The 2014 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is a wrap, the champions have been crowned.
Kaycee Feild Bareback World and Average Champion
Luke Branquinho Steer Wrestling World and Average Champion
Clay Tryan World and Average Champion Header
Jade Corkill World and Average Champion Heeler
Spencer Wright World and Average Champion Saddle Bronc Rider
Tuf Cooper World and Average Champion Tie-Down Roper
Fallon Taylor World Champion Barrel Racer (Lisa Lockhart Average Champion)
Sage Kimzey World and Average Champion Bull Rider, Rookie of the Year bull rider and Top Gun Award winner
Trevor Brazile WNFR All-Around World Champion
Canadian Round Up:
In round 10, Jake Vold put a little more change in his pockets as he split third, three ways and took 4th in the average. His trip to the NFR paid him nearly $75,000. Curtis Cassidy is going home with the money from his two go round wins (almost $44,000) but didn’t add anything to it in round 10. Dustin Flundra was said to miss marking the horse out so he wasn’t scored. He will still enjoy nearly the $30,000 he did win while in Vegas for 10 days.
Barrel Racing:
This time last year, Fallon Taylor went home knowing she had to make some changes. It’s no exaggeration to say Fallon and Babyflo had a wreck of a finals last year creaming several barrels. They went home, regrouped and retrained. I have to say it is pretty impressive to have brought a horse back from where she was at last year, to having only hit 1 barrel in 10 back to back rounds in the same building never mind win the world championship. Theatrics aside, Fallon Taylor rode consistent, appeared to have kept a fun attitude throughout the entire marathon and came out on top of an elite group of ladies. Lisa was just as deserving and I hope her cheque for $143,897.22 from the NFR eases any disappointment.
Here is the video from round 10:
Complete round and final results can be found here
Pedigree of the World Champion Barrel Horse Flos Heiress
Fallon’s parents owned both of BabyFlo’s parents and Fallon rode them at the NFR when she was a small fry.
Mary Walker’s Winning run from round 10
World standings including NFR earnings.
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