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Show 2K Tie Salt Lake Tribune Sunday, July 15, 1384 A beginners guide to mastering rodeo lingo Swanny s critters omery, mean 9 It's unlikely youd ever find any of the animals from D.A. (Swanny) Kerbys ranch in a childrens petting ioo. They just dont have that kind of a never did If its been a while since you attended the rodeo, or you on the way is help take the time to figure out the announcers lingo, for the audience, a dictionary Rodeo The 1968 Ogden program provided on during s and were reprinting it to help you keep up with what going common more of the phrases few a are Here show. examples the big heard around the arena. temperment Swanny, owner and operator of the Bar T Ranch and Bar : T Rodeos in southwest Salt Lake City, specializes in providing mean, ornery critters bucking horses, bucking brahmas, all 'Mexican steers, frisky calves ' the animals it takes to keep a rodeo running. Swanny and his son. Bud, are cobusipartners in the family-owne- d ness, which began more than 35 years ago when he staged his first rodeo at the Grand County Fair. ; Kerby says the Days of 47 Rodeo is ranked as the 16th biggest in the ; world. That puts it in the major A cowboy who rides o bucking bronc solely by balancing BoRwk ndr himself In the soddle. foot and then with the other. Spurring a Br one's sides first with one Bicycling To lose a stirrup. Blowing a stirrup To grasp the saddle horn while contest bronc riding. This Choking the apple disqualifies a rider. Its legs out In When b roped calf Is thrown cleanly to the ground with Clean out one direction. It Is described as being deemed out. A large loop thrown at stock by a roper. Community loop a wrap or several waps around the horn with a rope, making To Dallying T It It. To II A tall of a steer In bulldogging, with Its legs doubled up beneath Dog-f- a be timed, a steer must fall with all tour legs pointing In the same direction. A bronc that reverses Its position In the middle at a high buck. End swapper When a cowboy doesn't make a clean catch ona calf and has Fishm tor a loop P- 1o flip his rope around until the loop finally stays put, he Is ffshln tor o when bucking. in air the A that roller horse high High leaps To leap on a steer in such a way that the anlmds heod and Hoohhanmng horns are drive: Into the ground. The animal turns over and must be let up and thrown by hand for eligible time. A harmless electric device pressed ogoinst the hide of o bronc or bull Hot shot to shock the animal Into a sudden start. Used around the loading chutes. I run through A loop around the horse's neck that the catch rope Nock rope after It Is mode fast to the saddle horn. This keeps the roper's horse toeing the colt while he is tying It. Pick-uA mounted cowboy In the arena who picks up" the riders after man they have completed their contest rides. A short with which the cowboy makes his roped stock Ptggm' siring secure. In Runaway bucker A bronc that runs wildly from the chute and then breaks two" some place In the middle of the arena A bull or horse that bucks in close, tight circles. Such animals are very Spinner leagues as far as rodeoing is concerned. Kerby is the only professional rodeo producer in the state. (There are a lot of amateur producers scattered around, but thpse involved in profes-isioncompetition must meet the . strict requirements of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Cola A rodeo is only as good as the and the cowboys and cowgirls and the Days of 47 Rodeo involved , has the best of both. Some of the top world champion class competitors will be converging . on the Salt Palace Arena this week for ; the annual affair for eight big perfor- mances. Itll be held at 7:30 pjn. night-- ; ly Tuesday through Saturday and the following Monday and Tuesday (July ), with a matinee at 2:30 ; pjn. on July 24th. There will be no rodeo on Sunday. with more than $140,000 Events ! in prize money being offered this year include bull riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing and wild cow milking. Special guests this year incluck al live-stoc- 7-21, superstar Dottie country-western ; West and trick roper Francisco Zamora. Glade Peterson, founder and direc- tor of the Utah Opera Company, and a highly capable horseman in his own -- right, will sing the national anthem. Tickets for all rodeo performances e seating for chil- (including dren under 14 and for senior citizens ; ; at the opening night performance and the July 24 matinee) are