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wear a hat that we might be a little better at than another. But we all pitch in and do every job that needs to be done.” The Future of Sutton Rodeo The fifth generation, Steve and Kim Sutton’s children, of the Sutton Rodeo Company is already on the job. Recently, Steve Sutton had the family over for dinner and asked whether they still wanted to stay in the rodeo business. “I did ask the question about a month ago, when we were all sitting around the table,” Steve Sutton said. “I said, ‘You know, we’re at the top, but the world’s changing. Would you like to get out of this business?’ And I got three ‘Nos’ so fast. That made me feel good.” Brent and Brice Sutton spend most of their time tending to the family’s bucking horses on the pasture and on the road. They also assist in rodeo production.

but I’m sure there were probably jobs that I got that I was maybe too young for, like driving the pickup while dad threw square bales on when I could barely see over the dash.” Brent made the NFR as a pickup man in 2020 and at the National Circuit Finals Rodeo (now the NFR Open) in 2014 and 2017. He retired as a pickup man recently and focused his attention more on production and being a flankman when he’s on the road. Brice also works with the livestock and rodeo production and joined the PRCA as a contestant, pickup man and flankman in 2010. Amy

more extended family involved day to day. There are five of us running the ranch and running the rodeos, so you have to divide and conquer to get it done. So maybe you have to do 12 jobs instead of one.” Amy served as a timer at the NFR three-straight times from 2015-17. Her mom, Kim Sutton, held that position six times (1988, 2011-12, 2017-19). “Every one of our offspring has done something at the NFR,” Steve Sutton said. “We take this business seriously. We appreciate the PRCA. And (our kids) have all worked their different categories and they’ve all excelled enough to get the No. 1 job at the Finals. I blame that all on Kim, not me, but we have three really good kids.” Sutton Rodeo Company doesn’t plan to shut the doors anytime soon. The sixth generation of the contract ing firm, Brent, Brice and Amy’s children, are already getting plenty of experience in the Western way of life. “You’re not going to get rich in this game. You have to love it. You have to not be afraid of hard work and take risks,” Brent Sutton said. “As far as us moving forward from here, once you get involved it’s kind of hard to walk away. So I don’t think we’ll be going anywhere.” Kim Sutton said she and Steve didn’t force their children to get involved in the family business, they picked it up on their own. She hopes the same will be true for their six – soon to be seven – grandchildren. She wants them to fall in love with Sutton Rodeo Company, raising livestock and producing rode os on their own. As for Steve Sutton, he hopes this is just the beginning for the family business. “I’m thinking that I can’t wait for the next 100,” he said.

Mueller has followed in her mom’s footsteps as a timer and of fice manager who also

helps with the mar keting efforts, while her husband Ste ven spends his time with the livestock and assisting with rodeo production. “We all do have our own little de partment, and we all try to take that lead and that responsibility,” Amy Mueller said. “Part of it is that we’re a really small family in relation to peo ple with cousins, second cousins and

“I don’t remember what age (I started) but there were always odd jobs,” Brent Sutton said. “At the rodeos, I loaded calves and steers and picked up flanks in the arena. At home, you do a little bit of ev erything, but I fixed fence and fed. I don’t remember how old I was

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