I love to team rope. Is there anyone else out there that ropes? steers or calves?

Dad, Brother, and I built an areana behind dad's house 3 years ago. 150'x300' out of pipe & heavy duty field fence. The chutes are out of pipe and sucker rod.

We have been trying to get lights up for ever it seems like! We just got the first pole put up saturday. Its a slow process, but we'll get it done one day!


Im a header. Been roping for about 3 years now on and off. Im catching pretty good, and working on my handling. I have yet to venture out of the practice pen yet. I just dont feel confident enough yet.

Anyway. Thats a little about me. Lets hear some more from other Cummins powered ropers!

 

I spend 8 hours a day dealing with goat-ropin' scenarios for the USAF.
Does that count?

 

Ropers.....

 

<--- barrel racer and pole bender here...

 

Cutter here.

 

I rope. Sort of...

I picked up my first rope about 4 years ago. After roping the dummy several times in a row on my first attempt ever, I decided I wanted to pursue it a little more.

Since then I've practiced A LOT. I can rope that dummy 100+ times in a row without missing. I had a good teacher, though. Clark Bradley taught me the right swing and release techniques.

A couple guys at the University built a life size wooden horse that we used for a while. You could fit your saddle on it and everything.

However, thats as far as I got. I've never done it on a [real] horse. The school sold the roping steer before I had a chance. So I'm still waiting to learn the ropes (ha ha) of more advanced techniques.

 

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Cool. I have been roping a dummy for about 12 years now. My dad built an areana behind our house when we were little, because he got into team roping. Well my brother decided he wanted to show cattle instead of rope, so dad dropped what he was doing, and we showed cattle. That rocked on for 10 years or so, until we got outa high school. Well then my brother and I decided we wanted to start roping so we rebuilt the areana out of pipe. THat took us about 3 years to complete.

We keep about 6 longhorn heifers at the house for practice.

My wife picked up a rope when we started dating, which was about 3 years ago. (married just last sept.) She is doing real well on the ground, and is ready to make the transistion to horseback. She is just real shy infront of other people, so I have been waiting for evryone to clear out so I can work with her.

Im definately not teacher material, but I can get her as far as I am...lol

 

Rod is a

GOAT ROPER EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!!

 

Saddle Broncs here. Only time I ever rope is at home when we are doctoring or gathering calves.

 

Not anymore. Not since the last wild horse roundup and I ended up getting dragged.............................

 

Motocrosser

 

I used to rope anything that walked when I was younger. I had an old mexican grass rope that was great for roping chickens and ducks.
Since then I have had two operations on my right shoulder and gave it up for reiners.

 

I have been calf ropin at jr rodeos the past 4 years. Am still practicin and plan to attend Tarleton State univ. in stephenville tx and rodeo on the team there. cant wait to get started next fall....

 

Palmetto_kid,

How good a horse are you riding? A good pony can make handling much, much easier. I'm no roper, but my paint stallion could make anybody look good. I used to let guys rope off of him and they were amazed how good he was. The man I bought him off of used him for calf roping, as a header and a working ranch horse.
He developed an arthritic hoof a few years ago, so now he's just a pet hay burner.
I bred him a few times, and he threw some good looking paint colts. They were all stocky and strong just like daddy. Don't know why I don't advertise and get him out there a little more. I don't have his number handy, but if you have access to the APHA website, you can look him up under "Whitefever". If you look a couple of gens back, you'll see he came from a pretty well known family.

 

Man don't I know it!

Last time I was on a horse, I got thrown and my foot was hung in the stirrup I was dragged around and around, till my quarter finally ran out

So embarrasing all those folks going in and out of the market just watching me like that