Watch: With Over $200,000 in Its Prize Pool, Dodge City Rodeo Sees a Picture-Perfect 8.6-Second Run

Tie-down roping is one of the most challenging and interesting rodeo events. In this event, the cowboy riding on a horse has to rope a running calf with a lasso around his neck and then tie his three legs with a short rope. The time taken to do that is the score of the rodeo.

All rodeo events across the country feature tie-down roping events.  In these, many talented rodeos take part and surprise the spectators with their performances. Recently, the spectators in one such event witnessed the same. The Dodge City rodeo in Kansas saw a talented rodeo manage an incredible score in the tie-roping event.

A rodeo scores a picture-perfect run

The Dodge City round-up rodeo is in progress. It has various events among them is tie-down roping. This event saw an incredible run by a pro rodeo by the name of John Douch. The rodeo managed to rope and tie the calf in 8.6 seconds. The clip posted on Twitter by the cowboy channel shows the cowboy from Abilene, Texas performing the tie-down in such a short time.

When the door opened, John was on a horse and threw the rope on the calf which stopped. He quickly got off the horse, grounded the calf on its side by her legs, and tied her three legs quickly. He managed to do that all in just 8.6 seconds. The tie-down roping event requires the rodeos to be accurate in their throw, have pace in running to the calf, have agility in grounding and tying the calf, and must keep their horse calm during the entire run. John Douch displayed all those qualities during his stint.

John Douch’s rodeo career

John Douch came from a family of rodeos. His mother was a barrel racer and his father was a tie-down roper. John was introduced to tie-down roping by his father, who taught him how to throw a rope. Later on, he met the legendary Joe Beaver who inducted him in his mentorship. From there on he never looked back and continued to compete at the highest level. The cutting-edge skills he learned under Joe made him what he is today.

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John’s first success came in 2012 when he won the National Junior High Finals tie-down roping. Later on, during high school, he won two Texas High School Rodeo Association champion tie-down titles. This title helped him push for the national stage. John qualified for College National Finals Rodeo three consecutive times, 2016-2018. He was inducted into PRCA in 2017. In 2018, he finished the year in 43rd world ranking with  $37,146  in earnings. From there he progressed steadily and his present world ranking is 14th with total career earnings to date at $581,132.

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