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Disaster

I usually keep my blogs to the rodeo arena, but I'm going to veer off slightly. However, I'm sure everyone can relate.

I've got a horse my family raised-Badges-he just turned eight and he's a Playboy's Badge out of a Rey Jay mare. They're cutting horse bloodlines. His registered name is Blazing Badges.

After my brother broke him and my dad started him on cattle, he found his way to me. I suddenly had a really nice little three-year-old and a full-time office job. Didn't have a real good place to keep him, but I was hoping my small cattle enterprises would grow to the point I'd need a good horse. By circumstance rather than choice, I brought him along really slowly. I couldn't pay for training and I couldn't ride him all the time, but he had a solid foundation, so I wasn't too worried about it.

Slowly, he came along to the point where I could drag calves on him, then rope and doctor yearlings in the pasture with some help.

Old Badges isn't the prettiest horse I own, but he's got more heart than about any other horse I've ever ridden. Plus, he learned so fast and was just solid from day one.

He's got his drawbacks. He's not an easy keeper. He doesn't grow much hair in the winter or lose much in the summer. He's not conformed perfectly. And perhaps his greatest flaw: he's accident-prone.

It started harmlessly enough. The first winter I owned him, he stuck his foot through a barbed-wire fence and cut his heel bulb. No big deal. The next winter he stood on a log out in the pasture (I think) slipped off and sprained his suspensory. Out a few months right when I receiving cattle.

Despite it all, I grew up as a cowboy on him. I began doctoring cattle by myself on him…we learned together. He's kind of goofy. A couple time's he's gotten lazy or distracted and fallen with me at a walk, but there's been other times I wouldn't want to be on any other horse. Like the time I had a Longhorn bull in with my cows and we roped him and got him in the trailer-pretty much just the two of us.
He's a little goofy and a little ugly, but he's my signature horse.
Last winter, he got tangled up in a chicken coop and cut his hock. There's another four months out before I could ride him-just as I was getting cattle in. By the way, this coop was in a corral at my family's ranch he had grown up in and spent almost all his time in whenever we visited.

In a way, it's been good that I've been forced to use my other horse, Deuce. He's come a long way and I can doctor in the pasture alone on him, too, now. It's hard to catch the one that needs work when you're in a hurry and you've got the old solid standby ready to go. But Deuce has made a horse.

This winter I wasn't using my horses as much. I sold my cows, but was helping a friend with a couple hundred 400 lb. calves he was wintering. So I've been able to ride and rope some. Plus, I bought a couple of lead steers I've been using to work on my roping mechanics. And, most fun for me, Badges has been teaching my wife Kristen how to rope. It's actually been a good winter for horse activity.

Then disaster struck. When I went to feed yesterday morning, Badges didn't come in the stall. I looked into his run and saw feet sticking straight up in the air. I rushed out and he was alive. He had been horsing around with Duece across the fence and must have reared and struck and his leg came down between the gate and the fence. He hung up and flipped. The snow was about a foot higher there than normal, so I think that's why he was able to get up that high.

I ran and got the bolt cutters, cut the chain and rolled him over. It was bad. I could see bone on one leg, a cut on another and blood everywhere. Somehow, by the Grace of God, the leg wasn't broken, but I figured it might not matter.

I called the vet, Dr. Holly Collela, immediately. In the meantime, I started drying him off. From the looks of his struggle, he had laid there all night. It was snow-packed and icy, but the spot where he laid had melted about 3 inches down. He was shivering. I did my best to dry him off, put a blanket on him and waited. Somehow, the rascal still had an appetite.

When Dr. Collela got there she and her staff of interns went to work. They cleaned him up and we took him to my friend's place that has a washrack and a heated stall for him to recover in.
The diagnosis is still uncertain. If we can avoid infection and the bone isn't damaged in a way that the X-ray's can't detect. He might recover. There doesn't seem to be any tendon damage and somehow his cannon bone isn't even fractured or cracked.

