO................$1,000Alejandro Villarreal ............Denver, CO ..............$1,000

FLEX EARNINGS — Colorado Fall Championships, Denver, COFrom Open thru #8 PickDraw (including Gold Plus Roping)

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Ty Groshans from Ottis, Colorado and Jose Olivas from El Jebel, Colorado won the Average of the #8 Pick/Draw. Theywere 26.01 seconds on three steers and received trophyCowboy Gold saddles, $4,653, and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second place was Jeff Padilla and Garrett Beneschand third was Samantha Corzine and Clayton Benesch.

The Colorado Fall Championships came to an end andropers were pleased with the cattle and the production. Theevent was just what ropers needed to carry them over to theNew Year. �

#13Clancey Kreutzer (La Veta, CO) / Justin R. Price R. (Laveta, CO),40.64 on 5, $3,270 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#12Randy C. Morlan (Hasty, CO) / Nick G. Sciacca (Trinidad, CO),

38.05 on 4, $2,456 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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#11Shayne OHotto (Ft Lupton, CO) / Clem M. McNaney III (Windsor, CO), 31.31 on 4, $4,879 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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#10Jessica Garcia (Manassa, CO) / Fernando F. Gonzales, Jr. (Questa, NM),34.40 on 4, $5,559 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#9Jim Miles (Brighton, CO) / Merrill V. Bond (Rocky Ford, CO),40.16 on 4, $5,760 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#8 PickDrawTy Groshans (Otis, CO) / Jose Olivas (El Jebel , CO), 26.01 on 3, $4,653 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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ach Thanksgiving many team ropers make the trip overthe Pacific Ocean to the island of Maui. They go there for

some fun in the sun and some awesome team ropingaction at the Maui Classic. The event is produced by PeterBaldwin and Rope Maui and takes place at the Piiholo RanchArena just outside of Makawao, Hawaii. This year the eventtook place November 25-27, 2011 and was a success for all.

The event began on Friday morning with the Open Division.The team of Spike McCay from Monroe, Oregon teamed upwith Brian Sullivan from Peralta, New Mexico to win theIncentive Average of the Open Division. They went on to winthe fast time over all and the main Average as well. The duotook home $2,001 in cash, $2,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings andpoints for the Priefert Open Tour.

The Colorado team of Alex Schuman and Trey Yates took

first place in the #15 Division. They were 42.95 seconds on fivesteers and won $1,049, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Second place was Schuman and RileyPedro and third place went to Yates and Pedro.

The Hawaiians struck big in the #13 Division. It was allabout Ken Miranda from Honokaa, Hawaii and Brad Apo fromMakawao. They won the Average with a time of 49.35 secondson five steers. The win gave them $1,064, trophy Gist bucklesand $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place went toKain Silva and Apo, while third place was Miranda and Yates.

The final roping of the first day was the #12 Division. Apoand Yates were in a heeling duel and it came right down to thewire to see who would emerge as the champion. The win of theAverage went to Claude Straub from Johnson City, Texas andApo. They were also the Incentive champions of the roping.

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The win landed them $1,771, a pair of trophy Gistbuckles and $8,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.Second place was Schuman and Yates and thirdplace went to Emiliano Achaval and Pedro.

On Saturday the team roping began with theGold Plus Division. The team of Lelan Nishekfrom Lihue, Hawaii and Mark Brockmueller fromWhitesboro, Texas were the Average winners. Theywere 51.25 seconds on four steers for the win.Second place was John Prito and Kelly BoyMedeiros and third place was the team of BobNilmeyer and Jeff Bowers. Nilmeyer and Bowersalso won the Incentive Average, while Nishek andBrockmueller finished second place. DarbyMcMartin from Australia and David Sunagawafrom Hawaii won the century bonus.

The second day of team roping also welcomedStraub and Apo back to the winners circle. Thepair won the Average of the #11 Division with atime of 34.87 seconds on four steers. They took

home trophy Gist buckles, $1,101, and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second place went to Straub and Mark Brockmuellerand third place was the team of Freddy Rice and Yates. TheIncentive winners were Achaval and Brockmueller.

Peter Baldwin and Jeff Bowers teamed up to win theAverage of the #10 Division. They were 44.65 seconds on fourand for their efforts received $1,778, trophy Gist buckles and$6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place went to the teamof Nilmeyer and Yates and third place was Achaval andBrockmueller. Dale Cambra from Pukalani, Hawaii teamed upwith Brockmueller to win the Incentive Average.

Claude Straub struck again in the #9 Division. This time heteamed up with Fred Borsum from Haiku, Hawaii to win theAverage. They were 73.13 seconds on four steers and won$1,808, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second place was the team of Rory Souza andMichael Mendes and third place was the team of Travis

Mark A.Brockmueller ........Whitesboro, TX ........$15,000Brad L. Apo......................Makawao, HI ..........$11,000Claude W. Straub ..............Johnson City, TX ......$11,000Lelan C. Nishek ................Lihue, HI ................$1,0000Bob Nilmeyer ..................San Martin, CA..........$9,000Jeff G. Bowers ..................Creswell, OR ............$9,000Trey D. Yates ....................Pueblo, CO ..............$9,000Fred K. Chang ..................Makawao, HI ............$7,000Michael J. Mendes ............Makawao, HI ............$7,000Alex K. Schuman ..............Fort Collins, CO ........$6,000Emiliano Achaval ..............Makawao, HI ............$6,000John L. Prito ....................Haiku, HI ..................$6,000Kelly Boy J Medeiros ........Kailua Kona, HI ........$6,000Charles S. Medeiros ..........Kula, HI ....................$4,000Ken Miranda ....................Honokaa, HI..............$4,000Peter D. Baldwin ..............Makawao, HI ............$4,000David T.G. Sunagawa ........Kaneohe, HI..............$3,000Fred Borsum ....................Haiku, HI ..................$3,000Jack Bishop ......................Ellensburg, WA ..........$3,000

Riley K. Pedro ..................Nunn, CO..................$3,000Robert A. Carvalho............Makawao, HI ............$3,000Bob G. Clifford ................Danville, CA..............$1,000Brian Sullivan ..................Peralta, NM ..............$1,000Dale Cambra....................Pukalani, HI..............$1,000Dale Cambra....................Pukalani, HI..............$1,000Freddy Rice ......................Kamuela, HI..............$1,000Gary McClelland ..............Granbury, TX..............$1,000Jack J. Fischer ..................Ellensburg, WA ..........$1,000Kain Silva ........................Kalaheo, HI ..............$1,000Kawika Domingo ..............Kaunakakai, HI ........$1,000Kiana L. UechiWon ..........Aiea, HI ....................$1,000Matt K. Devine ................Madera, CA ..............$1,000Myron D. Duarte ..............Auburn, WA ..............$1,000Phil L. Schuman ..............Fort Collins, CO ........$1,000Rory J. Souza....................Makawao, HI ............$1,000Spike L. McCay ................Monroe, OR ..............$1,000Taylor J. White ..................Prosser, WA ..............$1,000Travis J. Mendes................Makawao, HI ............$1,000

FLEX EARNINGS — Maui Classic, Makawao, HIFrom Open thru #8 PickDraw (including Gold Plus Roping)

OpenSpike L. McCay (Monroe, OR) / Brian Sullivan (Peralta, NM), 53.40 on 5, $1,331

#15Alex K. Schuman (Fort Collins, CO) / Trey D. Yates (Pueblo, CO),42.95 on 5, $1,049 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Mendes and Myron Duarte. Fred Chang and CharlesMedeiros won the Incentive Average.

The final roping of the weekend was the #8Pick/Draw. Bob Nilmeyer from San Martin, Californiaand Michael Mendes from Makawao, Hawaii were thechampions of the roping. They received trophy Gistbuckles, $1,582, and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.Second place was the matchup of Fred Chang andMichael Mendes and third place as Lelan Nishek andR.J. Masada.

Overall team ropers and spectators alike enjoyed theMaui Classic. It is one holiday roping that everyoneshould attend. Make plans to be there for next year. �

#13Ken Miranda (Honokaa, HI) / Brad L. Apo (Makawao, HI),49.35 on 5, $1,064 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#12 and #11Claude W. Straub, Jr. (Johnson City, TX) / Brad L. Apo (Makawao, HI)

#11 - 34.87 on 4, $1,101 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each #12 - 37.63 on 4, $1,291 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#10Peter D. Baldwin (Makawao, HI) / Jeff G. Bowers (Creswell, OR),44.65 on 4, $1,778 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#9Claude W. Straub, Jr. (Johnson City, TX) / Fred Borsum (Haiku, HI),

73.13 on 4, $1,808 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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he Mississippi Classic is one of those team ropings thatpeople like to attend. It comes right after Thanksgiving and

by the time it begins people are full of Thanksgiving goodiesand they are ready to team rope. The event took place at theMississippi Fairgrounds Equine Center in Jackson,Mississippi on November 26-27, 2011. John Johnson and Jx2Productions team up with Kevin Hall and Rope the Ozarks toproduce the event.

Louisiana was the dominating factor in the Open Division.Jason Richardson from Keithville and Cody Hogan from Pelicanwere the champions of the Average. They were 50.50 secondson five steers and won first place. They also won the IncentiveAverage. Second place in the main Average was the team ofTyler Hogan from Pelican and Lane Salley from Belmont. BoLitton and Wesley Birdwell finished in third place.

Riley Grisham from Kiln, Mississippi and Trace Porter fromLeesville, Louisiana won the Average of the #15 Division. Theywere 36.74 seconds on five steers and took home $2,680, trophyGist buckles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second placewas Kaston Peavy and Dennis Moore and third place was

Grisham and Randy Adcox.Grisham teamed up with Dennis Moore from Opp,

Alabama to win first place in the Average of the #13 Division.They were 38.51 seconds on five steers. The win gave them$3,880, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second place was the duo of Dillon Green fromPine Grove, Louisiana and third was Brad Robertson andCody Hogan.

Tyler Hogan hit again, this time heeling in the #12Division. He teamed up with Chad Robertson from Florien,Louisiana and the team won first place in the Average. They

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OpenJason T. Richardson (Keithville, LA) / Cody S. Hogan (Pelican, LA), 50.50 on 5, $880

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CLASSICMississippi

Riley M. Grisham from Kiln, Mississippi was the MississippiClassic High Money winner

$173,840

$109,935

$11,042

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were 29.55 seconds on four and won $4,200,trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. The team also won the IncentiveAverage and added $800, two more trophy Gistbuckles and $2,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings totheir stash. Second place was Rig Saxon andThomas Savage and third place in the ropingwas Keith Bentley and Scott Seiler.

The Gold Plus Division was a great ropingand the win went to Bradley Malone fromPlain Dealing, Louisiana and Phillip Wilder ofShreveport, Louisiana. They were 35.19seconds on four steers and in turn received$3,120, trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Second place in theroping was Sal Cannizzaro and Mike Whiteand third place went to Chris Shivers andWhite. The Incentive winners were ClaudeLowery and Devin Tate from Mississippi andArkansas. The team of Brian Kennedy andE.R. Scogins won the Century Bonus.

Malone carried his winning ways forth intothe #11 Division. He teamed up with PeytonLeflett from Benton, Louisiana and the pair

Bradley A. Malone ............Plain Dealing, LA ......$7,000Peyton Leflett ..................Benton, LA................$7,000Riley M. Grisham ..............Kiln, MS....................$7,000Dusty A. Warner................Louisville, MS............$6,000Mike P. White....................De Kalb, TX ..............$6,000Chad D. Robertson............Florien, LA ................$4,000Dennis W. Moore ..............Opp, AL ....................$4,000Dillon Green ....................Pine Grove, LA ..........$4,000John R. Lee ......................Poplarville, MS ..........$4,000Lendon H. Murrell ............Elm Grove, LA ..........$4,000Matt Griswell....................Ramer, TN ................$4,000Tyler W. Hogan..................Pelican, LA................$4,000Waymon Taylor ................Springhill, LA ............$4,000Billy J. Griswell ................Ramer, TN ................$3,000Brad W. Robertson ............Florien, LA ................$3,000Brandon Clifton ................Potts Camp, MS ........$3,000Chance A. Brown..............Lucedale, MS ............$3,000Chris L. Shivers ................Jonesville, LA ............$3,000Claude E. Lowery ............Wesson, MS ..............$3,000Dobie M. Eakes ................Philadelphia, MS ......$3,000Donnie R. Brown ..............Lucedale, MS ............$3,000Gavin Turner ....................MS ..........................$3,000Jacob T. Watt ....................Geiger, AL ................$3,000Joe L. Kelly ......................Morton, MS ..............$3,000Justin Johnston ................Poplarville, MS ..........$3,000Keith Inkenbrandt ............Hammond, LA ..........$3,000Michael T. Dansby ............Hope Hull, AL ..........$3,000Phillip Wilder ....................Shreveport, LA ..........$3,000Robbie L. Litton................Gillroy, CA ................$3,000Sal Cannizzaro..................Folsom, LA................$3,000Trace Porter......................Leesville, LA ............$3,000Tyler Watt ........................Geiger, AL ................$3,000

Bobby Leflett ..................Bossier City, LA ........$2,000Cody S. Hogan ................Pelican, LA................$2,000Jason T. Richardson............Keithville, LA ............$2,000Lane Salley ......................Belmont, LA..............$2,000Marcus Theriot ..................Poplarville, MS ..........$2,000Randy Adcox ....................Mount Olive, MS ......$2,000Anthony Ingram................Mize, MS ..................$1,000Bo Litton..........................Pelican, LA................$1,000Brandon Hall....................Jonesboro, AR............$1,000Dustin Ayers ....................Daingerfield, TX ........$1,000Ivan S. Holliday ................Poplarville, MS ..........$1,000Jason D. Grimshaw............Elm Grove, LA ..........$1,000Jason White ......................Mount Olive, MS ......$1,000Jay T. Hodge......................West Monroe, LA ......$1,000Jeff L. Tilley ......................Marianna, AR............$1,000Jeff T. Peterman ................Gulfport, MS ............$1,000Joe D. Jones......................Macon, MS................$1,000Kaston Will Peavy ............Bay Minette, AL ........$1,000Keith Bentley ..................Rose Hill, MS ............$1,000Kelton Carr ......................Poplarville, MS ..........$1,000Mark Cowdin....................Grand Cane, LA ........$1,000Mark E. Ward ..................Petal, MS ..................$1,000Neil O. Smith....................Cedarbluff, MS ..........$1,000Nick Gonzales ..................Carriere, MS..............$1,000Preston Lee......................Wiggins, MS..............$1,000Rig Saxon ........................West Monroe, LA ......$1,000Rodney H. Pittman ..........Poplarville, MS ..........$1,000Scott E. Seiler ..................Ocala, FL ..................$1,000Scott G. Coleman..............Sturgis, MS ..............$1,000Thomas Savage ................Calhoun, LA ..............$1,000Trey C. Sutherland ............Raymond, MS ..........$1,000

FLEX EARNINGS — Mississippi Classic, Jackson, MSFrom Open thru #8 PickDraw (including Gold Plus Roping)

#15 Riley M. Grisham (Kiln, MS) / Trace Porter (Leesville, LA), 36.74 on 5, $2,680 and $3,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings each

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took first place in the Average. They were a total time of 31.81seconds on four steers and thus received $4,920, trophy Gistbuckles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place wasDillon Green and Mark Ward, while third place was Bo Littonand Bobby Leflett. Waymon Taylor and Bobby Leflett won theIncentive Average.Peyton Leflett was on target and moved to the final day

with another win. He and partner Waymon Taylor won the

Average of the #10 Division with a time of 34.67 seconds onfour. The win was worth $5,360, trophy Cowboy Gold Saddlesand $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place was NickGonzales III and Rodney Pittman and third place was ScottColeman and Neil Smith. Dillion Green and Marcus Theriotwon the Incentive Average and fourth in the main Average.Robbie Litton and Dusty Warner were the champions of

#12Chad D. Robertson (Florien, LA) / Tyler W. Hogan (Pelican, LA),29.55 on 4, $4,200 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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#13 Riley M. Grisham (Kiln, MS) / Dennis W. Moore (Opp, AL), 38.51 on 5, $3,880 and $3,000in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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#10Waymon Taylor (Springhill, LA) / Peyton Leflett (Benton, LA), 34.67 on 4, $5,360 and$3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#9Robbie L. Litton (Gillroy, CA) / Dusty A. Warner (Louisville, MS), 37.36 on 4,$6,680 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

the #9 Division with a time of 37.36 secondson four steers. The win earned the team fromCalifornia and Mississippi a total of $6,680,trophy Cowboy Gold saddles and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Second place wasLendon Murrell and Jason Grimshaw and thirdplace went to Ivan Holliday and John Lee. Thewinners of the Incentive Average were LendonMurrell and John Lee.The final roping was the #8 Pick/Draw. Jacob

and Tyler Watt both from Geiger, Alabama werethe champions of the roping. They were 35.47seconds on three steers and won trophy Gistbuckles. Second place was Donnie and ChanceBrown from Mississippi and third place wasJustin Johnston and Keith Inkenbrandt. �

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espite a bit of inclement weather and some cool windytemperatures, Horseman’s Arena in Albuquerque, New

Mexico rolled out the red carpet for USTRC team roperslooking for a good place to rope during the Thanksgivingweekend. The facility is roper-friendly and couple that withsome good cattle and a well run roping it made for a holidayweekend worth traveling to.

