Rodeo Video Vault

Rodeo Video Vault

The historical footage of roping and rodeo events of Rodeo Video, once trapped in VHS and DVD formats, has found new life on Roping.com. In 1985, Reed Flake and his uncle Keith Flake began filming rodeos, building on the legacy of Zoli Vajda’s Rodeo Classics to create Rodeo Video, a key resource for roping enthusiasts. In April 2024, the Flakes transitioned their extensive archive to Roping.com ensuring that both historic and contemporary footage remains accessible. This move allows the next generation of ropers to benefit from instructional videos and legendary event recordings. The platform now features content from iconic competitions like the George Strait Team Roping Classic and the Bob Feist Invitational, making the rich history of roping available to all.

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Rodeo Video Vault
  • Mega Match III: Trevor Brazile & Wayne Folmer vs. Kevin Stewart & Martin Lucero

    Long before Trevor Brazile was the undisputed King of the Cowboys, he was an up-and-coming all-around hand from the Texas Panhandle who roped with Wayne Folmer in this match-up against greats Kevin Stewart and Martin Lucero. In Mega Match III, Brazile and Folmer duel Stewart and Lucero on 30 head...

  • Mega Match 4 Cory Petska & Matt Sherwood vs. Derrick Begay & Cesar de la Cruz

  • Better Basics Goat Tying Invitational with Lynn Smith

    Former Better Basics students gather from coast to coast of the United States and Canada to compete in a three head goat tying match at the Wyoming State Fairground in Douglas, Wyoming at the nation's highest paying goat tying event. Contestants of various ages put together some fast times and a ...

  • Mo' Betta '92 Calf Roping

    Maury Tate’s Mo’ Betta Calf Roping was around enough years that you can count on a few things. Count on just-right weather, showers threatening. Count on all the “big names” showing up. Count on down-home hospitality from the Apache, Oklahoma folks—rattlesnakes included. Count on a unique tying c...

  • Mo' Betta '93 Calf Roping

    The Mo'Betta Calf Ropings set the standard for great tie-down roping action in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At this Apache, Oklahoma, event, calf ropers like Fred Whitfield, Roy Cooper, Mike Johnson and Cody Ohl went head to head to determine the best dang calf roper in the country. Plus, this...

  • Mo' Betta '94 Calf Roping

    Watch the Mo'Betta Calf Roping, where the best in the world went head to head in Apache, Oklahoma, at the roping produced by Maury Tate. Watch a match roping, too, with Shawn McMullen and Mike Johnson. Plus, it ends with the famous Mo'Betta tying matches with some legends. 

  • Mo' Betta '95 Calf Roping

  • Mo'Betta '96 Calf Roping

    From Apache, Oklahoma, the Mo'Betta Calf Roping is one of the sport's most legendary events.

  • Mo'Betta '97 Calf Roping

    By popular demand, the 1997 Mo'Betta calf roping produced by Maury Tate in Apache, Oklahoma.

  • Better Basics Goat Tying with Lynn Smith

    The classic course for goat tyers that has stood the test of time: with this video, you’ll refine your goat tying techniques and win more! From her experience coaching and collegiate team and instructing clinics, Lynn Smith will show you how to improve on the basics of horsemanship, dismounting, ...

  • Better Basics Advanced Goat Tying With Lynn Smith

  • Goat Tying with Kit Gilbert

    Kit Gilbert now presents on video the goat tying instruction that has been so valuable to the young people who attend her clinics. Kit teaches how to position your horse, how to keep your horse working for you, exactly how to dismount, how to approach the goat, how to block it and flank it, and h...

  • Winning Edge: Erich Rogers' Full Heading Program

    Straight from the Rodeo Video Vault, 2017 World Champion Header Erich Rogers spends three hours teaching his entire heading program. From dummy roping to scoring to horsemanship, Rogers breaks down every step of his program. This video includes NFR footage, with Rogers' voicing over runs and expl...

  • 2006 Spicer Gripp Memorial | Team Roping

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2006 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Video Vault. Watch legends like J.D. Yates and Jay Wadhams, David Motes and Richard Durham, Steve Purcella and Allen Bach, Blaine Linaweaver and Jade Corkill and many, many more. 

  • 2006 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping | Calf Roping

    All the tie-down roping action from the cowboy setup of the Spicer Gripp Memorial in Hereford, Texas. 

  • 2007 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping | Team Roping Pro-Am

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2007 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Video Vault. 

  • 2007 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping | Calf Roping

    All the tie-down roping action from the cowboy setup of the Spicer Gripp Memorial in Hereford, Texas. 

  • 2007 Spicer Gripp Memorial | Team Roping

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2007 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Video Vault. Watch legends like Speed Williams and Rich Skelton, Clay Tryan and Cory Petska, Turtle Powell and Travis Graves, Jake Barnes and Walt Woodard and many, many more. 

  • 2008 Spicer Gripp Memorial | Team Roping

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2008 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Video Vault. Watch legends like J.D. Yates and Jay Wadhams, Turtle Powell and Travis Graves, Steve Purcella and Allen Bach, Chad Masters and Jade Corkill and many, many more. 

  • 2008 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping | Team Roping Pro-Am

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2008 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Vid

  • 2008 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping | Calf Roping

  • 2009 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping | Team Roping Pro-Am

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2009 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Video Vault. 

  • 2009 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping | Calf Roping

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2009 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Video Vault. 

  • 2009 Spicer Gripp Memorial | Team Roping

    All the action from Hereford, Texas, in the 2009 Spicer Gripp Memorial straight out of the Rodeo Video Vault. Watch legends like Speed Williams and Rich Skelton, Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith, Turtle Powell and Travis Graves, Chad Masters and Jade Corkill and many, many more.