Ty Murray Inventational PBR from Albuquerque, NM

Well the first night of the Ty Murray Invitational is now in the books. This three day event takes the first day to showcase the other great athletes of the PBR. The great American Bucking Bull! With the ABBI bringing in the classic bulls for the show, it proved to be a show stopper!

Led by Julio Moreno's T11 Troubadour who scored a whopping 90.5, the bulls only had a 15 hitter! More than 2/3Rd's of all riders hit the ground! While many riders were late arriving in Albuquerque because of Tornado's in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. There were plenty of young local riders who tried to put their skills to the test against these great young four legged superstars.

Not all riders faired so poorly though. McKennon Wimberly led most of the round with an early 86.75 on Razzle Dazzle until changes in the leader board came in rapid succession at the end of the night. First Scott Schiffner from Strathmore, AB, CN took the lead with an 87.5 only to watch it disappear a few rides later when Kasey Hayes of Liberal, KS took over with an 89.25 only to watch it disappear on the next ride when Kody Lostroh of neighboring Colorado spurred out an 89.5

CBR News

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GO COUNTRY AT BEAU RIVAGE RESORT & CASINO

MARCH 30-31 WITH TUFF HEDEMAN AND CHRIS CAGLE

Tickets Now Available for Tuff Hedeman's Mississippi Shootout

And Concert From Chris Cagle

Biloxi, Miss. - March 16, 2007 - Dust off your cowboy hats and sharpen your spurs for a rip-roarin' weekend of pure country fun March 30-31 as Beau Rivage joins forces with legendary bull riding champion Tuff Hedeman to welcome his own official bull riding event - Tuff Hedeman's Mississippi Shootout - to Biloxi, Miss. To get the party started, Beau Rivage is kicking off the weekend with a concert from one of country music's best, super star Chris Cagle.

On Friday, March 30, Beau Rivage gives country fans the opportunity to begin the star-studded weekend by meeting bull riding's best at the World Champion Kick Off party at 6 p.m. inside Coast at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. At 8 p.m., mosey on over to the Beau Rivage Theatre to see country heartthrob Chris Cagle in concert. Known for hits like "Laredo" and "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out," Cagle is the working-class hero of the country music industry. Currently on tour promoting his 2006 album "Anywhere But Here," Biloxi is just one of a few cities to experience Cagle's high-energy no-frills stage show. Tickets for this one-night-only engagement start at $19.95 and can be purchased through the Beau Rivage box office at (888) 566-7469.

On Saturday, March 31, join four-time world champion bull rider and president of Championship Bull Riding (CBR) Tuff Hedeman, and more of the industry's top professional bull riders inside the Mississippi Coast Coliseum at 8 p.m. for the Tuff Hedeman Mississippi Shootout. Experience extreme adrenaline first hand as newly crowned 2007 PRCA Ft. Worth Champion McKennon Wimberly, 2006 PRCA Champion B.J. Schumacher, 2005 PRCA, 2005 & 2006 CBR World Champion Matt Austin and 2004 PRCA World Champion Dustin Elliott take on the sport's most feared bulls and compete for the top prize and prestige at CBR's fourth event of 2007.

The Mississippi Shootout should be the most exciting CBR event to date, with top-notch cowboys and an incredibly rank pen of bulls headed to Biloxi. "This is the first year we'll be in Biloxi and we're really excited to be partnering with Beau Rivage Resort & Casino to make it happen," said CBR President Hedeman. "We've got world champion cowboys and the best bulls coming. Fans can expect to see some great match-ups," he added.

Tickets for this event start at $15 and go on sale Friday, March 16. They can be purchased through the Coliseum Box office at (228) 594-3707 and at all Ticketmaster locations, (800) 488-5252.

About Beau Rivage Resort & Casino:

Casual elegance is redefined at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, MGM MIRAGE's destination resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Named one of the top 100 hotels in the continental United States and Canada by Travel + Leisure, Beau Rivage blends world-class amenities with world-famous Southern hospitality. Featuring 1,740 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites, 10 restaurants, 4 nightclubs and bars, a 1,550-seat theatre, an upscale shopping promenade, a world-class spa & salon, and Fallen Oak, a new Tom Fazio designed championship golf course, Beau Rivage offers the finest destination resort experience in the Southeast. For more information or to make reservations, call (888) 56-ROOMS or (228) 386-7444 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (CDT), Monday-Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, or visit www.beaurivage.com.

About Championship Bull Riding, Inc.

