Cort Scheer wins St. Paul with rodeo-record ride

ST. PAUL, Ore. – Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy has quite the resume. The saddle bronc horse is a multiple-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and perennial contender for horse of the year. She didn’t disappoint veteran cowboy Cort Scheer at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, a ProRodeo Tour stop. Sheer had an 89-point rodeo ride on Kool Toddy to win the St. Paul Rodeo for the first time, setting a rodeo record in the process. “It feels great to break that record, and it is awesome to win this rodeo,” said Scheer, 33. “This is probably one of the coolest rodeos during the Fourth of July, and that rodeo gets better and better because that committee works its rear-end off to make it better for the cowboys. "That horse has been amazing for years. I’ve been on that horse four or five times now and she has been unbelievable every time. I was stoked when I heard I had that horse. She pretty much did all the work.” The saddle bronc riding record at St. Paul was 88 points shared by Cody Wright (2003), Matt Marvel (2007) and Bradley Harter (2011). Scheer earned $10,758 for his performance. The Nebraska cowboy was 29th in the July 2 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $22,509. Lefty Holman had an 89.5-point ride on Kool Toddy in the final round at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, which vaulted him to the average win on three head. “I think she was even better with me,” said Scheer, who made his ride July 4 in St. Paul. “Sometimes she will stall a little bit, but she hardly stalled. She turned out of there and was all a guy wanted for a bronc.” Scheer has qualified for the Wrangler NFR six times – 2010, 2012-15 and 2018. He finished a career-best second in the world standings in 2014...MORE