The Score from The Team Roping Journal

It's time for another bonus episode of The Score! In this Saturday team roping tip from Roping.com, brought to you by Purina, Jake Barnes discusses why the first steer you run is the most important one and how you can manage first steer nerves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Team Roping Journal spent the week at the Royal Crown in Waco, Texas, and the host of our sister podcast The Breakdown, Casey Allen, jumped in to help by interviewing the week's winners of the 4- and 6-&-Under Royal Crown Futurities: Trevor Brazile, Cade Rice, Rhen Richard and Cole Davison. This episode is brought to you by Purina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of "The Short Score" presented by the World Champions Rodeo Alliance, Jenna Link, new host and Digital Editor of The Team Roping Journal and The Breakaway Roping Journal, interviews Bodie Mattson and Trae Smith, winners of the inaugural Cowboy Channel Resistol Rookie Roundup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's bonus roping tip presented by Smarty, Miles Baker explains how ropers CAN in fact blow their horses up working cattle outside. He talks about how not to ruin a good rope horse in the pasture, and the theories behind what outside riding does for a green horse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derrick Begay is one of rodeo's most iconic personas. The Navajo Nation's heading phenom broke onto the rodeo scene heading on a Paint horse his uncle had picked up at a sale as a colt, and since then he's weathered ProRodeo's storms to remain a dominant force in the game 18 years after he first bought his PRCA card. In this episode of The Score, Begay sits down with Chelsea Shaffer to talk about his career and his place in the grand scheme of ProRodeo, as well as his future in team roping and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Without a $50,000 payday from RodeoHouston or The American, Kaleb Driggers has $79,993 won in PRCA earnings mid-April 2022. In today's episode of The Short Score presented by Smarty, Driggers talks about the richest winter of his rodeo career.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oklahoma's Jake Cooper Clay and Billie Jack Saebens bested 125 other teams to win $150,000 at the Lazy E in Guthrie, Oklahoma, April 2. We caught up with them at the end of the grueling day at the Lazy E Arena April 2 to talk about where this win falls in the grand scheme of their careers. For Jake Cooper Clay, as you'll hear, this is his second major victory to the tune of $150,000. He won the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale's #15.5 heeling for eventual NFR header Brenten Hall back in 2016, taking home $75,000 per man. But since then, Cooper has been working the sale barns and riding horses, fighting his way up the heading and partner ranks. Clay and Saebens paired up after the Fourth of July in 2021, after Saebens—a two-time NFR heeler who's ridden the AQHA Horse of the Year and two past horses of the BFI—had swapped to heading early that year. Saebens was getting his butt kicked by the young gun Clay at the local jackpots, so he gave in and asked him to rope. This episode is produced by the team at The Money Barrel, our sister podcast and the official podcast of Barrel Racing Magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

World Champion Heeler Patrick Smith owns stallion WSR Hesa Dunofa Lena, and he's been on a sharp learning curve in the rope horse breeding business since his 2019 stallion purchase. His stud "Rooster" is coming off an injury and a winter in the breeding barn, and he's ready to hit the rodeo road with Smith behind header Tanner Tomlinson for the summer run. In this episode, we talk about all that Patrick's learned and what his plans for the stallion are, PLUS you can hear about the $358,500 Royal Crown coming up May 9-15 in Waco, Texas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clay Tryan and Jake Long just needed a clean run to win the $50,000-a-man RodeoHouston title at last out in the Super Series Championship Shootout, and they were, of course, the men for the job. The flag fell in 6.4 seconds, putting Tryan and Long atop the PRCA's World Standings for the first time in their three years roping together—a spot they don't look to relinquish any time soon. Partners since the 2019 Finals, this is the first time Tryan and Long sit atop the PRCA world standings together, Tryan with $65,921 and Long the identical sum. Tryan and Long are $18,216 ahead of reigning world champs Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira who split third at RodeoHouston and walked away with $28,500.The Score host Chelsea Shaffer called each guy on their drive home from the rodeo to talk all things Houston and find out what this means for their regular seasons. This episode is produced by our partners Kayla and Kreg Jones at The Money Barrel podcast, and is sponsored by Farnam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erich Rogers gritted it out through 25 head in three days to win over $100,000 at the historic Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma at the Cinch Timed Event Championship. Rogers sits down with Chelsea Shaffer to discuss cowboy camaraderie, horsepower, and how his background helped him prepare for the grueling event.This episode is brought to you by SS GoldieRocks. Listen to learn how you can save big on a breeding to the 2018 son of FireWaterOnTheRocks out of Bailey Packin Gold, by Packin Sixes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clay Tryan talks through a quick, easy drill on the roping dummy to help improve your rope control and your slack speed, brought to you by Smarty.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Short Score is typically held for team roping news updates and the news is...The Short Score host Kaitlin Gustave is signing off. The podcast will continue with The Score host Chelsea Shaffer, as Kaitlin is headed off to new ventures.On this episode, Kaitlin leaves us with her top 5 favorite episodes of The Score podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lightning Aguilera notched the biggest win of his career this weekend when he won the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo with Jonathan Torres, and this week he's on The Score to tell us about his life leading up to this point and his plans to rodeo in 2022. The South Florida native has been working his way up through the reaching ranks and is making the transition to becoming a more versatile header to take his game to the next level. He's doing it with some of the most interesting horsepower in the game, and we talk about it in today's episode.