Ridge Flundra finishes second in Canada at first CFR - Shootin' the Breeze
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Twin Butte’s Ridge Flundra finished his first Canadian Finals Rodeo second in Canada in junior steer riding after moving up one spot during four rounds in Edmonton. IMAGE: Canadian Finals RodeoTwin Butte’s Ridge Flundra finished second in Canada in junior steer riding at his first Canadian Finals Rodeo, earning $8,045 during his 2026 season. Ridge Flundra is coming home from his first Canadian Finals Rodeo as the second-best junior steer rider in the country. The 15-year-old from Twin Butte finished the CFR in Edmonton on Saturday with $8,045 in season earnings, second only to champion Ryder Topolinski of Grande Prairie. Ridge came into the finals ranked third and moved up a spot over four rounds, finishing $281 ahead of Hayes Howe of Irvine. He placed second twice in Edmonton. On opening night, he scored 74.25 points on C-Bar’s 46 Maneater, and on Friday, he rode Lazy 2’s C44 for 76.50. Those two rides earned him third in the aggregate and $1,600 at the finals. It was a tough week to stay aboard, too: across the four rounds, only 11 of 24 rides were qualified rides. In Saturday afternoon’s fourth round, Ridge was given a re-ride after starting on steer 915.
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