In fact, he spent a good portion of the '90s packing a rigging bag and nodding his head alongside many of the most celebrated bull riders of all time. 

During his bull-riding career, Page drew the notorious blonde, bomber Bodacious a stunning three times. In that respect, the six-time PBR Stock Contractor of the Year is the only person to know Bodacious from both a rider's perspective and a breeder.

"The first time I got on Bo was at Edmond, Okla., at an IPRA rodeo in '90 or '91," Page said. "He smashed my face pretty good on the way up."

The next time Page drew the bull was at his hometown rodeo in Ada, Okla., at a $1,000-added PRCA event. While $1,000 seems like peanuts for getting on a bucker that usually sent his rider to the emergency room, Page didn't hesitate to cowboy up.

"I guess it just depends on how good of a rider you are, as to whether you like bulls with his genetics and bucking characteristics or not."

He still remembers it with plenty of color. 

"K.J. Pletcher had his face smashed pretty good and had this big, green helmet he'd been wearing. I don't know how, but they talked me into wearing it," Page remembers. "Then just like before, Bo hit me again, but this time on the way down, right in the helmet.

"So then the helmet spins around on my head. I could've killed those guys for talking me into wearing that helmet. I couldn't see where I was or how to even get to the fence with this helmet on sideways. I was trying to see out the earhole. It was pretty embarrassing with the whole town there to watch me."

Page's luck didn't get any better when it came to drawing the bovine nobody wanted to get on the very next weekend at Athens, Texas. The bull rider couldn't believe it when they told him he had drawn Bodacious a third time.

"When I called back and they told me I drew him again, back-to-back weekends, I said, 'You got to be kidding me!' So, this time, I got me a game plan together," Page said.

Although Page doesn't think Bodacious bucked as hard the second time around, his friends that were present all disagreed. 

"I didn't think he bucked as hard as he usually did," Page said. "These guys say he did, but either way he was still up and down and circled around to the out gates. He still hit me in the face again on the way down."

However, this out had a much different outcome. There was no comedic overtone; just that of disappointment. 

D&H Cattle Co.'s H.D. Page attempts to ride Bodacious in 1990.

Page ended up staying aboard the infamous bull, but to his dismay one judge called him for a slap and disqualified him. 

"I was going to be 90-something on one side and on the other the judge said I slapped him. I'm not too sure that I did though. Especially since that judge didn't particularly like me," laughed Page. 

Hating Bodacious as a draw from a rider's perspective is one thing, but judging him as a producer is another. Since Page is the only person to both climb aboard the bucker and also to haul bulls that have Bodacious' blood pumping through their veins, nobody could give more insight into this multidimensional bovine. 

"I wasn't real high on him as a producer initially, but I've seen some pretty good stuff out of him-especially his daughters," Page said. "Most of the Bo offspring are pretty droppy. Some guys like that style - up and down with a lot of drop, but some prefer bulls that are a little smoother.

"I guess it just depends on how good of a rider you are, as to whether you like bulls with his genetics and bucking characteristics or not."

Page agrees with many other industry opinions when it comes to Bodacious' production performance as a sire. He knows there's a large amount of Bodacious' blood out there from which success stories have been plucked.

Nonetheless, Page is one of a handful of contractors who can also appreciate what it takes to promote a bucker as a sire. 

"I mean there was a lot of his genetics out there, but nobody promoted a bull better than (Bob) Tallman promoted Bo," Page said. "He really pushed that bull to be a prominent sire."

Page has hauled a good number of Bodacious' descendants, many of them produced by his daughters, on the Built Ford Tough Series.

One of the most celebrated bulls is 77 Hustler. The most recent D&H Cattle Company bull is a great example of the power of Bodacious' genetics. 

Footnote: Sammy Andrews' Bodacious was the very first bucking bull ever registered and boasts ABBI #10000708. Bodacious, who passed away in 2000, has 23 sons with professional outs, earning him the top spot on the all-time producing sire's list.

For more info on ABBI, visit AmericanBuckingBull.com and  BackSeatBuckers.com.

I also played baseball for one year, ran track for three years and rodeoed at the same time.

When I ran track my freshman year, I ran for my dad. I then played baseball for an open team and I rodeoed also.

I was really lucky my parents were there for me and supported me. I didn't have a driver's license so they drove me around a bunch.

I think wrestling is the best sport for bull riding. It teaches you a lot about yourself. I am a really big fan of wrestling. Just the lessons that you learn from wrestling will change your life. There is a reason why a lot of people have succeeded in rough stock sports who were wrestlers.

Despite playing all of those sports, I actually didn't settle on bull riding. I went to Northwest College in Powell, Wyo. on a rodeo scholarship. I had the option to either compete in rodeos in college or I could wrestle and go to rodeos, but I was going to get the same scholarship no matter what I did. So I chose just to compete in rodeos and I was doing all six events: calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc, bareback and bull riding.

I really didn't know what the PBR was until I was in college. We didn't have more than three TV channels in the house I grew up in until I was a senior in high school. I had old video tapes of the PBR Finals and actually the first ride that I really remember is J.W. Hart getting on Erkel. It was a video tape and I remember watching that and thinking I really want to do that - when I look back now it was more of a life changing moment than most.

I got my first big lick in the PBR. The PBR is where I won my first real big chunk of change and that's why I continued pursuing that earlier on in my career. After I went to the college finals for two years, I was in college for three, the PBR kind of settled in and that's what I kept pursuing.

If I wasn't bull riding right now I would be teaching. That's what I went to college for and that's what my parents do. I like to help kids and help them progress. I would prefer to teach health and fitness education. My specialty in the classroom was the weight training and physical education part.

I was substitute teaching third graders for a little while. That will wear you out more than anything.

Connect with Shane on Twitter @wa_sproctor_nc

Alves is awaiting a crucial letter of authorization to travel from U.S. immigration officials. The 25-year-old applied for green card status and the only way he can travel internationally outside of the U.S. is with this documentation.

His wife and children have received their letters.

Alves' letter could show up any day, or take the entire summer to arrive, according to Alves and several other sources.

There is no expected date of arrival and no way of knowing when it will arrive.

The Pilar do Sul, Brazil, native is free to return home at any time. However, if Alves were to travel without the document he would be refused reentry into the U.S. at his time of return.

This is a similar issue that previously affected Fabiano Vieira when he unknowingly returned to Brazil without the same authorization to travel last year.

Alves will compete in two Touring Pro Division events this weekend. The right-handed rider will be in Paris, Texas, on Friday and Uvalde, Texas, on Saturday and Sunday.

Jeff Robinson confirmed that in the event Alves does not receive his documentation in time for next week's event in Brazil that he will also be in the draw for the TPD event in Asheville, N.C., on May 31 and June 1.

J.W. Hart confirmed that Alves is entered in Hart's TPD event on June 8 in Decatur, Texas.

Alves and his family reside in Decatur.

However, once Alves receives the proper documentation he is expected to immediately return to Brazil for the remainder of the Built Ford Tough Series summer break.

Follow Keith Ryan Cartwright on Twitter @PBR_KRC

What's another $40,000?

Hart exchanged several tweets with Pistol Robinson on Thursday afternoon that resulted in Hart giving the veteran bull rider 40-1 odds in a matchup with Bushwacker, as long as Robinson put up a minimum of $1,000.

Robinson (@PistolRobinson) tweeted, "@hart_jw you best pull him outta the draw!"

However, the back-and-forth stalled once Hart replied, "So it's a bet??"

