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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.
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Best of the Best
Who *Should Win the 2023 Head Horse of the Year Award?
September 12, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
From the saddle, team roper Cade Rice takes the head rope off a steer.
Steer Trainin'
Take off That Head Rope
September 12, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
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Weapons of Choice
The Ropes That Got the Top 8 to Puyallup's Final Sunday in 2023
September 10, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Puyallup team roping's Travis Graves, Jonathan Torres and Hunter Koch
Do-or-Die Time
Sudden-Death Day in Puyallup: Here are the 2023 Team Ropers in the Top 8
September 10, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Heel Horse of the Year
VOTE FOR PEDRO!
Who *Should Win the 2023 Heel Horse of the Year Award?
September 8, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Trevor Brazile heading a steer at the 2022 Badlands Bits and Spurs Futurity.
Queen's Team
Solo Select and Relentless Remuda Enter Partnership with Bob Tonkin on Top-Earning Futurity Mare Big Time Movie Star
September 6, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Platinum Medal Horse Sale
Ring the Bell
Sorrel Mare (!) SJR Diamond Salsa Tops 2023 Platinum Medal Sale in Guthrie
September 4, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
Joseph Harrison Trevor Brazile Heeling
Bloodlines
How the Top 24 Heel Horses in Equinety's Platinum Medal Rope Horse Futurity are Bred
September 2, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
JJ Hampton standing behind a line of trophy saddles.
ladies leading the charge
Women in Rodeo: An Inside Look at the September 2023 Issue
September 1, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
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Confidence Boost
Richard and Buhler Dip Off Rodeo Trail to Sweep Royal Crown 6-&-Under Heading and Heeling
August 30, 2023
⎯  Chelsea Shaffer
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