The Score from The Team Roping Journal

As if feeding America wasn’t service enough, Arizona cattle rancher and Ariat WSTR Finale money-earner Enoch Malouff also hosts and mentors military veterans each year, in appreciation of their service.Watch on Horseweek.tv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Logan Medlin has been on both sides of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bubble in his ProRodeo career, and this week he's breathing a sigh of relief as he and partner Coleman Proctor both secured their spots in Las Vegas. Medlin was in perhaps one of the least enviable spots heading into the Tour Finale in Salinas: with Proctor not getting into the Tour Finale, he was forced to heel for the guy who had a good shot at knocking his partner out of the top 15. In today's episode of The Score, Medlin talks through how the bubble drama unfolded and how their season led them to this point in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Douglas Rich, 26, qualified for his first Wrangler National Final Rodeo in 2021. But, that didn't come easy. Rich, who heeled for fellow NFR first-time qualifier Coy Rahlmann, battled it out the the bitter end of the 2021 ProRodeo regular season and finished inside of the Top 15 of the heeling world standings after adding $11,606 to his earnings from the ProRodeo Tour Finale at the California Rodeo Salinas. His main driving factor to finish out the season was the recent passing of his father, Lonnie Rich, who passed away on Sept. 18. Listen to find out what happened and how Douglas used the trials to push forward to fulfill a family dream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Jake Barnes shares his team roping ritual on how team ropers can turn their focus on and off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Barnes, Clay O’Brien Cooper and Matt Sherwood built new video series on Roping.com to prepare ropers for Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Trevor Brazile has won 26 world titles and brings those skills to his partnership with Cactus Ropes. With Cactus' Barry Berg, Brazile has designed his Relentless line of ropes that's ready to go from the first swing.Trevor Brazile shares his tips on how to prepare ropes to be jackpot-ready.Learn from Trevor Brazile on Roping.com: https://bit.ly/35FcpBXWatch: https://bit.ly/3nd376g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clay Tryan might not have had a record-smashing season in 2021 just yet, but at 42, he's the most veteran team roper qualifying for this year's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Currently with $78,519.93 in earnings on the year, Tryan sits sixth in the world heading for Jake Long. The three-time World Champion from Billings, Montana, is on the cusp of his 19th NFR qualification, and over his two decades at the top of the ProRodeo pack has had to evolve his roping and his horsepower to fit the ever-changing pace of the game. In this episode of The Score, Tryan analyzes his roping in 2021 and compares himself to the young talents he's competing with today.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an incident at the Pikes Peak or Bust rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wesley Thorp was suspended from Pro Rodeo for a month. His month away from Pro Rodeo is now over and he is back and making a statement. Thorp, who is heeling for Cody Snow, won the Washington State Fair and Rodeo in Puyallup, Washington. Thorp talks about their runs, and Thorp shares an inside scoop as to what happened in the first round at the Pendleton (Oregon) Round-Up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Levi Lord is pretty sure of it: they don't make deals like the kind he got on Little Bay anymore. Ten years ago, Lord was a freshman in high school with a little money in his pocket. The South Dakota kid had just been to a truck roping in Texas and won some cash, and he was on the hunt for a high school rodeo heel horse. He found a little bay heel horse on Craigslist, and decided to take a look. The rest is NFR history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kari deCastro is the jack of all trades. As we gear up to head down to Arizona to join the snowbirds this winter we wanted to introduce our soon-to-be guest co-host of "The Short Score", Kari deCastro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trevor Brazile explains the different ways he holds split reins in each situation to accomplish what he's working on with each horse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lari Dee Guy and The Breakaway Roping Journal partnered to create BreakawayRoping.com—a new subscription video site that launched Sept. 1. On this episode of The Score, Guy talks about how the site was created and the direction it will take to continue to grow the sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madison Outhier joins "The Short Score" host Kaitlin Gustave to discuss the trials and errors that came from the Pro Rodeo road and the mental strain it puts on professional athletes. Plus, Outhier shares some insights on the launch of Breakawayroping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

