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Ranch and Rodeo Roundup By Kimmie Dillon Every weekend this time of year we see multiple ranch and rodeo-related events. Here are a few of the highlights from our arenas and sorting pens: The fine folks at Barrett Jackson produce a nothing short of a spectacular collector car auction every January. This year they had record crowds along with extremely rare automobiles. But did you know they also hold an Invitational Bull Riding at West World? On January 16th and 17th, 20 bull riders climbed aboard some of the rankest bucking bulls from Dirty Money Cattle Company. Bull Fighters Sean Moore and Tristan Howard along with Barrel Man Don “Hollywood” Yates helped to keep the cowboys safe. Up for grabs at this event was a cool $9000 in prize money and a championship Barrett Jackson buckle. Here’s who came out on top: Round 1 Ivan Yazzie made a 86 point ride to win 1st place in Round 1. He broke his free arm in two places and still managed to come out on top! Hernold John and Wyatt Betony both split 2nd place with an 85 point ride. Other high scoring rides were Armando Rodriguez with 83 points and Andy Selles with 79 points. Round 2 Wacey Barta had a 79 point ride and was only cowboy to ride in Round 2 taking home $1800. Average Ivan Yazzie captured 1st place in the average winning a $3000 check. Hernold John and Wyatt Betony tied and placed 2nd and 3rd in the average both winning $1850 each. Lane Granger took home $540 with a 4th place finish in the average by putting up an 84 point ride in Round 1. The 20 competing bull riders were: Travis Briscoe, Wacey Barta, Patrick Chee, Justin Granger, Lane Granger, Brandon Cordova, Eric Cordova, Dusty Ephrom, Wayne Oversen, Jayme Tomczyk, Wyatt Betony, Ivan Yazzie, Casper Johns, Brandon Mccassie, Hernald John, Ryan Sellers, Pedro Reynaga, Buskin Wilson, Armondo Rodriquez, Andy Sells, and Clay Wagner. Special thanks to Dariane Savage and Hayden Shelton for carrying the opening flags. Photo credits are Ralph Prideaux, Where They Buck, Duffy , and the Dirty Money Cattle Company (owned by Jeff Stogner, Tina Campbell, and Brandon Shelton). The 70th Annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo was held at the Yuma County Fairgrounds on Feb 13th thru 15th. This PRCA and WPRA rodeo has been a major contributor to the professional sport of rodeo in Arizona. Here are the results: All-Around Cowboy Cutter Parsons, $1,046, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. Bareback Riding 1. Delvecchio Kaye, 81 points on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Ragged Edge. Steer Wrestling 1. Ben Bates Jr., 4.8 seconds, $1,084. Team Roping 1. Garrett Rogers/Jake Minor, 4.6 seconds, $1,874 each. Saddle Bronc Riding 1. John Redig, 81 points on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Ghost Light, $1,008. Tie-Down Roping 1. Tyson Runyan, 10.1 seconds, $1,084. Barrel Racing 1. Vickie Carter, 17.70 seconds. Bull Riding 1. Joseph Vazquez, 88 points on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Rocky Top. Total payoff for this rodeo was $41,097! California RSNC Champs Last issue I told you about our Arizona Ranch Sorting champions. But did you know that some Arizona sorters won neighboring state awards as well? Way to go fellow sorters! RSNC California 2014 Finals Open Ranch Sorting Reserve Champion Morgan Flint RSNC California 2014 Finals #2 Ranch Sorting Champion Debbie Tidey RSNC California 2014 Finals #2 Ranch Sorting 4th Place Andy Tidey RSNC California 2014 Finals Amateur Ranch Sorting Champion Darrell Gehrig RSNC Nevada 2014 Finals Open Ranch Sorting Champion Morgan Flint Until next month, ride hard and stay safe! Kimmie Dillon grew up competing on horseback here in Arizona. As a former Miss Rodeo Arizona and Miss Rodeo America runner-up, Kim enjoys sharing her equestrian love and expertise with others. 14 March 2015 AZintheSaddle.com
