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Roping Division Women’s Professional Rodeo Association 431 S. Cascade Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone (719) 447-4726 • Fax (719) 447-4631 www.wpra.com Roping Division Roping Division The Roping Division features the best approved and co-approved events, are kept just heeling) and placed fourth in the heading and at 55.9 seconds and won $1,966 apiece. Hobbs female ropers in the WPRA competing in team like they are in the barrel racing division. At fifth in the breakaway averages during World finished second in the world standings. roping (header and heeler), tie-down roping the end of the year, the WPRA hosts a World Finals competition. In the breakaway roping, Hobbs won a go and breakaway roping. World titles are award- Finals featuring top competitors from each of “We had an awesome time,” Hobbs says with a 2.1 second run, placed in another and ed in each division as well as in the all-around the roping events that gives each competitor of the World Finals. “I traveled with Jaymee finished fifth in the average after roping four category in which a competitor competes in one last chance to win enough money to cap- Roach, Se’Vette Early and [Hobbs’ boyfriend] calves in 11.7 seconds. She collected $1,255 more than one event winning more money than ture a world title. Clayton Hass. Everybody made money so it in the breakaway and finished third in the final the rest of the field. This section features the 2011 World was good!” world standings. Sporting a small but loyal membership Champions as well as listings of past cham- Hobbs’ run to her first team roping champi- She banked an impressive $6,071 in official (that is currently growing in numbers and pions not only in the roping events but in the onship began in February at the famed Wildfire 2011 earnings during three days of roping com- events), the women of the Roping Division roughstock events of bareback riding and bull Ladies Open to the World Roping held in petition in Lincoln. The closest cowgirl to her have the opportunity to compete at events all riding, when that was offered through the Salado, Texas. Teaming with super tough heeler total was her partner Raley, who earned $4,380. over the United States in search of a world title. WPRA. Annette Hinkle, Hobbs won the roping for Roach finished third in the final All Around Standings, based on money won at the $12,930 in earnings. She added to her lead standings. at the Spicer Gripp Memorial in August and “That’s pretty cool,” Hobbs said of having walked into Lincoln with an insurmountable the ladies who are challenging her for the All- Jackie Hobbs takes home All-Around and $9,000 lead over Jacque Woolman. Around title also be her partners. It’s one of the On the coronation run to the World title in the quirks of rodeo in the WPRA that competitors Team Roping Header world titles in 2011 heading, Hobbs partnered with friend and haul- for the All-Around title often find themselves ing partner Roach. The pair placed in two go roping together. By Jolee Lautaret rounds and landed fourth in the average. Hobbs Perhaps Hobbs’ favorite part of the week was hampionships pile up fast when you stuffed another $724 into her Wranglers and on the surprising effort of her six-year-old gelding double them up each year. Just ask top of her year-end landslide win. T-Boy, registered as DS Sassy Shiner. C Stephenville, Texas, cowgirl Jackie She finished the season with $17,084, nearly “He is my pride and joy!” Hobbs says, noting Hobbs. Hobbs came to the WPRA for the first $10,000 ahead of the Reserve Champ, ironi- that she rode the gelding in Lincoln in the tie time in 2006, claiming the Rookie of the Year cally her partner Roach. down, breakaway and heading. “I had never tie title in the Tie Down Roping. For the fourth straight year, Hobbs domi- down roped on him in competition before that She was just getting warmed up. nated the tie down roping, winning three of four week. We took him to a jackpot on Tuesday and Beginning in 2008, Hobbs has claimed two rounds and taking her fourth average win in paid them to rope three practice calves and left WPRA World titles a year and added another her favorite event. She tied four calves in 48.9 for Lincoln the next day.” two to her resume during the 2011 WPRA seconds, fifteen seconds ahead of 2011 World Hobbs trains horses for a living and has World Finals Rodeo held in Lincoln, Neb. Champ Kari Woodall. Hobbs banked $2,126 always been a fan of the equine athletes