You know how guys say that they have a hard life. A bull rider is a good example. They ride bulls and they probably get banged up then they get crippled and older. They always say, 'If I do it over again I'd do it the same way'. It's kind of the same way for me. I don't know what ...read more
Karen Hering, 67, spent her life in the saddle—whether she was moving cows on her family's ranch near Alvin, Texas, or heading and heeling in the Coors Original Team Roping Association with her friends. But after years battling degenerative conditions in her hips brought on by ...read more
Clay Smith, his dad, and his brothers ride a lot of horses, including outside horses, and are always looking for the next one. “We get to do what we love–ride horses and rope," Smith said. "We get to look at a bunch of them."When a friend of his, Marty Caudle, showed up with a ...read more
The rodeo road comes complete with plenty of potholes. It’s just part of it—even for the big dogs, including Brazilian roping sensation Junior Nogueira. The 2016 world champion all-around cowboy will next month ride into Cowboy Town for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo the ...read more
“Sheriff’s Office, may I ask who is calling?” Donna Shedeed, 81, said when she answered a call from a strange number this August, though that number happened to be The Team Roping Journal’s office line. “Just a trick I learned on Facebook for when strange numbers call!” she ...read more
When Derrick Begay, Erich Rogers, and Aaron Tsinigine devised a plan to host a roping school for Native American youth, 2015 World Champion Header Tsinigine had something to say about how the school would be funded. "As a kid I never had the money to go to a roping school," ...read more
Professional heeler Quinn Kesler qualified for his second Wrangler NFR, but this time on the youngest horse to play a leading role for a team roper this year–a 7-year-old mare. Miss JB 117 “Alice” was born and raised on the JB Quarter Horses Ranch in Texas. Owners Joe and Dee ...read more
Walt Arnold roped competitively from the time he was 14 years old until well into his 77th year, when his battle with cancer forced him out of the arena. “I had seven weeks of radiation and six weeks of chemotherapy,” the now-survivor said. “That kind of took the strength out of ...read more
It’s one of the last things you think about when you’re wrangling practice steers or loading horses to go rope or buying your membership card.But, the fit of the saddle you’re throwing up there on your horse every day is the single most important factor in the longevity of your ...read more
Dual Patron, the 5-year-old buckskin stallion owned by Bobby Lewis and shown by Joseph Harrison, stood out heads and tails above the field at the 2018 American Rope Horse Futurity Association's $110,000-added World Championship Oct. 19, winning the $20,000 title with a score of ...read more
Editor's note: We look forward to our interview with Joseph Harrison on his win aboard Dual Patron. However, Harrison had to leave immediately following his run to win the ARHFA heeling title to get to his Circuit Finals. On a day filled with flashy performance by hard-stopping, ...read more
With his 11th consecutive Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification, Luke Brown is looking forward to being back on Rockstar, who he often refers to as “Yella”. Brown and the 18-year-old palomino gelding, registered as Super Gold Baron, have been a great duo when it comes to ...read more