As we got him calmed down, cleaned and wrapped, Dr. Colella said something that encapsulated old Badges pretty appropriately. She said that a lot of horses, laying upside down, trapped all night long in sub-freezing temperatures would have probably just died. There's quite a bit of pressure on their lungs and as a prey animal, some just give up.

Badges didn't, that big old heart just kept right on pumping.
Just 24 hours after the fact, he's doing well and he's been a good patient. He's extremely sore, his entire right side is swollen. His joints seem stiff and of course he's very tender on both front feet. So there's the drama. I'll keep you posted on what happens.

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A Picture's Worth

I've never been good about snapping pictures. I've always enjoyed photography-even been called upon to take some pictures for the magazines over the years-but in my personal life I'm not good at toting around a camera to document the unique and fun things my family and I get to do.

There've been so many times when I've wished I could remember an event with a picture.

And the pictures we do have as a family (mostly due to my wife remembering to grab the camera) I deeply cherish.

Recently, I had the opportunity to have a colleague come to one of the cattle leases I have to snap some photos. Abby McDougall is her name, she works for Horse Media Group-which produces MyHorse.com, Spin To Win Rodeo, The Trail Rider and Perfect Horse. She's a very gifted photographer and she spent a morning with my wife and I snapping some pictures.

We came home with over 200 digital images and I can't begin to describe how grateful I am to have something like this. I find myself glancing through the pictures she took almost too often. It's so fun to check out a photo, see how I sit a horse, get a better idea of how he handles himself and remember exactly what was going through my mind as the shutter snapped.

Anyway, since a picture is worth 1000 words, I'll stop writing and post some pix. But, in the meantime, I've come to realize the value of a good camera. So next time you're doing something you enjoy, have someone take your picture. You'll be happy you did.

My wife Kristen on Deuce.

Me on Turkey, prowling for the lump jaw.

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What’s Happening at Stampede Park: September 20 – 26

A little bit of everything this week at Stampede Park as the Calgary Hitmen hold their WHL home-opening game of the season on Friday, while the NHL’s Calgary Flames start pre-season action this week as well. That, plus a few concerts, a couple of trade shows, and of course: BIEBER FEVER invades Stampede Park!

