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.
2026 Ellensburg JC flake
This Could Mean Something
12 Teams, 0.9 Seconds and $1.12: The 2026 Ellensburg Short Round
Korbin Rice, Derrick Begay and Cooper Feeman on horses, standing side by side, smiling at camera.
Dear Roper
Ten Years of Telling Team Roping’s Stories: An Inside Look at the September 2026 Issue
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Dakota Kirchenschlager: Keeping a Rope Horse Confident & Craving the Run
Delon Parker
Class A
The Montana Circuit’s Marlboro Man: Delon Parker
Ride With Londyn Benefit 377 Arena CK Productions
$324K
Ride With Londyn Benefit Roping Raises $324,618 for Londyn Gonzales' Cancer Fight
Macho Man Whiz, the ARHFA World Championship heeling title winner
big break
The Facebook-Bought Gelding That Launched Billie Jack Saebens' Futurity Career
NFR Roping Steers
More Cattle in Vegas
NFR Team Roping Cattle: More Steers, and Likely No M-Brands
Andy Holcomb
Dear Roper
The Stories That Found Us: An Inside Look at the August 2026 Issue
Corriente Cattle
The Big Issue
The Border Reopens Aug. 24. What It Means for Roping Cattle.
Hero: 377 Arena team roping arena in Stephenville, Texas
Money Moves
377 Arena's $75,000 Roping Lands on the Last Day of the Season
The Team Roping Journal
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