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National Finals Rodeo heeler Matt Zancanella has almost $900,000 in PRCA career earnings, but he’s taken that life experience to a new venture in the Royal Crown Stallion Incentive. In this episode of The Score, host Chelsea Shaffer talks with Zancanella and his business partner Levi O'Keeffe about their incentive program that’s chalk full of the best studs in the industry. With their booked program full for 2022, the Royal Crown crew has big plans for the future.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you over practice? For Kolton Schmidt, the answer is yes. To win the 2021 BFI Reno Open, he worked on his mental game far more than his roping, and it paid off in a big way. Here's his strategy.This episode is brought to you by Smarty & Roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Royal Crown in Buckeye, Arizona, paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to some of the best young rope horses in the country Feb. 13-14.Rhen Richard dominated the event, winning three different divisions—two heading and one heeling. Daniel Rice and Cole Davison each won a heeling spot, and they all stop by The Score to talk to host Chelsea Shaffer about their horses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tanner Baldwin and Nano Garza kick off Season 5 of "The Short Score," brought to you by Smarty. Baldwin and Garza held on to their No.1 position in the average of the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Title Fights XII Open WSTR qualifier after roping their short round steer in 9.13 seconds, making them a combined time of 30.67 seconds on four head, worth $14,920, and are here to talk about it. For full results, brought to you by Equinety, check www.teamropingjournal.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the premiere episode of Season 5, team roping’s godfather Denny Gentry and one of the founders Pink Buckle Lance Robinson stop by "The Score" to unveil their plans for roping’s richest futurity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of "The Short Score" we have special interviews from the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale XV. This is Part 2 of the Ariat WSTR coverage where you will listen to interviews from the #11.5 Priefert WSTR Finale champions Joshua Comeaux and Rickey DeCuir, the #10.5 YETI WSTR Finale champions Ty Crouch and Clay D Alexander, the #9.5 Ariat WSTR Finale champions Bud Swagel and Mike Foster and the #8.5 Resistol WSTR Finale champions Mac Fairey and Tyrel Campbell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of "The Short Score" we have special interviews from the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale XV. This is Part 1 of 2 of the Ariat WSTR coverage where you will listen to interviews from the Gold Buckle Beer Open to the World Champions Riley Minor and Cory Petska, the #14.5 Priefert WSTR Finale champions David McCallister and Pedra Maestas, the #13.5 YETI WSTR Finale champions Clay Acuna and Johnny Salvo and the #12.5 Ariat WSTR Finale champions Copie Dickson and Shane McCall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaleb Driggers is on "The Short Score" explaining why he decided to quit drinking and how he feels it has helped him reach his long time goal of winning a gold buckle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira won their first-ever team roping world title and Andrew Ward and Buddy Hawkins broke the NFR team roping average record at the 2021 Wrangler NFR. Driggers and Nogueira and Ward and Hawkins join "The Score" host Chelsea Shaffer on a bonus episode moments after roping their 10th steer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cody Snow and Wesley Thorp and Coleman Proctor and Logan Medlin join "The Score" host Chelsea Shaffer after splitting the win in Round 9 at the 2021 Wrangler NFR with a time of 3.5-second run, worth $24,166.64 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clay Smith and Jade Corkill get the Round 8 win at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 3.7-second run, worth $26,996.97 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dustin Egusquiza and Travis Graves and Clay Tryan and Jake Long split the win in Round 7 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with a 3.7-second run, worth $24,166.64 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NFR rookies Coy Rahlmann and Douglas Rich won Round 6 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with a 3.6-second run, worth $26,996.97 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coleman Proctor and Logan Medlin won Round 5 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with a 3.8-second run, worth $26,996.97 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira won Round 4 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with a 4.1-second run, worth $26,997.97 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rhen Richard and Jeremy Buhler put together a picture-perfect run to take an early lead in Round 3 with a 4.2-second run, worth $26,996.97 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derrick Begay and Brady Minor won Round 2 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with a quick 3.9-second run, worth $26,996.97 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tyler Wade and Trey Yates tee off in Round 1 of the 2021 Wrangler NFR with a 4.0-second run to win the round, adding $26,996.97 to their world standings earnings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trey Yates, the 2018 NFR Average Champion Heeler, joins Chelsea Shaffer on "The Short Score" during the 2021 NFR steer break-in. On this episode, brought to you by Farnam, Yates reflects on his first Wrangler NFR qualification in 2018 with Aaron Tsinigine, his partnership with Tyler Wade, the steps he has taken to better his roping abilities and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this bonus episode of "The Score" Trevor Brazile breaks down how the amount of weight he puts in his stirrups affects his horse's responses to cues, whether you're loping a circle, tracking