Ready... Aim... Manure -
January 19
Day 4: 7a, 12 days until the rodeo. Rich says
that he's main competition is bobby. They compete in everything, right down to
workout schedules.
Oh, and in case we haven't brought it up
before... Behold the Cowboy U Code...
A cowboy must have
- guts.
- skills.
- determination.
10a. Steer Wrestling. It's as simple as pull the
left horn, turn the head and trip. It is all technique. Sarah doesn't want to go
through with it. She's eventually talked into it by the others. Rich is first,
though. He takes it down in 11.17. Candace is next... lost. Cosmo gets it in
23.91. Malcolm gets it done in 19.42. Katie misses. No time. Sarah... wants out
of the cage. No time for her either. And I think she's having a panic attack.
Bobby's the last one out. He's done in... 5.93! Bobby wins.
Day 5: 7a. Some had the easy chores like raking
manure. Others had... to wrangle Pokey, the Cowboy U foal. Not an easy job to
grab someone who has to get a vitamin every day. I wonder if anyone ever got
him.
9a: mechanical bull riding. To make things
interesting... we're spreading the love around. Cosmo seems to have the idea
down until... Judd starts turning the machine. Woops.
Did we mention that something's messing with his
groin? The media says take two of these and don't call him ever.
12:30p. Next up... guns! And horses!
Demonstrating is Rocco's cousin Randy. They head to nearby Haymen, CO for the
cowboy shooting contest. Malcolm does good on the running part. 1:02 is his time
(57 plus a penalty).
Sarah: 2:11
Candace: 2:15
Katie: 2:04
Cosmo: 1:04
Rich: :44
Bobby: ... :41. Rich is a bridesmaid again.
"But history is proven at Cowboy U that it's
never the most obvious people who win this thing."
4:30p: Lunge line lesson. Left turn, right turn,
dismount. Cosmo is still going on about his groin. Rich is a quick study.
Sarah... is still a little horse-shy.
Campfire and reward... Tonight, it's Rich. It's
not about contests, but about the fight within. So he's getting a hot bubble
bath.
Sarah is talking herself out of $25,000,
meanwhile. She has more talent and more heart than she realizes.
But will she Cowboy Up? Find out next time. |