Taos Muncy is starting to appear as unlucky as he is talented.
Unable to defend his 2007 saddle bronc riding world championship last year because of a broken leg, the Corona, N.M., cowboy is now looking at another 6-8 weeks on the sidelines with a broken right ankle.
Muncy, 21, was working colts at Mike Outhier’s ranch in Utopia, Texas on Feb. 17 when the horse he was riding put him into a chute gate, fracturing the lateral malleolus bone.
Examinations by Dr. Greg Gordon at Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital and Dr. Keith Markey, the medical director for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, determined that surgery would not be required, despite the fact that the injury was complicated by its proximity to an earlier fracture of the tibia and fibula in his right leg.
Muncy has been fitted with a splint and will be using crutches to get around until he gets medical clearance to put weight on the foot.
It is a truly frustrating turn of events for Muncy, who had recently returned to the form that made him the youngest saddle bronc riding world champion in PRCA history, at 20 years, five months and two weeks.
Muncy had won the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo in Rapid City, S.D., and the Dixie National Rodeo in Jackson, Miss., already this month to climb into second place behind Bradley Harter in the PRCA World Standings.
Then he won two rounds of three in his bracket last week at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo to easily qualify for the semifinal round of the rodeo, only to be knocked out of action in an incident away from the arena.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Suhn rises to top of world standings at Dixie Nationals
JACKSON, Miss. – Steer wrestler Todd Suhn’s dominating march through the Dixie National Rodeo, Feb. 5-11, vaulted him into the lead in the PRCA World Standings and kept him on pace for the richest winter season of his long career.
Suhn, a 12-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, won the second round in the Mississippi Coliseum and the average with a time of 7.0 seconds on two head to bank $6,621.
That was enough to move the North Platte, Neb., cowboy from third to first with unofficial earnings of $21,022, more than $3,000 ahead of 2007 World Champion Jason Miller.
"I made about $30,000 during the winter season in 2005," Suhn said, "but most of that came later in the season. Usually I’m at about $10,000 to $15,000 for the winter, so this is a good start for me.
"I’m not making too much of this. It takes a lot to win a world championship. There are a lot of great bulldoggers out there. There’s no rest."
Suhn finished in a tie for third in the opening round with a 3.8-second run, and then locked up the average championship by taking down his second steer in 3.2 seconds, to edge Matt Reeves by a tenth of a second.
"It was a steer I had seen at the Wrangler NFR," Suhn said, "but he didn’t run very fast on this day, and he was really good on the ground. It was pretty fun."
Reigning World Champion Bareback Rider Justin McDaniel was reunited with the world class Delta Ship from the Frontier Rodeo string, and they combined for a 91-point ride that paid McDaniel $5,743.
McDaniel tied the Wrangler NFR record with a 91.5-point ride on Delta Ship in 2007, when the horse was owned by J Bar J, and this was their first meeting since Las Vegas.
"He’s big, jumps high in the air and kicks real hard," McDaniel said. "If you don’t have your feet set, he’ll buck you off the next jump. He’s everything there is to want in a bucking horse. The full package. I really like him."
Taos Muncy followed his Feb. 7 win at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo in Rapid City, S.D., with another win in the Mississippi Coliseum. His 86-point-ride on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s Painted Feather was three points better than runners-up Chad Ferley and Sam Spreadborough.
Muncy’s earnings of $5,757 moved him up to third in the PRCA World Standings behind Bradley Harter and Rusty Allen.
Bull rider Kanin Asay also used a win in Jackson to move closer to the world standings’ lead. His 91-point ride on Silverado Rodeo Company’s Monkey Wrench was two points better than Jason Beck and lifted him past reigning World Champion J.W. Harris into second place in the PRCA World Standings behind Clayton Savage.
The other champions at the Dixie National Rode were team ropers Ross Lowry and Steve Britnell (10.0 seconds on two head), tie-down roper Brett Conner (16.4 seconds on two head) and barrel racer Sherry Cervi (14.23 seconds).
Suhn, a 12-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, won the second round in the Mississippi Coliseum and the average with a time of 7.0 seconds on two head to bank $6,621.
That was enough to move the North Platte, Neb., cowboy from third to first with unofficial earnings of $21,022, more than $3,000 ahead of 2007 World Champion Jason Miller.
"I made about $30,000 during the winter season in 2005," Suhn said, "but most of that came later in the season. Usually I’m at about $10,000 to $15,000 for the winter, so this is a good start for me.
"I’m not making too much of this. It takes a lot to win a world championship. There are a lot of great bulldoggers out there. There’s no rest."
Suhn finished in a tie for third in the opening round with a 3.8-second run, and then locked up the average championship by taking down his second steer in 3.2 seconds, to edge Matt Reeves by a tenth of a second.
"It was a steer I had seen at the Wrangler NFR," Suhn said, "but he didn’t run very fast on this day, and he was really good on the ground. It was pretty fun."
Reigning World Champion Bareback Rider Justin McDaniel was reunited with the world class Delta Ship from the Frontier Rodeo string, and they combined for a 91-point ride that paid McDaniel $5,743.
McDaniel tied the Wrangler NFR record with a 91.5-point ride on Delta Ship in 2007, when the horse was owned by J Bar J, and this was their first meeting since Las Vegas.
