The Breakdown

e round win with a 7.0-second run for $33,687. Webb entered the NFR fourth in the world standings, and the round win pushed him to No. 2 with $260,594.10. On this episode of  The Tie-Down Breakdown , Webb breaks down his run and what the win means to him. __ Gift a  Roping.com  membership today to the tie-down roper in your life and check them off your holiday gift list. Gift learni...

Dive into the breakaway roping futurity industry with trainer and showman Cheyanne McCartney. Cheyanne breaks down formats for each futurity association, how horses are scored and the opportunities available for young horses to compete—and win—against horses at the same level of training. This episode is supported by Purina and their Feed Finder program. Check out Purina's Feed Finder online here....

Tom Crouse  kicked off his 2025 ProRodeo season in a major way, winning the historic Cinch Roping Fiesta Oct. 27, 2024, for a total of $10,993. Crouse, a 23-year-old from Gallatin, Missouri, roped three calves in 32.2 seconds on the cowboy setup to take the coveted win and give him an early boost in the 2025 world standings. After finishing 27th in the 2024 PRCA world standings, Crouse has se...

On this episode of The Breakdown Podcast, host Lillian visited with mental performance coach Donene Taylor to hear how rodeo athletes can best prepare themselves for 2025 success both inside and outside the arena. Donene shared her belief in 'Bold goals,' as well as how to troubleshoot when plans go astray and self confidence suffers. This episode is supported by Purina and their Feed Finder progr...

Josie Conner's "Dutch" was overwhelmingly voted 2024 Breakaway Horse of the Year—and with good reason. From the moment the summer run started, Josie and Dutch began collecting ProRodeo checks, moving themselves into the No. 1 position in the Breakaway World Standings by late August. While Shelby Meged and her mare "Onna" took over the lead on the last weekend of the ProRodeo season, (listen to the...

Listen to the newest episode of The Breakdown Podcast, where the 2024 Breakaway Resistol Rookie of the Year Summer Williams breaks down her season, mental game and hopes for 2025. This episode is supported by The Patriot Event and their collection of events taking place in Las Vegas this December. Connect with Your Hosts: The Breakaway Roping Journal Follow on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram |...

Quade Hiatt  comes from a family of rodeo legends, and the 24-year-old from Canyon, Texas, is making his own mark on the ProRodeo world, qualifying for his first  NFR in 2024 . Hiatt, grandson of the late 1980 World Champion Steer Wrestler Butch Myers and nephew to NFR qualifiers Cash and Rope, finished the 2024 ProRodeo season 15th in the world standings with $101,980.44 won on the year...

Listen to the newest episode of The Breakdown Podcast, where Governor's Cup Champion Shelby Meged describes how she clinched the victory with a 1.6-second run, catapulting herself to No. 1 in the Breakaway World Standings. This episode is supported by Purina and their Feed Finder program. Check out Purina's Feed Finder online here. Connect with Your Hosts: The Breakaway Roping Journal Follow on So...

The top 25 breakaway ropers in the world standings vote each year for the AQHA Breakaway Horse of the Year—and The Breakaway Roping Journal has asked some of the best breakaway ropers in the world to weigh in on who they think deserves the title. This episode is supported by Purina and their Ration balancer line of products. Check out Purina's Ration Balancers at your local feed retailer.&nbs...

The top 25 tie-down ropers in the PRCA world standings vote each year for the AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year bronze to go to one great calf horse. On this episode of The Tie-Down Breakdown, we've asked some of the best tie-down ropers in the world to weigh in on who they think deserves the title. We talk with Shane Hanchey, Kincade Henry and Haven Meged on the horses that stood out to...

Resistol Rookie contender Jade Mitchell has only been breakaway roping for 4 years, but she's holding her own inside the top 10 in the rookie standings with $12,917 earned. Hauling with McKenna Hickson, Jade Mitchell is drawing on her lifelong experience in the cutting horse pen to her her mindset focused on the task at hand—a bell-collar catch. Jade Mitchell is the daughter of $5 million cutting...

Kincade Henry  made his NFR debut in 2022 at just 20 years old and in his third PRCA season. With two qualifications under his belt, he's on the brink of his third sitting ninth in the 2024 world standings with $114,678.66 won on the year. While  Henry's  had a rope in his hand nearly his entire life, there was a period in his childhood where baseball was his priority. On this episo...

