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The Score from The Team Roping Journal

The Score Podcast from The Team Roping Journal

.Featuring the team roping industry’s movers and shakers and the inside story on iconic moments in team roping history. Part of the Horse Radio Network.

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27:12

Lightning Aguilera's Return to the Thomas & Mack

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2025/10/10

In December 2025,Lightning Aguilerawill back in the box for his secondNFR, three years after his first qualification.The Florida transplant finished the regular season No. 15 in the PRCA world standings with $114,735.75 won on the year after battling it out near the bubble the last month of the season. On this episode ofThe Score, Aguilera talks about his 2025 season, returning to the Thomas & Mack and how he'spreparing for his second NFR.Lightning Aguilera: From South Florida to San

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29:56

The Philipp Ranch Production Sale Preview

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2025/08/28

In this episode ofThe Score, host Chelsea Shaffer sits down with Shane and John Philipp of Philipp Ranch to preview their 2025 Production Horse Sale, happening September 6 in Bryan, Texas. The brothers break down the pedigrees behind their standout rope horses, their unique approach to training and development, and what makes this year’s set of 39 head one of their deepest yet.From proven head and heel horses to standout breakaway prospects and elite-bred prospects, this sale offers something for

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13:10

The Short Score: Who's In, Who's Out and What's at...

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2025/08/22

The field for the 2025Cinch Playoff Seriesin Puyallup, Washington, is set after the Aug. 18 cutoff, and the lineup is packed with storylines that could reshape this year’s NFR race.The top 23 in the Playoff Series standings—plus NFR Open winners—will head to Puyallup Sept. 4-7, with a shot at a $75,000 purse on each end, with as much as $20,420 per man up for grabs. That kind of payday, paired with a berth to the Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls, makes Puyallup one of the most critical rodeos of the

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21:20

Steve Friskup: What the $1.7 Million Mare Means for...

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2025/06/26

When the gavel dropped on a $1.7 million sale at the Old West Futurity Rope Horse Sale in Heber City, Utah, Steve Friskup fought back tears. He'd sold horses before for $1.5 million, but Crosby Ray Von broke every record he'd ever set. Some 48 hours after the sale, we caught up with Friskup as he'd had time to process the significance of the moment and what it means for the horse industry as a whole. ---This episode is presented byFast Back Ropes. For close to thirty years Fast Back Ropes has been

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21:05

The Short Score: Corpus Christi Catch Up

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2025/05/19

Andrew Ward and JakeLong had a dominant performance at the 2025WCRA Rodeo Corpus Christi, winning $28,000 a man en route to the title.With 19 NFR appearances between them, Ward and Long wonRodeo Corpus Christiwith a 5.43-second run in the three-man round May 10, to clinch the$18,000 winand secure Ward a spot on the Free Riders team atKid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo. Ward and Long kicked off their week with a6.04-second run in the Wild Card Roundfor$2,500, followed by a5.82 to win Progressive Round

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01:07:33

Horse Market Series: JD McGuire of X Performance Horses

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2025/04/10

We're kicking off our 2025 Rope Horse Market Series with J.D. McGuire, a Midland, Texas-based heeler who's partnering with Hunter Koch and going all-in on the rope horse business. What is driving a businessman to invest in the horse industry so heavily, and where does he see the business going?---This episode is presented by Fast Back Ropes.

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27:55

The Doug Interview with World Champs Wade & Thorp

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2025/03/18

Doug Arnew caused quite the stir when to took to social media to lament the trials of a header just trying to find a good run in the 7. The team roping industry took notice, including World Champs Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp. Thorp, for his part, had recently given a lesson to Arnew, so getting a hold of him and visiting was the easy part. Now, Wade and Thorp are making it their mission to help Doug improve and find heelers who are ready to work for it, too.

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21:13

The Short Score: Ace Ashford and Steer 27

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2024/12/18

Ace Ashford’sdeath in August of 2024 shook the team roping and rodeo communities to their cores. The 18-year-old young gun, and younger brother to NFR heeler Ross, was known by everyone as a kind, humble and overall good person.But even in death God's hand is present. In this episode ofThe Short Score,Hill Rodeo Cattle’sBobby Joe Hill—a longtime friend of the Ashford family and the team roping steer contractor for the NFR—and Ace's dad Troy tell the story ofSteer 27, the last rodeo steer Ace ever

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06:53

The Short Score: Back-to-Back Wins for Wade and Thorp...

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/12/07

Familiar faces took the round win in Round 2 of the 2024 NFR. Reigning World Champions Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp won the second round Friday, Nov. 7, with another 3.7-second run for $33,687.18 a man.Wade and Thorp took control of the world standings after Round 1, and they've extended their lead to $58,104.22 over season leaders Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord.Wade and Thorp joinThe Short Scoreto talk about their back-to-back wins, how they sit in the average and world standings races.--Designed

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25:07

Kory Koontz: When the Rodeo Road Ends

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/08/22

Kory Koontz qualified for 22 Wrangler National Finals Rodeos, won the NFR average title in 1997 and won every major jackpot along the way. But when he stepped away from professional rodeo—after seasoning iconic reacher Dustin Egusquiza—Koontz found himself re-creating his life from the ground up, learning how to budget and to manage a teaching business, all while starting life with his new wife. Along the way, Koontz learned some valuable lessons that he shares in this week's episode of The Score

