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Special Note on Bull Teams - All Registered 4 year olds are eligible to compete in the 2008 BFTS Bull Teams. 2008 ABBI Rule Book Breeder Certificate Committee Recommendations Breeder's Certificate Application Form Note: Kansas City, MO dates have been changed to March 8th and 9th, with TV coverage on the 8th.
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COSTA MESA, Calif.-- The ABBI (American Bucking Bull Inc.) Board of Directors has appointed Andrea “Andee” Lamoreaux as the interim General Manager, announced Bull Pen Magazine publisher Christopher Burkhardt. “Lamoreaux has the know-how and the desire to grow the ABBI into a first-class organization,” said Burkhardt. “We are excited to work with someone who has the support of both the PBR and the ABBI board and its shareholders. We predict a bright future for the registry.” Lamoreaux has more than 20 years of operations management and administrative experience within the fields of business development, marketing and law. Lamoreaux has worked for the PBR (Professional Bull Riders, Inc.) since 1999. She previously served the PBR as the Executive Assistant to CEO Randy Bernard and as the Vice President of Administration. Bernard commented, “I'm happy and sad at the same time. First and foremost, I'm proud to have referred her as a candidate for the position to the ABBI Board. She has been a great asset to the PBR and myself for nine years now, and I'm going to miss her tremendously. I'm confident that she will approach this new chapter of her career with the same passion, drive and professionalism that she has shown at the PBR. I couldn't think of a better candidate for the job.” “I think Randy was a bit reluctant to let Andee go,” observed ABBI President Russ Gant, of West Plains, Mo. “We couldn’t be happier, because she really takes the bull by the horns. She has a huge job ahead of her, first moving the office to Pueblo and then hiring people to coordinate our 2008 events. There is a new rulebook coming out, and we are finalizing the event schedule. She really has her hands full.” Starting in 2005, Lamoreaux was the PBR liaison responsible for the research, negotiation and implementation of the health regulation paperwork between the USDA and SAGARPHA agency of Mexico. She was responsible for the historic and successful transportation of U.S. bred bulls in and out of Mexico without quarantine. Prior to 2006, no in tact bull had ever been allowed to cross into Mexico and return to the U.S. Lamoreaux recently organized the standing-room only “Bovine Athletes: Health and Wealth in the Bucking Bull Business” seminar during the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, which included guest speakers from the ABBI and PBR, the U.S.D.A. and the industry's top bucking bull veterinarians. Lamoreaux was raised in Nebraska in a family that was involved in the cattle industry and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and Administration from the University of Nebraska. She currently resides outside Pueblo, Colo. with her husband and son. Lamoreaux will continue to be based in the PBR World Headquarters in Pueblo, where the ABBI offices will be relocated in December. The ABBI Board recently elected a new president, Russ Gant. H.D. Page will serve as vice-president and Jim Bob Nall is the newest elected board member. Lamoreaux replaces Joe Merrick, who recently resigned. Merrick served the organization from its inception in 2004 as its Executive Director, and supervised its many successes. “History is important,” stated Gant, “and we cannot forget what a great job the whole ABBI staff has done up until now.” “The ABBI has enjoyed tremendous growth and we wish Joe Merrick well,” Bernard stated. “But the time has come for the ABBI to move to Pueblo in order to fully utilize the PBR's resources, and in order for the two organizations to augment and assist each other.” “We think the move to Pueblo will really benefit ABBI,” added Gant, “and really seems more one-sided toward ABBI’s benefit. We are really lucky to have Andee Lamoreaux in this position.” ABBI is the world's leading bucking bull organization, with a DNA registry of over 50,000 animals. It also produces and sanctions competitive events for Futurity and Classic bucking bulls. Last month in Las Vegas, the ABBI World Bucking Bull Classic Champion, Julio Moreno’s Troubadour, was awarded $250,000.
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