Working Ranch Magazine March/April 2025

2025 National Western Invitational Ranch Rodeo Results 1 ST PLACE: Jolly Ranch: Jesse Jolly, Luke Kelley, Luke Meier, and Austin Crist 2 ND PLACE: Haythorn Land & Cattle: Sage Haythorn, Tyler Minor, Wade Speck, and Cole Schaffer 3 RD PLACE: Sooner Cattle Company 4 TH PLACE: Crutch Ranch 5 TH PLACE: Broken Spear Ranch 6 TH PLACE: Oro Vaca Cattle Company 7 TH Place: Troublesome Creek Ranch TOP HORSE: Add Two and Two, Sage Haythorn, Haythorn Land & Cattle TOP HAND: Sage Haythorn, Haythorn Land & Cattle EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE: Jolly Ranch visitors can watch traditional compe titions including breeding, market, and showmanship. The 10th Invitational Ranch Rodeo, which has paid out $183,000 since 2016, welcomed seven four-man teams this year including the reigning three time National Western champions, Jolly Ranch out of Agate, Colorado. Jolly Ranch team members Jesse Jolly, Luke Kelley, Luke Meier, and Austin Crist stopped the clock at 1:05 to win the Cut & Brand competition as the crowd watched in excitement to see who would win the battle for top honors. The Sooner Cattle Company out of Pawhuska, Oklahoma secured their win in the Team Sorting with a time of 56 seconds, just seconds behind the arena record set by Crutch Ranch of Lovington, New Mexico in 2020 of 53.40 seconds. Speaking of Crutch Ranch, they tackled the Double Mugging in 57 seconds to win it and

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