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Douglas Duncan attempts to ride Ackerman/Coxs Back Bender during the fourth round of the PBR World Finals Built Ford Tough Series. Photo by Andy Watson

Las Vegas Recapby Sugar Kuhn

A Tale of Two Champions: Kent Cox and Bushwackerby Keith Ryan Cartwright

What is Back Seat Buckers?by Susan Bedford

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2011 Cattlemens Country Club presented by Big Texby Susan Bedford

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Susan BedfordEditor-in-Chief

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End of Season Recaps54Weatherford Battle of the Bulls Classic56Winstar Classic58

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Junior Profile:Cash Roberts52

Nutrition:Getting the Most from Your Breeding Programwith Ron Gordon, QualiTech, Inc.

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Winstar Classic winner, Lightning C Cattle Cos Bad Blake

Bushwacker and Kent CoxA TALE OF TWO CHAMPIONS

Tulsa Classic Champion Back Bender duels with Luke Snyder.

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Its hard to believe we have another Finals in our record books and a new season is just around the corner. I think our 2011 World Finals were our best yet, and I hope you agree. Everything we did in Las Vegas was geared toward making the experience as enjoyable as possible for you the breeders.

It was wonderful to be back at the South Point Equestri-an Center again. There really isnt a better facility for what we do in Las Vegas and Id like to extend a big thanks to Mi-chael Gaughan and his staff for taking such good care of us while we were there. Everything they do is first-class, from the hotel rooms, to the arena staff to our award banquet.

The ABBI Board and I would also like to thank all of the ABBI staff who came out to Las Vegas and worked so hard to make all of our events a success. This group started their days before 6am and often had to work until midnight to insure everything was ready for the next day. We just had six people responsible for every element of the events and I think they did an outstanding job. I also want to thank our announcers, arena crew, pick-up men and bullfighters for doing such a professional job and making our South Point events run so smoothly.

Id like to thank all of our sponsors for their support this year. An added thanks goes out to Big Tex for being such

a great partner. They have always been a strong supporter of the ABBI and this season they went above and beyond. Not only did they host our Cattlemens Country Club award banquet, they set up a slot tournament at the banquet and awarded a trailer to the winner! All breeders with a bull en-tered in any of the ABBI events was invited to attend. Any-one there had a shot to win, so if you missed out on the ban-quet you missed out on more than great food and honoring your fellow breeders- you missed a great shot at winning a new Big Tex Trailer.

Lastly, thank you to each and every one of our members. Everything we did in 2011 was to improve the sport. We care what you think and want, so please continue to let us know what is on your mind. We will continually work to improve and make things better- our events, the DNA database, our customer service, our website, our magazine and our prod-ucts.

The 2012 season kicks off with the 3rd Annual Boyd-Floyd Cowtown Classic event on Dec. 30-31. I hope you can make it out to the Fort Worth Stockyards to celebrate an-other year with us- whether as a participant or fan. Your support is what makes it all possible and on behalf of myself and every single person that will produce an event in 2012- thank you!

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Develop diverse and comprehensive programs and events that will educate and familiarize owners, members and

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Kaycee simpsonVice President, American Bucking Bull Inc.

Let me start by saying Happy Holidays. I hope you are getting to spend time with your loved ones and enjoying the season. I dont want to rush the holidays, but Im al-ready really looking forward to 2012. There are so many exciting things in place that I think will really benefit our industry and bucking bull breeders- next year and in the long term.

The first is Back Seat Buckers. Not only will this pro-gram draw new people into our industry, it also provides a different way for established breeders to play the game. We are making the playing field as level as possible with Back Seat Buckers (pre-screening and bucking the bulls and then making sure they all receive the same level of care at the same facility by the same people). We are eliminating as many of the variables as we can. When all animals are housed and fed the same, receive the best care and train-ing, and compete at the same number of events, then the best Futurity bull will win.

We have people from all walks of life getting involved. But what is cool is that anyone has an equal shot of win-ning that $250,000 champion purse with their bull. A school teachers Back Seat Buckers bull could beat Ocho Cincos bull. And while Ochocinco (and some other sports stars well announce soon) might get the most outside press, anyone in the Back Seat Buckers program has a shot of having their bull become a star and a champion. Few people would want to face off against Ocho Cinco on the grid iron, but how cool is it that you can face-off against him on the arena floor?

I think this concept of making it as fair as possible, combined with a shot at a piece of Half A Million, and all

of the Back Seat Buckers social events at the Futurities, will make this an amazing inaugural season. We want Back Seat Buckers to be as accessible to as many people who want to play as possible. We have limited it to 100 bulls, but we have made it as affordable to play as possible. Get together a group of family members, friends and co-work-ers or contact our office about payments plans if youd like to be involved.

Another thing Im proud to announce for next year is that we will have even more Maturity, Derby, Futurity and Classic events. We understand that you want as many op-portunities to compete as possible and well provide that. We appreciate your loyalty and we will always do every-thing we can to have as many quality, high-paying events as possible.

A big congratulations goes out to Ackerman/Cox for their $250,000 Classic win with Back Bender. The battle was a fierce one and made Las Vegas adrenaline fueled. I think this was our best group of 2-year-olds ever and Pil-low/Barrett won the $100,000 for their Futurity Champi-on Jungle Smoke. The Maturity was phenomenal and the Claimer added an extra element to the drama.

Id like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Frances and Stan Dandy (Sis-N-Stan) for making it possible for our junior members to have an event in Las Vegas. We were disappointed Sis and Stan couldnt be there with us, but our thoughts were with them.

Im excited and ready to start working on making the Finals even better in 2012. Im looking forward to anoth-er year, as we head toward what I know will be an even brighter future.

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Members receive 6 colorful, educational issues of The American Buck-ing Bull magazine each year. In addition, members qualify for the spe-cial Member Rate when they advertise in The American Bucking Bull, the ABBI Breeders Guide or the ABBI Las Vegas Finals program.

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man and animal, Prieferts Rough Stock line of bucking chutes, arenas and holding pens not only withstand being tested by the toughest bulls in the world, they must also repeatedly handle being loaded, unload-ed and set up for PBR events all across the country. To quote Randy Bernard, It (Priefert equipment) has never let us downever. Priefert is proud to support the Toughest Sport on Earth and understands the importance of protecting your investment in the next 4-legged star of the PBR. Visit www.priefert.com or call 800-527-8616.

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Michael Gaughans South Point Resort and Casino is proud to host the ABBI for their 2011 World Finals. The South Point is a 2,200-room resort in Las Vegas, Nevada providing affordable luxury while catering to visitors and locals alike. This casino destination features a world-class spa, bowl-ing center, nine restaurants, showroom, equestrian arena, convention center, exhibit hall, bingo and all of the casino games that made Las Vegas famous. The South Point opened in 2005 with a large casino expansion in Summer 2010.

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Herculiner is presenting the top 4 Wild Card bulls, and the top two Futurity calf winners with a certificate for one Herculiner truck bed kit to cover your truck bed or floor of your horse trailer. To learn more about Herculiner and their great products, visit www.herculiner.com.

Big Tex would like to extend a great discount to all ABBI members and PBR riders, stock contrac-tors and bull owners. All you have to do in an e-mail or phone call is mention Big Tex Trailers slogan Tough As A Texas Longhorn or Big Tex 13 for your special discount. Big Tex Trailers has a large selection of new and used trailers available. Horse, stock, utility, cargo, and many other trailers are available at all times, as well as truck beds. Big Tex Trailers takes any type of trailer in on trade and offers financing and a large selection of parts. Mt. Pleasant, Texas. (903) 577-7418 or [email protected]. www.trailersdirect.com or www.bigtextrailers.com.

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I have never been good with surprises. Some people might think Im a control freak (who, me?!) but the reality is I just hate not knowing what is coming. Surprises that are actually surprises are fine. But surprises that I know are coming? Not so much.

Im like a Girl Scout (or maybe its a Boy Scout), I like to be prepared. As a kid, not knowing what was in those brightly wrapped boxes that were sitting under the tree for weeks made me sick- literally. After a few years of me throwing up all Christmas Eve long, my mom gave up and let me start wrapping all the gifts- including my own. Problem solved.

Luckily for ABBI, even if Im not good with surprises, I can keep a secret. So Im not going to tell you what other big name celebs besides Chad Ochocinco we have in the Back Seat Buckers program until next issue. But trust me, you wont want to miss it! Check out the Back Seat Buckers center section this issue and see why Ochocinco has decided to become an ABBI Gold Standard Stock Contractor...and then wait until next issue to see who else in involved. All I can say is the the draft at Cowboy Stadium in March is going to be history-making. I hope to see you there!

As I write this on Thanksgiving, Eve, my thoughts are with all of the members of the ABBI family- breeders, staff mem-bers, sponsors and supporters. Thank you for making 2011 a truly special year. It was full of real surprises (which were wonderful) and the 2011 Las Vegas World Finals- which was one I wont soon forget.

Even after 13 years with the PBR, and then the ABBI, there are always moments at the Finals that take my breath away and make my heart soar. I am so happy for everyone whose bull performed like a champion. But the reality is that 10 years from now, I probably will only remember a handful of the bulls performances. What I wont forget is talking to old friends, new breeders just entering the industry who will become friends, and spending time with some of the people who are closest to me in Las Vegas.

I was thrilled to see how well Rebecca Shumakers bull Redman did in Las Vegas (see the profile on her from last issue). I was happy to see what a thrill Kent Cox and Gina Graham got from seeing Back Bender (who they own with the Ackermans) take the Classic title. It really couldnt happen to nicer or better people.

