Team Roping Journal educates and entertains readers who actively participate in the sport. We help you to obtain the best results with step-by-step instruction in how to perform at a higher level and win more often. After all, we all know that while the heart is in the land and on the ranch, the ego is alive and well when it comes to besting your friends in the arena.
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TWO NEW WSTR DIVISIONS LAUNCHING IN 2022
FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, A KIRCHENSCHLAGER SLAYS THE ARHFA HEADING DRAGON
Harrison Notches Third ARHFA Win in 5 Years Aboard WND Affair in Record-Setting Fashion
GUY AND MONTERA PICK UP WOMEN’S RODEO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROPING WORLD TITLE
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(At Home With) • Tee Woolman is a three-time world champion team roper and ProRodeo Hall of Famer. In 1980, he pulled off the rare rodeo feat of winning his first world title the same year he earned rookie header of the year honors. Oklahoma native Woolman, who turns 65 on December 4, and his wife, Jacque, are about to move and make their new home in Bluffdale, Texas.
THOMAS & MACK LESSONS
KEEPING YOUR COOL IN THE NFR PRESSURE COOKER
A CRAFTSMAN’S CALLING • Monty Reedy discovered his passion for leather at an early age, and his commitment to the craft is evident in every piece he makes.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER HEAD TO THE TOP IN THE USTRC CINCH LADIES STANDINGS • Iowa’s Murphys lead the headers in hunt for the USTRC Cinch Ladies Year-End Award. —G.R. Schiavino
2021–2022 USTRC CINCH Ladies Points Award
5 FLAT with Manny Egusquiza Jr.
Next Level with Tyler Wade Taking time to take care of yourself • I’ve worked on everything to do with my roping—my reaching, my consistency, my horses and everything else you can think of. But lately, I’ve been working on myself more than anything. I’ve been making sure I’m feeling good, and that my practices and my routines are setting me up for success.
ANALYZING PROGRESS • Using your results to dictate changes in your future preparation.
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Game Plan with Charly Crawford Swing Angles • Charly Crawford explains how to adjust your first swing to go from splitting the horns to clean head catches.
THE MUCH-CELEBRATED COMEBACK OF CORKILL’S CHAMP
VEGAS IS RODEO READY FOR RECORD $13.3 MILLION WRANGLER NATIONAL FINALS RODEO BY KENDRA SANTOS
2021 NFR TEAM ROSTER
SHOW ME THE MONEY • The 2021 NFR is being billed as a $13.3 million rodeo, including a record $10,257,048 competition payout, which includes the $1.2 million it takes to cut every qualifier a $10,000 check upon arrival for the feat it is to qualify among the Top 15 in the world. So $9,057,048 will be paid out in the rounds and average.
Roping’s Next Frontier • Team roping is the richest recreational sport in the world, with numbers on the rise for the last three decades. How could it get any better? Enter the rope horse breeding and futurity industry.
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BROTHERLY BONDS • When you head or heel for blood, it’s both tougher and easier.
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