“Life without ACTHA, I Don’t Think So” Jody Childs ACTHA Ride Host By Jen Wenzel Noted American author Henry David Thoreau wrote “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours”. And how successful and unexpected would Jody Childs’ life become, after she attended her first ACTHA ride in April 2010. Like many of our sports greatest riders and teachers Jody grew up on the back of a horse. Mature beyond her years she started teaching lessons at the tender age of thirteen at Michel Manesco Stables in Los Angeles, and taught continuously throughout college. For a number of years Jody followed her chosen career in banking, while returning to competition as an amateur on the A Circuit competing in Hunter/Jumpers. Marriage to a fellow equestrian and the subsequent birth of her daughter in 1991 led Jody back to part time work as a riding instructor. In 1994 Jody started her own training business “Jody’s Training Stables”, north of San Diego, where she went on to raise several successful generations of young hunter/jumpers along with her daughter, whom she coached for more than twelve years, to numerous hunter and jumper Championships. Back in early 2002 Jody’s life took another turn when she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. For those unfamiliar with this disease, it is characterized by chronic widespread pain and allodynia (a heightened and painful response to pressure). About this time Jody would test drive a breed of horse she normally didn’t ride, the Peruvian Paso Horse. She was searching for low priced hunter/jumper prospects when she happened upon a palomino Peruvian colt for sale for $1000 or trade for tack. She traded her friend’s saddle (must be a good friend) and $400 for what she thought would be a fun project. What she didn’t expect, was to fall in love with this breed. In a short time Jody realized this breed was the answer she was looking for. With this breed she could minimize movement in her neck and back and ride pain free. Jody, like many adult equestrians have turned to gaited breeds as a way to minimize stress on their joints and have a smoother ride. Ever the business woman, and wishing to share her new discovery of the “smooth ride” Jody started another business, Del Dios Peruvians, that catered primarily to adults wanting to trail ride. For eight years she ran both her training businesses concurrently before deciding that she would concentrate her efforts on the breed she calls herself “crazy for”, the Peruvian Paso. In hindsight, it was a smart move for Jody as she ventures forward in her senior years. Now 58, she is still comfortable starting horses under saddle. The temperament and gait of Peruvians has given Jody a trusted mount for her clients aged 60 and older who may have never ridden. Not only has she taught many clients to ride, and ride safely, but many have gone on to purchase their first horse, a Peruvian. In April 2010 Jody arrived at her first ACTHA ride in California with 2 students and 3 horses. Greeting them was a beautiful park that they had never ridden in, a leisurely ride between obstacles, safety riders to make sure no one got lost and a great lunch. Jody rode in the Open Division, placed second and was hooked. While Jody says her second and third rides were not nearly as successful as her first ride, they revealed all her horse’s weaknesses and made her realize where she needed work in her training. With ACTHA, she loved being able to ride while coaching her students and here was a venue she could safely take her students while refreshing her teaching program. In 2010 she would sometimes take as many as 9 students at a time to Competitive Trail Challenges throughout California where together they would work to establish a partnership, milestones and recognition with their horses. As Jody says “like everything else with horses you have to LEARN how to trail ride and that is how I found ACTHA, but I did it backwards. I started with ACTHA and then I trail rode. Once, I was out on a trail that stopped and there wasn’t room to turn around, then the light bulb went on…oh that’s why ACTHA has back up as an obstacle! Then I realized real trail riding was like ACTHA, you go down the trail and then there is something difficult to negotiate; rocks, a barking dog, a bicyclist, water, a log etc”. 2011 bought a life changing experience for Jody in “all things horse”. Tryouts were held in 22 venues throughout the country and Jody made the final cut of 100 horse and rider teams selected to go to Texas to compete in the finals of the ACTHA competition America’s Favorite Trail Horse. AFTH was filmed and produced by Dan Nyberg of Electric Picture Company, formerly of the History Channel’s Monster Quest series, and was aired by HRTV. It was there that Jody saw horses trained to rear, lay down, pick up hats, paint pictures and one being ridden with the rider in the saddle backwards. As Jody says “I was so impressed with the bond these riders had with their horses. I want to learn how to get that extra level of communication they displayed with their horses. In addition, Australian trainer Guy McLean was there