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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July, 2024 • The WRANGLER • 37 the aggregate. His performance qualified him to the NFR Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado this July. After a summer on his permit, Weston returned to Clarendon. He stayed busy, balancing being a student in the welding program with college and professional rodeos. Not only was he in the money at the permit and circuit finals, he also pulled checks at CINCH World's Toughest Rodeo, RODEO HOUSTON, and came away with over $20,000 at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. More recently, he won the Battle Born Broncs in Fallon, Nevada, the third rookie in three years to win the bareback riding. However, there was one win that Weston might remember best. In April at Fort Worth's Cowtown Coliseum, he was crowned winner of the Resistol Rookie Roundup after an 85-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo Company's Night Star. Currently, Weston leads the Resistol Rookie of the Year standings, but is primarily focused on the NFR. "One thing I like to tell myself is 'focus on the big wins and let the little wins fall into place.' Mason Stuller, Kade Berry and I are all going for Rookie of the Year, but all of us, our main goal is to make the finals. It's a very cool accolade that all three of us are wanting, so it'll be cool to see how that plays out," said Weston. So far, this method has been working out. Weston won the bareback in the Southwest region, over 100 points ahead of second place. On his second trip to Casper, he split first in Round 1 with teammate Wacey Schalla and Bradlee Miller of Sam Houston State University. He won Round 2, placed second in Round 3, and split fourth four ways in the short go. With an aggregate score of 321.00 on four, and a total of 342.5 points, almost 100 ahead of second place, Weston notched his second CNFR Championship. He also was the only winner of the World Champion's Rodeo Alliance College Trifecta, and for that took home a $10,000 check. Weston will not be returning to college in the fall and will rodeo professionally full time. As a rookie, he's still learning the ropes. He is also rodeoing on his Canadian card, wherein his method is to "point the truck towards the Canadian border and see where I end up." Outside of making the NFR, this coming year one of Weston's goals is to keep his qualifications up and get into high dollar performances. "I really want to go about my rodeo career as a business and promote myself, promote the sport of rodeo, and enjoy it. It's not going to last forever, I am just starting but I know that, so I want to enjoy it and take it all in while I can." said Weston. This year, he looks to make the National Finals Rodeo. Down the line, there are gold buckles on his mind. When asked if we were looking at world champion material, Bret Franks, maker of many NFR qualifiers, promised that he wouldn't bet against him. Weston's season can be followed on Instagram: @westontimberman. Above: Wacey Schalla & Weston Timberman with their accolades, post CNFR. Photo courtesy of Weston. Below: Weston Timberman at the CNFR. Photo Credit: Kristin Bullard Photography