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Mission Statement:

To preserve open spaces in the face of urban development for the rescue and enjoyment of both animals and people.

History:

Built in 1964, the arena originally was the practice home to many bull riders, including legend Wade Leslie, the only bull rider in history to score a 100 point perfect ride:

“Back on Oct. 26, 1991, near Medford, Ore., a young bull rider and an angry ton of beef danced around the arena floor at a Central Point rodeo as an enthusiastic crowd provided the music.

For an amazing 8 seconds, Wade Leslie, a 5-foot-2, 125-pound horse shoer from Moses Lake, and Wolfman Skoal, an ornery 2,000-pound bull, were perfect in the eyes of two men.

Judges Russell Davis of Hermiston, Ore., and Raymond Lewis of Ione, Calif., liked what they saw.

Perfection.

One hundred points.

The first – and only – 100-point ride in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association history.

“I didn’t know it was a 100 ‘til after

I heard it announced,” Davis told the Prorodeo Sports News. “When the ride was over, all I could think of was 25 (points for the ride) and 25 (for the bull’s performance). That’s the first time I ever thought `perfect,’ and I’ve watched rodeo since I was 8. After I heard the 100, then I got nervous. I thought, `God, what did we do?’

Lewis scored the ride the same way from the other side of the arena.

“I probably seen 10,000 bull rides made, probably more, and that was the only one I probably would have marked like that,” Lewis, now 40, said this week. “It was really something special. Still is. I think about it all the time. I’ve had to explain the ride so many times … . it’s like I seen it yesterday.

The way Leslie sees it, just staying on the bull for 8 seconds is a perfect ride.

Excerpt from: The Spokesman – Review, February 3, 1995

In the face of continuing urban development, we at Littlerock Stables want to preserve this piece of history and encourage people to be outside and involved with animals.