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Size Matters: Insights on Head Horse Size
Does a smaller head horse with quicker strides aid your delivery? Do you need a stout head horse for pulling power? Did you know your horse’s stride affects your swing and your heeler’s timing? Read on for insights from the winningest headers of all time.
Winning the Seventh Round at the 2019 NFR with Cody Snow
Cody Snow breaks down his and Wesley Thorp's seventh round win and the fastest time at the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
How to Be the Best Possible Partner with Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes shares tips on how you can be the best partner.
Never Settle for the Status Quo with Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes on always trying to be your best.
4 Tips on Just Catching to Win with Garrett Tonozzi
Just needing to stop the clock to win can be as high-pressured as needing to be 4.0. Here’s how I approach it.
Eliminate Wasted Motion with Cody Snow
Four-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Cody Snow has been working on cutting extra movement out of his run.
Who Will Steal the Show in 2019? with Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes picks for the 2019 Wrangler NFR.
Breaking The Ellensburg Rodeo Arena Record with Tanner Baldwin
Tanner Baldwin breaks down his arena record run from the Ellensburg (Washington) Rodeo.
The Jackpot Move: Holding Up the Head Horse with Dustin Bird
Dustin Bird explains how to hold your horse up in a jackpot scenario.
Maintaining the Head Horse with Clay Tryan
Clay Tryan is a consistent top-five header and perennial threat for the world title. His secret? Good horses. After his great horse Thumper was retired, he broke out two new greats: Cate, a sorrel mare, and Dew, a bay gelding. His success rides on their performance, so here a few of his tips for keeping head horses sound and working solid.
Learning to Drop a Coil with Ty Blasingame
Learning to reach takes a lifetime’s worth of practice and requires better horsemanship than some people realize.
Right-Hand Circle Drill with Clay Tryan
How to use a machine to keep your horse running to the steer, even when he steps right.
Slowing Down Strong Cattle with Jake Cooper
Three-time NFR qualifier Jake Cooper's tips on slowing down strong cattle to help out your heeler.
The Magic in the Move: Setting Up A Run For Your Heeler
Pros weigh in on how “the move” sets up your heeler—and how to get it right.
The Battle of the Bubble Boys
Jake Barnes' talks about the bubble and what ProRodeo ropers can do in Vegas even if they don't make it to the NFR.
A Smooth Start Plus A Smooth Handle Equals A Fast Run with Tom Richards
How smoothing out your start and your handle will speed up your runs.
When to Hold ’em and When to Fold ’em with Jake Barnes
Knowing when to stick it out or when to call it quits with a team roping partner.
Knowing Your Horse In Jackpots or Rodeo Situations with Dustin Bird
Dustin Bird talks about paying close attention to your horse in jackpot or rodeo situations.
3 Mistakes Headers Make When Trying to Up Their Horsemanship That Instead Hinder Their Roping with Trevor Brazile
The 24-time World Champion Cowboy’s take on horsemanship, team roping and the mental game each month, exclusively in The Team Roping Journal.
3 Tips for a Header’s First Swing with Tom Richards
Richards shares tips to help with controlling your first swing out of the head box.
Maximizing Dummy Practice
Crawford shares some useful tips on getting the most out of your dummy roping practice in just 10 minutes.
4 Tips to Help Your Drawpot Heeler with Jake Cooper
From local drawpots to big-time ProAms, headers can help their heelers build confidence and win money.
Aaron Tsinigine: What “Using Your Horse” Really Means
How and why using your horse can change your roping for the better.
5 Steps on Maintaining Control with Casey Hicks
Keeping your head horse in control is key to smooth runs.
3 Tips for Teaching Rate in a Head Horse with Bobby Mote
Mote shares three tips on teaching a head horse to rate.
Remembering Rickey Green
The team roping world recently lost a very special friend and family member in Rickey Green. Rickey was especially close to our own Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper, so we decided to share a few of their favorite memories.
Jake Barnes: Roping For A Living Is A Grind
Jake Barnes shares how tough roping for a living can be.
Working With Chargy Head Horses with Logan Olson
How to get your chargy head horse to back off.
Truth or Dare Time with Jake Barnes
Barnes talks about how being conservative in the roping industry today is harder to do with the reachers.
Five Flat with Tyler Wade
Fight the Wave Off: The technical side of the wave off, and how to prevent it.
Jake Barnes: Let’s Hear It for The Legends
Jake Barnes talks about legendary Ropers Tee Woolman and Leo Camarillo.
How Heading From Too Tight or Wide Position Can Affect Your Handles with JoJo LeMond
JoJo LeMond's position coming down the arena while heading, from X Factor Roping.
Scoring on a New Head Horse
Getting the feel of things on a new head horse takes some getting used to, even for World Champ Aaron Tsinigine.
Jake Barnes' Game Plan for Gaining Success
Seven-time world champion Jake Barnes breaks down what it takes to succeed in team roping under pressure.
Riding Your Horse Out of the Box with Luke Brown
No matter where I plan to throw my rope when heading, I need to ride my horse to the end of the box and let him catch up to the steer without reading my throw, says NFR average champion and Bob Feist Invitational Champion Luke Brown.
Jake Barnes: Talk It Over, Make a Plan and Execute
Jake Barnes talks about developing strategy in team roping.
Jackpot Sense with Clay Smith
The sun wasn’t the only thing hot in Arizona this winter—Clay Smith won three of the biggest jackpots during the Arizona run, including the Mike Cervi Jr. Memorial in Marana worth $18,500 a man. He talks about what it took to rope smart over five head here.
Knowing When to Throw with Derrick Begay
A roper needs to learn how to figure out, in the middle of his or her swing, the line between throwing too fast and taking one more
