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Next Level Stuff

Roping.com Launches New Breakaway Roping Series with Justin Maass, Jimmie Smith, and Kayla Graham

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Weapon Choice

Choose Your Weapon: Hali Williams’ Strategy on Picking Ropes for Scenarios on the Road

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Let's Goooo

Roping.com Launches New Breakaway Roping Series with World Champions Jackie Crawford and Kelsie Domer

Aspen Miller dominated the 2025 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, collecting more than $22K on her way to the Championship.

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Maintaining a "Tight" Horse with Aspen Miller

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5 Common Breakaway Roping Swing Mistakes with Justin Maass

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How to Set Up a Knot Rope with Logan Harkey

Taylor Munsell and Colonel skid to a stop in Round 3 of the 2024 NFBR. Colonel is wearing the Bull Parker Bit with a solid low port.

Straight from the horses' mouth

Taylor Munsell’s Top Breakaway Roping Bits for A-Stringer Colonel

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testing mettle

Training: 5 Signs a Horse Is Ready to Leave the Box with Sarah Angelone

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Getting sharp

5 Ways Danielle Lowman Ropes the Breakaway Dummy to Get Rodeo-Ready Fast

Rickie Engesser smiles as she rides out of the arena on "Copper" at the Days of 47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City.

Get to the front!

Rickie Fanning Reinvents Her Style for Big Salt Lake Win on Even Bigger Gelding "Copper"

Kelsie Domer demonstrates where to release your rope in this lesson for breakaway beginners.

the essentials

5 Breakaway Beginner Rope Handling Basics with Kelsie Domer

Lari Dee Guy rode Hope Thompson's mare "Ink" to a 2.6-second run in Round 1 of the Pendleton Round-Up.

ON THE OTHER HAND

Lari Dee Guy's Top 3 Tips for Using Your Left Hand in Breakaway Roping

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