I hope your holidays are full of wonderful surprises and time with family and friends. Im so excited about the Back Seat Buckers program. I have told all my friends and family about it and hope to see some familiar faces in the Back Seat Buckers events in 2012! I really enjoyed meeting the people who are already involved with the Back Seat Buckers at our VIP social at Hard Rock and think this coming year is going to be incredibly exciting for everyone involved.

May your holiday season be blessed, may your family and friends be near and may all your surprises be good ones. Im going to go have another helping of turkey and then start wrapping Christmas gifts- including my own.

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2012 Season EventsSchedule subject to change. Visit www.abbinow.com for up-to-date information.

date event Location Type statusDec. 30 - 31 New Year's Eve Cowtown Classic Ft. Worth, TX TPD Confirmed

ABBI Contact:101 West RiverwalkPueblo, CO. 81003Phone: 719-242-2747Fax: [email protected]

president Brad Boyd

aBBI sHarEHoldErs

Scott Accomazzo &Moody-Rice Cattle Co.David M. AllenBerger Bucking BullsDiamond S Bucking Bulls& Scott PickensDillon & H.D. PageJerome & Tiffany DavisBob Diedrich & Jason DiedrichBrad Boyd & Toby Floyd

Russell GantLyndal HurstDoug & Stephanie JosephDon & Janelle KishTino/Edward MartinezCotton Rosser/Cindy Rosser & Julio MorenoJim Bob & Diana NallParadise FarmsMonty Samford

Tony Sharp& Craig ZaunbrecherKaycee SimpsonBob & Kristen TallmanThomas Taylor& Nikki GuselTom TeagueTrevor WalkerCliff Wiggins

2011 aBBI Board of dIrEctorsvice president Kaycee Simpson

Monty SamfordSean GleasonJ.W. HartCody Lambert

Shawn McDermottTy Murray

treasurer/secretaryCindy Rosser

The ABBIs newest member was born on November 11, 2011 to the ABBIs own Marlissa Gonzalez and her hus-band Juan. Jaliane came into the world at 7:31 p.m. weighing 6 lbs 1 oz and 19 long. She joins big brother Rafael. Both mom and baby girl are doing well and we hope in nine years well be seeing little Jaliane competing at the ABBI Junior Futurity events!

Welcome Jaliane Gonzalez! Madison Simpson: Back Seat Buckers youngest fan!

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Super Stakes Participants List2010

ss nUmBer BULLs aBBi# owner2010-001 Spartan 10120217 Cross Lazy S Bucking Bulls2010-002 Breach 10120218 Cross Lazy S Bucking Bulls2010-003 Pride 10120219 Cross Lazy S Bucking Bulls2010-004 Nine Ball 10120220 Cross Lazy S Bucking Bulls2010-005 Neon Hammer 10120221 Cross Lazy S Bucking Bulls2010-006 Murdock 018 10120222 Cross Lazy S Bucking Bulls

2010-007 Cash King 10115928 Sun Country Bucking Bulls

2010-008 DKS Scarecrow 120 10115835 Simmons Bucking Horses / David and Kathleen Simmons

2010-009 DKS 1199 10127378 Simmons Bucking Horses / David and Kathleen Simmons

ss nUmBer BULLs aBBi# owner2010-010 TN042 Po Panda 10115906 T & N Cattle Company2010-011 JB085 10115972 High Stakes Bucking Bulls2010-012 Missouri Grace 10115976 High Stakes Bucking Bulls2010-013 High Stakes 951 10116764 High Stakes Bucking Bulls2010-014 High Stakes 290 10116765 High Stakes Bucking Bulls2010-015 High Stakes 941 10116767 High Stakes Bucking Bulls2010-016 JSCS 902 10121426 High Stakes Bucking Bulls2010-017 High Stakes 422 10121430 High Stakes Bucking Bulls2010-018 Mr. Wu 10117937 S & P Cattle2010-019 Tiny Shot 10115808 Heien Cattle Co.2010-020 Hyland 001 10116250 Hyland Cattle Co2010-021 Hyland 002 10116251 Hyland Cattle Co

Want to increase your bucking stocks market value? Then youll want to be a part of the Super Stakes Program.This

new program provides added incentive for Bucking Stock owners who buck their bulls in ABBI Events.The Super Stakes Program pays cash dividends for money earned by nominated bulls at ABBI-approved events.

In fact, the Super Stakes Program is the most unique incentive program in the bucking stock industry today.Here are some of the program benefits

Information for Bull and Cow OwnersThis program highlights not only the calf but the dam and sire

as well.This is a great way to increase the value of the sire or dam by enrolling their offspring into the program.

How to Enroll:2010 Calves can be enrolled until Sept 30, 2011 through online

enrollment or filling out a 2010 Super Stakes Enrollment Form and sending it into to the office.

For 2011 Calves it is even easier, enrollment can be done when registering your 2011 calves.There is an option to add it to the reg-istration or if you would like you can send your Super Stakes Enroll-ment Form into the office.

How is the amount of prize money awarded each year determined?

An ABBI bull has a competition career for three years.Based on that fact, the total money awarded in any year is determined by the amount of bull calf nominations in their birth year and then a per-centage will be used for each year of competition.

A minimal management fee may be taken out at time of payout. Payout:

Payout will occur every year the bull is competing in an ABBI event at the end of the season.Payout will be based on money won.

Super Stakes Incentive Program

Bull calves that are registered in their birth year by December 31 will have the opportunity to enter into the program for only $25/head

As a bull calf gets nominated the sire and dam also gets nomi-nated provided that both sire and dam are verified.

Super Stakes money is divided and paid annually.Payouts are based on the total number money earned by the bulls at the end of the 2-Year-Old Year, 3-Year-Old Year and 4-Year-Old Year.

A list of nominated calves will be published January through Oc-tober issues of The American Bucking Bull, Inc. This is an added service to provide potential buyers with the information needed to make informed decisions when buying ABBI registered bulls.

The calf will be listed as a Super Stake Participant in the registry.

The $25 /head is split up between sire, dam and calf. As a calf is nominated $15 goes into the calf payout, $5 goes into the dam payout and $5 goes into the sire payout.

2-Year-Old Year - payout is 20% of bull calves nominated in the same birth year

3-Year-Old Year - payout is 30% of bull calves nominated in the same birth year

4-Year-Old Year payout is 50% of bull calves nominated in the same birth year

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2011ss nUmBer BULLs aBBi# owner2011-001 Wild Bo DKS 131 10129650 Simmons Bucking Horses / David and Kathleen Simmons2011-002 Fool's Day 10129662 Swim Cattle Company2011-003 Gitcha Some Wine 10129789 2J Bucking Bulls2011-006 Smoke 'em 10129847 Sun Country Bucking Bulls2011-007 Suenami 10129851 Candy Cane Quarter Horses2011-008 Corona 10130099 La Piedra Mexicana Ranch

2011-009 Hou Dis TN143 10130404 T & N Cattle Company

2011-010 Hou Dat TN144 10130405 T & N Cattle Company2011-011 TN146 10130406 T & N Cattle Company2011-012 BC 135 10130484 BearClaw Bucking Bulls

2011-013 Whitewater Rafter 10130547 King and Minchin Bucking Stock

2011-014 Hou's Slinging 10130548 King and Minchin Bucking Stock2011-015 Cocked Pistol 10130904 Fletcher Farms

2011-016 Pearl's Bandit 10131123 Rockin Rafter P Bucking Bulls2011-017 19 Wilson 10131260 Hookin "W" Ranch2011-018 174 Wilson 10131261 Hookin "W" Ranch2011-019 No Slack Mad Jack 10131549 Elite bucking bulls

2011-020 Texas Pacific 10131606 R&L Qualls Bucking Bovine Genetics

2011-021 Smash Cash 10131607 R&L Qualls Bucking Bovine Genetics

2011-022 BO DINI 10131608 R&L Qualls Bucking Bovine Genetics

2011-023 Top Red 10131609 R&L Qualls Bucking Bovine Genetics

2011-024 Little Bo Pete 10131610 R&L Qualls Bucking Bovine Genetics2011-025 WM 404 Son Of Pain 10131745 We Milk ''em Cattle Genetics2011-026 WM 405 Buster 10131816 We Milk ''em Cattle Genetics2011-027 WM 406 Otis 10131817 We Milk ''em Cattle Genetics2011-028 WM 407 Dr Hockett 10131818 We Milk ''em Cattle Genetics

ss nUmBer BULLs aBBi# owner2011-029 #109X 10131783 Burris & Sons Bucking Bulls2011-030 #164 10131784 Burris & Sons Bucking Bulls2011-031 TC-130 10132107 .2011-032 James's Slip Knot 10132161 J4 Bucking Stock2011-033 Bama 10132180 Dismukes Bucking Stock2011-034 Widow Maker 10132181 Dismukes Bucking Stock2011-035 Back Draft 10132182 Dismukes Bucking Stock2011-036 Smoke N Outlaw 10132183 Dismukes Bucking Stock2011-037 Joe Black 10132184 Dismukes Bucking Stock

