Life is about more than rodeo, but being married to a rodeo cowboy is no easy road. Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper have had completely different experiences with their marriages and their lives despite rodeoing side-by-side for decades, and this might be their most raw on-camera interview ever about life and marriage and rodeo.
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Aging and Confidence with Jake and Clay
Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper still see themselves as the young guys they were back before they won their first gold buckles. How are they handling their aging and their roping, and how are they mentally handling their decreasing strength and increasing aches and pains?
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Gamblers’ Mindset
Jake Barnes talks about the gambling mindset that has helped, and hurt, him over the years and how it has impacted his life and career.
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Jake Barnes' Career in Team Roping
Jake Barnes is a seven-time world champion header. But how did he get his start? Barnes describes his life growing up and how he got his start roping.
