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3 © The official publication of the Ranch Sorting National Championships September-October 2010 RANCH SORTING SHINES AT ‘DADDY OF ‘em all’ Inside ... — Cheyenne Frontier Days Sorting 1,436 Teams! — Ranch Sorting on RFD-TV September 6th — Michael Martin Murphy Sorting at West Fest 2 ~ The Ranch Sorter September-October 2010 From the President What’s Inside . Dave Wolfe RSNC President RSNC Hall of Fame .....................................................3 For all you down south, hang in there cooler weather is on its way. It’s been hot but we actually had to pull out the jackets at Facebook! What a Way to Keep in Touch! ................5 Cheyenne this year and that was a pleasant welcome for lots of folks that traveled up from the southern states. This was the 10th year for the Ranch Sorting and Penning at Cheyenne Frontier Days and it was one if the best if not the best. We saw Ranch Sorting to be Featured on a 40% increase with 1,436 teams over the 1,000 teams last year, so that is a great sign that the future is bright for our sport. The popularity is growing all over the U.S. and we Two Programs on RFD-TV .........................................6 intend to do everything possible to keep the ball rolling. Alan Taylor of Horseshowwebcasts.com was there to live broadcast the entire event all over the world. We had so many hits that it overloaded our web site and we had to buy more broadband (whatever that means but it must be good). Cheyenne was great and we have loads of Cheyenne Frontier Days RSNC photos of cowboys and cowgirls having fun on horses to prove it. September 6th is a big day for the sport of Ranch Sorting as RSNC is proud to be hosted on two different RFD- Summer Spectacular ...............................................10 TV programs on that day. The Ride with Aaron Ralston, who has become a great friend of RSNC, and The World of Horses hosted by Robert Chown, who attended our National Finals. Be sure to check the dates and times and tell all of your friend and relatives to tune in and watch. They can track how many watch these shows so we want Prine Ranch Hosts lithia, Florida Event ...................15 to show them just how much we appreciate this opportunity and how much interest there is out there in this sport. DON’T FORGET! The State Championships points race is in full swing and the producers from states that had five shows or more have been selected to host the state finals. Many states are close to five shows so be sure your state gets there so Hermosa, South Dakota Event .................................15 you can participate in a state finals in your home state. Also you can find your points standing on the web site under points. Be sure you enter the finals with as many points as possible. The 2010/2011 rule book is posted on the web site. There West Fest Included RSNC Sort in Rifle, Colorado ...16 weren’t many changes this September 6th is a big day for year but be sure to read it so you stay current with the RSNC rules. We plan to make some changes the sport of Ranch Sorting as to the web site soon to make it more interactive with the membership. Also we now RSNC is proud to be hosted have a Facebook page so you can Points .......................................................................18 keep up on all of our most on two different RFD-TV current happenings. The new Ranch Sorting programs on that day. DVD has been very popular and those that have purchased it have had many very positive comments. It is a great way to learn more and improve your Upcoming Events .....................................................20 sorting skills. We plan to use this DVD to promote our sport in western retail stores and horse expos across the country and believe it will bring lots of new contestants to the sport. You can order it directly from the RSNC web site. Horse TV is also finishing up their documentary on our finals and the sport. It will be available for St. James, Missouri Event .......................................22 purchase soon so watch the web site for its release. September is big with the Sort for Autism in Fort Worth which will be broadcast live and in October a RSNC sorting will also be broadcast live in Sacramento, California