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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 2, 2006) - On the heels of their April 25, 2006 announcement to share ownership of the 2005 PBR World Champion Bull Big Bucks as well as Rocket Man, Professional Bull Riders' (PBR) stock contractors Jerry Nelson of Frontier Rodeo Company and Tom Teague of Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC. today confirm that their partnership will expand. Teague has purchased half interest in a total of 10 bulls, six of which are already making their marks in competition and four of which are young bulls preparing to make their PBR debuts in the near future.

The April transaction involving Big Bucks and Rocket Man, bulls previously under sole ownership of Frontier Rodeo Company, was worth a reported $1,000,000 as well as the exchange of a Peterbilt semi truck. Both bulls are serious contenders for the 2006 PBR World Champion Bull honor. Nelson, whose main headquarters are located in Winnie, Texas, stated that today's announcement of the deal between he and the Winston-Salem, N.C. based Teague involves well in excess of $1,000,000. Like Big Bucks and Rocket Man each bull involved in the new partnership will also buck exclusively at PBR events.

As part of the deal Nelson also acquired half interest in the 2003 Bucking Bull of the PBR World Finals, Neon Nights. Teague purchased half interest in Frontier Rodeo Company's 95 Just A Dream. Since debuting on the Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler (BFTS) in 2003, Just A Dream has been ridden just four times and will buck under the name of Steiner, Teague and Nelson. Bastrop, Texas based Steiner Ranches is heavily involved in the commercial cattle business, and is home to 2002 PRCA World Champion Steer Wrestler Sid Steiner and his father, 1973 PRCA World Champion Bull Rider and 2005 PBR Ring of Honor recipient, Bobby Steiner.

95 Just A Dream, 208 Shock The Monkey, M1 Tastes Like Fear, 603 Chain Reaction, 208 Switchfoot, and 238 Double Vision are the six competition age bulls that will now be hauled under the expanding Nelson/Teague partnership.

The choice two year old bulls that Teague and Nelson now co-own will attend American Bucking Bull, Inc. sanctioned Classic events. "These bulls are in Winnie right now but they will go to Billy Jaynes' place soon where he will condition them for competition. These bulls are primarily sired by Double Trouble and their mothers are sired by a bull called 597 Automatic," said Nelson.

"I told Tom initially when we came to an agreement involving Big Bucks and Rocket Man that I was in this partnership for the long haul. He approached me about one bull and then another and my feeling was that if he wanted a partnership of any kind he should have a major share and that's the decision he made. My program represents 15 years of us busting our tails and I'm proud that Tom has chosen to be a part of it."

Nelson and Teague each have impressive accomplishments in the bucking bull industry. Nelson's bull business began in 1993 and has evolved into one of the largest of its kind in the country. Nelson estimates that he has 600 bulls and 650 cows, with approximately 14 sets of cows housed in various locales like Idaho, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. He is also heavily involved with the PBR as an event promoter of many of the top U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Challenger Tour and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour events across the country. Teague is currently a member of the PBR Board of Directors and has spent the past several years building a prolific bucking bull breeding and performance program of his own. Teague owns half interest in the infamous three-time (2002-2004) PBR World Champion Bucking Bull, Little Yellow Jacket. High Money Bull of the 2005 season, Mossy Oak Mudslinger, is owned by D&H/Teague Bucking Bulls.

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 10, 2006) - Results of the third annual American Bucking Bull, Inc. (ABBI) Fabulous Females Sale, which was held on Saturday May 6 at the beautiful Heritage Place Sale Facility in Oklahoma City, Okla., indicate a strong market for ABBI registered cattle. The sale was broadcast live on RFD-TV in association with Superior Productions, expanding the potential bidding audience to the entire nation. The response from television viewers was excellent with 26 of the 43 lots sold via the broadcast. The ABBI sale annually features high quality consignments of bucking bred cows, pairs, heifers, and even unborn embryos.

Despite the fact that no particular headliner was consigned, ABBI Executive Director Joe Merrick was impressed with the overall results stating, "The interest and response to the cattle offered indicated that the demand for quality genetics is getting stronger all across the country. One of the most positive signs of a healthy market was the fact that only three of the 46 lots offered were repurchased, resulting in a 93% sales rate, which is outstanding by any standard."