World Champion Lari Dee Guy and the staff of The Breakaway Roping Journal joined forces to develop BreakawayRoping.com, a streaming video site launching Sept. 1, 2021, where the best ropers in the industry come together to teach the sport like never before. On today's episode you get a sneak peek at what's to come. World Champion Lari Dee Guy and the staff of The Breakaway Roping Journal joined forces to develop BreakawayRoping.com, a streaming video site launching September 1st, 2021. With hundreds of videos releasing over the next six months, BreakawayRoping.com offers courses on breakaway roping 101 as well as elite tuning with the likes of WPRA World Champion Hope Thompson, RFD-TV’s The American Champion Madison Outhier, jackpot standouts Josie Conner and Aspen Miller, college rodeo coach Linsay Sumpter and the King of the Cowboys, Trevor Brazile. Starting September 1st use promo code THESCORE to get 15% off your membership on breakawayroping.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coy Rahlmann, of Ellsinore, Missouri, has his sights set on qualifying for what could be his first-ever trip to the Wrangler NFR in December of 2021. Rahlmann, 20, is currently 23rd in the Pro Rodeo world standings with $40,201.36 is season earnings, which is nearly $9,000 behind Tate Kirchenschlager who sits 15th in the standings with $49,247.82.Rahlmann, who is heading for Douglas Rich, joins "The Short Score" host Kaitlin Gustave to discuss his latest hot streak at the Pro Rodeos, his partnership with Douglas, his past partnership with Ryan VonAhn and his most recent head horse purchase.Rahlmann also explains his and Rich's reasoning for drawing out of the final round at the WCRA's Days of '47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo in Salt Lake City this past July.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen as Roping.com guest coach Nora Hunt-Lee discusses the current opportunities for women in the team roping industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmie Munroe is a ProRodeo Hall of Famer and current president of the Women's Professional Rodeo Association. She's in the thick of the discussion about what role breakaway ropers will play in the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and in this episode of 'The Score' she updates host Chelsea Shaffer on the powers at work in getting breakaway in the Thomas & Mack, brought to you by Durango Boot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trevor Brazile and Lari Dee Guy's American Greed have laid down the gauntlet for the rest of the rope horse futurity industry, winning both the heading and heeling at the Royal Crown Futurity in Rock Springs, Wyoming August 11, and picking up almost $30,000 along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nora Hunt-Lee is one of the many coaches that you will find on Roping.com. On this bonus episode of "The Score", Nora is explaining all of her tips and techniques to use to be successful.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wesley Thorp, the 2019 World Champion Heeler and Five-time Wrangler NFR qualifier, has taken on a new business venture. Thorp announces the Equine Exchange, which is an app that will allow you to buy and sell horses across all disciplines and more, brought to you by ADM Animal Nutrition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lari Dee Guy and Trevor Brazile have built a thriving horse business based on great horsemanship, honesty and hard work. Here are the fundamental components to their operation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bethanie Shofner, of Las Curces, New Mexico, is on "The Score" to share what it's like being an active team roper and WPRA/ProRodeo Breakaway Roper. When she is not on the rodeo trail, she's picking up a head rope and competing at World Series of Team Ropings. Bethanie is a great horse trainer. She's trained a few breakaway horses that have gone on to be very successful for other people in the industry.Shofner talks about her hauling partners, what it's been like being on the Pro Rodeo road, because that is fairly new for breakaway ropers and so much more, brought to you by Fastback ropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The champions of the team roping and breakaway roping at the Cheyenne Frontier Days chat with The Short Score host Kaitlin Gustave after taking their well-deserved victory laps. In this interview, brought to you by ADM Animal Nutrition, Clay Smith and Jade Corkill serve up some insights to their CFD win, and Sawyer Gilbert brings her excitement to this episode after being awarded the first-ever WPRA/PRCA earnings CFD title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Sherwood, one of the many Roping.com coaches, is on "The Score" with a mental performance tip on how to practice with a purpose to prepare for the jackpot to give yourself, your horse and your partner confidence at the jackpot or rodeo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The champions of the WCRA Days of '47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo