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About
David Bailey
David Bailey Rodeo Ranch and Bulls started and lives today
in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.
David Started raising bucking bulls as a
teen by picking up F1 crosses at the family owned stock yards in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
He cut his teeth in the cattle
business. He was, and still is, a cattleman but had the knack and passion to breed bulls for the purpose of bucking.
That is a prolific statement considering the gratification he was achieving was high on pride and low on financial or
residual income which is in stark contrast to the bull breeding business that has become today.
The best purchase
that he ever made was for DX10 Chainsaw, a black muley bull with more heart then brawn. That was the appeal, of course.
From Chainsaw spawned a whole history of legendary bulls with the most notable being Playboy and Polecat.
Tar Baby was also an outstanding herd sire and he was the prized sire of award winning Gunslinger
and his proven genetic line.
Both Chainsaw and Tar Baby made significant contributions to the bucking
bull breeding business of today. The proof of their strong breeding ability is proof here on the ranch with Super
Cool being a double bred Chainsaw by Playboy over a Polecat cow and Lucky Strike by Gunslinger over a Playboy cow.
Probably even more important then the magnificent bulls that have come from this long breeding program is the cows that
have been presented. Obviously some of the most sought after cows in the industry.
With all that said, it
is not a proven fact as of today, but maybe in the future, what the financial impact Bailey bred bulls and cows have had on
the industry. It is known that there are a significant number of firsts that have set several benchmarks within the
industry starting with the six figure sale received from a Playboy flush, There's the back to back Bucking bull of the NFR,
with 2 different bulls, within a 5 year period of time, which has never been done, to winning Bucking Bull of the Finals at
all three of the Bull Riding Finals held in Las Vegas in 2006 with 2 different bulls. An incredible achievement in light
of the tremendous bulls available nationwide.
David contributed livestock to the Bob Tallman's Rodeo Stock
Registry that went on to be the American Bucking Bull Incorporated and he contributed the money necessary for his
son to be one of the original share holders for the now Professional Bull Riders Association. David knew and understood
the value of his livestock and the rodeo production business he was into before it evolved to what it is now.
He had the vision and the foresight to take chances on his livestock and on people and is frankly apart of Bull breeding,
Bull riding, and Rodeo history.
Although the bull breeding is impressive, Bailey Rodeo is a rodeo stock
producer. Unlike the individual bull business, there is that added element of raising producing bucking horses,
having enough calves, steers and team roping cattle, keeping the pots and the pickups all running and on the road putting
on rodeos, while keeping the hay barns and silos full, everyone fed and watered 24/7 365 days out of the year.
During the summer, Bailey Ranch can have over 500 head at any one time to maintain. David Bailey is one of the few actual
prca stock contractors that continues to direct the arena by running both the rough stock and timed event ends. A
very limited few of prca stock contractors are left that will actually work the arena hands on and on site.
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