story by Siri Stevens
Seth Glass is going to be a freshman this fall at Sidney High School, but this summer will be one to remember. The 14-year-old left Huron South Dakota as the reserve champion in the chute dogging. He made it to Huron in four events; team roping, goats, chute dogging, and tie down. He came back in the short go in goats, chute dogging, and tie down. He got his calf tied down in 12.07 in the short go, which put him at tenth in the average. In goats, he placed 12th overall with 32 flat on three. He finished up 8th in the boy’s All-Around standings.
But he’s most proud of his second run in the chute dogging. His first steer in the second wouldn’t come out of the chute, so with his second one, he had no choice but to coax it out of the chute and that’s not always easy. “I had to be patient with the steer and basically pull him out.” Unofficially his time of a 1.29 broke the record. It was the fastest time of the finals. “I stayed shocked for a couple hours and then it finally set in and we celebrated with my whole family. We made s’mores.”
Seth started his rodeo career in the Colorado Junior Rodeo Association and National Little Britches. He started rodeoing by roping with his dad, something they still do together. He started out as a header, but likes to heel too. “I rope with my dad at the CJRA rodeos and I snagged up doubles all three runs at the last rodeo.”
He has an older sister, Brooke, who is now a sophomore on a rodeo scholarship at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington. His mom, Candi, and his dad, Stuart haul him to all his events. “I thank God and I’m happy that my family is willing to take me everywhere.”
He will spend the rest of the summer rodeoing, showing horses in 4H, jackpotting, and helping his neighbors brand. This fall he will join the cross country team at his school, play basketball, and continue to rodeo. “I like the cross country coaches and this will keep me in shape for basketball and rodeo.”
He spends quite a bit of time practicing for rodeos or taking care of the family’s array of animals, including seven horses, two dogs, two cats, roping steers, calves, and goats. “Rodeo has taught me to be humble and stay loyal and stay dedicated to it. Things don’t come easy.”
