The Team Roping Journal

The Team Roping Journal magazine 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.

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The Team Roping Journal

NATTY CHAMPS • Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord won their first national circuit titles in 2025, winning the NFR Open with a 4.8-second run in the sudden-death short round for $15,250 a man July 12.

TEXAS TANGO • Texans Alfredo Federico and Alejandro Iglesias Beltran took home $14,200 and the #8.5 WS Qualifier at the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale qualifier in Andrews, Texas, July 13, with a 38.73 on four steers.

ANDREW ACES • Kersti Passig and Samson Jackson won $11,450 for the #11.5 WS Qualifier at the Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale qualifier in Andrews, Texas, with a 37.10 on four head.

SUPER KIDS • Arkansas boys Grady Harris and Bentley Davis raked in $70,000 winning the #13.5 Super 7 Header at the Ariat World Series of Team Roping's The Daddy XIX, roping seven steers in 56.18 seconds.

TEXAS TITLE FIGHTS: ROUND 6

DUSTIN EGUSQUIZA AND LEVI LORD WIN FIRST NFR OPEN TITLES FOR $15K • Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord turned in the fastest run of the NFR Open with a 4.8 to claim the 2025 national title for more than $15,000 a man.

HAYES SMITH AND JASON DUBY KEEP ST. PAUL WINNINGS IN COLUMBIA RIVER CIRCUIT BANK • Smith and Duby weave through the St. Paul trees to bring home more than $8,700.

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(At Home With) • Rance Doyal and his fellow Oklahoman header, Mason Appleton, set the new 3.2-second world team roping record at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho, in June. Doyal, 24, lives in Coleman, Oklahoma, with his fiancé, Gracie Smith.

THAT TIME JUNIOR AND I RODE THE NFR BUBBLE

PRELOAD YOUR MIND TO SYNCHRONIZE THE STEPS

LINDBOE BACK TO ROPING SHARP • Roping gave Dakota Lindboe a way to reset after 16 years of service.

Top 5 “The Score” Podcast Interviews of 2025 (So Far)

Top 5 Fan-Favorite Roping.com Videos of 2025 (So Far)

BIG BREAK: JOSEPH HARRISON • The entire 2017 ProRodeo Season

NOT EVEN CLOSE: CARSON CAMERON HOLDS COMMANDING LEAD IN RESISTOL JR. HEADER STANDINGS • Carson Cameron has a comfortable lead in the Resistol Jr. heading standings, with wins at the North Alabama Classic and Virginia Championships.

TIED UP AT THE TOP: MARYMARGARET SMITH FINDS HERSELF TIED AT TOP OF CINCH LADIES' LEADERBOARD • MaryMargaret Smith is tied for the lead headed into the summer.

PRACTICE PEN • The Figure-Eight Drill: Control, Collection and Consistency in Your Heel Horse with Wesley Thorp

MATCHING THEIR FIRE, NOT FORCING IT • Why chasing your kid's dream won't work—and what to do instead.

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COLEBY AND COON: PROVEN PERFECT COMBINATION • Payne's Four-Legged Partner is an Overachiever, Too

Team Roping Records Were Made to Be Broken, Too • 3.2 IS THE NEW PRCA FAST TIME GOLD STANDARD

Riata Championships 2025 • The Richest Ariat WSTR Qualifier of the Year

TOP 12 MONEY-EARNINGS RIATA STALLIONS SINCE 2023 • The offspring of these 12 stallions have recorded a massive $2.5 million at the Riata Championships alone.

THE SCORE