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Teltech Communications sponsors PRCA saddle Bronc Rider Cody Martin!

Cody will be representing Teltech Communications across the United States and Canada.  If you live in an area that has a PRCA rodeo please contact info@ttcsales.com to set-up a meet and greet with Cody.

Accomplishments:

2000 PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association)  Resistol Rookie of the Year.

2002 National Intercollegiate Champion Saddle Bronc Rider at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR)

2003 PRCA National Finals Rodeo (NFR) Qualifier

2006 PRCA National Finals Rodeo Qualifier

2010  PRCA Mountain States Circuit Saddle Bronc Champion

10 Tour Finale Qualifications

1 DNCFR Qualification

Major Rodeo Wins:

Puyallup, WA; Red Bluff, CA;  Waco, TX; Clovis, CA (a year after breaking his leg in the same arena), Laughlin, NV; Salt Lake City, UT; Molalla, OR; along with many others leading him to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

About the Sport:

Rodeo, an American tradition, has experienced a renewed public interest in the last decade.  Yearly attendance records continue to be broken at professional rodeos across the country.  The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) reports that last year alone over 25 million people attended the 660 PRCA-sanctioned rodeos in 40 different states and 4 Canadian provinces.  The rodeo industry has been given new life in the past decade with television bring rodeo into the urban cowboy’s living room.  PRCA rodeos aired over 300+ television hours in 2009 with 40 million+ armchair viewers.  The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) held in Las Vegas, is the culmination of the PRCA, the World Series or Super Bowl of rodeo.  Last year, over 175,000 people attended the ten-day NFR, which was broadcast on ESPN/ESPN2.  This year (2009) over 5.75 Million in prize money will be awarded at the NFR. This year all ten rounds of the NFR will be played on ESPN 2 or ESPN Classic.

These cowboys travel an estimated 130,000 miles a year rodeoing in all the cities and towns along the way.  These rodeos have anywhere from 5,000 to 50,000 spectators all of which want to see one of America’s heroes, the cowboy.

Event Description Saddle Bronc Riding:

Saddle bronc riding is rodeo’s classic event, both a complement and contrast to the wilder spectacles of bareback riding and bull riding. This event requires strength to be sure, but the event also demands style, grace and precise timing.

Saddle bronc riding evolved from the task of breaking and training horses to work the cattle ranches of the Old West. Many cowboys claim riding saddle broncs is the toughest rodeo event to master because of the technical skills necessary for success.

Every move the bronc rider makes must be synchronized with the movement of the horse. The cowboy’s objective is a fluid ride, somewhat in contrast to the wilder and less-controlled rides of bareback riders.

One of the similarities shared by saddle bronc and bareback riding is the rule that riders in both events must mark out their horses on the first jump from the chute. To properly mark out his horse, the saddle bronc rider must have both heels touching the animal above the point of its shoulders when it makes its first jump from the chute. If the rider misses his mark, he receives no score.

While a bareback rider has a rigging to hold onto, the saddle bronc rider has only a thick rein attached to his horse’s halter. Using one hand, the cowboy tries to stay securely seated in his saddle. If he touches any part of the horse or his own body with his free hand, he is disqualified.

Judges score the horse’s bucking action, the cowboy’s control of the horse and the cowboy’s spurring action. While striving to keep his toes turned outward, the rider spurs from the points of the horse’s shoulders to the back of the saddle. To score well, the rider must maintain that action throughout the eight-second ride. While the bucking ability of the horse is quite naturally built into the scoring system, a smooth, rhythmic ride is sure to score better than a wild, uncontrolled effort.