The Team Roping Journal

Dear Roper, Inside this issue, you’ll find stories of lives changed by the sport of team roping. Think about that. You get to compete with your friends and family, doing something you love, something you’re addicted to and, as an added bonus, you win

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industry news | new products In November 2022, the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale office estimated payouts at the 16th Finale to be $14 million. By the time the dust settled in Las Vegas, though, the association paid out more than $16 milli

Reliance Ranches purchased leading rope-horse stallion Show Me The Buckles and stand-out junior stallion Dirty Fling, a nod to the McKinney family’s dedication to raising the bar in the performance horse business. “Nobody has put more into the rope h

[Rope Temperature Regulator] regulatorpro.com; $125 Regulator Pro enters the arena to help ropers improve consistency in the feel and performance of their ropes. Most ropes perform best at the temperature they were tied at and as the temperature drop

ahw | Jake | Clay O | icons | military salute | Jr. Resistol | Cinch Ladies Q: What year did you graduate from veterinary school at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, and what were your career ambitions as a young veterinarian? A: When I fini

I’ve dedicated my whole life to heading. I’ve heeled a little all my life, but ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been a better header. I started roping for a living in 1980, and my main focus has been on heading this whole time. You basically need

Doug Miller was born in Pecos, Texas, on Jan. 11, 1940, and was raised on a large ranch 60 miles from town. “It was big country, [and] there wasn’t roads,” he once told The Team Roping Journal. “When you went somewhere, you went ahorseback. My dad al

Roping for a living is kind of an ebb-andflow process of peaks and valleys. It’s nice when you get on a roll, and ride that roll. I’ve ridden rolls for a year, when it seemed like roping was easy, and I didn’t even have to think about the process tha

In late October, the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association held their annual World Finals and retired Airman Travis Beck won the heeling and the all-around titles, not to mention he clinched the chute-dogging championship as well. “I’ve kept th

How Dakota Kirchenschlager let the work he’s putting in at home speak for itself at the Riata Buckle. This is our third-round steer from the 2022 Riata Buckle at the Lazy E Arena. We’re using this run because these pictures really show the kind of ru

Sometimes you might only be able to fit in practice at an off time of day, when nobody is around to heel for you or drive the four-wheeler. Here’s how you can get some solid practice in by yourself. I want to have a good swing to make it easy to catc

Freeze Frame with Nelson Wyatt SITUATION: Short Round Steer at Rancho Rio TIME: 8.43 seconds, 26.99 seconds on four head RESULT: Average win worth $20,280 PARTNER: Cole Curry I didn't really know that steer. We were high callback, and I wasn’t really

LAUNCHING IN 2023 Kick off the new year with hours upon hours of new footage from our leading coaches and new faces, too. We’re adding new courses and coaches every week, so if you don’t see your favorites here, don’t worry. 1. Brock Hanson and Ryan

What started in Fort Worth, Texas, in January ended as it should in Las Vegas in December: Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira are the 2022 PRCA Team Roping World Champions. Winning their second straight set of gold buckles, Driggers and Nogueira set

When the chips were on the table and the breakaway roping world championship was on the line, Martha Angelone reminded everybody why she earned the nickname “Gunslinger” at the 2020 National Finals Breakaway Roping. A hunger for gold awakened inside

“My kids didn’t follow in my footsteps; they took a different path. He’s basically my team roping son. I’m not even an emotional guy, but you know, it’s kind of hard for me to talk about it. He’s basically my World Champion team roping son.” —Jake Ba