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2012 WPRA 2012 Qualifying Tour Run Fireball 2012 Requested deliveRy dates: sep 3-8 September 2012 WWW.WPRA.COM ColoradoSprings,CO80903 431S.Cascade ProfessionalRodeoAssociation Women’s Cheyenne title Cheyenne her way to Walker races races Walker Walker Wonder Walker Women’s Professional Rodeo Association since 1948 since Association Rodeo Professional Women’s Women’s Contents Pro RodeoNews 431 S. Cascade Colorado Springs, Colo., 80903 PH: 719 - 447 - 4627 FX: 719 - 447 - 4631 Letter from Your President Please contact the WPRA office for all correspondence ongratulations to Mary Walker on her move to number four in the World Standings. regarding the Women’s You will find some great photos and nice story by Julie Mankin in this issue on ProRodeo News. C Mary’s win in Cheyenne. I think I can safely say that everyone in the rodeo is happy Jimmie Munroe and excited for Mary. Her story is one of inspiration. Also the fact that she did not qualify (254) 722-5128 into any of the limited entry winter rodeos and has not traveled across the border to Canada WPRA President 16 46 this year and is still setting number four in the standings and has a very legitimate chance at Jerri Mann winning a world title is pretty amazing. A big thanks to the PRCA Judges and the Caldwell (Idaho) Rodeo Committee. The first President’s Letter ................................... 6 (805) 829-1654 WPRA Vice President three runners on Friday night had trouble with the ground and the Judges stopped the barrel In The News ...................................... 8 race and the committee worked the ground after the rodeo and then the barrel race was run. Ann Bleiker I understand from members that the committee worked on the ground all day on Saturday to VP Corner ........................................ 8 (719) 330-4293 make sure the conditions were perfect for the finals on Saturday. We very much appreciate [email protected] your efforts. Inspiration ........................................ 9 Managing Editor The 2013 membership letters are going out. It is hard to believe that our 2013 rodeo sea- Paige Louis Thomas son starts next month. Our membership really grew in 2012. We reached over 2,500 members. The association is very 2012 WPRA ProRodeo Standings ...................... 10 (719) 632-8202 pleased to have enjoyed one of its best membership years. Barrels of Fun .................................... 11 [email protected] The American Royal Rodeo, has decided to drop the limits on the entries in the barrel racing. This is GREAT NEWS Graphic Designer and we want to thank the committee for doing this. The American Royal is an outstanding committee and has had a WPRA barrel race at their rodeo for over 40 years. Margo Ransom, the Great Lakes director, has been in contact with Wrangler Million Dollar Silver Tour ..................... 12 Jolee Lautaret the committee for some time discussing this possibility. Margo, we appreciate you diligence and want you to know what Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings.................. 13 Associate Editor a super job you are doing in your area. Members be sure and support this rodeo. This committee has supported our as- Ted Harbin sociation by not having limits on entries. Wrangler Million Dollar Gold Tour. ..................... 14 Julie Mankin It is time to vote for the Justin Best Footing Award. These awards are really sought after by the rodeo committees. WPRA Qualifying Tour Recap ......................... 16 Kristen M. White It is very important that you as members take the time to vote for the committees that have the best ground and have Contributing Writers worked really hard to make sure that the ground is excellent and consistent throughout the rodeo. Their efforts need to be recognized. Good and consistent ground plays such an important role in our event. It is so important to the safety Circuit Standings .................................. 18 Katie Hollingsworth and well being of the horse and rider as well as ensuring a fair competitive playing field for everyone entered. THANK (970) 690-6077 Business......................................... 19 YOU JUSTIN for making this program possible. Justin gives out 48 awards and $25,000 in cash each year to commit- [email protected] tees across the United States. Justin and the WPRA began this program with the WPRA 20 years ago and it has been so Ad Sales / Sponsorship Approvals ....................................... 20 beneficial to our members and their horses. 2012 Women’s World Finals Ground Rules ............... 28 WPRA Office The Circuit Finals will be starting next month. The Turquoise and the Badlands Circuit Finals will be held the first (719) 447-4627 week in October followed by the California and the Prairie Circuit Finals the third week in October. The Mountain States ProRodeo Results .................................. 