Having grown up in the bull industry, Addi was no stranger to how things worked on the ranch, so when a first-time heifer was having a hard time bringing her calf into the world, Addi stepped up to the plate to help take care of him. If you check the family out on Instagram NothinButTryRanch) you will find that they aren’t just raising bulls, they are raising animals that they call family as well and this story is a perfect example of that. Her parents, Jenny and Chad Drury are PBR and ABBI stock contractors, raising quality bulls and hauling them across the country for bull riding events and competitions.
It’s pretty common for little girls to grow up wanting to ride horses or have puppies, but it’s not very often you find a girl that grows up wanting to raise bucking bulls. I even remember one bull named Captain Crunch after the morning cold cereal.From calf to full-grown bucking bull, Addi and her bull, Hard Labor has been through it all together. I always get a kick out of the names stock contractors come up with for their bulls. Yellow Jacket obviously took his handle from that nasty stinging insect, but rodeo stock can be named for people, places or the even the area they came from. To me the bull and name Bodacious is the ultimate one-name, name. Movie titles provide bull owners with name ideas like Red Dawn and Black Sunday.Some names that describe a bull can become as famous at the bull himself. The legendary bull, Tornado, fits in this category. Others are named for color as is the case in The Orange Blossom Special.
Some bulls are named after songs such as Wipe Out. The trend to name bulls memorible names gave rodeo announcers more to talk about and caught the attention of the crowd. Many early day rodeo bulls were identified by just announcing their number. After all the time, work, and luck it takes a producer to get a bull ready to perform in a rodeo, one last item has to be completed and that is giving that bull his stage name. Most bulls performing in the rodeo arena these days are produced using a planned breeding and development program aimed at achieving superior bovine athletes.
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