2011-038 Cooter Cat 10132245 Rockin Rafter P Bucking Bulls

2011-039 Hou's Black 10132246 Rockin Rafter P Bucking Bulls

2011-040 Shanghai Express 10132248 Rockin Rafter P Bucking Bulls2011-041 Cross C 137 10132374 Cross C Bucking Bulls2011-042 Cross C 132 10132375 Cross C Bucking Bulls2011-043 Pan Head 10132376 Cross C Bucking Bulls2011-044 L-F 1411/2 10132580 Bar F Rodeo Genetics2011-045 L-F 1411/1 10132581 Bar F Rodeo Genetics2011-046 V 1-5 10132583 Wilson / Foutch2011-047 MTZ 1654 10132714 Martinez Bucking Bulls2011-048 MTZ 1723 10132715 Martinez Bucking Bulls2011-049 Hyland 139 10132648 Hyland Cattle Co2011-050 Hyland 121 10132649 Hyland Cattle Co2011-051 Hyland 127 10132650 Hyland Cattle Co2011-052 Hyland 122 10132653 Hyland Cattle Co2011-053 Hyland 112 10132654 Hyland Cattle Co2011-054 Hyland 108 10132656 Hyland Cattle Co2011-055 Hyland 114 10132657 Hyland Cattle Co2011-056 Hyland 126 10132658 Hyland Cattle Co2011-057 Hyland 120 10132659 Hyland Cattle Co2011-058 Hyland 104 10132663 Hyland Cattle Co2011-059 Hyland 134 10132664 Hyland Cattle Co2011-060 Hyland 143 10132666 Hyland Cattle Co2011-061 Hyland 102 10132668 Hyland Cattle Co

ss nUmBer BULLs aBBi# owner2010-022 Hyland 005 10116254 Hyland Cattle Co2010-023 Hyland 008 10116257 Hyland Cattle Co2010-024 Hyland 013 10116262 Hyland Cattle Co2010-025 Hyland 014 10116263 Hyland Cattle Co2010-026 Hyland 015 10116264 Hyland Cattle Co2010-027 Hyland 000 10116265 Hyland Cattle Co2010-028 011 Wilson 10114331 Hookin "W" Ranch2010-029 059 Wilson 10114332 Hookin "W" Ranch2010-030 084 10114333 Hookin "W" Ranch2010-031 00 Wilson 10114335 Hookin "W" Ranch2010-032 Pepper Sneeze 10114928 Burris & Sons Bucking Bulls

ss nUmBer BULLs aBBi# owner2010-033 Ski Hi Pepper 10117594 Burris & Sons Bucking Bulls2010-034 McConnell -100 10125173 McConnell's Bucking Cattle2010-035 McConnell -101 10125175 McConnell's Bucking Cattle2010-036 McConnell -102 10125176 McConnell's Bucking Cattle2010-037 Double Vision 0193 10114953 BEAR CREEK CATTLE CO2010-038 SB 370 Colonel Conagher 10113575 Bonsall Bucking Bulls.com2010-039 SB 220 Mr. Coffee 10115084 Bonsall Bucking Bulls.com2010-040 SB 260 Pazaz 10116631 Bonsall Bucking Bulls.com2010-041 SB 380 Kit & Kaboodle 10117877 Bonsall Bucking Bulls.com2010-042 SB 170 Dancing Water 10113576 Myles Bucking Bulls

Its EasY to advErtIsE!1) Contact a sales rep for The American Bucking Bull. 2) Send us your ad, or ask us about our affordable design services. 3) If you dont have photos you own to use, contact bullstockmedia.com. They have ABBI and PBR event photos and have special packages for stock contractors (for print ads as well as for your website needs). 4) Approve your ad proof 5) See your ad in the next issue of The American Bucking Bull!

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The ABBIs 2011 Las Vegas Awards Banquet was its biggest and best to date. The Cattlemens Country Club theme was sponsored by Big Tex who made sure the South Point ballroom looked spectacular. Not only did Big Tex present the event, they also arranged to give away a trailer at the event by setting up a slot tournament with special slot machines provided by South Point Casino.

Randy Domino and the Big Tex guys went above and beyond anything we could have imagined, said ABBI Vice President Kaycee Simpson of the event. The food was phenomenal, the slot tournament was fun for everyone and you couldnt ask for better company.

Each breeder received a token when they entered to play at the slot tournament. Everyone played for a set amount of time and then the top earners had a final showdown. Ultimately Dillon Page came out on top and was thrilled to win the trailer. I expected Id get a good meal and an award when I showed up today, he said, I had no idea Id be going home with a trailer!

The event was held on Thursday, October 27, a day when there were no ABBI events being held. Each breeder at stock contractor check-in received two free tickets to the banquet. All of the ABBIs awards were presented with the exception of the Classic Champion and Breeder of the Year who were crowned later in the week at the Thomas & Mack Arena.

Besides the Futurity, Year End, Horizon Breeder, Event of the Year, High Money 3-Year-Old, Classic Wild Card and Maturity awards, plaques were also presented to the four programs who did the most for the ABBI Junior Breeders this year. Sis-N-Stan, Boyd/Floyd Bull Co., JATT and Box K Cattle were all recognized for supporting the next generation of breeders. The PBR also presented its most presti-gious award at the event, Stock Contractor of the Year, which was won for the second year in a row by Jeff Robinson.

2011 Cattlemens Country Club presented by big tex

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the trophy buCkles presented at the 2011 abbi award banquet

pbr Ceo Jim haworth and livestoCk direCtor Cody lambert with the abbi ClassiC Champion trophy saddle

photos by sylvain poChe, bullstoCkmedia.Com


No. AWARD RECIPIENT PRIZE1 Breeder of the Year Sammy Andrews Ronnie Roach Breeder of the Year Bronze

Breeder of the Year Buckle $1,000 gift certificate towards CM Truck Bed

2 World Champion Classic Bull

Back BenderAckerman/Cox

$250,000 in Prize Money World Champion Classic Buckle Sponsored by A Cut Above Buckles and Outlaw Saddles

3 Horizon Breeder of the Year

Bobby Pillow Horizon Breeder of the Year Buckle $1,000 gift certificate towards CM Truck Bed

4 World Champion Futurity Bull

Jungle SmokePillow & Barrett

$100,000 in Prize Money World Champion Futurity Buckle sponsored by A Cut Above Buckles and Outlaw Saddles

5 Year-End Futurity Champion Bull

Bad WineJ&J Supply/Gene Baker/Bob Schaaf

Year-End Futurity Champion Buckle 1 Year lease on BigTex Trailer

6 Year-End Classic Champion Bull

Back BenderAckerman/Cox

Year-End Classic Champion Buckle 1 Year lease on BigTex Trailer

7 High Money 3-Year-Old

Smooth GrooveD&H Cattle Co.

High Money 3-Year-Old Buckle

8 Wild Card Champion

Rack Em UpBoyd/Floyd

$25,000 in Prize Money Wild Card Champion Buckle

9 Maturity Champion 8T Play HarderD&H Cattle Co.

$35,000 in Prize Money Maturity Champion Buckle

10 Event of the Year Stephenville Spring Fling

Custom Designed Plaque

11 Mikel Moreno Scholarship Recipient

Megan Walker $2,000.00 Scholarship

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toby floyd and brad and niColle boyd aC-Cept plaque for abbi event of the year

mikel moreno award. megan walkers mom rebeCCa aCCepts the mikel moreno sCholarship award from Cindy rosser.

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pbr stoCk ContraCtor of the year Jeff robinson

rex samford won the las vegas sis-n-stan Junior futurity event

Junior fututity event supporters reCeive their plaques

plaques were present-ed to sis-n-stan, boyd-floyd, Jatt and box k Cattle


The 2011 ABBI World Champion Classic title and $250,000 went to Doug Ackerman and Kent Coxs brawny bovine Back Bender after a two-out showdown during the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas.

Back Bender added $250,000 to over $43,000 in regular sea-son earnings after marking 91 points in both Rounds 1 and 4 of the PBR Finals for a winning combined total of 182 points. The bucker with the speckled-up under carriage edged out Lightning Cs Bad Blake by a quarter of a point making it the second time he foiled Bad Blakes rush-the first being for the year-end title race which Back Bender nabbed from Bad Blake at the final regular season event.

The newly crowned 2011 ABBI Classic World Champ was co-owned by Doug Ackerman, an accomplished harness race trainer from North Carolina who has experienced enormous success with his first American Bucking Bull buy-in. Ackermans industry in-vestment was magnified in Vegas after his title win when he and Cox sold Back Bender to Wolf Creek Cattle Co. and 2-time PBR Contractor of the Year, Jeff Robinson.

Back Benders competitive profile and those involved in his triumph are truly an inspiration to anyone interested in investing in the American Bucking Bull breed.

Ackerman partnered with Kent Cox, who has dominated the ABBI Classic event over the past five years in several ways. Cox has handled, trained and/or owned three winners over this stretch. Back Benders win is an industry triple play for Cox. His first Clas-sic homerun was hit with handling Morenos red bovine Trouba-dour in 2007 and he hit another big lick with Moreno & Oliveiras ultra-phenomenal, bucker Bushwacker in last years success Clas-sic pursuit. Aside from his success to the third power in ABBI Clas-sic Champ competition, Cox belted a pivotal grand-slam this year with Bushwackers PBR Bucking Bull of the Year title.

Back Bender, a Fender Bender son, has demonstrated special skills over his 3 and 4-year-old Classic competition years. The well-bred bucker was only ridden twice in his thirteen PBR attempts and both were during his 3-year-old season. 2011 was his second trip to ABBI Classic World Champion competition in Las Vegas

and surely not his last Vegas trek as he graduates to full-time PBR status for his new owners.

Back Benders story is motivating, shared Cox. Hes been a consistent competitor for us. Hes proof that investing in a buck-ing bull can be a good deal. If you do your homework and trust the people youre involved with, work hard and have some patience, it can all pay off.

