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Author: Chelsea Shaffer
Chelsea Shaffer is Equine Network’s Western Sports Group editorial director and publisher, leading creative direction of The Team Roping Journal, The Breakaway Roping Journal, BarrelRacing.com and CalfRoping.com. A long-time advocate of women’s roping, Shaffer won the 2017 WPRA Media Award for the promotion of the sport. Shaffer hosts The Score podcast, and she's the content director of Roping.com. A 2010 graduate of Ohio University’s Honor’s Tutorial College, she prioritizes solid news reporting and storytelling in her writing.
Trevor Brazile heads on Kiri at the Old West World Championships in Amarillo, Texas.
Amarillo by Mornin'
Old West World Championship Results: Amarillo 2026 Tracker
October 17, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Hunter Koch heels on Rebel X, a sorrel stallion, as the horse drives into the ground behind a black steer.
Bring Em Back
Rebel X Tops Old West Pre-Futurity Heeling as X Performance Horses Puts Nine in Saturday’s Open Finals
October 17, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
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Ring that bell
$1.3 Million: Dirty Deed Tops Old West Sale
October 16, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Kollin Von Ahn turns Reyzin Royals toward the camera with his heel rope dallied.
Big Money
Three Riders, Two Disciplines, $175,652: What Reyzin Royals Shows About Buying an Old West Sale Graduate
October 16, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
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Top of Class
Metallic Malice Leads Sires in Old West World Championships Short Round Berths
October 15, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Andrew Ward - Jake Long (4)
Lucky Again
Jake Long’s Hezaluckysonofagun Voted 2026 Nutrena Heel Horse of the Year
October 14, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Trevor Brazile coils his rope as Kiri, a bay mare, drives into the ground turning a steer in Amarillo.
Still King
Race-Bred Kiri Leads Old West 4-&-Under Heading with Trevor Brazile Catch-Riding
October 13, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Hunter Koch pats Rockk Star, a sorrel gelding, on the neck in the arena at the Old West World Championships in Amarillo, Texas.
Spirit Animal
Rockk Star Leads Old West Futurity Heeling for Hunter Koch & X Performance Horses
October 13, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
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One Time Honor Puts Four in the Old West Futurity Heading Finals
October 12, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Miles Baker swings his rope on Fendiii as a steer runs ahead in the arena at the Old West World Championships in Amarillo, Texas.
4-Year-Old Fendiii Leads Old West 6-&-Under Heading Over Older Horses
October 12, 2026
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
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