JD Yates
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Rope Horses
Dixon Flowers’ DT Sugar Chex Whiz Adds Purina Heel Horse of the Year Title to Already Impressive Resume
Billie Jack Saebens' main mount in 2019—AQHA World Champion DT Sugar Chex Whiz—earned the Purina Heel Horse of the Year title, as voted on by the top heelers in the world.
Team Roping Gear
J.D. Yates’ Hackamore Secrets
How J.D. Yates has used hackamores to keep his horses soft, in the bridle and at the pay window, again and again.
Rodeo Road
J.D. Yates Sends Five Horses to the High School Finals
J.D. Yates helps contestants by sending five horses to the High School Finals.
Editor's Notes
Celebrating Momma Jan Yates: Rodeo Matriarch Extraordinaire
Family and friends gather to celebrate one of the greatest rodeo moms of all time.
Team Ropers
Buckle Up: Dick Yates’ PRCA Presidential Rodeo Buckle
Dick Yates talks about his PRCA Presidential Rodeo buckle.
Team Roping News
Saebens Cracks Out AQHA World Champion Mount on Rodeo Road
Billie Jack Saebens will rodeo on 9-year-old DT Sugar Chex Whiz, the 2015 AQHA Junior Tie-Down Roping World Champion and Reserve Champion Superhorse that year.
Rodeo Road
Romancing The Chics: Son of 2006 AQHA Superhorse Puts Yates in Uncharted Waters
Trey Yates, at his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, is in position to win the average title with an outside shot at a gold buckle heading into Round 10.
Team Ropers
Yates Family Strikes Again
Team Roping News
JD Yates and DT Air Jordan Win Second Consecutive World Champion ARHFA Title in Fort Worth
An emotional JD Yates won his second consecutive American Rope Horse Futurity Association World Champion heading title in 2018.
Rodeo Road
Defending Champ: JD Yates Prepares for 2018 American Rope Horse Futurity
The defending heading champion of the American Rope Horse Futurity prepares to leave Colorado with 26 head of horses for the 2018 edition of the event in Fort Worth, Texas.