While with us Back Bender has really proven that he likes his job and that hes good at it. Hes proven that hes an athlete. He has that big, strong jump out of the chute and then he fakes left before going right and bucking up underneath himself. When you add how hard he kicks, hes hard to ride. Weve had a great year and hope that Back Bender goes on to be everything hes capable of.

Although Back Bender stole the big spotlight in the Classic World Champion race, the ABBI can boast another superior ath-lete and success story in Lightning Cs brawny bovine Bad Blake. Bad Blake shares multiple similarities with Back Bender. Not only did he land extended success as a 3 and 4-year-old in Classic com-petition, but he also obviously loves his job and is well capable of it like Back Bender. Additionally he too like Back Bender was purchased by Wolf Creek Cattle Co. after his Reserve Classic title win in Vegas. The bull won the first round of the Classic battle and ultimately finished second overall taking home $100,000 after posting a two-out total of 181.75.

Bad Blake has been a real great bull for us over the last three years, said owner Jerry Copp. We look forward to watching him in the PBR with his new owners.

We know hes a tremendous athlete and he should continue to do well for Dennis (Tebow) and Wolf Creek, added Lightning Cs Britt Bockius.

The third place finisher and definitely the captivator in Round 4 was Lufkin Ranch and Rodeos Black Widow. The black bucker marked 91.75, the highest mark of the entire Classic Finals com-petition during his second out. The out was an exclamation mark for what these top-tier Classic bulls are capable of.

Another regular season standout finishing in fourth place was the wild, white and black pointed V-5 from Marty Foutch and

ClassiC event reCap

baCk bender wins $250,000 and 2011 abbi world Champion ClassiC title for owners doug aCkerman & kent Cox by sugar kuhnphotos by andy watson


las vegas reCap 2011

ranK BULL aBBi # owner sire (sires sire) x dam (dams sire) Long roUndshorT roUnd ToTaL payoUT

1 Back Bender 10061225 Ackerman / Cox Fender Bender (Andrews -6) x SA 135 (Zandy) 91.00 91.00 182.00 $250,000

2 Bad Blake 10053276 Lightning C Cattle Co. Tahanta (Tahantas Back) x MO 135 (Whitewater Skoal) 91.50 90.25 181.75 $100,000

3 Blackwidow 10049997 Lufkin Ranch and Rodeo Spider Monkey (A6) x LW 60 (Panhandle Fats) 87.50 91.75 179.25 $34,423 4 V-5 10091631 Henry Wilson / Marty Foutch Valentine (Broke Back V) x Wilson 5 (Whiskey) 89.75 88.00 177.75 $24,861

5 Santiago 10061733 Clymer Rodeo Livestock Jinxs Playboy (High Jinx) x SA 242 (Shake Rattle N Roll) 89.25 88.25 177.50 $21,036

6 Pandemic 10086927 Boyd / Floyd / CN Stars Pandoras Box (Anthrax) x Downer 1 (Wrangler Rivet) 88.00 89.25 177.25 $19,1247 Poker Face 10090969 Box K Cattle, LLC Rodeo (Chaos) x Little Shiney (Automatic) 87.75 89.25 177.00 $17,2118/9/10 Rainbow 10083251 Circle T Ranch Ranch & Rodeo Diamonds Ghost (Ratjen) x JR 60-6 (JR 46) 87.75 89.00 176.75 $13,387 8/9/10 Delco 10060928 Hebert Bucking Bulls Hot Stuff (Mudslinger) x Hebert 310 (Automatic) 87.50 89.25 176.75 $13,387 8/9/10 Pure Smoke 10062441 Cody Ohl / Ken Beshears Up In Smoke (Gunslinger) x 3/T 4042 (Monsoon) 88.25 88.50 176.75 $13,387 11 Betta Watch It 10064385 Davis / Daw Much Mo Betta (Fat Eye) x Cordell Cow 88 (A6) 88.75 86.50 175.25 $10,518 12 Red Man 10068543 Wade Shumaker/ 5S Ranch A67 Reindeer (Naccarato) x DF +2 (Baby Brother) 89.00 85.75 174.75 $9,56213/14 Carney Man 10119617 Chad Berger NA x NA 87.25 87.00 174.25 $8,128

13/14 Vitalix White Velvet 10056660Cody Ohl / Ken Beshears / Hutchins / Kash

158 White Out (Strawberry Wine) x XS 402 (Kishs Velvet Hour) 87.75 86.50 174.25 $8,128

15 Big Stink 10127586 Chad Berger Johnny Sports Coat (Johnny Walker Red) x NA 87.50 86.00 173.50 $6,885 16 Centerfold 10066860 Jerry Nelson / Frontier Rodeo Playboy Skoal (Bailey) x MS -2 (Jim Dandy) 87.50 85.50 173.00 $6,120

17 Porcupine Puncher 10113031 Curtis Leschyshyn Shuffling Madness (Texas Red) x NA 88.00 83.50 171.50 $5,737

18 TD2 Buckin Machine 10050842D&H Cattle Co. / Buck Cattle Co. / Shores Cattle Co.

Sports Machine (Washita Junior) x Page 302-490 (Hotel California) 88.00 73.25 161.25 $5,163

19 20T Train Wreck 10045500 D&H Cattle Co / Gilbert / Enlow Crazy Train (Boding) x Page 25-140 (Mudslinger) 88.50 64.00 152.50 $4,781 20 Trickster 10085884 Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC LH 124 (Trick or Treat) x TBB 526 (Kishs Sniffler) 87.50 63.50 151.00 $3,825

ToTaL payoUT (acTUaL) $575,661.43

Henry Wilson who posted a two-out total of 177.75. Clymer Rodeo Livestocks bovine San-tiago made a big play during Vegas proving his prowess after putting up a total of 177.50 and finishing fifth in the competition.

Nearly $576,000 was paid out in Las Vegas to ABBI Classic owners and contractors alone. Over the course of the Classic competition held in Las Vegas, it was crystal clear that the American Bucking Bull breed is being cultivated to extreme levels. These 3 and 4-year-old ABBI contenders have been campaigned through the ABBI system during their young careers and turned over to become next years stars of the PBR.

2011 abbi ClassiC world Champ baCk bender from aCkerman & Cox during the fourth round of the pbr world finals built ford tough series .

ClassiC CheCk presentation at thomas & maCk


futurity event reCap

by sugar kuhnphotos by andy watson

pillow/barretts Jungle smoke smokes the Competition earning $100,000 and abbi futurity world title

ranK BULL aBBi # owner sire (sires sire) x dam (dams sire) score payoUT1 Jungle Smoke 10129810 Pillow / Barrett Jumping Jack Flash (Walls 637) x NA 21.50 $100,0002 City Lights 10107818 Wilburn Bucking Bulls / Lost Creek Ranch 655A (Millenium) x Wiburn 21 (HDR Midnight) 21.25 $36,680

3/4 Ramer 963 10106793 Chad Ramer / David Findley Nebo Mud (Larry The Cable Guy) x Miss Kitty (Stray Kitty) 21.00 $18,951

3/4 Houla Hoop 10092911 J&J Supply / Gene Baker Houdini (White Sports Coat) x Mo Betta 88 (Whitewater Skoal) 21.00 $18,951

5/6/7 101W Closin' Time 10091204 D&H Cattle Co / Buck Cattle Co Commotion (Automatic) x Page T 49 (Boding) 20.25 $12,227 5/6/7 Verdict 10096049 Lufkin Ranch & Rodeo L 601 ( Zorro) x L 265 (Fowl Play) 20.25 $12,227 5/6/7 I'll Make Ya Rich 10118380 Vinchot NA x Porter 702 (Rooster) 20.25 $12,227 8 Page 44W 10089766 D&H Cattle Co / Buck Cattle Co Smooth Move (Kishs Top Gun) x Page T2 (Straight Jacket) 19.75 $9,781 9/10/11 72W Paradise 10089696 D&H Cattle Co. / Glover Cattle Co. Commotion (Automatic) x Page 769T (Sports Machine) 19.50 $7,540 9/10/11 High Five Chaos 10104177 Johnson / Richey Farms Washburn 534 (Chaos) x SJ 507 (High Five) 19.50 $7,540 9/10/11 Patrick 10098154 James & Linda Hogue TwistN6 (A6) x J&L Ranch 62 (Nighthawk) 19.50 $7,540 12/13 Torres 937 10094765 Torres Brothers Bucking Bulls Bone Collector (Psycho) x TBB 502 (Kellys Kat) 19.25 $5,808 12/13 May 904 10101081 Copp / May Copp 1548 (Spittin Image) x Copp 7-31 (Playboy Skoal) 19.25 $5,808 14/15 481 10104593 James Davis / Chad Guidry Gunslinger (Bailey Breeding) x GDY 183 (Skat Kat) 19.00 $4,646

14/15 Robinson R520 10114784 Fred Robinson / Flying R / Bridges & Smith Jasons Pet (Robinson BS 605) x R102 (Robinson 011) 19.00 $4,646

16/17 High Lightnin 10099838 Johnson / Clymer Bucking Bulls Lightning Jack (Houdini) x 3/T 3011 (Freaky Deal) 18.75 $3,790 16/17 Hot Comet 10104579 Castle Farms Comets Gold (Coopers Comet) x GLC 336 (Hot Damn) 18.75 $3,790

18/19/20/21/22/23 W25 Wild Moves 10102449 D&H Cattle Co / Flinn / L&E Bulls 602 Wild Child (Wild Life) x Wiggins T481 (Smooth Move) 18.50 $1,467

18/19/20/21/22/23 Here We Go 10093615 Stoney & Karla Hariman Coat 45 (Chaos) x SH A1 (Houdini) 18.50 $1,467 18/19/20/21/22/23 Tick Tock 10094098 Henry Mladenka / The Jaynes Gang Alarm Clock (Liberace) x Black Beauty (Coat 45) 18.50 $1,46718/19/20/21/22/23 Petey 10092210 Tom & Tish Peterson 325 Fandango (Houdini) x LH 107 (Trick or Treat) 18.50 $1,467 18/19/20/21/22/23 Ballistic 10130262 Stout / T. Iorio / Platinum Pistol Space Cowboy (Cowboy Crash) x T80 (Hart 499) 18.50 $1,467 18/19/20/21/22/23 Mud Packer 10104629 Talbert / XS Ranch Mud Pack (Mudslinger) x XS 505 (Kishs Velvet Hour) 18.50 $1,467


The 2011 ABBI World Finals Futurity event held at the South Point Hotel and Casino Arena concluded with Pillow/Barretts big, black bucker Jungle Smoke winning the crown and $100,000!

