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.

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The Team Roping Journal

DESERT DOLLARS • Aaron Bogle and Chance Gainer won $52,000 for the Mathews Land and Cattle South Point Outdoor #10.5 Super Qualifier win in Las Vegas. The New Mexico men were 34.26 seconds on four head.

ARIAT WSTR FINALE RAISES BAR AGAIN FOR WESTERN PERFORMANCE WITH $20,427,600 PAYOUT IN 2025

MITCH BARNEY AND BUTCH LEVELL CASH IN WITH GREAT LAKES CIRCUIT FINALS WIN • Mitch Barney & Butch Levell turned years of roping together into a $9,503 win at the 2025 Great Lakes Circuit Finals.

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(At Home With) • Clyde Bolejack and his longtime girlfriend, Sierra Branson, run BB Performance Horses out of Lipan, Texas. After winning less than $30,000 at the ropehorse futurities and surviving unthinkable personal tragedy in 2024, 24-yearold Clyde won over $200,000 in 2025.

WINNING TRAITS IN HUMANS & HORSES

RISING TO THE TOP AND RIDING AWAY

GREGORY MITCHELL TAKES COMMANDING LEAD ON RESISTOL JUNIOR HEADING LEADERBOARD • Georgia’s Gregory Mitchell has 101 points heading into the end of the year.

STANDINGS BREAKDOWN: HERE'S WHERE THE USTRC CINCH LADIES ARE WINNING IN 2025 • Holly Childers and Esther A. Morris lead the Cinch Ladies heading and heeling standings heading into the end of the year.

ANDREW WARD'S NFR STEER-HANDLING MASTERCLASS

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Next Level: Riding the Corner in Sync with Hunter Koch

JADE CORKILL'S RODEO COMEBACK ON BODAK YELLO • From Green, Wild One to First Stringer

2025 PRCA WORLD CHAMPIONS: WARD & LONG

SHOWCASE Horse Sale • Riata Showcase: Built for Ropers, Proven by the Market

TOTAL CASH PAYOUT $20,427,600 +$600,000 IN PRIZES!

RIATA STALLION INCENTIVE OPEN TO THE WORLD

PRIEFERT #15.5 FINALE

ZESTERRA #14.5 FINALE

USA HAULERS #13.5 FINALE

ARIAT #12.5 FINALE

SILENCER CENTRAL #11.5 FINALE

YETI #10.5 FINALE

ARIAT #9.5 FINALE

MORTON BUILDINGS #8.5 FINALE

STANDLEE #7.5 FINALE

LAREDO CUSTOM HAULERS #9.5 INVITATIONAL

KEY CARD ADVANTAGE QUALIFIERS MAKE HUGE IMPACT AT 2025 FINALE

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