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 yourself as an athlete to open new doors in not only your roping career, but in daily life. You might want to take notes, because Taylor drops some major truth bombs about what might be holding you back in your roping, and shares how the her newest book, "Master the Art of Winning," can help you reach your goals.

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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 September 30th, when the regular ProRodeo season ends, and Domer weighs in on mom life and her rodeo plans with Chelsea Shaffer, editor of The Team Roping Journal and The Breakaway Roping Journal.

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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.

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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.

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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 culture and how to realistically set health goals.

Foster covers a variety of topics, including:

• Nutrition
• Staying fit on the rodeo trail
• Substance use and abuse
• Injury prevention and treatment
• Alcohol
• Sleep
• Caffeine
• Athlete mentality

This episode is jam-packed with health and wellness tips that can help you inside and outside of the arena, and a few funny stories!

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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 tips for competitors looking to college rodeo in the future and the lessons she learned along the way—including how to handle the party scene and be successful in the arena.

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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 that you will definitely want to hear.

Losing a loved one, especially your roping mentor, in your teenage years can be devastating, but Deerman describes how she overcame great loss and rallied back to fall in love with breakaway again.

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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 ropers.

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