David Pebbles leads first go-round in bareback while battling rib injury

Peebles suffered separated ribs earlier this month, and his chest was heavily wrapped after his ride.

“It’s bearable,” Peebles said. “The people in Justin Sports Medicine tape it up real good and do a great job of taking care of me. It feels good enough to keep going, and that’s all I need.”

Peebles’ draw went straight out of the chute and across Frontier Park Arena, keeping a good rhythm of bucking and kicking the entire way.

“I had heard it was a good horse, and I was excited to get on it,” Peebles said. “I didn’t really know what she was going to do, but she bucked really good, and I was able to finish the ride.”

Peebles is 38th in the most recent Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association standings. His season has started to pick up lately.

“I’m getting a little healthier, and I’m starting to win,” Peebles said.

“Everything’s paying off.”

Caleb Bennett, Lane McGehee and Jamie Howlett are all tied for second in bareback with 82.5 points.

Bennett drew United Pro Rodeo’s War Party, a horse on which he won a round of the Circuit Finals in Tucson, Arizona. Bennett scored 87 points on that ride.

“I knew it was a good horse and I would have a chance to score decent points on him,” said Bennett, who hails from Tremonton, Utah. “He went a little left. If we had been able to be a little closer to the bucking chutes, we might have been a few more points.”

McGehee – who won the College National Finals Rodeo title in June – said his ride couldn’t have gone much better.

“That horse is kind of wild and likes to throw his head around,” the Victoria, Texas, resident said. “Once he got out of all that and turned back, he really lined out and was really rider-friendly and good to spur. That’s what a guy wants.

“He wants one he can really spur on and not one that’s really jerky.”

Howlett was excited to get on United Pro Rodeo’s Pay Day because he had heard good things about it.

“That’s a really nice horse that will let you put a perfect spur ride on it,” Howlett said. “It’s a bareback rider’s dream with how nice it is.”

Howlett, 26, is riding at CFD for the second time. He had some issues with his visa and had to go back home to Roma, Australia, for more than a year.

“I had a lawyer who kind of messed me about and didn’t do it right,” Howlett said. “I went home for a bit and got a new lawyer, who got everything straightened out so I could get back over here.”

Steer wrestling

Ty Erickson and Clayton Hass are in the same traveling group. It’s a collection of four cowboys who have three good horses. They showed off that horsepower Monday afternoon.

Erickson tipped his steer in 7.2 seconds to take the first go lead. Hass turned in a time of 8.1 seconds and sits second.

“Cheyenne is such a unique setup, and some of the steers walk out and some run,” said Erickson, who is No. 1 in the world standings. “I drew one that wanted to walk out, and I was able to catch up to it fast, and I had everything work out when I got onto the ground.”

Erickson and Hass both rode a horse named Cadillac during their runs. Cadillac – which is owned by Mark Wallace of Justin, Texas – has been named the PRCA’s steer wrestling horse of the year two of the past three years and was second the other time.

“This horse is good anywhere you go,” said Hass, who lives in Weatherford, Texas. “I trained this horse about five years ago and got him started. Our whole crew is really fortunate to ride this horse day in and day out because he gives us a chance everywhere we go.”

Tyler Waguespack and Dakota Eldridge also travel with Erickson and Hass. Erickson is ranked No. 1 in the world standings, Waguespack is No. 2 and Eldridge is fifth. Hass ranks 15th.

“It helps to be in a group that wins a lot because it pushes you along,” Erickson said. “We have a lot of horsepower, but we also motivate each other. You don’t want to be the bottom end of our crew.”

Bull riding

Elliot Jacoby moved into second place in the first go by scoring 87 points on Hi-Lo ProRodeo’s Shortcut. The bull got into a good right-hand spin right out of the chute, but also had a good front end drop that caused Jacoby problems.

