The Breakdown

Dive into the breakaway roping futurity industry with trainer and showman Cheyanne McCartney. Cheyanne breaks down formats for each futurity association, how horses are scored and the opportunities available for young horses to compete—and win—against horses at the same level of training.

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• Madison Outhier’s Horse Accident an Recovery on The Breakdown Podcast
• Shelby Boisjoli-Meged’s Cheyenne Frontier Days WIN on The Breakdown Podcast
• Maddy Deerman’s Bringing the Summer Heat on The Breakdown Podcast
• Cowboy Christmas Recap on The Breakdown Podcast with Taylor Munsell, TiAda Gray and Josie Connor

Tom Crouse kicked off his 2025 ProRodeo season in a major way, winning the historic Cinch Roping Fiesta Oct. 27, 2024, for a total of $10,993.

Crouse, a 23-year-old from Gallatin, Missouri, roped three calves in 32.2 seconds on the cowboy setup to take the coveted win and give him an early boost in the 2025 world standings. After finishing 27th in the 2024 PRCA world standings, Crouse has set himself up for the new year. Crouse joins The Tie-Down Breakdown to talk about the win in San Angelo, how special his 2024 season was and what he looks forward to in 2025.

Roping.com is the online training resource for ropers. In addition to thousands of videos and exclusive roping films in your back pocket, members get private access to World Champion coaches like Caleb Smidt and Shad Mayfield, NFR qualifiers like Justin Maass, plus horse trainers like Logan Harkey every day. Join now for only $29.95/month. 

• NFR Rookie: Quade Hiatt on The Tie-Down Breakdown
• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Who Should Win the 2024 Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year Award?
• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Kincade Henry
• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Cole Clemons
• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Bill and Cody Huber

On this episode of The Breakdown Podcast, host Lillian visited with mental performance coach Donene Taylor to hear how rodeo athletes can best prepare themselves for 2025 success both inside and outside the arena.

Donene shared her belief in 'Bold goals,' as well as how to troubleshoot when plans go astray and self confidence suffers.

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• Madison Outhier’s Horse Accident an Recovery on The Breakdown Podcast
• Shelby Boisjoli-Meged’s Cheyenne Frontier Days WIN on The Breakdown Podcast
• Maddy Deerman’s Bringing the Summer Heat on The Breakdown Podcast
• Cowboy Christmas Recap on The Breakdown Podcast with Taylor Munsell, TiAda Gray and Josie Connor

Josie Conner's "Dutch" was overwhelmingly voted 2024 Breakaway Horse of the Year—and with good reason. From the moment the summer run started, Josie and Dutch began collecting ProRodeo checks, moving themselves into the No. 1 position in the Breakaway World Standings by late August.

While Shelby Meged and her mare "Onna" took over the lead on the last weekend of the ProRodeo season, (listen to the last episode!) Dutch's masterful display of consistency at different setups across the U.S. meant he was voted into the elite club of breakaway horses.

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• Madison Outhier’s Horse Accident an Recovery on The Breakdown Podcast
• Shelby Boisjoli-Meged’s Cheyenne Frontier Days WIN on The Breakdown Podcast
• Maddy Deerman’s Bringing the Summer Heat on The Breakdown Podcast
• Cowboy Christmas Recap on The Breakdown Podcast with Taylor Munsell, TiAda Gray and Josie Connor

Listen to the newest episode of The Breakdown Podcast, where the 2024 Breakaway Resistol Rookie of the Year Summer Williams breaks down her season, mental game and hopes for 2025.

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• No. 1 Shelby Meged Dominates Sioux Falls, Looks Back on Year
• Maddy Deerman’s Bringing the Summer Heat on The Breakdown Podcast
• Shelby Boisjoli-Meged’s Cheyenne Frontier Days WIN on The Breakdown Podcast
• Cowboy Christmas Recap on The Breakdown Podcast with Taylor Munsell, TiAda Gray and Josie Connor

Quade Hiatt comes from a family of rodeo legends, and the 24-year-old from Canyon, Texas, is making his own mark on the ProRodeo world, qualifying for his first NFR in 2024.

Hiatt, grandson of the late 1980 World Champion Steer Wrestler Butch Myers and nephew to NFR qualifiers Cash and Rope, finished the 2024 ProRodeo season 15th in the world standings with $101,980.44 won on the year. On this episode of The Tie-Down Breakdown, Hiatt talks about his 2024 season, how it compared to his previous years of ProRodeo and more. 

Roping.com is the online training resource for ropers. In addition to thousands of videos and exclusive roping films in your back pocket, members get private access to World Champion coaches like Caleb Smidt and Shad Mayfield, NFR qualifiers like Justin Maass, plus horse trainers like Logan Harkey every day. Join now for only $29.95/month. 

• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Who Should Win the 2024 Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year Award?
• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Kincade Henry
• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Cole Clemons
• The Tie-Down Breakdown: Bill and Cody Huber

Listen to the newest episode of The Breakdown Podcast, where Governor's Cup Champion Shelby Meged describes how she clinched the victory with a 1.6-second run, catapulting herself to No. 1 in the Breakaway World Standings.

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• Madison Outhier’s Horse Accident an Recovery on The Breakdown Podcast
• Shelby Boisjoli-Meged’s Cheyenne Frontier Days WIN on The Breakdown Podcast
• Maddy Deerman’s Bringing the Summer Heat on The Breakdown Podcast
• Cowboy Christmas Recap on The Breakdown Podcast with Taylor Munsell, TiAda Gray and Josie Connor

The top 25 breakaway ropers in the world standings vote each year for the AQHA Breakaway Horse of the Year—and The Breakaway Roping Journal has asked some of the best breakaway ropers in the world to weigh in on who they think deserves the title.

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• Madison Outhier’s Horse Accident an Recovery on The Breakdown Podcast
• Shelby Boisjoli-Meged’s Cheyenne Frontier Days WIN on The Breakdown Podcast
• Maddy Deerman’s Bringing the Summer Heat on The Breakdown Podcast
• Cowboy Christmas Recap on The Breakdown Podcast with Taylor Munsell, TiAda Gray and Josie Connor

The top 25 tie-down ropers in the PRCA world standings vote each year for the AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year bronze to go to one great calf horse. On this episode of The Tie-Down Breakdown, we've asked some of the best tie-down ropers in the world to weigh in on who they think deserves the title.

We talk with Shane Hanchey, Kincade Henry and Haven Meged on the horses that stood out to them this season and why they deserve to win the 2024 AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year award.

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Resistol Rookie contender Jade Mitchell has only been breakaway roping for 4 years, but she's holding her own inside the top 10 in the rookie standings with $12,917 earned.

Hauling with McKenna Hickson, Jade Mitchell is drawing on her lifelong experience in the cutting horse pen to her her mindset focused on the task at hand—a bell-collar catch.

Jade Mitchell is the daughter of $5 million cutting horse trainer and 2021 Open Futurity Champion John Mitchell. Not one to stick to one event, Mitchell has competed cutting and reined cow horse, too. Plus, she's trained her two breakaway horses; "Snoopy" and "Star," to boot.

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• Madison Outhier's Horse Accident an Recovery on The Breakdown Podcast
• Shelby Boisjoli-Meged's Cheyenne Frontier Days WIN on The Breakdown Podcast
• Maddy Deerman's Bringing the Summer Heat on The Breakdown Podcast
• Cowboy Christmas Recap on The Breakdown Podcast with Taylor Munsell, TiAda Gray and Josie Connor
• The Sports and Horses That MADE Hali Williams