The 43 consignments that sold combined for a total of $209,700, which resulted in an overall average of $4,559. D & H Cattle Company was the leading consignor, selling three head of Crossfire Hurricane daughters for a total of $39,500. The high selling consignment was a Crossfire Hurricane daughter from D & H Cattle Company that had been exposed to Mossy Oak Mudslinger. Randle Tune made the winning bid of $14,500. Tune purchased another of the Page offerings for $12,500, and in so doing became the leading buyer of the sale with a total of $27,000. Another buyer of note was the Tilted Jug Ranch who purchased five lots for a total of $26,500, coming in just short of the leading buyer. Herrington Cattle Co. was another of the leading consignors, offering several daughters of the legendary bull Red Wolf, which sold for a total of $20,600.
 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 25, 2006) - In a history making development, Professional Bull Riders' (PBR) stock contractors Jerry Nelson of Frontier Rodeo Company and Tom Teague of Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC. confirmed that they are forming a partnership that will immediately affect two very high profile bucking bulls. Teague will now own half interest in the unridden 2005 PBR World Champion Bull Big Bucks, as well as half interest in Frontier Rodeo Company's Rocket Man. At age five, both bulls are in their prime and each is a serious contender for the prestigious 2006 PBR World Champion Bull honor. Nelson, whose main headquarters are in Winnie, Texas, and Teague of Winston-Salem, N.C., both confirmed that Big Bucks and Rocket Man will buck exclusively at PBR events.

Rocket Man, whose name will be changed to "Scene of the Crash," will buck under the ownership of Nelson, Teague and Ron White. Originally from Texas, Ron White is known for his outstanding comedic performances with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.

While the sum involved in the transaction will remain undisclosed, Nelson referred to it as one of the biggest deals to take place in the history of the bucking bull business. "I think it will open the door for other big deals in this business in the future. I'm in this partnership for the long haul and what we do may spill over into some other interests. The bottom line for me with the bull business is that I'm going to have fun. When I'm not having fun, I'm out. This is an exciting deal for both parties."

In 23 Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler (BFTS) outs Big Bucks has yet to be ridden and his average buck off time is a short 3.56 seconds. His average bull score is 45.3 points out of a possible 50. Scene of the Crash, a.k.a. Rocket Man, was ridden once in 2004 in what was just his second BFTS out and once early on in the 2005 season. In 31 career outs Rocket Man has earned an average bull score of 44.1 points. Both bulls made their tour debut in 2004.

Said Teague, "I talked to various cowboys like J.W. Hart, Ross Coleman, and Adriano Moraes for their input on these bulls, and on what bulls the guys feel are the best out there. It goes without saying what Big Bucks has accomplished by earning the 2005 World Champion Bull honor, and a lot of people are watching Rocket Man this year. They are both serious contenders."

Nelson and Teague each have impressive accomplishments in the bucking bull industry. Nelson's bull business began in 1993 and has evolved into one of the largest of its kind in the country. He is also heavily involved with the PBR as an event promoter of many of the top Challenger Tour and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour events across the country. Teague is currently a member of the PBR Board of Directors and has spent the past several years building a prolific bucking bull breeding and performance program.

"I got to know the bull riders first in the PBR and very soon I realized that there are two key components that make a bull riding exciting. At that point I became very interested in the bulls," explained Teague. "I'm really excited about this partnership. Jerry made it clear that he would not sell either Big Bucks or Rocket Man outright, but he was willing to sell half interest. It's important to me that our deal stipulates that these bulls will be strictly PBR bulls. The PBR guarantees the best bull riders in the world and accordingly we have to bring them the best bulls," concluded Teague.

Teague owns half interest in the infamous three-time (2002-2004) PBR World Champion Bucking Bull, Little Yellow Jacket. Bucking Bull of the 2003 PBR World Finals Neon Nights is owned by Teague Bucking Bulls, while High Money Bull of the 2005 season, Mossy Oak Mudslinger, is owned by D&H/Teague Bucking Bulls.

