Raffle for the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame’s Saddle Up Fundraiser 2025
If you missed the raffle for Almost Home, here’s your chance to own another stunning Jay Contway piece.
Jay Contway’s original bronze sculpture Tater, is being raffled to support the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame’s Saddle Up Fundraiser 2025. Honor Jay’s legacy and support this incredible organization by purchasing raffle tickets at:
The Great Western Show
Great Falls, Montana
March 20–23, 2025
or call the MCHF office today at 406-653-3800 to get yours!
Raffle drawing to be held Saturday, February 14, 2026
during the MCHF Annual Induction & Gathering Cowboy Ball
1st Place – Bronze, 2nd Place – $500 and 3rd Place – $250
Only 500 tickets available. Need not be present to win.
Tickets are $40 each
Learn more about the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame here.
“The first sculpture I made of Tater was in beeswax, around 1965. Tater was an incredible horse—he made me a winner. I bought him from Don McLaughlin, a world champion calf roper, when I decided to get serious about roping myself. To make it happen, I sold my small herd of cattle, hooked up my horse trailer, and drove down to Fort Collins, Colorado, to pick him up. From that moment on, I started winning. Tater carried me all the way to the North Central Montana Rodeo Association (NCMRA) Finals, and I made a lot of money on that horse.”
— Jay Contway
That first beeswax sculpture of Tater now resides in the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls. In 2017, searching for inspiration, Jay revisited those cherished memories and sculpted Tater once again—this time in clay, later casting him in bronze. The first edition (1/100) was dedicated to the 2017 Alberta All-Around Rodeo Champion, and now, edition 4/100 will be raffled to support the Saddle Up Fundraiser 2025 for the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Bronze Sculpture: Tater · Weight: 13 lbs · Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 10in · Edition: 100 · Year Created: 2017