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05/10/2023

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 WCRA Rodeo 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖 📣
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵 4 𝘱.𝘮. 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

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The WCRA’s Rodeo Carolina—lauded as the richest rodeo East of the Mississippi River—officially kicks off Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, with Qualifying Rounds.

30/09/2023

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗯 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗽.

Tying one in 7.0, the fastest run of the weekend thus far, Smidt's taking home $10,000 and moving on to Saturday's eight-man round.

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 $25,000 𝙪𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙁𝙍 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙮. 𝙒𝙚'𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 2, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 Rattler Rope➡️ https://bit.ly/3PEcDQg

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29/09/2023

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘅 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱.

Mayfield hustled to a 7.2-second run, roping fast and staying patient in his stirrup to let his slack work for him. After that, Mayfield made the run look easy to take the round win and $10,000.

𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙪𝙮𝙨➡️ https://bit.ly/3PEcDQg

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28/09/2023

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Shane Hanchey takes a deep dive into this year's ProRodeo tie-down standings, including who's been hot, who's not and who you NEED to pay attention to during Sioux Falls.

Thanks to Equinety we've got everything you need to know before the season ends, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐅𝐑 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 on this episode of the Tie-Down Breakdown, a special edition of The Breakaway Roping Journal's Breakdown podcast. ⤵️

On this episode of The Tie-Down Breakdown, world champion Shane Hanchey gives a world standings seacon recap and a Sioux Falls preview.

26/09/2023

𝙎𝙤 𝙖𝙝, Tuf Cooper Official is 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙤. 15 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙪𝙠𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙧'𝙨 𝘾𝙪𝙥 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙.

We've got the full rundown right here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3t5y19n

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21/09/2023

𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚! 😨
They're battling from the top spot to No. 12, with Kalai Nobriga from Kealakekua, Hawaii, (pictured) taking the Turquoise Circuit lead from Hayden Ford during the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo in Albuquerque this past weekend.

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Big mid-September rodeo purses heat up the race for calf roping competitors angling for a spot in ProRodeo Circuit Finals.

19/09/2023

There are 7️⃣2️⃣ calf ropers from 6️⃣ circuits headed to their respective finals.

Columbia River 🏞
Badlands ⛰
Prairie 🌾
Mountain States 🌄
Montana 🐮
Maple Leaf 🍁

𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬 ⤵️

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The Columbia River, Badlands, Prairie, Mountain States, Montana and Maple Leaf Circuits have wrapped up their regular seasons.

19/09/2023

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 Pendleton Round-Up 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙖 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨.
That plan got a 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 sketchy when 18-year-old gelding Valentine slashed a blood vessel in his leg during slack, leading to an emergency tourniquet. ❤️‍🩹

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18/09/2023

“𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘴, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴. 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘦, ‘𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺?’ 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘐 𝘢𝘮. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴. 𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚."

University of Wyoming senior Kassandra Shoemaker made her mark on the steer roping world when she became the first-ever woman to earn the Rookie of the Year title in the Wyoming Steer Roping Association earlier this September.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹, 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘆 Mane 'n Tail 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 ⬇️

Kassandra Shoemaker is the first female steer roper named Rookie of the Year in the Wyoming Steer Roping Association.

16/09/2023

Going into today's short round at Pendleton Round-Up, Shad Mayfield has the lead on two with 17.3 seconds on two. He won the first round outright and split round two with Paden Bray. Can he fend off 11 other ropers today for the aggregate title? Here's who made the cut:

Matt Nauman
Chet Weitz
Brushton Minton
Tuf Cooper
Jeremiah Peek
Cody Craig
Joel Harris
Preston Pederson
Roger Nonella
Blane Cox
Kincade Henry
Shad Mayfield

