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		<title>Do you have a Superhorse?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard of Superman, Superwoman, but how about Super Horse? The Checotah Oklahoma Round Up Club is planning an inaugural Super Horse event Oct 22, 2011 at the Checotah Round Up Club to determine the Super Horse Champion of 2011. An event designed to showcase the &#8220;super powers&#8221; of the all-around/superhorse, this event will feature; heading, heeling, breakaway roping, barrel racing and pole bending. Horses must compete in all five events to be eligible for the super horse competition. Points will be given for 1st-20th place in each event based on the horse&#8217;s overall placing in that event. In addition, there will be $100 added to each event with each event paying over *$300 for 1st place. At the end of the day the horse with the most points will be named the Super Horse Champion and receive a beautiful saddle and other awards. This event is being planned by the Checotah, Ok Round Up as a fundraiser for the club. The Checotah Round Up Club has an indoor covered arena complete with a complete rodeo setup (roping chutes &#8211; bucking chutes &#8211; holding pens &#8211; runback alley etc.) all under one roof. WHO WILL BE NAMED THE SUPER HORSE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping Awards More than $4.2 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Event hosts more than 7,000 teams from four countries The Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping concluded today at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, in solid fashion, offering $3.67 million in prize money and $625,000 in prizes to 7,032 teams. Produced by the United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC), the world&#8217;s leading team roping organization based in Stephenville, Texas, the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping exceeded all expectations. From 15-year-old Wesley Thorp of Throckmorton, Texas, who won more than $65,000, to the Connecticut team of Tyler and Cody Christensen of Guilford, who had the roping of their life to win the reserve in the #10 and split $49,000, the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping was filled with stories of euphoric success and bitter disappointment as the competition rolled through nine sun-filled days. &#8220;I think most people in the competition segment of the horse industry would agree that the economy is still wreaking havoc, but this Finals proved that team ropers are a community of people very engaged and passionate about their sport,&#8221; said USTRC President Kirk Bray. &#8220;For 21 years, this event has served the industry as a true National Finals where ropers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Time Partners Take #11 Shoot Out at National Finals of Team Roping Pairing nets more than $90,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mader-Hayden and Thorp Snag $93,500 Win He sat by himself, if only for a moment, before the crush of people made their way into the Shoot Out Winner&#8217;s Circle. He had sat there before, with one of his other buddies, but this time it was different. He&#8217;d just won more than $46,000 and sitting there alone, he seemed a bit stunned. &#8220;But I&#8217;m excited,&#8221; said Wesley Thorp, grinning. &#8220;That was a lot of fun.&#8221; Yes, fun is one way to describe winning the #11 Shoot Out at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping being held in Oklahoma City through October 31. After all, with the nearly $23,000 the high school freshman had already won at the 2010 Cinch USTRC National Fincommunity known for its deep cowboy ranching traditions. Equally stunned, but definitely more emotional, was his partner Jamie Mader-Hayden of Stephenville, whose tears of happiness spoke of her hard work to reach this level. &#8220;My dad (Craig) and I have been working toward this for years and I&#8217;m sort of in shock,&#8221; she said as she loosened her cinch. &#8220;God has really blessed me so much this week and my family has been so supportive.&#8221; The duo, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star Crossed Ropers Take #12 Shoot Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Star Crossed Ropers Take #12 Shoot Out Last Minute Replacement Nets $76,900 win Bach and Thompson Win $76,900 As a journ alist, it&#8217;s easy to fall into the trap of assuming where a particular story might go. Such is the case with Peggy Bach of Milsap, Texas, who partner B.J. Thompson took the #12 Shoot Out at theCInch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping October 26 to win $76,900. Married to a famous roper &#8211; might go there. First woman to win at the 2010 Cinch National Finals of Team Roping. A good possibility. But then the questions start and the real story emerges. For Peggy, married to and mother of some pretty darned good team ropers, coming to the NFTR is usually filled with taking care of them and not so much about roping for her. As a matter of fact, she didn&#8217;t know until Tuesday night at about 10 p.m. that she would even be in the #12 Shoot Out. That&#8217;s when the proverbial stars began to align. B.J. Thompson of Pitkin, La., had a problem, but one problem he doesn&#8217;t have is choosing the right women to rope with. Roping with &#8220;Miss Jacque,&#8221; as he calls one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is It About Thirteen?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louisiana Team Takes $81,000 win What is it about 13? Long reviled as an unlucky number, it seems that myth doesn&#8217;t hold true for the Louisiana team of Natie Johnson and Cody Hogan. That goes double for Natie since he elected to rope with a 13-year-old eighth grader to win the #13 Shoot Out, pocketing $40,500 for himself of the $81,000 championship prize. &#8220;He&#8217;s a good roper,&#8221; Johnson said. Simple, but true. Hogan had equally as much faith in his partner, Johnson. &#8220;I thought this run would shape up pretty good and my partner would do his job and I would do mine,&#8221; he said. As the first high-call back, the duo needed a rather wide margin of 10.9 to take the win, especially after second high-call back Barrie Smith and Billy Bob Brown missed their chance. Johnson and Hogan didn&#8217;t waste any time, however, roping in a time of 7.59 to win. With Mom and Dad, and two admiring little brothers looking on, Hogan, of Pelican, seemed to handle the crush of people in the Shoot Out Winner&#8217;s circle with a certain aplomb, fielding questions from two reporters and Ferron Lucero for the interview like a pro. But he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tight Race