Solo Select CEO Ty Smith is back on The Score as the 2023 year comes to a close to take a good look at where the rope horse market stands after a booming season of high-money rodeos and futurities, all in advance of Solo Select's largest sale of the year on Thanksgiving Day 2023.  The Thanksgiving Day Sale will feature embryos from great rope horse mares like Apache R Hali and J Low's Glo, crossed on Woody Be Tuff and Shining Spark. There have never been embryos offered like this in all the rope horse market, and it's worth an entire episode to understand.  The sale is Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2023, and closes at 5 p.m. CT. 

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Andrew Ward and Jake Long won the Yeti US Open at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping April 21, 2024, roping five steers in 29.14 seconds to win $32,300. On this episode of The Score, DruStew sits down with the duo after their US Finals win to talk about the state of open ropings and what it takes to win at the highest level.  --- This episode is presented by Cactus Ropes, sponsor of BOTH Andrew Ward and Jake Long. Cactus Ropes has pioneered the rope-making industry for more than 25 years, creating specialized products for ropers of all kinds. Andrew Ward won the US Open with his Cactus Xplosion, while Long won the roping with his Cactus Mojo.

Yeti US Open Champs Andrew Ward & Jake Long

Resistol Rookie of the Year contenders were making waves across ProRodeo all weekend, from Clovis, California, to the Lone Star State of Texas. The third-annual Resistol Rookie Roundup was at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, April 26-27. Utah cowboys Ben Jordan and Scott Lauaki took home the 2024 win with a 4.5-second run in the four-man Round to pocket $2,500 a man. Chelsea Shaffer, host of The Score, caught up with Jordan and Lauaki after their win. Over on the West Coast, the muleys were back in Clovis, and Resistol Rookies came out on top there, too. Resistol Rookie of the Year contender Korbin Rice took home the Clovis Rodeo win with 2021 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year Caleb Hendrix. They were 32.3 seconds on four head for $5,305 a man. Rice joins The Short Score to talk about their win.MORE FROM THE SCOREThe Short Score: Sydney BallThe Short Score: Luke Brown’s 2008 Pendleton WinGenuine Billy Cook’s Saddlemaker Jody RamerThe Short Score: 2024 BFI Week


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Sydney Ball is headed to her fourth Women's Rodeo World Championship, this time with the 2023 Challenger world title to her name. The 23-year-old Virginia native, now living in Texas, leads the 2024 WRWC Challenger leaderboard on the head side heading into the WRWC May 13-28 in Fort Worth. Sydney, 23, and her twin sister Sally didn't start roping until they were 17, yet they've had an impressive start with the Women's Rodeo Championship. Read Sydney's Story HERE On this episode of The Short Score, Sydney talks about how she started heading, what it means to be the reigning Challenger world champion header and more. ___ The 2024 Women’s Rodeo World Championship will take place May 13-18. The first four days of competition will happen at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, followed by the Championship Round at AT&T; Stadium in Arlington May 18-19. For more information, visit www.wrwc.rodeo.More from The ScoreThe Short Score: Luke Brown’s 2008 Pendleton WinGenuine Billy Cook’s Saddlemaker Jody RamerThe Short Score: 2024 BFI WeekThe Short Score: Horsemanship and More with Kory Koontz


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Though the ProRodeo spring run is in full swing, The Short Score is reflecting on Luke Brown's Pendleton Round-Up in 2008. Back in 2008, Luke qualified for his first NFR where he would place in seven of 10 rounds. But his trip to Las Vegas wasn’t really punched until September that year when he won the Pendleton Round-Up with his regular season partner Monty Joe Petska. On this episode, Chelsea Shaffer, host of The Score, has a quick conversation with Luke about winning Pendleton that year and why it was so important. This episode is an inside like at an article from the May 2024 issue of The Team Roping Journal Magazine, reliving the win and featuring cool pictures from the day. READ: Luke Brown: Lessons Learned From 13 NFRs Host of The Short Score, Taylor Vollin, also notes who won which ProRodeos over the weekend, including Logandale, Nevada, Oakdale, California, Davie, Florida, and Kingman, Arizona. __ This episode is brought to you by Purina RepleniMash. Attention horse owners. Are you looking to help your horse recover with ease, after a strenuous workout? Would you like to nourish your horse and their digestive system? If so, try the new Purina RepleniMash Product. It’s much more than a mash. RepleniMash promotes hydration, replenishes electrolytes and supports gastric comfort.  Put Purina’s research to the test. Stop into your local Purina retailer and grab a bag of Purina Replenimash product. More from The ScoreGenuine Billy Cook’s Saddlemaker Jody RamerThe Short Score: 2024 BFI WeekThe Short Score: Horsemanship and More with Kory KoontzHorse Market Report: Brooke Wilson’s Horse Sale Dominance


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Jody Ramer is an American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horseman, World Champion, ARHFA Judge and professional saddlemaker for Genuine Billy Cook Saddles. He's spent a lifetime perfecting all of these crafts, and in this episode he sits down with host Chelsea Shaffer to discuss how he applies all of those skills to his career at Billy Cook.  --- This episode is presented by Genuine Billy Cook Saddles – the finest handmade saddles and tack, the fairest prices – world famous since 1953, Billy Cook saddles continue to be built in the USA by horsemen for horsemen. In 2020 Genuine Billy Cook was revitalized and has been operating under a new business model aimed at producing the highest quality to ensure maximum performance while keeping true to western horsemanship traditions. The finest handmade saddles and tack, the fairest prices. Genuinebillycook.com

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