Dig into the top five Breakaway Breakdown Podcasts of 2024 to hear stories of triumph, resilience and mental improvement with names including Jackie Crawford, Kelsie Domer and Donene Taylor.
No. 5 The Grind Pays Off: World Champion Kelsie Domer on The Breakdown Podcast
Hear from the newest breakaway World Champion Kelsie Domer on the The Breakdown Podcast, where she dives into what it took to have the week of a lifetime at the NFBR and Kimes Million Dollar Breakaway.
All told, Domer won more than $130,000 in Las Vegas and Scottsdale, winning the 2024 WPRA Breakaway World Championship, NFBR Average Championship and Kimes Million Dollar Breakaway Average Championship.
No. 4 Breakdown Podcast: Mastering Rodeo Mental Performance with Donene Taylor 💪🏽
On this episode of The Breakdown Podcast, host Lillian visited with rodeo mental performance coach Donene Taylor to hear how rodeo athletes can best prepare themselves for 2025 success both inside and outside the arena.
Taylor shared her belief in ‘Bold goals,’ as well as how to troubleshoot when plans go astray and self confidence suffers. Taylor’s method combines self-reflection, discipline, and resilience, helping rodeo athletes achieve peak mental performance.
No. 3 Danielle Lowman: Breakaway Roping Sensation from the Navajo Nation on “The Breakdown” Podcast
In the newest episode of “The Breakdown” podcast, Native breakaway roping sensation Danielle Lowman shares her story and how she went from casual team roper to committed breakaway competitor.
Lowman is a two-time NFBR Qualifier, winning three go-rounds in the 2023 rendition. In 2024 she’s already bagged two major ProRodeo wins; The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. She’s currently sitting No. 2 in the World Standings behind RodeoHouston Champion Jackie Crawford.
No. 2 Jackie Crawford Talks RodeoHouston Win, Missing Ropes and More on The Breakdown Podcast
Jackie Crawford came on The Breakdown Podcast to discuss everything that went into her massive 2024 RodeoHouston win that’s launched her to No. 1 in the WPRA World Standings.
Riding her relatively new horse “Backtrack,” Crawford battled Houston’s long score, “dirty” calves that ducked and dove, and a missing rope bag full of Rattler Ropes on the day of Houston’s short go. Despite all of that, Crawford’s 3.8-second run in the four-woman Shootout made her $50,000 richer.
No. 1 Australian Rookie Ariana Varischetti on The Breakdown to Talk Wreck, American Rodeo and More 🎤
Australian Ariana Varischetti moved to the United States in 2023 to find her footing in the ProRodeo world, leaving behind a lucrative coal mining job to take a run at the Resistol Rookie of the Year breakaway title.
Since then, she’s endured a jaw-dropping truck-and-trailer wreck, struggled with the United States’ rodeo score situations and the financial difficulties many of the ProRodeo family know all too well.