at the Cow Palace. Make plans to attend these great events and tell your friend to tune in and watch. This publicity of our sport will open the doors for lots of new Published by the contestants so make sure you welcome them with the offer to ride together when they show up at your next Ranch Sorting National Championships event. It just keeps getting better! National Headquarters P.O. Box 1 • Wellington, CO 80549 Happy Sorting! Phone: (970) 897-2901 • Fax: (970)897-2921 E-mail: [email protected] • www.rsnc.us Dave Wolfe, RSNC President Layout & Design by EDJE Technologies • (866) 839-3353 THE RANCH SORTER Issue 16 September-October 2010 is published 6 times an- Dave Wolfe nually for $10 per year by the Ranch Sorting National Championships, 6338 Weld County Road 98, Wellington, CO 80549. Periodicals postage pending at Wellington, CO, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Ranch Sorting National Championships, PO Box 1, Wellington, CO 80549. September-October 2010 The Ranch Sorter ~ 3 hall of fame 2010 State extravaganza Darlene Anderson Van Gemmill Mary Ray Shelley Fitzgerald Vince Lee Ronnie Steadman 2010 national FinalS WinnerS #11 RH HC Jim Rondy/ Ashton Vanderwarf #10 HC Bryan Blackman/ Laura Roberson #14 RH HC Bryan Buckner/ Jim Rondy #15 Olympic sort Bob Chavers/ Jimmie Philman/ Kelsey Stastny Rookie #11 HC Bryan Blackman/ Dora Blackman Beginner RH HC Billy Barnes/ Shawn Wyatt #13 HC Jim Hayes/ Sumer Jones Masters HC Travis Cummings/ Larry Newport Open Sort Brian Buckner/ Jared Lesh #6 HC Melissa Ball/ Josh Cantwell All Levels HC Terry Geiler/ Ken Wallace Bareback Sort Trent Field/ Stacy Steding Youth Ranked Kason Wolfe/ Logan Wolfe Graduated Rookie Michael Grier/ Jason Jones Graduated Beginner Bryan Blackman/ Dora Blackman Youth Beginner Bryce Stallcup Sadie Hawkins Courtney Blackman/ Trent Field #8 HC Jesse Davis/ Robert Loftin Lucky Duck Tyler Sell/ Ken Wallace 4 ~ The Ranch Sorter September-October 2010 6545 E. 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We look forward to “Accepting” your invitation. ‘fRienD’ uS on FACEBOOK - SEARCH FOR ‘Ranch SORting’ unDeR PEOPLE TO FIND US! 6 ~ The Ranch Sorter September-October 2010 RANCH SORTING TO BE FEATURED ON TWO PROGRAMS ON RFD-TV WIDE WORLD OF HORSES AND THE RIDE Wide World of Horses, the most watched equine program on RFD-TV, will air the 2010 Ranch Sorting National Championships National Finals the week of September 6th, 2010. More than 3,800 teams competed at the RSNC National Finals, which were June 28-July 3 at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Oklahoma and Wide World of Horses was there to capture all of the excitement of the highly competitive finals as well as the Celebrity Sort. The celebrity sort was put together by Aaron Ralston. Aaron is an exceptional horseman who has his own TV series on RFD-TV called The Ride. The benefit for the celebrity sort was Western Wishes, which is an organization dedicated to granting “cowboy wishes” to children with cancer. Young Brian Wilson was our guest and he was able to meet and shake hands with all of the celebrities. Aaron attracted many top horsemen from other diciplines to ranch sort and calcutta their teams so the proceeds could go to Western Wishes. They included Dick Pieper, Jim Babcock, JW Hart, Robert Chown, Rusty Dare, Jeff Petska, Kurt Crawford, Gerold Cosby, Benton Bland, Shawn Hayes and more comprising many world championship tiltles from the group of great horseman with big hearts. It was a great event and even greater cause. Furthermore Aaron has teamed up with RSNC to help spread the word about our exciting sport. Both Aaron and RSNC President Dave Wolfe developed a Ranch Sorting DVD on fundamentals of Ranch Sorting. The DVD is available on the RSNC web site but most exciting is that Aaron will be airing a two part series on “The Ride” with exerpts from this DVD and the National Finals. That series will air on September 6th and 13th at 12pm and 10 pm central time. If you cant catch it on those days it will also air again on September 12th and 19th at 11:30 pm central time. There is an old saying to the effect, “If you love September-October 2010 The Ranch Sorter ~ 7 your sport, show your support!” This certainly applies in the case of the sport of Ranch Sorting.