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PRCA NOTES
Patriotic Pose
The Independence Day Riders, comprised of women from the surrounding areas, present the American flag July 5 during the National Anthem in Oakley City, Utah.
James Fain photo
ARRIVALS
REMY NICOLE SMITH
Born June 29 to
PRCA steer wrestler
and tie-down roper
Ryle Smith of Oakdale,
Calif., and his wife,
Nika, a girl, Remy
Nicole Smith. She
weighed 7 pounds,
10 ounces and was 20
inches long. This is the
Smith
couple’s first child.
MATHEW JAMESON THORP
Born June 30 to PRCA team roping heeler
Wesley Thorp of Stephenville, Texas, and his
wife, Susanna, a boy, Mathew Jameson Thorp. He
weighed 9 pounds and seven ounces. This is the
couple’s first child.
BRIEFS
Drummond (Mont.) PRCA celebrates 75 years
The Drummond (Mont.) PRCA Rodeo turned 75 years old July 9. Former Drummond Trojan
and University of Montana football star Chase Reynolds was grand marshal of the parade that took
place prior to the rodeo July 9.
Reynolds, an NFL free agent, started the procession on the same end of town the original rodeo
was held, in a field near the Wagon Wheel Café.
ProRodeo Hall of Fame welcomes horses
The ProRodeo Hall of Fame is once again having its live animal display at the Hall in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
This year, a pair of Summit Pro Rodeo horses – Powder Wash and Bill Picket – are spending the
summer at the ProRodeo HOF. The horses arrived July 7.
Powder Wash was born in 1992 and retired from competition in 2013. Powder Wash was raised
in Powder Wash., Colo., hence the name. He is a rider-friendly saddle bronc horse.
Bill Picket was born in 1999 and retired in 2013. He is named after the ProRodeo Hall of Fame
cowboy Bill Pickett. Pickett, who was born in 1870, was credited with founding steer wrestling.
The horse Bill Picket was selected to compete in the Mountain States Circuit Finals several times.
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ProRodeo Sports News 7/21/2017
ProRodeo.com