The Divine Miss C

A very big and beautiful Wyoming horse bucked to perfection and carried bronc rider Jesse Wright to the championship at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho last night. Miss Congeniality is a 12-year-old who has been recognized as the best there is and is sure to attain that status again if she continues through the summer at the pace set Saturday night in the championship round. Wright had never been on the horse owned by Powder River Rodeo Co. of Riverton, WY but he knew it would be a challenge just to get his legs in place:

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The 87-point-ride was worth $5,600 to Wright who netted more than $11K in Pocatello. Stock Contractor John Franzen spent some time with us in Idaho this week to talk about his family’s operation near Riverton. We’ll have that story for you here next week.

Cody Roper Slings Steady

Cody,WY team roper Justin Viles and partner Matt Robertson won money in every round at Pocatello including a second-place finish and $4,200 in the championship final tilt with a time of 6.3 seconds:

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Viles earned more than $7,600 heeling at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo.

Little Bo Bucks

A four-year-old bull owned by Burns Rodeo Co. of Laramie may be called Little Bo but he makes big bucks for those who can stay on for the eight-second buzzer. World champ J.W. Harris did so last night and the resulting 90 points sent J-Dub to the finals where he won his third Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo bull riding crown. Little Bo was a blast to watch:

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That was Little Bo owner Hal Burns giving the thumbs up to Little Bo who was named bull of the show in Pocatello.

Ryan Shines

Words of praise must be given to bareback rider Ryan Gray. He continues to show class every step of his pro rodeo life. He won Pocatello netting nearly $20,000 to take his 2010 total to nearly $100,000 with the summer still to come.