Robinson finally posted, "40/1 odds against my 1,000 to ride bushwacker at your event! It's a bet."

The dust up came about because of a tweet sent by Hart on Wednesday afternoon: 

"Guys that are chasin points to stay on tour or win a world title and don't have the guts to enter an event with rank bulls are spineless!!!"

Hart first exchanged messages Thursday with PBR bullfighter Shorty Gorham (@ShortyGorham) in which the two used terms like "gutless," "cowards" and "ducking off."

Robinson's father Darrell asked if the two thought their words were "harsh" and that's when Hart and the younger Robinson began tweeting of a challenge involving the 2011 World Champion Bull.

The J.W. Hart PBR Challenge will take place on Saturday, June 8 in Decatur, Texas, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the 10th anniversary event are available at www.wcchallenger.org or by calling 800-514-3849.

Hart concluded the bet by tweeting, "I like your style."

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"PBR 20/20" is the 90-minute TV series that debuted May 1 on RFD-TV and features the best moments from the past 20 years in Professional Bull Riders history. The show airs weekly on RFD-TV every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

FamilyNet viewers can sample the broadcast this Memorial Day from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Fans and viewers will be able to relive key events in PBR history, including a one-hour special dedicated to reflecting on the sport's 20 greatest nights with PBR co-founder and Livestock Director Cody Lambert and two-time PBR World Champion Justin McBride.

Monday's Memorial Day marathon will highlight PBR's Nashville (1997), Tampa (2000) and St. Louis (2001) events. PBR greats Jerome Davis, two-time PBR World Champion Chris Shivers, and 1998 World Champion Troy Dunn will also be featured.

The schedule is as follows (all times are Eastern): 

9-10 a.m.  Nashville 1997

10-11 a.m.  "PBR 20/20" LIVE

11-12:30 p.m.  Tampa Open 2000

12:30-2 p.m.  St. Louis 2001

PBR fans are invited to vote on their favorite PBR memories and best moments from the last 20 years and comment and live tweet with "PBR 20/20." To join the conversation, fans can tweet using the #RFDTVPBR to @OfficialRFDTV and @PBR. Tweets are now being tabulated and monitored and will factor in the selection process of the remaining series.

More details about "PBR 20/20" and special promotions are available at both www.Facebook.com/PBR and www.facebook.com/OfficialRFDTV. Fans are also encouraged to check these and the PBR and RFD-TV Twitter accounts for more information. 

Viewers looking for the complete FamilyNet schedule can visit www.familynet.com or follow the network on Twitter @FamilyNet. 

"It's still a long way from my heart," Jones wrote in a recent Facebook post. "(I'll) be back stronger than ever."

Jones was originally injured three weeks ago at a Built Ford Tough Series event in Boise, Idaho, in April.

The Australian bull rider had been doing better in recent weeks prior to his latest setback and had been talking about traveling and competing at Touring Pro Division events during the summer break.

Doctors also removed a hematoma and Jones was listed in serious but stable condition afterward, according to messages Jones' father Graham had shared with PBR in-arena announcer Clint Adkins,

Austin Meier spoke with Jones on Tuesday and said the 34-year-old was in good spirits. Meier said Jones indicated that doctors had told him he would make a full recovery in six to eight weeks.

"It's still a long way from my heart. (I'll) be back stronger than ever."

Jones has since posted multiple times on his official Facebook page.

He thanked the emergency staff and doctors - "the best group of people in (their) field" - for their assistance. He also thanked fans and friends for their continued support as well as calling his wife, Christie, a hero for all her effort and support.

In late April, immediately following his initial injury, doctors in Idaho recommended that Jones not fly home to Texas. So it was Christie who drove nearly 24 hours from Boise, Idaho, to their home in Boyd, Texas, outside of nearby Fort Worth.

Jones remains upbeat despite the injury and wrote, "I jump out of bed and say it's going to be a great day."

Fans wishing to express their support can do so by contacting Jones directly through his Facebook page.

Ben Jones suffers an injury after being stepped on by Old Soul in Round 1 of the 2013 PBR BFTS DEWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational  in Boise, Idaho. Watch the video here. Photo by Andy Watson / BullStockMedia.com

OTHER INJURY NEWS

Robson Palermo continues to recover from surgery on his shoulders.

Palermo underwent two season-ending surgeries in Pensacola, Fl., in recent months. Both procedures were performed by widely renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who has worked on top athletes such as Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson. He most recently operated on National Football League stars Adrian Peterson and Robert Griffin III.

Palermo, 29, is well into his rehab program and is expected to begin intense training sessions next month in San Bernardino, Calif., with martial arts star Jesse Marquez.

Marquez is credited with helping nine-time World Champion and PBR co-founder Ty Murray recover from what many had considered career-ending surgeries on both his shoulders and knees.

Palermo won the last two World Finals events despite devastating injuries to both rotator cuffs.

He is expected to return to competition in January.

Two other riders - Harve Stewart (kidney) and Justin Koon (right knee, right wrist) - are also expected to miss substantial time, if not all of the 2013 season.

Zack Brown is midway through his six-week recovery after spraining his neck in Idaho, and Ryan Dirteater underwent surgery to repair his torn left ACL and is expected to be out four months.

Cody Johnson missed several weeks with an elbow injury and was sidelined again following the Albuquerque, N.M., event with a hip issue. He originally planned to undergo corrective surgery, but has decided to forego the procedure and will be back in competition on Saturday, June 8 at a Touring Pro Division event in Decatur, Texas.

"My wife has been in (the) hospital and stuff so I canceled surgery for now," Johnson wrote in a text message. "Decatur will be my first one back, going to see how my hips feel."

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It's through looking at some old rodeo photos that really got me thinking and wanting to write a quick blog.

Us that are in the rodeo and the bull riding industry have a lot of great opportunities. There is a lot of money available, cool places to visit, fame, attention, etc.

There is also a lot to get consumed in that isn't as glamorous. Feed bills, doctor bills and just the physical effort that it takes year round to be a part of every side of the sport. It's easy to get caught up in both the positive and negative, and I am as guilty as anyone of both. But those old black and white pictures have reminded me of something very important that we often times forget.

Awhile back I was visiting with a friend, Hayden Shaw, who is also a stock contractor, and he said something that really stuck with me.

He said, "Our job is entertainment," along with other things along those lines.

That brings me to those pictures.

The rodeo athletes of old weren't competing the same way we are; they were entertainers. It was all about entertaining the fans. And in this day in age, that is still just as true, although we often times forget it.

The PBR is wonderful about always making you - the fans - feel like you are a part of our family and that we couldn't do it without you. That is incredibly true, and I need to acknowledge that more.

Like I said, I get consumed in all the other stuff that makes this industry what it is for me. Getting to go to events, getting on TV, being popular. But I forget to remember that my job is to provide bulls, for the bull riders, who are there for YOUR entertainment. I'm supposed to bring the ones they can ride, and the ones that buck them off because that is what bull riding entertainment is. Yes, the riders, and myself too, have the added bonus of getting to make a living doing this, but without the support of your ticket sales week in and week out there would be no career.

From the little tiny kids to the people who were fans when Jim Sharp and Ty Murray were young guns, I've met some amazing people who are TRUE fans. And it's a blessing, and I hope you know that!

I'm not great at communicating directly on Facebook or Twitter, but I hope you realize that our face-to-face encounters, along with the messages you send, mean the world to me.

Thank you for enabling all of us in the bull riding industry to do what we really love to do and for filling up the seats. 

