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Breakaway Roping 101
Elite Tuning
Roping.com
Lari Dee Guy swinging a breakaway rope
movers & shakers
Who Built Breakaway? The People Who Changed the Sport
Kamie Jo Crouse pulling her slack after roping her calf at the Casper, Wyoming PRCA rodeo in 2026.
WHAT IT ALL MEANS
Breakaway Roping 101: What's a Permit, a Card, Slack and a Performance?
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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.
walk the tightrope
Maintaining a "Tight" Horse with Aspen Miller
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5 Common Breakaway Roping Swing Mistakes with Justin Maass
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knotty
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
Danielle Lowman_Dummy Practice Roping
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"
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Josie Conner and her two-time Horse of the Year "Dutch" broke the rope of in 1.88 seconds in Round 3 of the Kimes Ranch Million Dollar Breakaway.
QUALIFIED
Who’s Qualified for the 2026 Kimes Ranch Million Dollar Breakaway Semi-Finals
Breakaway roper Rylee George looks up at the scoreboard at the 2026 Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
COPPER'S YEAR
The Breakaway Breakdown: Rylee George and Rickie Engesser on 2026 Horse of the Year Copper
Haiden Thompson wins the Mountain States Circuit Finals Breakaway Average & Erin Johnson wins the year-end
SPLIT DECISION
Erin Johnson Wins Mountain States Breakaway Year-End Title, Haiden Thompson Takes Circuit Finals Average
Bradi Good has one NFBR under her belt and it hungry for more.
GOOD ROPIN'
Behind the Top 15: Bradi Good
Jaci Hammons rides Heineken after a breakaway catch at the 2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
GOOD SEASON
Jaci Hammons Wins Round 4 in Waco on Her Way to the Texas Circuit Year-End Title
Danielle Lowman San Angelo 2026
DLOW SHOW
Behind the Top 15: Danielle Lowman
The Breakaway Roping Journal
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