Anyone who has been around team roping over the past 20 years has witnessed its rapid changes and epic rise to one of the most popular equine sports. Along the way, the once simple rope has also un...

Breakaway roper J.J. Hampton knows how to win fast. By Allison Armstrong Rehnborg

World champion calf roper Shad Mayfield uses grass ropes, Rattler strings and a positive mindset to ensure victory in the roping pen.By Allison Armstrong Rehnborg

Creativity and precision have helped Lone Star Ropes grow from its humble beginnings in Buffalo, Texas.By Kristin Pitzer

Paul Eaves Scores Second PRCA World ChampionshipBy Megan Arszman

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...

Learn what professional trainer James Barton deems essential for his competition tack room.

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

“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...