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.
DearRoper May 2026
dear roper
Generation Roper: An Inside Look at the May 2026 Issue
Rebel X Hunter Koch
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
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He's for the girlies
Reliance Ranches' Stud Watch The Lane Keeps It Simple to Keep Winning with Laura Mote
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Short-Round Time
Gamble At Guthrie 2026: Full Short Round Lists from All Limited, Intermediate and Open Finals
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Home State Advantage
Hes Got Sann, Joseph Harrison Lead on 6-&-Under Futurity at Old West's Gamble at Guthrie
Miles Baker Relentless Again
Really Relentless
Baker & Relentless Again Hold One-Point Lead Going Into Old West Pre-Futurity Short Round
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Back at the E
Old West Futurity's 2026 Gamble at Guthrie: Full Results
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fight camp
From the Octagon to the Box: How UFC Fighter Travis Browne Found Team Roping