Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper are master analyzers of the sport of team roping. Why do they like to break things down so much, and how do they best analyze each run?

On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake and Clay explain why and how they analyze runs.

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Patrick Smith, Wesley Thorp, Logan Medlin, Levi Lord, Buddy Hawkins and Hunter Koch talk to The Score Host Chelsea Shaffer about which horses they believe to be the best horses on the ProRodeo trail in 2023. From Smith's reigning Horse of the Year Kadabra King to Lord's Birdie and Koch's Garfield, these are the horses the other guys are drooling over this year.

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This week’s episode is brought to you by Gold Buckle Horse Sales. Gold Buckle Horse Sale has come up with a process to take the guesswork out of finding the right horse and allowing both buyer and seller to find the perfect match with confidence. Each horse consigned through Gold Buckle Sales is professionally photographed, videoed and demoed by a professional Gold Buckle Pro. Visit www.goldbucklehorsesale.com.

Ellensburg, Walla Walla, Filer, Lakeview—Labor Day weekend in the Northwest was busy, to say the least. Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira raked in over $16,000 last week, topping it off with their first-ever Ellensburg, Washington, win. Who else brought in the big bucks last week? Oh, and what's going on in Puyallup this weekend?

On this episode of The Short Score, we break down what went on over the weekend, how the standings have shuffled, who's going to the PRCA Playoff Series Finale this weekend in Puyallup, Washington, and why you should be paying attention.

PRCA Playoff Series Resources

• The PRCA Playoff Series? What’s that?
• Field for Puyallup Set with Big NFR Implications

Are Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira the greatest team of this generation of team ropers? The reigning world champs sit No. 1 in the world standings with $136,583.45 won on the year, and their successful careers have people curious.

On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper weigh in with their opinions.

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With $38,440.31 won in the Resistol Rookie of the Year race on the heel side, JR Gonzalez is No. 5 on the heel side with the top spot within reach.

The 20-year-old heels for 2018 NFR header Bubba Buckaloo, and on this episode of The Short Score, Gonzalez visits with Lillian Kent, Jr. Western Digital Content Producer for BarrelRacing.com, The Team Roping Journal and The Breakaway Roping Journal, to talk about the year he's having, his partnership with Buckaloo and his special equine counterpart, ASAP.

How did the reaching game develop? And who was responsible? 

On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper discuss the evolution of heading.

Roping.com is the online training resource for team ropers. In addition to thousands of videos and exclusive roping films in your back pocket, members get private access to World Champion coaches like Jake Barnes, Clay O’Brien Cooper, Matt Sherwood, 26-time World Champion Trevor Brazile, and more every day. Take advantage of step-by-step tutorials, run critiques, private members-only Facebook group, live video demos and other benefits. 

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Futurity greats Andy Holcomb, Trevor Brazile and Jeremy Buhler showed up primed to win at the Royal Crown in Rock Springs, Wyoming, August 16-17. Holcomb showed Fine Vintage Cash to the All-Ages Heeling title, Brazile rode Pride And Joyy to the 4-&-Under Heeling championship and Buhler piloted TWO horses—Heavenly Catt and Hot Smokepack—to first and second in the highly competitive 6-&-Under division.

In this episode, we hear from each trainer about their horses and their programs, as well as how they navigated the course at the Royal Crown.

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hen you're hot you're hot, and right now Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp are on a heater. Just last week, August 14-20, 2023, Wade and Thorp brought home $13,462 a man after winning the first round and average in Caldwell, Idaho, winning the first round and placing in the average in Canby, Oregon, and taking home some money in Moses Lake, Washington.

On this episode of The Short Score, we visit with Tyler to talk about the roll they're on and what the end of the year looks like for them.

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This episode of The Short Score is presented by Gold Buckle Horse Sales. Gold Buckle Horse Sales has come up with a process to take the guesswork out of finding the right horse and allowing both buyer and seller to find the perfect match with confidence. Each horse consigned through the program is professionally photographed, videoed and demoed by a professional Gold Buckle Pro. Learn more at goldbucklehorsesale.com.

The Royal Crown Futurity in Rock Springs, Wyoming, is a flagship event of the futurity season, and this year Colby Lovell, Tate Kirchenschlager and Rhen Richard came out as the champs of the Open divisions. After each man's win, The Score Host Chelsea Shaffer sat down to talk about the talents of their mounts and their training programs that produced the Royal Crown champs.

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Hotel rooms were the original perk of making the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. How was making a living as a team roper back in the day?

On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper talk about how it was making a living as a team roper back in the day.

Roping.com is the online training resource for team ropers. In addition to thousands of videos and exclusive roping films in your back pocket, members get private access to World Champion coaches like Jake Barnes, Clay O’Brien Cooper, Matt Sherwood, 26-time World Champion Trevor Brazile, and more every day. Take advantage of step-by-step tutorials, run critiques, private members-only Facebook group, live video demos and other benefits. 

Join now for only $29.95/month.