It looks like the DNCFR and Houston will not be conflicting anymore, so if it can remain that way, that would be great.

A lot of cool things happened over the weekend at both events. My good friend Wade Sumpter won the $50K in Houston. It’s crazy, but before last year I figured that was almost a guaranteed world title, but it’s not. In the bull riding, B.J. Schumacher won it for the second year in a row and didn’t take over the top spot in the world standings. Chance Smart is on fire.

It was great to Chad Masters and Jade Corkill win over $33K just before Chad went in for surgery on his knee. He just bought a place near Lipan, Texas, so every penny of that will come in handy.

Houston was really a feel good rodeo. I personally can’t believe Billy Etbauer won it in a ride-off. And it’s not like he was battling a young kid for it, it was Rod Hay. Etbauer is 45 and Hay is 39. Billy has a chance to tie Dan Mortensen and Casey Tibbs’ historic record of six world saddle bronc riding titles.

Unless Martha gets hurt, Lindsay Sears is your next world champion barrel racer.

The all-around race looks interesting. Due to a tie-breaker Josh Peek edged out Trevor Brazile to advance in Houston and then went on to win the $50K. If Peek—or Steven Dent who won the $50K in the bareback riding—can keep up with Trevor’s pace, the all-around will be a good race come December.

That said, I was thinking the other day, and I don’t know if it was ever written in so many words, but Trevor’s 2007 season was probably the best ProRodeo season ever—by any standard.

On a personal note, I looked at a horse this weekend that I really liked. Friends of the family, Jack and Sylvia McComber, are raising some nice horses outside of Rocky Ford, Colo. They’ve got a stud called Hi Wild N Woolie that this horse is by that I looked at. That stud is by Smart Peppy Doc, a horse my uncle Greg showed a bunch. SPD by Doc O’Lena. Hi Wild N Woolie is out of a Little Peppy Mare.

This three-year-old I looked at, interestingly enough, is out of a mare named Hangtown Gal, who is out of a mare named Miss Docsana, who my dad once owned. Hangtown Gal is by Son Ofa Senior, who is by Son ofa Doc who, I think, is by Doc Bar. Miss Docsanna is a Little Peppy mare.

Anyway, this horse I looked at is well-bred by my standards so I think I’ll make another trip down this weekend and look closer. He’s a little green, which I wanted to avoid, but it might be worth the effort.