demonstrating how he trained his horses and I was in awe.” Following the AFTH finals Jody went home to California and poured all she had learned into her two year old homebred Peruvian Amor Del Dios (Mory). In their first ACTHA ride Mory did Jody proud taking a second place in the Pleasure Division. Three years ago ACTHA events in California were far and few between so Jody focused mainly on Peruvian Breed Shows, enjoying success in the Musical Freestyle, Gait, Breeding, and Performance classes. About that time Jody posted on Facebook that she was looking for extra money to pay for Peruvian Nationals and ACTHA’s CEO Tom Scrima contacted her. Part of Jody’s job was to recruit ride hosts throughout the state and she felt that if she was going to do that she had better start holding them herself. Jody says “while my first ride was small, I made $500 and I felt like I got paid to learn how to host a ride. It gave me the incentive to hold more events and dream bigger. That’s when I decided that ACTHA was a great home based business that could provide me and other ride hosts a nice supplemental income. I sold that idea to the people I talked with and started networking. I tell my prospective ride hosts; here is a business that costs you nothing to start and is a nationally known successful product. ACTHA provides the insurance, training and marketing support you need. You grow along with your business as you understand your riders and your market. I tell them there are ride hosts making thousands of dollars in a single weekend and you can do that too and raise money for a charity of your choice. You start small and you grow with it.” In April 2014 Jody learned about an event called Charles Wilhelm’s Ultimate Super Horse Challenge to be held at the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento in June. It encompassed a great deal of obstacle work along with ground work, ranch pleasure, trail equitation, dancing with cows and parade type situations. Jody felt that all she had done to teach her horse Amor Del Dios (Mory) ACTHA skills along with his horseshow background seemed like a perfect fit. Five weeks before the event Jody went to a clinic with Charles to both qualify and prepare for the event which was limited to fifteen competitors. At the clinic Jody learned she would be required to canter, even though up to this point she had never cantered her five year old under saddle, as Peruvians rarely are. Needless to say it began that day. By the time Jody arrived in Sacramento she had worked cattle only twice, the “flag” (Cow Trac) twice, and had taken three lessons from professional trainer Robin Bond who has extensive experience in these types of events. Much to Jody’s surprise two weeks out from the competition Robin informed Jody that she too decided to compete in the event. Sheepishly she asked Robin if she would coach her a bit at the event and Robin graciously agreed and Jody tells me “I was mindful not to abuse that privilege.” To say Jody was a bit overwhelmed would be an understatement. Jody said “here I am on my ACTHA horse and out of the fifteen competitors three of them were America’s Favorite Trail Horse alumni. These folks had huge resumes (and belt buckles) from Extreme Cowboy Association, Western Dressage, Rodeo, Mustang Makeover and various cattle related competitive events. Mory was only five and had so much less experience, along with looking like a little pony compared to the stout horses in the competition.” Jody says “it was a magical experience. Mory did everything I asked willingly and calmly. Not only was his canter great but I found myself doing the following things with him that I had never done; ground tie and walk away (something he only learned a few days prior), canter over poles, go over successive jumps, shoot a gun, push a soccer ball with my horses rear end into a net, go through tires and pool noodles above my horses head, through a curtain of tinsel 10’ tall, COUNTER CANTER (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?), canter weave poles with lead changes, spiral down in the canter into a spin, gallop around the ring and wave to the crowd.” How did they do? Jody and Mory were Reserve Champion to Robin Bond who won the event! Hey everybody! An ACTHA foundation can take you and your horse to unexpected success! Obstacle training makes a wonderful horse! And the best part of this, you can watch ACTHA continued on page 21 AZintheSaddle.com March 2015 15
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