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Justin Bieber: Canadian pop-R&B sensation Justin Bieber makes his way to the Pengrowth Saddledome this week as part of his My World Tour. An excellent example of a self-made musician, Bieber first found success on YouTube posting videos of his performance in a local music contest as well as other self-made music videos. Eventually discovered and signed by Island Records, Bieber now tours the globe sharing his music with the millions who love it and have supported him through the years. Come and see what all the hype is about Monday, September 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets for this concert are available through Ticketmaster.CAMA EXPO 2010: The Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association will be holding their 2010 Expo this week at Stampede Park. It’s an excellent opportunity to learn more about what’s new, what’s different, and what’s trending in the vending machine and related industries. September 24 and 25 in the Big Four Building, Hall B. Tickets available at the door.Creative Stitches & Crafting Alive Show: The number one event in Alberta for sewers and everything crafty, the Creative Stitches & Crafting Alive show celebrates its 15th year. With hundreds of free workshops and lectures, celebrity experts, more exhibitors than in previous years, plus the opportunity to win over $5,000 in prizes, this year’s show promises to be the biggest one yet! September 24 and 25 in the BMO Centre, Hall D. Tickets available at the door, and discounted advance tickets are also available from select local retail outlets.Black Label Society: Metal guitarist Zakk Wylde will be bringing his Black Label Berserkus 2010 show to Stampede Park this week. Featuring Wylde’s band Black Label Society along with special guests Clutch, Children of Bodom, and 2Cents, this show promises to give the legions of Berserkers a rock ‘n roll night of excess and unique madness they’ll not soon forget! Sunday, September 26 at 6 p.m. in the Big Four Building. Tickets for the show are available through Ticketmaster.Arcade Fire: Known for incorporating a variety of musical instruments such as guitars, drums, glockenspiels, xylophones, mandolins, and many others into their music, Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire will be bringing their unique sound to Stampede Park this week along with special guests Calexico. They’ll be playing at the Stampede Corral on Sunday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for this concert are available through Ticketmaster, and $1 from every ticket will be donated to KANPE.org.NHL Hockey: As the weather turns to single-digit temperatures, it only means one thing: Hockey’s Back! This week signals the start of pre-season action for the Calgary Flames as they take on the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, September 21 and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, September 25. Both of these games will take place in the Pengrowth Saddledome, and the start time for both is 7 p.m. Tickets for these games and others are available through Ticketmaster.WHL Hockey: Not to be outdone, the Calgary Hitmen start their regular season play this week as they take on the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday, September 24 at 7 p.m. at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Four championship banners from the 2009-2010 season will be raised to the rafters on this night, including one as the 2010 Ed Chynoweth Cup Champions! Tickets for the Hitmen’s Home Opener are available through Ticketmaster.Stampede Casino: Open all year-round and featuring all your favourite slots, tables, a 24 hour poker room, as well as excellent food and special events throughout the year, there’s always something going on down here, so why not come down for a visit? Here’s a taste of what’s happening this week: Senior’s Mid Day Garden Getaway: Join us in a garden oasis outside Grasslands Cafe for a $3.99 Soup, Salad and Sandwich Buffet! Also, enter into our Slot Tournament for some fantastic prizes! At the Grasslands Cafe Mezzanine on Wednesday, September 22 from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.Friday Night Date Night: Dance the night away in the Big Sky Showroom at Stampede Casino! Enjoy a prime rib buffet, bid on artwork from Cricklewood Interiors, and dance to your favorite music on Friday, September 24!UFC 119: Catch UFC 119 live on Pay-Per-View on Saturday, September 25 at 8 p.m. in the Big Sky Showroom. Admission is $10 at the door and includes access to three huge screens, Octagon Girls, and a snack buffet.Cirque du Soleil – KOOZA: Cirque du Soleil makes its way back to Calgary, and this time it’s at Stampede Park! KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world. KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor. KOOZA runs from September 16 to October 24, and the Cirque du Soleil Grand Chapiteau will be located in Parking Lot 6, just south of the Big Four Building. Tickets for the Calgary show are available on-line.

Hmm, did I say “a little bit of everything” up there? On second thought, what I should have said is that this week is jam-packed!

Anyways, that’s all for this week. For updates and info on everything Stampede, make sure you follow us on Twitter at @calgarystampede, on Facebook through our official Facebook fan page, visit our website, and stay tuned to the official Stampede Blog to learn more about some of the things happening Here. All Year.

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Warren v. PRCA update

Well, I promised an update on the Warren v. PRCA case in my last blog and I got the opportunity to visit with Brian Wallace of Cowboys Inc., which is basically a watchdog group formed by Jim Warren and other like-minded individuals to keep the PRCA held accountable. While Warren's name is on the lawsuit, Cowboys Inc. (www.cowboysinc.org) is also a support team for his cause.

First of all, there is no love lost between Warren et al. and the PRCA. Guess that's to be expected when a lawsuit is filed, but these guys are hoppin' mad.

At its core Cowboys Inc. wants to give control of the PRCA to the members. One of the things the court ruling has done is to make the process for PRCA members to amend the bylaws follow the Colorado state statutes for non-profits. By default, if something is not spelled out in a non-profit's bylaws, they're supposed to revert to the state statutes.

Next, they asked for several safeguards to be put in place, which were, and finally, they asked for a general membership meeting to happen in September.

Here's what Wallace said.
"We asked for the meeting to be in September so the posting time could fit within the Colorado statutes, plus we want some time to get prepared and go ahead and lobby for it. We've always hoped this could be a negotiated settlement with the current PRCA Board of Directors that would accomplish our objectives and we don't have to wait until September. So, we can't tell anyone outside of our group our specific agenda because we want to negotiate with the PRCA."