The exceptional bovine sired by Jumping Jack Flash had a very successful regular season winning the Lake Charles, Louisiana ABBI Futurity event and continued to build steam throughout the season with multiple solid finishes. A thrilled Bobby Pillow com-mented on the bulls stellar performance.

Since weve been hauling him, he hasnt ever had a bad trip. Hes always consistent. Hes real honest and he does it every time. Weve been lucky. You know you have to have a little luck to win in this deal and we had it today.

All luck aside, Jungle Smoke marked a 21.50 to beat the field of 82 futurity contenders. His superior out earned his owners a splendid payday and a prestigious title. We are super happy of course. Its a really good winactually the best. Its what every-

body shoots for all season and we couldnt be happier or prouder.With an enormous title on his resume, Jungle Smokes own-

ers are already looking forward to his future. Weve been fortu-nate with him and we are really looking forward to what he can do later on. We are excited to see him mature and move on to the next level.

The 2011 ABBI World Finals Futurity event paid out over $280,954 to the top 20 ABBI juvenile bovines. Winning second and $36,680 was City Lights from Wilburn Bucking Bulls/Lost Creek Ranch with 21.25. Ramer 963 from Chad Ramer/David Findley, and Houla Hoop from J&J Supply/Gene Baker earned $18,951 each for their even 21.00 point marks, while Closin Time of D&H Cattle/Buck Cattle, Verdict from Lufkin Ranch & Rodeo and Ill Make Ya Rich from Kash Cattle all marked 20.25 netting each $12,227.



bobby pillow & brett barretts 2011 futurity world Champ Jungle smoke

2011 abbi futurity reserve world Champ City lights from wilburn & lost Creek


ranK BULL aBBi # owner sire (sires sire) x dam (dams sire) score payoUT1 Bring It On 10099015 Rex Samford -8 Bring It (MC 907) x MS 21-6 (MS 80) 21.50 $5,613 2 No Bama 10099566 Aaron Halpain / JATT Bucking Bulls 20.00 $3,368 3 Jack -82 10101770 Matt Jack White Out (Strawberry Wine) x 145 (Hargis 163) 19.75 $2,245 4 Red Liner 10129134 Rex Samford -8 Bring It (MC 907) x RADs 701 (Night Life) 19.505 JK 903 10100139 Isaiah Kephart Apollo I (Sky King) x NA 18.756 JK 926 10105042 Isaiah Kephart Comets Gold (Coopers Comet) x RK 752 (Smokin Joe) 18.50

7 Oklahoma Break-down 10093626 Heather Adcock Hargis 398 (Panhandle Slim) x 2307 (Real Western) 17.75

8 Wilburn -935 10107686 Aaron Halpain / JATT Bucking Bulls 655A (Millenium) x Williams 553 (Mean Machine) 17.009 Awol Nation 10129808 Taw Sherrell RK 210 (Houdini) x RK 52 (Hammerhead) 16.5010 Preacher's Kid 10099165 Aaron Halpain / JATT Bucking Bulls GRC G 60 ( Devils Advocate) x SS 637 (Griggs Breeding) 16.25


The 2011 ABBI Sis-N-Stans World Finals stand alone Junior Futurity event was held at the South Point Hotel and Casino Arena prior to the ABBI Futurity Finals competition. The first-ever, stand alone junior event to be held in Las Vegas was open to any junior participant and didnt require any previous qualification process. The event drew 15 entries and many junior breeders bulls proved they were just as strong as those in the open contest.

When the event concluded Rex Samfords super-salty, black bucker Bring It On was the winner. The big-air boasting bovine earned Samford $5,613 dollars and the event win after posting 21.50 points from his stellar out.

Bring It On has been a really good bull, said Samford. Hes sired by -8 Bring It that Chad Bergers hauling. His calves have been really good and Im glad he had a strong out here in Vegas to finish up his 2-year-old season.

When asked what the event meant for the junior breeder, Samford when pressed revealed, Ive been involved with the

junior futurities from the beginning and this was a good way to finish my eligibility. Its the first time juniors have been invited to Las Vegas so that is pretty exciting. I cant thank Sis-N-Stan enough for making this event possible for the junior breeders. It means a lot to all of us to have this opportunity and we just really appreciate them. Without their support we wouldnt have had this opportunity.

Aaron Halpain/JATT Bucking Bulls No Bama nabbed the second place finish and a check for $3,368 with a 20-point mark, while Matt Jacks Jack -82 placed third, earning a check for $2,245.

With ABBIs cultivation of its junior program and the support from mentors like Sis-N-Stan Dandy as well as others that have stepped up to sponsor the program, its obvious that the program is as important as it is educational. These junior members rep-resent the future of the industry and are a fine example of the programs success.

Jr futurity event reCap


sis-n-stans world finals Junior futurity

(left) rex samfords bring it on takes abbi Jr. futurity finals win.(right) rex samford reCeives his CheCk for winning the Junior futurity in las vegas.



ranK BULL aBBi # owner sire (sires sire) x dam (dams sire) score payoUT1 8T Play Harder 10044908 D&H Cattle Co. Backlash (Broke Back V) x Page 220-155 (Mudslinger) 88.00 $35,000.00 2 Evil Knievel 10127092 Kerry Castle GRC G111 (Hot Damn) x GDY 236 (Evil Eyes) 87.50 $6,000.00 3 Greenhorn 10058170 Ravenscroft / Boyd - Floyd Fistful of Dollars (Mudslinger) x SJR 272 (Nightlife) 87.25 $4,500.00 4 DLR Spook 10096233 Kenny Hague / Jo Goertz Benedict 397 (Mr Bond) x Benedict F110 (Really Roddy) 87.00 $3,000.00 5 Krack Back Jack 10132054 Girletz Ranch What Say You (Houdini) x Big Mama (NA) 86.25 $1,500.00


The first ever ABBI Maturity Claimer event held at the South Point Hotel and Casino Arena came to a very successful conclusion with D&H Cattle Companys Play Harder winning the $35,000 and Russ Gant of 5G Farms becoming the bovines new owner after cutting the cards with other claimers.

Contractors and breeders had the opportunity to claim any of the Maturity entries for $15,000 prior to competition, a process similar to claiming races in the racehorse industry. Multiple par-ties claimed D&H Cattle Companys Play Harder. After the bulls exceptional out, the claiming parties cut cards for new owner-shiphigh card winning. Russ Gant of 5G Farms won the card cut and himself a spectacular bucker for his $15,000 claim.

Its really great to be able to purchase a good, young bull for $15,000 like this, said Gant. Its a great value. I really appreciate the ABBI putting this event together and providing breeders with such a great opportunity. I think the first ever Maturity Claimer went over really well and Im sure we will see more opportunities like this in the future.

Play Harder marked 88 points and D&H Cattle Company walked away with the $35,000 event win and the $15,000 claiming fee. This Maturity Claimer is a great concept, said H.D. Page. Not only does a guy have the opportunity to sell a bull for the $15,000 claiming fee through this event but he also has a shot at a nice purse.

South Points General Manager Ryan Growney was the guest dealer at the casino card table set up in the arena.

The first ever ABBI Maturity Claimer event paid out over $50,000 to the top 5 finishers. Second place Maturity finisher was Kerry Castles Evil Knievel with 87.50 earning $6,000, third was Ravenscroft/Boyd-Floyds Greenhorn with 87.25 for $4,500, fourth was DLR Spook from Kenny Hague/Jo Goertz with 87.00 for $3,000 and fifth was Girletz Ranch Krack Back Jack with 86.25 for $1,500.

maturity event reCapby sugar kuhnphotos by andy watsond&h Cattles play

harder wins abbi las vegas maturity Claimer, $35,000 & new home with 5g farms

(left) d&hs play harder wins abbi maturity Claimer event under taylor toves.(above) d&hs play harder wins $35,000 in abbi maturity Claiming event.


ranK BULL aBBi # owner sire (sires sire) x dam (dams sire) score payoUT1 Rack Em Up 10055578 Boyd / Floyd Raspberry Wine (Spook) x 248 Gift from God (Porter) 89.00 $25,000.00 2 Trickster 10085884 Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC LH 124 (Trick or Treat) x TBB 526 (Kishs Sniffler) 88.75 $7,250.00 3/4 Big Stink 10127586 Chad Berger Johnny Sports Coat (Johnny Walker Red) x NA 88.25 $3,812.50 3/4 Floyd 612 10059962 Boyd / Floyd Boding (Broke Back V) x Floyd 9 (Wilfong Breeding) 88.25 $3,812.50 5 Cheek Whoopee 10100236 Jason Aduddell AC 119 (Blueberry Wine) x 34 (Candyman) 87.50 $2,500.00 6 Getin Busy 10059587 Boyd / Floyd / Jackson Boding (Broke Back V) x Floyd 44 (Floyd Breeding) 86.75 $2,000.00 7 Razor Blade 10076052 Rockin T Ranch 676 Blade (Little Houdini)x 101 Black Betty (NA) 86.50 $1,750.00 8/9/10 Russian Roulette 10129336 Curtis Leschyshyn Fandango (Super Dave) x CT 13 (Frogy) 86.25 $1,333.33 8/9/10 Cool McCool 10089672 Davis / Mason Cowboy Splash (Cowboy Cash) x DM 518 (Flying C 105) 86.25 $1,333.33

8/9/10 Highjack 10082573 Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC Im A Gangster (Yippy High Yea) x High X423 (Yippy High Yea) 86.25 $1,333.33


wild Card event reCap


boyd-floyd bull raCks up abbi ClassiC wild Card win and $25,000

The 2011 ABBI Classic Wild Card event held at the South Point Hotel and Casino Arena showcased some stealthy competi-tors as usual. Each year the event is anticipated as many unknown secret weapons are revealed by industry owners.

