A rodeo life masterclass with IPRA standout Mike Duplissey—bareback ace, bronc hand, coach, and storyteller. Mike opens up about meeting and marrying champion barrel racer Marilyn in Detroit, winning big at the Pontiac Silverdome (largest one-day rodeo), the IRA → PRCA leap, J Bar J memories (Nightmare → Night Jacket), and why today’s “rank ones” are the dragons kids talk about. We dig into mindset vs. mechanics (why riding rank horses is “90% mental”), concussions, cold streaks, draw luck, and the science of relaxing under fire. Names fly: Mike and Scott Fletcher, Gene Maynard, Bobby DelVecchio, Bobby Steiner, Donny Gay, Rocker Steiner, Stetson Wright, the Mayo brothers—and the business side of rodeo then vs. now. More Mike Duplissey Episodes to come. And yes—Marilyn’s stories are on the way.
Presented by ParaSight System (helping vets help pets). Ask your vet about zoonotic risks. Also supported by Simcox & Company (Cedar Falls barbers since forever), Wandering Gypsy RV Life, and music from Nikki McLeod. Subscribe to Beyond the Chutes for the next Duplissey installment.
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