Event in which you compete: Team-Roping Header
Hometown: Clarksville, TN, USA
Number of years riding: 28 Years
Career accomplishments to date:
- • 2010 Salinas Team Roping Champion
- • 2009 Cheyenne Frontier Days Champion Team Roper
- • 2009 George Straight Champion Team Roper
- • 2009 Nampa Champion Team Roper
- • 2008 Ellensberg Champion Team Roper
- • 2008 Houston Champion Team Roper
- • 2007 World Champion Team Roping Champion
- • 6X NFR Qualifier
How you got started in your event: My dad roped calves, and when I was nine or so Harold Travis came to Tennessee and he started team roping. At the age of nine we started going to Team Ropings.
Favorite Ariat product: Cobalt XR Pro boots
Proudest career moment: 2007 World Championship
Tell us about your first horse: His name was Smoke
You ride because: It is all I have ever done and I like to.
If you weren’t a professional rider, you would be a: Carpenter
Favorite mentor or idol growing up: Speedy Williams
Favorite place to travel: probably Europe!
Name one fun fact that people don’t know about you: There is only one way for me to eat candy: Until it’s all gone!
Favorite way to unwind outside the barn: Work on my place.
Good luck charm: I don’t believe in luck.