So I knew she wouldn’t be happy if I told her to stop and let me win. She always got so mad when I would win our wrestling matches, I thought. “Wow, you’re getting strong, mom, but I finally was able to get the pin. After about 10 minutes of tussling around, I pinned her down, and I was kneeling above her. She had been working out for about a year at this point and the strength, especially in her legs, was super obvious. We would still wrestle now and then, but her strength was getting more and more noticeable. It had been a while since we last messed around, and in that time she has gotten much stronger than when we first started out. We wrestled a lot over the years, as I had been on the wrestling team for as long as I can remember, so I guess I just never grew out of it.īut this time, things were different. I was wrestling with my mom as we usually did, just playing around, nothing too serious. Jake resides in Athens, Michigan with his wife, Andrea, and their three children, Caleb, Brianna and Macey on their family farm.I could remember like it was yesterday. Jake owns, raises and works bulls of all competitive levels from champion bloodlines to include White Sportscoat, Sharp Dressed Man, Yellow Jacket, Playboy Skoal, Houdini, Outlaw and Gunslinger.

After a break to start a family, he rejoined the rodeo riding in several semi professional associations. Prior to his role as stock contractor, Jake rode bulls in 4H rodeo and progressed to area jackpot shows. Jake’s bulls have competed in rodeos such as Michigan Youth Bull Riding Association, Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association and qualified in 2015 finals, as well as Professional Championship Bull Riding. He purchased his first registered bucking bulls in 2010. Jake started his career raising junior bulls and miniature bulls. He currently contracts his registered bulls to perform at rodeos. Jake Jessup has owned and operated Jessup Buckin’ Bulls since 2009.

Raising bucking bulls