The 2011 event did not disappoint and the new bull on the scene stealing the show was Boyd-Floyd Bull Companys heavy-hitting bovine Rack Em Up. The bucky bovine sealed the contest title and $25,000 after an impressive out.

An excited Toby Floyd commented, We are really happy to win and just as thrilled with Rack Em Ups performance. He did everything we know hes capable of and we just want to thank ev-eryone that worked so hard at putting on such a great event. It was first-class and this years finals events were exceptional.

The well-bred bucker rolled over the field of 73 Wild Card contenders for the win by posting 89 points for his effort. Hes a

Raspberry Wine son out of 248 Gift From Goda good cow that we have had previous luck with, continued Floyd.

His dam has three other top-performing sons, added Brad Boyd. Riff Raff, Jefe 548 and Mailman are all out of this cow and were super buckers, so we are pretty excited to see Rack Em Up move on and buck in the Classic event Wednesday.

The top four Wild Card finishers advanced and competed in the ABBI World Finals Classic Finals held during Rounds 1 and 4 on October 26 and 29 of the PBR Finals at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Other bulls making the cut were Trickster from Teague Buck-ing Bulls who posted an 88.75, Big Stink from Chad Berger and another Boyd-Floyd entry Floyd 612 both with 88.25. The Wild Card event in Las Vegas paid out over $50,000 to ABBI owners.

(left) abbi ClassiC wild Card Champ boyd & floyds raCk em up.(below) boyd-floyd bull Co. aCCepts their award for raCk em up.



2A TALE OF TWO CHAMPIONS:KENT COX AND BUSHWACKERby Keith Ryan Cartwright Photos by Andy Watsonq q q q q q q qqqq qq qqq qq qq qqq qq Features


KENT COX CANT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE FIRST BULL THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE.

He cant even begin to ven-ture a guess, but like any good

bull man and without hesitation, he said, I can tell you his number is D Double Bar.

This particular bull also had big horns.It was the fall of 1995 and Cox was com-

peting at an indoor PBR Touring Pro event in Wichita Falls, Texas, when he got hung up and the bull hit the right side of his face with a horn. By the time the bullfighters got him loose Coxs right eye had swollen shut and he couldnt even spit out his mouth piece.

I thought, well, (shoot), I broke my jaw again, he recalled.

Cox did more than break his jaw. Despite shattering his eye socket, cheek bone and nasal cavity, he wasnt knocked unconscious from the wreck.

Evidently I had blood coming out of every hole in my head, Cox said, and I walked to the ambulance, got in and about the last thing I remember for two or three days was I was lay-

ing on a table in the emergency room and told the nurse, Im fixing to be sick.

They were prepping him for what would be the first of five surgeries and found out later that most of the blood from his head had run down into his stomach causing to feel ill.

The last thing I saw was a big pool of blood on the floor, said Cox, whose only con-cern when he finally woke up was having the catheter removed as soon as possible. He also had his friend Randy Thornton contact Dr. Tandy Freeman.

Once he felt well enough to travel from Wichita Falls to Dallas, he went to Freeman, who recommended the best doctors he knew of to reconstruct his face.

After four more surgeries and 13 plates were inserted, all of which are still there, he was scheduled for a sixth because the plastic surgeon had said, (Cox) wasnt quite symmet-ric.

He told them, Im done.Cox was referring to the surgeries, but

could have just as easily been talking about his bull riding career.

He did make and effort to return, but ad-mits he was never the same after that.

The bull rider in him isnt willing to say the wreck broke the egg, but it definitely started to crack. As much as he wanted to get on bulls if he found himself in a bind, hed hesitate and never could make a big move to get back into the middle.

All hed ever been was a bull rider and was only 30 years old the morning he woke up, looked in the mirror and asked himself, Who am I?

FROM GOOD TO GREATCox is widely regarded as an amazing bull

man in the PBR.He does a great job, said Julio Moreno.And Moreno ought to know. Cox has han-

dled and hauled three of his most prized bulls.Id say hes the number one man, More-

no said, and if somebody wants to take him a bull and, in fact, Chad Berger has a bull with him, so he does something right. I was tickled with him when I started with Troubadour and Charlie Bullware. Troubador was a champion Classic runner-up for the world and Charlie won second in futurity division and he went on to do good and hes still going, and with Bush-wacker.

BUSHWACKER: Legacy Of An Elite Bovine

Hes big. Hes bad. Hes smart. Hes a superb athletic machine. Hes Bushwacker and hes bonafide! Hes an ABBI World Champ and $250,000 winner and if thats not enough, now hes a PBR World Champ, too.

When it comes to the American Buck-ing Bull, no bull epitomizes the breed bet-ter than Bushwacker. Hes gathered up practically every title a bucking bull can earn including an ABBI Breeder of the Year title for his original breeders Cotton Rosser, Cindy Rosser and Julio Moreno. Hes also accumulated nearly $410,000 in earnings for his co-owners Moreno and Richard Oliveira.

This red, motley-faced bovine to date is the most decorated of all American Bucking Bulls. These accomplishments have landed him in national and main-stream media sources across the country and made him a household name when it comes to bull riding.

Hes proof that careful genetic mat-ing, coupled with the best handling and campaigning, plus a little bit of good for-tune can result in an infamous and elite champion. Hes the total package and the final product is a bonafide bucker with out-of-this-world athleticism, an incred-

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Make no mistake Cox and the rest of the bucking bull industry are well aware of what bull is fast making him a household name.

Thats right, Moreno and Richard Oliveira have had Bushwacker with Cox when he won the ABBI Classic title, in 2010, and again this year when he won the PBR World Champion Bull title, in Las Vegas, beating out Asteroid,

RMEF Gunpowder & Lead, Smack Down and Im a Gangster.

Moreno said they learned their lesson with Troubadour.

He brought Troubadour back to his ranch in California and never did quite win a world title. According to Moreno, several folks, whose opinion he trusts, told him it was because be-

ing all the way out on the West Coast prevented him being bucked consistently throughout the 10-month long season.

I said, If I ever get a chance with another bull I would make sure he goes back East, Moreno explained, and thats the main reason he kept Bushwacker to buck this year.

He also added that Cox is above everyone else when it comes to handling bulls.

I think well see down the road, Moreno said, in the years to come, everyone will have one of their best bulls with him.

If Bushwacker is Michael Jordan then Moreno said Cox is certainly comparable to Phil Jackson...

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If Bushwacker is Michael Jordan then Moreno said Cox is certainly comparable to Phil Jackson, the Hall of Fame coach who led the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to a total of 11 world titles before retiring earlier this year.

However, Moreno also said using Cox could be like hiring a winning horse trainer like Carl Nafzgar, who twice won the Kentucky Derby following his career as a professional bull rider.

The key to Coxs training program is he knows what to feed to them, said Moreno, who is planning to have Cox care for two more bulls Rudolph and Roy once theyre three years old. Both are half-brothers to Bushwacker.

My bulls are started and bucked before he gets them, Moreno said. In other words, Ill try them with a bucking dummy and say, Oh, this bull (has) what it takes.

He knows his job and thats why he is like a Phil Jackson.

FROM KID TO COWBOYCox was born in Floyd County up near Pla-

inview in the Texas panhandle.His parents Dwight and Cheryl split

when he was young. His mom married Ran-dy Lawson and the three of them moved to Abilene. Dwight was a saddle bronc rider and Kent grew up going with his dad to rodeos.

He rode calves and steers, but when it was time to move up to junior bulls his dad wouldnt let him. Dwight had had a few friends die in bull riding accidents and didnt want to have the same fate befall his son, so at 14 he started saddle bronc riding like his old man.

Unfortunately, his dad died a year later.After he passed then I got to knowing

Monty (Samford), Cox said, and he had a practice pen over at the house.

In the late 80s and early 90s, Cox was spending more time with Samford, who would buy practice bulls from the sale barn. Cox would get on and if they bucked hed keep them around for a year or so and then sell them for a profit.

It was a great way for Cox to continue de-veloping his skills as a bull rider, but it also proved to be his first experience with handling bulls. When Kent left for college he attended Vernon Regional Junior College he took a set of practice bulls with him two of which ended up going to the National Finals Rodeo

in Las Vegas.Cox describes himself as an all right bull

rider, but not real good.He was definitely good enough to make it

onto the PBRs premier tour (then called the Bud Light Cup Series)and said his best year would have been 1995 until it was cut short when I had my face caved in.

