A Cowboy's Training Device Instruction Goes Awry

Jake Riley gives instructions on how to rope cats with a "training device" he bought for his children for Christmas with "On the Horn" during the "Humor + Horror" show at the 39th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
ABOUT THE ARTST
Jake Riley
Riverdale, NE
Jake Riley grew up, for the most part, in the upper Arkansas Valley of the Colorado mountains and graduated from high school in Buena Vista. He began roping and rodeoing as a kid. Jake has always loved rhyming, publishing some of his first cowboy poetry for a high school project. Ever since, poetry has been one of his passions, but until recently he was mostly a closet poet. Much of Jake’s work involves firsthand ranch and rodeo experiences, often chronicling the contemporary "cowboy" who may not cowboy for a living but has ties to cowboy culture. For Jake, poetry is an overflow of life. His original poetry album, Western Errors, runs the gamut from cowboy wrecks to humor to philosophical observations and reflections on life.
"On the Horn" by Jake Riley.
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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater on Feb. 3, 2024.
Made possible by Blach Distributing Company and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.
Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org
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Crew
Kristin Windbigler executive producer
Callie Greenhaw national cowboy poetry gathering manager
Marla Mitchnick director + producer
Katie Aiken producer
Pablo Bryant dp + camera operator
Forrest Stangel engineer in charge
Charlie Ekburg still photographer
Michael Marashio camera operator
Dan Coplan camera operator
Kyle Soble lighting designer
David Hancock-Taylor gaffer
Caitlin Calvert video stage manager
Joel Harris audio engineer
Marissa Lila production coordinator
Chris Klinkenberg production assistant
Robin Wignall scenic design + fabrication
Krys Munzing scenic fabricator
Cleo Hansen content manager