2020 Media Guide - Awards

2019 Purina 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 | WPRA Horse of the Year Award in 2019 performed consistently all year and put their riders in position to win. The 2019 PRCA | WPRA Horse of the Year Awards presented by AQHA: Heading 1. Jewels Smoke Screen“Smoke;”ridden by Tate Kirchenschlager; owned by Brad Lands

2. Cee How Nifty“Johnson;”owned and ridden by Clay Tryan 3. RK Tuff Trinket“Bob;”owned and ridden by Riley Minor

Heeling 1. DT Sugar Chex Whiz“Sugar;”ridden by Billie Jack Saebens; owned by Dixon Flowers QH

2. Leos Highbrow“Sug;”owned and ridden by Brady Minor 3. Smart Little Cab“Casino;”owned and ridden by Paul Eaves

Tie-down Roping 1. Little Smart Leo“Big Time;”owned and ridden by Tyler Milligan 2. Barshoe Brute“Rock;”ridden by Lane Livingston; owned by JR Livingston 3. Pocketful of Light“Pockets;”owned and ridden by Caleb Smidt

Steer Roping 1. Mr. Blackburn Chex 113“Dunny;”owned by Rocky Patterson and ridden by Cole Patterson 2. Coopers Little Toy“Cooper;”owned and ridden by Chris Glover 3. At War Leo“Punchy;”owned and ridden by Cody Lee Steer Wrestling 1. Do Get Famous“Rattle;”ridden by Matt Reeves; owned by Matt & Savanah Reeves 2. Canted Plan“Scooter;”owned and ridden by Tyler Pearson & Kyle Irwin 3. Patrionic Dish“Mable;”ridden by Stetson Jorgensen; owned by Garret Henry Barrel Racing 1. High Valor“Valor;”owned and ridden by Dona Kay Rule 2. KN FAB GIFT OF FAME“J LO;”ridden by Ivy Saebens; owned by Kenny Nichols and James Barron 3. (Tie) Freckles Ta Fame“Can Man;”ridden by Shali Lord; owned by Joe and Carla Spitz (Tie) An Okie With Cash“Louie;”ridden by Lisa Lockhart; owned by Lisa and Grady Lockhart

Steer Wrestling

Do Get Famous “Rattle” owners Matt and Savanah Reeves Standing at nearly14 hands tall, this 1,000-pound, 7-year old American Quarter Horse mare celebrated her one-year anniversary of ProRodeo competition the day after slack in FortWorth,Texas.Trained by Matt Reeves, word spread fast about Rattle’s rodeo prowess and soon requests to ride her were coming frommany of ProRodeo’s top steer wrestlers. During the 2019 season, Rattle took cowboys to the winners’circle at many rodeos, including the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas), Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo and Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up Rodeo.

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