The Team Roping Journal

The Team Roping Journal magazine educates and entertains readers who actively participate in the sport. We help you to obtain the best results with step-by-step instruction in how to perform at a higher level and win more often. After all, we all know that while the heart is in the land and on the ranch, the ego is alive and well when it comes to besting your friends in the arena.

Dear Roper

The Team Roping Journal

MAYHEMM • Dakota Kirchenschlager and Mayhemm left the American Rope Horse Futurity Association Sun Circuit with $14,790.00 after winning the Futurity Heeling March 1-3. The 6-year-old by Metallic Rebel out of Katniss turned in a 919.59 composite for the win.

GOLDEN STATE GRIT • James Mann may have been a Jr. Ironman rookie, but he left the Lazy E with the 2025 title and $21,000. The 19-year-old from Tehachapi, California, finished the 12-head battle in Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 138.4 seconds to take the title home to the West Coast in his first trip.

NEW GENERATION • World Champions Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp hosted the World Youth Team Roping Championships in Stephenville, Texas, March 21-23. The future of team roping looked bright in the Las Tunas Cattle Co Main World Youth Event with Koda Peterson & Jaydon Warner taking first for $12,800.

COWBOYS IN H-TOWN • Best friends Derrick Begay and Colter Todd took home the coveted RodeoHouston title after a 5.8-second run in the four-man finals March 25. The Arizona cowboys pocketed a total of $71,750 a man during their Houston run to move to No. 1 in the PRCA world standings.

TWO-STEP FORMAT KICKS INTO GEAR WITH TEXAS SUCCESS

KETCH KELTON BECOMES YOUNGEST TO WIN CINCH TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP AT 19 • Ketch Kelton won the 2025 Cinch Timed Event Championship at the Lazy E Arena, worth $109,000, for the biggest win of the cowboy’s career.

RHEN RICHARD GOES 1-2 FOR $25K AT 2025 ARHFA SUN CIRCUIT • Rhen Richard swept the 2025 ARHFA Sun Circuit Heading for $24,805, winning first and second on Kynis Brookstone and Reys Sunset.

JASON WARNER GETS CAREER WIN IN ARHFA SUN CIRCUIT PRE-FUTURITY HEELING • Jason Warner and Two Lottery Tickets made a statement at the 2025 ARHFA Sun Circuit, topping a stacked field in the Pre-Futurity Heeling.

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(At Home With) • Denton Dunning is a rising roping star who’s quickly climbing the rodeo ranks. The talented teen, who’s only 19, is coming off of a successful rookie season. This Surprise, Arizona cowboy, who’s a pro rodeo sophomore heeling in 2025 for 2024 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year Tyler Tryan, is surprising no one with his success on rodeo’s biggest stages.

SO YOU HAD A SLOW WINTER…

CHOOSING THE VIEW THAT WORKS FOR YOU

LEARNING THE ROPES • A Colorado educator finds fulfillment fostering growth in the classroom and the arena.

PRACTICE PEN The RIGHT Kind of Practice

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EGUSQUIZA AND LORD BUILDING GOLD BUCKLE DREAMS ON DEEPER HORSE HERD • Reigning Regular-Season Champs Raise the Bar on Their Roping Remuda

HOOEY JUNIOR PATRIOT FORT WORTH • The Hooey Jr. Patriot in Fort Worth concluded on Sunday, Mar. 16, with a thrilling performance that saw four youth rodeo athletes split the $100,000 Patriot Bonus Prize-an opportunity that resulted in arena records broken and jaw-dropping times posted.

Majoring in rope-horse training • Next spring, Lamar Community College students can learn to start rope horses the right way for today’s market.

THE SCORE