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NEWS & EVENTS -
31 Red Horse Ranch Cutting, Binger,
OK, Rhonda Horton, 405-929-0106
Cowgirl News Cont from page 34 NOVEMBER
with Sherri Mell
6-21 AQHA World Championship 1 Western Sports AMA/NP /Advantage
Show, Oklahoma City, OK, Kim Cutting, Sulphur Springs, FMI Call,
TOP NOTCH
George, 405-946-7400 214-287-3902
RODEO AND
7-8 TX Buckskin Show, New Brauns- 2-8 TX Cutting Horse Futurities, Waco,
fels, Laural Kyrster, 830-625-6075 FMI, 254-776-1600
MOUTHWATERING
13-16 NTAHC Shootout, Glen Rose, 6-7 NE LA CHA, West Monroe, LA,
BBQ
Sherry McGraw, 972-724-8503 FMI, 318-512-1596
14 LASC Appaloosa Cajun Fall Clas- 6-7 Southern OK CHA, Ada, OK, FMI,
What more can a Cow-
sic, West Monroe, LA, Contact Frank 918-649-4608
boy ever need? Just 12
Barker, 985-532-5252
7 Nueces Canyon CHA, Brenham, FMI,
miles outside of San Antonio, in Bulverde,
21 A.R.A.B.S. Arabian Horse Show, 979-277-8935
Katy, Susie Blackwell, 281-331-2442
8 Arklahoma CHA & AR State Chal-
you can find plenty of Rodeo action and won-
21-22 Dal-Worth Appaloosa Fun Fest, lenge Cutting, Clarksville, AR, FMI,
derful food every Saturday night! This past
Ardmore, OK, Contact Leslie Goolsby, 479-264-1788
972-838-4246
March, I started roping at the Tejas Rodeo
10-13 Riverboat CHA, Lufkin, FMI,
26-29 Cajun Classic QH Show, Gonza- 936-829-0370
finding it to be competitive and entertaining, les, LA Nancy Russ, 228-342-2922
13 PK Cutters, Alvarado, 940-550-8012
not to mention the great cooking and baking!
28 AQHA Introductory Show, Katy,
13 Bluebonnet Cutting Horse Assoc,
Ava Urbanovsky, 281-351-2700
The Tejas Open Rodeo season goes from
Lufkin, FMI, 936-829-0370
27-29 APHA Thanksgiving Turkey
March through November every Saturday Teenagers, Gethany Bagley, Mandi Dunn, Lauren Pittman
13 Oil Belt Cutters, Sulphur Springs,
Shoot Paint Show, Alvarado, Cheri Wil-
FMI, 214-287-3902
night. and Phoebe Presley having a blast at the Tejas Rodeo on
son, 254-835-4936
14 White River CHA, Pleasant Plains,
Everyone competes from kids to adults in
the Mechanical Bull at Tejas Rodeo.
Combined Training/Event
AR, FMI, 870-357-8158
an Open format. They give buckles 2 times a
They serve up the best Cowboy Grub in Texas with hamburg-
OCTOBER
14 Diamond E CHA, Kentwood, LA,
FMI, 337-454-6272
year for the Champion of each event and a
10-11 Meadow Creek Horse Trials,
ers, hot dogs, Sausage Wraps, Rib-Eye Steaks, and pork. You name
Kosse, Gayle Gessner, 254-375-2719
14-15 Chisholm Trail Cutting, Waurika,
saddle to the Year End Champion in each
OK, Sara Urbanek, 405-207-1552
it. If it can be barbequed, they can serve it up on your plate, and I
24-25 Holly Hill Horse Trials, Benton,
event. The events are Bull Riding, Team Rop-
LA, Tracy Hewlett, 318-965-9480
22-3 NCHA World Championship Futu-
mean it is good! rity & Finals, Fort Worth, Contact
ing, Break-A-Way Calf Roping, Tie Down
31-1 Quail Run Farm Horse Trials, Ar-
There is a live band each Saturday night playing good old coun-
NCHA, 817-244-6188
gyle, Jan Walling, 940-367-1217
Calf Roping and Barrel Racing. The rodeo
28 Red Horse Ranch Cutting, Binger,
try music and a dance for all ages! Tickets are $9 for adults and $4.50
NOVEMBER
OK, Rhonda Horton, 405-929-0106
starts at 7:30pm each Saturday night and the
7 Pine Hill Fall Horse Trials, Bellville,
for kids. Children under 5 are free. There are coupons available on
Ruth Swain, 979-865-5591
books are open until about 7pm. Call-ins are
Ranch Horse/Versatility
line at www.tejasrodeo.comas well as driving instructions and a 14-15 Corona Del Sol Horse Trials,
also allowed on the same day of the rodeo.
