Rodeo moms – a mixture of anxiety and joy
Imagine getting a phone call that your son has been knocked unconscious by a bull and he is at the hospital. Now, imagine being at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on the edge of your seat as your 22-year-son is poised to win a bull riding world championship. That is the range of experiences in Julie Silcox’s life. She is the mother of reigning World Champion Bull Rider Wes Silcox of Payson, Utah. Full Story ...
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Tie-down roper Stran Smith, after winning his third ProRodeo Wrangler Tour stop in Red Bluff, Calif. The nine-time Wrangler NFR qualifer has survived heart and shoulder surgery and the loss of his No. 1 horse, Topper. Smith lives in Childress, Texas, with wife, Jennifer, and sons, Stone and Scout.
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| Rank | Name | City | State | Earnings |
| 1 |
Steven Dent
| Mullen, | NE | $ 65,010 |
| 2 |
Justin McDaniel
| Porum, | OK | $ 45,546 |
| 3 |
Kelly Timberman
| Mills, | WY | $ 40,762 |
| 4 |
Dusty LaValley
| Crooked Creek, | AB | $ 40,243 |
| 5 |
Jessy Davis
| Payson, | UT | $ 37,834 |
| 6 |
Bobby Mote
| Culver, | OR | $ 33,151 |
| 7 |
Royce Ford
| Briggsdale, | CO | $ 32,957 |
| 8 |
Will Lowe
| Canyon, | TX | $ 32,379 |
| 9 |
Wes Stevenson
| Kaufman, | TX | $ 29,642 |
| 10 |
Tom McFarland
| Wickenburg, | AZ | $ 24,552 |
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