“It’s a nice indoor pen,” commented Stephenville, Texasheader Chance Kiehne who attended the roping over hisThanksgiving weekend. “It’s a good place to rope and I alwayslike roping there in that facility. The cattle were good and it wasproduced well.”

Kiehne and partner, Brandon Gonzales placed fourth in theOpen with a time of 41.66 seconds behind winners ErichRogers and Reno Eddy who won the Open with a time of 37.85seconds on five head of steers to split $1,038. Gonzales andSeth Hall placed second in the Open with a time of 38.26seconds on five head of steers.

Bobby Marsh and Wade Masters won the #15 Division with atime of 36.42 seconds on five head to pocket $2,344, trophyGist buckles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Gonzales andCody Mirabal cinched second place with a time of 40.57seconds to pocket $1,406 and $2,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings.

Kiehne and Eddy took third place.Kiehne commented that he and Gonzales plan to haul

together in 2012 and the Duke City Classic was one of theirfirst ropings.

“I’m not hauling a lot right now but plan to rope withBrandon,” Kiehne added. “Albuquerque was actually our firstroping together.”

The #13 Division proved to be a good one for Seth Hall ashe and partner, Cort Smith took first in the Average with a timeof 40.90 seconds on five head of steers to put $3,042 in thebank and added $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings and trophyGist buckles. Hall and Smith also had the overall fast time of5.88 seconds.

Wade Baize and Tularosa, New Mexico team roper, ColeRogers, won the #12 Division with a time of 36.06 seconds on four to win $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings and split cash of $2,684. They also received trophy Gist buckles. Baize and Blackfoot, Idaho’s Tyrel Jensen placed second in theAverage with a time of 38.60 seconds on four head of steers to win $1,610.

New Mexico team ropers John Garcia and Ferlin Charleywon the Average in the #12 Gold Plus with a time of 32.92seconds on four head. The pair won, trophy Gist buckles,

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#15 HandicapBobby V. Marsh, Jr. (Continental Divide, NM) / Wade Masters (Durango, CO),36.42 on 5, $2,344 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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#13Seth T. Hall (Fair Acres, NM) / Cort A. Smith (Caballo, NM),40.90 on 5, $3,042 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

$123,290

$81,452

$11,777

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$1,774 and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. It seems Charleywas still on a winning streak after doing well at the CinchUSTRC National Finals of Team Roping. Jeff Davis andColorado roper, Joaquin Huntington won the Average of theCentury Bonus. The pair had a time of 31.00 seconds onthree head of steers to takethe win.The #11 Division win went

to New Mexico ropers, JoseOrtega and Manuel Sandoval.The pair won the Average with atime of 35.64 seconds on fourhead of steers. The Average winwas good for $6,000 in USTRCFlex Earnings, trophy CowboyGold saddles and $4,310 in theirpockets. Reno and Walt Eddyhad the overall fast time in the #11 with a time of 6.97 seconds.The #10 Division roping had

a total payout of a little over$14,000 and the Average wentto New Mexico team ropers JoeSambrano and Lance Barka.The pair roped four head ofsteers and won the Averagewith a time of 42.17 seconds toput $4,446, trophy CowboyGold saddles, and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings in theirstockpile. Joel Rivera andTrevor Larranaga won secondin the Average with a time of47.24 seconds on four.

The All Girl went to NewMexico cowgirls, Cera Montes

of Hondo, New Mexico and Stacy Merritt of Yeso, New Mexico.The ladies posted a time of 29.54 seconds on three head. ShellyLeSueur and Dawn Boozer won second in the Average of theAll Girl. Montes and Merritt also had the overall fast time.When the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed Dylan White

Cavin Jacobs ..................Estancia, NM ............$10,000Butch A. Whitten ............Cimarron, NM ............$4,000Cort A. Smith ................Caballo, NM ..............$4,000Ferlin Charley ................Albuquerque, NM........$4,000Javier Chavez Minguer ....Santa Fe, NM ............$4,000John L. Garcia ................Springer, NM ..............$4,000Jose M. Ortega ..............Santa Fe, NM ............$4,000Seth T. Hall ....................Fair Acres, NM ............$4,000Wade Baize....................Anthony, NM ..............$4,000Abel N. Lucero ..............Las Vegas, NM ............$3,000Andrew B. Burr ..............Corrales, NM ..............$3,000Andrew G. Lucero ..........McIntosh, NM ............$3,000Ben South ....................Datil, NM ..................$3,000Bobby V. Marsh ..............Continental Divide, NM ....$3,000Brett R. Berry ................Redondo Beach, CA ....$3,000Carlos Baca ..................Anton Chico, NM ........$3,000Charles R. Mahkewa ......Hotevilla, AZ ..............$3,000Cole Rogers ..................Tularosa, NM ..............$3,000Dylan White ..................Albuquerque, NM........$3,000Faron Candelaria ............Isleta, NM ..................$3,000Gabe Trujillo ..................Peralta, NM ................$3,000Jess R. Hollar ................Bloomfield, NM ..........$3,000Joe Sambrano ................Los Lunas, NM ..........$3,000Kevin Sweazea ..............Mountaineer, NM ........$3,000Lance Barka ..................Albuquerque, NM........$3,000Makayla Jacobs ..............Lemitar, NM ..............$3,000Manuel R. Sandoval ......Deming, NM ..............$3,000Matthew E. Gutierrez......Estancia, NM ..............$3,000Patrick Hinds..................Tierra Amarilla, NM ....$3,000Ruben A. Loya ..............Santa Fe, NM ............$3,000Shawn A. Yabeny ............Albuquerque, NM........$3,000Travis Regensberg ..........Las Vegas, NM ............$3,000Wade Masters ................Durango, CO ..............$3,000Cody J. Mirabal ..............Grants, NM ................$2,000

Dennis K. Armijo ............Seboyeta, NM ............$2,000Gerardo Madrid..............Albuquerque, NM........$2,000Joel Rivera ....................Santa Fe, NM ............$2,000Kyle V. Roberts................Durango, CO ..............$2,000Reno Eddy ....................Gallup, NM ................$2,000Shane D. Big..................Kayenta, AZ................$2,000Trevor T. Larranaga ........Santa Fe, NM ............$2,000Tyrrell W. Big..................Kayenta, AZ................$2,000Allen N. Armijo ..............Seboyeta, NM ............$1,000Brandon E. Baca ............Las Vegas, NM ............$1,000Brandon J. Gonzales ......Seboyeta, NM ............$1,000Chance W. Kiehne ..........Stephenville, TX ..........$1,000Chip Roberts ..................Durango, CO ..............$1,000Christina R. Wilson ........Capitan, NM ..............$1,000Chuck Thompson ............Moriarty, NM ..............$1,000Cody J. Mirabal ..............Grants, NM ................$1,000Cody A. Wilson ..............Capitan, NM ..............$1,000Colt Capurro ..................Fallon, NV ..................$1,000Daniel Trujillo ................San Rafael, NM ..........$1,000David F. Wimberly ..........Moriarty, NM ..............$1,000Eric J. Mascarenas ..........Santa Fe, NM ............$1,000Gene Aragon..................Grants, NM ................$1,000George L. Lopez ............Los Lunas, NM ..........$1,000Javier Bustillos ..............Albuquerque, NM........$1,000JoDan S. Mirabal ............Grants, NM ................$1,000Johnnie Begay................Belen, NM..................$1,000Jose Mendiaz Coronado ..Santa Fe, NM ............$1,000Kade Elkins....................Grants, NM ................$1,000Kade Elkins....................Grants, NM ................$1,000Mike M. Martinez ..........Los Lunas, NM ..........$1,000Randy R. Sanchez ..........Jarales, NM ................$1,000Sam Loya ......................Albuquerque, NM........$1,000Tyrel Jensen ..................Blackfoot, ID ..............$1,000Walt Eddy......................Gallup, NM ................$1,000

FLEX EARNINGS — Duke City Classic, Albuquerque, NMFrom Open thru #8 PickDraw (including Gold Plus Roping)

#12Wade Baize (Anthony, NM) /Cole Rogers (Tularosa, NM),36.06 on 4, $2,684 and $3,000in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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and California roper, Brett Berry won the Average in the #9Division with a time of 38.27 seconds on four head of steersto pocket $3,800, trophy Cowboy Gold saddles, and $6,000in USTRC Flex Earnings. Sam Loya and Johnnie Begayplaced second in the Average with a time of 47.90 secondson four head of steers.

The #8 Pick/Draw went to sixteen-year-old Lemitar,New Mexico roper, Makayla Jacobs and her partner BenSouth. The pair put $3,824 in their pocket with a time of29.15 seconds on three head of steers for the Average win.

They also received trophy Gist buckles and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Andrew Burr and Carlos Bacawon second in the Average with a time of 31.88 secondson three.

The Thanksgiving weekend proved to be a good onefor ropers participating in the Duke City Classic. It was agood roping to have on their November calendar. Withgood cattle and a great facility taking the time to spendpart of the Thanksgiving holiday at the Horseman’s Arenawas a good idea for everyone involved. �

#11Jose M. Ortega (Santa Fe, NM) / Manuel R. Sandoval(Deming, NM), 35.64 on 4, $4,310 and $3,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings each

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#9Dylan White (Albuquerque, NM) / Brett R. Berry (Redondo Beach, CA), 38.27 on 4,$3,800 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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ulsa, Oklahoma is a great place for team ropers tocongregate and gather they did at the Tulsa Expo Ford Truck

Coliseum for the Oil Capital Stampede. The event wasproduced by Kevin Hall and Rope the Ozarks and took placeDecember 2-4, 2011.

The Oklahoma team of Bubba Buckaloo from Kingston andCody Doescher from Oklahoma City won the Average of theOpen Division. They were 33.59 seconds on five steers and won$2,660 plus ten points for the Priefert US Open Tour. AdamRose and Ed Ruth both from Missouri won second place in theAverage and third place was Casey Hicks and Joseph Harrison.The team of Brett Christensen and Derrick Jantzen won theIncentive Average.

Oklahoma again took first place. Thomas Smith fromBarnsdall and Gage Williams from Foster won the Average ofthe #15 Division. They were 31.99 seconds on five steers andtook home $3,900, trophy halters, and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second place was Clay Shoop from Greeley, Coloradoand Roy Shoop from Inola, Oklahoma. The third place teamwas Cole Wheeler and Gage Williams.

Thomas Smith switched over to the heel side for the #13Division. He teamed up with Thompson Berryhill from Talala,

Oklahoma and the duo won first place in the Average. Theyearned $3,800, trophy halters, and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings for roping five steers in 35.31 seconds. Second placewas the Missouri team of Josh Worley and Nathan Enyart. TylerWyrick and Enyard finished in third place.

Oklahoma was again on top in the #12 Division. GaryStricklen from Salina and Cody Joe Heflin from Claremorewere the champions of the roping. They were 32.01 seconds onfour steers and won $3,180, trophy halters, and $6,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Second place was Kody Tredway andWade Perry and third place went to Shane Hoodenpyle andBradley Johnson. Mike Bridges and Jay Morgan won theIncentive Average.

On the second day of the Oil Capital Stampede, GaryStricklen stuck again. He teamed up with Roy Shoop and thepair won the Average of the #12 Gold Plus. They roped foursteers in 32.95 seconds and thus won $1,720, trophy Gistbuckles and $6,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second placewent to Kenny Wiseman and Ralph Williams and third placewas Jeff Souza and Clayton Beavers. Don Enyart and Jim Huffwon the Incentive Average and Bruce Barnett and Hufffinished first in the century bonus.

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OpenBubba S. Buckaloo (Kingston, OK) / Cody W. Doescher (Oklahoma City, OK), 33.59 on 5, $2,660

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STAMPEDEOil Capital

$195,060

$130,100

$12,040

72.9%

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The #11 Division win went to Tyler Forrest of Peggs,Oklahoma and Jackson Willibey of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Theysecured four steers in a time of 29.98 seconds and received$4,640, trophy Cowboy Gold saddles, and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings for the win. Secondplace was a family affair as thebrother-in-law team of JoshWorley and Brye Crites, bothfrom Missouri, caught foursteers in 34.45 seconds. Theyreceived $3,100 and $2,000 inUSTRC Flex Earnings. Thirdplace was Braden Johnson andLane Reeves. The Incentivewinners were Drew Jordan andPaul Davis.

It came down to Oklahomaand Missouri once again inthe #10 Division. Oklahomawas victorious and Missouritook the reservechampionship. Thomas Smithand Jake Cooper Clay won theAverage with a time of 30.13seconds on four steers. Theytook home $5,520, trophyCowboy Gold Saddles and$6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second went to RonPhelps and Bruce Barnett.Third place went to theIncentive champion team ofJackson Willibey and Stanley Washington.

