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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the goodies
"They goin' to blast these steers." — Round 2 2025 NFR Steer Report
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First Blood
No. 15 Team Aguilera, Profili Stun with 4.0 to Win Round 1 of 2025 NFR Team Roping
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Switchero
Horse of the Year Swap: Payne to Ride Kadabra King, Thorp Gets on Cut Off My Spots for Round 1
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Buckle Up
One of Many: Junior Nogueira's 2014 HorkDog Buckle
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The Goods
Full Report: The 2025 NFR Steers
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dear roper
Making History: An Inside Look at the December 2025 Issue
Clay Smith SEVS Judgement Day
Vegas Horsepower
Clay Smith Taps Riata, Pink Buckle Stallion SEVS Judgement Day for Round 1 of 2025 NFR
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you need to know this
Ariat WSTR Finale: What Ropers Need To Know About EHV-1, Quarantine and Partner Draw-Outs 
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Returning Champ
Behind the Top 15: Tyler Wade
Ariat WSTR Finale
News
Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale on Schedule at South Point Despite Cancelations
The Team Roping Journal
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