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Ross the Intern at the Rockin’ R

Ross The Intern from NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno visited the Rockin’ R Ranch from July 5th to the 7th. Ross Mathews started at the Tonight Show over three and a half years ago as an intern and after just six months moved from making copies to the front of the camera where he has covered award shows, movie premieres, and the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In recent months, Jay Leno has decided that Ross the Intern needs to find a “real” job. At the Rockin’ R Ranch, Ross tried his hand at being a cowboy. He learned how to ride a horse, rope, drive a stagecoach, train a horse, shoe a horse, milk a cow, and western line dance. He even participated in a cattle drive on the Griffin Mountain. Several of our Rockin’ R Ranch wranglers helped Ross learn these different cowboy skills. At the end of his stay, Ross was awarded the Rockin’ R Ranch All-Around Cowboy "belt buckle".

In addition to Ross, other members of The Tonight Show’s team included Anthony Caleca, Isaias Centeno, Justin Medeiros, Kevin Fraser and Ken Gomez who worked well as a team to produce and film the event. The final piece aired on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday, July 15th, on NBC and can be seen below.

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	Ross learns some western line dance steps from Rockin’ R Ranch employee Kelly Hearty.
	Ross the Intern learns how to drive a stagecoach from Jerry Lovelady.
	Ross learns how to shoe a horse from Rockin’ R Ranch ferrier Tim Weeks.
	Ross at "cow camp" with Rockin’ R Ranch owners, Burns and Mona Black.
	Ross contemplating if those steaks are from the same cows he saw earlier in the day.
	Ross getting some ferrier lessons from Rockin’ R Ranch ferrier Tim Weeks.
	Ross looks over his horse.
	Ross realizing he isn’t in Los Angeles any more.
	Film crew and Ranch owners and manager.
	Ross and the film crew.
	Creston explains about milking a cow to Ross.
	Ranch owner Burns Black leads the group in some campfire songs.
	Ross with some future wranglers.
	Ross at cow camp.
	Ross with a couple of Rockin’ R Wranglers.
	Ross tries to get close to the milk cow while the bull looks on.

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