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Now that we GOT YOU....  SHARE the original Facebook post with all your roper friends to get them too!   Disclaimer - This was a joke and only a joke.  No steers were harmed during this prank.  No roping producers were contacted for this spoof.      

To all of the breakaway ropers competing at The American this week, whether you are headed to the big stage at AT&T Stadium or headed home and back to “real” life, I mean the following with all my heart: Nicely done.  I am fiercely proud of you.  Breakaway roping is undoubtedly getting the most publicity it ever has – with bigger payouts and incredible platforms only dreamed of previously by every girl who has ever backed in the box to be two flat.  And while big names like Jackie Crawford and Lari Dee Guy have done a lot to break...

I established Go Rope™ Clothing Co. with the tagline “Life is short, go rope” in part due to tragedy. In 2008, my father was heading steers at a local jackpot when his horse fell with him, and he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. He has recovered far better than doctors said he would, however he does still live with many handicaps and disabilities. Some might think it odd that I would encourage people to “go rope” when it was a roping accident that stole my father’s independence and left him disabled. But, roping was his absolute passion and I...