Chelsea Shaffer
Chelsea Shaffer is Equine Network’s editorial director, with a special focus on The Team Roping Journal and The Breakaway Roping Journal. A long-time advocate of women’s roping, Shaffer won the 2017 WPRA Media Award for the promotion of the sport. A 2010 graduate of Ohio University’s Honor’s Tutorial College, she prioritizes solid news reporting and storytelling in her writing. She lives in Fort Lupton, Colorado, with her husband and daughter, and is surrounded by breakaway ropers in her social circles.
Beau Peterson earned nearly six figures on her string of horses at the 2024 Gold Buckle Fall Futurity in Abilene, TX.
$97K in a day
Beau Peterson Rakes In $97K at Gold Buckle Futurities
Beau Peterson Gold Buckle Futurities
Sheer Dominance
Beau Peterson Jockeys & Trains Her Way to $86K in Single Day at Gold Buckle Futurities Spring '24 Event
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"Can I Catch a Ride?"
Cheyanne McCartney Jump Rides Sarah Angelone's Mare Platinum Pluss for Gold Buckle Futurity Win
Hope Thompson
OUCH
Update! Hope Thompson Out for At Least of 6 Weeks After Rope-Barrier Wreck in Clovis [Trigger Warning on Video!]
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Thanks, Mom.
For Mary: Lari Dee Guy Wins Set at Fort Worth Just 2 Days After Her Mother's Passing
Jackie Crawford with Breakaway Rope at 2021 NFBR in Las Vegas
10 outta 10
Jackie Crawford Gunning for the NFBR Average Title in 2023
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The Man
Where is T-Boy?
Jackie Crawford Nephi Utah Breakaway Roper
Steady
Surviving September
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Clean Sweep
Beau Peterson Sweeps 1-2-3 in 2023's Royal Crown 6&Under Breakaway Futurity
Jackie Crawford rides out of the arena after winning the 2023 WRWC heeling title.
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Guy—with Plenty of Ground to Make Up—to Launch 2023 Comeback May 3
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