The Breakdown

On the first Breakdown podcast Goat Tying Breakdown, Panola women's rodeo coach and Next Level Goat Tying coach Stacey Martin discusses how she has trained some of the top goat tyers in the world to push the limits of the sport. Martin breaks down the mental and physical training that goat tyers go through in a way that can be applied to breakaway roping, also. She also discusses the evolution of...

In part two of this conversation with 20x world champion Jackie Crawford, Crawford breaks down the mental highs and lows of her rodeo career. She explains how she pulled herself out of an aggressive slump and what it's like to be a mother and ProRodeo athlete. This episode is brought to you by Equinety. Visit www.teamequinety.com for more informaiton on their line of products.

In part one of this conversation, 20-time World Champion Jackie Crawford shares her background from humble roots to becoming a household name within the Western industry. She also gives the backstory on "Kevin," her bay horse who recently helped her earn a record-breaking $600,000 at The American Rodeo. She shares information on how she made it to The American Rodeo and what helped her clinch the...

Yeah....we were shocked too. The USTRC just announced there will be $10,000 added to the Open at the Total Feeds National Breakaway Championships , plus a slew of prizes and classes for 19 & Under, 15 & Under and 12 & Under athletes. Dru Stew breaks down everything you need to know about the event. Dru and host Casey Allen also discuss what it could take to grow the amateur base of bre...

Emilee Charlesworth is the 17-year-old everybody's talking about after her $110,000 clean sweep at the Roping Futurities of American slot roping in Abilene, Texas, in February. She shares her background and how she balances a full plate of events. Then, Hali Williams talks about her RodeoHouston championship that launched her to No. 1 in the WPRA world standings. This episode is brought to you by...

Three-time NFBR qualifier Shelby Boisjoli breaks down her recent win at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. She explains why her 2021 AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year, "Onna," wasn't using a tie-down at the event. Boisjoli also gives a peek behind the curtain of her training operation with fiancé, 2019 World Champion Tie-Down Roper Haven Meged. She breaks down how they train some of the top futurit...

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Breakaway Breakdown podcast. Top breakaway ropers share their 2023 New Year's Resolutions and goals, plus a big surprise for the Breakdown is discussed. This episode is brought to listeners by BreakawayRoping.com, where you can get top breakaway instruction and mental toughness tips from some of the winningest ropers in the game. Use code BREAKDOWN15 for 15% off a m...

Tiffany Schieck talks about her "lucky loops," that helped her win $16,200 in Fort Worth during the WCRA Cowtown Christmas Champiojnships in December aboard her grade mare Susie. Schieck describes about her 2022 season, plans for 2023 and the loops that helped her win the big check in Cowtown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good horses were the name of the game for the go-round winners on Day 1 of the 2022 National Finals Breakaway Roping. Taylor Munsell, Samantha Fulton, Cheyanne Guillory and Rickie Engesser break down their runs, talk about their horsepower and their support systems that have backed them on their journey to the South Point Arena. This episode is brought to you by Fast Back Ropes . Check out their s...

Five 2022 National Finals of Breakaway Roping qualifiers got together at Lari Dee Guy's arena in Abilene, Texas to practice before they headed to Vegas for the NFBR. They got together to discuss what it's like being a breakaway roper in 2022, and we turned the cameras on. The following discussion is the result—it's unscripted, unedited and you won't want to miss it. This special episode is brought...

  The Team Roping Journal’s  “The Score” and  The Breakaway Roping Journal’s  “The Breakaway Breakdown” podcasts partnered on a special Veterans Day broadcast.   This episode features co-host Gabby Schiavino, senior managing editor of  TRJ  and  BRJ , with host of “The Breakdown” Casey Allen. Together, they sit down with the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo A...

Taylor Munsell is fresh off a Prairie Circuit Finals win and gearing up for her second National Finals of Breakaway Roping. She shares how she fought back after reconstructive shoulder surgery to become one of the deadliest breakaway ropers on the ProRodeo trail. Munsell explains how the advice "It is what it is. Let's run another one," has helped shape her outlook on her professional career, and...

