The ABA at Circle 13 – June 30th
It was another exciting event at Circle 13.Once again we had really rank bulls against some of the best young riders. Matt Littrell started the night off aboard Circle 13’s Prince Albert and its no shame to come down early from this rank bull. Prince Albert took two huge leaps straight to the left and jerked Matt forward causing him to slap the bull. Matt jumped off and then got ready to continue the event as one of the ABA’s top bullfighters. Like the CBR’s Matt Baldwin, Matt Littrell handles both positions well. Just a postscript here for those of you who might want to become a top bullfighter, Matt Baldwin honed his talents riding and bullfighting at Circle 13 several summers ago. If you want to learn things the right way see Scott and Matt Littrell. They sure can teach you how to ride and /or be a bullfighter.
Intercollegiate champion Jon Roberts drew one of my favorite Circle 13 bulls Super Dave 1, a good spinner. The bull took one leap out then went into a right spin then jumped out of it and had Jon down early. PBR Finals Qualifier from the late nineties, Shawn Turner drew C W’s White Lightning who took two leaps straight out before going into a slow left spin away from Shawn’s hand with lots of elevation including leaps with all fours off of the ground. Shawn scored 78 and was headed to the short go.
Buck Friskillo was next to ride and he drew Marvin Littrell’s 49% Marvelous Marv who had a bad trip as he faked right and left with barely any kick and then bucked in place to unseat Buck. Circle 13’s White Demon took two long leaps out then faked left, faked right and faked left again to unseat bullfighter Brent Sisco. Colby Criswell went flying off of the explosive 14K Golddigger (Circle 13) as the bull exploded out of the chute then faked left and right several times with power. Rodeo Clown Mike Russell kept the audience laughing during breaks as he picked on Scott Littrell and others including my husband Norman in a cute little skit. Mike began by making a list of people he was going to “whoop” and finally he challenged my husband Norman to a fight in the arena during a break. Norman went out there and he was clowning around and really hamming it up. Scott kept telling Mikehe would not be able to whoop Norman, a former navy Seal but Mike kept challenging until Scott and Brent came in to back Norman up and suddenly it was the Indians against the lone white man as they pulled their cowboy hats off to reveal their Mohawks and they all let out their war whoops. The crowd roared as Mike booked it out of the arena. We were all letting out the war whoops as many of us as is the norm in about all rodeo/bull-riding events are of American Indian descent. After all the first real cowboys were Indians who were trained by the Spaniards to herd their cattle.
The next rider up was Mike’s son Josh Russell who drew Circle 13’s Joker’s Wild who took two huge leaps out then faked left hard to make Josh hit the ground. Matt Smith drew Circle 13’s Boo who didn’t have his normal trip, as he faked left then bucked straight down the arena before circling to the left with not much kick. Matt scored 71.
J.M. Cox drew my (CWR Bucking Bulls) bull TN Two Hawks who power bucked with speed as he circled to the left with his high kicks. This was the first time he has ever been rode and the score was 72.Normally he has the rider off by the fourth leap. PBR lower tier rider Altus Dieterlen drew Circle 13’s Beavis who faked left then bucked in place to get Altus down early.D.L.Goodman drew CW Ranch’s (that’s Craig Whitman Ranch not to be confused with our CWR [Cherokee Wolf Ranch]) Black Chief who took two leaps straight out then circled left to get D.L. down. We had a lot of Matt’s there, as the next to ride was NABA World Champion Matthew White aboard Circle 13’s Rimshot. The bull walked out then took two good bucking leaps before faking left then circled left alternating kick with no kick making for a harder ride. Matt scored 75.
He was followed by Zack Jackson aboard CW’s Chief Page who spun to the right away from Zach’s hand then stopped at 7 seconds and went back to bucking at 7.9. Somehow Zach scored a 79 for the ride, which I would have scored lower because of the bull stopping when he did. Zach was in complete control though.
Matt McCarley drew one of my favorite Circle 13 bulls, TNT Dynamite. I love these white spotted Plummers and Dynamite makes me think of the late Freddy Cordell’s J.D.’s Happy Hour. Unfortunately Dynamite didn’t have his normal trip and he just hop, skipped and jumped straight left but Matt scored 72. Chris Stackler drew our bull Cat Five Hurricane and was off by the fifth high kicking jump. Kevin Ables drew Circle 13’s Jordan’s Pet and was in the dirt right out of the chute as the bull put the power to him.
Jessie Perez drew Circle 13’s White Lightning who took one leap out then made a fast, sharp left turn with rear and drop and high kicks before reversing to the right to buck Jessie off. It’s no shame to come down from a great bull like this one. Now come on guys. We have Super Dave 1 and Super Dave II and now there is Beavis and Beavis 2nd.I guess it’s the George Forman trend with his sons named George 2,George 3,etc. Jarrett Melton scored 83 to take the lead when he made a great ride aboard Circle 13’s Beavis 2nd, who put some power to the hop, skip and jump trip he had before going into a fast left spin with lots of action. Jarrett, like Jessie Perez and so many others makes a point of riding at Circle 13’s practice pen on Thursday nights even when he has a two-day event on the weekend.
Super Dave 2 took one leap out before going into his fast right spin to put Shaun Mehling down early. Corey Bailey was the last rider and he scored 74 aboard Circle 13’s EG Get You Some who ran out of the chute faked left then hop, skipped and jumped straight left.
In the short go the first rider up was Matthew White aboard CW Ranch’s Big Show not to be confused with the bull of the same name you see on television. So many bulls carry the same or similar names that the only way you know who is who is normally by their number and the contractor’s name. This bull took 5 leaps straight out before spinning to the left with kick and action. Matthew scored 85 and had 160 on two head.
Zach Jackson drew Circle 13’s Buzzard Bait who took a leap straight out then circled left with high kicks and lots of power. Zach scored 79 and had 158 on two. Jarrett Melton drew Circle 13’s Full House, an 8 year old who still has it. Its no shame to come down from his as he exploded out of the chute faking left and right with power. Shawn Turner drew Denmark Biggs who turned back to the chute then jumped out of it and faked left then spun to the left with lots of action away from Shawn’s hand. Shawn scored 87 and took the lead with 165 on two head. Corey Bailey drew Circle 13’s Copenhagen Drifter, another of Scott’s explosive bulls. Even in the heat Drifter never has a bad trip. He blew out of the chute with super high kicks, took one left spin into Corey’s hand then jumped out of it and bucked straight with lots of kick and action. Corey scored 83 and finished with 158 points on two.
Shawn Turner won the event with 165 points while Matthew White was second with 160 on two. Corey Bailey and Zach Jackson tied at 158 and Jarrett Melton who won the long go was fifth. The next ABA event will be at Circle 13 on July 14th and 15th. Don’t forget to check the website for upcoming events and try and make it to the Thursday night Practice Pen and Futurities.
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