“They said he was pretty good, but he would want to pull me down right out of there,” said Jacoby, who lives in Fredericksburg, Texas. “I got past that, and I gathered him up and floated around there. You just have to look over the outside shoulder and stay up on your rope.”

Cody Teel moved into third in the first go with an 84-point ride on Dakota Rodeo’s American Sniper. The bull started out by spinning to the right before changing directions in the middle of the ride.

“I handled that direction change pretty well, but I started letting him raise me up just a tick there at the end of the ride,” said Teel, who calls Kountze, Texas, home. “I wasn’t as strong as I would have liked to have been, but everything worked out well.”

DAY 3 PERFORMANCE

Monday

At Frontier Park Arena

Bareback Riding

First round: 1. David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 84.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Sugar Boom Boom. 2. (tie) Jamie Howlett, Roma, Australia; Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, and Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas, 82.5. 5. Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, Nev., 82 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Rylee Raisin Cane. 6. (tie) Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M.; Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., and Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 79.

Second round: 1. Creasy, 86 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Pow Wow Rocks. 2. Montero, 84. 3. Elliott, 80. 4. Wrzesinski, 77. 5. Logan Patterson, Kim, Colo., 76. 6. Joel Schlegel, Burns, Colo., 74.

Total on two: 1. Montero, 166 points. 2. Creasy, 165. 3. Elliott, 158.5. 4. Wrzesinski, 153.5. 5. Patterson, 147. 6. Zack Hibler, Wheeler, Texas, 144.

Steer Wrestling

First round: 1. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 7.2 seconds. 2. Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, 8.1. 3. Josh Boka, Dillon, Mont., 8.6 seconds. 4. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 8.7. 5. Jake Johnson, Mapleton, Kan., 9.8. 6. Beau Clark, Cheyenne, Wyo., 10.4.

Second round: 1. (tie) Clark and Jacob Shofner, Huntsville, Texas, 10.4. 3. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 10.8. 4. Hannum, 11.4. 5. Kody Jang, Townsville, Australia, 11.9. 6. Payden McIntyre, Douglas, Wyo., 13.0.

Total on two: 1. Clark, 20.8. 2. Hannum, 22.2. 3. Guy, 23.8. 4. Shofner, 26.0. 5. Damian Padilla, Rio Rico, Ariz., 26.8. 6. Boka, 34.0.

Tie-Down Roping

First round: 1. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 9.9 seconds. 2. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 10.7. 3. Mesquite Kody Mahaffey, Sweetwater, Texas, 11.1. 4. (tie) Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah; Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., and Seth Cooke, Weatherford, Texas, 11.5.

Second round: 1. Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 11.3. 2. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M., 11.5. 3. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 11.7. 4. Cole Robinson, Moorcroft, Wyo., 12.0. 5. Tyler Prcin, Alvord, Texas, 12.6. 6. (tie)Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla.; Livingston, and Landyn Duncan, Weatherford, Texas, 13.0.

Total on two: 1. Livingston, 23.7. 2. Schneeberger, 23.8. 3. Jarrett, 24.8. 4. Joe Keating, Sour Lake, Texas, 26.1. 5. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan., 26.2. 6. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 26.3.

Saddle Bronc Riding

First round: 1. Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., 85 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls’ Sacred Mountain. 2. Colton J Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 82.5 3. (tie) Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla., and Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla., 82. 6. (tie) Logan Allen, Crescent, Iowa, and Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 80.5.

Second round: 1. Andy Clarys, Riverton, Wyo., 83 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls’ Con Man. 2. Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, 82. 3. (tie) Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, and Jacobs Crawley, 80. 5. Harter, 78.5. 6. Will Smith, Marshall, Mo., 77.5.

Total on two: 1. (tie) Jacobs Crawley and Harter, 160.5 points. 3. Braden, 159. 4. (tie) Clarys and Smith, 157. 6. Sterling Crawley, 153.