JJ Hampton is undeniably one of the most dominating female ropers of all time. She talks about her career from the start—when nobody thought she would ever catch a calf, let alone become one of the best of all time— and how she became the JJ that fans know and love. This episode is brought to you by Fast Back Ropes. Pssst: If you don't know JJ, she's an 18-time WPRA World Champion and three-time N...

On this episode, Josie Conner's parents weigh in on how they helped Josie reach a high level of success in the sport of breakaway roping and the values they instilled in her from an early age to help her learn how to work hard and treat the sport like a business, while being kind and humble. This conversation happened on the close of the ProRodeo regular season, after Jade and Wendi found out Josi...

On this episode, NFBR qualifier Joey Williams discusses her recent win at Ellensburg Rodeo, where she dominated the rounds and aggregate to pocket over $7,400. She also discusses what it's like balancing a rodeo career with three small children and the bloodlines behind her great mare, Baybe. This episode is brought to you by Fast Back Ropes. Note: This episode did not show up orignally on Apple p...

Donene Taylor is a certified mental performance coach and author who has worked with some of the top athletes in the sport of rodeo, and she discusses her relationship with confidence and her journey to her gold buckle in the women's tie-down on this long-awaited episode of The Breakdown. Donene works through how to love the journey, keep up with your goals and how to redefine the way you view you...

What better way to celebrate the National Day of the Cowgirl and Women in Rodeo Month than by announcing that Kelsie Domer is back in the rodeo arena just five weeks after giving birth to her daughter, Oaklynn. Domer is taking one last stab at securing back-to-back NFBR qualifications and battling it out on the bubble with her close friend, Jackie Crawford. It's going to be a showdown until Septem...

On this episode, NFBR qualifier Joey Williams discusses her recent win at Ellensburg Rodeo, where she dominated the rounds and aggregate to pocket over $7,400. She also discusses what it's like balancing a rodeo career with three small children and the bloodlines behind her great mare, Baybe. This episode is brought to you by Fast Back Ropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

In this hilarious Breakdown episode, 2022 Resistol Rookie contender Tiffany Schieck talks about Susie, the $2,000 mare that helped her earn the co-championship in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and how she went from not knowing what the National Finals Rodeo was to having a chance to rope inside the South Point at the NFBR in November. This episode is brought to you by Fast Back Ropes. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

2022 National High School Rodeo Association champion breakaway roper, Jenna Hume, sits down with breakdown host Casey Allen to discuss her win in Gillette. Another 18-year-old standout, Josie Conner, meets with Breakaway Roping Journal digital editor Jenna Link to discuss her $25,000 win at the Days of 47 rodeo in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a recent injury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

This episode is brought to you thanks to our friends at Fast Back Ropes. Rick Foster is a sports medicine specialist who has worked with rodeo athletes for 40 years. A roper himself, he began his career working with Olympic athletes and the U.S. Ski Team, and eventually transitioned to picking cowboys and cowgirls out of the arena full-time. Foster is a roper himself and truly understands rodeo cu...

Jordi Edens is no stranger to success in breakaway roping. She was crowned the 2019 National High School Finals Rodeo champion, took home over $50,000 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 16 and more. Over the 2022 Cowboy Christmas (Fourth of July ) run, Edens was the unofficial high money earner, dominating multiple rodeos to pocket over $15,000 in earnings. She shares her experiences from the...

On this episode, 2022 College National Finals Rodeo Champion breakaway roper and Women's All-Around Champion Bryana Lehrmann breaks down the mental training that helped her to be successful at her third CNFR. She also discusses time management when working multiple events and bringing her standout mare, Lizzie, back from an injury that should have ended her career. Lehrmann shares some helpful tip...

This week on The Breakdown, 2022 Windy Ryon Memorial Roping champion Maddy Deerman breaks down her roping and shares how she overcame high winds and her own mental blocks to pocket $5,400 on May 28. Deerman discusses how she made college rodeo work while obtaining a geoscience degree. She recently qualified for her second College National Finals Rodeo and has a rock solid game plan for competition...

This week's roping tip is from 2-time WRWC Champion, Madison Outhier. Outhier discusses how her family and friends support her in her roping career, and what she does to stay positive. We also discuss the PRCA's recent announcement regarding the 2022 National Finals of Breakaway Roping. Be sure to check out www.breakawayroping.com for more mental toughness, training and health tips for breakaway r...