Kory koontz biography of christopher
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Q:You roped at 10 consecutive NFRs from with your big brother, Chris, Allen Bach and Kory Koontz (shown above). Which year was the best of your professional rodeo career, and why?
A: was my best year. Allen and I set a record going into the NFR for most money won during the regular årstid that Jake (Barnes) and Clay (O’Brien Cooper) had held for a long time. We went into the Finals only about $ ahead of Speed (Williams) and Rich (Skelton), and they won their third championship that year. It was a good rodeo year for us, and it was also the year Grace was born, which made it really special.
Q:Now that you’ve had a little time to look back and reflect, was there one favorite NFR run or moment that stands above the rest?
A: My first NFR go-round win—Round 8 in roping with Chris—has to rank up there pretty high. We were , everything just clicked and it felt so easy. We won Round 9 the next night, too, after winning that first one. Another highlight was when Kory and inom ti
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That Western Life Podcast
Involved in an accident, Kory Koontz lost his great horse Rudy. The photo that surfaced on social media showed the trailer crunched. Katy Lucas chatted with STephanie, Kory’s girlfriend, who explained that he was turning down a rural gravel road, a car went to pass from oncoming traffic and would have hit him head on. His reaction was to veer towards the drivers side to create a glancing blow which caused the branches of a tree to wipe out the top of the trailer, crunching it, and was the reason that Rudy died in that accident.
The other horse in the trailer was Remix who had a fracture in his skull and lacerations on his face and is expected home within the week. For what it could have been, it is fairly minor injuries. The saddest thing is that he was two miles from home and that his insurance had lapsed on his trailer, truck and horse. They are looking at hundreds of thousands of dollars that were not insured. Life changing in the worst way - i
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RODEO COLUMN: Sudan's Koontz continues to thrive
At 49, pro team roper Kory Koontz isn’t planning on slowing down.
“I feel like I’m definitely blessed,” he said. “I think age is just a number. I’m just trying to convince myself that I’m just ”
Koontz, a former Sudan resident who currently lives in Stephenville, finished third in the team roping heeling title race (with help from partner Manny Egusquiza Jr.) during the Jan. Stockyards Shootout/San Antonio Qualifier at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth and he has earned a trip to next month’s San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.
The Stockyards Shootout featured 24 competitors in each event. Nine competitors in each event advanced to a semifinal round Jan Then the top four advanced to a final round that capped the Sunday performance.
The four finalists in each event are eligible to compete in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's San Antonio Rodeo, scheduled for Feb. , Feb. and Feb. at Freeman Coliseum.
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