If that fails, it could come down to a proxy battle. Wallace is confident the membership will side with his cause, but the PRCA obviously has the ability to reach more of the membership. It'll be interesting to see what it comes down to and see what happens. The PRCA sent out a press release stating that they are in the process of figuring out their options.

Another thing Wallace said-and I realize I'm just relaying his side of the story in this particular blog-is that when they won their evidentiary hearing and were able to start snooping around in PRCA records, they're finding lots of instances of the PRCA fudging the truth in regard to BoD minutes and various contracts. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if they reveal anything to support that claim.

I'd love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to email me at rodeoblog@myhorse.com.

Until next time,
Bob

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A New Horse

There are lots of bad things about losing your horse, but one of the worst things, is having to replace him. Nothing measures up. We've looking on the Internet and poked around and everything seemed way too high for the skill set offered. I will say I've had lots of offers from friends who'd lend me their horse to get through, and I appreciate it, but I'm not in the mood to take care of someone else's horse.

I called some friends and my dad called some friends. I talked to Joe Wolter, he didn't know of anything, my dad called Tom Moorhouse and he had a bronc he'd sell me, but then he won the AQHA Remuda of the Year award and his price went through the roof. Dad talked to Bill Smith and Rod Smith, but nothing they had was quite right.

Then my dad remembered a horse his neighbor had. He's an eight-year-old buckskin gelding that my dad's neighbors didn't get along with. Supposedly he was bred and trained by Wayne Smith, Bill's nephew, but we've got some calls to make to confirm that.

Well, Dad rode him for a week and couldn't decide what he thought. My brother's wife has been sick, so my dad had planned to come from his home in Wolfforth, Texas, (just outside of Lubbock), to the family ranch that my brother manages, to give him a weekend off. The ranch is about two hours south of where I live in Southern Colorado, so we just decided to load up, meet my dad at the ranch and go try the horse.

Right when we pulled into the headquarters, my brother was saddled and had a heifer we needed to bring in. She'd been trying to calve all afternoon and it wasn't going well. My brother figured we'd need to pull the calf. I saddled up right quick and we loped out to her. Well, he was right so we started driving her to the corrals. Just as we crossed the road, my dad pulled up from Texas with the horse in the trailer. I trotted over and took the saddle of the horse I was riding, Deuce, and put it on the buckskin. We drove the heifer in no problem, but she was getting weak and wobbly.

My brother decided we should not put the cow in the chute to pull her calf. She acted so weak, he didn't want her to get down and not be able to get up in there, so he asked me to rope her by a hind leg and he'd just pull the calf in the corral. The cow acted real weak.

I figured we'd see what old buckskin could do right away, so I roped the heifer. I thought she'd lay right down, but she didn't. She came alive. She started bouncing at the end of my rope and trying to hook my brother. Old buckskin never acted worried at all. He just anchored to the ground. It was so muddy, she pulled us about a foot in the mud, but the buckskin never weakened. I was impressed. (We got her tied down and pulled a monster calf, but within 24 hours the brute was up and sucking.)

The next day my wife and I rode him probably 15 miles, he's out of shape and a little pigeon-toed, so I figured if he was going to be lame he'd show it the next day. He never did.

He's been the best prospect so far. He's got some holes, though. He pushes on me when we ride out instead of just traveling in a straight line. He doesn't act like he's ever been trained on a cow, he's a little shy of things like taking your coat off on him and he tries to booger at things in the pasture, but all-in-all, he handles good and seems to have a kind nature. We need to see his papers-they're locked in a truck at the Lubbock airport now-and confirm a few things, but he's the front runner at present.

We're going to keep looking, but that's the latest on the horse saga. Thanks for reading.

