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so I wanted to win it. I went in season leader one other
time but didn’t have the greatest final, so winning it last
year was the greatest accomplishment in my rodeo career All New
thus far, other than making the WNFR – that’s also a huge
accomplishment.

RL: What does a typical practice look like for you?
What do you focus the most on? PURSUIT SERIES
SG: I try to make the same consistent runs. I focus on
technique stuff more than trying to beat 3.6 (seconds) or
be real quick. I want to make sure I do things correctly.
Yes, I want to beat 3.6, but I want to make sure I’m doing
stuff right because coming to a rodeo you have to put it
all on the line and if you are not technically correct then it Rugged, durable and guaranteed
doesn’t always work out. forever, the Pursuit Series is

RL: Is 3.6 (seconds) the magic number to designed for a life lived outdoors.
beat for Steer Wrestling?
SG: No, not really. I just threw that out there, but you
definitely want to be in the three-second range. It
depends on the rodeo. At some rodeos 3.9 (seconds)
doesn’t place but at the next rodeo it wins it. Everywhere
is different, but if you are three-second bulldogging you
are doing stuff right.

RL: How do you hope to use your degree in Animal
Science Technology in the future? Does your
education help you in anyway as an athlete or in
any aspect for your rodeo career?
SG: For my career in rodeo, my degree in animal science
technology definitely helps because I am constantly
working with animals such as steers and horses, and
sometimes they get hurt. It helps me take care and look
after them. I learned how to provide proper nutrition and
upkeep to have healthy horses and livestock, which in
my career is crucial because if you don’t have a healthy
horse, or if they are lacking energy from an inadequate
diet, then you don’t have much.
For my lifestyle, we own a ranch so my degree definitely
goes into effect. I have to feed them accordingly
throughout the winter. My degree plays a big part
between feeding, health and vaccines. That’s why I took
that course because I know I will be ranching for the rest
of my life.

RL: What advice would you give an aspiring
Steer Wrestler about making a professional
career out of rodeo?
SG: I’d say to not get discouraged when you don’t do well
right off the bat. Everybody has to lose to learn to win. Try
your hardest every time and if you win then great. There
are going to be ups and there are going to be downs. Ride
the highs and the lows the same; don’t ride the highs too
high and don’t ride the lows too low.

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