The Team Roping Journal

Dear Roper, I'm sitting at the Title Fights in Abilene, Texas, as we're finishing up this November issue. This magazine is a tricky one—it goes to the printer before the ProRodeo season officially closes, and before the Riata Championships and before

Billie Jack Saebens was the king of the 4-year-olds at the TX Best Futurity in Decatur, Texas, Sept. 7, winning first the 4-Year-Old Heading Futurity on DF Cols Holly Time (pictured) by Hickory Holly Time out of Cols Holly Lena, then getting the 4-Ye

Stephenville, Texas' Mark Spaulding rode TRR Paseo De Pepcid by Pepcid to the Riata Mini-Qualifier title in the Ariat World Series of Team Roping's #8.5 qualifier produced by Mathews Land & Cattle in Hamilton, Texas, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, paying him a $3,

Coleman Proctor captured his second major all-around title of 2024 when he won the Pendleton Round-Up's coveted all-around saddle for his efforts in the steer roping and team roping. Proctor won fourth in the team roping with fellow all-arounder Juni

The consignment list for the 2024 Riata Showcase Horse Sale is stacked with offspring of the roping industry's leading stallions, producing a first-of-its-kind sale in roping's largest venue at the Western industry's largest event. The sale coincides

Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord added the Pendleton Round-Up title and $12,223 a man to their names after roping three steers in 17.9 seconds, a cherry on top of their season. “Those are just moments you think you'll know what they feel like, but you

Q: Have you lived in Chihuahua all your life? A: Yes, my family has been here since my great-grandfather. I went to junior college at New Mexico Military Institute. Then I came home to graduate from college and also get my master's degree from Tec de

After the regular season's over, you take your hat off and wipe the sweat off of your forehead. It's a relief. You get to go home, and regroup mentally and physically. Hopefully, you made the NFR and it's time to get ready for the biggest 10 nights o

After a tremendous day of roping at an event he'd helped produce for the past six years, Randal “Randy” Crump of Clarendon, Texas, died suddenly in the company of some of his most favorite people at the age of 56. Though the community around Randy is

We all operate within our own system, and have a way of doing things that works best for us. I've always done a lot of mimicking when it comes to my roping, and my system has included taking mental notes of what I saw working for other people, then i

Dustin Egusquiza's heading game hasn't changed much since he got his card in 2016, if you ask him. But where he is in his career has, and his understanding of how to best use his masterful ability to drop all his coils has evolved. Showing that skill

Kelsey Willis of Wagener, South Carolina, first ran across the pages of this magazine in the spring of 2022. In that story about retired police officer Greg Ziel, Ziel had discovered Willis Performance Horses and was learning to rope and to ride—a da

with Kaden Profili Photo by Roseanna Sales Cheyenne Frontier Days short round 5.5 seconds $9,113 a man total { Vital Stats } AGE: 22 ROPE: Classic Powerline HM PARTNER: Brenten Hall HOME: Jacksonville, Texas The steer went a little left the first cou

Last year, Dustin (Egusquiza) and I did good enough all summer to be near the top of the world standings, but we still missed the Cinch Governor's Cup in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, because we didn't have enough tour points to get in. Tour points are

Some horses have strengths that shine in certain set-ups. It's a luxury to have, say, one you ride at one-headers over short scores where you're trying to be 3, and another for long-score averages the likes of Salinas and Cheyenne. It's a rare specia

Rodeo will always remember the roar of The Lion. Leo Camarillo was a four-time world champion team roper who in 1975 also won the coveted world all-around crown, and still holds the record for the most National Finals Rodeo team roping average wins w

Last month, we talked to five top headers to review the most common mistakes they see fellow ropers making in their horsemanship. This month, we are doubled down by talking to five heelers—who've got NFR and horse-training experience—to tell us what

If you ask former bull riding champ and jackpot king Mike White if he and his wife, Hannah, go to Jacksonville, Florida, from time to time for the Cinch NTRL Finals, White says no—they drive the 15 hours out there every single time. The Whites, of De

WHAT HAS BEEN THE DIFFERENCE MAKER IN YOUR SWAP FROM HEELING TO HEADING, TO GET YOU TO YOUR FIRST FINALS? I've tried the heeling deal so long, and I had great partners, and I just wasn't good enough. So just whenever (my younger brother) Brit decided