OCTOBER
video as seen on San Antonio Living Show. Tejas Rodeo Company
Baird, Kathi Roof, 817-454-8962
3-4 SHOT Versatility Competition,
Yancey James is the General Manager of
also hosted George Strait and his production crew for the taping of
14-15 Horse Trials, Las Cruces, NM,
Bryan/College Station, Contact Cindy
Colleen Barnitz, 575-642-6397
the Tejas Rodeo and proudly runs it like the
Tate, 979-777-5458
Troubadour in 2008. Not too shabby, hugh? King of Country Music,
Professional Rodeos he has competed in dur-
right there, riding his horse!
Cutting Competitions
24-25 Paint Performance Horse Super
Stakes Finals, Alvarado, Cheri Wilson,
ing previous years. “Family friendly live en-
WEEKLY EVENTS 254-835-4936
Tejas Rodeos are not the only rodeo in town lately. On the prop- Boyd - Wed 6pm, Cutting Practice,
tertainment at its best,” Yancey is known to
31 SHOT Versatility Competition,
erty of the Cibolo Livery Stables owned by Trey Martin (who rides
Rhonda, 940-433-2861
Rosenberg, Don Brehm, 281-341-9005
say. Everyone feels very welcome at Tejas
and ropes with the best of them in his own arena), Mac Altizer (hon-
Tomball-Wed7-10pm, Mechanical Cow:
NOVEMBER
North Houston MCHA, Deep Meadows
Rodeo. I have rodeoed Professionally all of
ored by the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame as the “Best of the Best in
6-8 Women & Horse Versatility Chal-
Farm, Beth Dutson, 281-290-8884
lenge, Guthrie, OK, FMI, 405-225-6584
my life, have been inducted to the National
2009”) kicked off his Bad Company Rodeo Rock and Roll Summer
OCTOBER
20-21 ASHA National Championship,
Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and the
2 Mid South Cutting Horse Assoc, Gon-
Fantasy Tour. He held one in July and one in August with the 3 Sep-
Lone Star Arena, Stephenville, ASHA,
zales, FMI, 210-379-0450
Appaloosa Hall of Fame and I haven’t stopped
325-672-6242
tember events co-sanctioned with the WPRA in three events: Break- 2-3 NELACHA, West Monroe, LA,
22 2009 Versatility World Champi-
going since I found out about this place! It is
A-Way Calf Roping, Team Roping and Barrel Racing. Mac Altizer
FMI, 318-512-1596
onship 3-year old Futurity, Lones Star
right in my back yard, so to speak. There are
2-3 Central TX CHA, Hamilton, FMI, Ar, Stephenville, ASHA, 325-672-6242
also provided the best bucking bulls that ever bucked in Texas for
254-965-3757
little cowboys and cowgirls just getting started
these rodeos which brought in lots of good Bull Riders which made 9 Southern OK CHA, Ada, OK, FMI,
Rein/Reined Cow Horse
in their rodeo careers like Taylor Pearson (10-
for very exciting watching! Visit Bad Company Rodeo online at
918-649-4608
OCTOBER
year-old barrel racer and break-a-way roper)
9 North TX CHA, Weatherford, FMI,
8-11 NRHA Warm-up III Futurity, Katy,
www.badcompanyrodeo.comfor a complete schedule. w 817-832-8471 Dave Archer, 281-239-8971
and Tucker Mentz (team roper) and I might
9-11 Nueces Canyon CHA, Brenham,
15-18 SRHCA Fall Classic Futurity,
add, they are right up there with the best of
Rodeo World loses teen Megan McCain
FMI, 979-277-8935
Stephenville, Gay Lenz, 405-818-7556
them!
