Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2016 i The Team Roping Journal

Oregon native Garrett Rogers just qualified for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER, where he’ll head for Jake Minor. Rogers, who will turn 24 on November 27 just before opening night of the December 1-10 NFR, lives in Baker City, Ore., with his wife, Chancey, and daughter, Remmy. KENDRA SANTOS: After finishing 26th in the world last year, you must be pretty pumped about making your first Finals, huh? GARRETT ROGERS: Yes, very pumped. KS: When did you and Jake join forces and what brought the two of you together? GR: We started roping a couple years ago. Our first rodeo together was Yuma, Ariz., the end of February, and we went to Yuma, Scottsdale and Tucson that winter. We won Yuma,…

Over a year ago, Wesley Thorp of Stephenville, Texas, changed the nickname of a horse he bought. Some say that can be bad luck, but a quick glance at Thorp’s 2016 season shows that calling his little roan gelding “Dennis” has been very, very good luck. Thorp’s whirlwind summer started in June when he won the College National Finals Rodeo by more than two seconds with Cole Wheeler. Two days later, 20-year-old Thorp won the BFI by more than four seconds with Zac Small (it was also the second-fastest six-head time in BFI history). At the same time, he and Small were roping their way to a top-five PRCA ranking with nearly $60,000 earned by mid-August. The college boys had to return to school in August, however, and flew back…

TEAM ROPING QUALIFIERS Headers 1. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., $122,342 2. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., $107,496 3. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, $104,840 4. Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, $96,147 5. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., $95,615 6. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, $94,476 7. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., $81,974 8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., $72,993 9. Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., $72,948 10. Zac Small, Welch, Okla., $69,268 11. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., $68,849 12. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., $68,295 13. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, $66,876 14. Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta, $63,133 15. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., $62,024 Heelers 1. Junior Nogueira, Burleson, Texas, $122,342 2. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., $108,785 3. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., $101,495 4. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., $88,954 5. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., $80,466…

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THE SITUATION Erich Rogers and Cory Petska led the pack on two head coming into the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo short round in September 2016. “We had a second-and-a-half on the second high team back. Cory and I were working on our average run: catching and giving ourselves a good chance on three.” HOT SHOT I’ve got the steer roped and I’ve got ahold of the steer’s head. My horse, Hot Shot, is stepping forward just a little bit. I want him to round that corner off and not pull him back up the arena, but more across the arena. I just started rodeoing on this horse this year. Before, he was always my jackpot horse and I just brought him to some rodeos. At first, he didn’t score great, but…

There were only two weeks during the entire 2016 regular season that Coleman Proctor was ranked among the top 15 headers in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s Weather Guard World Standings. Proctor’s first time to the top 15 during 2016 was the week of June 6th—when he was 15th—but he promptly dropped out the next week. The second time he was there was on the very last week of the regular season—the only week that really mattered—meaning he’d make his third consecutive Wrangler National Finals Trip. The standings going into ProRodeo’s final weekend showed that Proctor was 18th and more that $4,000 away from the final spot. “That’s not how you want to pencil it in,” Proctor said. After finishing 2015 second in the average at the NFR and sixth…

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Number and End: I’m an 8 heeler Association of Preference: Definitely the World Series, that’s about all I go to. I just think they are better-run ropings. They always have good cattle, and are a lot more enjoyable to go to, just overall a better experience. Rope of Choice: Classic, Power Line. Biggest Win: About two years ago, I won about $40,000 at the USTRC Finals. How you got into roping: My dad and brother roped. I started roping when I was in high school, and rodeoed a little bit in high school as well. My brother still ropes, but my dad does not anymore. Tell me about your #13 Heartland Win: I live right down the road from my partner, Ryan Pollard, and we practice together whenever I get…

HORSE IS MY CO-PILOT Making your horse the best player on your team. I want a horse that’s real honest and runs through my delivery, then lets me slow him down and gather him up and get the cow’s head. I need to be in complete control the whole time. In other words, I’m the pilot and he’s the co-pilot. Anytime you’re heading and you feel like you’re the co-pilot to your horse, then your horse is not working like he should and not being honest to your delivery, your handle and your whole run. If you feel like you are having to work to get through your run, your horse is taking away from how good your run could be. The best player on your team has got to…