Team Roping Journal educates and entertains readers who actively participate in the sport. We help you to obtain the best results with step-by-step instruction in how to perform at a higher level and win more often. After all, we all know that while the heart is in the land and on the ranch, the ego is alive and well when it comes to besting your friends in the arena.

The TEAM ROPING JOURNAL

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ROSE PALACE RUNDOWN

ARIAT WSTR FINALE XV RESCHEDULED TO 2021; ROPERS CAN RE-ENTER AT A DISCOUNT BY JAN. 29, 2021 • The Finale XV will reschedule and take place at the South Point Equestrian and Event Center Dec. 4–12, 2021.

MARCH OF THE TITANS • 44th Wrangler BFI to join 37th Cinch Timed Event Championships.

Just That Good: Nogueira and Apache R Hali Win Senior Heading, Reserve in Senior Heeling at 2020 AQHA World Show

Other Winners:

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(At Home With) • Ricky Bolin is a lifelong cowboy who grew up in Mesquite, Texas. The four-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bull rider—who currently serves as President of HatCo (makers of Resistol, Stetson and Charlie-One-Horse Hats, which sponsor the World Series of Team Roping and USTRC)—has always loved to rope. Bolin, 62, lives in Sunnyvale, Texas, with his wife, Melanie, who’s the sister of Hall of Fame saddle bronc rider Monty “Hawkeye” Henson.

PROS AND CONS OF PARTNER CHANGES

GOOD TIMING IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS

VOLUNTARY HEROES • Gene Olson and his twin, Dean, have spent most of their years roping and volunteering for the Sheriff’s Posse—a job that had Gene managing the county fair’s junior rodeo, animal evacuations during rampant wildfires, and everything between.

HARRIS AND TORSKE MAKE MOVES ON NOVEMBER 2020 CINCH LADIES STANDINGS • Colorado’s Connie Harris moves into the top 5 and New Mexico’s Kelly Torske debuts in the top 10, while Georgia’s Sarah Toole holds onto the No. 1 spot.

5 FLAT with Cody Snow

A HORSEMAN’S NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS • Add consistency and discipline to your program and your life.

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Game Plan with Taylor Santos

EGUSQUIZA’S DUDE LOSES SIGHT IN LEFT EYE

A SPORT FOR OUR TIMES • Despite cancellations and the December surge of COVID-19, team ropers turned to arenas across the country to find refuge from the strain of 2020, capping the year off with a $2.5-million week of Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale Mega-Qualifiers.

SAN ANTONIO TEXAS

WICKENBURG ARIZONA

DECATUR TEXAS

AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT • Lovell and Eaves Win 2020 PRCA Team Roping World Titles in Inspiring Fashion

Final Thoughts