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The Imortance of Fly and Mosquito Control

If you've ever seen your horses's tail swishing, body twitching, feet stomping/kicking, or whipping their tail you may have a fly and mosquito problem on your property. These nuisances will not onl...
Professional's Choice XC4 Sport Boots on horse in arena

Professional's Choice Boot Up!

Professional's Choice is consistently creating innovative equine products. They run rigorous testing and research on all of their products, and use the finest materials, so you can be assured that ...
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What You Need as a Beginner Calf Roper

In the Old West, if a rancher had an injured or sick calf, they would rope the calf to immobilize it and make veterinary treatment easier to accomplish. Over time the ranch hands and ranchers would...
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Road Ready with James Barton

Learn what professional trainer James Barton deems essential for his competition tack room.
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Workhorse Walt Woodard Q&A with Rodeo Great Walt Woodard

Two-time World Champion heeler and rodeo school founder Walt Woodard shares his thoughts with us on roping, life on the road and the rules about straw hats. by Abigail Boatwright
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TOTAL TEAM ROPING The 365-Day Roping School

“Technology has changed everything; why not let it change team roping?” Beach asked himself. Of all things, this epiphany dawned on him as he was flat on his back, recovering from major neck surger...
Clay O'Brien Cooper on movie set as a child

Clay O'Brien Cooper: One of the Real Ones

As much as he could, during the movie years, Clay competed at jackpots and junior rodeos and fondly remembers two good palomino geldings, Suds and Sleepy, a couple of rock solid old souls were his ...
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Rope Handling 101

World Champion Calf Roper: Shane Hanchey as told to Logan Ward
Fastback Venom Rope with Core Technology

Fast Back VENOM | New Core Rope Strikes the Industry

In a competitive industry, it's important to stay cutting-edge, and Fast Back Ropes has done just that with their new core ropes, the Venom and the Centerfire 2. But what is all this buzz about cor...