Well I showed up in Calgary yesterday after going to 10 rodeos in 2 provinces and 6 states in about 7 days and was ready for the chance to sit in one spot for more than a few hours! We got here just in time to watch the last performance of Saddle bronc rideing for pool A and I’m glad we did. The broncs were outstanding and the cowboys did a great job of matching them jump for jump. One of my traveling partners, Jeff Willert won the round with an 89 and sneaked into the Sunday short-go so he was pretty happy about that.
After a well needed good nights rest we checked into the office and found out what our draw for the day would be. I ended up with Calgary Stampede’s John Wayne. I got on him in Edmonton at the Canadian Finals last fall and knew just how good of a draw he was. I was 85.5 on him today and that was good enough for a second place. Cody Wright blew the rest of the pack away with an awesome 91 point ride on Kesler’s Cool Alley, the multi-time bucking horse of Canada and the World. It was a good day of bronc riding all the way around. Our pool has some great cowboys in it so it is going to be a challenge but I hope I am continued to be blessed with great draws the rest of the week and can secure a spot in the finals on Sunday. With the great weather and huge crowds it looks like its going to be a fun week!
Chet Johnson
