NFR Perks

The Short Score: Original Perk of Making the NFR
What was it like to make a living as a team roper back in Jake and Clay's starting era?
NFR Bubble Jake Barnes

Hotel rooms were the original perk of making the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. How was making a living as a team roper back in the day?

On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper talk about how it was making a living as a team roper back in the day.

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