Codie Williams fromSapulpa, Oklahoma and Matt

Mauldin from Beggs, Oklahoma were the best team in the #9Division. They won the Average with a time of 36.82 secondsand received $7,000, trophy Cowboy Gold saddles and $6,000in USTRC Flex Earnings. Second place went to Jesse Hale and

#15Thomas K. Smith (Barnsdall, OK) / Gage Williams (Foster, OK),31.99 on 5, $3,900 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

Thomas K. Smith ..............Barnsdall, OK............$9,000Mike Jones ......................Fort Gibson, OK ........$9,000Ryan Lee Dirteater ..........Hulbert, OK ..............$7,000Gary L. Stricklen ..............Salina, OK ................$6,000Jim E. Huff ......................Berryville, AR............$6,000Gage Williams ..................Foster, OK ................$5,000Jackson R. Willibey ............Tulsa, OK ..................$5,000Clayton J. Beavers ............Dardanelle, AR..........$4,000Codie Williams..................Sapulpa, OK..............$4,000Don Enyart ......................Seneca, MO ..............$4,000Jeff R. Souza ....................Havana, AR ..............$4,000Roy W. Shoop ..................Inola, OK ..................$4,000Bob M. Freeman ..............Arnett, OK ................$3,000Bobby St. John ................Talala, OK ................$3,000Brock Griffin ....................Jameson, MO ............$3,000Cody Joe Heflin ................Claremore, OK ..........$3,000Dale Huff ........................Berryville, AR............$3,000Farren F. Carpenter ..........Inola, OK ..................$3,000Jackie L. Hewitt ................Porter, OK ................$3,000Jake Cooper Clay ..............Sapulpa, OK..............$3,000Jesse L. Hale ....................Vinita, OK ................$3,000Kenny A. Wiseman ............Paola, KS..................$3,000Kirk W. Delk ....................Harrison, AR ............$3,000Logan Miller ....................Centerville, KS ..........$3,000Marty Russell ..................Spavinaw, OK............$3,000Matt Mauldin....................Beggs, OK ................$3,000Nathan C. Enyart ..............Seneca, MO ..............$3,000Ralph E. Williams..............Skiatook, OK ............$3,000Randy L. Conrad ..............Collinsville, OK..........$3,000Scott Merritt ....................Salina, OK ................$3,000Thompson L. Berryhill ......Talala, OK ................$3,000Tyler Forrest ....................Peggs, OK ................$3,000Braden D. Johnson ............Fox, OK ....................$2,000Jay L. Morgan ..................Duncan, OK ..............$2,000Josh Worley ......................Polk, MO ..................$2,000

Mike Bridges ....................Mounds, OK ..............$2,000Stanley K. Washington ......Tahlequah, OK ..........$2,000Andy M. Smallwood ..........Coffeyville, KS ..........$1,000Brandon G. Vaske..............Burt, IA ....................$1,000Brent Boevers ..................Mustang, OK ............$1,000Brett Christensen ..............Alva, OK ..................$1,000Britt W. Bockius ................Claremore, OK ..........$1,000Bruce Barnett ..................West Plains, MO........$1,000Brye R. Crites ..................Halfway, MO ............$1,000Carl W. Jones ....................Siloam Springs, AR....$1,000Chris McBride ..................Siloam Springs, AR....$1,000Clay A. Shoop ..................Greeley, CO ..............$1,000Cody Carlin ......................Neosho, MO ..............$1,000Cole Wheeler ....................Flint, TX ....................$1,000Derrick Jantzen ................Ames, OK ................$1,000Drew R. Jordan ................Tahlequah, OK ..........$1,000Jake Smith ......................Broken Bow, OK........$1,000Johnny H. Weil ..................Edna, KS ..................$1,000Jon G. Johnson..................Lincoln, AR ..............$1,000Kody D. Tredway ..............Erie, KS ....................$1,000Lane M. Reeves ................Wann, OK ................$1,000Larry Tysver ......................Inola, OK ..................$1,000Mick L. Foreman ..............Rose, OK ..................$1,000Nicholas Taylor..................Havana, AR ..............$1,000Paul A. Davis....................Chelsea, OK ..............$1,000Phil W. Longacre ..............Langley, OK ..............$1,000Randy L. Harmon ............Mustang, OK ............$1,000Ron L. Phelps ..................Carterville, MO..........$1,000Rustin A. Brown ..............Fort Gibson, OK ........$1,000Ryan C. Tittle ....................Pryor, OK..................$1,000Sam Nunneley..................Caney, KS ................$1,000Shane L. Hoodenpyle ........Ada, OK....................$1,000Tyler D. Wyrick ..................Wyandotte, OK ..........$1,000Tyler M. Pollard ................Talala, OK ................$1,000Wade D. Perry ..................Lamont, OK ..............$1,000

FLEX EARNINGS — Oil Capital Stampede, Tulsa, OKFrom Open thru #8 PickDraw (including Gold Plus Roping)

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Farren Carpenter and third was Jon Johnson,Jr. and Mick Foreman. The team of MikeJones from Fort Gibson, Oklahoma and RyanDirteater from Hulbert, Oklahoma were theIncentive champions.

Jones and Dirteater used their winningmomentum from the #9 Division and carriedit over to the #8 Pick/Draw. They won theAverage with a time of 25.25 seconds onthree steers. The win gave them trophy Gistbuckles, $4,220, and $6,000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Second place went to Jones andKirk Delk from Harrison, Arkansas. Thirdplace was Scott Merritt and Marty Russell.

The Oil Capital Stampede wound up asuccess and ropers enjoyed the opportunityto compete in such an outstanding facility.Rope the Ozarks pulled off a greatproduction and are looking forward to the2012 USTRC season. �

#13Thompson L. Berryhill (Talala, OK) / Thomas K. Smith (Barnsdall, OK), 35.31 on 5,$3,800 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

#12Gary L. Stricklen (Salina, OK) / Cody Joe Heflin (Claremore, OK), 32.01 on 4, $3,180 and$3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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#10Thomas K. Smith (Barnsdall, OK) / Jake Cooper Clay (Sapulpa, OK), 30.13on 4, $5,520 and $3,000 in USTRC Flex Earnings each

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Tips &Tricks

Insulate on the CheapWhen the temperature hits single digits you can keep your

horses’ water from freezing by lining a large bucket with hay orstraw and putting your water bucket into it. This “insulatedbed” can really help keep it from freezing and helps maintainthe water at a drinkable temperature about twice as long as anon-insulated bucket. When filling your buckets, start withwarm water. You can also top off iced buckets with hot water toreplenish them in between refills.

Where’s my Cooler?Using portable ice chests with the lids removed as your

horses’ water buckets works well to fend off icing-over duringcold spells. The insulation of the cooler can keep water fromfreezing down to the mid to low twenties. Many coolers alsohave wheels on them to make it easier to pull out of the stallsto clean.

Drink Up!Getting horses to drink in the winter can be a hard thing to

do. Even when the water is warm, your horse may not drinkenough when the temperatures are cold. To help you can makesome “alfalfa tea.” To do this, soak about 3/4 to 1 pound of

alfalfa hay cubes in 2 gallons of water until they are almostdissolved. Add about a half tablespoon of salt, stir, and serve.Serve in a large, wide-mouth bucket to allow the horse to eat themush and not get it all over his muzzle. And be sure to do this inthe warm part of the day and remove any uneaten soaked cubesto keep them from freezing.

Frozen FoodA simple way for horse owners to avoid having to chop into a

solid block of frozen horse feed on cold winter mornings is toadd crimped or rolled oats to the mixture. One bag to every 2 to3 bags of sweet feed usually keeps the feed from freezingtogether. Although it takes a little time to mix it together in alarge container, it takes a lot less work when scooping it out tofeed on cold days. Also, the extra oats will help add nutrientsand energy to your horses diet when the temperatures are lowand they can use a little extra anyway.

Keeping it CleanWater barrels and buckets still need to be cleaned even when

the weather turns cold. However, using a sprig of lavender heldtogether with a rubber band will help keep them clean.Lavender is known for its antimicrobial properties and keepsthe green slim from forming as quickly.

As temperatures plummet across the country, team ropers are making thosedreadful, daily trips to the barn to keep their horses cared for, fed and watered.The shorter days and cold temperatures make this a challenge at times. Evenmore, the effort it takes to keep horses healthy, with fresh water, good clean feedand warmth is often a job in itself when the weather turns cold. Here are a fewtips from fellow horse owners that can help make things a bit easier when thetemperatures fall.

Water and Feed — Clean, Plentiful and Unfrozen

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When and WhereUse your common sense when blanketing your horses. A

good healthy winter coat may be all your horse needs unless theweather gets well below freezing, and it is windy, raining orsnowing hard. Remove the blanket when the sun is out, even ifthe temperature is quite crisp. Watching your horses to see howthey are acting can be a great way to see if they are chilled ornot, and in need of a blanket. When blanketing, check yourhorse daily to make sure that the blanket is not rubbing orpulling. Broken hairs are an indication of chaffing.

Snap!To prevent the snaps on leg straps from getting soiled and

sticky, change the strap so the snap attaches to the ring near thebelly strap, rather than under the tail area.

What to Buy?Make sure the blanket you purchase is 100% waterproof and

breathable. When waterproof blankets were first introduced, thewaterproof coating did not allow air to ventilate through theblanket and many horses would get sick from the perpetualdampness (sweat) against their skin. Most of today’s waterproofblankets keep the water out but allow air to circulationunderneath. In addition, blankets advertised as stable blanketsare not waterproof and are designed for indoor use only.

Clean Them UpDon’t wash your blankets in your wife’s washing machine.

Most are too heavy when wet and they will leave behind lots ofdirt and hair. Send them to a blanket cleaning service or go towork with a scrub brush, mild soap and garden hose when theweather is warm.

Blanketing —Snaps, Cleaning and Needs

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Match the number on the map with the location of:

___ Heart of Texasl Championships___ Bayou Championships___ South Georgia Classic___ Lasso Del Sol

Hint: Wild West

Roper MathJoe and Hank are practicing their team roping. Joe is the header and he catches eight out of ten steers and Hank,who heels, catches all but one of the steersJoe ropes. How many steers did Joe andHank rope successfully together?

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MAZESammy thesteer hasescaped fromhis pen. Helphim find hisway back tothe pen andthe rest of fhe herd.

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On behalf of USTRC, it’s producers and sponsors, SuperLooper congratulates the Junior Looper champions for a performance well done!

Duke City Classic10 to 121. David Martinez

7 to 91. Brian Carpio

6 and Under1. Jefferson Brown, Jr.

Colorado Fall Championships10 to 121. Alon Diaz2. Chase Kiker

7 to 91. Heriberto Jasquez2. Jacob Haren

6 and Under1. Maci York2. Quincy Eacret

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Maui Classic10 to 121. Daeja Callodeponte2. Lahiwa Apo

7 to 91. Daniel Miranda2. Kealoha Mederios

6 and Under1. Elizabeth Miranda2. Kalia Mederios

Laughlin Finals10 to 121. Chance Littleben

7 to 91. Garrett Jepson

6 and Under1. Brody Shott

Mississippi Classic10 to 121. Garrett Jackson2. Ty Pilgrim

7 to 91. Jacob Douglas2. Trey Graham

6 and Under1. Sam Cook2. Jackson Douglas

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ON THE EDGE OFCOMMONSENSE BY

BAXTER BLACK,DVM

Keep the Faith, A Survival Kit

President Carter’s reign was called the time of malaise, defined as a feeling of discomfort. Present times might

be described as a time of anxiety. Still hopeful, but with verylittle trust in the people we put in office.

The recession has hit everybody and each of us has to find away to get through it. We cannot let the niggling dread of whatour well-meaning but inept government has wrought bring usdown. I’m guessing that there is a segment of our populationthat doesn’t worry about our economic condition much. Theyare on both ends of the spectrum; those who live on a private orgovernment pension, or welfare, who pay little or no taxes, andhave no doubt the next check is coming…AND

Those who have money in the bank from inheritance or

private investment, pay two/thirds of all the country’sincome tax, and are confident they can ride it out.

Then there are others. Most of us I think. Those whohave taken two jobs, moved into a smaller house, laid offemployees with regret, are lending support to our friendsand relatives, pay the rest of the income taxes, and keeplistening to CNN to see when the next shoe will fall.

To you who have never quit trying, I offer a short list.It has helped me keep pointed in the right direction. Ihave never been a man who made goals. That soundsfunny from a fellow who can tell you where he will beentertaining next February 24, or May 5. I pretty much live from today to my next performance road trip.In the meantime I have cows to check, calls to return,things to fix, church, friends to visit, family, and routine responsibilities.

In my travels over the years I get to see my friends.They often say, “We should get together more often.” But,to me, I DO get to see and visit most of them every yearor two. That’s a lot considering the distance between ourhomes. I can’t imagine ever “retiring,” as if this is a realjob! During this recession many of us are being forced toface reality, the possibility of life-changing upheavals, anda cloudy future. Personally, all my responsibilities seemto be swirling and spinning in my mind like puzzles onWheel of Fortune™. They keep popping up like brushfires which need tending immediately. You put it out andanother one flares up!

I have given some thought about what is important tome to be able to survive the turmoil that roils around us.What I can personally do that will make a difference…while our leaders fiddle while Washington D.C. burns:

KEEP THE FAITHDO GOOD WORKSKEEP YOUR SHOULDER TO THE WHEELSTAY IN TOUCH WITH THOSE YOU CARE ABOUTLISTEN…FIRSTBE THANKFUL FOR EACH DAY

And if that don’t work, I’ll go back to the drawingboard ‘cause I’ve got a lot of chalk.

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hat are you doing here?” I asked a farmerneighbor who looked as out of place sitting by himself at the auction market

cafe as a Nevada cowpoke at the opera. He made his

living farming but kept a fancy herd of cattle on his

more marginal ground.“I bought some bulls at a sale and they dropped

them off here and I wanted to make sure my five

thousand dollar bulls didn’t get sold in the

slaughter run.”“Yeah, I had that happen to me once. But I

bought them so cheap I actually made money

on them when they were accidentally sold

for slaughter.”“Knowing the kind of bulls you buy, it’s probably

best their genetics weren’t propagated.”“Well at least I can rest easy at night,” I said. “I

don’t know how you can spend five thousand

dollars for a bull and then just turn him out where

anything might happen to him. If I spent that kind

of money I’d sleep with them.”“Yeah, you probably would. But I share the same

misgivings. As a farmer I can park my quarter

million dollar tractors in a shed or keep them

around the house where I can watch them. And I

feel confident knowing someone is not going to

sneak into my fields at night and steal my entire

crop. But I can’t do the same thing with my cattle

that are in distant pastures where they can be

stolen, shot, hit by lightning, or eaten by bears. I

don’t know how ranchers cope with the constant

threat of loss.”“Believe me,” I replied, “if it was my own

money invested in these cows I’d feel the same

way. But it makes a lot of difference when the bank

owns them.”“Now, with cattle being worth so much more the

stress is even greater. A cow is worth more than a

gold Krugerand and yet I keep those in a safe

deposit box at the bank. Yet I can’t do that with my

cows,” said my neighbor.“Yeah, I don’t think the banker would look too

kindly on you traipsing in there with a cow or two to

keep in his vault. But I must admit, I feel the same

way. Not knowing where my cows are at any givenmoment. Heck, they could be over at your placegetting bred by your five thousand dollar bulls. Heaven forbid.”

Just then a truck driver who’d been sitting at thecounter staring into his coffee cup and waiting for aback haul, turned on his stool and said, “It soundslike what you boys need for your cows is thecomputer my boss stuck on my truck to keep track ofhis drivers and equipment. He can see on hiscomputer if I’m driving, resting, where I am, andeven how fast I’m going. I hate it, but if they can do itwith a truck, why not a cow?”

“It sure would take a lot of the work out of ourwork,” my excited neighbor said. “I could sit at homein my slippers and tell my cowboy where he mightfind a sick cow. And I’d know she was sick becausethe computer could send me an email whenever acow’s body temperature spiked. I could see where agood chunk of my net worth was at any hour of theday or night, and I’m sure there could be a computerprogram to tell me when a no-good, trich-infestedbull entered into my space,” he said glaring at me.

“I don’t like the idea,” I replied. “I’d be spendingall day on the computer waiting to talk to someonein tech support in India, when I could be outside onthe back of horse doing what I enjoy. And it soundslike all this would require a huge computer to keeptrack of all the data. I don’t have a supercomputerand I’m not about to buy one.”

“The data is stored in the cloud,” said the trucker.“It’s called cloud computing.”

I asked an old cowboy in the cafe who’d donesome day work for me, a man I know had never“surfed the Internet” in his life, what he thought of allthis nonsense.

“First of all, I’m not wearing a computer if you’re thinking of tracking me down that way. And where is this cloud you’re talking about? It mustnot be from around these parts. No wonder it neverrains around here any more. You’ve got the clouds sofull of computer gibberish there’s no room left forany rain.”

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sn’t it funny when you try to do something nice and considerate and it

tends to come back to haunt you? In a weakmoment we try to be helpful and show that weare not always the nagging, whining, andcomplaining wife.

I decided I would do my hardest to helpBoss with his roping. I want to be supportiveand goodness knows team roping is not goingaway so I might as well hop on the bandwagonand enjoy the ride. All on my own I decided Iwould try to have the horses saddled, the steerspenned and everything ready to rope whenBoss came home. It would actually bebeneficial to both of us. It would save him sometime and it would be an assurance that thesooner we roped and got practice out of theway, the quicker we could get in the house andbe finished for the day.

I would saddle the horses and have themtied in the arena. The steers would have hornwraps and be loaded ready to rope. I thoughtthat was a very nice gesture and certainly onethat would work to everyone’s advantage.

Little did I know that the more you do themore they expect. Is that a roper thing or just ahusband (i.e. man) thing? Who knows!

Regardless, the first day Boss came homefrom work to find everything ready to rope hewas amazed. He was very complimentary andappreciative. I know him really well and I’msure he wondered in the deep dark recesses ofhis mind what was going on or what theulterior motive could be. There was none, Ipromise. I just wanted to help him out. I couldsee the wheels turning and hear himwhispering to himself, “Wonder what shewants me to do? I’m pretty sure she hassomething in mind!” Can a wife not justchoose to do nice things for her man?

Boss didn’t say much all that week andevery day he came home to his horses saddled,his steers in the arena, ready to rope. Yet, hewas still suspicious. Even Donald asked Boss,“Why is Gracie doing that? It’s got to be leadingup to something. Even my wife won’t saddlemy horse. Now I know some guys whose wivesride their husband’s horses for them but it isbecause they rope too and they want horses in

good shape. Boss, are you sure you don’tknow what Gracie is thinking?”

