Equine
The Goldseekers
By Krista Lucas
Each summer, Woodward, Okla., draws a crowd from near and far for the annual rodeo and Cudd Quarter Horse production and consignment sale. This year, the sale featured stand out barrel and rope horse prospects as well as finished cow and ranch horses.
Cudd Quarter Horses is owned and operated by Renee Jane Cudd. Renee and her husband Bob have been leading breeders of American Quarter Horse Association ranch and roping horses for over 30 years. After the passing of her husband in 2005, Renee continued to raise horses that have the ability to do it all.
The ranch bases their breeding around two proven sires, Leo Goldseeker and King W Goldseeker. Both stallions are grandsons of the great Three Bars and pass down their super dispositions, big hips and pretty heads. Leo Goldseeker is a proven sire of halter and performance winners and has two halter points, one heading point and one western pleasure point himself.
The Goldseeker line prides itself in producing working horses with looks, speed, performance and brains. At the sale this year, over 60 two-year-olds from the Goldseeker lineage were offered for sale, along with 100 consignment horses.
Buyers at the 2017 sale were not disappointed. There was something for everyone of all sizes, colors and almost all were started to ride. Offspring by some of the biggest names in the horse industry were offered for sale. The high seller was a two-year-old red roan stallion named Metallic Charlie. The young stallion came from the Cudd ranch and was sired by the famous Metallic Cat and out of a Freckles Playboy mare. During the sale, he showed his natural athletic ability and brought $20,000.
To read more pick up a copy of the September 2017 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
The American Western Weekend on March 8-9 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, was a weekend full of rodeo competition that fans looked forward to for the past 10 years. The night of the American rodeo is something cowboys and cowgirls have worked hard for, in order to have a chance to win a $1,000,000 prize.
The top five from the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo were invited to compete alongside five contenders. The invitees were vying for a $100,000 paycheck for first place, and if a qualifier won their event and was the only qualifier to do so, he or she walked away with $1,000,000.
In the bareback riding, Kade Sonnier, Keenan Hayes, Jess Pope, and Tilden Hooper made it out of the long round of 10 to advance to the final four-shootout round. WNFR qualifier, Sonnier, made a 90.5-point ride on Agent Lynx to win the $100,000.
To read more, pick up a copy of the May issue of NTFR. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Phillip Kitts
The mystique and imagined glory of the rodeo road call many young people’s names. As they grow up, they watch the greats of the sport run from rodeo to rodeo and occasionally land on the television giving the perception of the rockstar lifestyle.
No, the glory of the rodeo road is not as grand as, say, the National Football League or the National Basketball Association, but being an athlete competing in front of the yellow chutes of Vegas is just as big a deal, and in every way, can be compared to competing in a Super Bowl.
However, things sure are different in the rodeo world. Let us take a minute and talk about what seem to be simple things in life that impact rodeo and rodeo athletes that in no way would make a difference to the big-money sports.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Garrett Metcalf, DVM
It is common for horse owners to have a horse with a wound or laceration at some point in their life. Sometimes small lacerations can be perceived as benign, inconsequential problems that do not need immediate veterinary attention and are managed by the owners or trainers initially. Unfortunately, these simple-looking wounds can involve very important anatomical structures that can lead to serious infections that can be life-threatening or, at best career-limiting, for the horse.
Large wounds tend to get all the attention from owners or trainers because when they occur they are so obvious and visually appalling that medical attention is sought almost immediately. Those types of large wounds can be devastating, but they often involve the upper body regions of the horse, which heal better and often don’t involve structures such as joints or tendons.
To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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