chat with The Short Score host Kaitlin Gustave moments after receiving their gold medals. In this interview, brought to you by USRoper, Tanner Green and Will Woodfin talk about their monumental day in the team roping and Tacy Kay Webb shares her excitement on taking home the gold medal in the breakaway roping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What in the World is Happening in ProRodeo Team Roping? With the internet abuzz with PRCA team roping drama, two-time PRCA World Champion Header and ProRodeo Team Roping Director Matt Sherwood stops by The Score to talk to host Chelsea Shaffer about his role in settling disputes and the challenges he's facing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Hunter Koch won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, heeling for his partner Luke Brown. The won the rodeo with a time of 9.2 seconds on two head, worth $3,836 a man.Hunter Koch is on this episode of The Short Score to explain how they won the rodeo, what heel horse he's riding, Luke Brown's heading and Roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Matt Sherwood is on "The Score" with a mental performance tip on how to simulate pressure when practicing at home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Short Score host Kaitlin Gustave reads 12 Things Anyone Can Master To Become A Better Roper by Patrick Smith, written by Chelsea Shaffer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you focus on when you back in the box? Clay O'Brien Cooper sets himself up for team roping success as soon as he rides into the box. He explains just that on this bonus episode of "The Score", brought to you by Roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marty Yates, a seven-time Wrangler NFR calf roping qualifier, is riding the team roping wave. He started out as a fill in for young-gun Jaxson Tucker, and now he's picking up a heel rope for the remainder of the season. In this episode, you'll get to hear about how Yates was raised, his love for team roping and calf roping, the horses he's currently riding and the horses that have helped shaped his career. We even talk about his aunt, a 18-time WPRA World Champion, JJ Hampton and what she has done for him.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Trevor Brazile is on "The Score" in a bonus roping tip episode on how to teach your horse to score from the ground up, brought to you by Roping.com.Every Saturday now we are going to be releasing a mental performance segment from roping.com. Something that we pull out of the archives for you to listen to with your families, with your buddies, with your girlfriends on the way to the jackpot. Today we've got Trevor Brazile here with a mental performance clip that is brought to you by roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Sherwood is on "The Score" as a bonus episode in Season 4 with a mental performance segment on the importance of your left hand when dallying, brought to you by Roping.com, powered by The Team Roping Journal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaxson Tucker, originally from Statesville, North Carolina, and spends most of his time in Huckaby, Texas, with his team roping cousins, Cory Kidd V and Clay and Cole Futrell. Before Tucker, 19, ever started ProRodeoing, he traveled around with family-friend Luke Brown and learned the ways of the rodeo road at a young age. Now he's getting a feel for it himself. He's headed for NFR qualifier Cesar de la Cruz, traveled with Derrick Begay and rode top head horses, like Cody Snow's iconic horse Burt. Tucker is on "The Score", brought to you by Farnam, sharing more details on his roping career, his horsepower, his upbringing and a lot more. Plus, he played a round of "This or That." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canada’s Kolton Schmidt and California’s Wyatt Cox—a new team in 2021—took home $100,000 after winning the BFI in its hometown of Reno, Nevada on June 21, 2021. They roped six head in 40.27 seconds on six head and stopped to chat with "The Short Score" host Kaitlin Gustave about their day in Reno and their preparation for the prestigious roping. Wesley Thorp makes a guest appearance, too, as he left the BFI with a big chunk of change in his pockets, but you'll have to listen to the interview to find out how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roping.com coach Clay O'Brien Cooper is on "The Score" in a bonus roping tip episode about how to have self-confidence in yourself and your roping, brought to you by Roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dustin Egusquiza, a three-time NFR qualifier and 2016 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year, won the Woodward (Oklahoma) Elks Rodeo with Travis Graves with a 4.7-second run, adding $4,626 to each of their earnings. On this episode, Egusquiza talks about when their run at the Woodward Elks Rodeo felt like and his horsepower. Egusquiza also talks about what it feels like to be heading out for the ProRodeo summer run and gives young ropers tips on what they can expect when heading out on the road, brought to you by USRoper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Sherwood talks about how to have fun and enjoy practicing and the competition. He shares ways that he keeps things exciting in this sport.