Setting up the handle
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – May 2024
This month we’re going to tackle a tricky topic… setting up a good handle. There are...
Why I teach heeling on the Speed Trainer
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – April 2024
I doubt there’s a more complex subject that’s been debated among the top ropers in the...
So, you got your new Speed Trainer… now what?
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – March 2024
I’m happy to report we have good news about Hali’s road to recovery. We recently took...
How’s your handle?
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – February 2024
I would like to start by congratulating Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp for winning their world...
Las Vegas…. The good, the bad and the ugly
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – January 2024
Trying to help Hali prepare for the Breakaway Finals was challenging because we had to try...
Competing injured
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – December 2023
Of all the years I competed at the NFR, I think it was 15 or 16,...
We’re headed to Vegas for the NFR
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – November 2023
Well… it’s that time of year. Hali is getting ready for the Breakaway National Finals. The...
Scoring and getting out
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – October 2023
Whether you’re heading, heeling, or breakaway roping the barrier comes into play, in a big way....
My life as a rodeo grunt
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – September 2023
Now that both of my kids are rodeoing, I’ve started blocking off ten days a month...