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152nd Silver Spurs Kicks Off Florida Winter Rodeos with $175K Payout

The Silver Spurs Rodeo in Osceola County, Fla., is a community pride, supporting local non-profits and offering large payouts to its contestants. Spanning four days with payouts of around $175,000, it is a major stop for athletes on their winter run.
Kaitlyn Woodman|
Photo by Jessica Burns

Back in 1941, “when cattle and oranges were King” in Osceola County, Fla., a group of ranchers got together and decided to have a rodeo, and thus the Silver Spurs Riding Club was born. It wasn’t until 1950, however, that the club gained its partnership with the PRCA, and on July 4, the first sanctioned rodeo was held at their new fairgrounds in Kissimmee. 

Since then, there have been some major updates to the fairgrounds, including a climate-controlled arena that holds over 8,000 seats. Thanks to the efforts of many throughout the years, the Silver Spurs Rodeo has become the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi River and is ranked among the top 50 rodeos sanctioned by the PRCA each year. 

Beyond providing quality entertainment for the spectators, the rodeo’s mission is to serve and provide unity within the community. The committee goes above and beyond to raise money for local non-profit organizations and gives away multiple scholarships throughout the event. In addition, the Silver Spurs holds a “Special Rodeo” every year so local youth and special needs children can experience the thrill of rodeo.

This mid-winter rodeo marks the beginning of many, where athletes from all over escape the cold at home to rodeo in sunny Florida for a few weeks and add some cushion to their place in the world standings. Many make the trip, but only some will leave victorious. 

Jamie Olsen, of Brock, Texas, has proved to have a very profitable start to her Florida run. Olsen and her Frenchman’s Guy daughter, Any Guy of Mine, won not only Kissimmee with a blazing 15.63-second run but also Okeechobee, Fla., adding nearly $8,500 to their earnings this weekend. 

All-around cowboy Jobe Johns was on fire, taking top honors in the tie-down roping with a 7.7-second run, earning him $4,834 for his efforts. Johns then went on to take the win in the team roping, second in the tie-down and secured the all-around title yet again at Okeechobee. The Zolfo Springs, Fla., talent did not have to travel far for a payday and took home a little over $9,000 between his two events. 

No. 12 in the World, bareback rider Ethan Crouch came from Texas to defend his place in the standings, and the trip was more than worthwhile. Crouch took the win at both Kissimmee (83.5 points on Silver Spurs Club’s Nina) and Okeechobee (87 points on JC Kitaif ProRodeos' Dragon Breath), winning close to $7,000 for his efforts. 

152nd Silver Spurs Rodeo Full Results:

All-around Cowboy: Jobe Johns, $4,834, tie-down roping and team roping.

Bareback Riding: 1. Ethan Crouch, 83.5 points on Silver Spurs Club's Nina, $4,442; 2. Taylor Broussard, 83, $3,405; 3. Sam Petersen, 82.5, $2,517; 4. Jayco Roper, 81, $1,629; 5. Colton Clemens, 80.5, $1,036; 6. (tie) Wyatt Denny and Andy Gingerich, 80, $666 each; 8. Brayze Schill, 79.5, $444.

Steer Wrestling: 1. (tie) Cody Devers and Chance Howard, 3.4 seconds, $3,252 each; 3. Trevin Fox, 3.7, $2,643; 4. (tie) Walt Arnold, Riley Duvall, Gary Gilbert and Tristan Martin, 4.0, $1,931 each; 8. (tie) Shane Frey and Tyler Waguespack, 4.1, $1,321 each; 10. Ty Cochrane, 4.2, $813.