32 (877) 977-2462 and Wilderness Circuit Finals will wind up the month of October. There are a total of six being held in the month of Fax: (719) 447-4631 October. Three will follow in November and the remaining three will be held in January. Good Luck to all our member All American Standings.............................. 38 www.wpra.com competing at their Circuit Finals in October. Women’s Pro Rodeo News does not endorse and is not responsible for the contents of any ad in It is shaping up to be a very competitive All American Finals with over $60,000 in purse money. Currently the top 30 WPRA Qualifying Tour Standings ...................... 40 this publication. Neither that information nor any in the standings include numerous past and present WNFR qualifiers. The cutoff date for the necessary 30 rodeos in order opinion which may be expressed here constitutes Futurity/Derby Points ............................... 42 a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any se- to qualify is September 10th. The entries close September 20th. curities. The books for the World Finals opened on August 20th and will close on September 10th. We are looking forward to Opinions expressed in letters to the editor and Junior Standings .................................. 44 commentaries are those of the authors and not seeing many of our members in Lincoln in October. There will be opportunities for all our members to enter and com- necessarily those of Women’s Pro Rodeo News. pete, during this great weekend. The money won in the $20,000 card race in the 1D will count to 2013 limited entry Women’s Pro Rodeo News (ISSN 1093-9202) is Fireball Run ...................................... 46 published monthly by the Women’s Professional qualification standings if you competed at 10 WPRA approved barrel races at rodeos. The money won at Lincoln helped Rodeo Association. Subscriptions are $45 a year. Kendra Dickson last year to qualify into the winter limited entry rodeos. The WPRA Qualifying Tour barrel race at the Postmaster: Send address changes to Women’s Roping Standings.................................. 48 Pro Rodeo News, 431 S. Cascade, Colorado World Finals will be the last stop on the Tour. It is turning out to be an exciting race and we will know the winner after Springs, Colo., 80903 the World Finals. Gear Bag........................................ 50 Women’s Pro Rodeo News is designed to pro- vide current news and results to the members of Best of luck to everyone during this last month of regular season rodeos and be safe! the WPRA and WPRA All-Women Rodeo. Direct all editorial and advertising correspon- On the Cover: Mary Walker of Ennis, Texas, captured the biggest win of her career at the 2012 Cheyenne (Wyo.) dence to Women’s Pro Rodeo News, 431 S. Cas- cade, Colorado Springs, Colo., 80903 Frontier Days to further solidify her trip to her first Wrangler NFR as a competitor. Mary has been to the NFR in the past as Copyright 2008 Women’s Pro Rodeo News a competitor’s spouse, watching her husband win the 1981 PRCA Steer Wrestling World title, but 2012 is her year. Photo by Published by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Fred McClanahan Jr. Association Printed, produced and read in the U.S.A. 2 Women’s Pro Rodeo News September 2012 September 2012 Women’s Pro Rodeo News 3 8 7 4 5 2 6 S 3 BA R R L 1 E Of Fun Stevi Hillman grew up in Ordway, Colo., on her grandparents’ farm WPRN: Did you go to college and if so where did you go and what was your hen the producers of the 2012 FIREBALL RUN decided to displayed on both sides of the vehicle and the ladies will distribute in- and although she wasn’t from a rodeo family she always seemed to be degree in? mark this year’s event as “The Year Girls Rule,” they had no formation on behalf of both companies to all the fans in the Northeast. horseback on the farm. Now she is married to Ty Hillman, who works Stevi: I received an Associate Degree at Weatherford (Texas) College and then W idea how accurate that would be. Women in sports have been “This is an exciting opportunity to partner with the WPRA and bring for the USTRC and they call Weatherford, Texas, home. We caught went on to get another Associate degree in Radiology, graduating as a Radio- making headlines all year, whether it be the 2012 Olympic Games where added attention to women’s professional rodeo, the Cowgirl Museum up with Hillman, who is currently in a close race for the 2012 WPRA logic Technologist. I love my job because I get to help people and there is never every country had at least one female on their team for the first time and Hall of Fame and to the issue of missing children,” said Craig Schae- Rookie of the Year title, to learn a little bit more about this new face a dull moment in the hospital.