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. 

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Since the beginning of August, Wyatt Cox from Arroyo Grande, California, and his partner Tanner James have won nearly $12,000, pushing Cox to No. 27 on the heel side of the world standings with $51,404 won on the year.

On this episode of The Short Score, Cox and James talk about heating things up the last few weeks, Wyatt's experiences on the bubble and all things rodeo.

Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper are undoubtedly team roping legends, but they weren't immune to partner struggles.

On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake and Clay talk about the struggles they ran into in their partnership over the last four decades.

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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Great Lakes Circuit young guns Cole Smith and Reed Boos made great use of their weekend of rodeoing, cashing in on the circuit front. They split the win at Iowa's Championship Rodeo in Sidney, won the Carson Community Rodeo (Iowa) and also placing at the Woodbury County Fair (Moville, Iowa).

On this episode of The Short Score, Smith and Boos join us to talk about their wins and what it meant to be the young guys coming out on top against some of the best guys in the world in Sidney.

Who did the entering? Who booked the travel? On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper talk about who had what responsibilities out on the road and how they handled rodeoing once they started families.

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. 

Billy Bob Brown and Kirby Blankenship survived the gauntlet that is Cheyenne Frontier Days’ tournament-style format to win the coveted team roping title at the Daddy of ’em All, banking $10,600 each for the final round’s 8.0-second run and another $1,400 a man in round money. 

After their win, host Chelsea Shaffer sat down with both of them in their living quarters in the parking lot to visit about the significance of their win and where they go from here.

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With $110,792 won the year thus far, South Dakota native Levi Lord has jumped into the driver's seat of the heeling world standings. On this episode of The Short Score, Lord talks about how he's feeling at this point in the year and what it means to him to be in this position.

*NOTE: Since the recording of the episode, money has been added to Levi's total in the standings.

On this bonus Roping.com tips episode of The Short Score, Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper reminisce on turnout stories.

The California Rodeo Salinas is a coveted win for many rodeo guys, including Coy Rahlmann and Jonathan Torres. The long score and five steers (so long as you make the short round) make for a western week of team roping.

With a 48.5 on five steers, Rahlmann and Torres took home the coveted Salinas title, and on this episode of The Short Score, Rahlmann and Torres talk about the big win.

Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper won seven world titles and were, inevitably, unbeatable. On today's bonus Roping.com tips episode of the Short Score, Jake and Clay explain how they met and some stories from the road.

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, 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.