The Team Roping Journal

The Team Roping Journal magazine 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.

Dear Roper

The Team Roping Journal

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#8.5 SURPASSES OTHER ARIAT WSTR QUALIFIERS AS TOP DIVISION OF 2022

HOMETOWN TEAM QUISTO LOPEZ & DANIEL BRAMAN CAPTURE RODEO CORPUS CHRISTI CHAMPIONSHIP

Superior Sleep Experience Joins Ariat World Series of Team Roping Sponsor Ranks

ACTRA Celebrates 40th Anniversary in 2022

NEW PRORODEO TEAMS

BINGE IT!

Riata Buckle Nominations Due Aug. 1

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(At Home With) • Jake Edwards is a professional team roper from Fort Ann, New York. Now 23, the Empire State native is making his move on the professional rodeo trail. He’s been mixing it up with the best in the business the last few years, and this year has his sights set on big things heeling behind Pennsylvania’s Zach Kilgus.

IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE

CORNER POSITION: IT’S UP TO YOU

CAREER CONSERVATIONIST • USTRC Cinch NFTR winner Greg D. Robertson didn’t plan on a career in conservation management, but he’s just closed the books on a 40-year run.

MAKING GOOD • Wyoming spur and buckle maker Justin Erickson believes in making quality goods, but gets the most enjoyment out of using what he builds to do good.

THE USTRC AND RESISTOL PARTNER TO INTRODUCE A NEW YEARLONG COMPETITION: THE RESISTOL JR. CHAMPIONS • Modeled after the extremely successful USTRC Cinch Ladies program, the Resistol Jr. Champions will be determined by points earned throughout the year and at the 2023 USTRC Cinch National Finals.

USTRC CINCH LADIES: 2022–2023 RULE CHANGES AND UPDATES • Changes to the Cinch Ladies High-Points Award for the 2022–2023 season are as follows.

5 FLAT with Jade Corkill • Jade Corkill has been a member of the PRCA since 2005, with 12 National Finals Rodeo qualifications and three gold buckles. In this month’s 5Flat, he talks about how roping has evolved throughout his career and the new challenges ProRodeo heelers face.

Next Level with Andrew Ward Preparing to Win • Andrew Ward talks about the groundwork that makes him the catching-est man on the planet.

JUNIOR RODEO HEAD HORSE CHECKLIST • My son, Treston, competed in junior high rodeo this last year, and we were careful to make sure he was mounted for the job. Here are the requirements Shada and I had for his head horse.

Freeze Frame

Game Plan with Dakota Kirchenschlager

HORSEPOWER HELPS HAPPY COWGIRLS STRIKE IT RICH AT WRWC

Warrior Nation • To honor the service and sacrifice of the military veterans of their home Nation, Navajo ropers Erich Rogers, Derrick Begay & Aaron Tsinigine partnered with Warriors and Rodeo to provide a free clinic.

ERICH ROGERS

DERRICK BEGAY:

Lions of longevity • Pros weigh in on the magic sticks with staying power.

THE TEAM ROPING TIES THAT BIND The Class of 2022 • There could be no greater compliment in a cowboy career than being immortalized with induction into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. It’s an honor reserved for a very rare few who stand above the rest in their contributions to the sport. Ironically in a game where confidence is a critical component of success, having your name etched in stone for the rest of time has been described by all fortunate enough to experience the feat firsthand as the most humbling honor of all. Four members of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 have ties to team roping as they look back on...