10 Arklahoma CHA, Clarksville, AR,
20-25 25th Annual SWRHA Futurity,
We just lost a great young rodeo athlete, Megan McCain (19 FMI, 479-264-1788
Ardmore, OK, Gay Lenz, 580-759-2572
Besides the Rodeo performance, of which
year old barrel racer and break-a-way roper) who was attending
10-11 NMCHA, Moriarty, NM, FMI,
29-31 2009 APRHA Futurity, Fort
September’s events received WPRA co-sanc- 505-384-2263
Worth, Julie Bibeau, 402-659-5880
college in Tucumcari, NM, where she was a member of the Rodeo
tioning, they have a Mechanical Bucking bull
15-18 Central TX Cutting Horse, Gon-
NOVEMBER
Team. She had just begun college for the new semester and had zales, Marcy Blanchard, 210-379-0450 7-8 NRHA Warm Up IV, Katy, Dave
for everyone to take a chance at as well as a
already landed a job. She was looking forward to good things to
16 PK Cutters, Alvarado, 940-550-8012
Archer, 281-239-8971
Mounted Stationary bull for photo opportuni-
come for the rest of the year as she stated on her “MySpace” page.
16 Big Country CHA, Sweetwater, FMI,
7-8 AR Fall Classic 1 & 2 Reining,
ties! Additional WPRA co-sanctioning is in
325-651-6112
Searcy, AR, Allison Anderson, 228-697-
Megan was taken away from us on August 21 when a wrong way
2119
the works as well as the possibility of CPRA
17 Diamond E CHA, Kentwood, LA,
FMI, 337-454-6272
26-5 NRHA Futurity/Championship
co-sanctioning as well.
driver hit her and her 3 friends head on while driving.. w
Shows, Oklahoma City, OK, NRHA,
17 Chisholm Trail Alliance Cutting,
405-946-7400
Dance For Romance wins the John Deere Bonus Challenge
Waurika, OK, FMI, 405-207-1552
21-23 Riverboat CGA, Lufkin, FMI, Polo
Dance For Romance was purchased by Bob & Lucy June in August, 2004 at the Annual Schvaneveldt/Andreini 936-829-0370
OCTOBER
Yearling Sale at Fairplex, Pomona, CA. As a two year old, under trainer Felix Gonzalez, she won her first race out
23 Bluebonnet CHA, Brenham, FMI, 24 Dallas Polo Club Halloween Cup,
979-865-2998 Dallas, FMI, 214-979-0300
by 3 1/2 lengths and was 300th of a second off the track record. She was then sent to Mexico where she won the trial
24-25 BECHA Cherokee Cutting/ Der-
races and finished 3rd in the Futurity Race at Hermosillo. by, Cherokee, OK, FMI, 620-286-5614
Dressage Shows
She was brought back to the owners' ranch for a 3 year layoff.
31 Diamond E CHA, Kentwood, LA,
OCTOBER
On her return back at Los Alamitos she made a good showing, with a place and two wins. Trainer Ramon Fontes
FMI, 337-454-6272
1-2 NM Harvest Fling Dressage Show,
Albuquerque, NM, Donald Simpson,
31 M Cutting Horse Assoc, Gainesville,
from Tucson suggested she be entered at Yavapai Downs. Her recent win there was her last and final race. Now
505-344-0680
FMI, 214-794-3108
Dance For Romance will retire from racing and be bred with hopes of producing a future champion quarter horse.
3 Bach Spring Dressage Schooling, Col-
31 Rose Country CHA, Kaufman, FMI,
lege Station, Ginni Cifelli, 979-690-0788
Bob and Lucy June are the owners of Custom Equine Design Barns. Dance For Romance will spend her retire-
903-681-4347
3 Dallas Dressage Schooling Show, Irv-
31 Waller Cutting Horse Assoc, Pattison,
ment pampered and living in one of her owners' deluxe barns!
ing, Michaelann, 469-628-3754
w FMI, 979-830-0287
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