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.
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Money is money
Ruby, Pink Buckles Adds $50K Guaranteed Breakaway in Utah June 22, 2025
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
Cheyanne McCartney Platinum Pluss breakaway roping
"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!]
Lari Dee Guy smiles after roping in 2.0 seconds at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
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
All Hustle: Desmond “dez” Johnson Will Push All 150 Calves At National Finals Breakaway Roping
Favorite Calf Pusher Desmon "Dez" Johnson to Return to 2023 NFBR
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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.
This Breakaway Roper’s Time Management Guide
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Cheyanne McCartney rounded up a total of $8,900 at the Priefert Ranch Pro Breakaway Roping on two entries riding new gelding "Cisco."
East TX's best
Where to Watch the Priefert Ranch Open Breakaway
Taylor Munsell and Kelsie Domer have had their fair shares of losses, and they know how to navigate the hard parts of the breakaway mental game.
Winners win
5 Mental Performance Tips for Breakaway Ropers with Kelsie Domer and Taylor Munsell
Wylie Jo and her father Caleb watch on during the Women's Rodeo World Championships at AT&T Stadium
Angel watching
“Ride for Cody”: Wylie Jo Hodges Honors Late Uncle with Grit-Filled WRWC Performance
Jackie Crawford's RodeoHouston win in 2024 contributed $50,000 towards her $1 million earnings mark.
First ever
Glass Ceiling Shattered! Jackie Crawford is Breakaway's First $1 Million ProRodeo Cowgirl
(Left to right) Beau Peterson, Quealy Probst, Alee Andrews, Hadley Thompson and Loni Yates were among those who cashed in at the 2025 Gold Buckle Futurity Spring event.
Holy money!
Gold Buckle Futurity Spring Showdown Breakaway Results
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Stacks on stacks
Josie Conner Continues Tremendous Spring with $60K 2025 WRWC Breakaway Championship
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