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draw. “Nothing pleases us more than to be able to buck a good cowboy off one of our colts,” Riley said. He sent one saddle bronc to the Wrangler NFR in 2020. Flying U Rodeo Stock contractor: Cotton Rosser LOCATION: Marysville, Calif. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: Classic Velvet, PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year, 1981; Buckskin Velvet, PRCA Saddle Bronc of the Year, 1982. OTHER NOTABLE LIVESTOCK: Jake Vold had the top score of the 2016 Wrangler NFR with an 89.5-point ride on Lil Red Hawk; Troubadour, top bull of the Wrangler NFR, 2008, top-three PRCA bull, 2008; Bring It, top bull of the 2009 NFR; Angel Blue, who shares the record of three Top Saddle Bronc of the NFR awards (1985-87). BACKGROUND: Cotton Rosser, president and operations manager of the Flying U Rodeo Company, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1995. He has a successful bull breeding program that produced Rosser Rodeo’s Reindeer Dippin as well as Flying U’s Troubadour and Bushwacker, and a horse breeding program that produced Sam’s Town, Long Walk Home, Hat Stomper and Comanchero. Rosser‘s youngest son, Reno, holds the card for sister company Rosser Rodeo. Rosser’s other sons, Lee and Brian, and his grandson Levi are former PRCA rodeo contestants. Rosser’s wife, Karin, and his daughter, Cindy, are PRCA rodeo secretaries and timers. Rosser’s youngest daughter, Katharine, is a PRCA timer and sound technician. Rosser served on the PRCA Board of Directors for many years. Flying U Rodeo sent one bareback horse to the 2020 Wrangler NFR. Four Star Rodeo Stock contractor: Jeff Davis LOCATION: Cottonwood, Calif. NOTABLE LIVE STOCK: Yellow Fever was named top bull of the 2016 Wrangler NFR. BACKGROUND: In 2007, Dan M. Russell of the Russell Rodeo Company sold his operation to California stock contractor Jeff Davis, who renamed it Four Star Rodeo Company. Davis’ son, Justin Wade Davis, qualified for the 2009 Wrangler NFR as a team roper and was just one spot away from qualifying in 2016. Four Star Rodeo sent one saddle bronc and two bucking bulls to the 2020 Wrangler NFR. Franklin Rodeo Stock contractor: Shane Franklin LOCATION: Bonnyville, Alberta. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: Bareback horses Kingsway Skoal, 1988; Airwolf, 1993; saddle bronc Kingsway Skoal, 1995-96. BACKGROUND: Franklin Rodeo Company has been in operation since the early 1970s and produces rodeos in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Franklin Rodeo raises its own bucking stock from a carefully selected breeding program. They raise 40 colts and 50 bull

calves a year on 14,000 acres, deeded and leased. They sent one saddle bronc to the 2018 Wrangler NFR. Frontier Rodeo Stock contractor: Jerry Nelson Jr. LOCATION: Freedom, Okla. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: bareback horse Full Baggage, 2011, 2013, reserve in 2012 and 2014-15, also top-ranked horse at Wrangler NFR, 2010, 2012-13, 2015; saddle bronc Medicine Woman, 2011, 2014-16, reserve, 2010, also top saddle bronc of the NFR in 2010 and 2015 and among the top five in 2014, and the only horse to take her rider to a 92-point ride during the regular 2014 season (Wade Sundell in Dodge City, Kan.) – and she had the highest score of the 2016 regular season, a 91-point ride with Rusty Wright at Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas); Maple Leaf, tied, 2013, top five, 2015. OTHER NOTABLE LIVESTOCK : Delta Ship, top bareback horse of the Wrangler NFR, 2009, 2011, and among top five in 2014; two more bareback horses – Full Baggage and Show Stomper – also among top five 2014 15; saddle bronc Wild Bill among top five saddle broncs at the2014 Wrangler NFR; Let ‘er Rip, No. 2 saddle bronc in the PRCA, 2009, tied for No. 3, 2010; Big Bucks, three-way tie for third place, PRCA Bull of the Year, 2005; Tip Off, among top five saddle broncs at 2012 Wrangler NFR. BACKGROUND: Jerry Nelson’s Frontier Rodeo began in the early 90s with mares from Harry Vold Rodeo and now has its own established bucking horse breeding program. The firm was nominated for Stock Contracting Firm of the Year in 2012-14 and won that coveted award in 2015-20. Frontier’s Full Baggage followed up his reserve award for 2012 by being named the top bareback horse of the 2012 Finals for the second consecutive year. Frontier also won the Remuda Award in 2012 and 2016 for bringing the most consistent pen of bucking horses to PRCA rodeos. They sent seven bareback horses, seven saddle broncs and three bulls to the 2020 Wrangler NFR. Generations Pro Rodeo Stock contractor: Cline Hall LOCATION: Ash Flat, Ark. Growney Brothers Rodeo Stock contractors: John Growney and Don Kish LOCATION: Red Bluff, Calif. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: Crystal Deal, Bull of the Year, 2015, and top bull of the 2013 Wrangler NFR and reserve for 2015; bulls Red Rock, 1987; Dodge RAM Tough, 1996 (also Dodge Truck Bull of the Year). OTHER NOTABLE LIVESTOCK : Beaver Fever, top five bareback horse at 2015 Wrangler NFR; Magic Bullet, among top five bulls at the 2014 Wrangler NFR; and reserve for the 2014 season overall; Moulin Rouge, top bareback horse of the Wrangler NFR, 2003, and was in top five another seven years; No. 2 in the PRCA in 2010, No. 3 in 2009; her mother, bareback

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