Full results so far:
First round: 1. Shad Mayfield, 8.4 seconds, $4,996; 2. Clayton Hansen, 8.5, $4,344; 3. Cody Craig, 8.6, $3,692; 4. Roger Nonella, 8.8, $3,041; 5. Kincade Henry, 8.9, $2,389; 6. Shane Hanchey, 9.1, $1,738; 7. (tie) Quade Hiatt, Zack Jongbloed and Preston Pederson, 9.3, $507 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Paden Bray and Shad Mayfield, 8.9 seconds, $4,670 each; 3. Tuf Case Cooper, 9.2, $3,692; 4. Blane Cox, 9.7, $3,041; 5. (tie) Kincade Henry and Matt Nauman, 10.1, $2,063 each; 7. (tie) Trevor Hale, Kyle Lucas and Preston Pederson, 10.2, $507 each. Average leaders: 1. Shad Mayfield, 17.3 seconds on two head; 2. Kincade Henry, 19.0; 3. Blane Cox, 19.3; 4. (tie) Roger Nonella and Preston Pederson, 19.5 each; 6. Joel Harris, 21.1;

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16/09/2023

𝘞𝘩𝘰'𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰'𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥?💥

We've got all the bubble drama right here, from solid Sioux Falls contenders to 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 at the Pendleton Round-Up and the West Texas Fair & Rodeo in Abilene ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LpLJKE

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16/09/2023

New leader in Albuquerque: Cory Solomon

Current results: 1. Cory Solomon, 7.4 seconds; 2. Beau Cooper, 7.5; 3. (tie) Kincade Henry and Caleb Smidt, 7.7 each; 5. Kalai Nobriga, 7.9; 6. Seth Hall, 8.2.

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16/09/2023

to those Rattler Ropes and Paden Bray.

14/09/2023

Caleb Smidt had a *decent* night in Albuquerque at the New Mexico State Fair Rodeo—making a 7.7-second run in the tie-down roping after spinning one in 4.8 in the team roping. He's winning the first round of the tie-down and splitting 2/3 in the team roping.
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13/09/2023

ℝ𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕎𝕖𝕓𝕓'𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕖𝕤 🔥
Mathematically, is he uncatchable? And who's in the hot seat at the other end of the Top 15 standings battling the bubble? 👀🧮

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Riley Webb - Rodeo Athlete

Riley Webb may not have achieved a Secretariat-like-lead quite yet, but he's determined to carry as big a lead as payoffs allow.

10/09/2023

𝙀𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙋𝙪𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙥, 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙭 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨.

There's not just $13,000 on the line in the short round—there's an NFR qualification at risk for some of these athletes.

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Meet the top tie-down ropers who qualified for Puyallup's short round during the Cinch Playoff Series in 2023.

08/09/2023

Brayden Roe may be No. 5 in the Resistol Rookie of the Year race, but the Idahoan attending Tarleton State University is setting himself up for big things in 2024.

𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸.

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Idaho cowboy Brayden Roe has been inside the top five in the Rookie race since winning the Resistol Rookie Round-Up back in April.

07/09/2023

𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 Chet Weitz 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴.

This Resistol Rookie of the Year contender is gunning for the All Around Championship, and currently trails No. 1 by $8,679.

“𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙛𝙛 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙. 𝙎𝙤, 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧.” – 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙩 𝙒𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙯

Read his full story below.

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With $60,444 in earnings, Chet Weitz of London, Texas, has his eyes set on the All Around Resistol Rookie of the Year title.

07/09/2023

The Women's Professional Rodeo Association has crowned calf roping world champions since 1948—legends like National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inductee Betty Gayle Cooper and more recent champ (and current season leader) Kari Nixon.

Who else has won a WPRA world tie-down title? You might be surprised at the icons on the list: https://bit.ly/48iJOl1

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04/09/2023

Yes ma’am! 👊
Have you been following along with Women in Rodeo Month with The Team Roping Journal Magazine, The Breakaway Roping Journal and BarrelRacing.com?

R. Watson Boots is bringing you coverage across these brands and more all month long to help celebrate the amazing women of rodeo’s past and present!

The Women's Rodeo was my favorite.

Recinda Yazzie, Women's Tie Down Roping. WMAT Fair & Rodeo 2023.

