2018 PRCA Media Guide - PRCA Awards

2017 AQHA/PRCA Horses of the Year Timed-event contestants will tell you that they are only as good as their horses enable them to be. Horses that collected the PRCA/American Quarter Horse of the Year Award in 2017 performed consistently all year and put their riders in position to win. The 2017 AQHA/PRCA Horse of the Year Awards went to: Steer wrestling 1. Canted Plan “Scooter,”owners Tyler Pearson and Kyle Irwin 2. Landrys Cadillac “Cadillac,”owner Sterling Wallace 3. Famous Chuck “Chuck,”owner Kyle Whitaker Team roping (heading)

1. Madison Oak “Clint,”owner Chad Masters 2. RK Tuff Trinket “Bob,”owner Riley Minor 3. Rappers Ruff Stuff “Rudy,”owner Farrell Lee Webb Team roping (heeling) 1. Zans Colonel Shine “Colonel,”owners Jake and Tasha Long 2. (Tie) Domino Lena “Kevin,”owner Dixon Flowers QH Circle Back Jack “Circleback,”owners Dugan and Brittany Kelly 3. Leos Highbrow“Sug,”owner Brady Minor Tie-down roping 1. Simon Cow“Si,”owner Shane Hanchey 2. HA Nitros CD Player “Nitro,”owner Samann Vest Watkins 3. MFO Harvey “Colonel,”owner Timber Moore Steer roping 1. Carols Sassy Doc “Salty,”owner John Bland 2. Jacks Bay Wolf “Choctaw,”owner Jason Evans 3. SHS Short Go Ike “AJ,”owners Aaron andWilliow Raley Barrel racing 1. Rafter W Minnie Reba “Sister,”owner SamWilliams 2. MCM Imasharpguy “Sharpie,”owners Matt and Bendi Dunn 3. Show Mance, owner Tiany Schuster

Steer Wrestling

Scooter, 12, is a horse who lets a competitor see what he wants to, runs hard and gives a cowboy a chance towin on anything. Pearson and Irwin bought Scooter last year fromJasonReiss,afterhearingabout him from steer wrestling world champion Tyler Waguespack. The prized quarter horse has paid hefty dividends, and continues to get better and stronger, according to Pearson. “If you race him with the haze horse, he will try and out run you, and he loves to compete. He is good to be around and has a good personality. You can just get him from the pasture and go rodeo – he doesn’t take a lot of maintenance. We’re pumped that he won this award,” Pearson said. Irwin added thatScooter isaone-of-a-kindhorse. “Hehasapersonalityand isawinner. We took a chance on him, and it’s the best investment I’ve ever made.”

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Bob Click

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