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

PROBABLY SMART N NU • Daniel Reed piloted 5-year-old gelding Probably Smart N Nu to the ARHFA Sun Circuit heeling title in 2024, beating 103 heel horses with a score of 915.17 on four head, worth $10,800, plus another $1,000 for a go-round placing. Probably Smart N Nu is owned by Chris Sutton and by Smart Nu Shiner out of Probably Red Buck.

THAT'S THREE • Paul David Tierney notched his third Cinch Timed Event Championship in a decade when he won the 40th edition of the storied Lazy E event March 3. Tierney's total Timed Event earnings hit $388,500 with the $104,000 Tierney took home in 2024. He had the help of Kollin VonAhn heeling, Logan Olson heading and Kody Woodward hazing.

GLOBAL HANDICAPS 2023 SUMMARY

(At Home With) • Ketch Kelton of Mayer, Arizona, won his second straight Jr Ironman Championship at the Lazy E Arena in March. The 18-year-old timed-event cowboy is the son of three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roper Chance Kelton, who's also roped at five National Finals Steer Ropings, and his wife, Tammy.

THE BEST OF TIMES FOR TEAM ROPERS

LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM HORSES

THE PATRIOT HONORS ROPERS WHO SERVED, PLANS TO KEEP IT UP • Under new ownership and direction, The Patriot made good on its promise to live up to its namesake by creating some special opportunities for its ropers who've served in the United States military.

THIS RESIDENTIAL SERVICE OPERATOR IS A ROOKIE • Not even a decade in, Ben Jordan has turned the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electric business he bought into one of the largest in Utah, and now he's hunting the 2024 Resistol Rookie title.

LUKE BROWN'S 2008 PENDLETON ROUND-UP WIN • Brown might now have $2.8 million in ProRodeo earnings and 14 NFR qualifications to his name, but in 2008, he was just a kid from South Carolina who'd never even been to the Northwest.

5 FLAT with Kory Koontz • 5 flat | next level | freeze frame | horsepower

Next Level with Logan Medlin

Freeze Frame

‘POTTER’ BUSY DOING PETSKA AND CERVI PROUD • MP Dineros Woodpatch is easygoing and versatile.

FAITH & FAMILY • The Davis boys leaned on God's promises and rodeo's community to notch big wins despite tremendous pain.

Final Thoughts