Rafter U Rodeo Company

On Monday Marcus headed out with our good friend Les to sell a few horses at the Guthrie, Oklahoma Bucking Stock Sale. We personally were only selling one horse but Les took five. We joined Les in the business of raising bucking horses about two years ago. Les' late husband, Jim Fusee of the Wagon Wheel Rodeo Co. was one of Marc's great friend but also his mentor. Jim showed Marc the rodeo business and took him on the road some. After purchasing a couple of Jim's horses, Jim was in a fatal car accident. It was quit devastating to us all.

Les didn't want to retire the rodeo scene and Marc was in the process of buying some more great bloodlines, so they became partners to carry on raising outstanding bucking colts in memory of Jim.

When I married Marc, he had been rodeoing for awhile and its not a switch he could just turn off. And at the time, I was "wild and free" and really enjoyed every minute of it. THEN, he had a few Rodeo Accidents and I became tense and terrified every time he got on to ride a bronc.

In January 2007 we had our 1st boy, Mason and things HAD to change! Not only was his healthy body important but was so was the money!! Hospital bills could not be an option and paying entry fees were not important in my eyes compared to paying the bills!

BUT....it never really ended! He would still enter rodeos AND buy some bucking horses on the side and it just was too much. Since Marc's body is aching from all the broken bones and his back is literally like an 80 year olds.. (Doctor's Words) I made a deal with him. "You get on another horse...you won't have wife!" Okay, so it wasn't exactly a good deal for him but it had to be done! So he opted out and kept me....Smart Man! He has always been in the Rodeo scene and there is nothing that can take that away from him so we started buying horses more and more and more ...did I say more enough?  And then one day we had a stud colt of our own with a great bloodline. AND SO it began. The Rafter U Rodeo Company developed.

 (Marc told Mason to pick out any horse in the pasture and it would be his...well he picked out the STUD...so now he's Mason's.)


We enjoy putting on Rodeos or bucking horses at the arenas for the boys wanting to practice. Marc tries to teach younger boys how to ride because the sport of Rodeo is slowly dying and he wants to keep it going of course. But here lately...we have been breeding our horses with Les' horses and have really fell into some great broncs. Marc and Les are in the process of creating a brand for the horses and plan on attending several fraturities. We attended our first in September 2013 and WON 1st Place!

I do have to admit, it was pretty fun and after she won Marc said, Okay it's time to sell her! I immediately said no, she's my horse (She wasn't really but since she was so good I wanted her and I really didn't want to sell her.) We named her Miss Rodeo Alley and I think she is now branded 962. (Not for sure on brand).
She is the horse Marc has taken this week for the sale. He wanted to check the sale out but she will be bucked and bid on. However, I see her being loaded back up in the trailer and brought back home! Marc doesn't let go of his horses to well. Main reason why we have 30 plus head of horses. Ridiculous.

But, it's his dream to do this and I love him and I want him to be happy. I'm just glad he's not on the horses anymore. You can follow the Rafter U page on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/rafterurodoes