LAS VEGAS – When a bolt of lightning fires, it can send shockwaves. Reigning world champion bareback rider Jess Pope got to experience that with Macza Pro Rodeo’s Stevie Knicks. The dark sorrel mare provided enough electricity to help produce an 88.5-point ride and push Pope to a third-place finish in Tuesday’s fifth round of the National Finals Rodeo. “She’s been around forever, and I’ve wanted to get on her so many times,” said Pope, 25, the reigning world champion from Waverly, Kan., and whose wife, Sydney, hails from Brush, Colo. “You can be the most amount of points on […]