Boss was stymied. I told him I just wantedto help him out. I told him it helped both of usget into the house before dark thirty but hedidn’t buy into it. It took about a month of himwaiting to be bushwhacked with some need Imight have. Then he began to relax andrealized he kind of liked having everythingdone and ready to go. He could rope longerand didn’t have to worry about gettingeverything done. He could just come homefrom work, get him a snack and something todrink, pick out his rope of choice and I wasready at the chute to turn out cattle. Nofusing, fuming, moaning or whining. Ihonestly was trying harder to get along andmake team roping my sport of choice.

We rocked along with me doing this untilit got to be a habit. It was a good habitaccording to Boss and he explained toDonald and Tim that it was really good that Ihad everything ready to rope. “It just meanswe can rope a little longer,” he explained. Themore I had done the longer they could spendin the practice pen. I saved them about agood solid hour by saddling horses andpenning and wrapping cattle. Who wouldn’thave thought that was a good idea?

Now, comes the “uh-oh” to the story. Oneparticular afternoon I had been delayed intown and I didn’t make it home with muchtime to spare. When Boss drove up and gotout of his truck there were no horses saddled,they were not even penned. There were nosteers penned in the arena and no hornwraps applied. Boss hit the back door in ahuff and asked what I had been doing.

“What do you mean what have I beendoing?” I answered a little to sharply. “Whydo you ask?”

Boss went off on a tangent. He ranted andraved about Tim and Donald coming shortlyand now he had to go pen the horses, getthem saddled and pen the steers. “What wasI thinking,” he almost shouted on the wayout the door.

It was suddenly my job to see thateverything was in place for him to just go

rope. It was suddenly my job to make sureeverything was ready. Like I needed more to doanyway.

As Boss stormed out of the house I just satdown at the table. My job that I had taken onout of the goodness of my heart and as aserious effort to change my attitude hadbecome an anchor around my neck. Now itwas expected of me and that took all the funout of it. He didn’t appreciate it anymore and Ididn’t want to do it. It was just one more thingI was expected to do.

Tears started to roll down my cheeks. It wasso par for the course. Being nice and offeringto be helpful had been fun at first andsuddenly it was severely biting me in the lowerposterior.

When the kids came in the door I struggledto recapture my composure.

“Dad likes you doing for him, mom!” Buzzysaid as he grabbed a Coke out of the fridge.“He is at the barn fuming cuz you didn’t saddlethe horses. Maybe you could saddle themtomorrow so he wouldn’t be so mad?”

“Maybe I should rope for him too!” I snarledsarcastically. “If I roped for him he could take allthe glory and have none of the work!”

Just then the door opened and Boss walkedin carrying a rope and a glove. He cautiouslysat down at the table and June Bug crawled upin his lap. You could cut the air with a knifeand both kids waited to see which directionthis argument was going to go. The silence wasdeafening.

Boss cleared his throat and struggled withthe words. “I’m sorry Gracie,” Boss stammered.“I guess I’ve just gotten used to you doing forme. I’ve gotten comfortable in you doing allthe work. I like you saddling the horses. Youhave spoiled me. You don’t even rope and yetyou have been doing this for me. The one timeyou don’t, I overreact. I’m sorry!”

At that point my heart melted. He didappreciate it. We kind of begin to take thingsfor granted. We forget that everyone makes asacrifice. I wanted to do it to make this betterand easier for Boss and help me as well. All ofus forget and take things for granted.

“Look, Gracie, I have the horses saddledand the steers penned. If you want to cometurn out steers that is fine and if you don’t thatis fine also. We will manage if you don’t want tobut I would appreciate it and so would the kidsif you would just come and watch.”

Tears reappeared on my lashes. Is this forreal? You mean ropers do have a heart? Oh mygoodness no wonder I love my ropers. Maybedoing something nice is a good idea.

“Come on guys, we need to rope before itgets too late,” I shuffled them out the door. Isn’tit funny how things work out in roping families?Maybe we have all learned a lesson or two.

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the moments immediately after anevent or trying to assess them weeksor months down the road. So much ofthe concussion management systemdeals with science, statistics and datathat good old common sensesometimes gets left out. Whenconfronted with the situation alwaysremember to ask yourself and anyoneelse involved in the process, “How arethey?” By they, I mean the poor soulwho got the concussion, but I alsomean the person that you know sowell. There is a direct correlation inthe relationship between how muchthey are NOT themselves and theseverity of the concussion and thelonger that they are NOT themselves,the more severe the injury is to thebrain. It is an important part of theequation and in my opinion it is theMOST important part of the equation.

In the acute or immediate stagesthis is best exemplified by their abilityto answer basic questions like, “Whereare we?” and, “Who am I?” and otherquestions involving personal spaceawareness. This is followed generallyby more complex questioning such as,“What is 2 + 2?” or “Can you say thedays of the week?” in order to assessvery basic cognitive function. Nextcomes the hard part when you beginto ask them things like, “Can you saythe months of the year backwards?” or “Tell me the letters of the alphabetfrom Z to A.” This is where it getstough on everyone becausetechnically everyone around winds upflunking the test, but the real thingyou are looking for is not the exactanswers, but more so the true person

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MARK W DUNCAN,LAT, ATCDirector, West Texas Sports Medicine Center,San Angelo, Texas

The First Leg

Iwas recently at the Justin Sports Medicine conference in

Las Vegas and we were not an hourand a half into the conference beforethe topic of “concussions” wasbrought up and covered. Now mostpeople think of concussions androdeo on the rough stock end of thearena (and for the most part they areprobably right) but the fact of thematter is, concussions happen onboth ends of the arena and outside thearena as well. There were some reallysmart folks there who had some reallycool pictures as well as some storiesright out of Faces of Death, Part III,but the message that they conveyedwas what I really took away from it all.Although that message didn’tdrastically change my mind on theissue, it did in fact solidify mythoughts on concussions and themanagement there of.

Over the years you have heard metalk about the use of “common sense”in dealing with sports medicine andteam roping topics in this littlemonthly installment. I believe with allmy heart if it was used more, wewouldn’t have a healthcare problem inour country and we would all behealthier as well. I know that’s justpolitics and a pipe dream so I won’twaste anymore space even attemptingto fix that problem. There is the needthough for some common sense whenyou encounter the management orplan for the management of aconcussion for yourself, your ropingpartner or a loved one. As I said lastmonth, decisions are either rational orirrational and the best way to make a

rational decision is to make it whileyou have the opportunity to think itout. In the middle of the nightfollowing an ambulance or sitting in ahospital emergency room is not thebest place to make rational decisions.That was the driving force for whichJustin Sports Medicine Team wasaddressing the issue at the conference.

Anyway, I promised that I wouldshare with you my “Three-LeggedStool” concept on concussionmanagement - so here it is. The term“concussion” basically means thatthere has been an injury, be it minor,moderate, severe or catastrophic tosomeone’s brain. The crazy thingabout the whole deal is that the worsethe injury the easier it is to diagnoseand treat for us the “layperson.” Seekmedical help! It is in the category ofmild to moderate that the real issue ofconcussion management getscomplicated. There is always amechanism for the injury, but theforce of the mechanism is not alwaysdirectly proportional to the severity ofthe injury. Now I know that soundedlike a physics statement and in realityit is, but since I was a physic’s major ofsorts let me simplify it for you. “Lookscan be deceiving.” Some of the worstwrecks I have ever seen in the sportingarena have had the least physicalimpact and visa versa, some of themost harmless events have turnedinto some of the worst cases I haveever had to deal with. It is with this inmind that I introduce the first leg ofthe stool.

“How are they?” Simple as that. Itdoesn’t matter if we are talking about

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who is trying to answer the questions.If they couldn’t do it before a braininjury chances are they aren’t going tobe able to after a brain injury.Common sense once again, but don’tloose focus on the true objective of“Who they really are.”

Besides the basic cognitive part of“Who are they?” there is also the veryimportant aspect of “How are theyacting?” There is always the “dramaqueen” both male and female who islooking for some attention, but Ialways want to know if theirpersonality is altered at all. If you areever around me and I am being quiet,polite and reserved, chances are I havesustained a very significant braininjury. It is very easy to evaluateimmediately, but this is one of thethings I encourage people to look fordays, weeks and even months downthe road. Has there been a drasticchange in their personality, grades atschool, dealing with situations atwork, remembering things or evenviolent outbursts or odd behavior? These are important things to look for and they are even more importantthings to share with the healthcareprovider who is managing thesituation. If you notice these thingsand you haven’t sought medical helpthen it is imperative that you seek it immediately.

I know it sounds a little bit basicbut always remember the first leg ofthe stool. It is just as important as theothers we are going to discuss if youare going to be able to balance theentire situation, If you don’t believeme then just try using the “two-leggedstool” and see what happens. Chancesare, shortly after using it you are goingto here someone say to you,“Where are we?”

Until next month - Good luck... Good Health...

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WALT WOODARD

HelloYou can see examples in our sport. The

roping starts at 9 a.m., and here comessome young guy who just barely got thereand just entered the roping. Because hejust entered he is one of the first teams torope, and his horse bucks. Why? He was notprepared! Why was he late? He didn’t get upearly enough. Why didn’t he get up earlyenough? He didn’t go to bed early enough.It’s a domino effect, and it all comes downto preparation. He wasn’t prepared, and hegot back exactly what he put in.

Have you ever heard someone say thatthe reason this person wins or has becomesuccessful is because he or she is luckierthan I am? Losers say that. That’s simplynot true. If someone is getting better resultsthan you’re getting, they’re putting moreinto it. It’s that simple. I have all kinds oflittle quotes that I have gathered during mylife and they are in, around, and on mydesk. One of my favorites is, “There isnothing more common than unsuccessfulmen with talent.” There are talented peopleeverywhere, and don’t kid yourself, itmakes things easier. But it is not aprerequisite for success. Preparation,dedication, and perspiration will alwaysprevail in the long run.

All of us have had opportunities comeour way in the past, and there are morecoming. They present themselves all thetime, but if we’re not prepared for them,they will only make a fool out of us. Ifyou’re anything like me, I’ve looked like afool enough already and I don’t needanymore of that.

Get up, Clean up, Show up and by allmeans be PREPARED.

Until next monthThanks for your time,

Iam convinced that anyone can be successful. It doesn’t matter your age, sex, color or creed. If you want

something bad enough and you’re willingto work hard enough for it, it will happen!

When I was in high school, they posteda list of all the “Straight A” students in everyclassroom and in the halls for two weeksafter the grades came out. Everyone wouldgather around and check out the list. I wasnever on that list. My best friend in schoolnever made the list either. I told him I wasgoing to make the list. He said, “How areyou going to do that? Do you think you’regoing to get smarter overnight.”

“No,” I said. “I’m going to prepare morefor all those little pop quizzes, and whenthey give us a test, I’m going to know theinformation.” I set a goal, and everyevening after dinner with my family, Ilocked myself in my room and startedreading. I didn’t watch television and spentvery little time on the phone, and when thegrades came out, guess what happened?Like magic, my name was on the list. I diddiscover during that time that I wasn’t thatsmart, because a lot of kids whoaccomplished the same things studied verylittle. We are all different, and you can’t bebitter that it’s easier for some than others.That’s just the way it is, and if you’re notgifted in certain areas you have to make upfor it in others.

I have a great friend who is a verysuccessful trial lawyer. He loves to rope, butwhen he has a trial coming up you neverhear from him. I asked him what was hissecret, and he said simply,“Preparation. When I’m in the courtroom Inever ask a question that I don’t alreadyknow the answer to, and that comes fromresearch and doing my homework.”

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t’s a New Year and that means the NTRL Finals are almost here! The NTRL staff is gearing up to get ready for the best Finals yet. We have been working hard to

make sure you and your family have a great experience at our 7th Annual WranglerNational Team Roping League Finals presented by Lubrisyn to be held in Jacksonville,Florida, January 26-29.

There is one more roping in January where you can still earn NTRL NationalShoot-Outs. Tish Luke is having a roping January 7 in Yeehaw Junction, Florida. Plus,remember this year every roper receives 2 EXTRA SHOOT-OUTS!

We are currently working on the 2012 schedule. It looks like we will have somenew producers jumping on board for this year. Any producers interested in gettingtheir ropings on the books, give me a call as soon as you know your dates. Theweekends are filling up fast.

Once again, here are some very important facts that will help make your tripmore enjoyable:• Let the hotels know that you are with the NTRL and you will get a special rate. • If you need a RV hookup or are bringing a generator, call the facility directly toreserve a spot. • Reserve stalls by January 17 (paid in full) to get the best stalls. There are plenty ofstalls, but reserved stalls will get the stalls closest to arena.• Do NOT leave home without a current Coggins and Health Papers. You will NOTget into the state of Florida without them!

Be prepared to start your year off by having a great time with friends and familyand doing what we love best, competing, at one of the biggest and best ropings eastof the Mississippi!

— Mandy Wolfe

NTRL NEWSI

Carnes, Gene............91Farrelly, Joe ...............55Madden, James .........52Seeley, Doozer..........42Osburn, Will .............38Waltz, Steve..............37Tant, Scott D .............26Felton, Jamie .............22Lewis, David T..........22Graden, Guy.............20Ticconi, Joseph .........20Frazier, Matt ..............16Galbreath, Chris .......15King, Brad.................15Lorow, Don...............15Davis, Scott...............14Putz, Justin ................14Snyder, David ...........14Graden, Greg............13Short, Steven.............13Spiller, Tim ................12Snyder, Marvin..........11Johnson, Tucker.........10Wilson, Matt ...............9Young, Drew...............9Charles, Jim.................8

Coppock, Bob.............8Shepherd, Chad ..........8Thomas, Franklin ........8Madden, James ...........7Margeit, Tom...............7Tous, Jorge ..................7Hartfield, Jeff...............6Holland, Buddy ..........6Riddle, Shane..............6Stewart, Nat ................6Van Cleef, Chris..........6Yost, Duane.................6Crumbley, Charles ......5Oakes, Jason ...............5Seeley, Theron.............5King, Kelly ..................4Ham, Chance .............3Ham, Zane..................3Smith, Chuck ..............3Stewart, Holly .............3Brown, Kenny .............2Gonzalez, Ricky .........2Moore, Clint ...............2Rea, Buster..................2Snyder, Jennifer ...........2Carpenter, Bo..............1

NTRL VIP POINTS

Includes Mar 12 Campbell, NY; Mar 26 Friendship,NY; Apr 9 Campbell, NY; May 7 Campbell, NY; June 4Campbell, NY; June 18 Friendship, NY; July 16Campbell, NY; July 7 Green Cove Spgs, FL; July 30Friendship, NY; Aug 5 Bridgeport, WV; Aug 13Campbell, NY; Aug 20 Green Cove Spgs, FL; Sept 17Campbell, NY; Sept 17 Green Cove Spgs, FL; Oct 1-2Miami, FL; Oct 7-8 Perry, GA; Oct 15 Campbell, NY;Nov 5 Sanford, NC, Nov 12 Campbell, NY

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10, 2012 Campbell, NY A Osburn Arena Will & Kathie Osburn

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15, 2012 Campbell, NY A Osburn Arena Will & Kathie Osburn

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10-11, 2012 Memphis, TN Memphis Regional Agricenter Show Place Arena NTRL

10, 2012 Campbell, NY A Osburn Arena Will & Kathie Osburn

17-18, 2012 Marianna, FL Southeast Regional Jackson County Ag Center Franklin Thomas

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Osburn Arena NTRL SeriesCampbell, NY

Books open at 10:00 a.m. Rope at 11:00 a.m. sharp!

