Riggin Takes Riders to Challenge Round Win

By Susan Kanode
Posted Friday, October 16, 2009

WACO, Texas --- Two bareback riders, two horses, one rigging and all worked together for $4,400 at the Challenge Round at the Heartland ProRodeo Championships.

Matt Bright and Steven Peebles tied for the win in bareback riding with 85 point scores. Peebles was the first rider out and had received his score. When it was Bright’s turn, the horse he was on gave him some trouble in the chute. It broke his bareback riding rigging so when it came time to get on a re-ride horse, he had to borrow some equipment, namely a rigging.

Bareback riggings are made out of leather, wood and rawhide and feature a handhold similar to a suitcase handle. They are customized to fit a rider’s hand so finding a spare at the last minute is nearly impossible. Bright borrowed the rigging that Peebles had just used to get his 85 to get on his second horse. The equipment worked just as well for Bright as he also received an 85-point score. Each man won $2,200 and will be competing in the quarter-finals here on Friday.

In tie-down roping it was former all-around world champion Ryan Jarrett that was at the top of the leader board. Jarrett roped and tied his calf in 8.5 seconds to win $2,514.

Chancey Larson from Manhattan, Kan., won his second round of the week with a 4.1-second run in steer wrestling. Larson added $2,514 to his earnings so far. In bull riding it was another Kansan, Lonnie Carpenter that had the high-marked ride of the night. Carpenter, rode Andrews Rodeo’s Drop Zone for 87 points to win $2,514. All of these men will be competing on Friday hoping to advance to Saturday’s semi-finals and finals.
 

WACO, Texas --- The following are results after the seventh performance of the Heartland ProRodeo Championships at the Heart O’ Texas Fair Rodeo, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The top ten contestants advance to the quarter-finals on Friday night.

Bareback Riding: 1/2, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., on Andrews Rodeo’s Jitterbug, and Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, on Cervi Championships, Blood Bath, $2,200. 3, Jared Smith, Williston, Fla., 81, $1,257. 4, Dave Worsfeld, Queensland, Australia, 79, $629. 5-10; Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas; Tim Shirley, Grant, Colo.; Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo.; Ryan Stutes, Sulphur, La.; Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan.; and D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 8.5 seconds, $2,514. 2, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.9, $1,886. 3, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 9.3, $1,257. 4, Frank Holliday, New Waverly, Texas, 9.9, $629. 5-10; Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla.; Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas; Skyler Moore, Mount Vernon, Mo.; Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla.; Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga.; Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas; and Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Chancey Larson, Manhattan, Ka., 4.1 seconds, $2,514. 2, Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 4.3, $1,886. 3, Blake Doyle, Granbury, Texas, 4.7, $1,257. 4, Brent Arnold, Coleman, Texas, 5.3, $629. 5-10; Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas; Mickey Gee, Wichita Falls, Texas; Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City; Bill Pace, Stephenville, Texas; Ryan Mims, Holdenville, Okla.; and Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1 (tie), Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Justn Browning, Lake Charles, La., 83, $2,200 each. 3 (tie), Tate Owens, Platteville, Colo., and Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, $943. 5-10; Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas; Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo.; Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb.; Jermiah Diffee, Hatfield, Ark.; Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas; and Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M..

Team Roping: 1, Cody Graham, Everton, Mo., and Gabe Gwaltney, Carthage, Mo., 5.0 seconds, $2,514. 2, Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., and Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 5.1, $1,886. 3, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 5.2, $1,257. 4, Jake Kropik, Midway, Texas, and Wade Clayton, Beasley, Texas, 5.6, $629. 5-10; Caleb Mitchell, Sealy, Texas, and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas; Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas; Bubba Bohac, Victoria, Texas, and B.J. Dugger, Centerpoint, Texas; Brook Bearden, Dublin, Texas, and Blake Elms, Granbury, Texas; Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., and Wes Kent, Grand Cane, La., and Bobby Baize, Anthony, N.M.

Bull Riding: 1, Lonnie Carpenter, Haysville, Kan., 87 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Drop Zone, $2,514. 2 (tie), Bandy Murphy, Morgan Mill, Texas, and Beau Schroeder, China, Texas, 82, $1,572. 4, Brendon Averett, Lake Charles, La., 78, $629. 5-10; J.W. Harris, May, Texas; Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo.; Jesse Pohlmann, Lenexa, Kan.; Taylor cowan, Fort Pierre, S.D.; Cody RoStockyj, China Spring, Texas; and Brandon Reynolds, Pike Road, Ala.