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Jessy Davis of Power, Mont., rides Carr Pro Rodeo's Dirty Jacket for 87 points Thursday to lead the bareback riding standings at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo in Lovington, N.M. (BRAD COX/HOBBS NEWS-SUN)
Jessy Davis of Power, Mont., rides Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket for 87 points Thursday to lead the bareback riding standings at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo in Lovington, N.M. (BRAD COX/HOBBS NEWS-SUN)

LOVINGTON, N.M. – Jessy Davis needs a little help.

Davis, a four-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Power, Mont., sits 17th in the bareback riding world standings. If he intends to earn a fifth trip to Las Vegas in December, he needs to make up the ground on the money list over the next month and a half.

He got a little help Thursday night during the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. Davis and Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket danced across the Jake McClure Arena dirt for 87 points to lead bareback riding in Lovington, a Silver Tour event on the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour.

Jessy Davis
Jessy Davis

“This would be a big win,” Davis said moments after the ride. “Hopefully it sticks now.”

He’ll have to wait out the final two performances to see where he stands at the end of the four-day event in New Mexico’s southeastern most county. He owns a three-point lead over Austin Foss, the 2012 PRCA Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year who posted an 84 on Wednesday night on Carr’s Real Deal, the 2005 bareback of the year.

If the score holds for the top spot, it will mark the eighth time in nine performances this season that Dirty Jacket has guided a cowboy to the top score. The 9-year-old bay gelding finished the 2012 season as the Texas Circuit Bareback of the Year and the runner-up Reserve World Champion Bareback Horse.

“That first jump is what makes bareback riding fun,” Davis said, noting that Dirty Jacket leaves the chute with a powerful and high leap. “That first jump out when they explode out of there and you know you’ve got him hooked, it feels pretty dang good. You can feel him after that and build your ride.

“That’s a dang nice horse, one that will help you out a lot. He’s a pretty well-built horse, too.”

Davis has earned $41,618 so far this season, but he’s just $1,200 behind the No. 15 cowboy, Winn Ratliff of Leesville, La. Thursday marked the first time he had been matched with the athletic gelding, so it was nice that it happened at an event like the Lea County Fair and Rodeo.

“With that horse, you could really feel how athletic he was,” Davis said. “It feels pretty dang good. I wish I could get on a horse like that every day.”

Lea County Fair and Rodeo
Lovington, N.M.
Aug. 7-10
Bareback riding:
1. Jessy Davis, 87 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket; 2. Austin Foss, 84; 3. (tie) Clint Laye and Clint Cannon, 83; 5. R.C. Landingham, 79; 6. Evan Jayne, 78; 7. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Chase Erickson, 77.

Steer wrestling: First round leaders: 1. Matt Reeves, 3.5 seconds; 2. Tyler Waguespoack, 3.9; 3. Jacob Shofner, 4.6; 4. (tie) Kyle Irwin and Wyatt Lindsay, 4.7; 6. (tie) Joe Buffington, Cimarron Thompson and Rusty Hamilton, 4.8. Second round leaders: 1. Jule Hazen, 3.6 seconds; 2. Ben Shofner, 4.0; 3. Ryan Swayze, 4.1; 4. Chance Campbell, 4.2; 5. Monty Eakin, 4.4; 6. Tyler Waguespack, 4.8; 7. Jacob Shofner, 4.9; 8. Nick Guy. Average leaders: 1. Jule Hazen, 8.6 seconds on two runs; 2. Tyler Waguespack, 8.7; 3. Matt Reeves, 9.2; 4. Jacob Shofner, 9.5; 5. Ryan Swayze, 9.7; 6. Nick Guy, 10.3; 7. Monty Eakin, 10.4; 8. Rusty Hamilton, 10.7.