in the She now holds eight titles and her fourth All- in the tie down roping alone to finish as the sport. Around title puts her in rare company in the Reserve Champion. “He worked so good. I am proud of him.” history of the WPRA. Only three cowgirls Roping behind Wyoming’s Willow Raley, In addition, Hobbs had high praise for the have won more All-Around championships: Hobbs claimed her second straight win in the WPRA’s introduction of the Bonus Round for Wanda Bush (9), Jackie Worthington (6) and JJ team roping average at the World Finals (the the top finishers in the final world standings Hampton (6). first came as a header for World Champ Lari in each of the roping events. Held during the Hobbs had the World title for Heading in the Dee Guy in 2010). Saturday night performance, the Bonus Round bag without roping a steer but the All-Around “This was the first time I had roped with offered a chance to showcase the WPRA’s best title was decided at the Finals. Without any Willow,” said Hobbs who is sponsored by ropers. all-around qualifying events prior to the World Equibrand, Ariat and Redmond Rock Minerals. “It was a blast,” Hobbs laughs. “It was one Finals, the event became a sudden death roping Jackie Hobbs now holds eight titles and with four “I went to Cheyenne (Frontier Days) this year time, sudden death, no average so no safetying match to see who would claim pro rodeo’s most of them being all-around titles, which puts her to watch Clayton (a PRCA steer wrestler). I up. It was just go as fast as you can. It was so coveted title. in rare company in the history of the WPRA. Only watched Willow rope there and thought that much fun.” Roping in all four disciplines (tie down, three cowgirls have won more All-Around cham- was awesome.” Raley has her PRCA card and Hobbs looked like she was having fun. The breakaway, team roping – heading and heel- pionships: Wanda Bush (9), Jackie Worthington (6) often competes at pro rodeos with her husband, Bonus Round was the “Jackie Hobbs Show” as ing) the tough all-around hand demonstrated and JJ Hampton (6). Presenting her awards are Aaron. Hobbs won every event with the fastest times exactly why she is the now four-time WPRA WPRA President Jimmie Munroe (left) and Roping Raley and Hobbs placed in all four rounds of posted all week in every event. In the break- All-Around World Champ. Director Jessica Moore (right). WPRA Photo by competition in Lincoln en route to winning the away, her 2.0 took the victory. In the tie down, Hobbs won two events (tie down roping and Peggy Gander average. They stopped the clock on four steers she broke the 10 second mark at 9.4 seconds. Roping Division Again behind Raley, she took the team roping “It means a ton to me,” says Hobbs of the for 6.1 seconds of work. On Saturday alone, heading title. “But I would like to win a title in Hobbs earned another $750. every event before I am done.” With three tie While obviously the All-Around title is still down titles and now the heading, Hobbs can Hobbs’ favorite to win, the driven cowgirl has set her sights on the heeling and breakaway to set a goal to win titles in all her events. complete her resume. Perhaps in 2012. Guy Successfully Defends Team Roping Heeling World Title By Jolee Lautaret f roping championships were rocks, Lari for the second straight year, Guy attacked the Lari Dee Guy roped her way to her second straight team roping heeling world title at the 2011 WPRA World Dee Guy could have built several castles by World Finals with her usual determination. Finals Rodeo. Guy, of Abilene, Texas, collected $9,108 in season earnings heeling behind Barrie Smith, Inow. The Abilene, Texas cowgirl is one of Heeling for Tibba Smith, she placed in two go Se’Vette Early and Tibba Smith, whom she roped with in Lincoln, Neb. WPRA photo by Peggy Gander the most accomplished ropers of our time and rounds and took home third in the average to top professional cowboys like PRCA World I might try heading and see how that goes. I’ve has collected more than her share of champion- add $1,483 to her season total. Champion Trevor Brazile. got some head horses around here and I head ships. “I’ve known her since she was real little Having Brazile’s head horse around the every day in the practice pen. It all just depends Though she had won at every level from and she has helped me a lot through the years, barn has Guy thinking in a new direction for on the horses.” junior rodeo up, Guy didn’t join the WPRA riding horses for me,” Guy says of Smith, who the 2012 season.