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Date Posted: 06:41:38 02/23/06 Thu
Author: Hap
Subject: Jake

You've all probably seen this, but here it is just in case.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006
No Rush
After suffering an amputated thumb and a shoulder injury in December, seven-time world champion team roper Jake Barnes has been rehabilitating and working to get himself back to a championship level one day at a time.
By Kristen White
PSN Writer

Jake Barnes is just taking it one day at a time.

Really, that's all the seven-time world champion team roper can do after sustaining an amputated right thumb and shoulder injury during the fifth round of the 2005 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. These days, Barnes said his shoulder actually gives him more trouble than his hand, so he's rehabilitating and taking rodeos as they come.

In his first rodeo back in competition, the Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo in Yuma, Ariz., Barnes won some money with young partner Brock Hanson. The team placed second in the first round, then placed fourth in the average. Each cowboy pocketed $676, and the boost for Barnes was not just financial.

"Most definitely, it's a confidence-builder," he said. "I'm not back to my normal self, I'm just gradually starting back. It's just week to week, what I'm entering and what I'm going to."

In the accident, Barnes' hand was caught in his dally. He said he got a "real hard yank" that likely tore something in his shoulder. Doctors grafted his thumb to his abdomen to help maintain strong blood flow. After being in that position for about a month, Barnes said he developed atrophy in his shoulder and wrist, so strengthening and conditioning the shoulder became even more important. He lifts light weights to help rebuild the muscles in his shoulder.

"I have to get my arm loosened back up, but day to day it's getting better," he said.

Barnes was told he'd have to undergo another surgery on his thumb, but recently, his doctors have said it might not be necessary. He still experiences some swelling, and said he just needs time to heal.

"I feel fine, it's just some setbacks, and you just have to deal with them day to day," he said. "I'm not 100 percent, by any means. I'm just kind of testing the waters by entering a few of these rodeos and seeing what I can do and what my limitations are."

Barnes said his intent in these early rodeos is to try for money in the average, but not so much for a win in a round, unless he draws a slower steer. He's "relying on consistency" until he gets full range of motion back in his shoulder.

Hanson understands Barnes might have to stop competing at any point, but said in the meantime it's giving him some quality experience and is allowing Barnes to rehab and improve.

"I feel I'm way ahead of schedule, but I'm going to say I'm still only 60 or 70 percent," Barnes said. "I have to heal from the inside out."

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