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Breakaway Roping 101

Breakaway roping basics and the gear required to do it.

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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small tweaks, big differencesnn
5 Common Breakaway Roping Swing Mistakes with Justin Maass
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
Martha Angelone gives an inside look on her calf dummy practice for breakaway roping.
No dummy
Master the Dummy: Martha Angelone’s Top 3 Tips for Learning Correct Body Position on the Ground
two kinds of breakaway hondas
hondas on hondas
Everything You Need to Know About Breakaway Hondas
Taylor Munsell throws a loop at 2024 Rodeohouston
Bell collar what?
What is a Bell-Collar Catch? Primer on Breakaway Roping Rules
Hope Thompson knows the importance of pulling her breakaway rope's slack—like she's about to do in this photo at the 2024 RodeoHouston.
Picking up the slack
Why is Pulling Your Breakaway Slack Important?
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Breakaway basics
Breakaway Roping for Beginners: Start With These 5 Lessons
Rylee George spills her secrets on nailing the long scores at rodeos such at Guymon Pioneer days.
Loooooong score
Rylee George's 3 Tips for Breakaway Long Score Success
Lynn Smith ropes her calf in red lodge, MT
Breakaway ProRodeo 101 with Lynn Smith
How Clinician Jennifer Casey Practices Using Balancing Tools
How Clinician Jennifer Casey Practices Using Balancing Tools
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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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