Rowdy Carries Taylor & Rickie Engesser to Cnfr, SDHSRA Championships
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JUNE 24, 2014 Volume 8: Issue 25 In this issue... • Florida State NBHA Finals, pg 7 • Barrel Bash, pg 13 • All American Youth, pg. 19 • Pro Rodeos, pg 26 fast horses, fast news • Colorado Classic Futurity, pg 29 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Rowdy carries Taylor & Rickie Engesser to CNFR, SDHSRA Championships By Tanya Randall For some horses, the more runs the merrier. Cool Rowdy is LA bb E rs O C KE T KIE R OM U S KOGEE C R definitely one of those horses. On the week of June 15 to 22, the O F M S I 95 19-year-old sorrel gelding made seven runs and earned two cham- S I 94 pionship titles—the coveted College National Finals Rodeo Barrel JEANIE DIAL MR HAGGA R D S I 100 Racing Championship with Taylor Engesser and the South Dakota High School Finals Rodeo Barrel Racing Championship with her JOE BLAI R younger sister Rickie Engesser. BLAI R ’S JULIE While the titles are glorious, getting ratey Rowdy around the bar- S I 81 rels clean seven times is a more impressive benchmark. MI ss KAY DIAL “I didn’t think I would get two clean runs in that little pen, let alone COOL ROWDY four,” said Taylor Engesser of competing in the small confines of the 1995 SO rr EL GELDING Casper Event Center, the Wyoming home of the 66th CNFR. MCLEO BA rs S I 85 Even more exciting was how great he clocked. After placing 10th LEO ’S LO ts A LU C K in the first go with a 14.34, they came back with a 13.83 to win the S I 94 second go and turned in a 14.03 to take fifth in the third round and TE rr Y T IME take the average lead. COOL DEE P MA R GIE “When I won the second round with a 13.83, I thought he couldn’t DEE BA R BR IGH T get any faster than that,” she said. “He just got freer and ran TR I P LE SHA rp S I 95 harder.” TR I P LE R PE bb LE S Engesser, a freshman nursing student at Gillette College, credits Rowdy’s double duty at the state high school finals on a 17-second pattern with keeping him free. RIDE R : T AYLO R ENGE ss E R ; OWNE R : ENGE ss E R FAMILY ; BR EEDE R : NO T A VAILA B LE After Taylor and Rowdy made their third run on Thursday, Rowdy made the three hour trip to Belle Fourche, S.D., for the first round of the SDHSFR with Rickie. After Rickie and Rowdy made HE UNDOWN with Taylor Engesser their second run Saturday morning, it was back in the trailer for T R Rowdy—who was aided by Silver Lining Herbs and a little Previ- Cool Rowdy (“Rowdy”) cox—to make the trip back to Gillette for the short round of the 1995 Sorrel Gelding CNFR. BIT: Nondescript hackamore her dad found in the tackroom “We got there in plenty of time,” said Taylor, who hails from HEADGEA R : None Spearfish, S.D. “We just left him alone for a little while so he could SADDLE : A trophy saddle won at a Gillette barrel racing series relax.” SADDLE PAD : Impact Gel Even with the average lead going into the short round, Engesser LEG GEA R : Iconoclast knew she couldn’t rest on her laurels. FEED : COB - Corn, Oats & Barley “They were running some really fast times,” she said. “I knew HAY : Grass with Rowdy being so ratey I had to ride hard anyway. I couldn’t SU pp LEMEN ts : Silver Lining Herbs believe he ran a 13.58 (the fastest time of the week)!” AL T E R NA T IVE T HE R A P IE S : Regular Chiropractic treatments Engesser wanted to thank her coach Will LaDuke for his support. “He told his wife earlier in the week he had a feeling that I would Unfortunately for Rowdy, there was no rest for the weary as win the championship. Of course, he didn’t tell me. He said he had he had to be back in Belle Fourche for the SDHSFR short go on the same feeling when Jordan Thurston (-Miller, on the greatest col- Sunday. At the SDHSFR, Rowdy and Rickie won the first go, placed legiate goat tiers of all time) won her last national championship.” CNFR Continued on Page 4 IN THE NEWS .......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... 1st Annual Megan’s Memorial Scholarship Barrel Racers shine at Reno Rodeo The first annual Megan’s Memory Scholarships were given away There was definitely a fast track in the barrel racing Monday night to one cowboy and cowgirl at the All American Youth finals Satur- at the 95th Reno Rodeo. day in Jackson, Mississippi. Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Michele McLeod from There were 59 applicants from all over the United States, who Whitesboro, Texas, set the arena on fire when she took Slick By sent in their essays defining a true champion, but two stood out Design, known as Slick, around the cloverleaf pattern in a blazing among the rest. 16.89 seconds. That is the fastest time of the rodeo this year. It put Nineteen year old Ben Corder from Louisville, Kentucky and her in first place in the second round and in the lead in the overall Brandi Korbe from Sumrall, Mississippi were the first to receive standings with a total time of 34.41 seconds on two runs. She is $7,500 scholarship in the memory of Megan Danielle Stockstill. over a tenth of a second ahead of Shelley Morgan who also ran on The two recipients were presented a big check, a halter, and a Monday. 5Star saddle pad by Mrs.Debra Stockstill, Megan’s mother. Morgan, from Canton, Texas, had a 17.08 time in the second Corder and Korbe both share a love for the sport of barrel racing round and has a total of 34.59 on two runs. Also having great runs and horses. were Fallon Taylor from Whitesboro, Texas, Samantha Lyne from Corder plans on pursuing a degree in pharmacy, and Korbe Cotulla, Texas, and Jody Sheffield from Ogden, Utah. would like to get her degree in veterinary technology. Morgan moved into second in the overall standings here, Lyne The scholarship will help lighten the financial burden that college is in fourth and Sheffield is in fifth. Taylor is tied for sixth place. can be on a family. Taylor is highest in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association at It was very important to the recipients that they use these schol- third place. McLeod is in fifth, and Morgan is in ninth. All of these arships to make a difference and to pay it forward. women could use the Reno Rodeo as a springboard for the busy “I hope that I will be able to donate or pay back some of the summer rodeo season. money that was given to me through the scholarship,” Corder said. The Reno Rodeo is doubly important to all of the contestants Also, to live each day as if it were your last. as a Gold stop on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s “I believe everyone deserves to be a champion and to realize their Wrangler Million Dollar Tour. Nearly 700 contestants will be here dream,” Korbe said. “The Megan’s Memory Scholarship is helping through nine performances hoping to get big paychecks, tour points me realize my dream and I want to do that for others in honor of and ultimately be at the top of the leaderboard on Saturday night Megan.” and leave with the coveted championship spurs. The Megan’s Memory Scholarship was created after the untimely Current Leaders after the 4th Performance: death of barrel racer Megan Stockstill. Megan passed away a week First Round: after giving birth to her and her fiance, Talmadge Green’s son, Ster- 1 Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 17.46 ling. 2 Benette Little, Ardmore, Okla., 17.44 The death of Megan hit the barrel racing community hard, and 3 Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah, 17.49 a special group of ladies wanted to do something to keep Megan’s 4 Kelli Thouvenell, Hooper, Utah memory alive. 4 Shelley Morgan, Canton, Texas, 17.51 Carol Ann Coffey, barrel racer and wife of futurity jockey Chris 6 Michele McLeod, Whitsboro, Texas, 17.52 Coffey, and futurity jockey Leslie Willis came up with the idea of a Second Round: scholarship fund. 1 Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 16.89 “This scholarship will not only keep Megan’s legacy alive but will 2 Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 17.05 give back to youth involved in the equine industry which is some- 3 Shelley Morgan, Canton, Texas, 17.08 thing that is unique because there isn’t a whole lot in scholarships 4 Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.19 available for kids who love rodeo or timed events,” Coffey said. 5 Samantha Lyne, Cotulla, Texas, 17.28 If you are interested in applying for the scholarship the deadline 6 Kelley Carrington, Boston, Ga., 17.29. is March 30th of each year. You must be a high school senior in Total on two: good standing with a time event, barrel racing or rodeo associa- 1 Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 34.41 tion and plan to attend an accredited trade school, community, or 2 Shelley Morgan, Canton, Texas, 34.59 university college.