team roping

Miles Baker took to Facebook to share a fond memory and something he witnessed between Tuf Cooper and Trevor Brazile. Even World Champions still ask for help. …from the 24-time World Champion of course. “I remember several years back I was at Trevor’s house in Decatur, Texas roping. I was a college kid trying to soak...

Rodeo ain’t just for country folk! THE COWBOY CHANNEL is hosting Rodeo New York in 2020, the first rodeo in Madison Square Garden in 29 years. Traditional rodeo events and the Western atmosphere we all know and love are coming to the big city. Both THE COWBOY CHANNEL and The Madison Square Garden Company excited...

On a warm winter’s day in the historic high-desert town of Wickenburg, Arizona, with freshly frosted mountains as the backdrop, cowgirls from all over the nation converged for an opportunity to not only glimpse, but also possibly take home, the horse of their dreams. The resort at Rancho de los Caballeros, a 20,000-acre Sonoran Desert...

YETI is a household name due to their incredible line of products, but they are also famous for the insightful documentaries they produce. In the past, they have shined a light on famous rodeo families, and now they’ve found themselves embracing the rodeo world yet again with their new documentary about 8x NFR Qualifier Derrick Begay....

You might know James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber on the TV medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy. But, many of us know him as a cowboy that puts on one of the biggest team ropings in the nation! “The goal of The James Pickens Jr. Foundation is to bring increased value to the lives of...

After the dust settled, it was these athletes who became the 2018 PRCA World Champions.  The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) was one for the books this year! Seriously, the competition was the fiercest it’s been in years, with the contestants from each event giving it their all until the very end. After the dust...

The fifteen team roping teams who qualified for this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) are all talented, but Derrick Begay, header, and Cory Petska, heeler, both Arizona cowboys, have been turning heads! The two have over twenty WNFR qualifications between them, and have proven that they are a lightning fast team when they rope...

Women’s roping events have been part of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) since its inception 70 years ago, languishing for decades as the tomboy-kid-sister-in-braces in the shadow of its glamorous-and-flashy big sis, barrel racing. Until now, that is. Fueled by the explosive growth of breakaway (see “Lariat Lingo” sidebar) roping, an entire new cadre...