3.5 Blaine Linaweaver and Jory Levy (San Angelo, Texas, 2001) Linaweaver: What I
remember is that we were struggling. We were talking about going home. We
weren’t winning and we didn’t know if we had what it takes. We didn’t have much... | read
Bobby Mote Scratches Out Another World Title
Bobby Mote could have gone home and rested his aching arm. He
could have kicked up his boots, helped around the house and been very selective
about his rodeo schedule. But he didn’t any of those things. Mote kept pushing,
pressing on and riding hard. That dogged determination carried... | read
When the world of rodeo lost the great Jim Shoulders, something
special to remember him was sure to happen at the Wrangler National Finals
Rodeo. The house went black and a lone spotlight shone on a man playing the
guitar on the chutes with a fiddler behind him. It was Trent Willmon, and he... | read
Shoulder
Injury Dear
Jake, I just started to
head a year ago but I have a shoulder injury holding me back. Just like you, I
am unable to lift up my shoulder to rope. I can hardly raise my arm high enough
to swing the rope. Could you PLEASE... | read
This year’s Wrangler NFR barrel race was one of the most competitive in
history with arena records smashed, checks taken by all 15 riders and a
championship decided in the final round.
