Sask. rodeo cowboy mentors next generation of competitors

There were a hundred competitors at the Canadian Cowboys Association Finals in North Battleford, but few of them are more seasoned than one Saskatchewan cowboy. Good boy. Scott Sigvason from Tasquay has been competing at the semi-professional level for over a decade. His reason for sticking with the rodeo world is simple. Just the connection with my fellow competitors. You know, I've got a lot of horses and I've spent lots of time training. I buy horses as young babies and bring them up through through their entire careers. So yeah, year after year, it's just about creating the next horse. For Dayton Martell, it's his first time at the national finals. The Regina cowboy took a 14-year hiatus from rodeo, but once he decided to return to the sport, he knew exactly who to call. I reached out to Scott, one of the guys I know has almost too many horses, and he's been nothing but help with this, and I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Tuck. Riding one of the best horses in Canada makes my job a lot easier, Yeah, it's been great to be back around horses. For Sigvason, seeing how far Martel has come has been more than rewarding. I'm darn sure proud of him, of doing a good job of riding one of my horses and getting to be in the top ten in Canada. While Sigvason is not ready to hang up his cowboy hat quite yet, he is shifting his focus to what comes next. Now that I'm a parent, it's about getting ready for the next level of competition, which will be my children coming up through rodeo. Here we go. Although rodeo season has now wrapped up for the year, Sigvason says the cowboy way of living is a year-round affair. Emma Stewart-Kiss, CBC News, North Battleford.