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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
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
from the pages of Rodeo
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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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
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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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
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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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
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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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
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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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
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
from the pages of Rodeo
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
from the pages of Rodeo
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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Rodeo: Team Roping
from the pages of Rodeo
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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