Independence, Kansas, native Mike Hall did not grow up roping.
“My dad said, ‘Horses are liabilities, Michael; you don’t need one of them,’” Hall said, mimicking his father’s tone to a teenage son, laughing. “Now, my kids have Junior rodeoed. That’s what they wanted to do. Everybody wants a horse when they’re a kid and I was like, ‘You know what? I’ve always wanted a horse.’”
Hall bought