ProRodeo Hall of Fame team roper Tee Woolman has bought and sold as many horses in his cowboy career as anyone. That makes him a perfect person to weigh in as an expert on the subject of vet checks—aka pre-purchase exams—and the vast variations available to prospective horse ...read more
Jeff Flenniken jumped back into the number-one spot of the PRCA Resistol Rookie Standings after winning the Elgin (Oregon) Stampede with partner Jake Minor with a 5.1-second-run, worth $1,793 each. They placed third at the Cheney (Washington) Rodeo with a 5.9-second-run, worth ...read more
Aaron Tsinigine teamed up with Blaine Vick at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The duo roped their steer in 5.0 seconds to tie with Cory Kidd V and Caleb Anderson for second in the third performance, worth $1,125 each. Tsinigine and Vick won the rodeo ...read more
With all the money on the line in team roping and the price of a horse to get you to the pay window, taking care of that horse has become more critical than ever. More and more, horses—who, in nature, regularly move across soft pastures—are expected to stand tied on hard concrete ...read more
Brenten Hall, 19, jumped from the number-four spot to number-one in the PRCA Resistol Rookie Header Standings after having a successful Cowboy Christmas run with one-time WNFR qualifier Chase Tryan. Hall has placed in the top ranks at the International Professional Rodeo ...read more
It’s a fierce market, this rope business. Particularly today, as the patent has just ended on Classic’s revolutionary four-strand, core rope, there’s an energy coursing through the industry—an anticipation of change and opportunity, and for some, maybe loss. But, in interviews ...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
When is a fly mask more than a fly mask? When it does more than protect your horse's eyes from pesky insects during fly season. The latest generation of fly masks does just that, with innovative styles that address several common issues. Styles range from a standard mask that ...read more
LANCE ALLEN WAS warming up his hands after just bringing in a new set of steers from the frozen pens outside for the #9 World Series of Team Roping qualifier at The Ranch in Loveland, Colorado. He was walking through the Ranchway Feeds Arena toward the announcer stand when he ...read more
#10 teams will compete on the biggest stage in rodeo at AT&T Stadium, alongside PRCA cowboys and qualifiers at RFD-TV's The American in 2019, Denny Gentry and Randy Bernard announced May 29.TRJ: How did this partnership between the World Series of Team Roping and The American ...read more
When it comes to team roping accomplishments, it’s often a matter of who won what for how much in what time, and have they done it more than once. Within those parameters, there’s certainly no shortage of legendary feats such as the historic eight consecutive world champion ...read more
