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

GOLD BUCKLE DREAMIN’ • Andy Holcomb rode Kaleb Driggers’ 4-year-old Chex Out My Finey, a daughter of One Fine Vintage out of Tangys Last Chex by Tangys Classy Peppy, to win the 4-and-Under Heading Futurity at the Gold Buckle Spring 2024 Event in Ardmore, Oklahoma, May 12, 2024. Holcomb and Chex Out My Finey won the Open Average, the Elite Stallion Incentive, the Elite Breeder's Incentive and the Intermediate Heading, worth $38,500 for his efforts.

REDDING RODEO

DOUGIE FRESH

BANKING ON IT

JX2'S THE DADDY-SUMMER'S LARGEST ARIAT WSTR QUALIFIER-SET FOR JULY 18-22 • Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, will again host the multi-million-dollar roping.

(At Home With) • A year ago this month, Kirby Blankenship won the Daddy of ‘em All in Cheyenne heeling for Billy Bob Brown. The 25-year-old Lampasas, Texas cowboy has since had a change of plans. As much as he loves to rope, he recently graduated from college and took a job he also adores that comes with a weekly paycheck.

HANDLING THE LONGEST SCORES IN RODEO

DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU

SGT. GREENLIEF GETS A RELENTLESS REMUDA WAR HORSE • After surviving a deadly helicopter crash, it was a medical board decision that nearly killed USMC veteran Jake Greenlief. Now he's building a barn of War Horses with proven bloodlines and talent to help others through horsemanship.

CORKILL'S 2008 RODEOHOUSTON WIN • Jade Corkill and IceCube putx the world on notice at Houston in 2008.

LATE-SEASON SUCCESSES LEAD TO RESISTOL JR. YEAR-END TITLES FOR ASHTON HUGHES AND KALE ROARK • From their mid-season entries into the Top 10 USTRC Resistol Jr. Championship standings to the winner's circle, Florida's Ashton Hughes and Oklahoma's Kale Roark did the work to make up for their lost time.

STANDINGS DOMINATION LEADS TO YEAR-END TITLES FOR CAROLINE TAYLOR AND KYRA HENDREN • Texas header Caroline Taylor and New Mexican header Kyra Hendren earned the Cinch Ladies Year-End Awards by a mile when they finished the season at the 2024 Cinch USTRC National Finals in April.

5 FLAT with Dakota Kirchenschlager • 5 flat | freeze frame | horsepower | gameplan

Freeze Frame

THE HORSES AT THE HEART OF JAKE SMITH'S CAREER YEAR • Jake Smith's horses are carrying him to new heights in 2024.

Game Plan

Cowboy Horses • Countless superstar rope horses go back to one ranch near Houston.

Family First • Hall of Famer J.D. Yates

Time To Go Horse Shopping • The fall sales promise elite prospects, magic-cross embryos, Finale-ready mounts and ranch-horse deluxes. Here's a roundup of all the sales you need on your calendar if you're in the market.

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