FROM BULL RIDER TO

BULL MANCox loves everything about the sport of

bull riding.Of course, at the time, he saw it through

the eyes of a bull rider and said it was hard to admit that his riding career was over.

I didnt know what to do, he said. When that fire inside of you goes out and you dont want to get on bulls anymore and I see it all the time but you dont know what else to do, so you keep getting on.

In 1998, he went out west with Samford, who was trading Moreno some Houdini heifers for White Water heifers.

Cox was already caring for all of Samfords cattle and bucked his bulls until Samfords kids were old enough to work the ranch.

In 2005, when the futurity competitions got started Moreno wanted to send some bulls to Texas, so he contacted Samford, but he told Moreno he was better off having Cox handle his two year old bulls and work to develop their skills.

Everyone knows Monty for all the bulls hes raised, but Monty is actually a union pipe-line welder and hes gone all the time, Cox said. They called me and sent me that first set of bulls and Charlie (Bullware) was one of them.

Living out in California there just werent enough events for young bulls and it wasnt cost-effective to haul them back and forth month, much less every week.

Charlie won second at the futurity finals that year and it made sense to keep him in the same environment, especially given the success Cox was having, so, in 2007, Charlie Bullware and Troubadour went back to Texas to stay with Cox.

We just kind of rocked on from there, Cox said.

Its not just the care Cox gives them at the ranch nutrition and exercise program but

ible degree of intensity and a vast array of fans who have either fallen in love with his charming bull-charisma or his genetic pos-sibilities.

American Bucking Bull, Inc. celebrates Bushwackers success, accomplishments and his contribution to the sport of bull riding and to the American Bucking Bull breed.

ABBI #: 10058008Name: BushwackerBrand Number: MO 350 13/6DOB: 6/01/2006Owner: Julio Moreno & Richard OliveiraBreeder: Flying U Rodeo, Cotton Rosser, Cindy Rosser, Julio MorenoLifetime Earnings: $410,000ABBI Earnings: $371,560Sire: A 67 Reindeer Paternal Grandsire: Naccarato BreedingPaternal Grand dam: AN 11Dam: MO 110 Maternal Grandsire: Diamonds GhostMaternal Grand dam: NA

accomplIsHmEnts:- 2008 ABBI Futurity Finals Qualifier- 2009 ABBI Reserve Wild Card Champion- 2010 ABBI World Champion Classic Bull & $250,000 Winner - 2010 PBR World Champion Bucking Bull Contender- 2011 PBR World Champion Bucking Bull- 2011 Mikel Moreno Bull of the PBR World Finals- 2011 high marked bull 9 times- 3 PBR World Finals trips

stats: Number 1 in Power Ranking, Average Career Mark 22.904, BFTS Average Mark 46.66, Buck Off % 95.56, Average Buck-Off Time 3.09 seconds, 45 Career Attempts, 2010 Record 11-0, 2011 Record 14-0, 2 Successful Attempts (Thiago Paguioto 89.75 points in 2009 and Markus Mariuch 88 points in 2009)

2011 pBr World champion Bull race stats:Aggregate PBRF Score: 96Round 1 Score: 48.5Round 2 Score: 47.5



the special attention paid on the road. Cox said young bulls tend to stress out when theyre on the road, so he keeps a watchful eye on them and likes to schedule shorter trips as opposed to long hauls.

Theres a trust factor between Moreno and Cox and it only made sense that Bushwacker would become another of Coxs projects.

FROM LATE BLOOMER TO

BIG BUCKERCox and his girlfriend Gina though most

think theyre married because theyve been to-gether for 10 years and even Cox says its easier to say their married live less than six miles north of Dublin, Texas.

They both work caring for the bulls. As re-cent as five years ago Cox said there were plenty

of times when their bulls ate his monthly feed bill is right around $10,000 a month better than they did. In fact, they often worked two or three jobs in addition to working cattle.

Bushwacker came to Texas as a 2-year-old and although he won a little bit of money in the futurity events he never showed signs of developing into a World Champion Bull con-tender.

Almost from the time Bushwacker arrived in Texas he had the up-and-down kick, but ac-cording to Cox it wasnt until he was four or five that he finally turned back.

You could see he wanted to buck, said Cox, who when asked if he knew hed be this good answered, No.

Much like Troubadour years before him, Cox thinks Bushwackers development had to do with putting a real rider on his back. He

recalled the same being true for Troubadour when he was 2, but in both cases he didnt see this much potential in either bull.

Cox compared Bushwacker then and now to going to your high school reunion.

How many times do you see someone in high school and theyre all gangly and ugly, he asked? Then five years later youre like, Holy smokes.

Today hes the top bull in the world.Bushwacker bounces off his front feet

they barely hit the ground like he has springs in them and follows that up with a great big kick.

Its the bounce that Cox thinks makes Bushwacker as difficult as hes been and today hes as fast as hes even been at any point in his career.

What might intimidate some riders is this

JB Mauney attempts to ride Moreno & Oliveira's Bushwacker during the Championship round of the PBR World Finals Built Ford Tough Series

A Tale of Two Champions: Kent Cox and Bushwacker cont.

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fact that Cox added, I think hes capable of get-ting better.

Cox said hed love for a rider to stay on him for 5 seconds or more its only happened once, when Dustin Elliott last 6.57 seconds in Pueblo, Colo. so everyone could see him once hes warmed up. He said if that were to hap-pen the great bulls bring it even more the next time out.

As anxious as he gets when they crack the gate he thinks Bushwacker would realize he needs to stick it in gear.

Im definitely very proud, very blessed and very privileged to be able to haul that bull, he said, without a doubt. I get pretty nervous.

FROM CONTENDER TO

CHAMPIONBushwacker was a frontrunner all season,

while Asteroid made himself a contender after the two-month summer break from the BFTS.

The two top contenders competed in the same event five times. Bushwacker posted the higher score in the first two meetings with 47 points at Pueblo, Colo., and 46.25 points at Thackerville, Okla., while Asteroid had the higher score in the last three meetings with 46.5 points at Tulsa, Okla.; San Antonio; and Springfield, Mo

Bushwacker was the high-marked bull in nine of the 12 regular-season BFTS events that he went to and again at the World Finals, where he was marked a career-best 48.5 points in Round 3.

He then clinched the title with a 47.5 point outing in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round.

On the year, including his two outs from Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center, he had seven of the Top 10 bull scores for the year, including four of the Top 6.

His Finals performance, one of the memo-rable of any bull in the 18-year history of the PBR, also earned him the distinction of being

named the Mikel Moreno Bull of the PBR World Finals, an award named in honor of a young contractor who died of leukemia in 2006.

Mikels father, Julio, is a co-owner of Bush-wacker.

Overall, Bushwacker has been ridden only once out of 29 tries over the past three years on the Built Ford Tough Series. Its been two years since Thiago Paguioto covered Bushwacker

when he was only 3 years old, at the 2009 PBR World Finals, for 89.75 points.

Hes had an unblemished record of 25-0 in the past two years, including a 14-0 mark this year, leaving some to speculate that he could go down as the all-time great.

PBR livestock director Cody Lambert has said, on more than one occasion, that another season like this would secure Bushwackers place in history as the rankest bull.

Not bad for being handled by a guy who jokingly calls himself a gloried truck driver and feed man.

Highlight of rider attempts:6 Attempts by JB Mauney 3 Attempts by Elliott Jacoby2 Attempts by Austin Meier, Cody Nance, Luke Snyder, Shane Proctor, Valdiron Oliveira3 PBRF as a 5 year old

Insider Quotes about Bushwacker:Ty murray: Bushwacker has every at-tribute a great bull needs. Hes big. Hes strong. Hes smart. Hes fast. He bucks by feel. He has huge jumps and kicks and springs off his front-end. Hes definitely no one-trick pony.

cody Lambert: Bushwacker is really gifted athletically. Hes the total package. Hes a big, strong, powerful bull. Hes very physical and he loves his job, which makes it even better.

Jw hart: Bushwackers intensity is head-and-shoulders above everything else. He bucks with such intensity theres no doubt hes a total athlete.

JB mauney: He bucks different than most bulls do. Hes snappy and changes it up. He definitely knows what hes doing. When Ive been on him, Ill think once he turns back he might level off, but hes got so much whip when he does turn back that if youre behind him at all youre done.

How many times do you see someone in high school and theyre all gangly and ugly....then five

years later youre like, Holy smokes.Kent Cox on Bushwacker

photo by Sugar Kuhn



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Jungle Smoke$100,000 Futurity Finals Winner, Mike White Futurity Champion, Lightning C Futurity Reserve ChampionHargis raised Grand-Sire

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Winnie Classic Champion, season earnings over $55,000Hargis bred SirePure SmokeKansas City ABBI BFTS Classic ChampionHargis raised sire

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What is Back Seat Buckers?

