Julie Mankin
The Latest
Industry
New Blood: Incentives Like Riata Buckle Fuel Rope Horse Market
Thoughts from owners, trainers and breeders entering the futurity fray.
Team Ropers
The Reach
Throwing a long line to the horns is nuanced. In history, five bombers have helped make it pay money.
Team Ropers
When Team Roping Was Team Tying
For decades across the country (except in California), your rope was tied on hard and fast at both ends. Here’s an inside look at the era that lasted until the mid-1970s.
Team Roping News
J.D. Yates Retains Hot Streak in Rapid City
J.D. Yates and Peppys Stylin Lena handily won the average at the Badlands Bits and Spurs 5-6-year-old maturity.
Team Roping News
John Philipp Dominates to Repeat Badlands Heeling Title and Earn $28K
John Philipp gets the win on South-Dakota-bred Sugar Reyy in 2022.
Team Roping News
Shane Philipp Wins 5-6-Year-Old Heading Futurity on PR Tari Dracula
In the 5 and 6-year-old Badlands Bits and Spurs heading futurity, Shane Phillips defeated J.D. Yates, with the help of his brother and borrowed heel horse from Yates.
Team Roping News
Queen Reigns Supreme
Trevor Brazile wins Badlands heading futurity aboard Big Time Movie Star "Queen."
Rope Horse Care
The Longest-Lasting Heel Horses of All Time
Horses that set the most steers down.
Team Roping News
The 411 on Rodeoing in Canada
The Calgary Stampede team roping is called the Rocky Mountain Cup for the first time as part of its July 2022 event.
Rope Horses
Lions of Longevity: Pros Weigh In on the Magic Sticks With Staying Power
A look at the elite head horses that have stood the test of time...