"He’s big, jumps high in the air and kicks real hard," McDaniel said. "If you don’t have your feet set, he’ll buck you off the next jump. He’s everything there is to want in a bucking horse. The full package. I really like him."
Taos Muncy followed his Feb. 7 win at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo in Rapid City, S.D., with another win in the Mississippi Coliseum. His 86-point-ride on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s Painted Feather was three points better than runners-up Chad Ferley and Sam Spreadborough.
Muncy’s earnings of $5,757 moved him up to third in the PRCA World Standings behind Bradley Harter and Rusty Allen.
Bull rider Kanin Asay also used a win in Jackson to move closer to the world standings’ lead. His 91-point ride on Silverado Rodeo Company’s Monkey Wrench was two points better than Jason Beck and lifted him past reigning World Champion J.W. Harris into second place in the PRCA World Standings behind Clayton Savage.
The other champions at the Dixie National Rode were team ropers Ross Lowry and Steve Britnell (10.0 seconds on two head), tie-down roper Brett Conner (16.4 seconds on two head) and barrel racer Sherry Cervi (14.23 seconds).
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Dodge Xtreme Bulls opens its season in Rapid City, S.D., Jan. 30-31
The first of 10 stops on the 2009 Dodge Xtreme Bulls Tour is scheduled for Jan. 30-31 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D. Defending champion Chance Smart is entered, as is Kanin Asay, who won the 2007 X-Bulls title and leads the current PRCA World Standings with $25,580 in just nine rodeos.
Four-time National Steer Roping Finals qualifier Prather dies at 74
Jim Prather, who qualified for four consecutive National Steer Roping Finals (1965-68), died Jan. 9 at his home in Post, Texas. He was 74. Prather worked as a cattle buyer for many years and produced the OS Ranch Steer Roping and Art Exhibit, a fund-raiser for the West Texas Children's Home.
Bach presides over Israel's first roping school
Four-time World Champion Team Roper Allen Bach spent a week in Israel in mid-December teaching the first roping school in that country’s history in Slomik Razeil Arena.
Bach worked with nearly 40 aspiring ropers for intensive day-long training and was able to do some sightseeing with his daughter.
The school was arranged by Razeil, who had spent 18 months in California learning to rope from PRCA member Dusty Watkins and then built his own arena.
“The day before we flew home,” Bach told ESPN.com, “they started shooting missiles, so we left just in the nick of time.”
Bach worked with nearly 40 aspiring ropers for intensive day-long training and was able to do some sightseeing with his daughter.
The school was arranged by Razeil, who had spent 18 months in California learning to rope from PRCA member Dusty Watkins and then built his own arena.
“The day before we flew home,” Bach told ESPN.com, “they started shooting missiles, so we left just in the nick of time.”
Mortensen, Davis to take part in Goodwill Military Tour of Afghanistan
Six-time World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Dan Mortensen and three-time Wrangler NFR bareback rider Jessy Davis will be part of a rodeo-themed Goodwill Military Tour of Afghanistan next month, being staged by Pro Sports MVP of Colorado Springs, Colo.
The 10-day tour arrives in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 24, and visits to U.S. military bases in Afghanistan will be staged Feb. 27-March 3, before the group returns to the United States on March 5.
Each stop will feature autograph sessions, walking tours, hospital visits, question-and-answer sessions and possible rodeo demonstrations.
Pro Sports MVP has implemented more than 60 such Goodwill Military tours for U.S. troops during the last five years.
Joining Mortensen and Davis on the tour will be barrel racer Liz Pinkston, PBR bull rider Tater Porter and WPRA president Jymmy Kay Davis.
The 10-day tour arrives in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 24, and visits to U.S. military bases in Afghanistan will be staged Feb. 27-March 3, before the group returns to the United States on March 5.
Each stop will feature autograph sessions, walking tours, hospital visits, question-and-answer sessions and possible rodeo demonstrations.
Pro Sports MVP has implemented more than 60 such Goodwill Military tours for U.S. troops during the last five years.
Joining Mortensen and Davis on the tour will be barrel racer Liz Pinkston, PBR bull rider Tater Porter and WPRA president Jymmy Kay Davis.
Young team roping pair serves notice with busy weekend in Denver, Lincoln, Neb.
The young team roping pair of Quincy Kueckelhan, 21, and Dustin Davis, 19, served notice over the Jan. 23-25 weekend that they are a rising force in the PRCA, finishing second in the average at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver and winning the PRCA Championship Rodeo in Lincoln, Neb.
Kueckelhan, of Bonham, Texas, and Davis, of Texarkana, Ark., finished third in the short go and second in the average to earn checks of $5,732 each in Denver and then banked another $1,121 with a winning 4.5-second run in Lincoln.
The parlay lifted Davis into second place in the PRCA World Standings for heelers behind Michael Jones and would have put Kueckelhan second among headers, were he not still competing on his permit.
Kueckelhan, of Bonham, Texas, and Davis, of Texarkana, Ark., finished third in the short go and second in the average to earn checks of $5,732 each in Denver and then banked another $1,121 with a winning 4.5-second run in Lincoln.
The parlay lifted Davis into second place in the PRCA World Standings for heelers behind Michael Jones and would have put Kueckelhan second among headers, were he not still competing on his permit.
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