Others call it luck and fortune.

For Luke Snyder, his PBR record streak of 275 consecutive Built Ford Tough Series events is "a hard question to answer."

He went nine years without missing a single event in a sport that is widely renowned as the most dangerous sport in the world. Sure he might have been fortunate and, perhaps, even lucky, but the streak came with a physical price tag.

During that time he competed with a broken leg, broken hand and broken nose along with numerous wounds ― which required stitches that would have sidelined many professional athletes other than bull riders ― that resulted in a series of concussions.

However, stitches don't count as an injury says Snyder.

"You can get on if all you need are some stitches," Snyder said. "It's when you start breaking stuff that it counts."

That said, yes, he's been fortunate throughout his 13-year career.

He was lucky he didn't sustain any substantial injuries that took him out of competition for a substantial amount of time, much less one event along the way.

"For eight seconds, you can put the pain aside."

The few times he might have missed an event or two, the injury came up during either the summer break from the BFTS or in the offseason in November and December-either situation gave him a chance to recover in time without missing any BFTS events.

"It was something that would have ended if Doc Tandy (Freeman) told me I shouldn't be doing it," Snyder said. "But it was always a situation where he said, 'We can get through it.'"

As difficult as the streak is for him to explain, it's equally strange for the Raymore, Mo., native to think something that had as much to do with luck as it did with his toughness is being honored as one of the 20 greatest moments in PBR history.

Throughout its 20th anniversary season, the PBR will profile the Top 20 Moments in PBR History. "Titanium Tough Sets Consecutive Events Record" is the latest in an ongoing series of moments.

Snyder's consecutive BFTS record streak began when he made his BFTS debut in 2001 and continued until he missed the Iron Cowboy Invitational in 2010 after not being ranked high enough to compete. He previously surpassed J.W. Hart, who earned the "Iron Man" moniker when he set the original record of 197 consecutive events, in 2007 in Uncasville, Conn., by riding in his 198^th consecutive BFTS event. 

Snyder's nickname came about when a sponsor, who had a line of titanium jewelry, took it upon themselves to use "Titanium Tough" as a marketing tool.

"I kind of got stuck with that nickname," Snyder recalled. "Ty (Murray) was onto 'Man of Steel' and I was kind of liking the ring of that a little better. It was a lot better than 'Titanium Tough.'"

Today Snyder laughs at the name, but not nearly as much as his fellow bull riders used to.

"My pals all hacked on me," he laughed. "'Hey, here comes Titanium Tough.'"

As Murray has said before, the best nicknames ― or the ones most apt to stick ― are those that are least liked. When it came to the likes of Murray, Hart, Jim Sharp, Justin McBride and Ross Coleman ― all legends and all in the Ring of Honor ― Snyder learned early on he had better be tough.

If he wasn't tough enough to bare a silly name, how would he be tough enough to compete at the elite level as a professional bull rider?

These were some of the toughest and grittiest riders known to have ever competed in the PBR. So if Snyder planned on continuing to put his gear bag in a locker next to theirs he had no choice but to be tough in a sport comprised of the toughest athletes in the world.

"Yeah," Snyder laughed again. "If they catch you whining ― ah, yeah, you learned how to be tough.

"They were all way tougher than I ever even thought about being, and they took some licks that would have put me out. It's just so hard when people ask me about that streak. I don't know what to chalk it up to. I was very, very, very fortunate and lucky."

Then again, he added, "For eight seconds, you can put the pain aside."

Yet, for so long Snyder was defined by the streak despite having won the World Finals event (2001) as a rookie. He was also recognized as the 2001 Rookie of the Year.

In 2011, a year after the streak ended, the right-handed rider won the Last Cowboy Standing and it touched off a whole new discussion of just how good he could have been.

"That's all everybody ever wanted to talk about," said Snyder. "I was like, 'I'm here trying to win some bull ridings and win some money and get some points, but it was pretty wild after it was all over to think I went to that many (events)."

Snyder is 11^th on the PBR's all-time money list after winning nearly $1.7 million in career earnings in 361 events.

Of the current Top 40 riders in the world standings only one of them ― Mike Lee with 292 career events ― has even been to more than 275 BFTS events. Only 13 of the 50 riders who competed two weeks ago at Last Cowboy Standing have ever had a streak of at least 50 consecutive events and only two others ― Sean Willingham, 187, and Guilherme Marchi, 133 ― have had a streak beyond 100 events.

As a matter of fact, Snyder has missed only one BFTS event in his career and is currently amidst a streak of 86 consecutive events.

His durability is why no rider in the history of the PBR has nodded his head more times at a BFTS event than Snyder. He's recorded a PBR record 909 outs and Lee and Marchi would need until the end of the 2014 season to even remotely approach 900 career outs.

Snyder's 10th on the all-time list of total outs in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round and is one of only 11 riders to record at least 300 qualified rides at BFTS events.

"It's crazy," he said.

The streak came to an unceremonious, if not disappointing, ending in 2010.

Sure it was bound to end. It had to end at some point.

Most people, including Snyder, figured he would eventually "get wrecked out." But along came the first Iron Cowboy Invitational in which the Top 8 riders from the final standings in 2009 automatically qualified for the draw, which was filled out with the next Top 16 riders from the current world standings. 

Unfortunately, Snyder wasn't among the 24 riders who qualified for inaugural event at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but with six initial qualifiers on the injured list and one alternate ahead of him in the standings, Snyder had some hope of making the final draw. 

Snyder likened it to a score you know is going to be 93 or 94 points and then you get bucked off at 7.8 seconds.

"And there it ended," said Snyder. "Sometimes you'd almost rather get your head drilled into the ground as soon as you nod because it's such a frustrating feeling. You're frustrated to get one-jumped or two-jumped, but, man, you know if you just hung on by your fingertips ― for like literally the time it takes to snap your fingers - it's enough to break your heart."

Though heartbreaking as it was, that missed event, in many ways, spurned his current turnaround.

The past two years are two of only three years in which he recorded 30 or more qualified rides at BFTS events and he's earned a quarter of his entire career earnings over the past 36 months.

Snyder might not knowingly be able to put his record-setting streak into perspective, but it was simply as much a byproduct of his innate love of the game as anything.

"This is all I've ever known ― this sport ― since I was 10," Snyder said. "To me, to picture being home on the weekend and not going and watching on TV was enough to drive me insane. I love the atmosphere. I love going. I could put the pain aside for the time and go out there and try."

Follow Keith Ryan Cartwright on Twitter @PBR_KRC.

Fan-favorite Austin Meier was able to claim the win in Hico, Texas. Meier was in the lead after Round 1 with 87.5 points, while Ralph Benson was in second and 2012 reigning World Champion Silvano Alves tied Luis Blanco and Tyler Johnston for third. After a 90-point effort in the short go, Meier was able to take the win, along with $4,406.40 and 177.5 total points. Jordan Hupp finished second on the weekend with 173.5 points, followed by Alves with 172 points.

In Presho, S.D., Tanner Bothwell, a 19-year-old Agriculture major at a college in Goodwell, Okla., claimed his first Touring Pro event win in his TPD debut. He tied for second in the long go while Johnson Davis took the early lead. Bothwell then went on to earn 89 points in the short go for a total of 173.5 points and $3,812.98. Coming in second was Jeff Bertus, followed by Stetson Lawrence in third place.

