
The Score from The Team Roping Journal
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S3 Ep 23The Score — Nelson Wyatt
The 2017 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year and All-Around Champion Nelson Wyatt—originally from Alabama—now calls Stephenville, Texas, home. In this interview the NFR rookie was as cool, calm and collected as any finals rookie out there. Nelson Wyatt joins host Chelsea Shaffer on The Score just weeks before his NFR debut. This episode is brought to you by Cactus Ropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 29The Short Score—The Ties Between Team Roping and Breakaway Roping with Rich Skelton
We tapped one of our favorite team roping dads—that's one of your favorite team roping dads when it comes to the listeners of The Score and The Short Score.That is Rich Skelton, whose daughter Rainey is a breakaway roper. Rich is very involved in the WCRA and Rainey breakaway ropes, runs barrels. We tapped Rich for some breakaway roping primer tips for this week on The Short Score. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 22The Score — ARHFA World Champions Dakota Kirchenschlager and Wesley Thorp
This is a special edition of The Score from the American Rope Horse Futurity Association. The ARHFA's World Championships ran Oct. 21-23 in Fort Worth, Texas. In its fourth edition it did not disappoint.This year it paid out over $580,000. For most of the event Trevor Brazile lead the pack aboard 5-year-old Starlights Gypsy bred gelding named American Greed, owned and trained by Lari Dee Guy. When all the flags had fallen Dakota Kirchenschlager and the 4-year-old son of Cat Ichi, named X My Ich, owned by Happy, Texas, roper Darren Johnson, was the ARHFA's World Champion Head Horse. It was the first win for Dakota, a guy who gave up ProRodeo to train rope horses. He's a three-time NFR heeler and he was a ball of emotion after his win.Kirchenschlager Stuns Field on 4-Year-Old X My Ich for ARHFA Heading World TitleThe heel side was a whole different ball game than in the heading. It was a knife fight in the short round between Joseph Harrison, Cade Ride and Wesley Thorp, but Wesley never faltered and he won a title aboard his horse Juiced Up Cat, whom he owns in partnership with Chris Pomeroy. This horse was unreal and Wesley showed him like a true, finished horse. Thorp and Juiced Up Cat Win ARHFA Heeling World Title in Dominant Fashion This episode is brought to you by Equinety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 28The Short Score — How to Win the ARHFA with Wesley Thorp
The Reigning World Champion Heeler and the 2020 American Rope Horse Futurity Associations World Championships Heeling Champion Wesley Thorp is on The Short Score.Thorp rode Juice Up Cat, a 2014 gelding, to win the ARHFA Heeling World Title. He with an aggressive style, and Thorp shares how and why he decided to rope aggressive and how it worked in his favor. This episode is brought to you by The Cowgirl Gathering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 27The Short Score — Getting the Peak at the Right Time with Shay Carroll
Shay Carroll is on The Short Score with a audio roping lesson about getting young horses ready for the American Rope Horse Futurity Association World Championships, and making sure they peak at the right time, brought to you by the American Paint Horse Association's Cowgirl Gathering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Short Score — Future of Head Horse Prospects with Bert McGill
California horse trainer Bert McGill provided us with a lesson on his insights into a rope horse's previous job that are critical when it comes to your training program and the future of head horse prospects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 25The Score — WSTR's Connie Gentry
Connie Gentry is the matriarch of the sport of team roping, and in 2020, her business savvy, paired with recreational ropers' passion for their hobby, has helped keep the industry afloat. After 30 years in the industry, Gentry implemented the association's Practice Pen Qualifiers, which ultimately added $800,000 to the pot in Las Vegas and qualified some 200 teams to the Finale. On this episode of The Score, host Chelsea Shaffer talks to Gentry as she and her team come out of the challenging 2020 season and prepare for the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale in Las Vegas at the South Point Hotel & Casino. She and her family—including husband Denny, daughters Lacee and Audra and son Lucas—work tirelessly for team ropers, and it's rare to sneak in this kind of time with any of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 25The Short Score — Sept. 29, 2020 Season Wrap-Up
The 2020 ProRodeo regular season is officially over. In this episode, brought to you by CSI Saddlepads, host Chelsea Shaffer and co-host Kaitlin Gustave discuss who made it inside the top 15 in the heading and the heeling. They discuss the six NFR rookies that will be attending the prestigious event this year and who won the Resistol Rookie Heading and Heeling of the Year titles. Shaffer then talks to CSI Saddlepads endorsee Junior Nogueira about his season and what he is going to do to prepare for December. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 24The Short Score — Sept. 22, 2020
