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Rodeo: Team Roping
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Friendly Advice from a Veteran Road Warrior
A lot of young ropers ask me about how to get started going down the road. They have their dreams and aspirations of rodeoing for a living, and ask about any advice I might have for people who are looking to rodeo full time. Most of us whove been rodeoing for a long time got started at local... | read »

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Rodeo: Team Roping
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Roping for a Living is a 24/7 Job
Roping grabbed a hold of me when I was a little kid. My stepdad (Gene OBrien) was a jackpot roping arena operator in Southern California. So from an early age, since I was 5 or so, I thought the ropers who roped for a living and used to come around our arena from time to time were the guys. I... | read »

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Rodeo: Team Roping
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The Importance of Horse Management
You have to incorporate good horses and horsemanship to be competitive and have any kind of long-term success in this sport. Its just part of it. Young people tend to think only about being a competitor and a winner, and always want to focus on their roping. But the winners are riding the... | read »

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How a Career Transforms
Nick Sartain claimed the 2000 Heading Rookie of the Year title, missed the 2003 Wrangler NFR by $97, went on to finally qualify in 2006, then dropped off the radar until now. In 2009, he and new partner Kollin Von Ahn jumped out to an early lead in the world standings prior to the big payoff... | read »

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My How Team Roping Times Have Changed
We all learned to rope by focusing on catching cattle consistently. It was all about average ropings, and 4- and 5-second runs were unheard of, even at the rodeos. The conditions were different back then. The scores were longer and the cattle were bigger. If you got all your cattle roped... | read »

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Rodeo: Team Roping
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Riding the Corner
With all of todays teaching aids, from instructional DVDs and DVDs of the major events to this magazine, there is a lot of information out there that teaches the mechanics of heeling a steer. But when you get to a level where you are pretty talented with your roping skills, what makes or... | read »

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Picking Your Partners Wisely
To be successful, you have to be partnered right. No matter if you head or heel, or what level roper you are, your significant other has to be able to do his part. It takes both people getting the job done for each other to give the team a chance to win. Choosing the best partner for you can... | read »

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The Dream That Took Decades and Destiny
For many years, Smith held down a prominent position on the dreaded "best guy never to win the world" list of world-class tie-down ropers. And at 38, we all--even Stran--had to wonder if he'd end up going down in professional rodeo history as the second coming of Denny Flynn (who co-owns the... | read »

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Round Winning at the NFR
Q : Dear Kinney, How did you guys win three rounds at the NFR? It seemed like you either won the round or missed. What does it take to do that out there? Kevin, Round Rock, Texas | read »

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The Magic of Mental Strength
Its amazing just how huge a role the mind plays in any game. Last year was kind of a strange one for me. I got the monkey on my back, and the pressure mounts fast when that happens. After all these years, Id never have thought it would happen to me and Id be the guy struggling just to make... | read »

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Ask the Pros--Rating

Dear Logan,
I have a 9-year-old gelding who I have been in the box with and have tracked some steers and calves on him, but he hasn’t been trained yet. He is tracking pretty good, except sometimes he runs right past them. What do you think I should do?

Thanks,
Ryan,... | read

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