03/09/2023

Ellensburg Rodeo Wild Cow Milking 1992 Champions 🐮 partner the legendary

31/08/2023

“You just have to run one calf at a time, each calf for what it is. 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚, what the format is or how much money you have to win." -Riley Webb

How's 20-year-old Riley Webb won $245,610.51 so far on the 2023 ProRodeo season? We asked him, so you didn't have to blow his phone up.

Check out the world standings leader's insights from the rodeo trail, thanks to Rattler Ropes. ⤵️

Learn how 20-year-old Riley Webb smashed records in his 2023 tie-down roping season of ProRodeo after his first NFR in 2022.

30/08/2023

𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙚.
Meged's been hard at work this summer, earning nearly $140,000 since the Reno Rodeo.

See what he's been up to and get a feel for the world race below ⤵️

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Haven Meged

Haven Meged’s had a great summer run by normal standards, but the 2023 calf roping field is anything but normal.

24/08/2023

𝙒𝙚'𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣-𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜; 𝘉𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢, 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴, 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴. 🔥
Plus recaps on the circuits with a little less turbulence. 😉

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Shane Hanchey

With the regular season winding down and circuit finals in the near future, here are calf roping's circuit standings as of late August.

23/08/2023

Jason Schaffer 𝙖𝙣𝙙 5-𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧-𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧 & 𝙍𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙖, and are gunning for the Badlands Circuit year-end title. 💪🏼💪🏼

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Jason Schaffer is enjoying a chance at a first circuit championship in the Badlands Circuit in 2023 thanks to a special horse named Jewels.

17/08/2023

Chet Weitz leads the Caldwell Night Rodeo in Idaho with a time of 17.2 seconds on two head.
This Resistol Rookie of the Year contender is 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙤. 2 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 $51,481 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙤. 4 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 $18,741 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.

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17/08/2023

Resistol Rookie of the Year contender Chet Weitz making his name known in Idaho!

16/08/2023

𝙾𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚒𝚡 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚜 𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚝.
Zack Jongbloed is making moves while Riley Webb - Rodeo Athlete holds strong.
𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘣 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘵, 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘯, 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵, 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦.
Get ALL the ProRodeo world standings news right here ⬇️

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With six weeks left in the 2023 ProRodeo season, the pressure is on for the calf ropers jostling for a spot in the Top 15.

16/08/2023

2013 PRCA World Champion Shane Hanchey and Rollin On The River dominated the Royal Crown in Rock Springs, Wyoming in 2023, winning $18,470 across the 4-&-Under and 6-&-Under Futurities August 15.

Read about Hanchey's venture into the futurity business alongside 2022 World Champion header Kaleb Driggers and 2019 World Champion calf roper Haven Meged here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3YzzRep

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12/08/2023

Yeah, we’d hate to have to get past this guy for a shot at the top 15. Caleb Smidt’s locked and loaded for the Northwest.

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World Champion Caleb Smidt is battling back off the bubble heading into the last two months of the regular ProRodeo season.

12/08/2023

We knew Riley Webb was pretty busy leading the PRCA ProRodeo tie-down roping world standings and all…but maybe he’s branching out to the bulldogging?

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11/08/2023

Roy Cooper is an eight-time World Champion Tie-Down Roper who earned the nickname, Super Looper, along with those titles as he went down in history. His career began in 1976 when he won the Resistol Rookie of the Year title.

09/08/2023

𝘿𝙮𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙡 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨… how long will he hold his lead?
Read about his July hot streak and main competition at the link below.

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In one of the tightest races in recent memory, three Texas ropers have traded the lead in the Resistol Rookie of the Year race in the last month alone.

06/08/2023

Luke Potter is getting on a HEATER! 👀

05/08/2023

Shad Mayfield’s back on top in Dodge City!

02/08/2023

𝙇𝙪𝙠𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙮 30, 2023.

Read about Potter's big win 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸.

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Luke Potter earned the coveted Cheyenne Frontier Days Championship with a time of 10.6 seconds on July 30, 2023.

29/07/2023

Jake Pratt snagged the semifinals win at Cheyenne Frontier Days™ today. Keep up with results thanks to Rattler Rope.
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