On today's episode I sit down with Ken Bray, the father to Paden and Wyatt, husband to Billie, and CEO of Equibrand. We discuss what it was like for him and his wife B to raise their two boys and watching them rise up through the ranks in the team roping world.

On this episode, I talk about how to use visualization as a training tool and give some real life examples of how I used it while I was on the road rodeoing.

In this episode, we talk to Cesar De La Cruz, nine-time NFR Qualifier Heeler. He has owned and ridden some of the best heel horses that the sport has ever seen. We also discuss the influence his family's military background has had on his life and career and how the people he surrounded himself with early on made a large impact.

On this episode I discuss the difference of kick & backswing, ropes made for summer & winter, and how to get the longest lifespan out of your rope from breaking it in to reselling after your done with it!

When Charly made his first NFR, he knew he had to make it entertaining and memorable because he didn't know if he would ever return. While on the road, he finds out that he has a daughter and decides to meet her and be the dad he knew he needed to be. After being on the road and going through many struggles in life, he meets Jackie. He and Jackie get married and begin a family of their own while Jackie jumps in to help raise his daughter. Charly's dad impacted his life tremendously, and he talks about their relationship through his life riding and how his death affected him.

In this episode I talk about the pros and cons of the two different styles of how you can score your horse, and the effect that your start can have on the run.

Kory Koontz has been a staple on the heel side for the last three decades. He has 12 Grand Slam jackpot wins (Wildfire, George Strait, U.S Open, BFI) , 22 qualifications to the NFR and is an inductee to the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. We talk all things faith, family, and roping including his legendary string of heel horses (Iceman, Jackyl, Switchblade, etc…). He even answers a big question from the reigning World Champion Wesley Thorp.  

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Here are a few example's of the steps I've taken to structure my practices in ways me, my partner, and our horses can get the most out of every session.

Talking today on the podcast is Shane White, and Shane has become a part of my family after these last few months. Shane joined the military in 2003 after high school and was in it for over 20 years. When it was time for him to leave the military, he enrolled in the skill bridge program. The Skillbridge program allows you time to work in the civilian industry to keep getting a paycheck as you transition into society from the military. While growing up riding horses but not roping, he had to figure it out all alone, but he enjoyed trying to make contacts through it, one of those contacts being Charly. 

When Charly made his first NFR, he knew he had to make it entertaining and memorable because he didn't know if he would ever return. While on the road, he finds out that he has a daughter and decides to meet her and be the dad he knew he needed to be. After being on the road and going through many struggles in life, he meets Jackie. He and Jackie get married and begin a family of their own while Jackie jumps in to help raise his daughter. Charly's dad impacted his life tremendously, and he talks about their relationship through his life riding and how his death affected him.