The Bubble Update is here. Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave discuss the bubble for the headers and heelers in ProRodeo, who can shake things up in the top 15 heading into the final weekend, the tight race between Resistol Rookie headers Britt Smith and Tanner Tomlinson and the Ariat World Series of Team Roping's Practice Pen Qualifier and what to expect at the finale in December. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 24The Score — Kolton Schmidt Pt. 2
Kolton Schmidt’s episode from Season 2 was one of your most listened to editions of The Score. In it, he talked about how he’d struggled since making the Finals in 2016 and how he’d rebuilt his horse program and his roping in an effort to get back on top.Now, it’s time for him to reap the benefits of that effort. He’s 12th in the PRCA’s world standings heading into the last two weeks of rodeo’s regular season, with $45,555 won. He’s back on Badger, the former AQHA/PRCA Horse of the Year that he virtually restarted in 2017 after his first Finals, and he’s preparing to marry the girl of his dreams in early October.Schmidt stopped by our headquarters after a trip to the vet during some late-summer downtime in Colorado, he told me about his season, his partnership with Hunter Koch and how he’s made it work this year despite more adversity—globally—than cowboys have ever faced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 23The Short Score — Sept. 15, 2020
Today we're talking about what happened over the weekend of Sept. 17 through Sept. 18, 2020 and you'll hear from the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo Champions Coy Rahlmann and Ryan VonAhn. You'll be caught up on what happened at the USTRC National Finals XXXI presented by Cinch, the bubble update on the heading and heeling in ProRodeo, and don't forget to sign up to receive The Breakaway Roping Journal's monthly newsletter. Sign up today and you'll be entered to win a special prize pack from either Cactus Ropes, Fast Back Ropes or Resistol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 22The Score — USTRC National Finals XXXI Day 4 Wrap Up
bonusDay 4 of the USTRC National Finals XXXI presented by Cinch wrap upCo-host Kaitlin Gustave chats with the winners of the #9.5 Shootout, the CASE IH Tractor Legends #9.5 champions and the #8.5 Shootout champions.A big thanks to our friends at Resistol for bringing you daily wrap ups from the USTRC National Finals XXXI presented by Cinch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 21The Score — USTRC National Finals XXXI Day 3 Wrap Up
bonusHosts Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave wrap up day three at the USTRC National Finals XXXI with the winners of the Resistol #11.5 Shootout, Waylon Buskirk and Preston Day, after they roped four head in 33.78 seconds, worth $43,200, the #11.5 Legends championsDavid Egleston and Jud Jackson, who roped four head in 35.67 seconds, worth $21,540 and the #10.5 Shootout champions Brandt O'Connor and Trigger Hargrove after they knocked down four head in 33.20 seconds, worth $47,900.A big thanks to our friends at Resistol for bringing you daily wrap ups from the USTRC National Finals XXXI presented by Cinch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 20The Score — USTRC National Finals XXXI Day 2 Wrap Up
bonusDay two of the USTRC National Finals XXXI is finished and we caught up with the winners of the #13.5 Shootout, Kohl Whiteman and Austyn Ford, after they roped four head in 27.23 seconds, worth $39,100, the YETI Junior Open champions Peyton Walters and JR Gonzales, who roped four head in 27.55 seconds, worth $16,000, the Open Roping champions Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira, who stopped the clock in 31.82 seconds on five head, worth $33,000 and the #12.5 Shootout Champions Clarke Gordan and Corey Reid, after they roped four head in 31.75 seconds, worth $43,340.A big thanks to our friends at Resistol for bringing you daily wrap ups from the USTRC National Finals XXXI presented by Cinch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 19The Score — USTRC National Finals XXXI Day 1 Wrap Up
bonusA big thanks to our friends at Resistol for bringing you daily wrap ups from the USTRC National Finals XXXI, presented by Cinch.Day one of the USTRC National Finals showcased some wicked heel shots and big winners. We caught up with the winners of the #16.5 Shootout, Korbin Rice and Josh Patton, who roped four head in 26.22 seconds, worth $20,240, the #15.5 Shootout champions Trevor Hale and Jade Corkill, who roped four head in 27.55 seconds, worth $24,160 and the Resistol #14.5 Shootout championsRowdy Bluemel and Cutter Thomison, who stopped the clock in 27.9 on four head, worth $31,900. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 18The Score — Logan Medlin
