During the Horsemanship Competition, two judges (Bobby Berger & Bobby Marriott) judged the horses which were provided by PRCA Stock Contractors, to select the Top Horse for an award sponsored by Absorbine.
Fourteen horses were provided by these Stock Contractors:
Bennie Butler
John Smith
Sparky Dreesen
Mike Cervi
Bob Barnes
Bronc Rumford
Each horse was ridden a total of 4 times. The judges' pick for the Top Horse, who will receive a check for $200 and a plaque, was horse #9.
#9 - "Chance" is owned by Chance Ramsay and Bronc & Kate Rumford. Chance broke the horse himself and was a cowboy and loved horses and rodeo, and competed in High School Rodeo. Chance, just 19 years old, was tragically killed in a ranching accident this past summer. While gathering a bull, the bull took Chance and his horse into a lake, where he drowned. Next summer, Bronc Rumford is putting on a high school "memorial" rodeo for Chance, and the funds from this award will go towards a Chance Ramsay scholarship that will be awarded.
Two other "finalist" horses were the #12 horse owned by Bob Barnes, and who won the Top Horse Award two years ago; and the #4 horse owned by Mike Cervi, a gelding called "Lily".
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