Clint Summers in on the brink at what will be his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals with reigning World Champion Header Erich Rogers. Rogers and Summers had a big weekend, winning $9,028 each. The duo tied Chris McKoen and Quade Patzke at the Omak (Washington) Stampede ...read more
Chance Rosencrans moved into the top 10 after winning a total of $2,105. Rosencrans and partner Jesse Fredrickson placed second at the Ashley (North Dakota) Rodeo with a 6.2-second-run, worth $844 a man. They placed sixth at the Richland County Fair & Rodeo in Sidney, Montana ...read more
Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira moved to the number-one spot in the PRCA World Standings after winning a total of $4,035 at the Dodge City (Kansas) Roundup Rodeo. They placed eighth in the second round with a 6.1-second-run, worth $234 each, second in the finals round with a ...read more
Rodeo veteran Travis Graves savvies the significance of horsepower to every roper’s success. He’s learned a few tricks of the trade to help make the best of the trailer time that’s part of every rope horse’s job description.“The hauling is extremely hard on horses, especially ...read more
Legacy member Johnny Cox—and former jockey—won $15,845 at the World Series of Team Roping in Ruidoso, New Mexico.Cox roped with Westi Hicks in the #8 World Series Qualifier to take the average win with a time of 61.29 seconds on four head, worth $10,720 total. Cox also won second ...read more
James Arnold moved to the number-one spot in the PRCA Resistol Rookie heeling standings after adding $3,921 to his earnings. Arnold roped with nine-time WNFR qualifier Charly Crawford to win second at the Steamboat Springs (Colorado) Pro Rodeo Series with a 5.9-second-run, worth ...read more
Too Much Roping?Maybe a year and a half ago or two years ago I just decided to start refocusing on my team roping. I've team roped my whole life, but it just kind of blended in with breakaway and a bunch of other things, and now with life and job and all the other things my ...read more
Who are your Junior NFR partners?Calvin Taylor, Luke Williams, and Trent Wood. What horses are in your string?I’m riding a horse I call Taz—he’s 7—and one named Laser—he’s 10. I ride a palomino—Hollywood—a little bit too. But Tax is my favorite. He rides around there, drags his ...read more
TRJ: You and Paul (Eaves) have been so dominant up to this point. How are you feeling heading into summer?CS: This is the most we’ve ever had won. I’ve been on both ends of it, but it really takes the pressure off of a guy. But I guess if you think about it, there’s really never ...read more
Weeks BeforeThe first two times I won the BFI, in 2005 and 2008, I would have been in Montana before going to Reno. There, I wouldn’t have been able to jackpot as much, so I would have been in the practice pen, really focusing on making sure my horse scored, letting the steers ...read more
Number and End4-Elite HeelerAll-Girl PowerI usually just meet up with my partner, Jayme Marcrum, at the ropings. We’ve known each other for a long time, probably since ’85 or ’86. I used to head and she used to heel back then. I quit for a while after I had my kids, and then I ...read more
Kendra Santos: When did you start team roping, and how did that happen?Jason Smith: I was raised by a single mom, Linda Smith, and my Grandma Carolyn lived across the street. My grandmother worked the concession stand on Sundays at an arena in Dallas they called the Hog Pen. My ...read more
