HOW A HEAD HORSE NAMED FLINTY SALVAGED CLAY SMITH'S SEASON

By Kendra Santos

We all watched in horror when disaster struck on Clay Smith's 2022 rodeo season at the World's Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Arizona this summer. The freak neck-rope accident that broke both bones between Clay's right knee and ankle happened on June 28, and sent him to the sidelines for surgery. Doctors said to sit tight for three to four months. It was astounding when Clay came back only a month later, which was only possible with the help of a very special sorrel horse by the name of Flinty. The two-time champ of the world was actually riding Flinty when he got hurt. “Pecos was Flinty's first pro rodeo, and Prescott was only his second one,” Smith said. “But the accident had nothing to do with him. It was just a freak…

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The Team Roping Journal (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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