10/01/2026
Love this so much! They choose family and friendship and still made it work! God will bless the faithful 🙌❤️
Best Friends First. For Life.
When I snapped this picture in the cowboy parking lot in Salt Lake City in July, Derrick Begay and Colter Todd were fighting for their 2026 NFR lives. They made a money run that night, then got up in the early morning dark to head to Deadwood. They made it a few blocks, then turned around and turned out Deadwood so Colter could fly to Nebraska to watch his sons rope in that night’s short round at the NHSRA Finals (they were the champs) and Begay could get back home to Arizona to celebrate daughter Brindle’s birthday.
Fast forward to late fall. Begay was in on the heading side, but Colter had dropped down out of the Top 15 amongst heelers. Derrick had the chance to rope for big money at the Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls last week, but Colter didn’t have the tour points to play. Begay chose his best friend over that big money, and went to smaller rodeos where they could both go.
It came down to the very last night of the regular season…September 30th at the Last Hoorah Roping in Stephenville…but in the end that loyalty was rewarded. Begay and his best bud Colter both made the 2026 NFR. Together.
