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Team Ropers
Mare Power: Greatest Mares in the Team Roping Industry
The team roping industry is one of the few in the equine world that relies so heavily on geldings. But over the years, a few exceptional mares have stood out from the pack to win world titles, major jackpots and millions upon millions in cash. We searched the records and mined the memories of ropings’ legends to come up with 13 iconic horses who happen to have the XX chromosome.
Team Roping Gear, Horses & Cattle
Take Good Care of the Good Ones
Jake Barnes talks about taking care of good horses.
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Anyone Lose Control of Their Head Horse This Weekend? Casey Hicks Has Your Fix.
Keeping your head horse in control is key to smooth runs.
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3 Tips for Teaching Rate in a Head Horse with Bobby Mote
Mote shares three tips on teaching a head horse to rate.
Team Roping News
Remembering Beers’ Horse of the Year, El Tevo Cash: 2001—2018
Brandon Beers' AQHA/PRCA Head Horse of the Year El Tevo Cash died this October from colic at 17.
Team Ropers
Running-Bred Head Horses
Race breeding looms large in great head horses, as we remember one of the best mares to ever score, run, and face.
Rope Horses
The X Factor: What Makes Good Rope Horses Great
From the rope-pulled, 30-foot barrier at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days to the short score of Nampa, Idaho’s Snake River Stampede, the summer run is where horses make or break a cowboy’s season. With guys mounting-out when they can’t have their horses in two places at once, the candidates for PRCA/AQHA Horse of the Year begin to shine as the ones who get the bronze have usually carried multiple cowboys to big paydays throughout the year.