OPEN 4 HD - $25/Roper#8 3 HD - $25/Roper (Capped at #4 Elite)

#12 4 HD - $25/Roper#9 3 HD - $25/Roper

#11 4 HD - $25/Roper#10 3 HD - $25/Roper

#12 VIP 4 HD - $25/Roper- Enter 2x

March 10April 14May 5 (Qualifier)June 2July 21

2012 USTRC Membership Required.*Must have attended 5 out of the 9

regular ropings in the series to attend Finals.Info and Directions Call: Will Osburn 607/527-8640

email: [email protected] numbers only

Rockin Circle H SeriesFEBRUARY 18, 2012

Rockin Circle H Arena - Lizella, GA

Credit cards accepted with additional 3% charge2012 USTRC Membership Required

TRIAD numbers only

For More Info Call Rockin Circle H: Todd Harris at 478/447-5310

August 11September 15October 20November 10December 8 (Series Finals)

Books open 8:00 a.m.-Close at 9:30 a.m.-Rope at 10:00 a.m.

If weather is questionable, call before you haul!

5 NTRL Shoot-Outs in EACH Roping!#15, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8

All ropings are 4 head for $40/roper. Enter up to 6 times. VIP #12/#10

4 head for $40/roper. Enter 2 times. Books close at end of 1st round in each roping.

Drawpot option in all ropings.High Money Buckle of the Day and

other prizes to be announced.

2012 USTRC Membership Required.Info and Directions Call: Tish Luke 772/473-6945TRIAD numbers only

Capital R ArenaJanuary 7, 2012

Yeehaw Junction, FLBooks open at 8:00 a.m. Rope at 9:00 a.m.

Last Chance to Earn Shoot-Outs for NTRL Finals!

Complete Details on Format and the 2012 Series

in the February Issue.

Rockin Circle H Arena4950 Marshall Mill Road

Lizella, GA 31052

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Host HotelsQuality Inn West 850/944-0333

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over$500,000

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Shoot-Outs awarded to NTRL Preliminary Average winners

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Must have current USTRC 2012 card to rope. TRIAD numbers only.

All preliminary ropings will move the top 10% over to the Shoot-Out with 1st having their fees paid! TRIAD numbers only. You MUST have a 2012 USTRCcard to rope. Cards may be purchased at the roping. Any roper with a 2012USTRC card is eligible to rope. Books will close 30 minutes prior to the ropingstarting in the morning and at the end of the 1st round of the roping priorthroughout the day. Must have a 2011 VIP card to rope in the VIP Roping. VIPcards may be purchased at this event.Arena is located at 13611 Normanday Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32221

for directions visit: www.jaxevents.com

FMI: NTRL Office 970/897-3111

THURSDAY • JANUARY 26, 2012Books open at 6:30 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m.Sponsor-VIP-Producer RopingOpen • Enter 3x, $200/roper, 80% PAYBACK#15 Handicap • 5-hd, enter 3x, $200/roper, 80% PAYBACK#13 Preliminary • Drawpot Option, 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper#12 Preliminary • Drawpot Option, 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper#11 Century w/#9 Inc. • Both ends must be 50 & over

4-hd, enter 2x, pick 1/draw1 for $150/roper

FRIDAY • JANUARY 27, 2012Books open at 6:30 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m.#13 Shoot-Out • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roperVIP Roping - #11 Handicap up to #13 down to #8• 4-hd, enter 5x,

pick 1/draw1 for $200/roper#12 Shoot-Out • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper#11 Preliminary• Drawpot Option, 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper

SATURDAY • JANUARY 28, 2012Books open at 6:30 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m..#11 Shoot-Out • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper#10 Preliminary • Capped at #6 Elite • Drawpot Option, 4-hd,

enter 5x, $100/roperAll Girl Roping • #10 with #8 Inc. • 4-hd, enter 5x, $100/roper#10 Shoot-Out • Capped at #6 Elite • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper#9 Preliminary • Capped at #5 Elite • Drawpot Option, 4-hd,

enter 5x, $100/roper

SUNDAY • JANUARY 29, 2012Books open at 6:30 a.m. • Rope at 8:30 a.m.#8 Preliminary • Capped at #4 Elite • Drawpot Option, 4-hd,

enter 5x, $100/roper#9 Shoot-Out • Capped at #5 Elite • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper#8 Shoot-Out • Capped at #4 Elite • 4-hd, enter 4x, $150/roper#7 • Capped at #4 • 3-hd, enter 2x, pick 1/draw1 or

draw both for $150/roper

ALL USTRC Members Welcome to Rope. All ropers who attend receive 2 Extra Shoot-Outs!

No Shoot-Outs Required to enter All Preliminaries, Open, #15,

Century, VIP, All Girl and #7 Ropings.

NTRL Wrangler 2012 National FinalsPresented by

Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Equestrian Center

January 26-29, 2012

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NTRL PRIZES& STALL RESERVATIONS

MUST have current Coggins &Health Papers to get into

state of Florida

Get Away to Sunny Florida!

Heel-O-Matic Practice - January 26-29 (weather permitting)

Please fill form out completely and legibly! THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND MAILED WITH PAYMENT!

Your Name: _______________________________________________________ ID Number: ______________________

Address: _______________________________ City: __________________________ State: _____________ Zip: _______

Phone: _____________________________ Cell Phone: ______________________Stalls: $20/night per stall. Please mark number of stalls and dates you will be staying

Tues. Jan 24____ Wed. Jan 25____ Thur. Jan 26____ Fri. Jan 27____ Sat. Jan 28____ Sun. Jan 29____Number of nights______X $20 X # of horses______= $______ (Total for stalls)

Number of stalls______X $16/stall shavings fee______= + $______ (Total for shavings)

Please make checks or money order payable to NTRL Combined Total Enclosed $______

Mail to: NTRL PO Box 61, Wellington, CO 80549. If you have any questions call: 970/897-3111Plenty of stalls available, but if making stall reservations, they must be taken care of by mail and be postmarked by January 17, 2012.

All reserved stalls must be PRE-PAID. Shavings are $8.00 per bag. Minimum of 2 bags ($16) required for each stall. Barns closest to arena will be used for reserved stalls. RV hookup or generator reservations call 904/573-4895.

VIP Roping #11, Handicap up to a #13 & down to a #8 — $15,000 cash paid in Average!Guaranteed $5,000 & Saddles to VIP Average winners.

Saddles to High Point #4 & under, #5, #6 & #7 & above in the VIP Roping.$5,000 bonus to High Point VIP Roper of the Year &

$5,000 bonus to High Point Roper of the VIP Roping at the Finals.Open to the World Dummy Roping - $50/roper - Sponsored by 5 Strand Spydr Ropes by Classic

Qualification rounds start after the Open

PRIZES$10,000 Guaranteed to Shoot-Out winnersin the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8

$5,000 Guaranteed to All Girl winners

Open Roping 80% payback#15 Roping 80% payback

20 Reinsman & Running P Saddles, Maynard Buckles, Carroll Original Wear Attire & FurnitureClassic Equine Pads, Luggage, Classic Ropes + Products

Guaranteed $5,000 & Running P Saddles to All Girls Average winnersGuaranteed $10,000 & 12 Reinsman Saddles to #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Shoot-Out winners

Carroll Original Wear Furniture to Average winners of the #13, #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Preliminary ropings

Maynard Buckles to Average winners of Century Roping and the new #7 RopingReinsman Breast Collars to 2nd and Incentive Winners of the Century Ropings

HOST HOTELSHOSPITALITY INN

1-800-772-8929 $49/nightask for code #62145

COMFORT SUITES 904/224-5500 $59/night

QUALITY INN904/781-6000 $69/night

COUNTRY INN & SUITES904/786-0388 $69.95/night

BEST WESTERN PLUS - CECIL FIELD 904/265-7759 $69/night

BEST WESTERN - SOUTHSIDE904/264-4466 $65/night

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BIG LOOP BIG MONEYPhilipp Ranch

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presents

January 7-8, 2012 • Halletsville, TexasWilliam and Alton Allen Expo

Indoor Heated Arena • Stalls and RV available

Roping starts at 9:00 a.m. each day. All other ropings: Books will

open when the previous roping begins and close a minimum of

30 minutes prior to the start of that roping.

TRIAD numbers only. Must be current USTRC member.

2012 cards may be purchased at roping • Win USTRC Flex Earnings!

Negative Coggins required at all shows and must be presented.

First to enter, last to rope

Great Corriente roping cattle furnished by Philipp Ranch.

Over $1,000,000 Paid Out last year before the Finals!

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Must attend 3 of 8 ropings to participate at the Finals

T E A M R O P I N G T O U R

2011 Sponsors: All Around Performance Horse • Beard Navasota Vet Hospital

Coufal Prater • Classic Ropes • Don Gonzales SaddleryDRW Precision • Equibrand • Farm Bureau/John HendricksKnife River Concrete • Lone Star Ropes • Mathews Electric

Sombrero Brand Hats

SUNDAYBooks open at 7:00 a.m. Close at 8:00 a.m.

#10Capped at #6 Elite

$50/roper - Enter 5 times4 head, progressive after 1

#9Capped at #5 Elite

$50/roper - Enter 5 times

#8 DrawpotCapped at #4

$150/roper - Enter twiceDraw 2 with each entry or

3 if entered Open.

SATURDAYBooks open at 8:00 a.m. Close at 8:30 a.m.

Open#15#13 #12#11

Above ropings are$150/roper • Enter 2x

4 head, progressive after 1

Legends (both ends over 50)/All Girl/

Junior Ropings (One end under 14)$50/roper

Ropings will be run togetherEnter each division 5x

ATTENTION ROPERS:Due to the small number of

Open & #15 ropers, those two ropings are over by 10:00 a.m.

if not sooner.

UPCOMING TOUR EVENTS:

February 25-26, 2012Halletsville,Texas

Willam and Alton Allen ExpoIndoor Heated Arena

(Stalls and RV available)

March 24-25, 2012Caldwell, Texas

Burleson County Saddle Club Covered Arena

(Stalls and RV available)

April 28-29, 2012Groesbeck, Texas Limestone County Covered Arena

(Stalls and RV available)

May 19-20, 2012Bryan, Texas

Brazos Expo Center Covered Arena

(Stalls and RV available)

June 9-10, 2012Giddings, Texas

Lee County Covered Arena (Stalls and RV available)

July 21-22, 2012FINALS - Bryan, Texas

Brazos County Expo Center (Stalls and RV available)

ALL ROPINGS ARE80% PAYBACK

Don Gonzales Saddles to Average Winners

at the finals

Wild West Buckles to the

Average Winners of

#15, #13, #12, #11,

#10, #9 & #8

Dummy Roping at noon on Sunday sponsored by Lone Star Ropes

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presents

Rope For The Big BucksJanuary 20-21, 2012 • Farmington, NM • McGee Park

NN Low Fees & Lots of Partners NN

Saturday, January 21Sign up 9 a.m. • Rope 10:00 a.m.

Rope For The Big Bucks#11 Handicap - capped at #6 & under onlyPick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100, Enter 4 times

Rope For The Big Bucks#4 and under roping only • Books close at noonPick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100, Enter 4 timesPayout for the #11Handicap & #4 and Under Ropings

$5,000 to the High Point Roper!1st - Saddles & $2,0002nd - Awesome Buckles & $1,5003rd - Jackets & $1,0004th - Jackets & $6005th - Jackets & $400

Friday afternoon, January 20Sign up 12 noon, Rope 1:00 p.m.Old Timers #12 HandicapBoth ropers must be 40 or overPick 1, Draw 3 or Draw 4 for $100/roper,1/3 Stock, Enter 3 timesPrizes to Average winners

Friday night, January 20Sign up 6 p.m. Rope 7 p.m.

Rope For The Big Bucks#13 Handicap - No CapPick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100, Enter 4 times

Payoff:$5,000 to the High Point Roper!1st - Saddles & $2,0002nd - Awesome Buckles & $1,5003rd - Jackets & $1,0004th - Jackets & $6005th - Jackets & $400

L Plenty of stalls and RV space available. Call for late arrival (801) 599-1238.

L Host Motel: La Quinta Farmington, NM L Current 2012 USTRC Cards L TRIAD numbers only

Average payoff guaranteed at 300 teams, butmay be increased according to

number of teams.

6th Annual Show Me The BenjaminFebruary 18 - 20, 2012 Apache Gold CasinoSan Carlos, Arizona

Last year2,300 teams

Monday, February 20Sign up 9:00 a.m. • Rope 10:00 a.m.Open Warm up Drawpot $30/roper • Enter 6 times

USTRC #4 & Under Pick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120

Enter 4 times

Slower cattle – Shorter barrier

Payoff: LEATHER BRIEFCASE

with $10,000 CASH to High Point roper!1st - Saddles with Alligator Seats & $3,5002nd - Awesome Buckles & $2,5003rd - Jackets & $2,0004th - Jackets & $1,6005th - Jackets & $1,0006th - Sweatshirts & $800

Sunday, February 19Sign up 9:00 a.m. • Rope 10:00 a.m.Open Warm up Drawpot$30/roper • Enter 6 times Limited to 100 teams

Rope For The BenjaminUSTRC #11 Handicap for #6 and under ropers onlyPick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120, enter 4 timesPayoff: LEATHER BRIEFCASE

with $10,000 CASH to High Point roper!1st - Saddles with Alligator Seats & $3,5002nd - Awesome Buckles & $2,5003rd - Jackets & $2,0004th - Jackets & $1,6005th - Jackets & $1,0006th - Sweatshirts & $800

Saturday, February 18Sign up 9:00 a.m. • Rope 10:00 a.m.Open Warm up Drawpot$30/roper, enter 6 times Limited to 100 teams

Rope For The BenjaminUSTRC #13 HandicapPick 1, draw 2 or draw all 3 for $120 Enter 4 timesPayoff: LEATHER BRIEFCASE

with $10,000 CASH to High Point roper!1st - Saddles with Alligator Seats & $3,5002nd - Awesome Buckles & $2,5003rd - Jackets & $2,0004th - Jackets & $1,6005th - Jackets & $1,0006th - Sweatshirts & $800

KKK$82,000KKKIn Cash and Prizes!

Beautiful leather briefcases loaded with $10,000 to the High Point Roper each day!

2 arenaswill be used!

President’sDay Weekend

L All ropings – 3 steers, top 50 to short-go L Any tie will be roped off! L Cash or credit card only. L Plenty of stalls & RV space available. L Host Motel: San Carlos Casino 928/475-7800 or 1-800-APACHE-8 L Book hotel early!

All ropings: Payoff for all ropings guaranteed at 450 teams and may increase accordingly. TRIAD numbers only. Current USTRC cards. Cash or credit cards only. Appropriate cut-off times and handicaps TBA.

$10,000 Bonus Guaranteed in Each Roping

SPONSORS:Morinda • Camp ChefCastus Ropes • La QuintaMaster Saddles & Buckles

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presents

Rope For The Big BucksFebruary 3-4, 2012

Farmington, Utah • Legacy Center

Friday Night, February 3Sign up 6 p.m. Rope 7 p.m.

Rope For The Big Bucks#11 Handicap - No CapPick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100, Enter 4 times

Payoff: $5,000 to the High Point Roper!1st - Saddles & $2,0002nd - Awesome Buckles & $1,5003rd - Jackets & $1,0004th - Jackets & $6005th - Jackets & $400

Saturday, February 4Sign up 9 a.m. • Rope 10:00 a.m.Open Warm-Up Draw$20/roper • Enter up

Rope For The Big Bucks#4 and under roping onlyBooks close at noonPick 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100, Enter 4 times

Payoff: $5,000 to the High Point Roper!1st - Saddles & $2,0002nd - Awesome Buckles & $1,5003rd - Jackets & $1,0004th - Jackets & $6005th - Jackets & $400

L Plenty of stalls and

RV space available. Call for late arrival801.599.1238

L Host Motel: Comfort Inn

801.544.5577877 N. 400 W.Layton, Utah

84041

L Current 2012USTRC Cards

L TRIAD numbers only

Average payoff guaranteed at 300 teams, but may be

increased according tonumber of teams.

