Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Roping Schools
While
nearly all the top professionals hold team roping schools at some point during
the year, there are a handful of highly-credentialed ropers who are dedicated to
teaching their skills to the average roper. These are cowboys who have put their
time in at the professional level and now... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Changing with the Times
Times have
changed in the roping industry. I've been competing since I was 10 or 11 years
old--about 37 years now--and there's been so much change in the industry. As I
grew up roping, and even starting my professional career, you could buy a pretty
decent horse for a few thousand... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Ask the Pros with Colter Todd
Hi-Yo
Silver Dear
Colter, I have a young head
horse that is working really well, but lately he has not been leaving the box
flat every trip like he always has. He is quiet in the box and leaves off of my
hand. He does not come up in the front end every trip, and when he does he
levels... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Jake and Clay: Together Again
Losing my thumb at
the National Finals last year, when I was in position to win another world
title, was a devastating blow. Kory (Koontz) and I were rolling along, then,
halfway through the NFR, the basket got turned upside down. It's been a struggle
physically and mentally. But freak... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Whole-Hearted Ryan Rochlitz
During your senior year in high school, you're supposed to be king of the hill. If you're the star of the basketball team in a small town, it's a guarantee. Ryan Rochlitz should have been on top of the world. He had football and basketball scholarships--albeit to smaller schools--all lined up. He... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Bring on the Big Shows
As we put this issue
together in mid-September, we're all busy preparing for the big ones--the USTRC
Finals, (ProRodeo Tour Championship Finale in) Dallas and the NFR--and looking
ahead to making quite a few practice runs to get ready. Speed's (Williams) got
his new place built, including... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Ask the Pros with Michael Jones
Rope
Selection Dear Michael,
I am 14 years old and starting to learn how to heel. I'm wondering what
the best rope for me would be? Thanks a
lot, Ryan, Queen Creek,
Ariz.
Dear
Ryan I would suggest a
Powerline Lite medium soft or medium. At 14, you're probably not strong enough... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Success in Team Roping from the Start
There's typically a
difference in the way a woman, young kid, elderly or beginner roper scores vs.
the way the top ropers score their horses. The basic difference is that
lower-numbered ropers tend not to ask their horses to blow out of the box. They
typically don't have much tension on... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
The Lowdown on Loop Size
Loop size is important, and it seems
like something I've been running into a lot here lately at schools is having to
tell people that their loops are too small. Not having enough loop can cause bad
habits, like leaning over when you throw or throwing your rope too much instead
of placing... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Picking up the Pace
How do I
get to where I can rope faster? It's a common question at roping schools. Ropers
start to advance, and get to a certain spot where they're no longer content with
just catching. Team roping's a timed event, so if you want to win you have to
shorten your time down. Even in the... | read »
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