Lawrence has been climbing his way to the top of the Touring Pro Division season standings. A month ago, Lawrence hadn't yet broken into the Top 10. Now, he sits second with a total of 1,022.50 points and trails standings leader Troy Wilkinson by only 71.52 points.

The Lucas Oil Touring Pro Division will take over Texas this weekend with events in Paris and Uvalde.

The 2013 Budlight Red River Showdown will take place on Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. ET and showcase some of the world's best bull riders, such as Renato Nunes, Reese Cates, Markus Mariluch, Douglas Duncan, and Valdiron de Oliveira.

The Cactus Jack PBR Bull Riding Touring Pro Division in Uvalde will begin on Saturday, May 25 at 7 p.m. ET and continue Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m. This event will include some of the top- ranked bull riders in the world, including: Hupp, Mariluch, Meier, Skeeter Kingsolver, Jory Markiss and Shane Proctor among many others.

For more information about these events, please visit: http://www.pbr.com/en/tpd/schedule.aspx.

Professional Bull Riders Lucas Oil Touring Pro Series Event Results:

May 18 in Hico, Texas

Final Results (Round 1-Round 2-Total Points)

1. Austin Meier, 87.5-90- 177.5 points, $4,406.40

2. Jordan Hupp, 85-88.5-173.5 points, $2,448.00

3. Silvano Alves, 86-86-172 points, $1,713.60

4. Ralph Benson, 86.5-0-86.5 points, $1,713.60

5. Luis Blanco, 86-0-86 points, $734.40

May 18 in Presho, S.D.

Final Results (Round 1-Round 2-Total Points)

1. Tanner Bothwell, 84.5-89-173.5 points, $3,812.98

2. Jeff Bertus, 71.5-85.5-157 points, $2,321.23

3. Stetson Lawrence, 66-87.5-153.5 points, $1,403.23

4. Johnson Davis, 85.5-0-85.5 points, $1,862.23

5. Nathan Schaper, 84.5-0-84.5 points, $1,150.78

Top 10 Touring Pro Division Rankings

1. Troy Wilkinson, 1094.02 points

2. Stetson Lawrence, 1022.50 points

3. Chase Outlaw, 927.12 points

4. Skeeter Kingsolver, 915 points

5. Carrson Hiatt, 890.25points

6. Kasey Hayes, 887.58 points

7. Matt Triplett, 841.56 points

8. João Ricardo Vieira, 809.04 points

9. Zac Peterson, 787.12 points

10. Jared Farley, 753.75 points

Learn more about the Touring Pro Division by following along on Facebook and Twitter.

The 1999 World Finals were the first to be held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas and the night before Jerome Robinson wasn't so sure the arena and production crews would even be set up in time for the event to take place.

Calling it the "most stressful production experience" of his career, Robinson said he arrived at the arena on Friday "trying to figure out how to recover from the day before."

"With myself personally, it was an exhausting week and if you would have told me that I was going to enjoy myself that much on that particular night…" continued Robinson, who got lost in his own thoughts remembering that famous night in 1999. "I got to experience the greatest night of bull riding that I've ever experienced."

There were 11 scores of 90 points or better.

To put that number into perspective, there were 15 scores of 91 points or more in five rounds and eight of them - or more than half- happened Friday night, in Round 2. Five of which that scored 94 points or higher.

"Nobody will ever make me believe there's been a better night of bull riding - PBR or otherwise - in the history of bull riding."

Terry Don West and two-time World Champion Chris Shivers were 96 points each. West rode Promise Land, while Shivers was on Trick or Treat. Nine-time World Champion and PBR co-founder Ty Murray rode Red Wolf for 95.5.

Jaron Nunnemaker and Jim Sharp were 94 each with Nunnemaker riding Panhandle Slim and Sharp making the whistle on Jim Jam.

Two-time World Champion Justin McBride, who has worked as a PBR broadcaster since retiring at the conclusion of the 2008 season, has often joked that he was 91 points on Nitro and didn't place in the Top 5. Mike White also scored 91 points on Skat Kat Skoal.

He and McBride split seventh and eighth in the round and weren't even close to earning a check.

The two rides that stood out to Robinson were Nunnemaker and Murray.

Robinson admitted that never in his wildest imagination and on his best day as a bull rider could he picture himself making the whistle on Panhandle Slim.

While he was impressed by the unthinkable, when Nunnemaker rode Panhandle Slim, he referred to Murray's ride on Red Wolf as "unbelievably classy."

According to Robinson, Murray, who won the Finals event average that year, had perfect form and perfect execution in matching Red Wolf move for move.

"It's one of the classic bull rides of all time and one of the prettiest ones," Robinson said.

Earlier this year, the PBR, which is celebrating its 20 anniversary season, announced the 20 greatest moments in PBR history and the Friday night performance was among the list.

So it came as little surprise when RFD-TV listed the 1999 World Finals among its Top 20 events and it is featured on this week's episode of the "PBR 20/20" series.

PBR fans will have an opportunity to watch the historic action from those World Finals tomorrow night on RFD-TV with the continuation of the new series at 8 p.m. ET.

"That's what the PBR is all about," Robinson said. "Excellence personified.

"Nobody will ever make me believe there's been a better night of bull riding - PBR or otherwise - in the history of bull riding."

That's saying a lot for a man who's been watching bull riding since the late '50s, early '60s.

Robinson graduated high school in 1965 and has been involved in professional bull riding as a rider, producer, promoter and PBR confidante ever since-that's 48 years at the professional level. 

In all those years there hasn't been another night, much less an event that is even comparable to the '99 Finals. Robinson isn't the only one who recalls 1999, namely that Friday night performance, with such fondness.

Riders and stock contractors throughout the sport recall it with equal admiration.

He can't say with any amount of certainty if the fans understood the significance of the moment as it was unfolding before their eyes.

However, since then everyone has come to appreciate its prominence as one of the greatest moments in PBR history.

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Noticeably absent from the draw was two-time reigning World Champion Silvano Alves, who via text message said he had not received a letter of travel authorization, which is required to leave the country when in the process of obtaining a green card.

The Jaguariúna event marked the first of three events in Brazil where 50 percent of the points count towards the world standings instead of the usual 25 percent.

Instead of competing in Brazil, Alves tied for third at the Touring Pro Division event in Hico, Texas, on Saturday.

There are two more remaining Brahma events worth twice as many points as other TPD and international events: Americana (June 12-15) and Paranaíba (July 4-7).

Top Built Ford Tough Series regulars competing in Jaguariúna were last year's Jaguariúna Iron Cowboy winner Agnaldo Cardozo, along with Marco Eguchi, Joao Ricardo Vieira, Eduardo Aparecido, Fabiano Vieira, Guilherme Marchi, Emilio Resende, Renato Nunes and Valdiron de Oliveira.

Barbosa claimed the event win with 967 points, while 2008 World Champion Marchi finished the event in sixth place with a total of 594.13 points. João Ricardo Vieira finished ninth with a total of 350.96 points. Close behind him were Resende in 11th, Cardozo in 12th and Nunes in 15th.

Eguchi covered just one bull for 89 points over the weekend and was unable to close the gap between him and Alves.

While Alves and Eguchi are competing for the world lead, João Ricardo Vieira and Aparecido are fourth and fifth in the world standings, respectively, and also fighting for the Rookie of the Year title.

See complete results here.

