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

SUNSHINE STATE • California boys Dan Williams and Cody Stewart hit big at the Redding (California) Rodeo, splitting the first round, splitting third in the second round and winning the average with a time of 11.1 seconds on two head. Hailey Rae Photo

CIRCUIT HIT • Riley and Brady Minor got the win in Grand Coulee, Washington at the Colorma Rodeo, worth $1,090 a man for their 5.5-second run in the Ellensburg, Washington, brothers’ home Columbia River Circuit.

MARTHA ANGELONE AND JACKIE CRAWFORD WIN WRWC TEAM ROPING CHAMPIONSHIP • With 21 WPRA World Championships between them, Martha Angelone and Jackie Crawford added a new title to their resumes: 2023 WCRA Team Roping Champions.

ARIAT WORLD SERIES OF TEAM ROPING WELCOMES EQUINE HEMP SOLUTIONS AS THE OFFICIAL HEMP SUPPLEMENT • Equine Hemp Solutions is an all-natural, hemp-based supplement with no CBD or THC that can help enhance healthy joint and bone connective tissue. In studies, the flavonoids in Hempflavin have been found to be 30 times more effective than an NSAID.

BADLANDS BITS & SPURS FUTURITY RESETS WITH 2024 DATES, INCREASED PAYOUT • Postponed in 2023, the Badlands Bits & Spurs Futurity will relaunch in 2024.

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(At Home With) • Travis Tryan is an 11-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo header who retired from the full-time rodeo trail in 2017 with $1.6 million in career earnings. Tryan, 42, and his wife, Hillary, live in Billings, Montana, with their two daughters, Riley, 16, and Payton, 14.

OVERCOMING HEADWINDS IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE

THE BATTLE OF MAKING ALL MOVING PARTS WORK AS ONE

VAYA CON DIOS, CACTUS JACK STEPHENSON

FROM HARD THINGS TO HOME • Post 9/11, Curtis Imming knew he needed to serve and, since then, he's been committed to bettering his communities, whether through roping or his career in federal law enforcement. No matter the challenge, he's succeeded, but now, he's finally making a home with his family.

TAKING TITLES TO THE SOUTH • Southeastern young guns Walker Guy and Houston Childers topped the 2023 USTRC's year-end Resistol Jr. Championship with teamwork ethic.

VICTORS AND ROLE MODELS • Florida's Tracey Nelson and New Mexico's Voy McNeil won the US-TRC's Cinch Ladies Year-End Championships and earned $1,000, a year's supply of Cinch clothing and the drive to inspire more women in the sport.

BODY CONTROL with Kaden Richard • Futurity trainer and former Resistol Rookie of the Year Kaden Richard has worked hard at honing his craft on young horses at home in Roosevelt, Utah. His focus? Body control.

Next Level with Wesley Thorp

Freeze Frame

Inner Strength with Casey Hicks

The Mega Matches • The sport's most legendary matchups, all in one spot on Roping.com. Roping.com has partnered with Rodeo video to bring the original MegaMatches into the 21st century, streaming on any device through the Roping.com app.

THAT OTHER BUDDY ON TEAM BEGAY AND TODD

Know Before You Go • With the summer run upon us, it's time to compile your pre-hauling checklists. Use these tips and testi- monies from the professionals who haul tens of thousands of miles per year to ensure you and your rig are ready for the road.

Doyle Gellerman: ProRodeo Hall of Fame Class of 2023 • World champion team roper and 25-time National Finals Rodeo cowboy Doyle Gellerman will...