Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2018 i The Team Roping Journal

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has named George Taylor its Chief Executive Officer. Taylor is a former executive with Caterpillar, where he was most recently a company officer and vice president with responsibility for the Marketing & Digital Division. Taylor takes over for Karl Stress-man, who retired as PRCA Commissioner after nine years at the helm. Taylor began his job as PRCA’s CEO on Jan. 22. “I’m honored and humbled to have the opportunity to lead an organization with the history and the brand recognition of the PRCA,” Taylor said. “It’s a dream for me to be involved and I couldn’t be more excited about the future potential for our membership and the PRCA team.” Over his 19 years with Caterpillar, Taylor, 56, also served as Chief Marketing Officer and…

Vital Stats AGE: 35 ROPE: “The Cheapest I Can Find” SS WNFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 HOME: Andrews, Texas EARNINGS: $1,019,894 You’d think I’d be prepared when I get to a roping or rodeo. But nowadays, with a growing horse business and a cow deal, I go to 10 rodeos a year. The reality is, I’m not as prepared as I was when I was going day in and day out. It’s more of a mental strain than a physical strain for me as far as preparing myself. I don’t compete and I don’t rope at that level as much anymore. I just rope with my boys. So it’s hard to go from coach to performer. It’s hard to turn on that confidence. I need to remember I had the ability at…

NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL ROPER YOU ARE, LOOK FOR A HORSE THAT KNOWS HIS JOB. A HORSE THAT KNOWS MORE THAN YOU DO IS A HUGE ASSETT. I talked last issue about my list of deal breakers when it comes to horses. On a more positive note, I thought it’d be fun to talk about some of the things I actually look for in horses, whether they’re for my own personal use or to sell to someone else. I’ve roped all my life, and yet would say I’ve only had a few really good horses that defined my career. Looking back, I’d put Bullwinkle, Big John, Barney and Peppy Doc in the category of great. I’ve had a lot of decent horses that were pretty good, but they weren’t superstars.…

GROUND CONDITIONS When I show up somewhere, I look at the ground. That’s got a lot to do with rope selection. If it’s deep, that can change how your loop hits. I’m going to try to use as stiff of a rope as I possibly can. The stiffer, the better. If the ground is hard, I’ll use a softer rope because it’s going to want to bounce when it hits the ground. A stiffer rope will bounce if you get aggressive with your delivery. At Cheyenne—the ground is deep there in the middle, so I’ll get the stiffest rope I can find with those big huge steers. CATTLE SIZE If the cattle are bigger and stronger, I’ll get the stiffest, biggest-feeling rope I can find in my rope bag. If…

The first article in this series began the discussion of pain in the performing horse. Last month, we highlighted common sources of musculoskeletal pain causing lameness, and identified ways to diagnose where those problems occur. While soundness issues are the most common limiting factor in our equine athletes, insidious internal problems often play a compromising role, reducing the full potential of our horse’s performance. The three areas of primary internal focus are the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal system, and the endocrine system. The capabilities and scale of the respiratory tract in a horse, though often underappreciated, is truly remarkable. The end goal for this system, in any creature, is the elimination of carbon dioxide in exchange for oxygen, which is necessary for energy production in the body’s cells. At rest,…

In Denver, each new year kicks off with the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, a Colorado tradition since 1906. It’s a tradition that team roper Dr. Jason Stoneback has taken part in since he began working with the Justin Sports Medicine Team in 2011. Getting to work behind the chutes is old hat for the young doc, who, before becoming a team roper, rode bulls and saddle broncs through college. Stoneback is the Chief of Orthopedic Trauma and Fracture Surgery at the University of Colorado Hospital and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the Director of the Limb Restoration Program and, until recently, used to spend half his time with patients at the neighboring Children’s Hospital Colorado, on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, to the east of…

Aaron Tsinigine and Kyle Locket won the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, Colorado, with a time of 16.20 seconds on three head, worth $5,949 each. They didn’t win any money in rounds one and two, but their team placed second in the final round with a 5.7 second run, worth $1,176 a man. “I got there just in time,” Lockett said. “I had a few flights get cancelled. I was supposed to get there at 11, but I didn’t get there until 2 p.m. Ty Romo picked me up. The roads were terrible, with people slipping and sliding everywhere. I bailed out at the front door, got by a ticket lady and a security guard, ran down through the stands and got behind the heading box. Clint…

I take what I see them do to be successful, then test it at home and see if any of it works for me. You never know when one new little tweak or twist might make you just that much better. No matter our age or skill level, we all strive to succeed as ropers. Thinking back on my never-ending quest to always improve takes me back to the beginning, when I was a kid. Naturally, we didn’t have all the resources back then that are available to kids today, which range from roping schools, to videos and magazines like this one. From when I first started roping, I learned more than anything by watching other ropers. I’ve always been fascinated with all the different styles people use to win—both…

Vital Stats AGE: 33 ROPE: Powerline Lite S by Classic Ropes WNFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 PARTNER: Logan Medlin HOME: Monument, N.M. EARNINGS: $682,,619 SITUATION First round at Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo in Odessa, Texas TIME 4.3 seconds MONEY $1,806 each OUTCOME 8.5 seconds on two head, worth $6,980 total GAME PLAN At Odessa, it’s the same every year—that building is so narrow that it makes everything interesting. It’s so tough, and our game plan at the two headers is to be more aggressive and see what happens. FEET You can’t see my left foot, but it’s stuck in him trying to give Logan (Medlin) a hop across the arena. With my right foot, I’m just hanging on. STEER He was supposed to be a tripping steer. He left really good,…

In further support of the patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Heel-O-Matic is donating a custom-designed Bones to help raise money for the Patient Aid Fund. The Fund was created to help families with children receiving care at CHC defray the unforeseen costs of that care. For example, paying for a hotel until the family of a discharged patient can travel safely when bad weather rolls in. The Bones was designed by artist Dale Daniels, who also created the custom Bones auctioned off at the BFI last year, and features the hand prints of children currently receiving care at CHC. “His work is amazing,” Josh Love, general manager of Heel-O-Matic asserted. “When he came back to us with this design, it surpassed our expectations.” Details surrounding the Children’s Hospital Colorado Bones…

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“I’ve learned more about the sport of team roping in six months than in my career previously as a heeler. I like being the quarterback and having the ability to call the plays. But with that, it’s always your fault. Being a header, if things go wrong, you’ve got to take responsibility for that, too—which I’m fine with. I like taking responsibility when things go wrong. That fits me and my personality well.” —Shay Carroll, two-time WNFR heeler on switching ends…