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding

First round: 1. Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 73.5 points. 2. Houston Garrett Brown, Miles City, Mont., 73. 3. Johnny Espeland, Tygh Valley, Ore., 71 points. 4. Brady Love, Wellington, Colo., 69. 5. Tucker Hill, Klamath Falls, Ore., 66. 6. Lefty Holman, Visalia, Cali., 60.

Second round: 1. Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., 77 points. 2. (tie) Taylor Tupper, St. Onge, S.D., and Cole Hatcher, Twin Falls, Idaho, 70. 4. Jacob Lewis, St. Onge, S.D., 64. 5. (tie) Espeland and Mason Mardesich, Fowler, Colo., 60.

Total on two: 1. Espeland, 131 points. 2. Hill, 115.

Total on one: 3. Griffin, 77. 4. (tie) Tupper and Hatcher, 70. 6. Love, 69.

Team Roping

First round: 1. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D., and Levi Tyan, Wallace, Neb., 7.3 seconds. 2. (tie) Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., and Wade and Kyon Kreutzer, La Veta, Colo., 8.7. 4. (tie) Brandon Webb, Carrizo Springs, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., and Aaron Macy, Post, Texas and Evan Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 8.8. 6. Andrew and Reagan Ward, Edmond, Okla., 9.0.

Second round: 1. Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., and Trey Johnson, Burleson, Texas, 8.3 seconds. 2. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 8.5. 3. Jay Tittle, Pueblo, Colo., and Richard Durham, Weatherford, Texas, 8.6. 4. Theriot and Doescher, 9.5. 5. (tie) Tierney and Tyan; Yates and Wadhams, and Phillip McCoy, Beggs, Okla., and Josh Fillmore, Penrose, Colo., 9.6.

Total on two: 1. Tierney and Tyon, 16.9 seconds. 2. Yates and Wadhams, 18.7. 3. Wade and Kyon Kreutzer, 18.8. 4. Andrew and Reagan Ward, 18.9. 5. Theriot and Doescher, 19.0. 6. Richard and Skelton, 19.8.

Barrel Racing

First round: 1. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 17.48 seconds, $6.573. 2. Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo., 17.60, $5.634. 3. Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 17.62. $4.695. 4. Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 17.67. $4.069. 5. Brittany Pozzi-Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.73. $3.130. 6. Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas, 17.77. $2.504. 7. Sidney Forest, Lipan, Texas, 17.85. $1.878. 8. Alexa Lake, Richmond, Texas, 17.86. $1.252. 9. Ericka Nelson, Century, Florida, 17.90, $939. 10. Kaylee Burnett, Eden, Wyo., 17.91. $626.

Second round: 1. Carla Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., 17.44. 2. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.77. 3. Laura Lambert, Wiggins, Colo., 17.81. 4. Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla., 17.82. 5. C.J. Vondette, Rifle, Colo., 17.84. 6. Barbara Johnson, Scottsdale, Ariz., 17.85

Total on two: 1. Beckett, 35.96. 2. Vondette, 36.12. 3. Miller, 36.27. 4. Mindy Goemmer, Battle Mountain, Nev., 36.29. 5. Lambert, 36.30. 6. Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo., 36.33.

Bull Riding

First round: 1. Denton Fugate, Dixon, Mo., 88.5 points on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s Red Cloud. 2. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, 87. 3. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 84. 4. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas, 83. 5. Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas, 82. 6. Tate Smith, Litchville, N.D., 76.

Second round: (two rides) 1. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla., 83 points on Hi Lo Pro Rodeo’s The Brow. 2. Riley Blankenship, Killdeer, N.D. 67.

Total on two: 1. Fugate, 88.5 points. 2. (tie) Campbell and Sellars, 83. 4. Blankenship, 67.

Wild Horse Race

1. TJ Kerr Team, $610., 2. Xyngular, $458. 3. Harwood Cowboys LLC, $305. 4. T-Joes Steakhouse, $152.