NN

Low Fees & Lots ofPartners

NN

SPONSORS:Morinda • Camp Chef • Castus Ropes • La Quinta

Master Saddles & Buckles

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January 14 & 15, 2012Franklin, TennesseeAg Expo Park

MUSIC CITY TRUCK ROPING

$110,000 in Cash & Prizes Guaranteed

JX2 PRODUCTIONS: For more info call John Johnson 423-340-0640, Joey King 615-829-2207 or Mandy Wolfe 970-231-8951 – www.jx2events.comGENERAL INFORMATION: Cash or Credit card only for entries! 3% will be added to all credit card fees. USTRC Triad numbers will be used. Do not have to have a current card to rope. JX2 Productions has the right to classify anyone not holding a current USTRC card. Truck winner must pay TT&L on truck. JX2 Productions reserves the right to make any and all necessary changes. Truck winner not eligible for high point prizes. Can only win one saddle.HOTELS: Hyatt Place 615-771-8900 Days Inn 615-790-1140; Ramada Unlimited 615-791-4004.STALLS: $45 for the weekend. Call Terry Keys for Stall & RV Reservations 865-256-1836.DIRECTIONS: Ag Expo Park, 4215 Long Lane – Take I-65 to exit #61, turn east on Petyonsville Road, then left on Long Lane.

ENTRIES ARE $65/Roper for Picked Teams AND $55/Roper FOR DRAWS.

Saturday, January 14:Books Open 7:30 am / Rope 9 am#13 Super 7 Header #10 Slide up to #11 down to #8 Cash Roping#9 Truck Roping - Pick Teams – (� rst two rounds) No earlier than 4 pm#9 Truck Roping - Draw Teams (� rst 2 rounds)

Sunday, January 15: Books Open 7:30 am / Rope 9 am#9 Truck Roping - Pick Teams (� rst two rounds)#9 Truck Roping - Draw Teams (� rst 2 rounds)SHORT ROUND Truck Roping – 75 Teams

1 NEW 4-DOOR DUALLY DIESEL TRUCK, TROPHY SADDLES, BUCKLES, PADS, ROPE BAGS & LOTS OF CASH!

print design

Design by

#9 LUBRISYN TRUCK ROPING Capped at #5 Elite1 NEW 4 DOOR DUALLY DIESEL8 Trophy Saddles

To Average Winners, High Point #5 Header, #5 Heeler, #4 & Below Header, #4 & Below Heeler, Female and 50 & Over.

10 Maynard Buckles to 1st – 5thClassic Equine Pads to 6th – 10thClassic Rope Bags to 11th -1 5thThis is a #9 roping with a handicap. No roper over a #5 Elite can rope. All ropers must draw a minimum of 4 partners. Ropers can also enter with picked partners (after entering the drawpot with 4 partners). #5 Elite ropers can only pick 8 partners & must enter the drawpot on all remaining entries. You can have a maximum of 20 partners.3 head, Progressive after 1. Cut o� time in � rst round only.

All 4 heelers and below will get an additional second o� their teams time. Points will be awarded to 20 places & fast times in each round.

#10 SLIDE CASH ROPING

$5,000 ADDED CASH at 300 paid teams!Maynard Buckles to Average Winners

300 TEAM PAYOUT 1st $10,000 & Buckles 5th $1,500 2nd $5,000 6th - 10th $600 3rd $3,000 1st & 2nd Round $300 4th $2,000 Short Go $400

Added money and payout will be prorated based on # of teams.This is a #10 Handicapped up to a #11 and down to a #9.No roper over a #6 Elite can rope. All ropers must draw a minimum of 4 partners. Ropers can also enter with picked partners (after entering the drawpot with 4 partners). #6 Elite ropers can only pick 8 partners & must enter the drawpot on all remaining entries. You can have a maximum of 15 partners.3 head, Progressive after 1. Cut o� time in � rst round only. Top 30 to short go.

All 4 Elite Heelers and below will get an additional second o� their teams time.

#13 SUPER 7 HEADER WITH #12, #11, & #10 INCENTIVE

80% PAYBACK! $24,000 Payout based on 50 Teams.$300 per roper. Enter 4 times. Absolutely 50 team limit.Everybody guaranteed 6 steers. All Incentives paid on 6 steers.Top 10 to 7th round (short go). Run slow back.A no time counts 30 seconds. No handicaps.

$110,000 in Cash & Prizes Guaranteed

Lubrisyn products for Challenge Steers

throughout the weekend!

New Priefert Barrier System will be used in the #9 roping. Very Short Score!

ChampionChampionChevrolet Cadillac Johnson City, TN

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ENIDFOKLAHOMAFCHISHOLM TRAIL PAVILIONGarfield County Fairgrounds

#10 AVERAGE1st - 2 Saddles + $1,000

2nd - 2 Breast Collars + $800

3rd - 2 Breast Collars + $600

4th - 2 Breast Collars + $500

5th - 2 Trophy Halters + $400

6th - 2 Trophy Halters + $300

7th - 2 Trophy Halters + $300

8th - 2 Trophy Halters + $300

#9 INCENTIVE1st - 2 Saddles + $600

2nd - 2 Breast Collars + $500

3rd - 2 Trophy Halters + $400

4th - 2 Trophy Halters + $300

#8 INCENTIVE1st - 2 Saddles + $600

2nd - 2 Breast Collars + $500

3rd - 2 Trophy Halters + $400

4th - 2 Trophy Halters + $300

USTRC TRIAD numbers only

2012 USTRC cards required and

may be purchased at this roping

For more information contact:

Jeff Smith 620/921-5903

SPONSORS

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Sunday, January 22, 2012

#15 (no Incentive) • 4 for $40/roper • Enter 8x followed by

#13 (no Incentive) • 4 for $40/roper • Enter 8x followed by

#12 Pick/Draw with #11 Incentive • $150/roperEnter 1X with partner, draw 4 = 5 • Enter 2X with partner, draw 8 = 10 orEnter 1X without partner, draw = 5 • Enter 2X without partner, draw = 10

MUST BE ENTERED BY 1:00 P.M. SHARP • NO LATE ENTRIES!

J E F F S M I T H P R O D U C T I O N S

Books open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 9:30 a.m. SHARP! • Rope at 10:00 a.m.

Books open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 9:30 a.m. SHARP! • Rope at 10:00 a.m.

Rodeo News

All ropings are progressive on 1 Incentive paid on 3 head in the #12, #11 Century & #10 Pick/Draw

After the draw is posted you may enter with apartner of your choice for $30/roper

(You must be entered in the Pick/Draws)

#10 Mixed Roping - for Century Ropers & All Female Ropers (any age) • $150/roperfollowed by

“SUPER” #10 Pick/Draw with #9 & #8 Incentive

$150/roper • Capped at TRIAD #6Enter 1X with partner, draw 4 = 5Enter 2X with partner, draw 8 = 10

orEnter 1X without partner, draw = 5 Enter 2X without partner, draw = 10

MUST BE ENTERED BY 9:30 A.M. SHARP NO LATE ENTRIES!

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SATURDAY

January 28

SUPER SPONSOR

SERIES

Cash or credit cards only except for Gold Plus members. All ropings are progressive after one. Stall reservations will be accepted from Gold Plus members only. 230 stalls and 50 RV

hookups available. 2012 USTRC membership required before you rope and may be purchased at this roping. USTRC rules apply in all ropings. TRIAD numbers only.

#12

#11

#10

All ropings are 4-head for $50/roper • Enter 5 times

Books open at 10:00 a.m.

Rope at 11:00 a.m.

PA 1 • Top 20 teams to short round

ZERMENO’S, INC.

Books open at 8:00 a.m.

Rope at 9:00 a.m.

PA 1 • Top 20 teams to short round

NEW SUPER SPONSOR SERIES

November 2011 Through

September 2012 Finals

SUNDAY

January 29

#9 Pick/Drawcapped at an Elite #5

#8 Pick/Drawcapped at an Elite #4

#7 Pick/Drawcapped at a #4

Pick or draw any combination, maximum of 5 entries

SUNDAY

January 29

SATURDAY

January 28

First State BankCentral Texas

Circle T Arena located 4 miles west of Hamilton on Highway 36

Fun for the Whole FamilySwimming • Volleyball • Basketball • Horseshoes

HOST HOTELThe Inn at Circle T

4021 W. Hwy 36(254) 386-3209

CIRCLE T IS THE HOME OF

CrossfireSaddlery

and Crossfire Cafe

January 28-29, 2012

Qualify by attending 3 or more ropings OR

make the short round of any roping!

For information 254/386-3559

Zermeno’s, Inc. Zermeno’s, Inc. SUPER SPONSOR

SERIES

January

Special

Series

Sponsor

One Classic Rope

awarded to each

person that makes

the short-go.

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Kevin Blackwell &Family present

SaturdayBooks open at 8:00 a.m. Rope at 9:30 a.m.

#6 - #3 capEnter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roper3-headBuckles to 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the Average30 teams to short-go

Cowboy ChurchDummy Roping 5 & under • 6-8 • 9-12

#7 Cactus Saddle RopingElite #4 capEnter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roper, 3-head1st Cactus Saddles + Cash2nd Buckles + Cash3rd Breast Collars + Cash4th Lone Star Ropes + Cash

#8 - Elite #4 capEnter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roperEnter 4x, 70% paybackSaddle to High Money winner of #8Buckles to Average winners30 teams to short-go

CASH ONLYTRIAD numbers only

All books close at short-go of previous roping

For more informationKevin Blackwell 903.721.0303

James T. 903.521.1511www.fireitupproductions.com

ATHENS H0ST HOTELQuality Inn and Suites

800-892-3819

Get Qualified

Now For theFinals!

The official rope of

Fire It Up Productions

903-322-6580

713-376-4396

Crockett, TX

(936) 546-2467

Trailer & Parts Co.

Trailer Parts & Truck AccessoriesHuntsville, TX866-244-5801

Athens, TexasJanuary 21-22, 2012

903.677.2292903.360.1761

Ask for Shack for Fire It Up Discount

SundayBooks open at 8:00 a.m. • Rope at 9:30 a.m.

#9 - Elite #5 capEnter 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 for $100/roper

Enter 3x, 70% payback#10 - Elite #6 cap

Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 for $100/roper Enter 3x, 70% payback

#11 One End Over 40 - Elite #6 capWomen of Any Age

$50/roper • Enter 5x80% payback

Breast Collars to Average Winners#11

$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 3x, 85% payback

#12$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 3x,

85% payback#13

$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 3x, 85% payback

#15$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 4x,

90% payback

IF YOUMAKE THE SHORTROUND AT ANY

FIRE IT UP ROPINGYOU

RECEIVE A

FIRE IT UPFINALSSHOOT-OUT!

85% PAYBACK! COVERED ARENA!

Come Rope the

Bounty Steer

Productions - Ropers talk, we listen!

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Come Rope the BountySteer

Kevin Blackwell &Family present

SaturdayBooks open at 8:00 a.m. • Rope at 9:30 a.m.

#6 - #3 capEnter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roper3-headBuckles to 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the Average30 teams to short-go

Cowboy ChurchDummy Roping 5 & under • 6-8 • 9-12

#7 Cactus Saddle Roping - Elite #4 capEnter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roper, 3-head1st Cactus Saddles + Cash2nd Buckles + Cash3rd Breast Collars + Cash4th Lone Star Ropes + Cash

#8 - Elite #4 capEnter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for $100/roperEnter 4x, 70% paybackSaddle to High Money winner of #8Buckles to Average winners30 teams to short-go

#9 - Elite #5 capEnter 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 for $100/roperEnter 3x, 70% paybackSaddle to High Money Winner of #9Buckles to Average winners

CASH ONLYTRIAD numbers only

All books close at short-go of previous roping

For more informationKevin Blackwell 903.721.0303

James T. 903.521.1511www.fireitupproductions.com

Get Qualified

Now For theFinals!

The official rope of

Fire It Up Productions

903-322-6580

713-376-4396

Crockett, TX

(936) 546-2467

Trailer & Parts Co.

Trailer Parts & Truck AccessoriesHuntsville, TX866-244-5801

Coming to West Monroe in the Ike HamiltonJanuary 28-29, 2012

903.677.2292903.360.1761

Ask for Shack for Fire It Up Discount

SundayBooks open at 8:00 a.m. • Rope at 9:30 a.m.

Smooth Mouth #11 - Elite #6 capMen 50 & Older and Women of

Any Age, Enter 1, Draw 2 or Draw all 3 for$150/roper, Enter 2x, 70% paybackBreast Collars to Average Winners

#10 - Elite #6 capPick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 for $100/roper

Enter 3x, 70% payback#11 - Elite #6 cap

#11$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 3x,

80% payback#12

$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 3x, 80% payback

#13$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 3x,

80% payback#15

$100/roper, Pick or Draw, Enter 4x, 80% payback

IF YOUMAKE THE SHORTROUND AT ANY

FIRE IT UP ROPINGYOU

RECEIVE A

FIRE IT UP FINALSSHOOT-OUT!

Fully Climate

Controlled – Get Out of

the Cold and Come Rope

Where It Is Warm!

Priefert Chute to High Money Roper on Saturday!

Productions - Ropers talk, we listen!

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Prizes and Trucks Guaranteed!!!!!!!!!Truck Roping 3 Steer ProgressiveRopers can only win one (1) truckCash or Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, or Discover, 3% charge)Top 50 teams to short round Points awarded through 20 places in average (20 points for 1st-1 point for 20th)Points awarded through 6 places in each rotation (6 points for 1st-1 point for 6th)In case of tie highest placing team that doesn’t get points in the average. Truck winner will be responsible for all tax, title and license fees. 2/3 Cash and Prizes payo�Cattle by Clay Taylor Free Runs can be purchased-If not half the winnings no Prizes

Payo� based on 1000 teams and cash payout will be adjusted according to team countManagement reserves right to change or cancel any ropings per conditions of the dayManagement reserves right to change or adjust any numberMust have current USTRC or World Series Membership to enterOver 600 teams there will be a 17 second cuto� in �rst round.Entry Fees are non refundable unless a replacement can be found.Fast time truck decided by a ropeo�. Ropers may only win one truck.Triad numbers only

INFORMATION: Chad Willson (602) 390-4130 Cody Willson (602) 989-3646Chris Freed (208) 251-3170For Stall Reservation call Tammy (480) 244-3137Directions: Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Center // 20464 E. Riggs Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142Check out our website : www.doublec-ropings.com

GENE

RAL R

ULES

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MAIN ARENAFriday, February 10

� #13 Handicap • Rope at 1:00 p.m. PTPick 1, draw 1 or draw 2 for $60/roperEnter 3 times for 6 partners

� #11 with #9 IncentivePick 1, draw 1 or draw 2 for $60/roperEnter 3 times for 6 partners

� #5 & UnderPick 1, draw 1 or draw 2 for $60/roperEnter 3 times for 6 partners

Saturday, February 11Books close for truck roping at 9:00 a.m. • Rope at 10:00 a.m. PT

For more information about pre-entry into Discount Draw go to www.loadem.net

� Dodge Truck Roping - #11 with #8 IncentivePick 1 partner for $80 • Draw 1 partner for $75Discount Draw 12 partners for $750Women, Seniors (50) & Youth (16) Pick or Draw 12 runs for $750 Enter 12 times maxLate Pick or Draw for $90

Sunday, February 12Books close for #4 at 9:00 a.m. • Rope at 10:00 a.m. PT

� #4 & Under Saddle Blowout RopingPick 1, draw 3 or draw 4 for $160Enter 3 times for 12 partners at $480or Discount Draw all 12 for $400

Mesquite, NevadaFebruary 10-12, 2012

Mesquite City Fairgrounds Arena& Load 'em In The Dark Cattle Co. present

hampion’shoice Buckles

INFORMATIONTRIAD numbers will be used. Current USTRC or WS cards for team roping payoff. Load 'emmay cancel or change any roping due to extreme adverse weather. Truck winner responsible

for T & L and must keep for one year.AWARD SYSTEM

Points for truck (1-20) in Average • Points for truck in 1st round of each rotation (1-6)Tie-breaker will be highest place in Average that did not get points (1-20)

STALLS: Plenty of stalls.DIRECTIONS: I-15 exit 152, turn east, then north. Go through golf course, arena on right.

