Johnny Dent
Johnny was raised on the rodeo road. He entered his first PRCA rodeo at the age of 13 when they were short of contestants. In 1968 at the age of 14 he applied for his PRCA permit and competed in the calf roping. He became a full fledge card member at the age of 15. At the age of 16 he was competing in calf roping and steer wrestling, performing trick riding, trick roping and the brahma act at PRCA rodeos throughout the midwest and west. He worked the contract act business for 6 years until after college. In college he competed in calf roping, ribbon roping, steer wrestling and team roping. He competed on the Sheridan College rodeo team in Wyoming. After college he concentrated mainly in the one event of calf roping. He had 3 main calf roping horses over his career, Little Leta, Riff and Haida. They all ranged in size from 14.0 to 14.1 hands tall. He trained all 3 horses himself. He competed in the PRCA for 37 years.
Roping at Okeechobee, Florida in 2002 on Haida.
Jackpot roping on Riff in 1988
Steer wrestling at the age of 17 at a PRCA rodeo in Minnesota in 1971.
Performing Freddy the brahma at Rapid City, South Dakota in 1971.
Calf roping at Sheridan College rodeo and steer wrestling at Colorado State University college rodeo on the same horse Little Leta in 1973.
Trick roping in 1972 on Patches.
Roping on Little Leta in the mud in Colorado in 1974.
Roping on Little Leta.
Roping on Riff at Colorado Springs, Co. in 1985.
Videos
Freddy the Brahma Act:
Roping on Riff at Davie, Fl. in 1992.
Roping on Riff at Cheyenne in 1985
Placing at Cheyenne, Wyoming in the first round in 1990.
Performing with Freddy in 1972.
Roping at Brooksville, Fl. in early 80's on Little Leta.
Trick riding as a teenager.
Roping at Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fl. on Haida in 1999.
Roping at Davie, FL on Riff in 1986.
Johnny and wife Jackie.
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