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Roper Review: Shane Brown

Most ropers only dream of winning the kind of money paid at the World Series of Team Roping finale in Las Vegas. Those dreams recently came true for Shane Brown, Robstown, TX, and his partner, J. R. Wood, Sinton, TX. The duo won the #13 on December 6th, splitting $254,000.…

Roper Review: Courtney Small

Everyone who enters the USTRC Finals has dreams of clean runs and big paychecks. Unfortunately, only a handful of ropers realize those dreams. One such dream come true was Courtney Small, and header, Lari Dee Guy, who came from third high call to win the Cruel Girl Roping. The pair…

Roper Review: Blake Teixeira

Blake Teixeira grew up in a ranching family near Salinas, California, where he spent much of his youth with his grandpa who roped and raised horses. As a youngster he roped with his family at local jackpots in lieu of Junior Rodeo. In high school he qualified for the National…

Roper Review: Butchie Levell

Butchie Levell (Butch Levell III) has gone to a lot of USTRC ropings in order to be tied for first with Keith Elkins from Clinton, Louisiana, in the Scholarship Standings. If he holds onto that lead until the end of the Finals, he will win $10,000 in scholarships. The 18-year-old…

Roper Review: Justin Loya

As a kid, Justin Loya had big dreams. Just not the NFR dreams most rodeo kids have. From the age of five, Justin craved baseball. Both parents, Sam and Marilyn, competed in rodeo and as a youngster Justin roped calves, winning the Tie Down title in New Mexico Junior Rodeo…

Roper Review: John Gaona, Jr.

John Gaona, Jr., may be a senior at Hayden High School with plans for college, but he already knows what he wants to do with his life - rope. He’s been roping competitively since just five years old, and this summer, the 17 year old from Winkelman, Arizona, won the…

HASTINGS RODEO WRAPS UP

Louisiana cowboy moves up the world standings ladder with a win at the Oregon Trail Rodeo HASTINGS, NEB. – (August 28, 2016) – Cody DeMoss nearly didn’t come to Hastings, Neb., but the Heflin, La. man is sure glad he did. The saddle bronc rider had planned on “turning out”…

Roper Review: Mike White

A good and positive attitude is a common trait amongst people who excel at anything. A trait not as common, though respected as much or more, is humility. When asked about his life and accomplishments, Mike’s first reaction is to talk about the people who helped him. Mike White grew…

Roper Review: Tyler Domingue

It’s doubtful you could have convinced ten-year-old Tyler Domingue that in fifteen years he would win over $26,000 at a four-day rodeo. After all, he was riding motorcycles and competing in Motocross with no interest in roping. It was about that time his parents, Mitch and Paula, relocated the family…

Roper Review: Cody Snow

Cody Snow will head out June 18, and be back to his home in Santa Ynez, Calif., when the season is over. This is the second year for this 19-year-old to cross the country in hopes of winning a chance to turn ten steers at the Thomas & Mack. “I…

Roper Review: Cody Thornton

On the Friday before Thanksgiving in 2015, Cody Thornton was in the roping pen training an outside horse. He had already headed ten steers and was getting ready to throw his rope on number eleven. As he stood to throw, without warning, his horse buried his head and bucked, hard.…

Roper Review: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson, his wife, Sarah, and their two children, Ike, who will be two in June, and Tinsley, who just turned two months, make their home in Fort Morgan and own and operate CA Performance Horses. “I’ve been out on my own professionally since 2008,” he said. “I qualified my…