The animal athletes on the roughstock side of things are getting back into their groove after some time off after the National Finals Rodeo.
In the bareback riding, Summit Pro Rodeo’s Red Feathers is feeling good and getting a stock score of 46.5 while bucking off Zach Phillips. Mary of Bridwell Pro Rodeo was also a 46.5 at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo to get the best of Spur Lacasse. The No. 1 bareback horse of the week is none other than the reigning Bareback Horse of the Year, Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies. Cole Reiner went for 87 points and 47 of that came from Xplosive Skies.
One of the rankest broncs out there gets it started in the saddle bronc this week. Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Indian Burn bucks off Leon Fountain in Fort Worth with a stock score of 47 points. Up next is a Calgary Stampede bronc, Come Along. With a stock score of 48, this mare left Wyatt Casper with a no score in Fort Worth. Another 48 stock score came in from OLS Tubs Get Smart of Mazca Pro Rodeo with Stetson Wright in the Fort Worth Finals. Wright went for 91.5 to win the rodeo.
In the bull riding, it’s Stockyard’s Pro Rodeo’s Party Animal with a 45.5 that comes in as the second highest marked bull of the week while Goin Brandin of Rafter G also marks 45.5 points to tie as the second-best bull. The No. 1 bull is Just Another Gangster of Stockyards Pro Rdeo with 48 points. He bucked off Trey Benton III at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.