PENDLETON, Oregon - Pendleton Round Up is one of those jewels that glitters in a bronc rider's mind from the moment he knows he was born to ride and yesterday, with the help of The Black Tie, Jake 'Salsa' Finlay etched his name in that legendary record book with the tips of his rowels. 'Black Tie (Sankey) felt amazing! He took what rein I gave him and went on perfectly. He's not just showy, he's tough. You wouldn't want to stub your toe on him.' Truly a milestone moment for the young father-to-b

ALWAYS having to hear people who’ve never ever even SEEN a bucking horse LOUDLY proclaim how that ‘BUNKING STRAP’ 🙄 and these teensy FAT dull spurs MAKE them buck from torture 🙄 fear and 🙄 pain. It’s one thing to not know — how CAN you understand if you don’t? It’s a whole OTHER thing to stick your fingers in your ears, squeeze your eyes shut and CLOSE YOUR MIND to the TRUTH. Somebody failed at the gate latch at Days Of ‘76 in Deadwood — so THESE two horses decided the DANCE BATTLE was ON! Th