(Calf roper Cory Zion at the Evergreen Rodeo. Photo copyright, Lincoln Rogers. May not be copied or used without written permission from Lincoln Rogers.)
The sport of rodeo seems to be going strong this year. Another cowboy made it big, pushing past the $2,000,000 mark in career earnings. The following Press Release came courtesy of the PRCA:
Ohl becomes eighth cowboy to cross $2 million
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following the Dodge City Roundup in Dodge City, Kan., Cody Ohl was less than $900 away from the $2 million mark in career earnings. The thought of being the eighth cowboy to join the illustrious $2 million club was in the back of his mind as he threw the loop on his first calf on Aug. 8 at the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo.
That loop pushed him over the $2 million mark as he finished the run in 8.3 seconds to share the first-round victory and pocketed $1,872.
“It feels great, and there is no other feeling like it,” said Ohl of the $2 million milestone. “It hasn’t been very long ago that there was a big deal made about Roy (Cooper) being the first one and now I am there. To be just the eighth is a great thing and to be part of a group with such greatness is a true honor.”
Seeing such a milestone inspired me to post one of my rodeo poems.
Made This Way
By Lincoln Rogers, 2006
Stubble, scars, and toughness,
Shape the surface of his face –
A roadmap charting victory and spill.
He leans against the chute,
Like he was born into this place –
Formed to tame the thunder with his will.
The beast below him quivers,
Showing patience in its rage –
A hurricane enclosed behind a gate.
The stadium grows silent,
Arena sand becomes a stage –
The hardest part of rodeo is the wait.
His hand of calloused texture,
Grips the cool of iron rail –
The nod to start the battle will be his.
Time again to ride the lightning,
And he prays that he won’t fail –
It’s all he’s known… it’s just the way he is.
Have a good one.
Lincoln Rogers
www.lincolnrogers.com
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