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You Can’t Read The Label When You’re Inside The Jar
You Can’t Read the Label When You’re Inside the Jar
By Donene Taylor
Donene Taylor's explanation on getting outside your comfort zone, ask questions, be honest, and more.
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Elite of the Elite: Only Three College Breakaway Ropers Have Won It All TWICE
By Julie Mankin
Only three college breakaway ropers—Sabrina Pike, Jean (Fuchs) Poythress and Lari Dee Guy—have won it all twice.
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Becky Fuchs: 1975 World Champion Breakaway Roper
By GR Schiavino
Becky Fuchs Mahoney won her first WPRA title in 1975 and came back for more in '76, '77 and '78.
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Becky Berggren: 1974 World Champion Breakaway Roper
By GR Schiavino
The WPRA's first-ever Breakaway Roping World Champion, Becky Berggren.

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Breakaway Benefactors: The 10 Unsung Heroes
By Julie Mankin
Breakaway has become wildly popular with producers, but not because people #ropelikeagirl. Here are 10 of the unsung heroes behind this historic occurrence.
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Breakaway Benefactor: Mack Altizer
By Julie Mankin
In this 10-part series, Julie Mankin profiles the unsung heroes of breakaway roping.
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Breakaway Benefactor: Cindy Gruwell
By Julie Mankin
In this 10-part series, Julie Mankin profiles the unsung heroes of breakaway roping.
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Breakaway Benefactor: Lari Dee Guy
By Julie Mankin
In this 10-part series, Julie Mankin profiles the unsung heroes of breakaway roping.
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Crawford Crowned WPRA World Champion Breakaway Roper
By Chelsea Shaffer
Six months pregnant, roping with a cut-off saddle horn and after turning herself in for an illegal catch in Round 5, Jackie Crawford got the win she's visualized her whole life: The 2020 WPRA World Championship in the breakaway roping.
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Crawford Calls Her Own Illegal Catch, Gives Up Top Spot in NFBR Average and Standings Lead
By Chelsea Shaffer
Jackie Crawford tracked down the National Finals of Breakaway Roping judges to clarify that she'd got a back leg in her loop and deserved a no-time.
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Breakaway Benefactor: WPRA's Roping Director Jolee Lauteret-Jordan
By Julie Mankin
Jolee Lauteret-Jordan is the current Women's Professional Rodeo Association director and has been a remarkable leader.
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Breakaway Benefactor: Wyoming's Charlene Camblin
By Julie Mankin
Charlene Camblin is a born-and-bred breakaway roper who helped carve out a space for women in rodeo.
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Breakaway Benefactor: 18-Time WPRA World Champion JJ Hampton
By Julie Mankin
In this 10-part series, Julie Mankin profiles the unsung heroes of breakaway roping.
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Breakaway Benefactor: Columbia River Circuit's Jennifer Casey
By Julie Mankin
Jennifer Casey stuck her neck out to fight for breakaway roping's inclusion ProRodeo in the Columbia River Circuit back in 2015.
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Breakaway Roping 101
By Chelsea Shaffer
The most commonly asked questions about breakaway roping, answered.
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Breakaway 101: Rope Sizes and Terminology
By GR Schiavino
Breakaway ropes are offered in a slew of different sizes. What do the numbers mean and which one's right for you?
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Meant to Be: Kelsie Domer Wins WRWC Through Last Chance Qualifier
By Lillian Kent
Kelsie Domer earned the 2023 Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) Breakaway title on Saturday, May 20, worth $60,000.
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Breakaway's Annual Speed Weekend: Kelsie Domer Clinches Old Fort Days Rodeo Title
By Lillian Kent
Domer topped a field of 1-second times to win Fort Smith, Arkansas, while others blazed 1-second times roping across Texas and Oklahoma.
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MaryBeth Beam Fends Off Fierce Resistol Rookie Field as Summer Run Begins
By Lillian Kent
The Resistol Rookie race gains momentum with MaryBeth Beam topping $10,000 in earnings.
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Deputy’s New Line of Service
By Taylor Vollin
Brazile’s Deputy is on the breakaway scene, helping up-and-comer Rylee George step up her game.

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