ProRodeo Sports News - April 16, 2021

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Tilden Hooper won The American in March with this ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire.

F ew draws put a grin on bareback riders’ faces quicker these days than Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire. The 10-year-old mare has evolved into one of the elite animal athletes in ProRodeo, a dreammatchup for anyone looking to not only win a rodeo, but to be part of something special. A half-sister to four-time PRCA Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year Medicine Woman, Gun Fire has been on fire in 2021. Most recently, the nearly 1,500-pound bucker carried three-time World Champion TimO’Connell to a world record-tying 94-point mark at the Riggin Rally Xtreme Broncs inWeatherford, Texas, April 3. Clayton Biglow, the 2019 world champion, won the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo aboard the horse Feb. 27 thanks to an arena record-tying 93 pointer, and Tilden Hooper wonThe American with a 90.5 aboard Gun Fire the week after Biglow’s ride to pocket $100,000 and take over the 2021 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings lead. Simply put, the horse is just different. “She’s in a league of her own right now,” said Biglow, a five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier. “She’s definitely the one to have, and it’s hard to compare anything to her. She’s bucking hard, and the coolest thing is she’s just so consistent. “She’s got all kinds of timing with the way she bucks, and the rhythm is really nice.” Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire lighting up scoreboards, taking bareback riders to the winner’s circle Marvelous Mare BY NEAL REID Special to ProRodeo Sports News

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