availabk at j the Salt Palace box office and all - ZCMI Datatix outlets. Regular prices s are $4.50, $5.50, $6 and $7.50. ' Some of the ; major PRCA perform- - ers competing this year include champion and calf roping champion Roy Cooper, bull rider Cody ' Snyder, barrel racer Marlene Eddle- man, team roper Leo Camarillo, bare-- ; back rider Brace Ford, saddle bronc rider Brad Gjermundson and steer wrestler Joel Edmondson. - half-pric- all-aro- und - According to the PRCA guidebook, - there is, on a season basis, a rodeo taking place in a US. or Canadian city nearly every day of the year. It takes a great deal of coordination, dedication and hard work to put a rodeo together. The effort comes in most instances PRCA-sanction- . ed tte temporarily secure. p difficult to ride. rodeos around the country, including the Days of 47 show. from local committees comprised almost entirely of volunteers. But the largest rodeos especially those big indoor shows, have fulltime professional staffs. Thats the kind of rodeo the Days of 47 show is. Kerbys Bar-- T Down operation provides not only the livestock, but also the announcers, clowns, labor, nearly everything it takes for a first-clarodeo. Kerby produces about 25 rodeos a year on a contract basis. He and other professional producers across the country also lease their stock for other larger rodeos such as the prestigious National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. This is considered the World Series of rodeos and having stock selected for the NFR is a real honor. (Again, the PRCA restrictions limit how much stock any one producer can provide for the NFR Each producer is allowed to send no more than 15 animals which can be a mix of to the Naboth horses and cattle tional Finals.) Currently, Kerby and his son ran about 200 head of horses, about 0 bulls and 90 head of Mexican steers, plus about 50 calves, on their ranch in southwest Salt Lake City (3450 S. 900 ss 65-7- West). When Kerby first moved his rodeo production operation to Salt Lake City from Moab about 30 years ago, his ranch was out in the country. Today its becoming more and more hemmed in by light iildustry, free- ways, subdivisions and shopping centers. He may have to pack up and move to broader, if not greener, pastures some day, but its still ample for his Bar T Down rodeo stock. In recent years, the Kerbys have done some horse breeding, but the other livestock is bought, sold and traded as needed to continually upgrade the herd. Most of his bulls come out of the South Texas and Louisiana. The bucking horses come from several Western ranches . . . critters with nasty temperments that arent suited to routine ranch work. You cant teach a horse to buck, Kerby said, noting the old truism, Born to buck. But the rodeo life isnt nearly as rough on the animals as it appears to be certainly not as tough as it probably is on the cowboys who get the dubious honor of riding or tackling the critters. Some horses stay on the rodeo circuit for close to 25 years. For bulls and steers, the career on the circuit is considerably less usually not much more than 6 years. Kerbys busiest season runs from He mainJune until tains enough bucking stock to produce two rodeos at a time. (One recent weekend. Bud Kerby was winding up a rodeo in southcentral Idaho while his Swanny was tracking animals over to Oakley, Utah.) In fact, all of their contract rodeos, except the Days of 47, involve the separate rodeo strings. The two strings are combined for the much larger Salt Palace affair. And the livestock also have some fringe benefits. There are days of F for the horses and cattle. We never 5-- work them said Kerby. The various animals are rotated in such a way that they never work two nights in a row. Kerby has been producing the Days of 47 rodeo ever since it moved indoors at the Salt Palace. The indoor arenas are nice for the rodeo fans because theyre out of the weather and theyre air conditioned and not as dirty and dusty. Rodeos have come a long way since Kerby first joined the Rodeo Cowboy Association in 1948. He grew up on horseback in his native Moab, where his father ran cattle. Kerby worked on ranches in the area, then got into the business of rounding up and selling mustangs running wild on the ranges. Rodeo performing was a natural for him and he bagan to acquire some bucking stock of his own. In 1948, he staged his first rodeo at the Grand back-to-bac- k, County , A form of Lacking In which the bronc seems to suck his back Sucking his back down