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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>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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		<title>USTRC Offers Millions in Finals Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC) begins its season Finals series in June and millions of dollars in prize money and awards will be offered to its members. Beginning with the West Coast Regional Finals June 24-27 in Paso Robles, Calif., through the National Finals of Team Roping in Oklahoma City, Okla., October 23-31, USTRC members can expect to see an estimated $5 million paid in cash and prizes. To sweeten the pot for its members, USTRC provides every member, including Gold Plus, Gold Spur, Lifetime and Junior Looper members, an opportunity to compete in its showcase &#8220;Shoot-Out&#8221; ropings at the Regional and/or National Finals events through the purchase of their membership. Gold Spur, Lifetime and Junior Looper members receive $1,000 in Flex Earnings that can be combined with a roping partner&#8217;s earnings to reach the necessary $2,000 to qualify for a Regional Finals Shoot-Out position. With the purchase of a Gold Plus membership, USTRC&#8217;s best membership value, members receive $3,000 in Flex Earnings that, again in combination with a partner&#8217;s earnings, can be used to total the $6,000 in earnings required to qualify for a National Finals Shoot-Out position. &#8220;Members should realize, however, that the millions of dollars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Champion Team Roper Rich Skelton Joins Prime Performance Nutrition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight-time World Champion Team Roper Rich Skelton is the latest addition to the group of equestrian professionals that comprise the Prime Performance Nutrition Team. Setting the record for the most consecutive team roping world titles Skelton has two million dollars in earnings to his credit. &#8220;Prime Performance Nutrition is honored to team up with such an accomplished horseman as Rich. It is a testament to what Maxum HA can do when someone like Rich comes to us after trying the product,&#8221; says Prime Performance Nutrition President, Jeff Butler. A dominating force in team roping since he joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) in 1986, Skelton has also ridden two horses that were named AQHA/PRCA Heel Horse of the Year. His great gelding &#8220;Roany&#8221; was awarded this prestigious title in 1997, &#8217;98, &#8217;99 and 2001. In 2004, Pets Ten aka &#8220;Chili Dog&#8221; also achieved this award. &#8220;I started my horse Gambler on Maxum HA and it didn&#8217;t take him very long to feel the difference. Now all my horses get Maxum HA &#8211; young and old,&#8221; says Skelton. Skelton lives in Llano, Texas where he holds an annual Rope for the Gold roping. The sport of team roping requires close [...]]]></description>
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