Casper Baca Rough Stock Series Results Round 9

Next Saturday is the last performance of the 30th Annual Casper Baca Roughstock Series in Belen, New Mexico. The series winners will be crowned as the new champions. With a ton of awards/rewards still to be given away it is sure to be fun for all.

One of the mst intresting events is the Novice Bullriding, with more than 6 young men pushing for the title it's anyones race. But travelling partners Cordell Cleveland and Al Charley stated their cases with a 1, 2 showing in round 9!

Don't forget the Great American Tour's next stop is in Belen on Sunday. There will be slack at 8am and a performance at 1:30pm. There will be novice bullriding! Congratulations and good luck to all of the contestants!

Round 9 Winners:

Bareback
1)Hugh Robinson
2)Phil Betone

Saddle Bronc
1) Kevin Cox
2) Roman McCabe

Open Bullriding
1) Cole Johnson
2) Travis Morgan

Novice Bullriding
1) Cordell Cleveland
2) Al Charley

Casper Baca Rough Stock Series Results Round 8

Casper Baca Rodeo Company’s Roughstock Series
Round 8

Bareback – Phil Betone
Saddle Bronc – Jake Broome
Open Bull Riding – Travis Morgan

What I learned today

What I learned today.

Well it wasn’t something new but it did hit a little less hard than the hotshot wielded by a 14 year old. I learned that people are sometimes, silly, rude, unintelligent and well sometimes plain stupid. And that’s when their enlightened, we won’t talk about the other times as it’s not always nice to use those kinds of words in mixed company. Now I’m not proclaiming to be intelligent, smart or even have a lick of common sense, but common folks give me a break!

I figured rodeo committees are made up of three kinds of folks. The Cranium Bones, these are the ones who are pretty smart but no one pays attention to a word they say because, well they just don’t like to get their hands dirty. The Jaw Bones, these folks know everything, have done everything and aren’t afraid to tell you twice about it. They have everyone who don’t know any better convinced that it really was yea wide |--------------| no manure! Then there are the backbones. They are the rarest bird in the nest because they don’t get a say or a thought in edge wise but they sure do get all of the work done! So why did I finally spell this predicament out in my mind. Well I heard some stuff today that made me realize everyone is stuck back about 20 years ago when they were 18-25.

Hey boys and girls no lie; just because you build it doesn’t mean they’ll come. Heck with the Xbox 360, MySpace.com and 100 other activities for the youth of today why do you think they’d come to your Podunk event? And that’s the competitors not just the fans!

So you want to know what I think it takes to put a shindig on. Well besides money how about lots of hard work! You like drinking them Cappuccinos double latte vanilla mocha Grande whatever’s, sure great while your putting up 30 flyers before you get to work at 8am! Your arena painted, clean with plenty of good seating and lights? No, well why are you having a whooper at noon and not picking up the paint? Are your facilities safe and hospitable for both the four legged and two legged beast? Well why not, you think finding something that will work as a water trough is hard?

So what do you deserve if you’re putting on a rodeo? NOTHING, until the entire group of professional rodeo hands signed their contracts. NOTHING, until all of the lights hanging on the light post work like they should. NOTHING, until all of the chutes and gates swing like they are supposed to swing. NOTHING, until 100 posters are hung and 10 advertisements are placed in the papers. Hope ya get the point!

Round 6 Results

Round 6 Results
Casper Baca Rodeo Company Rough Stock Series 2006
Bareback:

1. Hugh Robinson

Saddle Bronc:

1. Kevin Cox


2. Darrel Tripplet

Open Bulls

1. JR Carpenter


2. Rankin Lindsey
   Matt Clauser

Novice Bulls

1. Cordell Cleveland


2. Cody Dictson

Stay tuned for the round 7 results tonight. Rounds 8 & 9 will be next Saturday & Sunday and round 10 the final round will be March 25th, 2006 at 1:30pm. March 26th, 2006 will be the next stop on the Great American Tour. For more information call the Casper Baca Rodeo Company at 505-287-9534.

Casper Baca Roughstock Series Round 5 Results

Casper Baca Roughstock Series Results Round 5

Bareback:     1) Travis Johnson
          2) Hugh Robinson

Saddle Bronc:     1) Robert Aragon
          2) Casey Pierce

Novice Bulls:     1) Al Charley
          2) Toby Everett

Open Bulls:     1) Bo Selman
          2) Justin Russell & Travis Morgan

New Mexico Takes Rodeo Seriously Part II

The New Mexico Rodeo Council a body setup by Governor Bill Richardson D-NM to enhance the sport of rodeo in the state of New Mexico and the New Mexico Activities Association announced this past month that effective next school year Rodeo will be an official High School Sport. This means in New Mexico you can now letter in Rodeo! The one thing the two bodies are currently working on is the issue of home schooled kids. Though the New Mexico Rodeo Council was certain it would be resolved before next years rodeo season begins.

Paying to Play

After reading some sports but non-rodeo news, I was wondering who would be willing to pay to play? No I don't mean you get a check if you win, I mean you pay Joe Schmoo for the privilage of getting on the bull or roping the calf! No not at a practice pen either but lets say in from of 10,000 fans! So would you be willing to pay?

Ah here is the kicker. Did you know that there are people in rodeo who are willing to pay to play in order JUST to get their name out there OR worse because they don't need the money! Now you're probably saying to yourself what kind of idiot would do that. Well to me the idiots or gunsells aren't riders (but that is happening) but they are the "Professionals" who make the sport work. There are Announcers, Pickup Men, Bullfighters and yes even us lowly Photographers who are stupid enough to PAY to work a rodeo! So lets figure this out, hmm Doctors are professionals, have you ever gotten a no charge on a Doctors bill without insurance? And Lawyers are free, bet you couldn't count the number of times a lawyer has worked for free on one hand! Professional Athletes work for free right, woops nope they work for about $100,000 or more per game. So what professional works for free?

In fact it has gotten so bad that people now EXPECT these rodeo "professionals" to pay to work their events. So as a photographer you expect me to pay you for the privilage of shooting your event? And you expect to deal with a professional? Sure I'll pay you whatever you ask, ahh but here is the kicker, the photo you want to advertise your event now cost $5,000 per single use. Oh and what about the Professional Bullfighter you had pay you to work your event, do you expect him to be good enough at entertaining to keep your crowd into the event? Do you expect him to be good enough to keep serious harm from coming to riders? Have you ever known judges who got paid a six pack of beer and a cheese burger and you left wondering where they got these jokers from?

Ladies and Gentlemen, Professionals except on rare occasions are never free! So the next time you hear of a big event and they say they got their help for free, wonder this, how bad is it going to be?