Logan Medlin is on the brink of his first National Finals Rodeo qualification, six years after winning his second College National Finals Rodeo Championship and ten years after winning his last New Mexico High School Finals Rodeo title. Medlin—a soft spoken guy from Tatum, New Mexico—has had a better 2020 than just about anybody I know. He and his high-school-sweetheart wife Breely had their first child, and he's won more with Charly Crawford than he ever has in a "normal" rodeo season, with fewer rodeos to go to than ever before, brought to you by Cactus Ropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 22The Short Score — August 25, 2020
If you don't know what the Women's Rodeo World Championships, want to know what it is, or want to get caught up on where you can nominate, who's leading the standings and more, then this episode of The Short Score is for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 17The Score — The Rundown
The Score changes pace this week, with an audio edition of The Rundown with Dakota Kirchenschlager—a feature one of our contributors, Bonnie Wheatley, wrote earlier this year. Dakota—a freakishly talented heeler originally from Colorado but who has long-since called Texas home—stepped away from an illustrious rodeo career to train horses, and this story is about that choice and the new director Dakota’s life is taking.Bonnie first text us about this story while she sat and watched a reined cow horse show in Fort Worth and noticed the announcer call Dakota’s name during the reining. I’d heard Cesar de la Cruz and my friends at the Myers ranch talk about how Dakota was taking his horsemanship to new heights, trading in the sale-barn stock he’d ridden in his youth for the refined, well-bred show horses he was now aboard. This story takes you through Dakota’s transformation, the people who’ve helped shape his story and the program he uses now to create some of the finest rope horses in the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 14Perfecting the Heel Horse Stop with Rich Skelton
Eight-time World Champion Heeler Rich Skelton provides tips on helping your horse get the perfect stop. He shares which bits he likes to use, horsemanship and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 21The Short Score — August 11, 2020
You guessed it...We're back with another episode of The Short Score. Hosts Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave wrap-up all the big news from the ProRodeo trail, the tell you about the Resistol Rookie contenders that are still raking in money, which team ropers are dominating in their designated circuit standings and more.You will be caught up on what's to be expected for the USTRC National Finals presented by Cinch coming up in September, which ladies are leading the Women's Rodeo World Championship in the WCRA and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 16The Score — Cesar de la Cruz Part II
Cesar de la Cruz is perhaps The Score's most popular guest, and for good reason. In our first podcast interview from 2019 with the nine-time NFR heeler, de la Cruz opened up about his upbringing on the rough side of Tucson and how it shaped the roper and man he is today. This time around, The Score's Chelsea Shaffer catches up with de la Cruz as he decides to go home after a brutal 2020 season, mired with cancelations and long drives between rodeos. de la Cruz is shifting to teaching roping lessons and making great horses, and he's regrouping for 2021. In the process, he's reflecting on the horse-making process and how he's grown and changed since the early years of his career, brought to you by Fast Back Ropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 20The Short Score — August 4, 2020
Pro Rodeo update, Circuit update, Resistol Rookie Update and more. That's what you'll be catching up on as you listen to this episode. This episode of The Short Score is a fun one. Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave review who the big winners are over the past weekend in ProRodeo, the Resistol Rookie race and talk a little bit about the two teams that switched things up in the Mountain States. Plus, the USTRC's National Finals presented by Cinch is still a go. Shaffer and Gustave go over some rules that will apply during the finals and what you can expect from the ropings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 19The Short Score — July 28, 2020
On this episode of The Short Score, brought to you by Soft-Ride Equine Comfort Boots, Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave talk about what happened the past weekend in ProRodeo, what's going on in the world standings and the Resistol Rookie race and talk about the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo, which will now be happening in Greeley, Colorado. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 15The Score — Rich Skelton
