Bull Notes - Winnsboro, LA
Deep South Rodeo
Aug 2001

Herd: Classic Pro Rodeo - Scotty Lovelace

The thing about this herd that's really nice is that there isn't much chance of drawing a dud. At Winnsboro, there were very few bulls out Friday and Saturday that didn't lick it around and around within a few jumps. Several young bulls in the mix that looked pretty good. The horses were outstanding, although in the mud Saturday night, several of them lost their footing.

I didn't get to see the Thursday night perf, but from the looks of the sheets, it was loaded with bull talent. If you are planning on working Marshall, might try to work it on Thursday. If you are a lefty, you might be able to make a living following Scotty around, since nearly every bull here spun to the left.

This rodeo featured at least one committee man per contestant I think. Winnsboro has only been PRCA sanctioned for a few years, but this is an annual rodeo that has been going on so long that some of the committee members are probably the GRANDSONS of the original committee members.

Friday Aug 10th 2nd Perf & Saturday Aug. 11 3rd Perf:

The Classic Spinners

112 Little Johnny (L)
Fri. -- Shadin Vincent:
Just a bull. Little longhorn cross looking critter. Spun to the left, no tricks, just nice. Maybe a little too nice to place deep on.

Sat -- Jamie Murry (?):
Think this was a RR. Looks like Jamie had 581 drawn, but he was cripped. Didn't get to see much of 112.. about half a jump.

-23 Crimson Clover (R)
Fri. -- Corey Melton:
Really a NICE spinner.... "Quaaack quack... spur me please. I am a longhorn and I like to spin around and around to the left." Look out for this Corey Melton kid... rides good. 75 pts here.

Sat. -- Wade Anders:
"Quaaaackkkkkk..... Ouch! - The guy in the fake zebra fur hat is spurring me... oh, there's the whistle... thank goodness... I can stop now."

P14 Marshall Dillon (L)
Fri -- Bo Spacek:
One horned paint bull turned back right there to the left. Moved forward a little and didn't kick enough. One of the draggier ones in the draw. Kind of dropping his shoulder to the inside every round. Unseated Bo around 6 sec.

131 Powder Keg (L)
Fri. -- Doug Vincent:
Little charbray with short horns went a couple and around to the left. Stood on his nose and hop-skipped a little, and looked pretty good. Got Doug on the turnback.

008 Boot Scoot (L)
Sat. -- Ethan Russell:
Another small horned bull, this one GOT IT ON to the left. Pretty close, pretty fast, and pretty hot tempered. Not so good in the chute.

524 Hard Candy (L)
Sat. -- Carlos Aguayo
Young black & white paint muley licked it right in the latch to the left. Might be a prospect.

92 Chip Shot (L)
Sat. -- Wasey Granger
Another young black & white paint. Looks like a horned brother to 524. Chip Shot went a few and around to the left blowing and kicking. For a little young bull, he really bucked. Lots of heart. You could see gave it all he had. Cool little bull.

35 Pounder (L)
Sat. -- Cody Russell
Pounder has been around the block a time or two. Another day at the office for him. Right there to the left, and not quite enough kick, but still good enough to place on. Easier for a lefty to ride.

J2 Tate (R)
Sat. -- Sonny Badolato
Good little red bull, he likes the left, but is not just a spinner. He's out there a couple and gets his butt in the air pretty good. Little bit of walk on the front end, but not enough to shake you too bad.

75 Hole in the Wall Fri (R)
Fri. -- J.D. McMichael
Skinny red motley face bull with long horns. Not so hot on friday night.... kind of back and forth across the front of the let out gate wagging his head. Like he couldn't find his spot. A clunker.

Sat. -- Jason Dowdy
Turned back to the... I can't remember, but I'd guess it was left...? Still pretty draggy, wagging his head. His head bucks harder than the rest of him.

99 Hub Cap (L)
Sat. -- Chris McMullen
This bull is not short, he's vertically challenged. Doesn't have to bend over very far to get at the short grass. Looked pretty strong... plenty of up and down. About two and around to the right. Looked like he might be going to jump out of it, but it could have been because the Chris was coming off to that side right then.