Team Roping: 1. Reno Stoebner/Clay Green, 4.5 seconds, $4,075 each; 2. Kaston Peavy/Shane Edmonson, 4.8, $3,596; 3. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 4.9, $3,116; 4. Cole Thomas/Truman Magnus, 5.0, $2,637; 5. (tie) Ketch Crawley/Craig Stevens and Ty Veon/Cord Spradley, 5.3, $2,037 each; 7. Cole Frey/Latham Dickson, 5.9, $1,678; 8. Quinton Parchman/Garrett Smith, 6.0, $1,438; 9. Bradley Massey/Zack Mabry, 6.1, $1,199; 10. TJ Allen/Parker Carbajal, 6.2, $959; 11. Dylan Delmas/Kannon Nunnery, 6.5, $719; 12. Cooper Cowan/Cade Cowan, 6.7, $479.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1. Zachary Dallas, 85 points on Big Rafter Rodeo's Fringe Benefits, $4,343; 2. Isaac Richard, 84.5, $3,329; 3. (tie) Trent Burd, Keene Justesen and Jake Watson, 83.5, $1,689 each; 6. Ira Dickinson, 82.5, $724; 7. Dawson Hay, 81.5, $579; 8. Ben Andersen, 81, $434.

Tie-Down Roping: 1. Jobe Johns, 7.7 seconds, $4,834; 2. (tie) Ryan Thibodeaux and Carson Watford, 8.3, $3,981 each; 4. Macon Murphy, 8.5, $3,128; 5. Gatlin Peck, 8.6, $2,559; 6. James Berry III, 8.7, $2,275; 7. Nathan Steinberg, 8.8, $1,990; 8. Marcus Theriot, 9.0, $1,706; 9. Colton Redmond, 9.1, $1,422; 10. Wesley Sims, 9.2, $1,137; 11. (tie) Josh Dyer and Roan Hudson, 9.4, $711 each.

Barrel Racing: 1. Jamie Olsen, 15.63 seconds, $5,545; 2. Lisa Zachoda, 15.65, $4,436; 3. Taylor Carver, 15.66, $3,604; 4. Millie Marquart, 15.69, $2,773; 5. Oceane Veilleux, 15.76, $2,218; 6. Taycie Matthews, 15.80, $1,664; 7. Wendy Culberson, 15.81, $1,386; 8. (tie) Christine DeRenzo and Julie Plourde, 15.83, $1,178 each; 10. Shaeley Jenkins, 15.89, $970; 11. Alex Jones, 15.93, $832; 12. Cindy Patrick, 15.94, $693; 13. Cassidy Champlin, 15.98, $555; 14. Brianna Burton, 15.99, $416; 15. Ivy Saebens, 16.03, $277.

Bull Riding: 1. (tie) Colt Galvan, on Silver Spurs Club's Kiss Me, and Clayton Sellars, on Silver Spurs Club's C buddy, 86 points, $4,035 each; 3. JR Stratford, 84, $2,589; 4. Brett McAbee Jr, 82.5, $1,675; 5. (tie) Bubba Greig and Tristan O'Neal, 81.5, $914 each; 7. (tie) Wacey Schalla and Riggin Shippy, 80.5, $533 each.

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Kaitlyn Woodman
KAITLYN WOODMAN

Kaitlyn grew up in a small east Texas town called Marshall, Texas, and now resides in the “Cutting Horse Capital of the World” Weatherford. The rodeo lifestyle was instilled into Kaitlyn at a young age as her entire family has a rodeo background. She spent most of her life at Martha and RE Josey’s ranch just down the road from her house.  Kaitlyn was lucky enough to have been surrounded by incredible role models in and out of the arena that got her to where she is today both as a competitor and a person. As a barrel racer, Kaitlyn has competed at just about every level the sport offers. The barrel racing industry is something that she is deeply passionate about, whether it be the futurity and derby scene, the rodeo world, or even the breeding side, she finds herself excited to learn new things and grow the industry as much as she possibly can. Kaitlyn graduated from Sul Ross State University in December of 2023 with a Bachelors of Science in Agriculture degree and knew that upon graduation she wanted to get a start in the western sports media industry. Before graduating from Sul Ross, Kaitlyn was able to start a career as an Equine Insurance Agent and takes pride in protecting her customer’s most valuable assets. Kaitlyn is excited to share her passion for the Western Sports and Agriculture industries through her writing, and she strives to reach audiences far beyond our community to advocate for the betterment of our lifestyle!

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