Rich Skelton, who is in the midst of his Heeler's Only Roping Clinic Tour, stopped by The Score Podcast after he spent two days in Colorado's 90-plus degree heat helping heelers elevate their roping on the Bones, on the Heel-O-Matic and on live steers. Fresh on his mind after all that was what every day ropers can do to hone their craft, and The Score host Chelsea Shaffer got to ask him questions about his career and how he's helping ropers across the country through his clinics. Skelton’s eight world titles have absolutely made him a legend, but to me, it’s his accessibility to the everyday roper that makes him stand out among Hall of Famers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 18The Short Score — July 14, 2020
The Short Score is back with hosts Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave. On this episode Shaffer and Gustave go over what happened over the Cowboy Christmas run, the past weekend in ProRodeo, what's going on in the world standings and more. They then share updates on location changes for upcoming Ariat World Series of Team Ropings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 14The Score – Jake Long
Kansas native Jake Long has qualified for nine Wrangler National Finals Rodeos, won two Ram National Circuit Finals titles and nearly every major jackpot in the sport. Not to mention he's been on some of the greatest horses in the history of the sport, including three-time PRCA/AQHA Horse of the Year, Colonel. In this odd rodeo season marked by cancelations and postponements, Long sits fifth in the PRCA's world standings with $41,158, heeling for three-time World Champion Clay Tryan—the third Tryan brother he's roped behind. This interview is a rare, candid opportunity with Long, who doesn't always say too much. In this interview, presented by Cactus Ropes, Jake and I talk about his journey over the last few decades that's transformed him into one of the sports greats and a horseman, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 13The Score — 2020 BFI Champions Kal Fuller and Reagan Ward
In case you missed it, Montana's Kal Fuller and Oklahoma's Reagan Ward won $155,000 at the Feist June 21. It was the day before Reagan’s 33rd birthday, and Kal is just 20 years old. They smoked a 6.04-second short round steer at fourth call, then sat at the back end of the red-dirt arena to watch the third callback team of Tyler Wade and Billie Jack Saebens take a plus-five with a leg, see Cody Snow and Junior Nogueira suffer that same fate, then they held their breaths as Pace Freed and Cole Wilson fell just 7 hundreths of a second short of winning the roping. Their victory lap was as unexpected as it was glorious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 12The Score — CR Bradley
CR Bradley is one of the American Quarter Horse Association’s winningest ropers in horse show competition, as well as an NFR-qualifying tie-down roper and World Series of Team Roping Finale place.Bradley is originally from Hilliard, Ohio, but he got to the Lonestar state of Texas as fast as he could to pursue a roping career. He took with him a little roan mare his family raised that would eventually make a big splash across the roping world Twister Enola Gay—who carried him from his first AQHA Youth World Championship to the college finals to his first NFR, and eventually carried Tuf Cooper to two gold buckles.Bradley also won the AQHA Super Horse in 2014 as the only owner/breeder/trainer to ever win it on Roanie’s colt, Twisters Enola Rey.The NFR calf roper is spending just as much time heading and heeling these days as he is roping calves, and you can find him at the World Series ropings behind Jackie Crawford and as well as spinning steers at the rodeos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 13Separating Practice and Jackpotting with Kolton Schmidt
Kolton Schmidt is back with another roping lesson on The Score. Schmidt shares a personal struggle that he has encountered during his COVID-19 rodeo break. There have been more jackpots than ever and Schmidt has taken this break to practice more than ever and enter a few extra jackpots. He has found challenges between separating his practice sessions and his jackpotting. In this roping lesson, Schmidt discusses how he has to work at separating practice sessions from jackpotting by learning to react. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 11The Score – Brock Hanson Pt. 2
Brock Hanson is a National Finals Rodeo header who swapped to the heel side to rope with Colorado's JB James. With almost a half-a-million in ProRodeo earnings and two NFR go-round wins to his name, Hanson is a deadly switch-ender who knows good horses, too. This time around, host Chelsea Shaffer talked to Hanson about making young horses—something many ProRodeo cowboys find themselves doing more and more of thanks to the COVID-19 crisis. But Hanson has always been skilled with a horse as much as he has been with a rope, and he talks about a variety of ways he brings young horses along and techniques he uses to make a good one.This episode is brought to you by Fast Back Ropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 17The Short Score — May 19, 2020
