Spin to Win: The First Decade
I had two
tiny feet in my left hand and a dirty diaper in my right when I got the call.
Some guy by the name of Tom was on the other end of the line, and I'd been
recommended to him as a person who might be a fit for his new pie-in-the-sky
publication project. I cradled the phone with my... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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The One and Only Jake Barnes
It was such a letdown and disappointment that Jake got hurt, because he had the ball rolling out there in Las Vegas and he wasn't going to be denied what he wanted. I think everyone knew that. It was disheartening to me for him to come up short due to an injury that is not supposed to happen to... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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Jake Turns Terror into Triumph
"Please tell me Jake didn't
just cut his thumb off."
The words blurted out of my
mouth as I grabbed my brother's arm and gasped in disbelief. From my perch on
the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo press deck, just to the right of the
announcers, Jake wasn't 15 feet from me when the... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Rope Buyers' Guide
Team ropes
closely resembled each other and weren't exactly easy to come by (unless you
knew families like the Kings or Willards). The hard nylon thing in everybody's
hand--whether on the ranch or at the NFR--was 7/16" around, was produced 600 feet
at a time, and wasn't a barrel of fun to... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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Woolman and Petska Punce on 2005 NFR Team Roping Average Title
Can you
think of anything Tee Woolman hasn't won or done with a rope in his hand in the
last quarter century? Having a hard time? Join the crowd.
Three-time
World Champion Team Roper Woolman, who roped at his 25th Wrangler National
Finals Rodeo in 2005, just turned 49. He celebrated his... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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When it comes to horses Experience is a Plus
People ask
me all the time about my preferences in horses, and what I look for in a horse.
One of the first things I mention is that I don't tend to be very interested in
buying young horses. I've roped for a living the last quarter of a century, and
I've just learned to bank on the... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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2005 World Champion Team Ropers
January
1, 2005:
Clay Tryan and Patrick Smith made a pact. They set their sights on a matching
set of gold buckles, and vowed not to be distracted by the detours, downpours
and disappointments they knew they'd encounter along the way.
December
11, 2005:
At road's end, professional... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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Making Adjustments
Every
time you back in the box, something's going to be different because there are so
many variables involved. You've got two ropers, two horses and the steer you
draw, not to mention the arena conditions to deal with. So many things have to
go right to accomplish a successful run. You... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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Thumper’s Got it All
I
thought it was so awesome that my horse Thumper (the 14-year-old black horse's
registered name is Docalickin) won the 2005 PRCA/AQHA Head Horse of the Year
award because he's special.
Thumper
doesn't have any weaknesses. He works just as good at the BFI as he does at the
NFR. In all... | read »
Rodeo: Team Roping
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The Inside Scoop with Logan Olson
Spin:
Tell us a little about your family and how you got started roping and
rodeoing.
Logan:
We've just rodeoed forever. Both my mom and dad circuit rodeoed in
South
Dakota.
We raise horses up there, right now we've only got about 40 of them, but we've
had as many as 100 head.... | read »
Mike Cervi Jr., the son of legendary stock contractor Mike Cervi and husband of two-time World Champion Barrel Racer Sherry Cervi, died in a private plane crash in 2001 at the age of 30. Ever since, his family and friends have annually held a team roping in his honor. He... | read