The CBR is the fastest growing bull riding series in America. Billed as the "fastest hour on TV" the CBR, presented by B&W Trailer Hitches, provides non-stop action-packed danger, raw energy and emotion. CBR features some of the greatest icons in the industry including Tuff Hedeman, Terry Williams, Pam Minick. The CBR is televised on the Outdoor Channel, Outdoor Channel 2HD and Outdoor Channel On Demand.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mary Cracchiolo, Beau Rivage, (228) 386-7134, mcracchiolo@beaurivage.com

Mary Ramos, Championship Bull Riding, (903) 693-3244, maryramos@msn.com

All American Tour - Belen, NM

The second stop of the All American Tour, a rough stock only event, is now in the books. With a clear and calm day, it was a great day to watch Bares, Broncs and Bulls. With a herd of Bucking Horse Riders coming to town including past and present Baca Rough Stock Rodeo Series Champions, this event thrilled the crowd! The bull riding, especially the novice bull riding gave the fans their moneys worth as close to 20 novice riders from through out the Southwest USA and Northern Mexico showed up to ride. But it was the Open Riders who showed where the champions are made both the two legged and four legged kind.

The next stop on the All American Tour is April 6-7, 2007 (Easter Weekend) in Las Cruces, NM. For more information please check out the All American Tour listing at http://www.casperbacarodeo.com

The winners were:

Bareback:

Buck Lunak, Browning MT

Saddle Bronc:

Jeb Loney, Tularosa, NM

Open Bullriding:

Hadley Miller, Springerville, AZ

Novice Bullriding:

Josh Cornett, Taylor, AZ

Check out the pictures at http://www.doubleptack.com

PBR Sells Controlling Intrest

The PBR and Spire Capital have announced that Spire Capital will be buying controlling intrest in the PBR. While a whole lot of people see this as a positive, I have to wonder about selling off to some dude from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 4200 New York, NY 10112. They sure can't get salsa right, sure hope they're better with bullridings!

Southwest Livestock Bucking Sale

Southwest Livestock Auction presents the Southwest Livestock Bucking Stock Sale. April 17th & 18th, 2007 starting at NOON sharp! At the Southwest Lives Stock Auction in Los Lunas, NM.

Featuring Bareback, Saddle Bronc and performance Horses as well as bulls! Consignment Fees $100.00 per head; 10% Commission; No Sale fee is $50.00.

Catalog Deadline is March 26th, 2007. Animals not cataloged sale last. No substitutions! All horses must have a current Coggins test and Bulls must have a Burcellosis test. Cattle from states with Brand Laws MUST have a current brand inspection.

Riders - $2,000 added per event! Books open April 9th 9:00am until 5:00pm.

For More information, entry forms and rider entry
CALL
505-865-4600

Bucking Horse Production Sale

Just announced! The C-T Rodeo Company will be having a production sale on May 1st, 2007 at 10:00am at the C-T Arena (4 miles E. of Loop 289 on Hwy 62-82).

They will be selling between 50-75 head of 2-3 year old Brood Mares, Geldings and Studs.

Stay tuned for more information!

Clean your computer up

Lately I've been asked by numerous people about systems running slower than usual. So I'm writing this to help people streamline their systems.
First and foremost make sure your system has the latest virus scan on it. In McAfee and Norton the updated files are called definitions. Unfortunately a slow system is one of the first signs of a virus! So the first goal is to insure that we do not have a virus!
Next, I would make an effort to clean up all of the temporary files. There will be a whole lot of these files but they all have one thing in common, they will end in either a "*.tmp" or a "*.temp" file extension. If they do not have one of these file extensions, then do not delete them, YET!
To delete these files there are two easy ways. The first way is to go into the My Computer interface and right click on the "C" drive. Once you have done that you should have a new window that says "Local Disk (C :) Properties and has what looks like a little pie graph in the lower middle. Below that graph you should have a button that says "Disk Cleanup." So go ahead and click on the "Disk Cleanup" button. Now this may take a while so do be patient.
Now you should have another pop up window that says "Disk Cleanup for (C :)." Read this list carefully, but you pretty much want to delete anything that says "temporary files" in the name. Once you've selected these files go ahead and hit the "Ok" button. At the next prompt hit the "yes" button and wait a few minutes. So now part two is done and we're on to part three and the second part of cleaning the Temp files up.
Now click on the start button and then click on search. Click on "All files and folders," on the left hand side of the window. In the search All or part of the file name line type in *.tmp and then select drive "c" then hit search. In the list to the right click on the first file, hold down shift and click on the last file, they should all now be highlighted! Hit delete!
When you’re finished here right click on the recycle bin on your desk top and click on Empty Recycle Bin. The repeat changing the *.tmp to *.temp!
Wahoo now you're almost 1/2 way done!
Next right click on the "C" drive in my computer again and click on properties. Now click on the Tools Tab. From here click on the "Check Now" button on the next screen check both boxes and click start! Click "Yes" on the pop-up, you can only run this when you reboot! But you need to get it ready now.
Last task until reboot! From the same window we just worked in click the "Defragment Now" button. Click on the (C :) under the volume label and click defragment! It might take a while!
When this is done run the same tool on all hard drives! Now you’re down to one last task.
So are you ready for lunch or supper? Great, me too! So now click on "Start," "Shutdown" and then restart. Yep do a proper restart of your system. Now it should seem a little faster. If you will at least do the "Defrag" once a month and this whole list twice a year your system should run fairly clean.
A couple of more hints for you. 1) Get good spyware preventer, I use Spybot. They are somewhat free but ask for donations, I donated $20.00 per PC. Hey it's worth it! 2) Get good Ad-Ware Prevention software. 3) Use a good pop blocker! And 4) when you feel brave enough delete all of the OLD programs that you will never ever use!
Good luck!
Philip LeimbachMCT, MCDST, MCP, A+, Net+

Does Your Association Do This?

