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Page 14 Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Red Bluff Daily News steer wrestling 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 the 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. 2014 World Champ 2015 Money Leader 2014 Round-Up Seth Brockman is look- ing for his third WNFR qualification in 2015 after reaching for the second time a year ago. Brockman won in San Antonio earlier this year. Luke Branquinho has five world titles to his name. He won the 2004 Red Bluff Round-Up and has won in Redding four times. Ty Erickson won th e Red Bluff Round-Up on his way to his first WNFR appearance in 2014. Erickson wa the 2011 Rookie of the Year. saddle bronc A classic rodeo event. The rider sits on a specialized saddle — it has no horn and the stirrups are set forward. In the chute, the cowboy adjusts his grip on the rein and perhaps the horse's position. When the gate opens, his boots must be above the breaks of the horse's shoulders. After the horse's first move, usually a jump, the cowboy begins spurring in long, smooth strokes, in sync with the horse's jump — legs straight when the bronc comes down, toward the back of the saddle at the top of the jump. His only handhold is a six-foot braided rope; his free hand may not touch his equipment, his body or the horse. If the ride lasts the required eight seconds, it is scored by two judges — one on each side — who assess difficulty and control. Each judge awards up to 25 points for the cowboy's performance and up to 25 points for the animal's performance, for a potential of 100 points. 2014 World Champ 2015 Money Leader 2014 Round-Up Cody DeMoss has qualified for the WNFR 10 times. He won the Red Bluff Round-Up in 2011 and has won titles in Redding in 2006 and 2013. WORLD RECORD 95 points — Doug Vold on Franklin's Transport in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, 1979; and Glen O'Neill on Franklin's Airwolf in Innisfail, Alberta, 1996 Spencer Wright was one of four brothers to qualify for the WNFR in 2014. But he was proba- bly the least likely to be picked to win it all, which he did to the sur- prise of many in his first try at a gold buckle. WORLD RECORD 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 Tyler Corrington won nine events in 2014, including the Red Bluff Round-Up on his way to his third WNFR qualifica- tion.