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Wednesday, June 6, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
COMPETITORS: Best in
the West are headed to
Sisters for weekend
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the Wild Horse Race, the
pace is set for fans yelling
and stomping in response to
a burst of energy from horses
and hopeful riders all over
the arena. That group of con-
tenders includes Jason Smith
and his world-champion team
from nearby Warm Springs.
The 23 Wild Horse Race
teams include five Oregon
teams, eight from Warm
Springs, seven from Wash-
ington and two from Arizona.
That’s 69 cowboys attempting
to saddle an unbroken horse
and get one cowboy into the
saddle who then tries rid-
ing a bucking, twisting horse
across the finish line with-
out any control. The Jason
Smith Team (Warm Springs)
is a World Champion in this
event.
With some of the top con-
tenders in the nation entered
in the Bareback competition,
fans can expect some high
scores and impressive rides.
Caleb Bennett is holding the
No. 1 position at this time
with Clayton Biglow at No.
6. The 2015 World Champion
Steven Peebles of Redmond
is back, with an 86-point win-
ning ride in his rigging bag
already this season.
Local Austin Foss of
Terrebonne is at No. 19 early
in the season, but expect him
to rise in the standings after
Sisters. Pit these contend-
ers against some determined
bareback horses who are giv-
ing riders points in the high
80s this year.
The Saddlebronc compe-
tition will be as exciting, as
Mike Corey brings a bronc
named Diamond Fever that
has allowed only one eight-
second ride this year at 88.5
points. The horses will meet
CoBurn Bradshaw, who holds
No. 6. Then, there are the
Wright brothers, always bring-
ing thrills. Ryder Wright won
this World Championship in
2017.
Fifty-one calf ropers are
entered in the Tie Down
Roping competition. Many of
these will have their first go-
round in Slack competition on
Thursday, which is free to the
public. Terrebonne’s Russell
Cardoza and Shane Erickson
are in this group, which
matches the skills of a roper
and his horse against the quick
speed of a calf. It is a skill still
necessary on cattle ranches
today, to brand and vaccinate.
Steer Wrestling is an
event that began as a rodeo
entertainment act in the early
1900s by a cowboy named
Bill Pickett. He would attempt
several patterns of jumping off
a speeding horse and wrestling
a running steer to the ground.
As other cowboys began to
try this “trick,” the popularity
grew until rodeos added this
as an event.
Sisters has seen world
champions in this event —
cowboys who are strongly
built. Their times have to
average in the four-second
range to win a buckle. Two
go-rounds give these cowboys
their totals, so they will also
be competing during Slack on
Thursday.
Team Roping has 46 teams
entered, with a header roping
a steer and turning it so the
healer can rope both back feet.
This is a precision event that
demands a quick break from
the gate and fine timing from
the partners. Jason Duby of
Klamath Falls is rated at No. 11
A pack of Oregon cowboys
will compete in Team Roping,
with Steven Peebles, Shane
Erickson, Charley Crawford,
Russell Cardoza along
with the Stafford brothers,
Trevor McCoin and Critter
Lopez representing Central
Oregon. Four Minor brothers
of Ellensburg, WA, are also
Northwesterners to watch in
this event.
Barrel Racing, a crowd
favorite for cheering cow-
girls and their mounts, has 84
women entered. Amberleigh
Moore of Salem is currently
in second place in the world
standings with Nellie Miller
of California giving her a
challenge at number four.
In Bucking Stock, the
bucking horse or bull
accounts for half the points
of a ride. The better the buck,
the higher a cowboy scores in
a 50/50 percent rating. In the
other events of rodeo, years
of training and conditioning
of rodeo horses is paramount
in a cowboy or cowgirl’s
chance of success. This makes
these animals extremely
v a l u a b l e f i n a n c i a l l y.
Rodeo is a spectator sport
that gives the viewer an oppor-
tunity to see animals perform-
ing at their best, either in
partnership with a rider or in
direct competition with a cow-
boy. Sisters Rodeo expects
fans to enjoy a high possibil-
ity of more arena records this
season.
The ticket office in Sisters
is open until Friday at 220 W.
Cascade Ave. After that, tick-
ets can be purchased at the
rodeo grounds as available.
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