Riata Championships

Riata Championships

4 Seasons

The Riata Championships is a premier roping stallion incentive program designed to support and enhance the breeding of elite rope horses. By participating in the Riata program, stallion owners and breeders gain a marketing advantage, significantly increasing the value of their horses' progeny. The Riata is shaping the roping industry's future and helping to define and create a distinct rope horse breed. The program brings together stallion owners, mare owners, breeders, and ropers, offering competitors of all skill levels the chance to win more money than ever in the roping futurity world. You can watch the thrilling livestreams of the 2022 and 2023 Riata Championships on Roping.com, and get ready as Roping.com will be streaming the 2024 event as well. Whether you’re following the action or participating, the Riata Championships is a pivotal event in the evolution of the roping industry.

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Riata Championships
  • Covered By Cori | Riata Championships | 9/26/25

    Episode 1

    DruStew sits down with Cori Thomas of Covered By Cori on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group at the Riata Championships.

    Built on years of experience in the insurance, cattle, and equine industries, Covered By Cori has become a trusted name in the western world—and a proud partner ...

  • Platinum Trailers | Riata Championships | 9/26/25

    Episode 2

    DruStew sits down with Mindy Mitty and Jill Klampe of Platinum Trailers on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

    As a major sponsor of the Riata Championships, Platinum shares why supporting the event matters, their long-standing partnership, and how their custom-built trailers are ...

  • Unbeetable Feeds | Riata Championships | 9/26/25

    Episode 3

    DruStew catches up with Jason Stewart of Unbeetable Feeds on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group, at the Riata Championships.

    Unbeetable Feeds by Midwest Agri is proudly American-made, supplied by farmers who grow sugar beets across the Upper Midwest, and continues to support the w...

  • Jacob Lewis & Tripp Townsend, #10.5 Winners | Riata Championships | 9/26/25

    Episode 4

    DruStew catches up with the #10.5 Champions at the Riata Championships—Jacob Lewis, aboard Hez Got Cowboy Cash by Cowboys Cartel, and Tripp Townsend, riding TRR Lucky Brazos by Pepcid.

    The team topped the roping to pocket $160,000, then headed up to the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Gr...

  • Flying H Ranch | Riata Championships | 9/27/25

    Episode 5

    Scott Higgs with Flying H Ranch, a proud Riata sponsor, catches up with DruStew on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group, from the Riata Championships.

  • Cactus Ropes | Riata Championships | 9/26/25

    Episode 6

    DruStew visits with Charles Zschiesche of Cactus Ropes on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group, to talk about Cactus Ropes’ partnership with the Riata Championships.

    For more than 25 years, Cactus Ropes has pioneered the team rope industry—developing specialized products built by ro...

  • Dechra Animal Health | Riata Championships | 9/26/25

    Episode 7

    DruStew catches up with one of Riata's sponsors, Ian Kersch of Dechra Equine, and special guest Gabe Gonzalez, a veterinarian at Oakridge Equine, on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

  • OptiWize Health Supplement | Riata Championships | 9/26/25

    Episode 8

    DruStew sits down with Ripley Reynolds and Tess Mortenson of OptiWize Human Health Supplement on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group at the Riata Championships.

    A proud Riata sponsor, OptiWize combines 10 all-natural ingredients to support joints, tendons, ligaments, organs, and co...