Posts Tagged ‘Team Roping’
Winter Roping Camp
November 23, 2019
Jolyn Young
Warm weather, daily roping practice, a lively night life, and all the jackpots a team roper can enter. Sounds like a roper’s dream, right? Well, every winter that dream comes true in Wickenburg, Arizona and the surrounding area when the local arenas fill up with fresh cattle and team ropers by the truckload. Many visitors […]
Cowboy Kindergarten
October 29, 2019
Jolyn Young
How do little cowboys learn to be full-fledged working cowboys? By going to Cowboy Kindergarten, of course. That is what I refer to the area behind our house. We set up roping dummies, a bucking barrel, and a trampoline in this stretch of dirt between the house and the arena. The trampoline is stocked with […]
Italian Cowboy Comes To America
July 8, 2019
Jolyn Young
Two years ago, I received an email from an Italian cowboy. Massimo Tupone, aka “Max,” wrote to say he followed my blog and was an avid fan of the American West. He lived in Guardiagrele, a small town up in the mountains of central Italy near Rome. Max and his friend Luca enjoyed team roping […]
Team Roping Without Cattle
September 5, 2018
Jolyn Young
Team roping is fun, but owning or leasing sport cattle is expensive. Buying a team roping dummy that can be pulled behind an ATV is a great solution for team ropers who want to practice at home without breaking the bank. Well, the initial investment is a bit steep – think around $2,000-$3,000 for one […]
Team Roping and Memory Loss
September 19, 2016
Yvonne Hollenbeck
Although team roping is not exactly known as a popular spectator sport, the most positive statistic is that it is good for a concession stand. It has been found that more people visit the food booth at a rodeo while the team roping is on than during any other event. I don’t mean to sound demeaning of the […]
Nathan Urie Interview
April 4, 2016
By Ellie Dalton
It is hard to be a rodeo cowboy. It is tough to ride rough stock. It is even tougher when you only have one arm. I had the chance to watch Nathan Urie at the Icebreaker Rodeo in Ogden, Utah last month. He competed in saddle bronc riding and team roping during the three day […]