Shad Mayfield hasn't always had top-notch horsepower. Today, his lineup of calf horses is one of the best in the game. Mayfield explains the horses over his young career and how they've shaped him. He also explains how having good horses showed him how important good horsepower is in this sport.

Shad Mayfield talks about the explosion of youth tie-down roping events and opportunities in the past several years. He discusses what it's going to take for young athletes to make a career out of tie-down roping in the upcoming years.

You know Shad Mayfield as World Champion tie-down roper "Money," but he hasn't always been on top. Learn how Mayfield rose through the ranks from his humble cowboy roots to become one of roping's teenage stars, then carried that momentum into his 20s, when he began etching his name alongside rode...

The National Finals Rodeo can make or break a contestant's season. World champion tie-down roper, Shad Mayfield gives a no-frills account of his mental battles inside both Globe Life Field and the Thomas & Mack and how it has impacted his career. He shares the mental insights that have helped him...

Sarah Angelone takes a lot of pride in the rope horses she trains. Sarah explains some of the qualities she focuses on instilling in every horse she trains and what a horse from her looks like.

Sarah Angelone clawed her way up the youth, then professional ranks as a breakaway roper. She discusses the talent the next generation of breakaway ropers are bringing to the table, and what it takes in terms of horsepower to stay competitive at each level. Angelone then shares the story of "Muff...

Training horses is all about adapting. Sarah Angelone's learning how to train breakaway roping horses that not only she can win aboard, but in a way that her world champion friends can, too. She discusses how she makes buyer-friendly horses in her program.

As one of the hottest up-and-comers in the breakaway horse training world, Sarah Angelone had a solid path in place for herself as a competitor—but spoiler alert, making the National Finals Breakaway Roping wasn't even in her 2023 plans. Angelone talks about her pre-rodeo trail jitters, how she p...

Martha and Sarah Angelone are a pair of powerhouse sisters who balance each other out. Sarah explains what it's like rodeoing with her big sister, who takes care of what and how moving to Texas from Virginia worked for them.

When it comes to breakaway roping futurities, it can be a little overwhelming for newcomers to understand the associations, scoring systems, and how to prepare a horse for those competitions. Sarah Angelone shares her insights into the winning futurity program she's building and how she's learnin...

Do the best breakaway prospects come from the cutting, reining or ranching pens? NFBR qualifier Sarah Angelone discusses what she looks for in a breakaway prospect, and what she's learning about horses from various backgrounds in this interview.

Sarah Angelone breaks down her experience with the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and her participation in college rodeo. She explains how this launched her professional training and competitive career in breakaway roping, plus shares tips on how to be competitive, mental strategy and...

How badly did Jake Barnes and Clay Cooper want an eighth gold buckle? And what did not winning it mean to them and their careers?

Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper are master analyzers of the sport of team roping. Why do they like to break things down so much, and how do they best analyze each run?

What forces team roping, and how has roping changed, since Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper won their world titles? Barnes and Cooper talk about how they've seen the event become the premier event in Western sports. 

How did the reaching game develop? And who was responsible? Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper discuss the evolution of heading.

There are ups and downs to every partnership, and Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper weren't immune to partner problems. In this exclusive interview, Barnes and Cooper talk about the struggles they ran into in their partnership over the last four decades.

Are Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira the greatest team of this generation of team ropers? Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper weigh in.

NFR Qualifier and three-time World Champion Breakaway Roper Erin Johnson offers a candid look at not just the rodeo road, but also life and tragic loss. Hers is a tale of rising from the ashes but, for some viewers, may be hard to watch as she tackles the topic of motherhood and the devastation o...

In this video, WPRA World Champion Erin Johnson shares some of her biggest wins and her greatest losses in breakaway and beyond.

At a young age, Bethanie Shofner has already made a name for herself in the breakaway roping world.

The Jinx McCain Horsemanship Program helps provide veterans with the skills they need to cope with combat trauma, re-entering civilian life and more. Take a closer look into the program that turns heroes into cowboys.