Back Seat Buckers is a program that allows anyone to become a stock contractor. You buy 1 of 100 Back Seat Buckers bulls and start compet-ing at Back Seat Buckers Futurities in March. The animal is housed, fed and trained at an ABBI facil-ity in Colorado. ABBI hauls the bulls to Back Seat Buckers events and flanks them for you. Literally all you have to do is enjoy watching your bull buck...and hopefully win your share of Half A Mil-lion. All of the four Back Seat Buckers events will be held in conjunction with PBR Built Ford Tough Series events and the Back Seat Buckers World Finals will be held in Las Vegas during the PBR and ABBI World Finals in October. There are never any hidden fees and at the end of the 2012 sea-son, you can sell your bull, continue on competing in the Back Seat Buckers system, or pick up your bull and take him home.

by Susan Bedford

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Top 10 Reasons to Get Involved with

Back Seat Buckers

1) NO Hidden Fees

2) NO Management Fees

3) These bulls have been preselecte

d, they BUCK

4) Know What Your Yearly Cost Is U

P FRONT

5) Start competing with a bull RIGH

T AWAY

6) The industrys TOP BULL MEN w

ill train your bull

7) FUN events exclusively for Back S

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members, as well as exclusive mer

chandise and

PBR event seating.

8) At end of 2012, you have a bull y

ou can SELL,

COMPETE with, or BREED to.

9) Just 100 bulls will compete for H

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prize money in 2012.

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BACK SEAT BUCKERS CONT.

The Half A Million dollar payout is ex-pressly and strictly contingent upon ABBI receiving 100 paid and valid entries. If such entries are not received in an ac-ceptable fashion by ABBI, ABBI hereby ex-pressly reserves the right to adjust the payout accordingly in its sole and unfet-tered discretion

How Much Does it Cost?Back Seat Buckers will cost $11,90

0 over the

course of a year. This includes getting an auction

spot, buying your bull, room and board for your

animal, training and caring for your bull and event

entry fees. You can spend more money at the auc-

tion to secure a higher draft spot for choosing your

bull if you desire. The total cost breaks down like

this: $3,500 to secure an auction spot, auction bid

(bid will be added to the $3,500 with a minimum

of an additional $1,000), $3,600 for room, board,

feed, care and training, $700 entry fee per Back

Seat Buckers Futurity (four events total) and $1,000

Back Seat Buckers Finals entry fee. Also included is

hauling fees.

We Want Everyone to be Able to Play!The ABBI is about being inclusive. While this is a select opportunity, we want to make it accessible to anyone who wants to be involved. You can also get together a group of people to buy a bull. Please contact the ABBI office to learn about the options and plans available.

Whos Involved?Back Seat Buckers members include everyone from sports stars and celebrities (check out next issue of the magazine!) to regular people with regular jobs. Some people own a bull all by themselves, but many are owned by families or groups of friends. Some of the industrys top stock contractors (including Jeff Robinson and Boyd-Floyd Bull Co.) are also involved because they believe it is a good investment for a chance to win a piece of Half A Million.

Will I Be Able to See

the Bulls Before the

Draft?

Videos of all the animals will be available in ad

vance of

the draft at Cowboy Stadium. Videos will be on

Back-

SeatBuckers.com in advance of the draft as well as

shown prior to the draft.


Adriano Moraeson Mossy Oak Mudslinger

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Mike White on Camo

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Troy DunnonPanhandle Slim

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backseatbuckers.comThe perfect gift for the person that has everything or is hard to shop for!

Looking for Great

Genes?The Class

of 2012 Back Seat B

uckers bulls include

genetics from some

of the most legenda

ry bulls of all

time, big time ABBI

money winners, and

PBR short-

round superstars. N

owhere else will yo

u find this

variety of world-clas

s genetics. Back Se

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bulls include animal

s from some of the co

untrys most

elite breeding progra

ms. Back Seat Buck

ers bloodlines

include: Rooster, W

rangler Rivet, Little

Yellow Jacket,

White Sports Coat, H

oudini, Panhandle S

lim, White-

water Skoal, Hotel C

alifornia, Broke Ba

ke V, Mossy

Oak Mudslinger, W

ildlife, Party Time,

Crossfire Hur-

ricane, Raspberry W

ine, Strawberry Win

e, Crazy Train,

Smooth Move, Wer

ewolf, Super Dave

, Playboy Skoal

and many more gre

ats!


Back Seat Buckers appreciates

all of the breeding programs who

are participating in this inaugura

l season.

BSB was adamant about getting

bulls with great genetics who bu

cked to offer our and so many AB

BI breeders

really stepped up by sending in

videos of their yearling bulls for

us to watch for consideration for

the program.

As a thank you to those breed

ers whose bulls were ultimately

picked to be among the 100 BSB

animals,

BSB will award a Ford F150 Kin

g Ranch truck to one of those br

eeders. The truck will be given to

the opera-

tion whose BSB bull brings the h

ighest amount at the BSB auctio

n in March at Cowboy Stadium in

Arlington,

Texas. So, whomever bids highes

t at the auction will have the No.1

draft pick and the ranch that anim

al came

from will get the F150!

Back Seat Buckers

Will Give Away a

Ford F-150!

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Ochocinco is a Back Seat Buckers member!

Ochocinco at the Georgia BFTS[watson photo]

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Chad Ochocinco (wide receiver for

the New England Patriots) is getting in on

the action. After spending time with the

PBR (and riding Deja Blue at the BFTS

in Georgia for 1.5 seconds), Ochocinco

became a real fan of bucking bulls. Hes

not planning on climbing back into the

chute anytime soon, but will be compet-

ing in the Back Seat Buckers. NFL player

and Gold Standard Stock Contractor-

Ochocinco is a force to be reckoned with!

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Buying a Back Seat

Buckers bull makes

you a Gold Standard

Stock Contractor. Gold Standard Sto

ck

Contractors enjoy:

Literally all you have to do is watch your bull buck ...from the stands or from the chutes!

Fans The quickest way to be

come an ABBI

stock contractor.

The economical way to get involved with

bucking bulls- no hidden expenses.

A fun way to bring family, friends, club or

co-workers together get a group together

and buy a bull! We do all the work- ho

use, haul, feed, train

and flank. No experience necessary.

Road trips! Take your group to PBR events

to watch your bull buck. You also get elite

access to seats at selects PBR events and

Back Seat Buckers merchandise.

VIP sections at events and the opportunity

to be on the chutes when your bull bucks.

New Breeders Jump start a new breeding program and give yourself a 5-10 year head start by getting a bull with established genetics. At conclusion of 2012 season, you can use your Back Seat Buckers bull to intro-duce those established genetics into your herd. Get your program name out there- name your bull

after your ranch, yourself or a sponsor. An economical way to get your feet wet if you are new to raising bucking bulls. You can start competing in March, no need to wait several years before a program produces a bucker you can competitively compete with.

Back Seat Buckers

is Great For:

Established Breeders Great odds at winning big money. Half A Million in prize money over five events, with $250,000 going to the Las Vegas Back Seat Buckers Finals winner. Opportunity to obtain genetics to use in the future that you dont currently have in your program. Some of the Back Seat Buckers animals have hard-to-get genetics that would cost far more to obtain outside of Back Seat Buckers. Naming rights can be sold to a sponsor or used to promote your brand. No unexpected costs and no manpower needed for a Back Seat Buckers bull. A great way to network with other breeders and have fun.

Legacy Rights, a

t the end of the 2012

season you

can continue with the

Back Seat Buckers a

s your bull

graduates to the De

rby program and you

have first

dibs at being involved

with the 2013 Futurit

y program

Parties and social g

et togethers just for G

old

Standard Stock Contr

actors

Cowboy Stadium e

vents during the PBR

Iron

Cowboy weekend/Ba

ck Seat Buckers Auct

ion and

Draft Weeken

d at the Ranch event

s at PBR/ABBI

Headquarters in Pueb

lo

Limited edition m

erchandise

Access to PBR Bu

ilt Ford Tough Series t

ickets at

special pricing in a sp

ecial section

Behind-the-chutes

access when your bu

ll bucks

Subscription to The

American Bucking

Bull magazine.


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Mark Your Calendars!Here are the first three Back Seat Buckers events for 2012. March 2-3, 2012 Arlington, Texas COWBOY STADIUM Back Seat Buckers Bull Draft and Auction/PBR Iron CowboyMarch 31- April 1, 2012 Kansas City, Missouri Back Seat Buckers Futurity/PBR Built Ford Tough SeriesMay 18-20, 2012 Pueblo, Colorado Back Seat Buckers Futurity/PBR Built Ford Tough Series

What if my Back Seat Buckers bull gets injured or can

t

compete?While Back Seat Buckers

is limited to 100

bulls, we are raising a few extra animals

in Colorado exactly like the 100 Back Seat

Buckers bulls. These alternates will also be

pre-screened and have comparable pedigrees

to our Back Seat Buckers bulls and will be

available as substitutions if needed.

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The first Back Seat Buckers Social for Gold Standard Stock

Contractors was held at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Back Seat Buckers members and ABBI staff had a VIP Suite at The Joint where they enjoyed get-ting to meet each other and watch the PBR Draft for Round Three as well as the Black Jack Tournament.


Q & A with Back Seat Buckers Member Brad Boyd1) As President of ABBI and a very successful stock contractor yourself, what about Back Seat Buckers appealed to you?

What is appealing about the Back Seat Buckers is that ev-ery calf is housed fed and cared for the same. This means the true top animal out of this pen of 100 bulls will rise to the to to win $250,000 in Las Vegas next year.2) Why would you buy a Back Seat Buckers bull when you already have such a successful breeding program of your own?

I'm a business man and this is a really great opportunity to win a lot of money. I also wanted to get involved to support ABBI and to be a part of something that I think will be really special. I look forward to meeting the other owners and all the social events we'll be doing next year as Back Seat Buckers contractors. To be a part of the inaugural class of something like this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.3) What most excites you about Back Seat Buckers?

These cattle have been hand selected on performance, these calves buck. You are buying a bull that will be ready to compete in just a few months. What further excites me about this program is that the cattle in

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