PRODUCED BY: Load’em In e Dark Cattle Co. For more info: Loadem.net or to pre-enter for Discount Draw at www.rodeogenius.com • Pace Freed 480/398-0384

HOST HOTELVirgin River800.346.7721

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Dodge Diesel 4-doorDually Truck

12 Running P Saddles4 Champions Choice

Buckles$15,000 in Cash

$80,000 in Cash & Prizes 10

th

Annual Dodge Truck Roping

is Roping Has Averaged 90% Roper Payback in the Last 9 Years

Guaranteed Payoff Per Team#11 Dodge Truck Roping Payoff

High Point Roper Dodge Ram Diesel TruckHigh Point Runner Up $2,000 Truck Certificate

1st Running P Saddles + 12 Truck Fees & $3,0002nd Load 'em Coats + 6 Truck Fees & $2,0003rd Load 'em Coats + 6 Truck Fees & $1,5004th Load 'em Sweatshirts + 6 Truck Fees & $6005th Load 'em Sweatshirts + 3 Truck Fees & $4006th Load 'em Sweatshirts + 3 Truck Fees & $250

#8 Incentive1st Running P Saddles + 6 Truck Fees

2nd Load 'em Coats + 3 Truck Fees3rd Load 'em Sweatshirts + 3 Truck Fees

#4 & Under Saddle Blowout Roping1st Running P Saddles + 6 Truck Fees & $1,500

2nd Running P Saddles + 3 Truck Fees & $1,0003rd Running P Saddles + 3 Truck Fees & $8004th Running P Saddles + 3 Truck Fees & $6005th Load 'em Coats + 3 Truck Fees & $4006th Load 'em Sweatshirts + 3 Truck Fees & $200

Payoff will increase due to team countRopers may win only one saddle

CongratulationsMesquite Truck Champions

Bobby BowlerSean DudoitTy St. GoddardK.C. CurtisT.J. McCauley

Paul FreedSteve SmithJace NeilsonRhett Smuin

#4 & UnderRopers Eight

SaddlesAwarded on

Sunday

Load 'em Roping ScheduleJanuary 28-29, 2012 Queen Creek, AZ

February 10-12, 2012 Mesquite, NVMarch 16-17, 2012 South Jordan, UTMarch 24-25, 2012 Marana, AZ

May 5-6, 2012 Pocatello, IDJune 1-3, 2012 South Jordan, UT

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ATTENTION TEAM ROPERS:

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NRSTRC Jackets, PLUS LOTS OF $$$$$!

NRSTRC Jackets, PLUS LOTS OF $$$$$!

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Cesar de la CruzChampion Team Roper

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Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins may be requested2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location: Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd., Waco, TX 76710 Directions: I-35 North or South. Take Valley Mills Dr. exit. Right on Lake Air Dr. Coliseum on the right.Producer: USTRCCattle: C-S Cattle Co. Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made nolater than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman.Event Info: USTRC office 254.968.0002Hotels: Sleep Inn 254.420.3200, 209 Enterprise Blvd. (Hwy. 35, exit 328) Ask for USTRC rate.Coomplimentary deluxe breakfast, frig., micro., coffee in all rooms.Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

FRIDAY, JAN. 13• Open (with #15 Inc.)• #15 Handicap• #13 Handicap• #12 (with #11 Inc.)

SATURDAY, JAN. 14• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included• #11 (with #10 Inc.)• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

SUNDAY, JAN. 15• #9 (with #8 Inc.)• #8 Pick/Draw forbeginner & novice ropers only (booksclose at 10:30 a.m.)

ACTION STARTS 8 a.m. DAILY

12 noon SaturdayKids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

COWBOY CHURCH6:30 a.m. Sunday

Open (with #15 Incentive)$150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points

#15 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off

#13 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off

#12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and overonly • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.

#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$120/roper. Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY2

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER10 Trophy Martin Saddles• Average winners of the #12, #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

27 Trophy Gist Buckles• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus• 2nd place Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9• 2nd & 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

6 Pairs Trophy Gist Spurs• Average winners of the Open, #15 & #13

NEW PAYOUTGUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Heart of TexasCHAMPIONSHIPS

WACO, TXJAN. 13-15, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

Two IndoorClimate-Controlled Arenas

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UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins required2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location: Casa Grande Rodeo Grounds, 2525 North Pinal Ave., Casa Grande, AZ 85122Producer: Kenny and Marsha ZamoraCattle: Reed and Keith FlakeStalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made nolater than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman.Event Info: Kenny or Marsha Zamora 505.469.4388 or USTRC office 254.968.0002Hotels: Holiday Inn Express Inn and Suites, 805 N. Cacheris Ct., 520.509.6333Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

FRIDAY, FEB. 3•Open (with #15 Inc.)

•#15 Handicap•#13 Handicap•#12 (with #11 Inc.)

SATURDAY, FEB. 4•Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

•#11 (with #10 Inc.)•#10 (with #9 Inc.)

SUNDAY, FEB. 5

• All Girl Specialty Roping#10 HandicapPick 1, draw 2 or draw 3 for $150/roper3-steer average

• #9 (with #8 Inc.)

•#8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 10:30 a.m.)12 noon Saturday

Kids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Open (with #15 Incentive)$150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points

#15 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off

#13 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off

#12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and overonly • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.

#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY2

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER8 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles• Average winners of the #11, #10, #9 & #8 Pick/Draw

27 Trophy Gist Buckles• Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus

• 2nd through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

• Average winners of the All Girl• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

NEW PAYOUTGUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Valley of the SunCHAMPIONSHIPS

CASA GRANDE, AZFEBRUARY 3-5, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY

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Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins required2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location:Western Event Complex. 1655 Humboldt St., Denver, CO Directions: I-70: Take Exit 275A or 275B (Coliseum exits.) Take Brighton Blvd. north to livestock entrygates. Exit 2 miles east of I-25 & I-70 interchange.Producer: Rope The Rockies - Jeff Smith and Ike & Mary Cox Cattle: C-S Cattle CompanyStalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made nolater than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman.Event Info: Ike & Mary Cox 660.425.5502 or Jeff Smith 620.921.5903 or USTRC office 254.968.0002Hotels: Drury Inn 303.373.1983. I-70 to Peoria.Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

FRIDAY, FEB.10 11 a.m.

• Open Pick/Draw(with #15 Inc.)

• #15 Handicap

• #13 Handicap

• #12 (with #11 Inc.)

SATURDAY, FEB.119 a.m.

• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonusincluded

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

SUNDAY, FEB.129 a.m.

• All Girl Specialty Roping#10 Handicap - Pick 1, Draw2 or Draw 3 for $180/roper3-steer average

• #10 Century (w/ #9 Inc.)Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 for$180/roper, 3-steer average

• #9 (with #8 Inc.)

• #8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropersonly (books close at 12 noon)

12 noon SaturdayKids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER8 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles• Average winners of the #11, #10, #9 & #8

19 Trophy Gist Buckles• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus

• 2nd & 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions 6 Pair Trophy Spurs• Average winners of the #15, #13 & #122 Trophy Rope Bags• Average winners of the All Girl

NEW PAYOUTGUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Colorado WinterCHAMPIONSHIPS

DENVER, COFEBRUARY 10-12, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

Open Pick/Draw (with #15 Incentive)$200/roper. Enter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn • No header with a classification number less than 6 or no heeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter • 5-steer/Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive/Non-Incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points.#15 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off#13 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and over only • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY2

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Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins may be requested2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location: Agricenter Show Place Arena, 105 S. Germantown Parkway, Memphis, TNDirections: I-40 to Germantown Parkway, south 4 miles. Arena on the right.Producer: John Johnson & JX2 ProductionsStalls: $20/night. Plenty of stalls on the grounds. Camper hook-ups available without reservations. Stallreservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event.Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman. ABSOLUTELY NO TIE-OUTS at this facility.Event Info: John Johnson 423.340.0640 or USTRC office 254.968.0002Hotels: Comfort Inn 901.757.7800; Hampton Inn 901.747.3700; Holiday Inn & Suites 901.266.1952 Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY

12 noon SaturdayKids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Open (with #15 Incentive)$150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points#15 Handicap$80/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 •#14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off#13 Handicap$80/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $80/roper. Enter 4 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and overonly • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY4

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER6 Trophy Cowboy Gold Saddles• Average winners of the #11, #10 & #9

21 Trophy Gist Buckles• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus

• 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

6 Trophy Gist Spurs• Average winners of the #15, #13 & #12

6 Trophy Rope Bags• Average winners of the All Girl

NEW PAYOUTGUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

Muddy RiverCLASSIC

MEMPHIS, TNFEBRUARY 17-19, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

FRIDAY, FEB. 17

•Open (with #15 Inc.)

•#15 Handicap

•#13 Handicap

•#12 (with #11 Inc.)

SATURDAY, FEB. 18

•Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

•#11 (with #10 Inc.)

•#10 (with #9 Inc.)

•#10 Century (with #9 Inc.)$80/roper, enter 4 times3-steer average

SUNDAY, FEB. 19

• All Girl Specialty Roping #10 Handicap, Pick 1, draw 2or draw 3 for $180/roper, 3-steer average

• #9 (with #8 Inc.)

•#8 Pick/Draw for beginner & novice ropers only (books close at 11:30 a.m.)

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Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins may be requested2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location:Henderson County Fair Park, 3356 Hwy. 31 East, Athens, TX Directions: Arena located 3 miles out of Athens on State Hwy. 31.Producer: USTRCCattle: C-S Cattle Co. Stalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made nolater than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman.Event Info: USTRC office 254.968.0002Hotels: Best Western Royal Mountain Inn & Suites 903.292.1750, 1814 Hwy. 31 East, Athens, TX

www.bestwesternathens.com. Mention USTRC for special rate of $89+tax. Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

FRIDAY, FEB. 17• Open (with #15 Inc.)• #15 Handicap• #13 Handicap• #12 (with #11 Inc.)

SATURDAY, FEB. 18• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included• #11 (with #10 Inc.)• #10 (with #9 Inc.)

SUNDAY, FEB. 19• #9 (with #8 Inc.)• #8 Pick/Draw forbeginner & novice ropers only (booksclose at 10:30 a.m.)

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY

12 noon SaturdayKids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

COWBOY CHURCH7:30 a.m. Sunday

Open (with #15 Incentive)$150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points

#15 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off

#13 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off

#12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 2 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and overonly • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.

#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$120/roper. Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY2

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER8 Trophy Martin Saddles• Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

21 Trophy Gist Buckles• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus• 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

6 Pairs Trophy Gist Spurs• Average winners of the Open, #15 & #13NEW PAYOUT

GUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

East TexasCHAMPIONSHIPS

ATHENS, TXFEBRUARY 17-19, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

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UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins may be required2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location: Anderson Indoor ArenaDirections: Mile marker 51 on the Hilo side of Waimea, about 6 miles east of downtown Waimea.Producer: Brian Anderson email: [email protected] Info: Brian Anderson 808.987.4585 or USTRC office 254.968.0002Rental Horses: $60 per roping division. Specify your roping level, division you are roping in andwhether you are heading or heeling. Contact [email protected] accommodations, stalls or pasture available. Contact [email protected]: Kamuela Inn 808.877.6144, Waimea Country Lodge 808.885.4100There are special rates for condominiums, Hawaii activities, deep sea fishing and golf. Contact BrianAnderson for details.Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570Rusty Spur Saloon and Poioke Cafe will be open for all events.

FRIDAY, FEB. 176 p.m.

•Open (with #15 Inc.)

•#15 Handicap•#13 Handicap

SATURDAY, FEB. 18 6 p.m.

•Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

•#12 (with #11 Inc.)

SUNDAY, FEB. 195 p.m.

•#11 (with #10 Inc.)

•#10 (with #9 Inc.)

• #10 Handicap, 5-headaverage, 75% payback,$60/roper. Entries openat 7 p.m.

6 p.m. SundayKids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER2 Cowboy Gold Saddles• High Money #6 and Above• High Money Elite #5 and BelowAdd-On and Specialty ropings excluded

33 Trophy Gist Buckles• Average winners of the #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9

• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus

• 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw

• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

NEW PAYOUTGUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

HawaiiCHAMPIONSHIPS

KAMUELA, HIFEBRUARY 17-20, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

Open (with #15 Incentive)$150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points#15 Handicap$60/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 •#14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off#13 Handicap$60/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 •#12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $60/roper. Enter 4 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 2 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and overonly • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY5

MONDAY, FEB. 209 a.m.

• #9 (with #8 Inc.)

•#8 Pick/Draw forbeginner & novice ropers only (books close at 10:30 a.m.)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16#15 Handicap USTRC Affiliate $125/roper, enter 4times, 75% Payback, 5 steer average, progressive after one • Books open at 5 p.m. • Rope at 6 p.m.

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Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins may be required2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location: Brazos County Expo Complex, 5827 Leonard Rd., Bryan, Texas Producer: USTRCCattle: Texas Bar S Cattle CompanyStalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must bemade no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman.Event Info: USTRC office 254.968.0002Hotels: Super 8 979.846.8800, Rt. 6 Texas Ave. S., College Station, TX 77840, www.super8.com

Hotels are very limited. Make reservations early.Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

12 noon SaturdayKids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

COWBOY CHURCH6.30 a.m. Sunday

Open (with #15 Incentive)$150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points

#15 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off

#13 Handicap$100/roper. Enter 3 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1• #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off

#12, #11 #10, #9 $100/roper. Enter 3 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.

Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and overonly • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.

#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$120/roper. Pick 1, Draw 1 or Draw 2 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY2

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER8 Trophy Martin Saddles• Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

21 Trophy Gist Buckles• Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus• 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

6 Pairs Trophy Gist Spurs• Average winners of the Open, #15 & #13NEW PAYOUT

GUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

South TexasCHAMPIONSHIPS

BRYAN, TXMARCH 2-4, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 a.m.

•Open (with #15 Inc.)

•#15 Handicap

•#13 Handicap

•#12 (with #11 Inc.)

SUNDAY, MARCH 48 a.m.

• #9 (with #8 Inc.)

•#8 Pick/Draw for beginner & noviceropers only (booksclose at 10:30 a.m.)

SATURDAY, MARCH 38 a.m.

•Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

•#11 (with #10 Inc.)

•#10 (with #9 Inc.)

UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPSThe Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

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Incentive Ropings in the #12, #11, #10, & #9Current coggins may be requested2012 USTRC membership required before you rope, and may be purchased at this event. Memberships purchased at this event are good for 2012 season.

Location: J 3 Ranch and Arena, 861 Sinclair Dr., Sarasota, FL Producer: John Johnson & JX2 ProductionsStalls: First come first served. Stall reservations accepted from Gold Plus members only and must be made no later than 7 days prior to the event. Call your Gold Plus representative, Ty Hillman. Event Info: John Johnson 423.340.0640 or USTRC office 254.968.0002Choice Hotels: choicesportstravel.com, Special Rate ID #00214570

SATURDAY, MARCH 3• Open (with #15 Inc.)• #15 Handicap• #13 Handicap

• #12 (with #11 Inc.)• Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Inc.) Century Bonus included

• #11 (with #10 Inc.)

SUNDAY, MARCH 4• All Girl Specialty Roping#10 Handicap Pick 1, draw2 or draw 3 for $180/roper, 3-steer average

• #10 (with #9 Inc.)• #9 (with #8 Inc.)• #8 Pick/Draw forbeginner & novice ropers only (books close at 10:30 a.m.)

ACTION STARTS 9 a.m. DAILY

12 noon SaturdayKids 6 and under, 7-9 and 10-12

Open (with #15 Incentive)$150/roper. Enter 2 times, maximim • 5-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Must qualify to short round to receive Tour Points#15 Handicap$80/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #14 team - 2 sec. off • #13 & under team - 4 sec. off#13 Handicap$80/roper. Enter 4 times • 5-steer, Progressive after 1 • #12 team - 2 sec. off • #11 & under team - 4 sec. off #12, #11 #10, #9 $80/roper. Enter 4 times maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • #12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive) • #10 capped at an Elite #6(with #9 Incentive) • #9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8Incentive) • Top 20 teams to the short round • Top 30 to short round in #9 only.Gold Plus #12 (with #10 Incentive)$100/roper. Enter 3 times, maximum • 4-steer,Progressive after 1 • Any comb. of Incentive / Non-incentive • Gold Plus members 25 years and overonly • Top 3 Average teams and Incentive Averageteams receive National Shoot-Outs/Flex Earnings • Top 20 teams to the short round.#8 Pick/Draw, (capped at a #4)$180/roper. Pick 1, Draw 2 or Draw 3 • 3-steer,Progressive after 1 • #7 team - 2 sec. off • 6 & under - 3 sec. off • No Incentive • Top 30 teams to the short round.