Madison Outhier is the definition of cowgirl tough following a scary horse accident that saw her mare come over backwards on her in the asphalt parking lot at the Days of '47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City. In an interview on The Breakdown Podcast, Outhier detailed the series of events that led to the fateful incident on July 18, 2024. A broken collarbone, fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and a lacerate...

Cole Clemons  is staring down his first NFR qualification, and he's just a PRCA rookie. Clemons, 20, is 12th in the 2024 PRCA world standings with $83,110.96 won on the year, and he also leads the Resistol Rookie of the Year race. The Florida native now living in Texas picked up the win at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho, as well as a second-place finish at the Reno Rodeo back in Jun...

Reigning Breakaway World Champion Shelby Boisjoli-Meged clinched her first-ever Cheyenne Frontier Days Championship with a 3.7-second run on 2x Horse of the Year No Wimpy Turns, known as "Onna." A $16,280 payday at Cheyenne broke the dry spell in Meged's summer run, which has seen her catch calves for small checks or "miss them for a lot of money." Meged says this win has given her confidence a bo...

Maddy Deerman's had a big summer run thus far and is currently sitting No. 6 in the World Standings with $65,479 won. Deerman made a big statement in 2023 with her NFR Open win on bay gelding "Whopper." Since then, she's been leveraging that win to scoop up cash at the 2024 winter rodeos—taking a break in the spring to finish her masters thesis—and jumping right back on the ProRodeo trail to becom...

Bodie Mattson  won his first national circuit title, clinching the 2024 NFR Open. The 22-year-old from South Dakota posted the fastest time of the entire rodeo in the sudden death Championship Round Saturday, July 13, of 7.6 seconds for the $13,000 win. Between the overall win and a round win, Mattson left Colorado Springs with $16,750. Mattson joins  The Tie-Down Breakdown  to brea...

Feel like you're in the truck with some of the biggest breakaway winners over Cowboy Christmas as Breakdown host Lillian Kent visits with Reno Rodeo Champion Taylor Munsell, Greeley Stampede Champion TiAda Gray and overall high money earner Josie Conner, who dominated the week with $15,815 won. This episode is brought to you by Roping.com, the premier platform for educational roping content. From...

The Huber name is famous in the Great Lakes Circuit as father and son Bill and  Cody Huber  have both built legendary careers there.  Bill , a two-time NFR qualifier, is a PRCA circuit system legend holding 29 Great Lakes Circuit titles, 22 in the tie-down roping alone, 17 of which were consecutive from 1986-2002. He's also the 2002 Dodge Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo champion...

Australian Ariana Varischetti moved to the United States in 2022 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 k...

Gio Piloto  grew up in Botucatu, San Paulo, Brazil, with a love for horses, and now he's chasing the 2024 Resistol Rookie of the Year title.  The now 24-year-old moved to the United States back in 2019 to become a professional tie-down roper, learning from some of the best like Blair Burk,  Shane Hanchey  and Marcos Costa. Piloto and and Costa—first Brazilian world champion tie...

Amy Wilson is a well-known face in Western media circles for her 11-year career on television and radio. But Wilson's road to media royalty wasn't as easy as one would think. Crowned Miss Rodeo America, Amy spent a year being the face of the rodeo industry before returning home to work three jobs while searching for a new opportunity promoting rodeo and agriculture. After constantly putting hersel...

Coming this fall, September 29, 2024: the Buckle Breakaway Bonanza . The Pink, Ruby and Riata Buckles are combining all of their efforts into one mega-event for the progeny of stallions across the three programs. This will double the number of horses that are eligible to compete for the payout in the fall of 2024. This collaboration will guarantee a $200,000 purse, plus a $50,000 guarantee for 5-a...

2022 WPRA Breakaway World Champion Martha Angelone needs no introduction. The NFR Open Champion, 4x WRWC World Champion, WCRA Champion and VRQ Bonus Winner two years running knows how to make both ProRodeo and the WCRA family of events work for her. The Breakdown caught up with Martha following her solid week of WRWC competition where she racked up $50K in earnings. This episode is supported by Pu...

Amy Ohrt came away with the $60,000 Women's Rodeo World Championship Breakaway Title thanks to a 1.76-second run inside AT&T Stadium on May 18, 2024. Hear her perspective on the biggest win of her career, the story behind her main mount "Frothy" and what molded her into a cowgirl that regularly competes in five events. Connect with Your Hosts: The Breakaway Roping Journal Follow on Social Medi...