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Rodeo: Team Roping
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The Inside Scoop with ACTRA President, Clyde Saunders
SWR: So Clyde, ACTRA has been around since 1983, but your organization maybe isn't as well-known as some others. What is it about the American Cowboys Team Roping Association that sets you apart from other associations? Clyde: I believe the fact that it's owned and operated by its members... | read »

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Rodeo: Team Roping
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Ask the Pros - Timing is Everything
Dear Richard, I'm a heeler and my problem is I tend to hit the front foot of the steer when I throw my loop. Some say I'm too close to the steer or others say I'm too flat on my swing. Can you explain to me what you think? Confused heeler, McAllen, Texas Dear Heeler, You're probably not in time... | read »

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Mike Beers Catches A Sweet Second Wind
It's Monday evening, and after a long, wonderful day of roping fun and spring sun in Judy and Ozzie Gillum's arena--shooting Spin To Win Rodeo photos of Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper--we've all just foundered on Alisa Cooper's spectacular spaghetti and meatballs. To say Alisa's a good... | read »

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Patience Pays
Like the old saying says, "You can't win 'em all." You have to have the mindset that you're going to win or be successful at every roping or rodeo you go to. If you didn't think you had a chance to win, why would you leave the house? I've never left home thinking I wasn't going to win... | read »

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Setting Up the Shot
Setting up the shot is basically setting up the timing of your horse's stop in relation to the delivery of your loop. When it comes to all of the great ropers over the years who've had a signature horse of their career, it's the timing between the way the horse stops and the way the roper... | read »

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Ask the Pros - A Shy Heel Horse
Dear Richard, I have a 4-year-old Hancock/Peponita gelding that I broke as a 2-year-old and have been roping on in the round pen since the winter he turned three. He is very cowy and I have done things slowly. Since I have finished my pen at home late this summer, I have tracked and broke... | read »

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There's a Strategy for Every Setup
There are so many strategies to choose from, depending on the situation. There are different ways you prepare yourself and your horses, mentally and physically, to give yourself the best advantage. From the pro roper trying to win a world championship at the National Finals, where it's a... | read »

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Rodeo: Team Roping
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Clay Walker
Night crept toward morning in the Texas hill country, and Clay Walker's tour bus hummed softly, its darkened windows reflecting folks who were slowly--reluctantly--putting an end to a night of revelry in the adjacent rodeo arena. A yellow moon teased from behind the clouds now and again,... | read »

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Rodeo: Team Roping
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Rope Horse Buyers' Guide
As more and more upper-class businessmen get addicted to chasing steers, demand for rope horses is racing through the roof with prices riding shotgun. The cost of a great horse may seem like it's spiraling out of sight, but here's a fact that'll ease your mind--experts agree the single... | read »

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Don't Choke
One of the most common things people will comment on at roping schools is feeling like they rope pretty good all day long until they get to the high teams. Then they mess up and miss. This is an important area for everyone, when you get into a position where there's just one more steer,... | 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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