~Vold learns virtue of repetition in Alberta rodeos~ MARWAYNE, Alberta – Jake Vold just can’t seem to stop repeating himself. One week after winning the bareback riding title in Hand Hills, Alberta, for the second consecutive year, Vold doubled back and successfully defended his title at the Lea Park Rodeo in Marwayne, Alberta. Vold rode Calgary Stampede’s Special Delivery for 88 points and the win in Lea Park Arena, two points ahead of Dusty LaValley and Seth Hardwick, who tied for second. “It’s funny how things work out,” Vold said. “Just the day before the stock draw I was telling someone how much I wanted to get on Special Delivery and then I drew him for Marwayne. “I’ve seen him maybe half a dozen times in rodeos up here, and he’s the buckiest horse in Canada. Guys win a lot of money on him. He’s the one you want. When you draw like that, you can do some good.” The Ponoka, Alberta, cowboy is hoping all this repetition can help lead him to a place he’s never been before – the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Injuries, most notably a fractured ankle suffered at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo in 2011, have prevented Vold, 26, from getting to rodeo’s biggest stage. He’s finished 24th and 26th in the world standings the last two years despite a limited schedule and will be on the road all summer with fellow Canadians Ty Taypotat and Matt Lait to see about moving up in the standings. “It (the Wrangler NFR) is definitely a goal I want to accomplish,” Vold said. “I agree with (reigning World Champion) Kaycee Feild’s approach to competing, where you limit the number of rodeos where you go, but you make sure you go to the big ones. “I went to about 39 rodeos last year and I didn’t rodeo that hard this winter. We’re going to pick it up this summer, going to more rodeos in Canada and coming down for the Fourth of July run for rodeos in Red Lodge (Mont.), Cody (Wyo.), Molalla (Ore.), Livingston (Mont.) and St. Paul (Ore.). We’ll see where we are after that.” The other champions at the $89,334 rodeo were steer wrestlers Derek Frank, Clayton Moore and Travis Reay (4.3 seconds each), team ropers Jesse Sheffield and Rhen Richard (4.6 seconds), saddle bronc rider Chet Johnson (85 points), tie-down roper Morgan Grant (8.3 seconds), bull rider Scott Schiffner (88.5 points) and barrel racer Lee Ann Rust (16.095 seconds). -Courtesy of the PRCA
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:54:06 +0000
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