The WRANGLER Horse and Rodeo News is an equine and rodeo publication with circulation in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, Utah and Idaho.
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2 • The WRANGLER • May, 2024 It doesn't matter if a cowboy resides in the mountainsides or the flats, as long as it's warm and there is a place to lay his hat. – Anonymous In This Issue Advertiser Index Features & Columns Association News Breaking It Down w/ Speed Williams ........................................... 7 Moving South: The Great Roper Migration .......................... 10 The Judge: Court is in Session ...................................................... 16 Breaking the Silence of the Cowboy Code ............................. 24 Back When They Bucked ............................................................... 32 The Power of Perseverance w/ Buckeye Farms .................... 38 From the Start: The Yates Family Discusses the Progression of the Futurity Scene .................................... 54 The WRANGLER, Futurity Focused Equine News P.O. 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Box 360 Edgerton, WY 82635 PUBLISHERS Miles & Alicia Werner (307) 262-3554 • alicia@thewrangler.com EDITOR Raegen DeLancey 307-630-4821 • raegen@thewrangler.com AD & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR KL Collmorgen (307) 851-5107 • ads@thewrangler.com Find Full Calendar of Events on Page 53 2 Heart Barrel Racing .................................................... 20 Big Country Select Horse Sale ..................................... 12 Billadeau Quarter Horses ...................................................... 5 Blevins Buckles ...................................................................... 52 Bowman Livestock Auction ................................................ 29 Breeders Challenge ......................................................... 8 & 9 Carl's Trailer Sales .................................................. 18 Clark & Associates .............................................................. 2 COBIT .................................................................................... 23 Cody Nite Rodeo............................................................... 26 Corn Husker Futurity ..................................................... 21 Cross Country Ranch ................................................... 15 Deer Creek Roping Club ............................................... 19 Dennis' Moment ................................................................ 36 Dubois Friday Night Rodeo ...................................... 29 Encampment Woodchoppers Jamboree and Rodeo 29 Evanston Rodeo Series ................................................... 22 Fastback Ropes ..................................................................... 6 Fort Ranch Production Sale .............................................. 14 Full House Horse Sale ............................................................ 1 Gist Silversmiths ................................................................ 22 Hot Heels .............................................................................. 12 Jackie Jensen Photography ............................................. 52 King Saddlery ...................................................................... 52 Laramie Jubilee Days ................................................ 13 Legend Butte's Horse Sale ............................................... 23 LOTRA Pioneer Days Rodeo ............................................... 19 Lynda Ottun Barrel Race .......................................... 20 National Arapaho Rodeo ................................................ 27 Next Level Wellness ........................................................... 40 Open Spear Ranch ............................................................ 56 Overland Stampede ............................................................ 26 Platte River Rodeo ............................................................ 23 Roper Sports News ............................................................ 22 Royal Crown ....................................................................... 34 Savannah Freeze Equine Insurance .............................. 30 Speed Williams ............................................................... 12 The Rodeo Ranch Thermopolis Pro Rodeo ....................................................... 4 Usher Brand ......................................................................... 57 Visit Cheyenne ................................................................ 31 Women of the Wild West Horse Sale ................................ 13 WQHA Cowboy Summer Classic ................................. 48 Wyoming All Breeds Racing Association .................. 37 Wyotech ..................................................................................28 Zeke Grižth Calves for Sale ............................................. 52 Historic Saddle Club ........................................................... 41 Colorado Junior Rodeo Assoc. ............................ 42 Cowboy State Stock Horse Assoc. .................... 44 Lander Old Timers Rodeo Assoc. .................. 45 Central Wyoming Cutting Club ............................... 46 Wyoming Quarter Horse Assoc. .............................. 47 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Assoc. ..................... 49 Wyoming Junior Rodeo Assoc. ......................... 51