INJURY UPDATE: The weekend before the Jaguariúna event, Rubens Barbosa fractured his left leg. He has undergone two surgeries and is expected to be out of competition for three to four months. After sustaining a right shoulder injury in February, the 2011 Rookie of the Year had returned to Brazil to recover. He had been competing at TPD events and had recently returned to compete in Brazil until he had enough points to qualify for the BFTS.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Austin Meier won Saturday's TPD event in Hico, Texas.

"It was a pretty awesome week/weekend with the rodeos and Hico," Meier said via text message.

Meier is traveling with Skeeter Kingsolver, as both attempt to qualify for the World Finals and the National Finals Rodeo. They are among numerous riders with considerable BFTS experience, who will be competing Friday in Paris, Texas, and Saturday and Sunday in Uvalde, Texas.

"I was always attracted to the other end of the arena - even though my dad was a team roper," Hook said. "When I was about 14, one of my friends asked me to flank a bull for him. That was all it took. I just fell in love with bucking bulls. Then when I graduated from high school, my parents (Frank and Jenny Hook) surprised me and bought me a bull and a cow from Randy Shippy."

They say bulls are like potato chips. You can't have just one, and Hook can surely attest to this adage. Once full fever had set in, she was ready for more and went to her first bull sale with the intention of adding to her first two animals.

"In 2011, I decided to expand and went to my very first sale, which was at the NFR," Hook said. "I purchased two bulls. One from Humpz and Hornz Bucking Bulls and the other was just a ranch bull that had no certain blood lines. Then I started buying and raising bulls."

It didn't take Hook long to find herself a place to go. She quickly started hauling and entering open events on the west coast.

"My very first bull event was an open event in Porterville (Calif.), and I brought home two checks," she said. "I took third with my Oscar's Outlaw bull in the futurity and won the classic event with my bull Bitter Water, who scored an 89."

During her first competitive season, Hook was attending Central Arizona College. But the call of competitive bull ownership was persistent, and she decided she wanted to come home and focus on her program.

"I started realizing that I probably needed to come home, because my dad was having a hard time taking care of all my bulls by himself, so I decided to take a break and get to cracking on my program. And once I did, the bulls started doing really good, and we were bringing home checks."

Charlie Beware, co-owned by Kaley Hook, at the Cowtown Classic earlier this season.

Even though Hook took a hiatus from college, she made a promise to her family.

"I promised my family that I would eventually go back to school," she said. "And when I do, I want to study Ranch Systems Management."

For now, Hook has mostly purchased bulls to handle and haul, but her aspirations are to work on building her own herd, which will eventually produce buckers she can utilize in competition. Still, she is very aware of the demands of making this leap and has put forth much effort into preparing to do just that.

"My main goal is to start breeding my own bulls instead of buying them," Hook said, "but you have to start somewhere. I mean you have to learn the bloodlines and I think eventually raising my own will be the best way to do it."

When it comes to handling facilities, the Hook family initially purchased a portable arena, but quickly found out big bulls can wield a lot of power and do a lot of damage.

"We purchased a portable arena initially, but knew we needed something more permanent," Hook said. "As soon as we started getting bigger, older bulls around, they quickly started to bend up panels. So, at this point, my arena is not portable anymore - we will put it that way."

Hook splits her bulls between her own place and her parents place in Shandon. Her bulls between 2 and 6 years old stay in Shandon and her yearlings stay with her. As she should be, she is particularly proud of her hands-on approach and the independence she's worked hard at when it comes to her program.

"I do everything myself," she said. "I work with my bulls almost every day, putting them through the chute and handling them. Then taking them on trailer trips to town or places to get them used to hauling and exercising. I do all the chute work and chute breaking myself. I get in there and sit on them and rub on them and I flank and haul them, too."

Beyond the bulls Hook keeps in California, she also has partnership bulls out of state with various people.

"I have a 3-year-old Charlie Bullware son named Charlie Beware with Rick Wagoner, a 2-year-old named Firing Pin with Bob McBride… then I purchased a 2-year-old from Monty Samford that I just brought home after he competed at Spring Fling. He is strictly my ABBI bull and actually my friend Mkenzee Hegwood and I will be taking him to the ABBI event coming up in Boise, Idaho."

And last but not least is her latest roster addition and 2013 Back Seat Bucker bull, The Real McCoy, which she is now partnered with Gary Long on. Long won the 2012 BSB Champion title with Long Shot 2.

"I picked him at the draft in Albuquerque and ultimately ended up partnering with Gary Long on him," Hook said. "I just love Gary and Nancy Long. They are the best people. They help everybody and they put their whole heart into everything they do. I met them at an open association event on the west coast. Gary and I were competing against each other for the stock-contractor-of-the-year trailer award and I met him when I got to the finals. I was 20 points behind him in the trailer race. I wanted the trailer so bad and when it was over, I ended up winning. I was so excited and Gary was so nice to me. He told me if I ever needed any help to just call - and I do call him a lot for advice. He's just a really great man."

The week before Hook left to go to Albuquerque for the Back Seat Buckers auction, she called Long who had once told the young contractor that if she ever wanted to partner on anything, he would love to.

"Because of that, I called him to see if he wanted to partner on a Back Seat Bucker bull," Hook said, "but unfortunately, he had already partnered with somebody else. So I just went ahead with my plans. I studied all the bulls the whole week before Albuquerque and the whole drive there. I put down the ones that I liked the best and Lot 7 from Cord McCoy ended up being my lucky number.

"At the auction, I was glad to have Kent Cox to help me choose, and he and Gary are good friends. So after I picked, Gary came up to me and said, "You know, how much do you want for this bull? I will go in partners with you. It literally brought a tear to my eye. I was really excited to have the chance to be partners with the Longs."

Hook admits going into the Back Seat Bucker auction was rough on her nerves, especially because she had no idea what to expect and decided to participate in the program only weeks prior to the auction.

"I was really, really nervous at the auction," she said. "I didn't know what to expect. When it comes to bulls, you just gotta give it all you've got and jump in with both feet. And that's just what I did. I just bailed in and it turned out really well. I am very excited for the season to start."

Like so many other Back Seat Buckers owners, Hook has found the networking to be extremely enjoyable and in particular very helpful.

"I really enjoy being around all the people," she said. "You can't find better people than there are in the bull business. They are all just like a big family and they all take care of each other. The program is a great program. You get to buy a bull, you get to go to competitions and you get to watch them buck at events with a group a really great people.

What is immediately obvious about Hook, besides her striking beauty, is her sweet personality. She will be putting both to work in an upcoming pageant that has special meaning to the 19-year-old Mdewakanton Sioux.

"I am currently running for the Miss Tule River Indian Rodeo Queen contest in Porterville, Calif," Hook said. "So I will hopefully also be competing at the INFR."

Hook competed in tribal dance competitions, but since her bull enterprise is now in fast forward, she has had to make some tough decisions on what she can and can't find time to do.

"I hope to someday be a role model for other female stock contractors and I have become great friends with a young Native American contractor from Albuquerque, New Mexico, named Sho Cash Kieyoomia," Hook said. "She is 16 and it really made me feel good when she told me that I was one of the only role models that she ever had. I have been able to mentor and help her learn about cows and bulls and that has been really rewarding."

See the complete story on KMH in the Spring issue of The American Bucking Bull Magazine. The magazine can also be viewed on American Bull Inc.'s Facebook page. Visit AmericanBuckingBull.com for more info on ABBI and BackSeatBuckers.com for more info on BSB.

I have been dealing with some injuries throughout the season, but right now everything is feeling good. I have been working harder to feel better. I have to keep on working out and stretching and doing everything I have been doing. I just have to do everything I can to keep my body healthy and in shape.