The New Mexico Rodeo Association, while not the largest Rodeo Association takes pride in who and what they are. While not perfect (who is?!), they strive to bring the best to the table for all of their cowboys and cowgirls. To that extent and once again they will be having a judging seminar to better the quality of the rodeo officials!

The seminar is open to all who would like to be a NMRA judge and will start at 8am Saturday, March 17th, 2007. Travis Howe, a respected and veteran PRCA judge will be the guest instructor. Even if you do not care to judge, this can be a great learning expereince when it comes to learning rodeo. I will show up after shooting a ballon launch and before I go to the Baca Rough Stock Rodeo.

For more information check out the website linked to the title or drop me an email. Hope to see you there!

Lee Akin Online Benefit Auction

The Breeders Connection is now conducting an online benefit auction for Lee Akin. There is tons of great bull genetics and some additional non-livestock items on there. This auction will actually be split into a couple because of all the items up for bid! We Double P Tack have donated a Sterling Silver Bracelet for the auction!

Club Rodeo - Lubbock, TX Results

The results for this past weekends Club Rodeo Event in Lubbock, Texas are now posted! There was a new record score there on the 9th by Cooper Owens who rode to an 86 and then Stacey Pipes tied that score on the 10th! Check out the C-T web site for more information http://www.c-trodeo.com

Rodeo Gets Positive Press

Here is a Television News Article found on CNBC/MSN about the positive financial impact Rodeo can have on a local economy and the brand loyality we are known for.

Yes like everyone else I try to stay loyal to the brands that support us. But when treated in a negative way I am unaffraid to skip to something better.

Lee Akien

I just read on ProBull Stats that an old friend of Double P Tacks' Lee Akien was injured in a bullriding accident in Alabama. Our prayers go out to Lee and his family and we hope for a speedy and successful recovery!

Club Rodeo - Lubbock, TX

There are now standings and pictures up for Club Rodeo Lubbock. All pictures are curtosey of J. Brent Armstrong. Lots of people are heading down that way and with almost $27,000 ($26,907) in prize money given away in just the few short month they've been open it's no wonder why!

The Times, They Are a Changing

Don't forget we will be making the jump ahead on the Daylight Savings clocks a little earlier this year. Yeah, like this Sunday March 11th. And while your home clocks may be no big deal, your computer sure will be. I strongly suggest that EVERYONE go to the linked Microsoft site and upgrade you Windows PC's. Most others are runing patches for this change as well!

Open note to the Cowboy Sports Agents INC

The Association of Professional Rodeo Photographers has been trying to reach an agreement with the Professional Bull Riders Inc. to cover their smaller events. The agreement in general states that we can ask for permission to cover the smaller PBR events and in return we can offer limited (non-commercial) sales to the cowboys, contractors and bullfighters, while all other sales would have to flow through the PBR itself.

While I'm not a 100% fan of the agreement because I do not think it goes far enough to protect MY rights as a photographer, I voted for it reluctantly, because much more experienced rodeo photographers thought it would be a good deal in the long run. But now there has been another twist to this story.

Mark Nestlen, of Cowboy Sports Agents, does not want us shooting any picture of any cowboy unless we send him the same information as we send the PBR and I'm sure from reading some of his correspondence he will not be happy until he also owns ALL of OUR copyrights.

Mr. Nestlen, I'm sorry sir. I know this will offend you and I know with your history of suing individuals who you are in disagreement with, I may have to hire an attorney. But Mr. Nestlen I can assure you sir. I will never shot a picture of any of your athletes! You nor they are worth it! So when one of them scores a 97 point ride at some itty bitty PBR and there are no photographs on hand what will be your response to the sponsors? If the sponsors or cowboys were to find out that I was the photographer of record my response to them would be quite vulgar! If the PBR ask me I'm sure they will more than understand when I say CSA.

So Mr. Nestlen while you represent some of the biggest named athletes in the PBR. I guess the only thing people will ever see from me and my camera are the COWBOYS of the PBR!

By the way Mr. Nestlen, if I ever send you that information for some stupid reason. Do not be surprised to find a bill in the packet to cover my time and expenses!

Baca Series Standings

The standings for the Casper Baca Roughstock Rodeo have been updated.

Winners of Round 4 are:
Bareback (tie):
Stetson Herrera
Kyle Painton
Saddle Bronc:
Robert Aragon
Open Bulls:
Avalino Baca
Novice Bulls:
Dexter Willie