Jake Gardner never gave the decision a second thought. He knew the long hours involved in the plan, but it didn't matter. He had to get to New Jersey. And the Fort St. John, British Columbia, native certainly made the whirlwind sojourn count. Gardner wrapped up a jam-packed weekend of rodeo action out west late Sunday night. After a win at the Omak (Wash.) Stampede on Saturday, he and a group of cowboys drove 13 hours to ride at the Dawson Creek (B.C.) Exhibition and Stampede on Sunday. Gardner finished second at the event. Then, it was a six-hour ride to the Edmonton, Alberta, airport for a flight to reach Philadelphia by Monday. From there, it was a 40-minute cab ride to Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J., for the Cowtown Rodeo Xtreme Bulls event, where he came away with a much-needed win. Read more >>> bit.ly/3AoanbT