I AM A YEAR AROUND SUPPORTER FOR ALL LOCAL RANCH RODEOS IN WY. AND I WAS IN DEER LODGE LASTNIGHT TO WATCH A FRIENDS BOY COMPETE. I WAS UTTERLY SICKENED THAT THERE WAS SUCH BLATENT FAVORIATISM FOR THE LOCAL BOYS THAT I HAD TO GET UP AND LEAVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANT THE LOCALS TO WIN I WANT MY BOYS TO WIN TO, BUT TO BE SO DISRESPECTFULL TO THE SPORT. I THOUGHT THAT WHEN YOU PAID YOUR MONEY TO COMPETE IN A SPORT EVERYONE HAD THE SAME CHANCE OF WINNINGNO MATTER WHERE YOU CAME FROM OR WHAT YOUR LAST NAME IS.FOR EXAMPLE ONE GENTLEMANS HORSE LAID DOWN ON HIM A DIDN'T MAKE IT TO EVEN 6 SECONDS AND THAY HAD THE NERVE TO SCORE HIM WITH A 57 AND NOT EVEN OFFER HIM A RERIDE. SHAME SHAME. I WAS THINKING OF BRINGING SOME BOYS UP NEXT YEAR TO RIDE,BUT IF THIS IS THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE IN DEER LODGE THEN I THINK WE WILL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE RANCH ROPING I WOULD BE REFUNDING SOME MONEY AND OFFERING AN APOLOGY