Tune in to hear all about the BIG roping action that happened over the weekend at ropings like the Steve Johnson Memorial, the Clay Logan Open roping, the USTRC's Cowboy Capital Classic and more. Plus, listen to find out some exciting news about the Bob Feist Invitational. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 10The Score — Matt Sherwood
Matt Sherwood was a businessman first and a professional team roper second, and that shows in his no-nonsense management of the PRCA’s team ropers. As the event rep for the ProRodeo’s team ropers, he’s tasked with representing NFR qualifiers, contenders and circuit cowboys alike—a job that’s not for the faint of heart. Not to mention, he’s a two-time world champ, eight-time NFR qualifier and George Strait champ with $1.3 million in career earnings.Sherwood’s a straight shooter, and that makes conversations like this one golden.This episode is brought to you by Manna Pro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 16The Short Score — May 12, 2020
There's been some jackpots going on so WE'RE BACK! Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave are back with The Short Score to bring you all of the team roping information you could ever want. Shaffer and Gustave talk about what has been going on at the jackpots that have recently happened over the last few weekends and what you can expect for the rest of the month of May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 12Simple as Possible with Brenten Hall
2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo header Brenten Hall, from Jay, Oklahoma, took the world by storm after finishing the season fourth in the PRCA world standings with $237,061.19. What sets him apart from the rest is how he works at not overthinking his roping. In today’s audio roping tip, Hall talks about how he works at making roping as simple as possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 9The Score – Donene Taylor and Lari Dee Guy
This episode is a little different than the typical team roper talk. Today's guests are Donene Taylor, the 2016 WPRA World Champion tie-down roper, author and mental performance coach, as well as her great friend Lari Dee Guy, who relies on Taylor for her mental coaching.Donene’s story is inspiring, to say the least. She built her career in the arena, piece by piece, from the ground up, all while battling anorexia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She relied on training from everyone from Trevor Brazile to Troy Pruitt, and she’s become a source of wisdom for some of the best in the industry.This conversation is eye opening, and one that can really expand your understanding of the mental side of the sport of team roping. Plus, Donene’s book—Heart of a Champion—is a must-read for competitors from every walk of life. [Read: Heart of a Champion] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 11Maintaining Position with Buddy Hawkins II
bonusBuddy Hawkins II, a two-time Wrangler NFR qualifier from Columbus, Kansas, works as hard as anyone in the business to get his roping as sharp as it can be. Hawkins shares tips on how to maintain a good position while roping and how he's made use out of this downtime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 10How to Make Your Roping Consistent and Achieving a Goal with Spencer Mitchell
bonusCalifornia's Spencer Mitchell—a two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier—is taking this COVID-19 downtime to focus on his heading.Mitchell takes the time to share tips on how to approach your roping to make it consistent and how to achieve a goal while roping the dummy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 9Slowing Down to be Fast with Hope Thompson
bonusHope Thompson—a two-time Women's Professional Rodeo Association World Champion from Abilene, Texas—is one of the leading ladies in the industry who has made a name for herself with rope in hand. On this audio roping lesson, Thompson takes the time to talk through how slowing down your roping can, and will, help you to be fast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 8Finding Your Mental Strength in Down Time with Trey Yates
bonusETrey Yates—the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average champ from Pueblo, Colorado—has lived and breathed team roping his entire life. So with COVID-19's Great Pause gripping the world, Yates is taking this first-ever down time to hone in his mental focus without the rat race of ProRodeo and jackpots. On this audio roping lesson, Yates talks through how he's approaching his practices so he's fresh and sharp when the ropings and rodeos start back up soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 8The Score – Clay O'Brien Cooper
We've waited to do an interview on 'The Score' with Clay O’Brien Cooper—the Champ—for years now. The seven-time world champion has almost $4 million in ProRodeo’s earnings, but it’s been his steady demeanor, paired with his monthly presence in The Team Roping Journal and our predecessor, Spin To Win, that’s made him one of the most beloved names in all of team roping. He’s as even keeled as it gets, and in times like these, when so little about life looks the same, Champ does. And for that, I’m ever grateful. Please enjoy today’s visit with Clay O’Brien Cooper, as a reminder of all that’s right and good with the world, brought to you by Manna Pro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 15The Short Score – April 14, 2020