Finishes US Open Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through five rounds of competition, three teams continued to stand out in the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping U.S. Open Championships held October 24 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Father and son team David and Ryan Motes, of Tolar and Weatherford, Tex., respectively, were remarkably consistent throughout the day, while another Texas duo, Luke Brown of Morgan Mill and Martin of Stephenville kept the competition constantly looking over their cantle. But it was former World Champion Chad Masters of Clarksville, Tenn., and partner Jake Corkill of Lipan, Tex., who brought the heat in the short round to capture the US Open Championship and the top check of $71,600 for the team. Roping in a time of 44.52 on six head, Masters and Corkill had to follow a smokin&#8217; run by the Motes&#8217;, needing a 7.68 to take the win; just &#8220;another practice run,&#8221; as described by the announcer. Masters broke from the box swinging and landed a sweet head loop with Corkill tracking close, laying down a loop that swept the steer off his feet. It was the thriller the crowd of thousands had been hoping for and the paycheck that Masters and Corkill depended on. &#8220;This is how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#15 Shootout Brings first 2010 United States Champions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being the first to take a big win and add in the fact that it includes a purse of more than a quarter million . . . well, you just have to take a big gulp. With a purse of more than $279,000 up for the taking in the #15 Shoot Out at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping, placing can be a good deal, but taking the top paycheck of $71,000 can be life-changing. The team of Drew Horner and Brady Norman survived four grueling rounds defeating 339 other teams to take the top spot. Coming into the short round as the 2nd high call back, Horner and Norman played the game of keep calm and have a little faith. &#8220;God made us winners and we shouldn&#8217;t doubt that,&#8221; said Horner. &#8220;He let it happen for us, no doubt.&#8221; Roping in a time of 37.73 on five steers, the duo won total earnings of $71,000, quite a take for a college student and an 8th grader. &#8220;This is my first day and it&#8217;s been good so far,&#8221; said Norman, who is home schooled in Springer, Okla., and was second in the Shoot Out in 2009. &#8220;We&#8217;ll just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$4 Million Roping Event Begins Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top Professionals on tap for this weekend Top team roping professionals will be churning up the dirt in their quest to capture the top prize in a purse of more than $231,000 as they compete in the U.S. Open at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping beginning Saturday, October 23. A total of more than $4.2 million will be awarded during the nine-day run. Action begins at 8 a.m. in the Jim Norick Arena at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. All events are free to the public and includes a free trade show featuring a variety of equine and western related products. Produced by the United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC) the preliminary rounds for the Open begin October 23 with the finals being held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, October 24. Opening ceremonies for the Finals will feature top team ropers as well as focus on the efforts of Western Wishes, a not for profit that grants wishes to children faced with adversity and who love the western way of life. The roster reads like a who&#8217;s who among team roping&#8217;s greats, including past Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association World Champions Allen Bach, Jake Barnes, Rich Skelton, Clay O. Cooper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cinch National Finals of Team Roping to Offer $4 Million Prize Package</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 3,000 ropers expected to compete Loops will fly at the Cinch National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR) as more than 3,000 team ropers converge on Oklahoma City October 23-31 for their chance at a piece of the $4 million prize package. Ropers from across the U.S., South America, Mexico and Australia are expected to attend. Produced by the United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC), this is the 21st edition of the NFTR, one of the richest championships events in the western lifestyle industry. More than $15 million in cash has been awarded at USTRC sanctioned events during the 2010 season that included more than 80 team roping competitions across the nation. &#8220;USTRC members are among the most competitive and loyal in the country and they&#8217;re the reason for the success of this sport and event,&#8221; said USTRC President Kirk Bray. &#8220;Team roping is one of the few events where, for an entry fee of anywhere between $150 and $300, you can rope for prize money in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, as well as an unbeatable prizeline of Dodge trucks, Case tractors, Martin saddles and Gist buckles.&#8221; Only the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity, which offered $4.2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USTRC Tops List of Single Timed-Event Payout Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ranks Second Overall in Single Event Payouts With more than $27 million paid out in prize money in 2009, the United States Team Roping Championships is poised to bring millions to the table in 2010. Each year USTRC sanctions and affiliates more than 400 events nation wide. Included in these events are seven Regional Finals paying a cumulative $2 million and its National Finals of Team Roping (NFTR) set to offer more than $4 million October 23-31 in Oklahoma City. There has been an evolution in rodeo over the past decade or so, with sport disciplines splintering into specific event categories and drawing a totally dedicated fan base. USTRC was among the first to take its sport into a powerhouse of prize money with rules and regulations that sharpened the sport and its professionalism. &#8220;When USTRC was formed in 1989, its purpose was to get ropers classified in a ratings system in order to even the playing field and develop a set of rules that would apply across the board,&#8221; said USTRC President Kirk Bray. &#8220;Developing a spectator base was not a priority at the time, but over the past 20 years, fans have come to see team roping as [...]]]></description>
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