Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith is a two-time team roping world champion heeler and 13-time NFR qualifier. He has deep ties in West Texas’s oilfield business, meaning he understands as much as the everyday roper how critical it is to balance day-to-day life with time in the arena.

Achievements: 

2x World Champion
13x NFR qualifier
3x NFR Average Champion
PRCA Rookie of the Year
The American Rodeo champion
George Strait Roping Champion
2x BFI Champion
Wildfire Roping Champion
$2 million+ PRCA earnings

Patrick Smith’s DVD collection, including Driven, Driven 2.0 and Legend, streams exclusively on Roping.com. 

Puyallup team roping's Travis Graves, Jonathan Torres and Hunter Koch
Do-or-Die Time
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Heel Horse of the Year
VOTE FOR PEDRO!
Who *Should Win the 2023 Heel Horse of the Year Award?
Tanner Tomlinson backed in the roping box on Freightliner to practice scoring drills.
Box work
Pro Tip: Making the Most of Scoring Drills
Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp taking a victory lap in Caldwell, Idaho, at the 2023 Caldwell Night Rodeo.
Money Hungry
Top Money Earners: Wade, Thorp Kick off Northwest Run
team roper Patrick Smith heeling for Tanner Tomlinson during practice session
Professional's Choice Pro Tips
Pro Tip: Prepare Your Practice for Where You're Headed
Patrick Smith on a roan horse. TRJ file photo
Rating Off Your Rope
Tanner Tomlinson and Patrick Smith finishing their run at the 2023 Old Fort Days Rodeo in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Tomlinson, Smith Get the Summer Run Rolling with Fort Smith Win
Patrick Smith backed into the roping box on a horse.
Heelers, Here's How You Can Improve Your Timing
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
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