Nathan Schaper attempts to ride Mick E Mouse at Last Cowboy Standing.

I sure hope the momentum from my performance at Last Cowboy Standing will carry over into the summer. I think it will. I just keep on doing the same thing all year. It's just sometimes things just start working out better and you start stringing certain rides together - and you are able to get more wind. I always feel the same. I don't get too down on myself or too high on myself. I try to stay pretty even.

Every weekend over the summer I will try to go to whatever event I can fit into my schedule. I will travel with Josh Ehlers and Zac Peterson and we will try to go to as many as we can, whatever is convenient and financially feasible.

I enjoy going to the Touring Pro events over the summer. Just to be able to drive again and be on the road versus flying every weekend. There are events that are closer to me in North Dakota and being that there are three or four of us going from around here, we can actually drive and carpool.

Besides riding over the summer, I will be helping out as much as I can on our ranch, doing things like fixing fence. I also will have a job on the side. I went to college to be an electrician, so might be doing some electrical work, probably three days out of the week.

The first half of the season has gone by fast, that's for sure. It is cool to look back on the season. We had a lot of fun and have been able to experience a lot. At the time, it seemed like every weekend was the same, but it went by so fast and now that the break is actually here, you kind of miss it. Even though you are still a little sore and you probably need a break, you are so used to going to BFTS events every weekend. I am definitely excited to come back in August and start again. 

This morning, the former PBR rider and current broadcaster was beside himself at the notion that he and his event committee members - Andrew Rottner, Calvin Jackson, Wendell Berry and the late Roy Young - had already raised enough money to double their original intentions, and are already working on raising more money to give a fifth wounded soldier a home.

According to Hart, they are only $8,000 short of the $25,000 needed to purchase a fifth home.

The homes are part of the Military Warriors organization.

"I'm pretty (darn) excited," said Hart, whose TPD event will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, June 8, in Decatur, Texas.

"It's cool to me to be able to give to such important people."

"It's not about the money, it's the fact that we're giving (five) homes to (five) very deserving people."

Hart's charitable event was profiled earlier this year on PBR.com, here.

Hart and his committee members will not select the recipients. That is taken care of by the Military Warriors foundation. However, each of the soldiers receiving a home will be in Decatur the night of the event.

Their donation of four homes valued at $1 million will be the largest single donation in PBR history.

"It's not about the money," Hart explained, "it's the fact that we're giving (five) homes to (five) very deserving people."

In the past nine years, Hart and his event committee have donated well in excess of $500,000 to charity.

In addition to the homes, like in past years, all the profits from Hart's charitable event are donated to local organizations in Decatur, which include the police and fire departments, the school system, the local chapter for the United Way, as well as the Rider Relief Fund.

Hart said if they happen to come up short of the $25,000 needed for a fifth home, whatever amount they raise would be added to the total dollar amount divided between the local organizations.

"It's a great committee and a great event," said PBR co-founder Cody Lambert, who noted the deep-seeded rodeo and bull riding roots in Decatur, as well as Wise County. "It takes lots of work and a lot of support from the community."

Hart's event regularly attracts top-ranked riders, including Decatur-native and former World Champion Mike Lee, among others, and a bull pen comparable to a Built Ford Tough Series event.

This year's event will feature Bushwacker in the championship round.

"All that keeps it afloat," said Hart, who added the chartable nature of the event has garnered county-wide support from local and regional business, as well as residents, "but, I think, the charities are what's made it take off and fly."

Fans interested in donating to the fund for a fifth home can find more information online by visiting www.militarywarriors.org/openhomes or www.1000milestillhome.com.

Information regarding Hart's event can be found at www.wcchallenger.org, or by contacting him directly on Facebook by searching "JW Hart / Hart Cattle Company.

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However, that's not the case for professional bull riders, especially those competing in the PBR.

After a run of 17 Built Ford Tough Series events in the past 19 weeks, the elite series is taking its annual "summer break," though some riders like fan-favorite Cord McCoy ask, "What's that?" when they hear words like "break" and "vacation."

For the first time in the 20-year history of the PBR, the world standings are directly tied to points earned at not only BFTS events, but also Touring Pro Division and international events in Brazil, Canada, Australia and Mexico.

While riders can earn 100 percent of their BFTS points in the overall standings, they can carry over 25 percent of the points earned at other PBR-sanctioned events-making this year's summer schedule all the more important as riders and fans alike monitor the world standings.

In fact, a trio of Brazilian events - Jaguariuna (May 16-18), Americana (June 12-15) and Paranaiba (July 4-7) - will be worth 50 percent of the points.

The entire Brazilian contingency that has been competing in the U.S., returned home for this weekend's event. Several of them, including currently world leader Silvano Alves and Valdiron de Oliveira - have indicated they plan to travel back and forth between Brazil and the U.S., while Guilherme Marchi and Fabiano Vieira plan to stay in Brazil for the entire break.

Vieira said it's been 10 months since he's been home.

"I need to go," he added. "I miss my family."

Douglas Duncan is expected to make a short trip to Brazil in June for the Americana event and is hoping to be joined by Stormy Wing and Chase Outlaw, but all three riders are still sorting through the required paperwork to obtain the proper visa.

Brendon Clark, who announced his retirement earlier this year, is heading home to Australia to compete in three events for the last time in his home country before finishing his career out on the BFTS this fall, concluding with what he hopes will be one more appearance at the World Finals in Las Vegas.

Although plans haven't been confirmed, in all likelihood, television broadcaster Craig Hummer will be in Australia to work as the in-arena announcer for the second two of three major Australian Cup events in July.

Aaron Roy and Ty Pozzobon are two of several Canadian-born riders, who are heading north of the U.S. border to compete in a majority of the PBR Canada events this summer. Both riders are also expected to occasionally compete in the U.S., as well, especially at TPD events taking place in states that border Canada.

Because of a lack of overall event numbers in Canada, the TPD events that take place in states like Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and Washington count toward the standings for the Canadian Finals.

Veteran Luke Snyder leads the list of PBR representatives that will be in Calgary for this year's Stampede in July.

Pool A features Duncan, J.B. Mauney, Renato Nunes, Beau Hill and 2011 Stampede winner Shane Proctor, along with Canadian representatives Tanner Byrne and Scott Schiffner, who have regularly competed at PBR events. Pozzobon and Roy are in Pool B, along with last year's winner Chad Besplug, Oliveira, L.J. Jenkins, Mike Lee, Austin Meier and Snyder.

Mauney and Proctor said they're unsure of their summer plans.

Proctor is attempting to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo for the third consecutive year. He won the PRCA title in 2011 and is in a position to win a PBR world title this year.

With Alves competing nearly every week in Brazil, along with a few events in the U.S., Proctor may have to alter his original plans after slipping from the top spot in the world standings to third. He currently trails Alves by 1,458.29 points.

Proctor's brother-in-law Mauney was hoping to relax and allow his body to heal for much of the summer. He's slated to compete at the first of several summer TPD events - Asheville, N.C. (May 31 and June 1) - in a series sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Elk Fountain.

Other than the Stampede, Mauney hasn't committed to any other events, but recently said he would likely enter events with higher payouts and rely on earning the bulk of his points at BFTS events.

Meier is on the road with Skeeter Kingsolver.

According to Meier, they're planning to compete anywhere from five to seven days a week for the next 13 weeks.