By LYNN MONTGOMERY |Country World - East Texas Edition

 
Bucking his stuff ... This young bull shows the power within his genes during the Sixth Annual Buckers Event in Stephenville. "Dummies" are used on the young bulls, instead of actual riders.
-- Staff photo by Montgomery

April 15, 2004 -- Bull riding events, like the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) competitions, draw big crowds who are hooked on the thrill of an eight-second ride.

Most come to watch the human athletes, but some are there to watch the bull athletes buck their hearts out.

People with great interest in these athletic bulls are the bull breeders.

Ideas and thoughts about the bucking bull industry changed about 10 years ago, with the retirement of Bodacious, the most recognizable bucking bull in history. The dream to raise quality rodeo bucking bulls through the means of artificial insemination and embryo transfer became known as Buckers, Incorporated.

The idea started after a telephone conversation between Bob Tallman and Sammy Andrews. Tallman, a professional rodeo announcer, and Andrews, owner of Bodacious, along with other notable rodeo industry leaders Donnie Hutsell, Vernon Guidry, Neal Gay, Cotton Rosser, Julio Moreno, and David Bailey started collecting and selling semen.

The first collection of semen from Bodacious gave breeders an opportunity to introduce world champion bloodlines into their own breeding programs. Since then semen has been collected from bulls that have made multiple National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and PBR Finals appearances, as well as other proven prolific sires.

It wasn't long before the group realized there had to keep some type of registry for these bulls, hence the Rodeo Stock Registry of North America (RSR) was born. The registry records and preserves the pedigrees of the top professional rodeo champion bucking bulls and horses. Currently, there are over 650 breeders who have registered their bucking stock with RSR.

"It's amazing," Tallman said on April 2 during the Sixth Annual Buckers Event at the Lone Star Arena in Stephenville.

In 1999, the inaugural Buckers Sale of the Future was held. This first sale was devoted solely to females bred to, or out of, bucking bulls. All 110 head, registered in the RSR, sold for $148,000.

"As far as these heifers, if they don't buck they won't raise a bucker," Tallman said.

In 2000, 72 head sold for $240,000. During this sale, the young bulls were given the chance to buck their stuff, which would become known as the Buckers Gold Standard Futurity.

The Buckers Gold Standard Futurity in 2000 showcased 2-year-old bulls bucking with an electronic dummy for six seconds. The next year, 3-year-old bulls, competing with riders, were brought to the inaugural Buckers World Derby.

During 2002, Buckers announced a partnership with the PBR, and David Allen of Champion Sports Group, to create "THE ELITE" Futurity and Derby, which is held in conjunction with the PBR World Finals in October in Las Vegas, Nev.

Changes were made again this year, during the sixth annual event. Instead of seeing all the 2-year-olds in the Buckers Gold Standard Futurity buck twice, this year they were all bucked on one day, April 1, and the top 60 bulls, by score, returned on April 3 for the short round.

On Friday morning, April 2, a short business meeting was held during the event in Stephenville. One topic of discussion was the recent RSR Bovine Division sale to the PBR.

"RSR sold the database only to the PBR. Buckers is great," Tallman explained during a meeting on April 2.

"RSR is in full swing with bucking horses and will continue to do DNA worldwide," Tallman added.

Tallman's thoughts are bucking horses will be a bigger bucking bull market. The reason behind the thoughts are "horses don't have horns, so they won't hook you; and anybody with five to 10 acres can raise bucking horses. Horses are passive compared to cows and bulls."

The new PBR name for the former RSR is American Bucking Bull Inc. (ABBI).

Tallman stated, about the PBR publicity, "It's going to work. Keep registering your cattle."

Tallman said the futurities and derbies are also working.

"Right now, there are 10 bulls bucking at the CBR (Championship Bull Riding), another bull riding venue, four were at last year's NFR, and 14 this year at the PBR," Tallman stated.

"There will always be a sale for good rodeo bulls," said Alvin Jones, a 79-year-old breeder from the East Texas town of Winona, who has been a member of Buckers since the beginning.

"Buckers is a production company that Scott Davis and I will continue to produce two quality events a year. It's owned and patented and doing well," Tallman concluded. Davis is Tallman's "right hand man" in the rodeo production/promotion industry.

 

 

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