into his stomach. Hard to stay aboard. When a horse twists Its body violently from side to side, rolling Its Sunfishing belly upward toward the sun. It is sold to be sunfishing. When a roper throws the slack rope ahead at his horse after Toss the slock making a catch on a calf, he Is tossing the slack." Now, If you think you followed all that, try your hand at these explanations of the most common rodeo events. Before you know It, you'll be a professional rodeo watcher. Calf roping Horse and rider must work together In a calf roping competition, rather than compete with each other, as in bronc riding. The calf Is given a head start, and he must cross the deadline before horse and rider come out of the penalty for breaking runway Into the arena Contestants know there is a the barrier. With the colt roped, the rider must lump from his horse, and throw the animal by hand He ties three legs securely, using a plggin' siring, which he carries . In his mouth until IPs needed that's the bareback bronc riding Bareback bronc riding Thrilling or test event! It's up to the rider to spur the bi one out of the chute, and keep his spurs working high on the mount's shoulders for eight very long seconds. Aided only by a narrow belt In holding on, the cowboy fries to k eep control while his outlaw horse continually pitches and lunges to toss him off his back. The cowboy Is scored on how well he keeps his sect, and his use of spurs. The horse is scored, too, on how hard he bucks. Steer wrestling Another name for this tough event Is bull dogging." IPs a test of strength against strength. Split-secotiming Is required In this fast, time-elapsievent. The steer wrestler, working with a hozer, launches himself out of his soddle to reach for the steer's horns. Upon grabbing hold of the horns, the cowboy then plants his heels In the dirt, brings the animal to a halt, twists the powerful head, forcing the animal to the ground When all four feet are straight, the ludge drops his flog. If ever on event captured the undivided attention of the Brahma bul riding rodeo fan, this Is It. It Is the most dangerous event In any rodeo. Among animals, bulls are the quickest with action tor their size. The rider must stay aboard eight seconds to win, holding with one hand to a loose rope around the bull's shoulders, lust behind the hump. Then, of course, he has to get off the bull. Fair. That was the worst mistake I ever made. After that, I kept getting in deper and deeper until I was doing rodeo productions full time, said Kerby. Even when the days work is done and he wants to relax, his favorite a ride on what else? pasttime is his favorite horse. Saddle bronc riding Sometimes IPs almost Impossible for the rider to stay astraddle the twisting, turning animal for the required 10 seconds. He must hold the rein with one hand, keep both feet In the stirrups and both spurs against the horse's shoulders. He must spur his mount with both feet on each shoulder the first four lumps then spur both ways while the bronc attempts to unseat him. He uses his free hand only for balance. World Championship 8 I RODEO PERFORMANCES JULY 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 NIGHTLY $4.50 Days of 16-2- Horse p m '47 Street 100pm Parade $5.50 Shows July 4 July 17 00pm 6 00 "Pioneer Days of 1847" July 21 24. 10 00 am to 5 00 p m Pioneer Trail State Park g g g PM 2:30 SPECIAL MATINEE JULY 24TH 4 I 7:30 FOR RESERVATIONS PLEASE CALL $6.00 Days of '47, World Champion Rodeo July 17. 18, 19, 20. 7 30 nightly 21, 23 & 24 Matinee July 24 at 2 30 p.m. Territorial Ball July 23, State 5 30 p m. by Capitol Invitation j 363-763- 1 OR WRITE SALT PALACE WITH REMITTANCE PM $7.50 Deseret News Marathon Race 5 15 am Sunrise Service July 24 7 00 a m Tabernacle. Temple Square Days of '47 24th of July Pioneer Parade July 24, 9 00 a m July 24 Vi PRiCE KIDS DAY AND SENIOR CITIZENS g g g 1 TUES., JULY 17ttt AND JULY 24 i i 4 AND ORCHESTRA SPECIAL GUEST FRANCISCO ZAMORA D A. SWANNY KERBY MmQoww. OHM TAYLOR MCX YOUMS JAY HARWOOD CLEM McSPADEN RONOA SEDGWICK at the organ right, you can take your seat at the upcoming Rodeo for free! With the purchase of any pair of Wrangler- - jjeans, receive one free ticket. But youve got to 'act fast, ticket supplies are limited. Tickets for the 1984 Days of 47. Rodeo are good Wed., July 18 orThurs., July 19 at 7:30 p.m. Thats MAT. g FUP HARMON ttck CiMtadtr Get a free seat at the Rodeo! 2 2 in the Salt Palace arena. Tickets available at Salt Lake Valley and Utah Valley stores only! |