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Gary was honored at the Maple Creek, Sask. Rodeo for 25 consecutive years there as pickup man. Despite the cold and rainy day, Gary was honored during the final performance out in the arena, with announcer Joe Braniff going over his accomplishments over the years. Bouquets were presented to Jody and to Mary, Gary's mom, as well as a beautiful framed photo of him picking up there.

 

Arm Jerker - Horse or bull that is really stout and bucks with a lot of power resulting in a huge amount of pull on the contestant's arm. Barrier - Can be a rope stretched across the front of the box, or an electronic eye creating a beam across the front of the box, that the contestant's horse comes out of. In the timed events, the stock is given a pre-determined head start. The amount of head start depends on the arena conditions, and is called the score. The contestant's horse can not break the barrier before the stock crosses the score line. Bronc Rein - A thick rope, 1 1/2 - 2 inches in diameter that is attached to the halter of a saddle bronc horse. The rope can be longer than 6 1/2 feet, and is used to provide balance, giving the cowboy something to hold on to. Catch as catch can - When a calf roper is allowed to catch the stock any way he chooses so long as he turns loose of the rope when throwing the loop, and so long as the rope holds the calf until the roper reaches it.

Dog fall - An illegal maneuver in steer wrestling causing all four feet and the head to face in different directions. In order to receive a time, the cowboy must roll the steer over or let it up and throw it again legally. Double Kicker - When a horse or bull that kicks up with the hind legs, walks on the front legs and then kicks again with the hind legs, before the hind legs touch the ground. Fighting Bull - The exact kind of bull that you would like to give your mother-in-law. These bulls are almost considered to be head hunters, but not quite.

Grabbing the apple - This is the term used when a saddle bronc rider touches any part of the saddle with their free hand during the eight-second ride. Also known as "pulling leather" and causes the rider to be disqualified.