The Short Score: Rodeo Responsibilities with Jake and Clay
Jake and Clay talk responsibilities on the road.
Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper have 56 National Finals Rodeo qualifications and seven NFR average wins between them. They won Rodeo’s Super Bowl together in three different decades—in 1985, 1994 and 2007. Dan Hubbell Photo
Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper have 56 National Finals Rodeo qualifications and seven NFR average wins between them. They won Rodeo’s Super Bowl together in three different decades—in 1985, 1994 and 2007. Dan Hubbell Photo

Who did the entering? Who booked the travel? On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper talk about who had what responsibilities out on the road and how they handled rodeoing once they started families.

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