The Score Season 1, Episode 13 with Jay Ellerman
Five-time NFR header Jay Ellerman on "The Score"

Jay Ellerman is a Colorado team roping icon and five-time NFR header. Ellerman has made his living riding great horses and passing along his love for roping to his family and his students, and he talks to host Chelsea Shaffer from his Fort Lupton, Colorado kitchen about his love for the sport. 

More with Jay Ellerman: 

Having It All: Balancing Roping, Work and Family

Rope Horse Revolution

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