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Red Bluff Daily News tie-down roping steer wrestling This event starts with the roper and his horse back in the box. The cowboy carries a rope in one hand a "piggin' string" in his mouth. When the cowboy nods, the chute opens and the calf gets a head start. The cowboy throws a loop over its head; ; his horse stops and pulls the rope taut while the cowboy jumps off, dashes down the rope, lays the calf on the ground and uses the piggin' string to tie any three of its legs together. Then he lifts his hands to show he is finished and the field flag judge drops a flag to stop the clock. The horse is trained to keep the rope taut until the cowboy remounts and moves the horse toward the calf, giving the rope slack. If the legs stay tied correctly for six seconds, the run counts. This event demands coordination between two mounted cowboys —the contestant and a hazer who controls the steer's direction — and their horses. The cowboys back their horses into the box on each side of the steer. When the contestant nods, the chute gate opens and th steer gets a head start before the cowboys start to chase him. As the steer wrestler draws even he dismounts from his horse, which is moving at perhaps 30 mph. He grasps the steer's horns and digs his boot heels into the dirt to slow down the 500- to 600-pound steer. Then he wrestles the steer onto his side; when all four legs point in the same direction, the clock stops. Host Hotel 530.529.7060 2011 Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2011 Round-Up World Champ Page 15 2012 Money Leader It was a wild Sunday at the 2011 Round-Up, but Matt Shiozawa was able to prevail with an aggre- gate time of 15.9 seconds on two head. He went on to claim the NFR average title. Tuf Cooper won a world championship in his fourth try. Cooper's whole family is involved in the PRCA. His father Roy "Super Looper" Cooper is a Hall of Famer. His brothers Clint and Clif are competitors and sister Shada is married to Trevor Brazile. A six-time NFR qualifi- er, Justin Maass has already picked up wins in San Antonio; Denver; and Hempstead, Texas in 2012 as well as being co-cham- pion in Bay City, Texas. WORLDRECORD 5.7 seconds — Lee Phillips in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, 1978 (did not leave box) 2011 Round-Up 2011 World Champ 2012 Money Leader At 6-foot, 7-inches and 265 pounds Jake Rine- hart is a big man and he had a big performance at the 2011 Round-Up win- ning with a two-head time of 8.4 seconds. WORLDRECORD Without barrier — 2.2 seconds — Oral Zumwalt in Palm Springs, 1939 With barrier — 2.4 seconds — Jim Bynum and Todd Whatley in Marietta, Okla., 1955; Gene Melton in Pecatonia, Ill., 1976; and Carl Deaton in Tulsa, Okla., 1976 Los Alamos cowboy Luke Branquinho quali- fied for his 10th NFR in 2011 and took home his third world title. He won the 2004 Round-Up and this year won in San Fran- cisco. Born in Upland and residing in Napa, Ethen Thouvenell won the 2010 Round-Up. He won five California rodeos that year. This year he has wins in San Antonio and Tus- con, Ariz.

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