Like Proctor and others, both Meier and Kingsolver are hoping to qualify for the NFR. He said their plan is to dedicate the weekend to TPD events from one coast to the other and fill out the weekday portion of their travel schedule with pro rodeos.

"The PBR is still our top priority," Meier said.

He also said that once Ben Jones is cleared to return to competition, he'll be traveling with them as well. However, there is no confirmation that Jones will enter any pro rodeos.

PBR.com will be providing daily features and weekly previews and recaps relating to all the competition taking place this summer throughout the world.

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The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., will play host to the last regular-season event of the world's premiere bull riding series Oct. 11-13, just two weeks before the 2013 Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas. It's been nearly a decade since the BFTS has visited South Florida.  In 2005, the tour visited the BB&T Center in Fort Lauderdale.

During this three-day event, fans will witness exhilarating 8-second rides, wrecks and action-packed performances as the toughest men in sports jockey for a position amid one of the most volatile title races in recent PBR history. To date, three men ― Silvano Alves, Marco Eguchi and Shane Proctor ― have stood atop the 35-man heap and swapped positions from first to third place several times. With eight events before the Florida stop, any number of top riders could emerge as the new world leader.

"By that late in the season, these men will be hyper-focused on winning all the points they can to qualify for the World Finals," said Jim Haworth, chairman and CEO of the PBR. "They will be riding with all the heart and grit of true champions, while displaying some of the most remarkable feats of toughness the sports world has ever seen. Get ready, Florida."

Bull riding begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. Tickets for the ­­Cooper Tires Invitational start at $15 and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on July 1 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino box office, www.Ticketmaster.com and by telephone at (800) 745-3000. For more information visit www.pbr.com.

The nationally-televised BFTS features the Top 35 bull riders in the world and the fiercest bucking bulls in the country. Riders scheduled to compete include five former PBR World Champions ― Alves (2012, 2011), Renato Nunes (2010), Kody Lostroh (2009), Guilherme Marchi (2008) and Mike Lee (2004) - fan favorites J.B. Mauney, Luke Snyder, L.J. Jenkins, Douglas Duncan, and Proctor, as well as young guns Chase Outlaw and Jory Markiss.                                                    

This year, the PBR celebrates its 20th anniversary of competition. The season will award over $10 million, including $2.2 million at the World Finals in Las Vegas, Oct. 23-27, at the Thomas & Mack Center.

In 2001, on the opening night of an event in St. Louis, he lit up the ground around him - literally.

Shivers nodded and Palace Station Express spun around right in front of the gate, where moments earlier, flames from the rider introductions had been burning. In one of the most crowd-rousing moments in PBR history, the flames flamed up around the pair, as Shivers rode him for 90.5 points.

"They just stirred up the dirt where that fuel was and it ignited again," recalled Cody Lambert, who was judging that particular event.

Two-time World Champion Justin McBride said, "It was cool," before Lambert finished his original thought, "Every time he'd hit the dirt it would fan the flame."

McBride, a longtime admirer of Shivers' style, added, "It jacked everybody up. Everybody was whooping and hollering."

The flames, which Lambert described as cosmetic, were more like bright flashes that burned out as quickly as the 8-second ride was over with. They weren't hot - or else the bull would have run off into the arena - and neither Shivers nor Palace Station Express, formerly known as Doctor X, were even aware of the exciting show.

However, when asked what he first thought when he saw the flames, Lambert joked, "Don't get bucked off."

Shivers didn't buck off the entire event, going a perfect 3-for-3. To go along with his 90.5 points in the first round, he was 93.5 points in Round 2 and again in the championship round, on Diamond Cut and Panhandle Slim, respectively.

"There for a while, every time the gate opened, you expected him to be 90 points, or at least I did anyway."

It was quintessential Shivers in the prime of his career. Shivers will be inducted into the Ring of Honor later this year, along with fellow Louisiana native Bubba Dunn.

"Yeah, that was Chris Shivers in his prime and that's what he did," said McBride, who still marvels at one of the best events of Shivers' illustrious career.

"There for a while, every time the gate opened, you expected him to be 90 points, or at least I did anyway. He was that exciting to watch and he could make a decent bull look really good."

Lambert agreed.

He then explained, "Bulls buck better with Chris. They buck better with guys that size.

"Sure Chris looks exciting on them, but bulls buck way better with Chris than they do Adriano [Moraes]. There's no doubt about it. Think about it. There's 50 pounds difference. On race horses, three pounds makes a difference."

It came as no surprise to see Shivers atop the leader board.

His 90-point rides were just three of 11 during the St. Louis event that year.

PBR fans will have an opportunity to watch the St. Louis event from 2001 Wednesday night on RFD-TV, as part of the new series "PBR 20/20" at 8 p.m. ET.

Because of the rare hat trick completed by Shivers - it's only been done one other time by Renato Nunes - several historic rides have almost become an afterthought.

Gilbert Carrillo rode Perfect Storm for 96 points in the final round and Ty Murray covered Blueberry Wine for 93.5 points.

McBride, who rode Millennium for 93 points, had forgotten about Carrillo's ride until Lambert reminded him.

"I got on Millenium, which is about one of the nicest bulls you could ever want to get on, and Adriano got on one of the hardest bulls that you could ever want to get on - Bone Collector," McBride said. "I rode all my bulls, and I only won fourth. It was a tough event. I remember that."

Ednei Caminhas rode Clayton's Pet for 92.5 points and earlier in the event, he scored 90 points on Candyman.

Terry Don West was 92 points on Promise Land, as well Cody Hart on Moody Blues, while Mores was 90.5 points on Bone Collector.

Lambert noted that it's easy for judges to mark the top bulls when they buck riders off. However, in an event like this, where bulls are being marked 22 and 23 points in the championship round, and riders are staying on, it becomes a bit more difficult.

For instance, he said that McBride dominated Millennium, whereas Murray got into "a little trouble near the end," and yet Murray was marked a half-point higher than McBride because Blueberry Wine was harder to ride - despite not being as flashy.

"I was judging the event and it was fun because you had to use all your points. It was fun because there was something special there and they all didn't look the same."

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Catch the top moments in PBR history every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on RFD-TV and vote for your favorite PBR moment.

While the Built Ford Tough Series begins its summer break, the Lucas Oil Touring Pro Division will visit two cities Saturday: Presho, S.D., and Hico, Texas.

The Presho Classic will begin Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and will feature North Dakota native Nathan Schaper, currently ranked 22^nd in the world, as well as Stetson Lawrence, Dusty Ephrom, and Matt Triplett.

The Cody Ohl's Steak Cook Off Chute Out will begin on Saturday in Hico at 7:30 p.m., and will showcase some of the world's top riders, including fan favorite J.B. Mauney, 2010 World Champion Renato Nunes, Austin Meier, Skeeter Kingsolver and Jordan Hupp.  

For more information about these events, please visit: http://www.pbr.com/en/tpd/schedule.aspx.

Professional Bull Riders Lucas Oil Touring Pro Series Event Results:
May 11 in San Antonio, Texas at Cowboys Dancehall
Final Results (Round 1-Total Points)

1. Nick Volden, 87.5-87.5 points, $1,683.00.

2. Damien Harden, 87-87 points, $1,275.00.

3. Matt Bohon, 85.5-85.5 points, $918.00.

4/5. Travis Briscoe, 84-84 points, $484.50.

4/5. Ralph Benson, 84-84 points, $484.50.

