Butch Kirby Breaks Down the Best Bareback Rides in Lawton

Hall of Famer and rodeo judge for nearly 3 decades, Butch Kirby joins Justin McKee on ProRodeo Tonight to talk about the stellar bareback riding at the Lawton Rangers Rodeo.

Kirby breaks down how the horses and riders are scored while looking at two of the top matchups in Lawton — Will Lowe and Tic Tac, Tim O’Connell and Killer Bee.

The first resulted in 87 points, putting Lowe second behind O’Connell, who went 90 points on Beutler and Son’s World Champion Killer Bee to win the rodeo.

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