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.
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Makin Bank
$120K for Kenna Francis, Whitney DeSalvo as PWR 2026 Champs
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Finals Set
Helton, Moreno Steal Pro Semis; 12 Teams Advance to PWR Championship Round
Kenna Francis ropes on JM Doc O Jeffro, aka Hulk, at the Premier Women's Rodeo
Where My Girls At
Kenna Francis, Whitney DeSalvo Lead Aggregate Into PWR Semifinals
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Metallic Cattack is Gold Buckle Top Sire, His Offspring Go 1-2 in Top Horse Race
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Shifting Landscape
San Juan Ranch Remains Top Breeder, Metallic Cattack Top Sire, Entering Final Day of Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Showdown
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Leading the Pack
Here Are the Horses Dominating the 2026 Gold Buckle Spring Showdown—So Far
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Generation Roper: An Inside Look at the May 2026 Issue
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Kings for Now
With Rebel X's Back-to-Back Wins, X Performance Horses' Leads All Rope Horse Owner Earners in 2026
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Champ
"Just a Winner" Sundae Rebel, Bobby Simmons Cash in Again in Guthrie at Old West
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finer points
Heading Techniques Explained: How the Best Set Up the Catch