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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
A Main Mount is a Must
When I retired my old
horse Ike in April, I had another good one (Scout) ready to roll. The timing
just felt right, because I had a horse I could count on and felt comfortable
with and confident in. Then at Reno in June, during the BFI and Reno Rodeo,
somehow or another Scout fractured... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Purposeful Practice with Team Roper Jake Barnes
There's
not much point in practicing if you just go out there and go through the motions
without a plan. If roping is a social event for you and you don't care whether
or not you improve or win, that's fine. If you can afford it, and you look at it
as a low-key hobby, there's nothing wrong... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Jake Barnes: Knowing the Score
A
hot-blooded horse with a lot of run will tend to score his best on the first few
runs in the practice pen. But the more consecutive runs you make on a horse like
that, the more aggressive he's going to get and the more he's going to want to
leave when the gates bang. After roping a few... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
How to Not Lose Legs
From time
to time, everybody hits a little spell where everything feels pretty good and
you're roping your cattle, but you might lose a leg here or there. It's kind of
a frustrating pain, because everything feels good and you've roped the steers,
but then they get out of it. What's really... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
There is No Substitute for Dedication
When the day comes that I don't feel like going out to rope, I'll stay in the
house. Until that time, I'm going to give it all I've got on every steer, even
in the practice pen. Intensity is like anything else. You need to recognize its
importance, and focus on it, whether you're competing or... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Scoring Your Horse
Fundamentally, scoring is the most crucial part of the run. If you're rodeo
roping, you have to be within inches of the barrier, unless you have the perfect
steer that'll let you catch him fast enough and still win something. If you miss
the barrier on a steer that runs, you aren't going to... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Buying a Rope Horse
Buyer's remorse is when you bought a bigger TV than will fit in
your entertainment center. Not that big a deal. Horse buyer's remorse, on the
other hand, takes the wind out of your sails faster than a summer hailstorm.
To not only find the right horse, but know before you get home that he's... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
PRCA/AQHA Horses of the Year: Team Roping 1989-2004
A good, solid mount can establish a roper in the world of rodeo. A great
horse can be the difference between making the Finals and watching it on TV.
Moreover, that extra-special horse can be the difference between a world title
and second place.
While not all of the top horses throughout... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Perfect Practice
Each and
every time I go out to the practice pen, there's something I'm going to
accomplish out there, whether it's trying different techniques, positions,
handles, whatever. I always go out there with an intent of some kind. I see a
lot of people whose practice environment isn't the... | read »
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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
Thanks, Ike
I retired
the horse of my career, Ike, when I was in California this spring. I bought him out there
from Ozzie and Judy Gillum when he was 9, and rode him 12 years. He's 22 now,
and it was time to take him back home to retire. I turned him out at Ozzie and
Judy's place in Oakdale, so it was... | read »
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