FORMAT ON-SITE ENTRY • CASH ONLY4

PRIZES PAID FOR BY PRODUCER33 Trophy Gist Buckles• Average winners of the #15, #13, #12, #11, #10 & #9 • Incentive Average winners of the #12, #11, #10 & #9

• Average & Incentive Average winners of the Gold Plus

• 1st through 3rd place Average winners of the #8 Pick/Draw• Winners of the Jr. Looper Divisions

2 Trophy Rope Bags• Average winners of the All GirlNEW PAYOUT

GUARANTEED 2/3 CASH PAYBACK

USTRC Sanctioned Event Guarantee - Never Less Than:$160,000 USTRC Flex EarningsUS Open Tour Points (awarded through 10th in the Average)

Ultimate Partner Finder Draw-in Options in Effect(for more details see the format section in the back of this issue of SuperLooper Magazine)

FloridaCHAMPIONSHIPS

SARASOTA, FLMARCH 3-4, 2012

A NATIONAL FINALS QUALIFIER

UNITED STATESTEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Official Home of America’s Cowboy Sport

For more information visit ustrc.com

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Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as“Elite” may not rope together unless they give up adivision. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with anElite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the#11 Division

2012 Format 1Open with #15 IncentiveThe Open is an optional roping for the Producer.Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualify-ing to the short round. The Incentive payout will bebased on the percentage of Incentive teamsentered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1$150 per roperEnter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries)

5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head#15 IncentiveProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Option 2 (Open Pick / Draw)$200 per roperEnter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or noheeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter

Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2incentive runs or one each

Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for amaximum of one entry

#15 Incentive5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-headProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 IncentiveThe Incentive payout will be based on the percentageof Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% ofthe Average Purse

Gold Plus Members 21 and OlderEnter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries)

$150 per roper4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head#10 IncentiveProgressive after 11st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings1st – 3rd Incentive Average –$6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13$150 per roper Enter 2 times any combination (Maximum of 2 Entries)5-head average#15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #13 and below team willreceive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the 4th round

#13 Handicap - #12 team will receive 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #11 and below team willreceive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the 4th round

Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9$150 per roper Enter 2 times any combination (Maximum of 2 Entries)4-head average#12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive)#10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive)#9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive)Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round#9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw (capped at a #4)(Elite #4 Ropers are not eligible to enter thisRoping)

(Payout – 95% to the Average – 5% to the overallfast time) Top 30 Qualified teams to short round.#7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & underteam will receive 3 seconds off. These “secondsoff” will be subtracted after the 2nd round

Option 1$180 per roper 3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partnersor

Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2$120 per roper3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partneror

Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as“Elite” may not rope together unless they give up adivision. For Example an Elite #5 partnered withan Elite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but notin the #11 Division

2012 Format 2Open with #15 IncentiveThe Open is an optional roping for the Producer.Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualifying to the short round. The Incentive payoutwill be based on the percentage of Incentive teamsentered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1$150 per roperEnter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries)

5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head#15 IncentiveProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Option 2 (Open Pick/Draw)$200 per roperEnter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or noheeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter

Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2 incentive runs or one each

Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for amaximum of one entry

#15 Incentive5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-headProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 IncentiveThe Incentive payout will be based on the percentageof Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% ofthe Average Purse

Gold Plus Members 21 and OlderEnter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries)

$100 Per roper4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head#10 IncentiveProgressive after 11st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13$100 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries)5-head average#15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #13 and below team willreceive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the 4th round

#13 Handicap - #12 will receive 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #11 and below team willreceive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the 4th round

Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9$100 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries)4-head average#12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive)#10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive)#9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive)Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

2012 Formats

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2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round#9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw (capped at a #4) (Elite #4 Ropers are not eligible to enter this Roping)(Payout – 95% to the Average – 5% to the overallfast time) Top 30 Qualified teams to short round.#7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & underteam will receive 3 seconds off. These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the 2nd round

Option 1$180 per roper 3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partnersor

Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2$120 per roper3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partneror

Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as“Elite” may not rope together unless they give up adivision. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with anElite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the#11 Division

2012 Format 3Open with #15 IncentiveThe Open is an optional roping for the Producer.Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualify-ing to the short round. The Incentive payout will bebased on the percentage of Incentive teamsentered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1$150 per roperEnter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries)

5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head#15 IncentiveProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Option 2 (Open Pick/Draw)$200 per roperEnter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or noheeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter

Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2incentive runs or one each

Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for amaximum of one entry

#15 Incentive5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-headProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 IncentiveThe Incentive payout will be based on the percent-age of Incentive teams entered, not to exceed30% of the Average Purse

Gold Plus Members 21 and OlderEnter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries)

$100 Per roper4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head#10 IncentiveProgressive after 11st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13$80 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries)5-head average#15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 2 secondhandicap subtracted after the 4th round - #13 andbelow team will receive a 4 second handicap subtractedafter the 4th round

#13 Handicap - #12 will receive 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #11 and below teamwill receive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the 4th round

Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9$80 per roper Enter 3 times any combination (Maximum of 3 Entries)4-head average#12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive)#10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive)#9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive)Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round#9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw (capped at a #4)(Elite #4 Ropers are not eligible to enter thisRoping)

(Payout – 95% to the Average – 5% to the over-all fast time) Top 30 Qualified teams to shortround. #7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6& under team will receive 3 seconds off. These“seconds off” will be subtracted after the 2ndround

Option 1$180 per roper 3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC Flex

EarningsEnter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partnersor

Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2$120 per roper3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partneror

Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as“Elite” may not rope together unless they give up adivision. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with anElite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the#11 Division

2012 Format 4Open with #15 IncentiveThe Open is an optional roping for the Producer.Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualify-ing to the short round. The Incentive payout will bebased on the percentage of Incentive teamsentered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1$150 per roperEnter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries)

5-head average with the Incentive determined on 4-head#15 IncentiveProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Option 2 (Open Pick/Draw)$200 per roperEnter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or noheeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter

Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2incentive runs or one each

Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for amaximum of one entry

#15 Incentive5head average with the Incentive determined on 4 headProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 IncentiveThe Incentive payout will be based on the percentageof Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% ofthe Average Purse

Gold Plus Members 21 and OlderEnter 3 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 3 Entries)

$100 Per roper4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head

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2012 Format 5Open with #15 IncentiveThe Open is an optional roping for the Producer.Open Points will only be awarded to teams qualify-ing to the short round. The Incentive payout will bebased on the percentage of Incentive teamsentered, not to exceed 30% of the Average Purse

Option 1$150 per roperEnter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries)

4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head#15 IncentiveProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Option 2 (Open Pick/Draw)$200 per roperEnter with 1 partner and 1 will be computer drawn No Header with a classification number less than 6 or noheeler with a classification number less than 8 may enter

Depending on draw, ropers may have 2 open runs, 2incentive runs or one each

Ropers may enter as open team or incentive team for amaximum of one entry

#15 Incentive4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-headProgressive after 1-headUS Open Tour Points awarded through 10th in the AverageMust qualify to Short Round to receive points 1st in the Incentive Average will receive $2,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Gold Plus #12 with #10 IncentiveThe Incentive payout will be based on the percentageof Incentive teams entered, not to exceed 30% ofthe Average Purse

Gold Plus Members 21 and OlderEnter 2 times any combination of Incentive and/or Non-Incentive (Maximum of 2 Entries)

$100 Per roper4-head average with the Incentive determined on 3-head#10 IncentiveProgressive after 11st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13$60 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries)5-head average #15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 2 secondhandicap subtracted after the 4th round - #13 andbelow team will receive a 4 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round

#13 Handicap - #12 will receive 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #11 and below teamwill receive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the4th round

Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9$60 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries)4-head average

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#10 IncentiveProgressive after 11st – 3rd Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings1st – 3rd Incentive Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings

#15, #13$80 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries)5-head average #15 Handicap - #14 team will receive a 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #13 and below team willreceive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the 4th round

#13 Handicap - #12 will receive 2 second handicapsubtracted after the 4th round - #11 and below team willreceive a 4 second handicap subtracted after the 4th round

Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 4 steers qualify to short round

#12, #11, #10 and #9$80 per roper Enter 4 times any combination (Maximum of 4 Entries)4-head average#12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive)#10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive)#9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive)Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round#9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw (capped at a #4)(Elite #4 Ropers are not eligible to enter thisRoping)(Payout – 95% to the Average – 5% to the overallfast time) Top 30 Qualified teams to short round.#7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & underteam will receive 3 seconds off. These “seconds off” will be subtracted after the 2nd round

Option 1$180 per roper 3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive Enter 1 time with apartner and draw 2 partnersor

Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2$120 per roper3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partneror

Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Excluding the Open Division Ropers Classified as“Elite” may not rope together unless they give up adivision. For Example an Elite #5 partnered with anElite #6 may rope in the #12 Division, but not in the#11 Division

#12 (with #11 Incentive)#11 (with #10 Incentive)#10 capped at an Elite #6 (with #9 Incentive)#9 capped at an Elite #5 (with #8 Incentive)Progressive after 1 1st in Main Average – $6,000 USTRC Flex Earnings2nd – 5th Main Average – $2,000 USTRC Flex EarningsTop 20 teams on 3 steers qualify to short round#9 Only – Top 30 Qualified teams to short round

#8 Pick/Draw (capped at a #4) (Elite #4 Ropers are not eligible to enter thisRoping)(Payout – 95% to the Average – 5% to the overallfast time) Top 30 Qualified teams to short round.#7 team will receive 2 seconds off & #6 & underteam will receive 3 seconds off. These “secondsoff” will be subtracted after the 2nd round

Option 1$180 per roper 3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive $6,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 2 partnersor

Enter without a partner and draw 3 partners

Option 2$120 per roper3-head averageNo Incentive and NO TEAM LOWER THAN A #5 WILL BEDRAWN TOGETHER

Progressive after 11st – 5th in the Average will receive – $6,000 USTRC FlexEarnings

Enter 1 time with a partner and draw 1 partneror

Enter without a partner and draw 2 partners

Draw-In Option (For all Formats)Need a Partner? Try the USTRC’s New Draw-InOption – It’s the ultimate Partner Finder

Pick or Draw any combination of partners.

Ropers may draw into any of the following divisions(#15 - #9) provided they meet the minimum classification requirements.

#15 Handicap – must be at least a #6 Header or a #7 Heeler

#13 Handicap – must be at least a #5 Header or a #6 Heeler

#12 (with #11 Incentive) – must be at least a #4 Header or a #6 Heeler

#11 (with #10 Incentive) – must be at least a #4 Header or a #5 Heeler

#10 (with #9 Incentive) – must be at least a #3 Header or a #4 Heeler

# 9 (with #8 Incentive) – must be at least a #3 Header or a #3 Heeler

#12 Gold Plus with #10 Incentive – must be at least a #3 Header or a #4 Heeler

#8 is already a Pick/Draw FormatRopers who choose the Draw-In Option will pay theirside of the entry fee, which is determined by the formatof the event

Draw partners may choose one of three options

Option 1 – Pay for the extra run and be eligible for allprize money, prizes and Shoot-Outs/Flex EarningsOption 2 – Choose not to pay for the extra run and beeligible for only ½ of the prize money up to $1,000and forfeit any prizes and Shoot-Outs/Flex EarningsOption 3 – Decline the extra run

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Sanctioned Open Events

National Finals OpenPreliminary Points Count

For Next Season

Regional Finals

US Open ChampionshipsPoints count for

current year standings

For the 2011 season there will be two ways to qualify for the US Open Championships.

1st - 10 points2nd - 9 points3rd - 8 points4th - 7 points5th - 6 points6th - 5 points7th - 4 points8th - 3 points9th - 2 points

10th - 1 points

1st - 20 points2nd - 18 points3rd - 16 points4th - 14 points5th - 12 points6th - 10 points7th - 8 points8th - 6 points9th - 4 points

10th - 2 points

1st - 20 points2nd - 18 points3rd - 16 points4th - 14 points5th - 12 points6th - 10 points7th - 8 points8th - 6 points9th - 4 points

10th - 2 points

1st - 30 points2nd - 27 points3rd - 24 points4th - 21 points5th - 18 points6th - 15 points7th - 12 points8th - 9 points9th - 6 points

10th - 3 points

Season Dates: Begins September 12, 2011 and ends September 3, 2012.All USTRC Sanctioned Open Divisions count.

US OPEN TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Points Only for: #7 and above headers; #8 and above heelers. Points do not carry over from season to season.

• Ropers must qualify to Short-Round to be eligible for points.• Point ties will be broken on money won at season end.• Roper US Open: 6-head; 5 full rounds; Top 20 teams qualify to the short round.

• Will crown a US Open Tour Champion Header and Heeler (most points accumulated during the year) and a US Open NationalChampion Header and Heeler (Average winners of the US OpenChampionships). Personal earnings count, but not for the US Open Team Roping Finals. They may be used for any other Shoot-Out.

2. Attend a minimum of 8 sanctioned event Open ropings. Event attendance starts September 12, 2011 and ends September 3, 2012.

1. Top 60 headers and top 60 heelers automatically qualify. Points will beawarded in the main Average only according to the following charts.

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ROPER MATH

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8 (steers Joe roped)

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WORD SCRAMBLE

4. cattle drive5. cowboys6. frontier

1. horses2. homestead3. campfire

USTRC JR. LOOPER EVENT LOCATOR

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National Team Roping League . . .126-129

O

Oklahoma State

Horseshoeing School . . . . . . . . . . . .124

P

Roger Peters

Livestock Insurers, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .123

Philipp Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124, 130

Preifert Rodeo &

Ranch Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Q

Quicksilver Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

R

Rattler Ropes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .33, 55

Red River Portable Arenas . . . . . . . . .120

Rimrock Spurs & Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Ritchie Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Robertson Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Rocky Mountain Clothing Co. . . . . . . . . .3

Rodeo West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Ropers Quick Rope Release . . . . . . . .123

Ropers Sports News . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

S

Jeff Smith Productions . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Southwest Equine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Steer Crazy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Stinger Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

T

TLC Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Texas Bar S Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .101

The Corrector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

A

A Cut Above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Albracht Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . .115

Clinton Anderson

Down Under Horsemanship . . . . . . . .91

Ariat International, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .11

B

B & W Gooseneck Hitches . . . . . . . . . . .27

C

Case IH Tractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Cattle For Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Cimarron Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Circle T Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Classic Equine . . . . . . . . . . . .85, 97, 102

Classic Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 148

Computer Software for

Team Ropers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Corriente Saddle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Cowboy Classic Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . .89

Cowboy Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Crossfire Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

D

D. J. Reveal, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Dodge Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Double C Produtions . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Double Diamond Rope Co. . . . . . . . . .125

E

Equibrand / Cashel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

F

Fast Back Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Fire It Up Productions . . . . . . . . .138, 139

Four Quarter Circle, LLC . . . . . . . . . . .109

G

Gist Silversmiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Dub Grant Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Rickey Green Roping Video . . . . . . . . . .21

H

Heel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Heritage Performance Gloves . . . . . . .164

Horse Craft Products . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Hot Heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Hy O Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

J

JX2 Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Justin Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

K

Kid Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

L

L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . .122

LCI Livestock Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Load 'em In The Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Lucas Metal Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

M

M & R Roping Productions . . . . . . . . .124

Martin Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Maynard Buckles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Merck Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Mortenson Silver & Saddles . . . . . . . .125

N

National Horsemen's Association . . . . .124

National Roper’s Supply .6, 125, 146-147

ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

Titan Trailer Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . .79

Tony Lama Boot Company . . . . . . . . . .69

Tres Rios Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Triangle Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Tuley Roping Productions . . . . . .144-145

U

Used Trailers.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

USTRC Events:

Colorado Winter Championships . . . .151

East Texas Championships . . . . . . . .153

Florida Championships . . . . . . . . . .156

Hawaii Championships . . . . . . . . . .154

Heart of Texas Championships . . . . .149

Muddy River Classic . . . . . . . . . . . .152

South Texas Championships . . . . . . .155

Valley of the Sun Championships . . .150

USTRC Formats 2012 . . . . . . . . .157-160

USTRC Gold Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

USTRC Membership

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-59

USTRC Payout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-49

USTRC Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

USTRC TRIAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

V

Viking Roping Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . .124

W

Wildfire Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142, 143

Woodard Roping School . . . . . . . . . .117

Wrangler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

X

XIT Rangers Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Z

ZD Roping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131, 132

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