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CLOVIS XTREME BULLS STETSON Wright’s 93-Point Ride Leads To Clovis Xtreme Bulls Title By Ted Harbin, Special to PRORODEO Sports News

T he heart of a champion is defined in overcoming challenges. Stetson Wright has faced a cou ple in 2026, one of which was Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Ain’t No Joke during the

ride to win the short round and the average, leaving the arena with $12,967, which propelled him back to the top spot in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford Bull Riding World Standings.

by the end of the winter run, and it wasn’t good. I didn’t have as high of a riding percentage as I normally have.” He went back home. He spent time with family. He rested some nagging aches and pains. Most of all, he

champion ship round of the Clovis (Ca lif.) Rodeo Xtreme Bulls April 22, part of the Rank 45 Xtreme Bulls Se ries. “Ain’t No Joke of Legacy has knocked me out really bad in the rodeo (last year),” said Wright, a 10-time

refreshed his mind and fo cused on what was important. “I just decided I was done trying to win first place all the time,” he said. “I was just going to make the best ride I could. I took some time off after

Stetson Wright’s 93-point ride on Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Ain’t No Joke helped him secure the Clovis Rodeo Xtreme Bulls title. PRCA photo by Stu Haggen

PRCA World Champion from Beaver, Utah. “It’s probably one of my worst knockouts ever, and I was like, ‘They’re just trying to kill me tonight.’ “Of course, I knew that if I did things right as bucky as Ain’t No Joke is, I could easily win. I also knew it was going to be hard to get the whis tle on him.” Vengeance came with a 93-point

He had entered the night third on the money list behind Jake Gardner and Tristen Hutchings. “Like many guys, you get to the point where all you want to do is win,” Wright said. “I had a terrible winter for me in the bull riding. I know that sounds greedy, because I’m No. 3 in the world, but it just wasn’t a good year. Normally I’ve got over $100,000

Austin (Texas), and went to Logan dale, Nev., and was just like, ‘Screw it; we’re just going to go back to having fun.’ “I went to Red Bluff (Calif.), and that went good, and then I came here. The body’s feeling good, and it seems like all my muscle memory, and ev erything seems to be kicking back in. I’m just flowing with bulls now. I’m

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