CODY SNOW’S WILD WEST SHOW COMES OF AGE

I’ve had a front-row seat to Cody Snow’s Wild West Show since the start. What a privilege to get to experience the ride first-hand. People sometimes ask if I saw Cody’s greatness—including winning the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping average last December with Wesley Thorp, and helping Wesley win the world—coming. While I’m not going to lie, the kid did give me a few gray hairs in the early days, no, his rise to the top of the roping ranks does not surprise me. And having been there for some of the highest highs and lowest lows of his life, I must say that the Snowman’s success could not possibly delight any of us who watched him grow up more.

Cody headed for my son Taylor in junior high and high school. When they needed to be 7 or 8 to win the average, Cody knocked it out of the latch, dropped a coil and tried to be 4 or 5. It didn’t always work, but Cody never backed down from trying again