Awards & Recognition

All three members of the Elrod family have excelled consistently in competition. Take a look at Jess's impressive list of honors, followed by daughter Mindi's achievements:

Jess Elrod

• 2010 APHA World Show:

World Champion Jr Steer Stopping
Reserve Jr Heading - 3rd Jr Heeling
Reserve Jr Steer Stopping
4th Jr Heading
4th Jr Heeling

World Champion Jr Heading
Reserve Jr Heeling
4th Jr Steer Stopping
Reserve Sr Heading
12th Sr Heeling
3rd Sr Steer Stopping

5th Sr Heading
10th Sr Heeling
10th Sr Steer Stopping

• 2010 AQHA World Show

World Champion Sr Head Horse
3rd Place Sr Head Horse
6th Place Jr Head Horse

• 2009 - World Champion Head Horse AQHA Colonel C Lovey, Owner Johnny and Somer East
• Four AQHA World Champions and 22 or more Reserve Champions in the roping classes
• Ten Palomino World Champions/roping class
• Four Paint World Champion, three Paint Reserve Champions
• Check out the great horse that Jess trained and that was ridden at the NFR by the all-time great ropers, Champagne / Hit Man, ridden and owned by Roy Cooper
• Ms. Jessie, owned by Stran Smith
• One Tough Hustler/AKA George, owned by Arky Rogers
• Champion, Top 15 PRCA, Nick Sartain
• 3 Bars, Jason Nelson, USTRC National Shootout
• Cee Jay Freckles, Cory Petska, Top 10 PRCA

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Trained and showed the…

• 2009 World Champion Pinto Sr Heading / Sr Heeling and Sr Steer Stopping*
• 2009 APHA World Champion Jr Head Horse*
• 2009 APHA Reserve World Champion Jr Head Horse
• 2009 PBHA World Champion Cow Horse - Sr Reining, Sr Steer Stopping
• 2007 JR World Champion Heading and Reserve APHA
• 2006 JR World Champion Head Horse APHA
• 2005 Senior Steer Stopping APHA Horse

1987 Jeep Wagoneer Senior All-around Horse of the Nation

• 1987 Honor Roll Head Horse
• 1987 Honor Roll Calf Horse
• 1988 Honor Head Horse
• Top 15 on four different horses in Cow Horse
• Top 15 on two different Reigning Horses
• Top 10 in Cow Horse Paint World (two times)
• One Third Place Super Horses
• Many Finalist awards in AQHA World Show

Mindy Elrod

• 1997 Texas State Champion in High School Breakaway Roping
• 1998 AQHA Youth World Top 10 Barrel Racing Finals
• 1999 Texas State Reserve Breakaway Roper
• 2001 Reserve Wand Ryon Breakway Roper
• 2003 Champion Breakaway Roper, Windy Ryon
• 2004 Champion Breakaway Roper, Windy Ryon
• 2005 Fifth Average in the Windy Ryon
• 2004 Smith Brothers Barrel Race Series Champion

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