the lead steer or making a live run, brought to you by Roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this Thanksgiving day we are thankful to have and host Fast Back Ropes General Manager Coy Upchurch, a long-time partner of The Team Roping Journal and "The Score" on this episode of "The Score." Upchurch shares how he stepped into the rope making industry, his love for the sport of team roping, the new ropes that can be found at fastbackropes.com and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coy Rahlmann, 20, qualified for his first-ever Wrangler NFR with his partner and fellow NFR rookie heeler Douglas Rich and joins "The Short Score" host Kaitlin Gustave to share his and Rich's NFR preparations, horsepower and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clay O'Brien Cooper is on "The Score" in a bonus episode brought to you by Roping.com explaining to ropers how to ensure your practice isn't going out the window when you compete. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trevor Brazile and Miles Baker work with young-gun header Tanner Tomlinson on keeping his horse square and straight in the corner, and in the process they demonstrate a drill that any roper can use to help their horse score. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Matt Sherwood explains what ropers can do to level up their roping by practicing like a professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Veterans Day. "The Helper" is a story that is featured in The Team Roping Journal Magazine's November 2021 print issue. It is a salute to Colorado team roper Donnie Woodmansee, who is a first responder, a military veteran, a father and a husband, brought to you by Fast Back Ropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of "The Short Score," host Kaitlin Gustave catches team roping fans up on which teams won the average at their respected Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals and gives Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale contestants some information on the Finale, which runs Dec. 4–11, 2021, at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How should you practice for the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale? BFI Champion Kolton Schmidt tells you how he'd approach it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Kaitlin Gustave sits down with the Women’s Rodeo World Championship Champion Team Ropers Lari Dee Guy and Jimmi Jo Montera and All-Around Champion Shelby Boisjoli.Lari Dee Guy, who was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame on Oct. 26, and her long-time partner Jimmi Jo Montera turned in the fastest run of the week in the final round of the WRWC with a 5.95-second run, to win the event, earning them $60,000 each.The Canadian cowgirl, Shelby Boisjoli, secured the Women’s Rodeo World Championship All-Around Title with team roping and breakaway roping points, taking top honors at the event held Oct. 27–29, 2021, in Las Vegas’s South Point Arena. Boisjoli, who won second in the breakaway roping worth $20,000 itself with a 2.02 second run and fourth in the team roping with a 11.56-second run, finished out the week with a 120.75-point lead on Whitney DeSalvo (her team roping partner) with a total of 1,493.5 points to earn herself the WRWC All-Around title and a $20,000 bonus. Boisjoli walks away from the ground-breaking event with a whopping $56,966.67.This episode is brought to you by Farnam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone knows her as Kelsie Chace, but now, she goes by Kelsie Chace Domer after marrying Ryan Domer on Oct. 3, 2021. Domer, an eight-time WPRA World Champion, qualified for her first-ever National Finals of Breakaway Roping, to be held at The Orleans in Dec. 2021. In this episode, brought to you by Durango Boot, Domer discusses her 2021 Pro Rodeo season, her preparation for the NFBR, team roping and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tate Kirchenschlager and Joseph Harrison are on "The Short Score" to talk about their recent American Rope Horse Futurity Association's World Championships titles.Tate Kirchenschlager and Born In The Boondocs win $26,000 at the American Rope Horse Futurity Association's World Championships, while Joseph Harrison got his third ARHFA heeling title on the Relentless Remuda’s WND Affair, a 5-year-old Whizkey N Diamonds gelding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How should you practice for the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale? Patrick Smith tells you how to approach it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ins and out of judging the American Rope Horse Futurity Association World Championship with Jay Ellerman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With just one week to go until the American Rope Horse Futurity Association World Finals kicks off in Fort Worth, Trevor Brazile and Miles Baker are in high gear preparing for the richest young horse event in the sport. They're busy deciding which horses each of them are riding, fine-tuning their colts and breaking down their showmanship. But Baker is also picking up the pieces of his ranch after an F3 tornado tore through it, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. In this episode of The Score, Brazile and Baker review their final futurity preparations and talk about the way the tornado touched their lives in remarkable ways. Plus, Brazile talks about his new ropes in his Relentless Future line from Cactus Ropes. Want more from Brazile and Baker? Check them out only on Roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode "The Short Score" host Kaitlin Gustave catches up with the Resistol Rookie Header of the Year John Gaona and the Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year Caleb Hendrix to talk about their successful rookie year and more. This episode is brought to you by Farnam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Trevor Brazile talks about green head horses and how to decide if they are ready for the pressures of a jackpot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Short Score Roping.com coach Clay O'Brien Cooper explains the team roping rut that every team roper finds themselves in from time to time. Clay O' shares what you can do to pinpoint the issue and work on it in the practice pen to work yourself out of the rut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.