Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2019 i The Team Roping Journal

The LubriSynHA Family of Products, the most trusted joint supplement on the market, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the World Series of Team Roping (WSTR). LubriSynHA has been a long-time supporter of western sports, equine and human athletes alike, and is proud to be known as the “Official Joint Supplement of the WSTR.” Partnership with the WSTR allows their membership and fans access to LubriSynHA with exclusive benefits and promotions. “The World Series of Team Roping is proud to announce our partnership with LubriSynHA,” Lory Merritt, director of sponsorship for the World Series of Team Roping, said. “With the value of team roping horses increasing dramatically, LubriSynHA is the perfect product for our ropers to supplement and protect their most important partners! Increasing the longevity of these valuable…

Classic Equine [Trailer Organizer] classicequine.com , $76 The Trailer Organizer, available in black, is the perfect tool for any competitor’s rig to keep what they need in one organized container. It’s durable and made for multi-use organization of sprays, medicine, boots, wraps, etc. The organizer folds up entirely when empty and can collapse in half to save space, and also has removable center dividers for customizable compartmentalization with external buckles for enclosure. When open, this Classic staple measures 22 ½ x 9 ½ x 13 ½ inches. Classic Rope [Super Deluxe Rope Bag] classicrope.com , $110 The Super Deluxe Rope Bag has enclosed padded rope compartments with dividers to keep up to nine ropes separated and tidy. The front zipper pocket holds accessories and your cell phone securely.…

Every once in a while, in the middle of a roping, the wheels might just fall off your head horse in the box. Here are some tricks to getting by your horse in the corner and getting through a roping. LOOK AT YOURSELF You’ve got to think about whether there’s something you’re doing to cause your horse to get this nervous in the box. For some people, the further along a roping gets, the more nervous they get without even realizing it. Know whether you need to step away and take a deep breath in a corner, laugh it up with your friends or put your AirPods in and listen to some music to refocus. LOOSE FEET If your horse is really not wanting to get into the corner, keep…

Trust the process. This statement seems to be gaining popularity with memes posted on social media, declarations from top competitors and well-meaning wishes from family and friends. While it can feel encouraging, it can also be quite frustrating because it leaves many questions. “Trust the process,” taken at face value, is elusive as to what it actually means and how to put it into effect in your own life. Since roping is inherently a humbling sport, almost every competitor can relate to difficulties in trusting yourself, your horses and, especially, the process of putting it all together. It is easy to trust when things are going your way, but it becomes more elusive when the inevitable hard times circle around. Two-time World Champion Patrick Smith explained, “When I look back…

Working in the auction business has never been just a job for long-time friends Mike Pedersen and Steve Friskup; it’s a passion. It is this passion, along with a strong commitment to God, good business ethics and a dedication to honesty and integrity that has helped their reputations grow over the years. Friskup is, and has been, one of the most sought after equine auctioneers in the country, working for many of the top auctions for over 30 years. Pedersen also has been in the auction business for over 30 years, owning and operating several auction companies, and selling horses, equipment and vehicles. Coming together as co-owners, they have combined their many years of experience and knowledge of the equine/auction industry to bring to you a “Premier” horse sale that…

CORY PETSKA POCKET KNIFE: Case WHY? They’re old and good. My dad carried one. This is just one I bought at Teskey’s. MORE: $56 teskeys.com 888-955-2955 A very traditional Case handle material, it is hard to surpass the look and feel that Chestnut Bone brings to a Case XX knife. Simple, yet elegant, very pleasing to the eye, you just can’t go wrong with this handle material. DERRICK BEGAY POCKET KNIFE: Spyderco WHY? I carry my pocket knife with me every day. I carry it to cut open hay and if I ever get in a wreck—those are the two main reasons. I like my knife without a design because I’ve never seen one without the designs. When they put the designs on the knives, they have to add more…

• SHAKIRA: Justin Davis• ALICE: Quinn Kesler• BOWKAY & SPICE: Derrick Begay• TARA, Russell Cardoza• CINDY, Keven Daniel• LULA, Joseph Harrison• ANNIE, Cody Snow• LEGEND, Billie Jack Saebens• BAR J JACKIE, J.D. Yates (for Ed Gaylord)• LIL FRECKLES A GLO, J.D. Yates & Jay Wadhams (for Chaparrosa Enterprises)• DIAMONDS SPARKLE, Floyd E. “Sunny Jim” Smith (for then-owner Richard Steward)• GENA, Dakota Kirchenschlager Did we miss one? Let us know! Message us on Facebook or Instagram or email cshaffer@aimmedia.com…

