April 28th Newsletter .............. 

Wow! What a day! The weather was great, cattle were awesome, and everyone was on their game.

We all have a lot to be thankful for! With 435 teams & paying out over $14,189.00 in jackpot money! Our added money bag has now reached $4,170.00 and will only keep getting bigger. We would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to all our Members, who make our show so successful & fun it could not be done without you!

We were short staffed on this last show and everyone did a tremendous job in getting the word out to our Family of Friends.  Our Hats are off to the Field families for helping settle cattle, and all our amazing members who went above and beyond to help with the show.  

It’s only our fourth show this year and we’re getting so much good feedback – Yes, SWTPA does have it all and everyone is loving it! Keep your fingers crossed....if we keep growing at the rate we’re going, our penning classes could reach the same 60% payout as our sorting classes.

The race is on for the top spots in ALL of our penning and sorting classes. Yep, this includes top hand too!  We have such a great group of riders where it is a race to the #1 spot all the way through the November Finals, where we see an upset every year.  That’s right – this is what keeps it FUN. It is anyone’s game all the way through the season!

You can see the excitement building in the #13 and #10 penning classes where Bobby Gladu has a tight race in both classes for the #1 spot.  In the #6 penning the top 5 positions are close and change with each show. The #6 penning class could get interesting, as new riders keep teaming up to form new teams.  The #10 sorting is where the Field families are holding onto the top 5 positions – This has got to be fun for all of you, as the race continues. Edith Cook was on a roll taking home First and Second place in the #6 sort and winning Fourth in the #8 sort.  A big congratulations to Bob Leach for his win in the #3 sort. Let’s not forget our Youth class where the excitement continues……………..

YES, we are here to stay! The longest standing association in Texas and with our May show we will have reached the milestone for 24 years of being established! So don’t be left standing outside the arena – come on out and join ALL the fun with the longest standing association in TEXAS, and take a shot at the 60% payouts!

Thanks to everyone who showed up to have some amazing camaraderie and friendly competition. Great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget. See all you at the next show - Saturday May 26^th.

Mark Kidd

SWTPA President

$4,170.00 Total Ground Fees as of April 28th for added money at year end finals. Don't forget everyone who qualifies and rides in the Finals is a Winner and will receive a 'Finalist' prize package. Saddle Winners have it their way! You design your own saddle. Stay tuned - this is only the beginning!

Come On Out and Join All the Fun at Texas Longest Standing Association

Established 1988

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May Birthdays

Beyer Phillip 2-May Roberson Tommy 2-May Berry Paul Allen 3-May Loftin Pete 3-May Paepke Kasha 3-May Craig Stephanie 5-May Farrington Randy 5-May Leach Nicole 6-May York Larry 17-May Sucamele Joey 18-May Buster Amanda 19-May Mitchell Gary 20-May Henderson Lyn 21-May Munden Lanny 24-May Blue Courtney 30-May Kidd Tucker 30-May Beyer Heather 31-May                                           Thank You to All of our Soldiers!           “My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.” ― John Wayne ―                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

We continue our prayers to past members and friends that we have lost over the years. Each of them was instrumental in different ways to the success of SWTPA and they will be missed.

Suspended Persons

 The following persons officially have suspended memberships and are banned from SWTPA sanctioned events.

Richard Kidwell

Sarah Roberts