PROUD MOMENT Busby Gets Big Win at the Daddy of ’em All By Joe Kusek A ndrea Busby was speaking like a proud parent when offering some facts about the biggest rodeos of the season. Busby and her husband Jeff own and operate Busby Quarter Horses in Brock, Texas. Busby estimates they have 120 to 150 horses on their property with the mares and their colts. “We’ve got a lot of horses there,” she said.
only the fifth rodeo for the seven-year-old mare registered as Blazing With My Dude and out of Dasher Dude and by Blazin Jetolena. “Doing it on a horse you raised makes it more special,” said Busby. “I wanted it sooner. God had other plans,” she added with a soft chuckle. Busby advanced through the Cheyenne Frontier Days playoff system, winning the fourth performance in 17.20 seconds and placing third in the second semifinal at 17.57. “That first round, I didn’t nail the first barrel quite right but she was still clicking,” said the rider. “The semifinal, it had rained and I was a little nervous. We nailed that first barrel and kept clocking. “The finals, we nailed the first barrel and got the angle figured out.” The final barrel racer out, Busby capped off a stellar week by winning the finals with a time of 17.13 seconds, the second fastest of the entire world-class rodeo. Leslie Smalygyo was second in 17.21.
This year, reigning WPRA barrel racing champion Jordon Briggs won RodeoHouston aboard Famous Lil Jet, a horse from Busby Quarter Horses. Kassie Mowry did the same at the Calgary Stampede on Famous Ladies Man, another Busby Quarter Horses product. “That was pretty fun to watch,” Busby said. Busby herself joined the party, riding Tito to victory at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Tito is also a member of the Busby Quarter Horses family. It was
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