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06:53

The Short Score: Hermiston and More

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/08/15

It was a weekend for the "underdogs" with teams outside the Top 15 raking in and climbing in the PRCA world standings.Tanner Tomlinson andPatrick Smithhave been fighting tooth and nail to climb in the standings, and they’ve landed themselves both at 21st in the world after a $14,064-a-man weekend. Tomlinson and Smith won the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Oregon, picking up $10,101 each. They won $2,546 a man for second at the Lea County PRCA Rodeo in Lovington, New Mexico, and $1,417 a man for

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08:27

The Short Score: 3 Tips for Leaving Flat From the Box

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/08/10

Leaving the box flat not only affects your start, it also plays a role in setting up the entire run. If your horse is squatting, their skewed balance can get you off balance. In this bonusRoping.com tips episode ofThe Short Score,Trevor Brazilegives three tips forleaving the box flat.Riding the famous stallionThe Darkk Side,Brazileexplains what leaving flat means in the box, and how he uses his body to stay with the horse from the corner to the steer. He talks through the problems created by

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20:53

The Short Score: From Utah to Cheyenne

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/07/31

The Team Roping Journal was all over the place this weekend, from the ARHFA's Old West Rope Horse Futurity in Wallsburg, Utah, to the Cheyenne Frontier Days short round. Miles Baker kicked off a historic weekend at the Old West Rope Horse Futurity, winning $50,000 in the Pre-Futurity Heading Thursday, July 25, on Relentless PYC. Baker talks about the mare they call Nala and why the win means so much to "a kid from Oklahoma."With an 8.3-second run, Hayes Smith and Justin Davis won their first

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46:53

How to Market Your Rope Horses | Crossover Episode...

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/07/25

Kenzie Mayer of Elite Equine Promotions is a master marketer in the team roping game, and our partners at The Money Barrel Podcast sat down with her to talk through the way the rope horse industry has stepped up their game in horse promotion. With The Money Barrel host Kayla Jones, Kenzie discusses how the rope horse futurity business has impacted marketing and how best to promote your own horses.---Episode presented by Cactus Saddlery. CactusSaddleryis the industry’s leading saddle makers, with all

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08:30

The Short Score: Luke Brown's 2008 Pendleton Win

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/04/16

Though the ProRodeo spring run is in full swing, The Short Score is reflecting on Luke Brown's Pendleton Round-Up in 2008.Back in 2008, Luke qualified for his first NFR where he would place in seven of 10 rounds. But his trip to Las Vegas wasn’t really punched until September that year when he won the Pendleton Round-Up with his regular season partner Monty Joe Petska. On this episode, Chelsea Shaffer, host of The Score, has a quick conversation with Luke about winning Pendleton that year and why it

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19:32

BONUS: Patrick Smith's ROOSTER Sells March 17 in The...

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/03/15

Patrick Smith has championed Rooster—WSR Hesa Dunofa Lena—since 2018, but now Smith is ready to pass the stud along to someone who will maximize his opportunities in the rope horse breeding business. In this episode, Smith explains his decision to sell Rooster (as well as his Riata Buckle spot) and how time commitments have kept him from focusing on the breeding business. The Select Online Sale is March 17 ONLY online and on the app.

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28:02

The Man Behind the Curtain: Jeremy Barwick and the...

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2024/02/29

Jeremy Barwick is one of the horse industry's biggest players—selling millions of dollars in performance horses annually through Western Bloodstock and Triangle Horse Sales. He doesn't often do interviews, but when he does, he says what he means and means what he says, dropping the most useful knowledge you'll find on the horse industry anywhere. Barwick's background is in the NCHA, but he's been a quick study on the rope horse game since partnering with guys like Shane Hanchey, Kaleb Driggers and

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12:07

The Short Score: Jake & Clay's Beginning

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2023/07/22

Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooperwon seven world titles and were, inevitably, unbeatable. On today's bonus Roping.com tips episode of the Short Score, Jake and Clay explain how they met and some stories from the road.Become a Better Roper:Roping.comis the online training resource for team ropers. In addition to thousands of videos and exclusive roping films in your back pocket, members get private access to World Champion coaches like Jake Barnes, Matt Sherwood, 26-time World Champion Trevor

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21:34

Cowboy Christmas Kings Egusquiza and Lord

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2023/07/10

Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord raked in $25,263 a man over Cowboy Christmas to bump them both to No. 2 in the world standings with $85,156.12 won on the year.The Florida and South Dakota natives had their sights set on coming out the top money earners and accomplished that goal—with placings nearly everywhere from starting the run with a strong showing at Prescott, Arizona’s World’s Oldest Rodeo to finishing the week with a win in Basin City, Washington.This is Lord’s best Fourth run to date, but

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03:40

The Short Score: When a Steer Comes Left

The Score from The Team Roping Journal ·

2023/07/08

A steer stepping left is not ideal. So, what do you do in that situation? On this bonus Roping.comtips episode of The Short Score, brought to you bySpalding Labs,Dustin EgusquizaandTravis Gravesexplain their reactions, both physical and mental.About Spalding LabsHave you found a fly-control solution that actually works? Instead of going after the adult flies, this year try stopping them before they hatch with Fly Predators, a preventative approach to fly control. Fly Predators are the all-natural

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