Tie-down roping: First round leaders: 1. Justin Maass, 7.8 seconds; 2. Scott Kormos, 8.1; 3. Caleb Smidt, 8.3; 4. (tie) Cody McCartney and Trevor Brazile, 8.4; 6. Monty Lewis, 8.5; 7. Kyle Dutton, 8.7; 8. Seth Emerson, 8.8. Second round leaders: 1. Clif Cooper, 7.6 seconds; 2. (tie) Monty Lewis, Clint Cooper and Cody McCartney, 8.3; 5. (tie) Caleb Smidt, Marty Yates and Payden Emmett, 8.5; 8. (tie) Cody Ohl and Michael Otero, 8.6. Average leaders: 1. Cody McCartney, 16.7 seconds; 2. (tie) Monty Lewis and Caleb Smidt, 16.8; 4. (tie) Clif Cooper and Justin Maass, 17.4; 6. Clint Cooper, 17.5; 7. Marty Yates, 17.6; 8. Trevor Brazile, 17.9.

Saddle bronc riding: 1. Jesse Bail, 86 points on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Hard Tack; 2. (tie) Cole Elshere, Jacobs Crawley and Isaac Diaz, 84; 5. Bryan Martinat, 81; 6. (tie) Chuck Schmidt and Travis Sheets, 80; 8. Sterling Crawley, 78.

Steer roping: Third round leaders: 1. Chet Herren, 9.2 seconds; 2. Joe Wells, 9.7; 3. Lawson Plemons, 9.8; 4. Rocky Patterson, 10.3; 5. Kim Ziegelgruber, 11.0; 6. (tie) John Bland and Vin Fisher Jr., 11.2; 8. Leo Campbell, 11.4. Average leaders: 1. J.P. Wickett, 32.4 seconds on three runs; 2. Vin Fisher Jr., 33.0; 3. Trevor Brazile, 34.5; 4. Kim Ziegelgruber, 35.3; 5. Jarrett Blessing, 36.3; 6. Tony Reina, 37.5; 7. Randy Wells, 38.1; 8. Chet Herren, 38.9.

Team roping: First round leaders: 1. (tie) Drew Homer/Buddy Hawkins II and Kaleb Driggers/Travis Graves, 4.8 seconds; 3. (tie) Chace Thompson/Jaytim McCright and Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 5.1; 5. (tie) Brock Hanson/Kory Koontz and David Key/Jett Hillman, 5.2; 7. Clay Smith/Jake Smith, 5.4; 8. Aaron Tsinigine/Victor Begay, 5.5. Second round leaders: 1. Brandon Beers/Jim Ross Cooper, 4.5 seconds; 2. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.5; 3. Keven Daniel/Chase Tryan, 4.8; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Victor Begay, 5.1; 5. Chace Thompson/Jaytin McCright, 5.2; 6. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 5.4; 7. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 5.7; 8. Jackie Gillispie/Scotty Raines, 6.6. Average: 1. Chace Thompson/Jaytin McCright, 10.3 seconds on two runs; 2. Aaron Tsinigine/Victor Begay, 10.6; 3. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 10.8; 4. Travis Bard/Tom Bill Johnson, 13.5; 5. Keven Daniel/Chase Tryan, 14.5; 6. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 15.1; 7. Jackie Gillispie, 17.8; 8. Kaleb Driggers/Travis Graves, 19.6.

Barrel racing: 1. Kaley Bass, 17.31 seconds; 2. Brittany Pozzi, 17.56; 3. Lizzy Ehr, 17.68; 4. Danyelle Campbell, 17.69; 5. Michelle McLeod, 17.83; 6. Nalynn Cline, 17.86; 7. Tonya Parrish, 17.87; 8. Jessica Frost, 17.88; 9. Kelly Waide, 17.95; 10. Bailey Bownds, 17.96; 11. Meghan Johnson, 17.99; 12. Janie Johnson, 18.02; 13. (tie) Erin Parsons and Jenna Cadwallader, 18.04; 15. Morgan Figueroa, 18.07.

Bull riding: 1. Corey Navarre, 86 points on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Footloose; 2. (tie) Scottie Knapp and Bobby Welsh, 85; 4. Shawn Hogg, 84; 5. Jason Beck, 82; 6. London Lockhart, 81; 7. Joe Frost, 80; 8. Cooper Davis, 79.

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