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2009 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour

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As the PRCA continues to tweak their tour system, they're-in myopinion-getting some things right. My biggest complaint with lastyear's version was the cowboys could only count the earnings fromsome of the tour rodeos and they had to determine which ones theywould count prior to entering. For one, this was tough on thecowboys, for another, it defeated the purpose of a Tour where thebest guys are always at the best rodeos.

For instance, if Speed Williams decided not to count, say Guymon,since it pays less than some of the other Tour rodeos, then hemight not go. Then Guymon suffers because Speed's not in the draw.Now, all money won at Gold and Silver rodeos (there are two levelsbased on added money) will be combined for the 2009 WranglerProRodeo Million Dollar Tour Standings.

Another change is the playoffs. Now, only Puyallup and Omaha willbe playoff rodeos. Caldwell and Dallas are out and I don't knowanything about the decision-making process there.

Interesting changes, that's for sure. I like the money countchanges and not sure what to think of the playoff changes. What doyou think?

Here's a list of the 2009 Tour Rodeos.

GOLD TOUR RODEOS?
San Antonio, TX?
Austin, TX?
Reno, NV
St. Paul, OR ?
Cody, WY ?
Salinas, CA?
Cheyenne, WY?
Ellensburg, WA

SILVER TOUR RODEOS?
Rapid City, SD?
Redding, CA?
Prescott, AZ?
Colorado Springs, CO?
Dodge City, KS?
Sikeston, MO?
Lovington, NM?
Hermiston, OR?
Bremerton, WA

Add Comment Submitted by Guthrie Packard, Jr. wgpacksrd@aol.com. (not verified) on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 00:00.

Mr. Welch, My concern with the money-counting decisions made by PRCA the last few years, is they are almost all based on a rich-get-richer philosophy. If someone does well in San Antonio and Houston, they are almost guaranteed the trip to Vegas. Now these rodeos encourage the same thing. My feeling is the weekend warriors do not get the same encouragement to go down the road to earn money. For what ever it's worth!

Add Comment Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 00:00.

I wish the rodeo would come to the east coast. The bull riders come but I would much rather see a real rodeo.

Add Comment Submitted by Jorge Luis (not verified) on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 00:00.

Hi, could you let me know how can I buy tickets for the final event of this tour, I would like to take my grandfather to that event because I am sure he will enoy it ( he is 80 years old ) . In my country ( Costa Rica ) we don't have that kind of shows, and the only information that I have is what I can see on ESPN....sorry for take your time but is litle hard to find this kind on information on the wed and I hope you could help me. Regards!!

PS. my e-mail is cableplustv@gmail.com.............sorry for my english

Add Comment Submitted by Bob Welch (not verified) on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 00:00.

Hey Guys,

Thanks for responding to the blog. Mr. Packard, I definitely see your point, however, I personally feel that if rodeo is going to succeed, it needs consistent, marketable stars. So yes, the rich need to get richer, in my opinion, for the sport to thrive. That said, there needs to be good opportunities for youngsters to break into the ranks and I think there are. Taos Muncy, a rookie, won the saddle bronc riding in 2007. Plus the Heartland and Circuit systems--to a degree--encourage weekend warrior participation. One thing that I think definitely needs to be addressed, however, is as an elite, exclusive tour becomes more developed the top guys in that tour need to be restricted from entering the circuit/Heartland series. My two cents, but thanks for the comments.

Regarding the post about rodeo on the East coast, I agree. It would be very cool if our top cowboys were out there competing. If you're not already aware of it, there is a First Frontier Circuit and there are numerous rodeos in Cowtown, N.J. and Shawnee, Pa.

Finally, Jorge, as for tickets to the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Finale in Omaha, keep an eye on www.rivercityroundup.org for when tickets go on sale. Also, if you're interested, there's the NFR in Las Vegas in December and you can find tickets for that from any number of ticket brokers. Just type in NFR tickets in your search browser and you should find some options.

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