The Team Roping Journal

Team Roping Journal educates and entertains readers who actively participate in the sport. We help you to obtain the best results with step-by-step instruction in how to perform at a higher level and win more often. After all, we all know that while the heart is in the land and on the ranch, the ego is alive and well when it comes to besting your friends in the arena.

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The Team Roping Journal

GET IT GIRL • The Mr Sassy Frenchman daughter Yes Im Sassy already had $44,234 won in her futurity career before Kaleb Driggers swung a leg over her in Oklahoma City June 1. But with Driggers aboard, the 2018 mare won the American Rope Horse Futurity Association's Red Bud Spectacular and added $13,960 to her QData lifetime earnings, pushing them to $58,194 for her career on the head side

BIGS • Billie Jack Saebens and 6-year-old stallion The Notorious B I G got a long-awaited futurity win June 2 in Oklahoma City at the American Rope Horse Futurity Association's Red Bud Spectacular, winning $14,205 as they bested a field of 98 other horses in the 6-&-Under Heeling.

TEXAS HEAT • Tony Perez III and Pablo Ceron Sr. won the Ariat World Series of Team Roping #7 qualifier in San Antonio, Texas, with a time of 27.51 seconds on three head, worth $13,120.

SILVER STATE • Donna Nelson and Bradin Porter won $6,900 for roping four steers in 34.05 seconds on June 25 in Ironwood, Nevada, at the Ariat World Series of Team Roping qualifier, produced alongside The Patriot Reno.

ARIAT WORLD SERIES OF TEAM ROPING FINALE, PATRIOT LOAD UP DECEMBER SCHEDULE ACROSS LAS VEGAS

TIME TO GLO JOINS SOLO SELECT STALLION LINEUP

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(At Home With) • Kaden Profili won over $50,000 his first year in professional rodeo to take top honors in the 2023 Resistol Heeling Rookie of the Year race. The 22-yearold young gun—who calls Jacksonville, Texas home—won the 2024 College National Finals Rodeo in June to stick another feather in his cowboy cap, and plans to keep climbing the roping ladder.

FRESHENING UP A HEAD HORSE IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE

SUCCESSFUL HEEL LOOP DELIVERY IS ALL IN THE ANGLES

ARMY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN DELANE HAYNES DISCOVERS TEAM ROPING • A born-and-raised Wyoming ranch kid, Delane Haynes became a grandfather before he found team roping a few years ago. Since then, he's made it to the winner's circle and the Cowboy Channel.

NEW SEASON, NEW RESISTOL JR. LEADERS • The race for the 2025 USTRC Resistol Jr. Champion title kicked off following the conclusion of the 2024 Cinch USTRC NFTR with Wyatt Walker and Cole Shook in the lead.

CINCH LADIES LEADERS SET AN EARLY BAR • Lexi Andrews and Jimmi Jo Montera have set the pace for the 2025 USTRC Cinch Ladies Year-End Award race with notable leads over the competition.

5 FLAT with Erich Rogers, as explained by Derrick Begay • 5 flat | freeze frame | game plan | horsepower

Freeze Frame

Game Plan with Ryan Motes LET THE ROPING COME TO YOU • Stay with your game plan and don't let a penalty with one partner screw up your day.

DOUGLAS RICH: RIDING HIGH ON MALIBU WAVE • Sandy beaches of Vegas or bust.

Lookin’ Good • Futurity horses have to feel good and look good, so ropers are stepping up their games when it comes to horse care and grooming.

When the Road Ends • There's really no such thing as retirement in team roping, but these are the reasons the pros sought a career change.

RENO RESURGENCE

Happy August Ropers.

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