Laughter, friendly competition, and agility define this fast-paced rodeo side event. Discover the fun, accessible sport that sharpens skills and brings families together.

BLACKFOOT – One of the oldest events if not the oldest event in rodeo is calf roping. Now called tie down roping, except by the true old-timers in the game, calf roping started on the ranches, when a ...

Follow calf ropers as they compete for one of the 15 coveted spots at the 2023 National Finals Rodeo in this must-watch documentary by Cole Harris. Follow calf ropers as they compete for one of the 15 ...

Rodeo action for the 2021 Logan County Fair kicked off Saturday morning with the Jim Mason Memorial Roping. Contestants competed in barrel racing, tie-down roping, ribbon roping and breakaway roping.

CONWAY -- Breylin Smith's sanctuary sits on 40 acres past a winding road in southeast Conway. That road ends in gravel and comes up on a white barn with a garage door square in its middle. Through the ...

Tim Bagnell has ambitions. Lofty ambitions. "My goal is to make calf roping the thing here," declares the Polson cowboy/dentist. "Come hell or high water. "I want to get kids calf roping. I want calf ...

Roy Cooper throws a calf during the calf-roping competition in the Will Rogers Coliseum on Jan. 15, 2003. Ron T. Ennis Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives Roy Cooper took the sport of calf roping by ...

An event born from the chores of the working cowboy, the winning contestant, like in all timed rodeo events, is the cowboy with the fastest time. Success in calf roping depends largely on the teamwork ...