Hello, Like everyone, I have my strengths and my weaknesses. I would like to think my weaknesses are few, and my strengthens are so numerous, but I don’t have time to list them all. A small attempt at humor, but in reality in order to be successful in life we have to like ourselves, and [...]
Hello, You probably get tired of me talking about the National Finals Rodeo, but that’s a large part of what I do with my life. My Goal is to become the 2007 and 2008 World Champion Team Roper and if you don’t qualify for the NFR that goal, is impossible. As soon as the NFR [...]
Hello, Like I’ve told you before, I write this article a couple of months before it appears in print. I’m writing this one on December 1st. As soon as I finish this, I’m going to drive from Texas towards Las Vegas, Nevada to compete at the National Finals Rodeo. I’ve spent the last 3 weeks [...]
Hello, My Grandparents were from Toole, Utah. My grandfather was a teamster and he hauled ore out of the mines with a team of horses. There was a smelter there and at that time there weren’t a lot of restrictions on the smoke and pollutants that came out of the smelter. My dad said that [...]
Hello, When I was growing up and trying to improve my roping, I was very fortunate that Leo Camarillo lived about 30 miles away. We didn’t know him, but when he wasn’t gone to rodeo’s he would show up at the jackpots my Dad and I went to. He was so much better that everyone [...]
Hello, Have you ever been to Phoenix, AZ. In the winter? If not you should! The desert is warm and beautiful and people that love to rope bring there horses and spend the winter roping and enjoying life. My wife calls it adult Disneyland and I think that fits perfectly. I have been going to [...]
Hello, In the mid 1800’s there was an old prospector that rode a paint mule and led a grey pack horse. Now don’t ask me why he rode the mule and packed the horse, because it doesn’t make since to me either, but that’s the way the story goes. The guy dreamed of striking it [...]
Hello, In the late 80,s U started to loose that loving feeling for the rodeo business, I felt I needed to change directions but I still wanted to rope and compete and unless your committed to a full time rodeo schedule its tuff to get a quality partner. So knowing that I would go here [...]
Hello, When I was in High school one of the classes I took was biology, the guy that taught the class was a good guy. I should remember a lot more about that class than what I’m about to tell you but I don’t, so I hope Mr. Mullins never reads this. The one thing [...]
Hello, The most disciplined man I ever met told me that a person shouldn’t watch television. He said that all of us only have 24 hours a day and that each minute should be traded for only something of value. Why would you spend valuable time watching someone else make a living when you could [...]