We have something to share with you all. We are excited about the Ariat World Series of Team Roping's latest Practice Pen Challenge. We already have a few teams that have won the challenge and are headed to Las Vegas in December. Plus, don't forget to get entered in the Win A Day with Clay Smith, brought to you by ADM Animal Nutrition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 7Roping Lesson: Building the Perfect Practice
bonusRepetitive practice—focusing on position, swing, target and delivery—will beat high-volume practice any day of the week, according to eight-time World Champion Rich Skelton on this episode of The Score's Roping Lesson bonus podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 6Roping Lesson with Breelyn Cowan
bonusThe Cowan family is credited for bringing us greats like Sun Frost and his son PC Frenchmans Hayday through their South Dakota Horse Program T4 Quarter Horses. Their program combines 50 years of breeding know-how with a solid, ranch-based start. Just recently, Trevor Brazile came across a brown mare from their program—registered as PC Ike Ike Baby—that he felt was too good not to go big time—so he quickly sold her to Clint Summers for his heading campaign. Brown Sugar carried Summers through RFD-TV’s The American and turned heads all winter until rodeo’s recent shut down.Their program offers weanlings and ready-to-ride ranch horses, and Breelyn Cowan has a hand in every step of the process with her dad Tigh’s careful guidance. Today, she joins The Score to offer a fresh perspective on reading a horse in the round pen and feeling colts in the earliest stages of making a good one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 14The Short Score — The Cody Nessmith Story
An audio edition of This is Living: The Cody Nessmith Story, the story on how a rare, terminal cancer diagnosis couldn't keep Cody Nessmith from the 2019 Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale.You can follow Cody's journey here: A Cowboy's Journey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 5Roping Lesson with Dustin Searcy
bonusOklahoma heeler Dustin Searcy has won jackpots and rodeos at every level, and his great horse Rio carried Wesley Thorp through the 2018 NFR. Searcy is spending time in the practice pen this month during the COVID-19 crisis tuning up his mounts. Here's what he's up to, and how you can implement his tips into your practice routine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 4Roping Lesson with Bert McGill
bonusCalifornia horse trainer Bert McGill makes head horses that ProRodeo's best seek out, year in and year out. For the first time, we've tapped McGill for an audio roping lesson on The Score, and he provided us with a lesson on pen roping—an often overlooked but critical step in the rope-horse-making process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 7The Score — Colby Lovell
Colby Lovell, rodeo's hog-hunting header from South Texas, has won almost $900,000 in his 14-year careering ProRodeo. He's roped with greats like Martin Lucero, Kory Koontz and Russell Cardoza, and he turned heads at the 2020 RFD-TV's The American heading for young-gun Jared Fillmore, placing second worth $25,000 a man. Lovell spends his spare time with his wife and two children working on the family's ranch making great horses, and he's spent much of the last year helping Cody Nessmith, a 23-year-old header battling cancer. In this episode of The Score, Lovell talks about his career and how his time with Nessmith has shaped his outlook and his career. This episode is brought to you by Nutrena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 13The Short Score — March 31, 2020
Chelsea Shaffer and Kaitlin Gustave talk about the April 2020 issue and what they've been up to during this stay-at-home quarantine. This episode is brought to you by Straight Arrow. Visit www.manentailequine.com, www.cowboymagic.com, www.exhibitorsequine.com, www.straightarrowinc.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 3Roping Lesson with Kolton Schmidt
bonusNational Finals Rodeo header Kolton Schmidt has honed his horsemanship with the likes of DT Horses’ legendary trainer Shawn Grant, and he’s spending his time during rodeo’s COVID-19 hiatus to instill confidence in his horses with a special set of drills. Applicable on the sled or slow steers, Schmidt’s advice is designed to improve roper’s horsemanship and insure that horses are sharp and focused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 Ep 2Roping Lesson with Rich Skelton
bonusRich Skelton, with his eight consecutive gold buckles, knows a thing or two about setting himself up for success in the practice pen. In this episode of The Score podcast, Skelton provides a quick roping tip as ropers head to the practice pen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.