Top 10 Touring Pro Division Rankings

1. Troy Wilkinson, 1094.02 points.

2. Stetson Lawrence, 935.37 points.

3. Chase Outlaw, 927.12 points.

4. Skeeter Kingsolver, 894.25 points.

5. Kasey Hayes, 887.58 points.

6. Carrson Hiatt, 869.50 points.

7. Matt Triplett, 841.56 points.

8. João Ricardo Vieira, 809.04 points.

9. Zac Peterson, 787.12 points.

10. Gage Gay, 742.95 points.

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Renee as a child on the farm.

We had a grain farm, raised cattle and had a few horses. I was involved in the local 4-H club and was more into horse shows than rodeo. I did barrel race a little, but was never serious about it. I never followed rodeo or knew much about it, but my family would always attend the local rodeo. Late spring through the fall was always busy with getting the crops in and harvested. I have great memories of cooking hot lunches with mom and grandma and taking them to the field and helping harvest. In winter and early spring, it was all about the cattle. I spent lots of time with my dad and grandpa feeding. As I got older, I helped with the calving. Life was great and easy going being a farm kid. Never did I think I would be doing what I do now: being a professional bull rider's wife and traveling to a different destination every weekend.

Growing up every little girl dreams of their fairy tale, this is mine.

Dusty and Renee when the met in 2004.

Dusty and I met in late July of 2004 at my hometown's rodeo dance. He asked me to dance a few times. I finally gave in the eighth time. We lived seven hours apart, so we talked on the phone for a month and seemed to get along. By September of that year, Dusty's traveling partners were broke and getting "sour," so he asked me to be his traveling partner for the weekend. I said sure. We hit three rodeos that weekend and had a blast. We officially started dating, and I have been his traveling partner for almost nine years now.

When he asked me to marry him, it was a complete surprise. We had only been dating nine months. We were on the way to a bull riding. He looked at me and asked if I wanted to be with anyone else. The first thing that came outta my mouth was, "No! Do you?" I though he was breaking up with me. We started to argue a bit. Then, out of nowhere, Dusty slammed on the brakes, pulled over, got down on one knee in the car and said, "I am trying to ask you to marry me." Shock of my life right there, and of course I said yes. He didn't have a ring. He said he just knew the timing was right and just wanted us to always be together and he couldn't afford one at the time. He did want me to have something though. The first WalMart we saw, we stopped and I picked out a $20 ring that I wore until he could afford a real one. I still have that $20 ring. I cherish it and always will. We were married a year and a half later. He is truly my best friend and we have not been apart one day since we started dating. I have no idea what life would be like without him.

Renee and Dusty on their wedding day.

After sitting at home from September last year until February of this year, Dusty and I are very happy to be healthy and back on the road again. His first event back was at the end of March in West Plains, Mo., and we have been going every weekend since. He has been doing well and has placed at a couple of events. I am very happy to report that I am still in remission from Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I saw my oncologist last week and everything is good and I will see him again in August for another checkup. 

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However, don't mention the "R" word.

He's not ready to retire or, as he's likely to do, "just stop competing one day."

"I'm still riding," McCoy said. "My gear bag is still by the front door."

McCoy said he still loves riding and hasn't gotten the sport out of his system. He's simply been busy with other aspects of his life ― namely breeding bulls and hauling them to various bull competitions, as well as hosting a weekly series on RFD-TV called "The Ride."

"Before (now), I didn't think they could have (a PBR event) without me and didn't think I could have a weekend," he said. "I didn't know what normal people did when they stayed home on Saturdays. My wife just said the other day, 'We still don't stay home any weekend. We have something scheduled every weekend.'"

This weekend, he's hauling six of his bulls to an event in Iowa, where his wife Sara Best-McCoy is from, and they plan to head early on Wednesday to visit with in-laws. He also has a speaking engagement in Des Moines, Iowa.

"I've got a little set of bulls that have been winning more money than I have, so I just get behind them like they're my kids."

According to McCoy, there are three or four associations for which he hauls bulls to events in order to get them acclimated to competing.

But it's all in preparation for two specific events.

One of those is the American Heritage, which he likened to being the Kentucky Derby for bucking bulls, and the other is the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas.

The Heritage is an ABBI event that takes place in Guthrie, Okla., June 14-15, and includes a junior futurity, futurity and a derby competition.

"I've just been hauling my bulls," McCoy said. "I've got a little set of bulls that have been winning more money than I have, so I just get behind them like they're my kids."

McCoy, however, is planning on entering the J.W. Hart Invitational as a bull rider.

Hart's annual charity event is scheduled for June 8 in Decatur, Texas, and will provide McCoy with an opportunity to compete both as a bull rider and a stock contractor, as there is an ABBI-sponsored bull competition. So McCoy will haul his bulls a couple hours south of his Tupelo, Okla., ranch.

In addition to his bucking bulls, McCoy has also been breeding his horse with champion-caliber cutting, reining and barrel racing horses.

"We have a very versatile breeding program this year with our horses, as well," McCoy said. "My focus is making deposits at the bank and you kind of have to get behind what's making those deposits."

Another important focus has been hosting "The Ride."

Each week, he visits a different ranch and while he grew up ranching in Oklahoma, McCoy explained, everyone tends to manage their operation a little differently from one ranch to another.

"I was all over it being a cowboy, like myself, and I like to travel and go and learn new things," said McCoy about being asked to host the series.

He explained, "You can tell all these ranches are trying to accomplish the exact same thing, but everybody does it so different."

The series not only documents and chronicles those subtle and not-so-subtle differences, but also touches on other aspects, like ranch history.

In a recent episode, McCoy visited the oldest ranch in Oklahoma, where they've maintained the ranching traditions that started back in the late 1800s. They've also been to Oregon to work on the Coleman ranch, which is owned and operated by the father of Ring of Honor member Ross Coleman, and the show traveled to Florida to work on a ranch where Tater Porter, another Ring of Honor member, has been working for years.

McCoy said they also ventured up to Canada, as well.

Tonight's episode features D&H Cattle Co.

"It's one of my favorite (episodes)," McCoy said. "It's just me and H.D. and his daughter, and we go out and feed some bulls and exercise a couple of them ― exercise Shepherd Hills Tested."

They also work one of the Pages' 2-year old Classic bulls that they're preparing for the American Heritage.

McCoy has a long history with the Page family and was especially excited to profile his longtime friend H.D. Page. When McCoy first started competing at PBR events, he didn't always have the money to be able to afford flying from city to city, so he'd jump in the semi with Page and hitch a ride down the road.

He drove the truck once for a couple hours down the highway en route to North Dakota and was nervous knowing they were hauling Crossfire Hurricane, Western Wishes and Mossy Oak Mudslinger. The inexperienced McCoy kept from "throwing one down back there," but ran past a few scales that Page had to contend with later on.

Those long drives influenced McCoy's newest career, and without realizing it, Page was mentoring the rider-turned-contractor.

Like McCoy now, Page was also a rider in his younger years. After his riding career ended, he and his father Dillon went on to become Stock Contractor of the Year six times in the PBR.

"At the time, it was a free ride and I built a friendship," McCoy said. "Now, looking back as a bull producer, like myself, I feel like I learned so much by just getting in and traveling and feeding and handling some of the best bulls in the world."

McCoy is now applying some of the acquired knowledge.

Earlier today, he spent the morning flushing one of his cows with Bushwacker semen, one with Asteroid semen and another one with Shepherd Hills Tested semen.

Those calves will be expected next April.

"I'm pumped," said McCoy, who is proud of the breeding program he has built with his wife. "We have the right paperwork anyway."

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