9/20/15 Final day of TMRA finals started
at 10AM. Up early and on the road at 8 with Spillmans. My parents came back to
watch Jayden on this day their 47th wedding anniversary. It was
another beautiful day, except for a few honey bees that liked to buzz around us.
The rodeo took longer as each of the little bull riders had to pick their bull
for the final ride. The spectators were down, likely they were only the family of
participants. Jayden did not have her best run today. We were all hoping this
one would be her golden run. After coming around the first barrel, her horse
went wide, then swayed out. She had to dig her spur in his side and that caused
him to kick out. That I had never seen before. He did it to the tune of the music,
at that very moment the song was saying, “Now Kick” and he did. It was
disappointing and frustrating, because she knows what Ace is capable of. All in
all it was a good weekend and she had a blast. The girls met new people and
enjoyed every bit of the weekend. They were sad it was all over. By November, she got her TMRA coat. It is pretty sharp and Jayden is proud to wear it. Pizza Ranch was our stop on
the way home, then everyone rested. Later we heard about Johnny. We left the
youth rodeo finals. Johnny Hopkins was getting ready to load his mini bulls.
Turns out near Boxholm, his truck caught on fire. He was quick to let his bulls
out in a ditch and tried to unload his truck before flames destroyed it. Nobody
was hurt, but a lot of riding helmets, vests, gear, and equipment was
destroyed along with the truck completely destroyed.
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