Making a plan and living with the outcome – August 2019
Making a plan and living with the outcome
The National Junior High School Finals are over and everyone is back home from Huron, South Dakota....
Working with Professional Ropers – June 2019
Working with Professional Ropers
Working with professional ropers is quite different than working with my usual students. Dustin Egusquiza lives fairly close and has been...
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...
Breaking it Down by Speed Williams – June 2020
Learning to head from scratch
Recently I’ve started teaching a 14-year-old girl to head, who’s never roped before. She’s competed in barrel and poles and...
The Luck of the Draw – March 2019
The Luck of the Draw
One thing I learned to accept during my rodeo career was accepting the luck of the draw and how much...
The struggles of heeling – October 2019
The struggles of heeling
Growing up I heeled all the time. I went to the National Finals heeling when at 20 and decided there was...
Kids and Their Numbers – May 2019
Kids and Their Numbers
There are a couple of opinions about kids getting their number raised. On one hand, it’s validation they are improving and...
Breaking it Down – December 2020
The Future for Women in Rodeo
We finished up at the Women’s Rodeo World Championship in Ft. Worth. Hali made it to the progressive round...
Helping your kids want to rope – September 2019
Helping your kids want to rope
When my daughter, Hali, was young she was always a “horse girl” and horse lover. She wanted to be...
The dangers of dallying – April 2019
The dangers of dallying
I am often asked why my kids use ropes that are cut off. This is a safety measure that I use...