These are the team roping head horses that will carry the Contender Finals and top five invited contestants in The 2025 American Rodeo when it kicks off in Arlington, Texas’s Globe Life Field.
World Champion and former American champ Erich Rogers will ride the only mare in the field, while Clint Summers will be on WSR Hesa Alive—the horse Driggers won the event on in 2023 and his NFR aggregate champion mount. Coleman Proctor will be on Heisman—THE VERY SAME HORSE he and Ryan Motes used to win $433,333 at The American in 2019.
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| Header | Head Horse | Year Born | M/G/S | Sire | Dam | Dam Sire |
| Kash Bonnett | Boy Wrangler Lark | 2015 | G | Von Lena Starlight | Wrangle Mea Lark | Five Oclock Lark |
| Chad Masters | SS Speedy Me | 2007 | G | Scenics Symbol | Speedy Darlin | Sixarun |
| Devon McDaniel | Fame Sticks DM | 2014 | G | Last Chance At Fame | Whatever Sticks | Sticks An Stones |
| Pedro Egurrola | Gilligans Frosty Gem | 2014 | G | Dox King Gilligan | Frost And Starlight | Gems And Starlight |
| Tyler Tryan | Cee How Nifty | 2005 | G | Nifty Nig | Yellow Cee | Bedfords B Bar 72 |
| Tanner Tomlinson | Missn Cowboy | 2008 | G | Cowboys Missn 214 | CJ Sugar Sioux | CJ Charles |
| Shay Carroll | Sparks In The Bud | 2014 | G | NIC IT IN THE BUD | SPARK N LOULENA | SHINING SPARK |
| Erich Rogers | Popular And Famous | 2014 | M | POPULAR RESORTFIGURE | DASHIN KATE LANE | DEVON LANE 93 |
| Andrew Ward | RLJ CASHNCZECHTAFAME | 2011 | G | VABELLEZ | RLJ JETS INTHE ALLIE | BRAYS MOON BUG |
| Jr Dees | Famous Dillon | 2011 | G | Lions Share Of Fame | CMF | GW War Charger |
| Nelson Wyatt | Uno Armallio Gato | 2011 | G | Metallic Cat | Parkmans Diamond | Parkmans Bar |
| Jeff Flenniken | Streak N Who Nellie | 2012 | G | Streakin Pac Bar | Nellie Can Dash | Charlie Dahs |
| Jet Toberer | Lenas Scottish Oak | 2010 | G | Peptos Stylish Oak | Lenas Scotti | Bobby Bo Badger |
| Cory Kidd | Rocky Dualboa | 2008 | G | DUAL PEP | AFTER GLORIA 97 | IN CASE 90 |
| Jake Smith | Haida Pine Quixote | 2003 | G | HAIDA OAKIE O LENA | RED ROCK WEST | BOONS DARK COMMAND |
| Tyler Wade | Espuela Bro | 2007 | G | BLUE LIGHT IKE | RIO VICTRESS 87 | SUCHA PLEASURE 74 |
| Clint Summers | WSR Hesa Alive | 2004 | G | HESA SONOFA DUN | SMOKES ALIVE | SMOKIN 45 |
| Coleman Proctor* | SCR Sporties Playgun | 2008 | G | PLAYGUN | HAIDAS SPORTIE | HAIDAS LITTLE PEP |
| Kaleb Driggers* | Sparks R Flyin | 2010 | G | DUNIT WTH SPARKS | MACKS OTHER REMEDY | KINGS BIG MACK |
| Dustin Egusquiza | Cajun Treat | 2011 | G | CAJUN PERKS ON FIRE | MIS LEO DUN | PEPPER STAR BUCK |