The Texas Tiger Striped Toro-nadoes

There has been a lot of interest in bucking bull breeding lately... this blood line vs. the that one, etc... The one cattle breeder who has had the biggest impact on bull riding for the longest time was the guy who first decided to breed a Hereford to a Brahma. I don't know that this happened in Texas, but I'd be willing to bet an abandoned oil well that it did.

The result of this Texan's experiment was the first brindle horned bull, who no doubt soon grew to 1940 lbs or so (40 lbs of that being horns), and laid waste to every fence panel and gate on the place. The brindle horned bulls that followed him soon proved to be ideally suited to living in the Texas desert, and thrived on a diet of tumbleweeds, rocks and the occasional rattlesnake.

After some Texans got liquored up one day and invented bull riding (again, I'm not sure this happened in Texas, but it makes perfect sense...), it was only a matter of time before the brindles found their true calling. Your typical Texas born and bred Braford brindle horned bull is to bull riding what the Jeep was to the Army in World War II. Old faithful. They get the job done. Not all of them are good bulls... few turn out to be duck spinners, and most of them, like Texans, don't fight fair. If it weren't for the Texas High Horned Brindle, bull rider careers would probably be a lot longer.

23 Goldberg (R)
Fri. -- Randall Hinote
Goldberg looks like the poster bull for Texas. Maybe 1600 - 1700 lbs, brindle, bald face, high horns and all. First time I've seen him since he grew up. He was a pretty waspy as a young bull. Here, he pulled a patented brindle trick.. Long jump right out of there, then a looong jump looking to the right... and then WHOOFED it around to the left hard with a short hop and lots of kick. Got Randall's heels on the turnback. Enough bull to win the rodeo on if you can hang.

15 Slim Jim (L)
Fri -- Mickey Owens
Flat horned brindle is usually a pretty bucky bull, but in typical brindle fashion, he had a bad day here. Kind of lunged forward back and forth and didn't kick.

130 Lickety Split (L)
Sat. -- Bryant Pierce
Looked like the strongest bull at the rodeo. Couple of high hard ones right out of there and got Bryant on the turnback. Didn't get to see enough. Threw Tyler off Thursday night, they said.

22 Alien (R)
Fri. -- Steven Burlin
Not a 100% Texas brindle... has some Longhorn or Mexican fighting bull in the mix. Didn't come around, but bucked hard. This little hard bodied bull is really good when he turns back. Usually goes out there a little ways.

Sat. -- ??
Must've been in the RR, since he was out again Saturday, but not on the day sheet. Either that or he has a twin. Same trip... snappy, but never came around.

H1 Rush (R)
Sat. -- Chad Eubanks
Flat horned version of Texas's Public Enemy # 1 did not have a good day. Spun to the left, but was weak and jumped out of it... almost stopped. This bull is still a young one though, and has shown a lot of promise this year.

The Not-Classic Spinners

A few head out in the Friday perf that are not part of the regular Classic Herd.

57 Milo (L)
Fri. -- Chad Lovern
This is a mousy colored muley that used to be a PBR duck, and is now just a plain old duck. Turned back left, out of it, then back the same way. Just nice. From Bobby Gus Miller out of Byram, MS.

007 Batman (L)
Fri -- Jonathan Gentry
Another Miller bull... this one a black motley faced muley. Pretty cool little bull - spun to the left right there.

102 Tater (L)
Little red motley faced muley from Mr. Miller. Turned back to the right and was not as strong as 007.

14 Smiley (L)
Fri. -- Stewart Duck
Black & white horned paint bull that spun to the left pretty flat.

X1 Egor (R)
Fri. -- Jackie Patton
A Tyler Fowler bull... rangy looking brindle with nubby horns. Bucked good... went about two and was coming around to the left pretty nice when he dumped his guy.

XO Emerald Coast (R)
Fri. -- Shawn Robinson
Another Tyler Fowler critter. Looks like a carbon copy of the other one. Think they bucked him too close to the fence, because he got into it trying to come around to the left. Pretty bucky looking... not just a spinner. Got Shawn, who was 85 on Harper's 122 at Crossett the night before. Both of Tyler's bulls bucked about 100 times better than the rest of his herd. At least the ones that I saw.

Slade Long
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