>TAKE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT The persona anyone shows on social media does not match reality. It is easy to believe that the top ropers never have a bad day if they never post their flubbed throws or broken barriers. This contributes to the illusion of a linear process. >LOOK AT FULL RESULTS If you are only tracking the results of ropers who make it to the pay window, seeing the same names frequently can make it seem as if they are always winning. This adds to the linear misconception, similar to social media portrayals. If you track any top roper in all the events he or she is entered in, you will have a much better idea of the real process that includes missed catches,…

The Team Roping Journal’s hit podcast, “The Score,” launched its second season Thursday, Jan. 24, with two-time National Finals Rodeo header Spencer Mitchell. “The Score” is The Team Roping Journal’s semi-weekly podcast, highlighting the team roping industry’s top talents and influencers through stories that inspire and connect ropers. Host Chelsea Shaffer sits down with ropers from the professional ranks, as well as industry icons and producers, to delve into topics that make the team roping world tick. Mitchell, of Colusa, California, has over $500,000 in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association earnings and is roping with Oklahoma’s Cody Doescher in 2019. Mitchell’s interview kicked off the second season of “The Score,” which has found its footing as the premier place to hear the real-life stories of the team roping industry’s top cowboys,…

X Factor Roping, the online video platform with 24/7 access to over 1,000 premium videos and 3,500 minutes of instructional video, highlights and slow-motion team roping, is now an official sponsor of the World Series of Team Roping. Established in 2012 with nothing more than a camera and an idea, X Factor Roping was created with the vision to provide great instructional videos that were easily accessible and affordable. Now, in 2019, the website is quickly evolving into the top online skill development tool in the team roping industry. Pace Freed started X Factor Roping with a desire to offer the best resources for ropers all over the world, of all skill levels, wanting to better themselves in the arena. X Factor strives to not only increase in content, but…

I was fortunate to get to be one of the better ropers in the area where I grew up, and to have the opportunity to win my share. I learned early what it takes to win, and I loved it. Confidence comes from preparation first. You have to be prepared in order to succeed. When it comes right down to it, you have to get out of the barrier, rope the steer, handle him to give your partner the best possible shot and face. Getting all that done efficiently all goes back to preparation. I was a fanatic about roping the dummy as a kid. That was my entertainment. We didn’t have Xbox and video games. There wasn’t even a movie theater in Bloomfield, New Mexico. My dad (Raymond) put…

SITUATION: Short-round steer at the 27th Annual Invitational Team Roping in Odessa, Texas TIME: 5.7 seconds OUTCOME: 32.01 seconds on five head, first in the average worth $7,500 a man a) HORSE: I call him Mikey. He’s a 14-year-old horse I bought a couple weeks ago. He scores really good, and he’s super easy to catch on and handle the steer. That was a really hard setup—getting out. That horse made it easy. b) STEER: This steer ran pretty strong. Kolton Schmidt and Hunter Koch made a really good run right before us, so we had to be 6.5 to win it. I just wanted to make sure I got out for sure. He tried it on pretty good. I had a throw, so I took the chance, and we…

IT’S PURE ANGUISH, LOSING YOUR THROWING ARM. “Not being able to do what you’d been able to do for the past 10 years straight, and wondering if maybe you’d never be able to again, that was hard for me,” said Brandon Beers, a four-time NFR header from Powell Butte, Oregon. It started as sharp pain in the front of his shoulder whenever he raised his right arm. An ultrasound showed slight tears in his biceps tendon. He kept rodeoing. It kept tearing. Eventually the ends of his fingers began tingling, too, and he started losing feeling in them. Beers was getting injections for the pain and, in 2014, he was able to win rodeos in Cheyenne and Cody, Wyoming; and Nampa and Caldwell, Idaho, with Jim Ross Cooper. But just…

>Imagine that you are walking down a staircase into a sea of tranquility. When you are submerged and floating in the calm, now is the time to consider the facts about your situation. Being calm while considering the evidence allows the best integration of Emotion Mind and Reasonable Mind. >Picture a scale where you put items on each side to balance it. Mentally assess how “doing” and “being” would be represented on either side. “Doing” is actual actions you are taking, such as getting lessons, going to vets, etc., while “being” is staying in the present moment and considering options without taking action. If your scale is predominantly heavy on the “doing” side, give yourself some space to consider the situation without acting. Conversely, if your scale is heavy in…

It’s March already and we have lots of events on the schedule. Mark your calendar with these dates and be sure to check out the ads in the Team Roping Journal and on our website and Facebook page. We normally have the Bluegrass Championships in March. We decided to change the date of that event due to a conflict in scheduling in Liberty, KY. As soon as we secure a date, we will let you know! The Big Ticket in Tunica, MS, will be March 8-10! We have $5,000 guaranteed to average winners of the Big Ticket Ropings! This event always offers lots of fun for everyone! Also, we would like to take this opportunity to invite everyone to join us at our new host hotel in Tunica—Horseshoe Hotel and…