The CTEC is one of rodeo’s most grueling competitions, demanding performances in five events: team roping heading, team roping heeling, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, and steer roping. Over the ...

With the rise in rope horse futurities, we have seen a huge growth in the industry. With that growth, the development of breeding has also progressed. We see some of those changes in the 2024 NFR heel ...

Ryan Motes grew up in a successful rodeo family and knows that large winner’s checks are hard to earn. His father, David, snared the team roping world title in 1977, and his uncle, Dennis, qualified ...

The 2025 win marked Yates' 49th AQHA World Championship. With a 230-point run, the pair earned the golden globe and $25,537. Smooth As Catty is a 2018 gelding by Real Smooth Cat and out of Shes A ...

While skills with a rope may not be genetic, team roping is a family affair for the Yates' of Colorado. At the recent AQHA World Show, father and son duo J.D. and Trey both earned Senior World ...