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CR Bradley, a former guest on "The Score" in Season 3, is back in Season 4 to share his insights on the breakaway roping and horse market, as well as training tips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Sherwood shares how you need to love the competition to help you thrive in team roping, roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cody Snow and Junior Nogueira won the first-ever Cody NesSmith Memorial Bill Fick Ford Open 5-header Team Roping in Buffalo, Texas, with a time of 30.15 seconds on five head, worth $30,000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You are the first to hear about this. At "The Score," of course we are the official podcast of The Team Roping Journal. We all work for the team roping journal and our company recently partnered with our new video streaming platform, roping.com.Roping.com has been around for a few years. We're going to combine our industry know-how and the experts that we've relied on at The Team Roping Journal with the video technology that powers this platform to really change the way you improve your roping.Every Saturday now we are going to be released releasing a mental performance segment from roping.com. Something that we pull out of the archives for you to listen to with your families, with your buddies, with your girlfriends on the way to the jackpot. Today we've got Matt Sherwood here with a mental performance clip that is brought to you by roping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you miss the "By the Horns" feature in our December 2020 issue? Not to worry—you can listen to it here. It's a great story about Jason Graham, who, after a severe accident that robbed him of a life he loved, found team roping and the desire to live a big life again. He's running his own chute crew these days and gunning to give ropers in the Northwest and beyond the best catching opportunities he can muster from the head gate. It's one of those stories that reminds us that our community is more than just the ropers in the arena and that, all put together, it's a community that can inspire awesome feats, brought you by Weaver Leather. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We first got to know Kelsie in her capacity as a top heeler in the all-girl ranks from Oklahoma, long before the breakaway explosion rocked the roping world. Now, Kelsie is on the trail shooting for her first National Finals of Breakaway Roping berth. She’s got eight WPRA world titles to her name already, and she is one of the most respected teachers and competitors in the sport. She was getting ready to teach a clinic at NRS for Smarty when we spoke this week, and we cover how her breakaway roping is affecting her heeling, her rodeo plans for this year, what she’s trying to improve in her roping and more brought to you by Durango. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In true Derrick fashion, in this episode brought to you by Manna Pro, he wanted this to be good, and he wanted what he had to say to be helpful to the bulk of the ropers out there. So we spent a lot of time talking through his mental strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After coming off of a big win with Dustin Egusquiza in the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping's Gold Buckle Beer Open, Levi Lord joins "The Short Score" host Kaitlin Gustave for a quick phone call interview after winning the Guymon (Oklahoma) Pioneer Days Rodeo with header Nelson Wyatt. They roped three head in 21.3 seconds, worth $3,416 a man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shada, Treston and Style Brazile join "The Score" co-host Kaitlin Gustave after the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping's #7 Championships Saddle Roping was complete, which was the final roping of the week in Fort Worth, Texas, brought to you by Resistol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, brought to you by Resistol, we catch up with the #9.5 Ram Truck Roping Champion Shaneece Coffman after she placed third and 10th in the #9.5 Ram Truck Roping and drove off with a new Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping XXXII wrapped Ram truck.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cody Johnson episode. "The Score" co-host and producer Kaitlin Gustave had the opportunity to sit down with singer-songwriter and Resistol endorsee Cody Johnson at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping. In this bonus episode of "The Score" Cody Johnson talks about his love for music and team roping, his mental strategy, road shows, new music updates, career ventures and his hot line of Resistol cowboy hats, brought to you by Resistol.

Dru Stewart and Kaitlin Gustave discuss hot topics from the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping XXXII after Day 5, brought to you by Resistol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.